I'm just one of those slacker scholars, as I've always called myself. I travel as much as possible, love canyoning, driving fast cars, and doing totally geeky things like dressing up for Comic-Con.

My passion is ...

Writing and Classic Movies, need a recommendation, just ask.

I know too much about ...

Courtesans

My parents always told me ...

to stop acting like I was in the school play.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be Indiana Jones, now I'd like to marry him

My favorite memory ...

Fly-fishing in Montana with my family.

Why I write ...

because if I didn't I'd go insane.

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

Rhett Butler's People.

My first job ...

Barista

My best moment ...

so far, getting into Grad school!

My inspiration ...

All outlandish, bon vivant, intelligent women, and Hemingway.

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Putting "common" back in front of "courtesy"

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What happened to opening doors for women? To saying hello to our neighbors? The lady who lived in the apartment under me, no matter how many times I'd smile and say hello when I saw her, would just look at me and go on her way. What's wrong with letting someone in in traffic? I'm sick and tired of rude people, and man, is L.A. full of them. Maybe it's because I was raised in the South, where people still believe in manners, or because I read a lot of Jane Austen as a young girl, but I believe in common courtesy. I believe in holding elevators and picking things up when people drop them. ...

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