You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
–Winston Churchill
Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.
–Gene Simmons
The surface
I have one husband, one pug, two cats, one tiny person (brand-new on January 20, 2009). I am an ex-Montrealer, current New Brunswicker, constant Canadian. I am a graphic designer who studied environmental biology and journalism before deciding that making things pretty was more fun. I love animals, Mac computers, chocolate, good music, red wine, Irish pubs, nachos, tuques with pom-poms on top, The Office (the TV show, not the place), important conversation, frivolous conversation, and Johnny Depp. I hate the misuse of apostrophe’s (<— like so), drivers who don’t signal their turns, noisy eaters (especially in office environments), pretentious and/or shallow people, TV shows about dancing, those who argue just to argue, being cold, and Ted Nugent.
The full disclosure (for the really inquisitive)
I’m moody. I’m emotional. I’m sensitive. I’m needy. I’m impatient. I’m easily annoyed. I take things personally. I’m introspective and ridiculously insecure. I argue when I should shut up. I like being right. I am easily frustrated. Ever-so-slightly obsessive. I like animals better than most people. I do not classify spiders as animals. If I can put it off, I will put it off. If I can’t put it off, I will put it off anyway. I eat too much. I drink too much.* I don’t exercise enough. I sleep too little during the week and too much on the weekends. I waste too much time. I have major trust issues. I’m way too open about myself online and way too closed-off in person. I’m scatterbrained and easily distracted. I’m a terrible driver. I’m skeptical. I’m far too opinionated. I can’t do small talk. I write far too much about myself.
*Except not while knocked up. Please. I have some standards. Not many, but some.
To balance it out…
I have a big heart, at least so I’ve been told. I love fiercely. I’m compassionate. I’m empathetic. I make a killer Mexican seven-layer dip, and some pretty awesome mille-feuilles too. I laugh easily and a lot. I’m irreverent. I’m a good cat- and pug-mom (by which I mean “they have not died under my care and seem not to be losing weight at a worrisome rate.”) I’m creative. I have a really cute belly button. I try not to be mean on purpose. I am the polar opposite of that fake, shmoozey, outgoing, salesperson personality type. I’m pretty pleased about that. (Except that if I were that type, I could be working in the sales department of my company and making lots more money than I am now, which would be nice.)
