panderan

i'm geek who loves music & cooking. i live with my two roomies & cats. i'm in love with a wonderful nerdy guy. i work as a cook for elder services in iowa city & spend my free time knitting & playing wow. i also love to sing & dance

billy joel, queen, hush sound, flight of the conchords, tom lehrer, tom waits, adele, joss stone, annie lennox, beck, the beatles, rolling stones, brian setzer orchestra, david bowie, the bird & the bee, bitter:sweet, jem, lily allen, kate nash, black eyed peas, gotan project, the donnas, the offspring, green day, firewater, gorillaz, blur, horrorpops, white stripes, raconteurs, dead weather, jack white, jamiroquai, jurassic 5, might underdogs, jonathan coulton, lady gaga, kt tunstall, massive attack, muse, roisin murphy, no doubt, rilo kiley, jenny lewis, pretenders

fave books: alice in wonderland, peter pan, harry potter series, artemis fowl series, mortal instruments trilogy, looking glass wars trilogy, james bond series, rule of four, thirteenth tale, stinky cheese man & other fairly stupid tales, stardust, american gods, cookbooks, immortal nicholas flamel series, peter & the starcatchers series, you suck: a love story, wanda hickey's night of golden memories, half-moon investigations, hitchhikers guide series, redwall series, the historian, the astonishing adventures of fanboy & goth girl, omnivore's dilemma, the flanders panel, don't let the pidgeon drive the bus

fave authors: eoin colfer, neil gaimen, jon scieszka, cassandra clare, jk rowling, michael scott, dave barry, jean shepherd, christopher moore, michael pollan, david sedaris, shel silverstein, mo willems

harry potter & the prisoner of azkaban, italian job, labyrinth, pride & prejudice, princess bride, nightmare before christmas, goonies, shaun of the dead, equilibrium, donnie darko, batman returns, love actually, zoolander, monty python and the holy grail, amelie, stand by me, pitch black, sherlock holmes, district 9, star trek

futurama, mythbusters, dead like me, firefly, the muppet show, where in the world is carmen sandiego? (the game show), beat the geeks, arrested development, masterpiece theatre, lie to me, house, pysch, dollhouse, daily show, tonight show w/ conan o'brien, colbert report, bleach

knitting: i make hats, scarves, the occassional sock...i love merino wool & alpaca (if i can get my hands on it :P). i love "outside-the-box" type patterns.

mixed media: i love doing altered books/objects & collage work

sewing: i've made a few small quilts. i like small projects since i don't have much space.

scrapbooking: since i don't have kids yet, it's all about friend, family, & travels. my style is very eclectic

black, blood red, dark teal, white, charcoal grey, copper, apple green, sunshine yellow, burnt orange

apple cider, chunky applesauce, bbq ribs, mac'n'cheese (even though i'm lactose intolerant), dark choc (no milk or white), mint, salt & vinegar kettle chips, strawberries, fruit leather, pasta, apricots, chili & cherries, marzipan, banana bread, nutella

board: trivial pursuit, scrabble, carcassonne, pente, othello, backgammon

card: cribbage, rummy, chez geek/greek, munchkin (all versions), sets, falling, poker

console/handheld/pc: where in the world/time is carmen sandiego, myst, kingdom hearts I/II, professor layton, folklore, mario, final fantasy IX, plants vs zombies, world of warcraft, peggle, bubble bobble, civilization III, torchlight

group/sport: eat poop you cat, mafia, capture the flag, paintball, ultimate frisbee

40's glam,swing, & pinup, 60's mod, steampunk, military, geek/nerd chic