H I S S Y K N I T: me

I was born in Kenmore, NY. I'm a Cancer (but I'm benign). I grew up in Grand Island, outside of
Buffalo, New York. All the jokes you've heard about Buffalo (and The Sabres and The Bills) are true. Trust me.
In 1992, moved to Maryland and lived there for about twelve years.

I am currently living in Misawa, Japan. I moved here in June 2004. It's been a big adventure.
I came to Japan with no Japanese whatsoever, other than a few standard phrases, such as:
hello, goodbye, thank you, I understand, I don't understand, how much is it, I would like a beer,
and where is the bathroom. I am currently taking coursework in the Japanese language. It's slow-going.

I have been married to Chris for one year. We look like this (but not all the time):

I like the outdoors, hand-made presents, wool socks, the color purple (duh), libraries, good food, good beer, good wine, artisanal chocolates, blackberries, raspberries, noodles, my ex-husband and most of my ex-boyfriends, homemade ice cream, tempura, tattoos, just about any kind of music, bookstores, other people's kids, hanging out, napping on Sunday afternoon and other things which I could just go on and on about. I dislike driving, beansprouts, dark basements and math tests. When I grow up, I want to be a mortician. I have a (lame) blog.

My hobbies (other than knitting) include reading, home brewing beer, cooking and baking, biking, gardening, going to Loyola College (when stateside), kayaking, collecting kimono, futzing with computers, and the martial arts of Kendo and Naginata.

I originally learned how to knit way back when I was about nine. My best-beloved Grandma D. tried to teach me.
I only got as far as making a few inches of sad-looking garter stitch. In November 2004, for no apparent reason, I suddenly decided to try again.