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Name:Lindsey
Age:23
Location:St. Louis, Mo
Birthday:November 3
Sexual Orientation:Straight
Relationship Status: Pictures?I am in a new relationship. No pictures as of yet.
Give us 5 interesting facts about you:
Interesting?
1.I move around a lot. Since I moved out of my house when I was 17 I haven’t spent more then a year at any residence, and several places I have stayed have only been for a few months. Not that I like to move, but I haven’t found anywhere I want to stay put that wants me to stay put there. I am moving in to a duplex (well actually a three apartment house) and two of my best friends will be in the apartment next to me. I think I will be happy there.
2.I have two cats that I adore. I grew up as a dog person, and I love all animals really, but since I haven’t lived anywhere with a yard, and I am not home a lot, I got cats instead. I love them for their faults, and they love me in spite of mine.
3.I am a movie collector. I frequent the used DVD section of Blockbuster. I like to have them to watch again when I want to. I have a big collection. Recently, I have started doing the same with books. Only, they are more expensive, but hold my attention longer.
4.I have what I consider to be an amazing music collection, and it grows everyday. I am a mix taper, and I am constantly looking for new music. It is a passion I have. Sometimes I get caught up in a lyric and I smile and wonder if it effects anyone else the way it effects me.
5.I buy a lot of my clothes and most of my furniture at thrift stores. Not only is it way way cheaper, but there is really cool finds that you just don’t see anywhere else.
Favorites
Foods:mmmmm, mac and cheese, or Mexican food, I love all kinds of real Mexican food.
Hobbies:One of my new years resolutions this year was to learn to crochet. And I have. I also love mix taping, and thrift store shopping. I am a movie and a music lover. I like to take walks and pictures.
Actors/Actresses:Gael Garcia Bernal. I can’t believe how versatile he is as an actor. I have a bunch of his movies, and I have seen him act in Spanish and English, with several different accents in each language. Plus, he is really good looking.
Colors/Color Combinations:My favorite color is green, but there are few colors that I dislike.
Please name 5-10 on each.
My interests are a bit random. All that means is that I am too.
Bands:
1. Junior Senior
2. Los Super Elegantes
3. Brett Dennen <3<3<3
4. Matt and Kim
5. Love Cops
6. Jack Johnson
7. Hot Hot Heat
8. The Killers
9. Apes in the orange grove
10. Mindless Self Indulgence
Books:
1. The five people you meet in heaven
2. The Series of Unfortunate Events series
3. The Harry Potter series
4. The Golden Compass series (heh, I like fantasy series, apparently)
5. The Kindness of Strangers
6. Memoirs of a Geisha
7. Needful things, among other Stephen King novels
8. The Odd Thomas books (I think I like series and sequels because I am not able to let the characters go very easily)
Movies:
1. Stranger then Fiction
2. Dot the I
3. A series of Unfortunate Events
4. Science of Sleep
5. Juno
6. Ghost World
7. Pulp Fiction
8. The Maldonado Miracle
9. The Virgin Suicides
10. I heart Huckabees
TV Shows:
I don’t watch Tv really. However I do own all three seasons thus far of this series on DVD.
1 (and only). Lost
Magazines (if any):
It has been a while since I have been partial to any magazines. If I see something that jumps out at me on the stand (usually when I am browsing the books) I would prolly but it.
Describe your personality in 3-5 sentences:I like to think I am a bit random. I am an im-perfectionist… I like the little flaws that make us human. I am a t-shirt and jeans kinda girl. I am pretty laid back, but I am sensitive, too. I think I am a strong person, but when I cry I weep like a child. And Disney movies almost always make me cry.
List three goals you have for your life:
1.I would some day like to have my own restaurant.
2.I want a house and a family to fill it up.
3.I want to make something that touches someone the way I am touched by so much. Maybe a movie, or a book, or a song. I haven’t figured it out yet, but I want it to mean something.
Choose anything in the world that you feel strongly about and tell us why. Be creative in choosing and try to avoid the obvious things like gay marriage, war, and abortion. Ok, I am a very passionate person. And I do feel very strongly on this subject. I actually have answered a question like this before, and I think what I said covered it pretty well. And I have a lot to say, so feel free to skim. So, I pasted this from a question I have filled out in the past:
My little sister is almost 20 years old. When she was 14 she was diagnosed with lupus. There were several times that the doctors were not sure she was going to live through the night. She is the most amazing person I know. Not even just because she is my sister, and my best friend, but for a lot of other reasons too. She is funny, friendly, good hearted, and strong as hell. She has been through so much: Insane weight gains and losses, Chemotherapy, Dialysis . She has been in and out of the ICU four times, and had tubes coming out of her and going right back in. She has been hooked up to machines and IV's for weeks at a time. I could go on, but I think you get the point I am making.
Her lupus has been in remission for two years now, and if it comes back again she will fight it again. She is a strong person, stronger then I could have ever been as a teenager, and it is possible to live long pretty normal lives with lupus.
So, what makes me so angry is that it is very possible that a cure for lupus and a lot of other cronic deadly illnesses is on the horizon. That cure is stem cells. I did a report on it in highschool. They use stemcells, mostly harvested from embilical cords donated from healthy babies to research this. The jest of the research is taking out the infected cells and replacing them with the undeveloped stem cells that then grow into healthy cells. There are actually ongoing researched humans that have not shown any symptoms of the illnesses returning for years and years. So, what’s the problem? Well stem cell research may also be used in cloning. And it is possible to harvest the stem cells from aborted fetuses. So, of course the religious right is dead set against it. Stem cell research has nothing to do with abortion. It is a totally different topic. Regardless of how you feel about abortion, stem cell research is about saving lives! So, how could that be a bad thing? And screw cloning! Who cares?! I say DO NOT LET MY SISTER DIE BECAUSE SOME CRACKPOT MAY OR MAY NOT USE THE INFORMATION IN A WAY IT WASN'T INTENDED. That is a moral issue that crackpot is going to have to deal with, and also, it has nothing to do with my sister. When it is you walking through the children's hospital ICU to visit someone you love that is screaming in pain and begging the nurses to stop hurting her then you can tell me if you would discourage a solution that means she will never have to feel that way again. Well. Now I am all worked up.
You are stranded on a desert island. Choose three things to bring with you and tell us why.
1.A friend. I can be an independent person (but it is mostly just pride) but in the end, I don’t like to be alone. I get lonely.
2.My kitties. I would miss them too much. Besides, I call them my jungle kitties now, with the way they prowl the house and hunt for bugs.
3.A kazoo. What is life without music? I can play the flute, too, but I am so much better at the kazoo. I mean, I can play anything on the kazoo.
Who is your favorite super hero/villain and why?Batman. He does all kinds of good, and he doesn’t take the credit. He is a normal guy, you know besides the loads of money, but he does good with it. He is rich but not snobby. Maybe the reasoning I am coming up with isn’t doing justice to the man, but I have just always loved Batman, and that is what I argue about him when my friend says superman is better. I mean, superman isn’t even human. He cheats.
Post a picture of a celebrity that you think is beautiful and elaborate on why you think that.
Penelope Cruz. She is a beautiful woman, I mean just look at her. I like the fact that she has a cute accent and that she is a good actress, too. I don’t really know how to elaborate further about it.
Make us laugh in any way you choose.
This is one of my favorite you tube videos!
Some people take stuff too seriously, hehe.
***Just in case- there is some foul language in it.***
I don't want anyone to get offended. I think it is funny. But, if that isn't your thing, then please, don't watch it.
Click to viewNow be creative and put whatever you'd like in this space. It can be something you made, wrote, like...
I absolutely love Brett Dennen and I have been listening to him ever since I heard a song of his on a college station here in St. Louis. I looked for a Brett Dennen video on you tube, since I was there already for my other video, but there wasn’t one, except live videos, and the quality was pretty bad. So, this is not a real video, but it is an amazing song.
Final Questions
Why should we accept you as a Gem?I like active communities, so I will be pretty active. I am a pretty laid back person and I don’t like pointless drama, so there will be none of that from me.
Where did you find us? Please post a username if you can.I am in not_all_beauty. I saw it on the page there.
How often are you on Live journal?I try to get on at least to check everyday, but sometimes I work all day. So, at the very least once every two days.
Do you have Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, or something similar?I have photoshop, but the last time I tried to use it the little jerk wouldn’t open for me.
Can you make banners or graphics?Um. ::shrug:: I suppose I can. I have before, but nothing too amazing.
What card set would you like to start collecting? Available card sets can be found here.
I read the info on these, but I don’t fully understand it. Just browsing the choices I like the umbrella set, though.
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Choosing your Gem name.
You can choose any gemstone, mineral, etc, that has not yet been taken by another member. Please check the member page to see which names are taken. If you choose a name that is already taken by another member, you will automatically receive 2 'No' votes for not following procedure.
So, what Gem name would you like?Hmmm. Quartz, if I am in.
Since this community is about personality, this next part is optional. Pictures are nice, though, if you have them, but applying without them will not hurt your chances of being accepted at all. :)
Post 5-10 clear, unedited pictures of yourself:
My cousin, Megan, and me. I was frightened for my life!
My best friend is a film student. I played an old woman for one of his short films for class. This is actually me out of costume, but the dye is still in my hair.
On a scary ferris wheel in Chicago at the Navy Pier when I visited my friend there this October.
Member photo. I hope it is an Ok size. I got it off my phone, and that is as big as it gets. I can come up with a different picture if it isn't. I am just liking this one at the moment.
Choose which picture you'd like on the member page if accepted. Please resize it to 180x240.