About Me
- About Me: "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." ~ C.S. Lewis ~
Music
- Favorite Artists: 38th Parallel, Audio Adrenaline (you will be missed!) The Beach Boys, Coldplay, Day of Fire, Delirious, Evanescence, Godspell, Howard Shore, Jars of Clay, John Williams, Josh Groban, Justifide, Keith Green, KJ-52, LaRue, Lifehouse, Michael Jackson, Newsboys, Petra, Phantom of the Opera, Pillar, P.O.D., The Prince of Egypt, Project 86, Raze, Silly Wizard, Simon & Garfunkel, Skillet, Superchick, The Supertones, T-bone, Tobymac, Tree63, U2, Verbs, Vitas, Weird Al Yankovic, and many other random artists from my iTunes playlist.
- Favorite Albums: X&Y, Satellite, Step up to the Microphone, Last Street Preacha, Two Towers soundtrack, Phantom of the Opera, Best of Simon & Garfunkel, Closer, Fireproof, Momentum, If I Left the Zoo, Mezzamorphis, Underdog, A Rush of Blood to the Head, The Godspell soundtrack, etc.
- Favorite Genre: Depends on my mood. I have songs on my playlist that can be categorized as hip-hop, metal, classic rock, Irish folk, pop, alternative, inspirational, country, r&b, classical, easy listening, electronic, rock, folk, dance, etc.
- Favorite Songs: SO many...
- Favorite Lyrics: SO many... I don't know if it's just me But it seems that things aren't changing. Every day is pretty much the same With a little rearranging. If I do nothing I can't fail, No blistered hands, no broken nails. Killing time, I'm paralyzed, With faded dreams and hollow eyes. I've been waiting for a revelation, For a moment of clarity. Conflicts and convolutions Ricochet inside of me There comes a time for throwing caution to the wind I feel the pulse again. I'm going in. Like a flaming arrow. A leap of faith (and I finally feel alive). 3, 2, 1, I'm going in. I am so slow to commit, I have wasted years on fences. Is it really true the shoes don't fit? Is it only my defenses? What if i don't measure up, Don't listen well, don't smile enough? Alone and unknown up 'till now, Need to change direction somehow. I've been open to persuasion, Wanting someone to take the lead. It's a little disconcerting, Signing up for eternity. There comes a time for throwing caution to the wind, And so my life begins: I'm going in. "Kamikaze" Five Iron Frenzy
- Songs for Roadtrips: "Oh Canada" Five Iron Frenzy (if you're going there, anyway) "Chicago" Sufjan Stevens "Santa Fe" Rent "I'm on my way" the Proclaimers "Where are we runnin'?" Lenny Kravitz "Run to the end of the highway" Keith Green "Homeward Bound" Simon & Garfunkel
- Songs I hate: Anything with "-licious" mentioned in it.
- Guilty Pleasure: Vitas
- Songs I repeat the most: Top 5 on iTunes right now: "Don't Panic," Coldplay "Right down the line," Gerry Raferty "Leaves that are green," Simon & Garfunkel "Jurassic Park," Weird Al Yankovic "Love like winter," AFI
- Band I wish I was in: Most of the bands I like would probably only be ruined by my presence, so I would only want to be in a band if it was my own.
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Anne of Green Gables (and Avonlea), Animal Crackers, Beauty and the Beast, Big Fish, Cars, Casablanca, Cinderella Man, Double Indemnity, Duck Soup, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, Galaxy Quest, Godspell, The Incredibles, It's a Wonderful Life, Iron Man, Jurassic Park, K-19: the Widowmaker, Laura, The Lion King, The Lord of the Rings (all 3), Meet Me in St. Louis, Monkey Business, Monsters Inc., Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Music Man, National Treasure, A Night at the Opera, The Passion of the Christ, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Prestige, The Princess Bride, Psycho, Red Eye, Reign Over Me, Saving Private Ryan, Secret Window, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Shrek (1 and 2), Signs, Singing in the Rain, Some Like it Hot, The Sound of Music, Spider-man (all 3), Star Wars (the originals are better), Superman Returns, V for Vendetta, The Village, Walk the Line
- Favorite Actors: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Paul Giamatti, Joaquin Phoenix, The Marx Brothers, Liam Neeson, James Franco, Christian Bale, Paul Bettany, Russel Crowe, Orlando Bloom, Bryce Howard, James Dean, Don Knotts, Cate Blanchett, Cyd Charisse, Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet
- Favorite Directors: M. Night Shyamalan, Alfred Hitchcock, Peter Jackson, Ron Howard, George Lucas, Vincent Minnelli, Brad Bird, Spielberg
- Favorite Genre: Action/Adventure, some fantasy, Musical, Classics, Comedy (the few good ones), Film Noir
- Favorite Soundtracks: Lord of the Rings, Phantom of the Opera (highlights), Once Upon a Time in the West, Pirates of the Caribbean, Singin in the Rain, the Sound of Music, Rent, Godspell, Master and Commander, V for Vendetta
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: "Savvy?" "As you wish." "You mom goes to college" "I swear it shall be done." "Help, help, I'm being repressed!"
- Movies I can watch over and over: Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Princess Bride, National Treasure, anything by the Marx brothers....
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Kate Winslet or Gwyneth Paltrow
Books
- Favorite Books: The Bible, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jane Eyre, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Bronze Bow, Wuthering Heights, The Lord of the Rings, Around the World in 80 days, Crime and Punishment, Anna Karenina, Day of the Locust, The Professor's House, An American Tragedy, Flowers for Algernon, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Young Carthaginian, Treasures of the Snow, The Things They Carried, any Dilbert or Far Side Gallery
- Favorite Authors: CS Lewis, Elizabeth George Speare, The Brontes, Jules Verne, Tolkien, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, etc.
- Favorite Genres: Classics, drama, mystery, suspense
- Favorite Characters: Aslan, Edward Rochester, Percy Blakeney, Atticus Finch, Jane Eyre, King Tirian, Charlie Gordon, Daniel bar Jamin, etc.
- Favorite Quotes: "Suppose… suppose we have only dreamed and made up these things like sun, sky, stars, and moon, and Aslan himself. In that case, it seems to me that the made-up things are a good deal better than the real ones. And if this black pits of a kingdom is the best you can make, then it’s a poor world. And we four can make a dream world to lick your real one hollow." Puddleglum, "The Silver Chair"
- Recent Reads: Lord of the Flies
More About Me
- Nicknames: Ethel, Lauralie, Wawa (from when the siblings were little), and another one my sister gave me that's kind of embarrassing.
- Nationality: American. Originally descended from various areas of Britain. Perhaps a little German in there too.
- Religion: I don't belong to a religion - I belong to Jesus.
- Heroes: Jesus. Mary, Paul, CS Lewis, Abraham Lincoln, Keith Green, Andy Griffith, Harpo Marx, Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth George Speare, Corrie Ten Boom, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- Interests: YHWH, reading, daydreaming, writing, photography, blogging, music, film history, school, family, baking, poetry, iTunes, nutrition, playing Apples to Apples, surfing the web, little kids, funny people, good food, bargain shopping, being alone.
- Expertise: I'm really good at asking people questions right after they've taken a bite of food. I've been told I'm good at photography and writing. I'm also kinda good at things I've done at work, such as baking and sorting mail. I can take care of young children too - just not large groups of them.
- Occupation: Senior English major, mail room assistant (when college is in session). Cashier, baker, babysitter
- Industry: The State University system. Food service.
- Website: http://www.myspace.com/cleftygirl
High School
- School Name: North Atlantic Regional High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2004
- Attended: 2000 - 2004
Television
- Favorite Shows: I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith, Forensic Files, You bet your life, Gilligan's Island, the Cosby Show, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, etc.
- Favorite Channels: TVland, history channel
- Favorite Reruns: Most of my favorites are...
- Most Addictive Show: I Love Lucy
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: SNL, I guess
- Favorite Episode: Young fans, Lucy does a TV commercial, Breaking the lease, The big house (Andy Griffith), so many others.....
- Characters you relate to: Ethel Mertz
- Favorite Theme Song: Gilligan's, of course
- Show I Secretly Watch: None.
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Pretty much all the ones I watch were ended a long time ago
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Chinese
- Favorite Dishes: Spaghetti, lasagna, mac & cheese (and many other variations of pasta), stir fry, curry chicken, pizza, scalloped potatoes, butternut squash, shepherd's pie, etc. etc.
- Favorite Desserts: Pumpkin pie, ice cream - anything with chocolate in it.
- Favorite Drinks: Water, gatorade, OJ, smoothies, coffee-milk, iced tea
- Favorite Junk Foods: Dark chocolate, ferrero rocher, lindor truffles, cinnamon buns, Ben & Jerry's, etc.
- Best meal ever: Oh don't make me choose...
- My Original Recipes: Mint-chocolate-chip mocha cookies, strawberry yogurt pancakes
- Favorite Restaurants: Olive Garden, Denny's, the 99
- Foods I hate: Raisins, venison, celery, moose meat (yeah, I've tried it), most nuts, kale, mushrooms, pineapple, cole slaw, etc.
Style
- Where I shop: Wherever
- Brands I love: Whatever fits
- I like to wear: Clothes
- Can't live without: um?
- Prized Possessions: denim
- Guilty Pleasure: Wal-mart bargains
College
- School Name: University Of Southern Maine
- Status: Undergrad
- Class of: 2008
- Attended: 2006 - 2008
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): English
- Minor(s): Creative Writing
- Organizations: Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Travel
- Places I love: My small town
- Places I've been: Scotland, England, Wales, Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Leichtenstein, Netherlands, Switzerland
- Places to see before I die: Italy, Ireland, Greece, Hawaii, Hollywood, Scotland again.
- Dream Vacation: Italy
Video Games
- Games I Play: none
Contact Info
- AIM: cleftygirl
Eowyn86
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- Name: Laura
- Country: United States
- State: Maine
- Birthday: 8/4/1986
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 10/18/2004
Chatboard (3)
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Thank you so much for accepting my friend invite. :) -
Hey there! So you'll also be around to watch the Patriots own at the Super Bowl, right? :D
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Squid is the man! :-) Oh, I remember watching I Love Lucy in the good old days haha so you're Ethel? That reminds me, if you haven't seen Rat Race, then you probably should.
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