My parents met at the jazz fest.
    She was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and it was her first weekend in the city. She was living with her cousin in the suburbs until she got a house and said the jazz fest seemed like fun. The cousin warned her about the big city, but she went anyway.
    She forgot to bring a blanket because she had no ( Read more... )

First of all is the Heroes aspect of it. Of course, it's not ever a total eclipse of the sun. That's what makes it so dangerous. People figure that it's only the edges and therefore not harmful. They are wrong: the outside is what burns the most. I've never actually seen one but I've heard that it goes completely silent, because all the animals ( Read more... )

agent 99 from get smart. She was the best!

    Two days ago I was staying up with my sister and her friend, who was staying over. we played BS, sandwich, and cribbage. we listened to dumb music and pretty much had an awesome time.

On a related note: I am a terrible adult figure. The three of us were at girl scouts and then it was time to go but then Lucci's mom wasn't there so we walked ( Read more... )

Marianne Dashwood, no question about it. I'm impulsive, believe in love at first sight and would fly apart if my lover (who I haven't met yet) had to go away to London (or even New York)

Mary Lennox, from the secret garden is also a good one, or Sara Crewe. I love Frances Hodgsen Burnet

Oh gosh, there are so many, but I'd have to say East of the Sun and West of the Moon
I also like The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland.
And any story where the Big Bad Wolf will. Gobble. You. Up.

My native language is English, and that makes me feel boring. But I've been taking French since I was six, and I've gotten pretty good. I also know American Sign Language and enough Spanish to understand the signs on public transportation.