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female

28 years old, but most don't believe it

fashion design graduate and handbag designer

listens to music that girls half her age do

recently discovered that she's a nerdy fangirl and is loving it

aside from making handbags, enjoys sewing clothes with full skirts, peter pan collars, polka dots, epaulettes, puffed cap sleeves and self covered buttons. although not all together.

knits, reads, acquires new shoes and music obsessively

says "awesome!" far too often for someone with such an expansive vocabulary.

can run a little on the dramatic and pretentious side at times.

the rest you'll learn along the way.

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Art is why I get up in the morning
But my definition ends there
It doesn't seem fair that I'm living for something I can't even define
-"Out of Habit" - Ani DiFranco



Well you should see my story-reading baby, you should hear things that she says
She says "Hon, drop dead, I'd rather go to bed with Gabriel Garcia Marquez"
Cuddle up with William S. Burroughs, leave on the light for bell hooks
I been flirtin' with Pierre Berton 'cause he's so smart in his books
I like to go out dancing
My baby loves a bunch of authors
My heart's so broke and bleedin'
Baby's just sittin' there doin' some readin'
So I started watching some TV, played my new CD player too
She said "Turn it off or I'll call the cops, and I'll throw the book at you"
All this arguing made me get dizzy, called my doctor to came have a look
I said "Doctor, hurry!" She said: "Don't worry, I'll be over when I finish my book"
I like to go out dancing
My baby loves a bunch of authors
We've been livin' in hovels
Spendin' all our money on brand new novels
So I got myself on the streetcar and it drove right into someone
The driver said: "I was looking straight ahead!" but he was reading the Toronto Sun
So my honey and me go to a counsellor to help figure out what we need
She said: "We'll get your love growin', but before we get goin' here's some books I'd like you to read"
I like to go out dancing
My baby loves a bunch of authors
Lately we've had some friction
'Cause my baby's hooked on short works of fiction
So we split and went to a party, some friends my girl said she knew
But what a sight 'cause it's authors night and the place looks like a who's who
Now I'm poundin' the Ouzo - with Mario Puzo
Who's a funny fella? - W.P. Kinsella
Who brought the cat? - would Margaret Atwood?
Who needs a shave? - he's Robertson Davies!
Ondartje started a food fight, salmon mousse all over the scene
Spilled some dressing on Doris Lessing these writer types are a scream!
I like to go out dancing
My baby loves a bunch of authors
We'll be together for ages
Eatin' and sleepin' and turnin' pages
-"My Baby Loves A Bunch Of Authors" - Moxy Fruvous

I'm a fairly busy gal (or at least i like to think so!), and so the "50 Books a Year" reading challenge is a little daunting. So here's the results from my on-going "Read as many books in 2008 as you can!!" Last year, I read 20, so I'm hoping to read more this year.
-The Free Range Knitter - Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
-The Friday Night Knitting Club - Kate Jacobs
-House of Mystery - Room and Boredom - Matthew Sturges, Bill Willingham & Luca Rossi
-Haunted - Chuck Palahniuk
-Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer (okay, I got all the way to the last 50 pages and then just gave the fuck up. but I'm counting it due to all the time I gave this garbage...)
-The Birth House - Ami McKay
-Moral Disorder - Margaret Atwood
-The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill
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