CURRENT MISSION

I'm moving to Austin, and in need of friends and adventure, now!

ABOUT ME

I'm just trying to be the best Amber that I can be in this mixed up world. I hold a lot of things dear: unusually flavored soda, hot tea, old movie theaters, A Secret History, John Cusack films, my mom's David Bowie records, boys who get my jokes, and a comfy pair of socks. I've decided not to include a bunch of shmaltzy adjectives that best describe me. I like myself, you may or may not like me, and all that jazz. I will say I'm guilty of being impulsive, and I'm a little nuts, but nuts isn't all bad!

PHILOSOPHY

Kiss the devil, eat the worm. Optimism is a revolutionary act. Be yourself. Reach for the stars.

Interests

I'm interested in books, film, poetry, gardening, live music, burlesque, roller derby. But I'll try anything!

• horses
• books
• poetry
• running
• gardening
• movies
• music
• live music
• jazz
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: A Secret History, The Great Gatsby, Consider the Lobster, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Handmaiden of Desire, Kushiel's Dart

Movies: FRIGHT NIGHT!, Jurassic Park, Junebug, Ghostbusters 1 & 2, A Perfect Getaway, Amores Perros, Grosse Pointe Blank, Monsoon Wedding, Hannah and Her Sisters, Fish Tank, There Will Be Blood, The Godfather Part 2, Jaws

Shows: Party Down(!!!!!!), Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, Parks and Recreation, Carnivale, Twin Peaks, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veronica Mars, Californication, The X-Files

Music: TV On the Radio, Junior Boys, Architecture in Helsinki, Mogwai, Phantogram, Mos Def, The Tallest Man on Earth, Neko Case, The Silver Apples, Smog, The Stanley Brothers, Elvis Costello, Fleet Foxes, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Dilated Peoples, Dead Prez, Jill Scott, Talib Kweli, David Bowie, Yeasayer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've climbed the ruins of Chichen Itza, held a baby tiger, and seen a man run naked through the snow.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have ridden horses, played roller derby, hiked, rolled my own cigarettes, opened bottles with lighters, baked my own bread, made my own pasta, learned how to operate a video camera on my own, decorated apartments, and have translated and memorized the Spanish version of the periodic table.