I'll describe myself, since I don't have a current pic. I've dark brown hair that's cut very short with a little gray, hazel eyes, wear glasses, and am about 5'5" and am overweight but not obese. People would say I'm shy and quiet, but that's because I don't talk very much. I have a speech disability that makes my speech sound strange. Also, I've a social phobia. But I like to write (as in blogging). And I'm highly sensitive. Finally I'm getting the help I need and recovering after years of struggling with my illness. And feel free to take me on as a friend--I can offer a sympathetic ear, a shoulder to cry on, and can walk a mile in your shoes.
Putting together films and slideshows online, listening to music, New Orleans, Louisiana, Illinois, the city I live in (about 2 1/2 hours from Chicago), my new apartment which has a much more pleasant ambiance (bright and sunny) than my old place (dark and dreary) and is walking distance from the downtown library, my church, my bank, the Human Services Center, and a street full of stately historic homes), animals, especially cats, dogs, and wild animals such as tigers, other big cats, wolves, polar bears, pandas, raccoons, etc., penguins, pelicans, eating at Popeye's and all-you-can eat buffets when my appetite's good, keeping up with current events, Daily Kos, Docudharma, Daily Kingfish, several other blog/websites, people who are kind, open-minded, generous, understanding, and friendly. This site, especially the way people have been so nice. The folks at my church who helped me move. Pretty pics. Photobucket, now that I've learned how to use it, and OneTrueMedia, Slide, and RockYou where I put together films. The idea of parallel universes.
Racism. Sexism. Classism. People who don't care about others who are hurting. People who aren't open, sharing, supportive, or understanding. People who lie and/or break promises. Insensitive people. Meanspirited people. People who use stuff in the Bible to uphold their prejudices instead of heeding what Jesus said about loving thy neighbor as thyself and doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. Snobs. People who care only about how you look or how much money you have. Dieting. Disgusting ads that exploit women by showing only parts of their bodies. Having trouble doing stuff on the computer. Photobucket. Extremely Annoying celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, and the late but not-great Anna Nicole Smith. Sensationalized crimes (unless I find them interesting.) News stories about crap such as stories about Extremely Annoying celebrities, overpaid, overpublicized jocks, and missing blond stories. Violence. Westerns and war movies. My Tracfone that doesn't ring audibly so I have to go into voice mail to get messages and sometimes can't hear people I'm talking to on.
Holidays like Presidents Day when the library (where I have to go online) is closed--but almost everybody else is open. Not having bus service on Sundays so I can't go where I want to go. Being depressed, especially the tired and achy part.
And losing my appetite. People who think one can snap out of a depressed mood by an act of will as quickly as if by flicking a switch. Ads for meds that list so many scary side-effects they sound worse than the condition they're supposed to treat. Being mistaken for a guy (except maybe for situations where due to sexism it may be advantageous to be taken for a guy.) Stormy weather like tornadoes and hurricanes.
Rock (especially classic and soft from the late 60's, 70's, 80's, and early 90's), r&b, disco/dance, the blues, jazz, Cajun, zydeco and other New Orleans and Louisiana music, salsa, Mexican, and other Latin, and chill-out/New Age. I've found that when I'm "up" I usually like faster, more upbeat music such as dance, salsa, and New Orleans music, and when I'm "down" I often prefer quieter stuff such as soft rock, chill-out/New Age, and other slower, softer music. But paradoxically I'll also listen to more upbeat music like dance when I'm "down" because it temporarily energizes me. Artists/groups I enjoy include, but are not limited to, Dr. John, Aaron Neville, the Bee Gees, Moody Blues, U2, Elton John, Chicago, Santana, Madonna, Jody Watley, Expose, John Lennon and other ex-Beatles.
Various, depending on my mood. Lately because I now have the Internet I haven't had much time to read. But I've read science fiction and fantasies. At other times I like light, funny stories and mysteries with eccentric characters, suspense, horror, any good stories set in Louisiana or elsewhere in the South or Illinois or elsewhere in the Midwest, current events, some history, travel, psychology (especially on depression and bipolar) more....(It's easier to say what kinds of books I don't like, than what I like.)
Various kinds, depending on my mood. Disney and other animated, comedies, "chick-flicks," suspense/thriller, horror, science-fiction, fururistic, action, fantasy, anything filmed in New Orleans, elsewhere in Louisiana or other Southern states, Chicago, or elsewhere in Illinois.
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