nicknames: called "b" by most friends, jakob from beligum calls me "ame" (meaning soul). my immediate family refers to me as "the beetle bug" - - reasons unknown
age: twenty, virgo birthday, next fall i'll be twenty-one
hometown: grew up amidst the rolling hills, obnoxious suburbans, and smiling strangers of the magic city suburbs, baby.
currently: tuesday. february 11th, 12:32 a.m. mood; curiously interested, alert. location; dorm room, tucked warm under blue sheets, city landscape out my window. craving chinese take-out. in my pocket; college meal card, a ticket stub, 27 cents. oh, these are my favorite jeans.
education: sophomore in small, southern, liberal arts college. girls outnumber boys 3 to 1 (depressing). we live in a bubble here, a tall iron fence separates us from you.
i want to get out.
in my free time: i stay up late in the night to write, write, write. poems pour out under dim blinking city lights. read and dance and draw. one-on-one dinners where i'll speak softly so you have to lean in. i'll whisper in your ear. sing in the shower, composing under high-pressure faucet is relaxing. shoe shop. silent evenings spent hidden in b&n. headphones in my pocket - - music is always invited.
hidden talents: tongue-roller, bread-maker (surprise!), binge-drinker (sodas/cocoa)
dogs or cats: i cannot imagine my life without my goldens, but i do love to watch the movements of cats.
background music: norah and sarah mclachalan serenade me. pink floyd to spark creativity. the bealtes keep me company late in the night. coldplay gives me a backrub and calms my nerves. at bedtime, dave sends me off dreaming. seventeenth poet make me forget it all the morning...thank god.