Foods you like, despise, can't eat (allergies, etc.) I pretty much stay away from foods in these sorts of swaps...I am working out more & trying to eat fresher foods - the less temptation, the better. :) I have no allergies & a complete sweet tooth! I've been trying different wines lately: I love Cab Sav, Pinot Noir & Red Zinfandel for reds. Whites are awesome too, especially Pinot Grigio! I'm trying to find my "signature" cocktail - so far not much luck beyond the gin & tonic, which I love but want something a little more...I don't know. Coffee vs. tea? I definitely like both but have become a bit of a Starbucks consumer the last 10 months or so - getting up early isn't my thing but I have to b/c of the new job. Where do you live? I live in CT - I love New England, especially in fall! Favorite yarns / fabrics? My favorite yarns are superwash merino, usually more than 1 ply. MadTosh, Cascade 220 & Ella Rae are fave worsted yarns. So many sock yarns(like MadTosh & Plucky Knitter), so little time is my motto of late. I have been trying to stay away from variegated yarns but a few call my name once in awhile. I just love yarn & with the exception of novelty yarns like fun fur, I'll try any of them. I don't sew, but really really want to give it a try. I have my grandmother's old machine & it still works! I'm hoping to start learning to use it this fall. Crafty pursuits - knit, crochet, spin, sew, quilt, make friendship bracelets, any of these or others? I knit, crochet, make friendship bracelets. Once in awhile, I put beads on string & call it a necklace(ha!). Sometimes I worry I'm in a craft rut, however, I really like what I know how to do. And I have limited space, so I am trying to keep my stashes/crafts to a minimum. Oh, I also have a few embroidery patterns that I want to try. Hobbies/pursuits/proclivities/passions (other than the aforementioned crafty ones, obvs) I read, write, play with my cats, hang with friends, watch tons of tv & movies while I craft. I love music & have a guitar. I'd love to take lessons again. What do you do in life? (job, career, school, family, etc.) I work as the circulation supervisor of a smallish library at a women's college in Connecticut. I was attending classes, working toward a second bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies, but because work has been so busy & I'm new to running the circulation desk, I have let the school side of me lapse. I'm pretty sure I will start taking classes again in January. I'm married, have no kids, but 2 nieces & a nephew that I adore. What makes you happy? My partner, my family, my cats. I love getting to know people & sharing ideas. I love discussing books, movies, tv(my fave tv show of all time is Alias), politics(tricky subject, I know). I love crafting, shopping, travel. Random favorites -- colors, flavors, scents, books, movies, TV, magazines, genres, time of day, motifs (foxes, bees, squirrels, owls, beavers, mushrooms, bats) etc. My fave book is The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, but there are so many great books I've read that I do try not to choose a true favorite. My favorite show is Alias - I have the box set & watch it frequently - it's my "comfort tv" I guess. I also love Battlestar Galactica, Breaking Bad, Dexter, and I'm just starting to get into Doctor Who. As for colors, I am a huge fan of aquas, oranges(together is amazing), many shades of green(nothing too neon), grey, brown, purple, many shades of pink. I really love color. The only color I'm not crazy about is red, but I do find that I like darker reds. My coloring is Autumn(I think, Damn you, COLOR ME BEAUTIFUL!) & I tend to look best in autumn type shades, so I gravitate more toward those when crafting. As for motifs, I don't know if I really have adopted any as my own yet. I do love owls, though. And hedgehogs. I hope this answers all the questions. It is always challenging to answer so many questions about myself all at once! :)

I've been tagged to reveal 16 random things about myself that my Flickr friends might not know. Here goes: 1. I was born and raised in Union City, New Jersey where I could look out my bedroom and see the Empire State Building, about 3 miles away. 2. I have a degree in English Literature From a University in upstate NY outside of Olean. 3. I lived in Greece for a year mostly on the island of Crete. 4. Jobs I have held: newspaper delivery boy, baker's assistant, Christmas ball factory worker, Bingo worker in Palisades Amusement Park, mailman, dye house worker, Infantryman, contract writer, computer programmer and computer systems designer, silk screen printer, paralegal, racetrack handicapper, painter, bookstore clerk, marketing company photographer, freelance photographer, producer, and videographer. 5. I rode over 50,000 miles on bicycles in NYC. 6. I am a speed reader and averaged reading a book a day for over 20 years. 7. I can cook Chinese food. 8. I was a chess playing extra in the film "Searching for Bobby Fisher". 9. I supported myself for 5 years by betting on thoroughbred horses at the NY and NJ racetracks. 10. I read the "The Aeniad" by Vergil, "The Gallic Wars" by Julius Caesar and the speeches of Cicero in Latin. 11. I shared a Tribeca loft with Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden. 12. My paternal ancestors came to the US in 1728. 13. I spent 5 weeks on Paradise Island in the Bahamas producing a Yoga video. 14. I made photographs and produced computer generated slide shows for a marketing company. 15. I spent 3 years photographing in B&W film, people with tattoos and piercings. 16. I learned photography in the US Army while stationed in Bamberg Germany where i was an infantry rifleman in the 15th Infantry Battle Group.