Creature

Hit List

Selected posts from Panacea over the years which I feel state a lot about me and who I am:

I call on the resting soul of Galileo
Six Years
Domino
you spin me around

Others consider me:

a jackass, a pain in the ass, a perky young sexy thang, amply supplied, artsy, assertive, beautiful, capable, crazy, defiant, depressing, devious, difficult, exciting, emotional, encouragible, fickle, fun-loving, generous, luscious, many dirty nasty mean words, naive, nutty, obsessive, odd, only slightly self-centered, out-of-control, outgoing, picky, possibly kinky, practical, quick to learn, quirky, real piece of the pie, simple yet complicated, sneaky, stupid, talented, tasty, the best auntie in the world, there when I’m needed, thoughtful

I am:

30, a decent cook when I try, a jackass, a night owl, a perfectionist, a poetess, a woman, accident prone, alive, an artist, an auntie, analytical, Aries, bi-polar, creative, damn good banana bread baker, defiant, determined, efficient, emotional, experimental, feisty, fiery, generally satisfied, hopeful, horny, human, imaginative, impatient, independent, intuitive, loved by spiders, loyal, Mommy, Norwegian, not what you think, obnoxious, on Lithium, open minded, opinionated, passionate in all ways of life, reluctant, responsive, skeptical, sensitive, sexy when I want to be, stubborn, studying Anthropology & GIS, thoughtful, trusting, vindictive, wary, zealous

Makes me smile:

Absolut, Ashleigh, bonobo chimps, bare feet in warm sand, candle wax, cool sheets, dark blue, dirty talk magnetic poetry, driving, flavored tootsie rolls, forensic shows, genetics, graph paper, ice hockey, ice skating, IKEA, laughing, Legos (unless I’m stepping on them), music, my nephew, my Superthesaurus, Otter Pops, people with a real sense of humor, playing board & word games, porn, Puffs with Aloe, roller skating, scrapbooking, sex, soft fleece jackets, stick ‘em postage stamps, striped socks, taking pictures, tall glasses of cold milk, the moon, the rain, the repeat feature, Tivo, water, wrapping presents.

Things which irk me:

arthritis (yes, I have it), atrocious late fees, beggars, belief pushers (i.e.: those that think they’re right and everyone must be converted to their thinking), chili, clothes, cold toes, dishes that can’t clean themselves, dry contacts, emails that go unacknowledged, envelopes that don’t have the minty taste, headaches (especially ones that last for days), hypocrites, icy air systems, make-up, mind games, ones who won’t admit a mistake and others that wrongly assume, pay-per-load washer and dryers, people who think they can sing when in reality they can’t or they’re not doing it right, pity, remotes that hide from ya, repetitive “on-hold” messages, spiders, street rats that take up the whole sidewalk and force me to stumble into the street to get past them, the nagging feeling you’re going to throw up but you never do, those who don’t leave even a brief message when they reach my machine, umbrellas.

24 hours consist of:

anything necessary to keep Ashleigh happy, considering sleep, design, drawing portraits, fidgeting, hiking, painting with acrylics, people watching, reading, rubbing my eyes to clear the fogginess, singing aloud, struggling through school because it is definitely not my forté but I refuse to quit, sweating at the gym (spinning, bagboxing, free weights…), swimming when I get a chance, wondering about people.

Music is my life, here is a small sampling of what I enjoy

Beth Hart, Better Than Ezra, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blue October, Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Crash Test Dummies, Duke Ellington, Erasure, Frank Sinatra, Jim Brickman, Poe, They Might Be Giants, Tori Amos…(endless variety)