Post by Grace Patterson on Jun 17, 2007 11:14:36 GMT -5
"Meet Grace. She really likes strawberries, she is a writer, and she is an experience that chalk is unable to convey."
-- Two friends sum me up in three phrases.
I like languages, tea, and I'm constantly threatening to move to Europe. If you read good books, appreciate good music, and understand what makes a good movie, we'll probably get along. But if you have a good sense of humor and make me laugh, you'll have my heart forever.
i go by gracey!
five feet, four inches ; dyed red hair; hazel eyes.
currently attending undergrad uni and studying abroad in paris!
russian-jew living in 'merica!
SPREKENZE: not deutsch obviously, but russian, french, and english!
russian-jew living in 'merica!
SPREKENZE: not deutsch obviously, but russian, french, and english!
future plans: phD in english or, more to the family's liking, law school.
roleplaying rookie of 5 years.
a puppeteer of grace patterson, ridley reddick, ana beaumont
what i do.
studying (1) english writing (2) english nonfiction writing and (3) french language and literature
currently design/managing editor for an arts and cultural magazine; already appointed editor in chief next year!
studying in paris at la sorbonne for the spring semester!
i love writing, reading, music, quotations, exploring, shenanigans with my friends, adventures, europe, chocolate, the fine things in life, ancient runes.
i'm constantly dressing like i'm a 50s housewife but acting like a 80s feminist.
where i'm going and where i've been.
this is random, but since i'm currently studying abroad, this is pertinent and relevant to me!music/shows/movies/books.
where i'm going:
vienna, bratislava, prague, munich, berlin, german castle hopping, la roche-sur-yon in france, la rochelle in france, london, possibly edinburgh/st. andrews in scotland!
where i've been:
all over israel!
barcelona, figueres, girona in spain
tuscany in italy: sienna, rome, st. gimigiano, pisa, florence, more little small towns in tuscany
dusseldorf, berlin and cologne in germany
amsterdam, netherlands
paris, france
carcassone, france
brussels, belgium
as for the Canada/US region, i've done quite a bit of traveling around there so i'll update on that later.
this list could go on forever, so i'll break it down.
i mostly listen to classic rock, alt rock, indie rock, classical, dance, some top 50, cabaret, brit pop punk.
my top 10 most played songs according to my smartphone are:
- learning the blues by the fratellis
- moth's wings by passion pit
- ayo technology cover by milow
- 99 problems cover by hugo
- fast car cover by tracy chapman
- funny little frog by belle & sebastian
- everlasting light by the black keys
- girlfriend by phoenix
- blister in the sun by the violent femmes
- nothing is anything without you by wintersleep
movies? i love love comedy. a good comedy is a hard thing to find but i love them anyway. i'm a big fan of indie film, european films (french, english, spanish), and anything with a russian influence.
10 random movies from my facebook list:
- an education
- fight club, closer
- easy a
- rum diary
- garden state
- eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
- edward scissorhands
- the devil wears prada
- donnie darko
books! i love beautiful writing, long flower language, gruesome disgusting descriptions, heartfelt and aggravating words that make you cry and smile and want to throw things against a wall. a good book should be like a mad love affair.
another 10 randoms from my facebook list:
- never let me go by kazuo ishiguro
- history of love by nicole krauss
- paulo coelho and everything he ever did
- chuck palahniuk and everything he ever did (i met him!)
- the stranger by albert camus
- harry potter, obviously
- the great gatsby by fitzgerald
- extremely loud and incredibly close by jonathan safran foer
- the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde
- kurt vonnegut and everything he ever did
tv shows. i'm a bit of a good tv show/drama junkie. i'll just let you know what i'm watching at the moment, because to list all the shows i keep track of during the year would be embarassing:
- downton abbey
- modern family
- revenge
- tudors
- rewatching gilmore girls (almost done!)
- himym
- american horror story
- once upon a time
- shameless US version
i'm going to stop there before i really convince you i'm a hermit!