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I'm a 30-something professional with a yen to write for years, but dozens of excuses for why it hasn't happened. A 15-year career in a field that is not my true calling intermittently spurs me to "make time" to write. I love to read, but often find myself limited to magazines and professional journals...reading a People magazine cover-to-cover is an all-time favorite, although I rarely indulge my junkier reading side for celebrity dish! Where is the time going? The last five years have provided an awakening of sorts for me personally - I care about things I never used to think twice about, things going on in the world on a broader scale down to appreciating the simplest joys in life. At the same time, my patience level for the stupid, the arrogant, the thoughtless, and the hateful, has near diminished. I try to maintain a sense of diplomacy, but I wonder that our societal efforts to be politically correct are producing a mindless mass of recycled sound bits and devoid of true individuality and uniqueness and all that's made our nation great. I've turned both outward and introspectively somehow all at the same time. I'm hopeful that Blogit helps me to recommit to exploring my writing, reading others' ideas, and continuing on my quest as a lifelong student of life. I guess that's my philosophical side talking!
- Location:
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United States
- Primary occupation:
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healthcare consulting
- Dream occupation:
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writing, music, or acting
- Hometown:
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Memphis, TN.
- Schools attended:
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Germantown High, Memphis State, UT
- I like:
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people who can be genuine about who they are, less superficial in terms of the material world and it's trappings, not so much trying to "prove" themselves but can be a good friend.
- Favorite writers:
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Judy Blume, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman, and probably lots of others I can't think of!
- Favorite books:
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motivational, children's, self-help, thriller
- Favorite newspapers:
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none really - USA Today on occasion
- Favorite magazines:
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Womans Day, People, Good Housekeeping, Glamour
- Favorite music:
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80's music is the ultimate, but I enjoy all kinds depending on the day - rock and roll, classical, new age, dance/hiphop, etc.
- Favorite movies:
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The Notebook, Wedding Crashers, The Illusionist, Under the Tuscan Sun, ET, Dirty Dancing, Breakfast Club, Coal Miner's Daughter...so many - LOVE movies
- Favorite TV shows:
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CSI (the original), Six Feet Under, Without a Trace, Law & Order Special Victims Unit, Sopranos, Sex in the City, Star Trek, 90210 (yes, really)
- Favorite teams:
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not so much of a sports person...none really but would always route for USA or UT
- Favorite quote:
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"If there is no wind, row." -- Latin Proverb
- Gender:
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female
- Religion:
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Protestant