About Me

  • About Me: Proudly serving the residents of xangaland since 2002.

Books

  • Favorite Authors: Robert Fulghum, Douglas Coupland
  • Favorite Genres: Fiction
  • Recent Reads: I'm currently reading "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers"

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Mexican
  • Favorite Dishes: Put it in front of my face and I will eat it, regardless.
  • Favorite Drinks: A nice cold PBR on a hot summer night
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Ben and Jerry's
  • Best meal ever: Anything my mother cooks

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Six Feet Under, Pushing Daisies. I'm a fan of irony and death, apparently.
  • Favorite Channels: History, Discovery, and Weather Channels (I'm a nerd, ok?)
  • Favorite Reruns: Mr. Ed, My Three Sons, The Wonder Years
  • Most Addictive Show: Arrested Development, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
  • Show I Secretly Watch: Gossip Girl
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Freaks & Geeks, Pushing Daisies

Travel

  • Places I love: Galena, IL, Rome, Italy, London, England, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
  • Places I've been: England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, most of the United States and Canada
  • Places to see before I die: Iceland, Easter Island, The Amazon, India, Japan, New Zealand, Socotra
  • Dream Vacation: Sitting in the hot springs in Iceland listening to Sigur Ros

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Amelie, The 400 Blows, Penelope
  • Favorite Actors: Lee Pace, Shia LaBeouf, Al Pacino
  • Favorite Directors: Sam Mendes
  • Favorite Genre: Indie
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "You're killin' me smalls!"
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Natalie Portman, Wynona Ryder, Audrey Hepburn

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Aubs, Peanut
  • Nationality: Dutch, German, Scandinavian
  • Religion: Christian/Protestant
  • Heroes: My Grandfather
  • Interests: Music, Fashion, Photography, Dogs
  • Occupation: Photographer, Massage Therapist

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Fleet Foxes, Ryan Adams, Jeff Buckley, Wilco, Jim O'Rourke, Sigur Ros
  • Favorite Genre: Alt Country
  • Favorite Lyrics: "Shawn don't get careless, I'm sure it'll be fine..." from Blue Ridge Mountains by Fleet Foxes
  • Songs for Roadtrips: Wilco is great for road trips...anything with a rock/country flair that isn't really country makes for an excellent trip in my book...so say, Ryan Adams, Loose Fur, etc etc.
  • Songs I hate: You're Beautiful by James Blunt
  • Guilty Pleasure: Some of the songs by The Doodlebops. Shhhhh.
  • Songs I repeat the most: Blue Ridge Mountains and Mykonos by Fleet Foxes as of late
  • Band I wish I was in: Office

Style

  • Where I shop: H&M, Hautelook.com, Ebay, Urban Outfitters, Thritfing
  • Brands I love: Tulle, Kenzie, Jovovich Hawk, Luella Bartley
  • I like to wear: Button down sweaters and scarves
  • Prized Possessions: My brown Christian Louboutins