random facts about me

- I have 2 tattoos, one on my right lower back and one above my left hip.
- My favorite book is Persuasion, by Jane Austen.
- I drink lots of coffee but hold a deep and unrelenting grudge against Starbucks for buying up (and subsequently shutting down) a little chain of coffee shops in the Boston area called Coffee Connection. When I was in college in the early 90's, I frequented the branch nearest me in Coolidge Corner, a dark, sullen hole in the wall that suited my dark, sullen 20 year old self just fine. I went back a few years later and the Starbucks folks had bleached the hardwood floors, put in track lighting, and turned it into a cheerful, cozy little place. Of course I hated it.
- I'm a health care professional and work in the OB/GYN department of a major medical center. That's all I care to say about my job at this point.
- My dream career would be to work as a freelance food and travel writer.
- Despite coming from a family of skilled gardeners, I've killed every plant I've come into contact with up until this past year. My ex and I split up and when I moved into a new apartment, I got a few plants for my balcony (perhaps thinking that since my personal life was going down the toilet, I might as well add some dying greenery to set the scene properly). However, not only have these plants lived, I now have a borderline obsesson with orchids and have acquired so many that I can't fit a chair on my balcony. Coincidence?