: About Me

Just your average rockstar wannabe, shopping warrior, slightly quirky, Jane here. My goal here is to "write a wrong," so to speak. That wrong is not writing, simply put. For too long, I have put my passion and my gift (some might argue) on the back burner, citing "life" as the reason.

I'm looking to chase down some memories, stimulate my mind and fulfill a goal or too - maybe even a dream.

If it's all in the journey, then I am along for the ride.

My passion is ...

still revealing itself to me.

I know too much about ...

Dawson's Creek (go ahead and laugh). Useless yet strangely exciting trivia. For example, high school geometry was ditched long ago in my mind to make room for important stuff, like every line of dialogue from Dirty Dancing.

My parents always told me ...

to be a lady. This always occurs to me after I have either passed gas, fallen down in front of a large group of people or done something else utterly humiliating.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be an astronaut with a clothing line and some legal counseling on the side.

My favorite memory ...

is a house full of family on Christmas.

Why I write ...

It grounds me. It helps the world make sense to me. Writing lets you experience your life twice.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading: The Sex Life of Food, Me Talk Pretty One Day; Watching: The Devil Wears Prada; Listening to: Sara Bareilles

My first job ...

pizza slinger

My best moment ...

is yet to come. I know this.

My inspiration ...

is my family, my friends and the world around me.

Politics, News & Issues > People in the News The legendary "King of Pop" Michael Jackson passes away at age 50

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Music has created many memories and captured the true heart of many moments of my life. I can listen to a song and be transported back to a particular time or feeling, and it is as new and fresh as yesterday. Having just turned 30, I grew up with Michael Jackson's work as a solo artist and his music provided a soundtrack for my childhood, from pulse-pounding "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" to the socially conscious "Man in the Mirror" and "Black or White". I can still remember his performance on the Motown Anniversary show where he unveiled his signature moonwalk and I watched, mouth-agape, as...

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