{"id":43,"date":"2008-08-23T23:51:11","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T07:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2022-11-18T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T23:40:27","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"About NYCupcake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?attachment_id=7817\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7817 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0105-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0105-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0105-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0105-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0105-47x60.jpg 47w, https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0105.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of My Interests, Hobbies, &amp; Favorite Things:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nintendo&#8217;s Animal Crossing, Blizzard Entertainment&#8217;s World of Warcraft, soon: Island Skies<\/li>\n<li>writing poetry (experimental poetry)- I&#8217;ve been writing since I was 16. The last time I counted I had over 120 poems. I wish I could write daily like Walt Whitman did, but that&#8217;s nearly impossible for me.<\/li>\n<li>reading (fashion, fiction, poetry mostly)<\/li>\n<li>mixed media arts, watercolor &amp; acrylic painting, modern calligraphy, &amp; crafts<\/li>\n<li>planners\/organizers, stickers, washi tape<\/li>\n<li>cooking &amp; baking<\/li>\n<li>website &amp; graphic design- This hobby started in 1999. I was inspired by MPVixen &amp; Michael Dutton&#8217;s websites.<\/li>\n<li>spin &amp; sculpt<\/li>\n<li>restorative yoga, meditation, sound healing<\/li>\n<li>Native American drumming<\/li>\n<li>tap dancing (clogging)<\/li>\n<li>essential oils\/aromatherapy<\/li>\n<li>gardening (I love roses &amp; terrariums)- It brings me a lot of joy to visit the rose garden at the New York Botanical Garden.<\/li>\n<li>touring historic homes &amp; sites- This is something my husband &amp; I both enjoy very much.<\/li>\n<li>miniatures &amp; dollhouses- My husband&#8217;s Grandma Hope inspired me. This hobby began in 2003, with the partial construction of my Greenleaf Dollhouse-Pierce\/Annabelle. I will continue to post my progress.<\/li>\n<li>I would love to travel much more than I currently do!\u00a0 I love beachy destinations most.<\/li>\n<li>Season: Spring &amp; Autumn<\/li>\n<li>Styles: Bohemian Chic<\/li>\n<li>Fabrics &amp; Textures: Brushed cotton, gabardine, twill, burnt velvet<\/li>\n<li>Books: The Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella, Bergdorf Blondes &amp; Debutante Divorcee by Plum Sykes, The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro, Bringing Home The Birkin by Michael Tonello. I probably like the less academic type books sometimes since I need something to balance out my very Type A personality.<\/li>\n<li>Painters: Francois Boucher, Jean-Honore Fragonard, &amp; Michael Sowa<\/li>\n<li>Poets: Sara Teasdale, X.J. Kennedy, Charles Baudelaire<\/li>\n<li>Clothing Designers: Stella McCartney, Karl Lagerfeld, Carolina Herrera<\/li>\n<li>Movies: &#8220;Amelie&#8221; &amp; &#8220;Bridget Jones&#8217; Diary&#8221; I &amp; II<\/li>\n<li>TV Shows: Criminal Minds, Law &amp; Order SVU, Frasier, Life On Mars, Dexter, Person of Interest, Breaking Bad, Elementary, The Americans, Better Call Saul, anything Marvel, anything Star Trek, Bones, Grantchester, NCIS: New Orleans, House MD, Unforgotten, Bones, anything Star Wars, PEN15, Kim&#8217;s Convenience.<\/li>\n<li>X-Men: Angelica Jones (Firestar) &amp; Jean Grey (Phoenix)<\/li>\n<li>Building with LEGOs<\/li>\n<li>Music: I&#8217;m very eclectic in what I like but jazz, bossa nova, and blue grass I&#8217;m always in the mood for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I would love to know more about you!\u00a0 Please leave me a comment :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of My Interests, Hobbies, &amp; Favorite Things: Nintendo&#8217;s Animal Crossing, Blizzard Entertainment&#8217;s World of Warcraft, soon: Island Skies writing poetry (experimental poetry)- I&#8217;ve been writing since I was 16. 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