antemeridiem

RE: my weight/health/food: I tried NutriSystem briefly in the 80s (they kicked me out because I plateaued too long!), low-carb/Atkins (also briefly) in the 90s, and WeightWatchers in the early 2000s. Lost 85 pounds on WW. Then I got 'comfortable' again and lazy (and cheap!), have been off-Program for a while now, and gained it all back. Plus some; so I've recommitted as of 1/29/08.

Here are some of the things I enjoy. Glean what you will.

Favorite movies/actors: Jimmy Stewart, Edward Norton, James Dean, That Thing You Do!, Serial Mom, The Allnighter, Down With Love, Life is Beautiful, Wizard of Oz.

Favorite authors: David Sedaris, Nabakov, Dan Wakefield.

Music: Beatles, Patsy Cline, Chris Isaak, Dead Milkmen, Elvis, Hank Williams, Lyle Lovett, Mike Ness/Social D, psychobilly, punk, punkabilly, Ramones, Bananarama, rockabilly, The Clash, western swing, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Dwight Yoakam, and Southern Culture on the Skids.

Television: Project Runway, anything with Mike Rowe, Ninja Warrior, Kathy Griffin, Paula Deen, How Clean is Your House?, Clean House, You Are What You Eat.

I collect: Fiestaware, records, and postcards.

Hobbies: knitting, photography, listening to NPR, Wii, etch-a-sketch, haiku, pinball.

I *heart* Dave.

Life would not be the same without: popcorn, Margaret Cho, tiki stuff, pedicures, retro/vintage clip art, vintage advertisements, Hello Kitty, kitsch, and midcentury modern design.