I demand that I may or may not be Sophia Grace. 

 Here’s where the horrid Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy paraphrasing ends, perhaps. 

I’m 23 years old but have been told I can play anywhere from 17 to 35.  5′9″, blue-eyed, brunette and all that jazz.  I’m apparently an aquarius with sagittarius rising, moon in pisces and an extended chart full of capricorn and scorpio.  I know, it confuses me as well.  I’m an ISFP (weak I and F — either way, I’m an artisan) which tells you far more than any of my astrological charts ever could. 

After spending my childhood and teenage years in Europe (mostly in Belgium) and Asia (Japan and Hong Kong — which would explain why I spell quite a few words ‘the British way’) and graduating from The Beekman School in 2002, I’m stuck in Nebraska to finish up college.  It’s taking me a bit longer than I’d planned when I decided to transfer from Goucher College at the end of my sophomore year.  I promise, one of these years I will get the stupid piece of paper and make my parents happy. 

 When I’m not in school, I work at an agricultural news service, usually as a copy-editor although, in reality, I do whatever my boss needs me to do.  I’m a BTS-certified Group Power instructor and substitute teach at a local gym.  I do a bit of modeling locally and would like to do more, although I’m not going to hold my breath for it to happen.  Asphyxiation is SO 2005.

I spend too much of my time writing (current projects include a mass-marketable chick lit series, the ravaged shreds of a screenplay, lots of poetry, the next “great American novel” and the play-from-hell which will probably be cremated with me), listening to music (at last count, my iPod contained 12,177 songs), planning my next escape (and occasionally hopping in my car and leaving) and being dragged to specialists to figure out what, exactly, is wrong with me (my vote is for an adrenal micro-tumor although Chronic Fatigue Syndrome seems to be my doctor’s vote).  I also enjoy acting (and would like to do so professionally), dancing, singing (not particularly well), playing various instruments (I’m rather good on the piano, clarinet and saxophone and can make noise on a guitar), cooking for other people (if it’s just me, I eat a lot of oatmeal to save energy), yoga, fashion design and sewing. 

 I have no desire to be kissed in the rain and would hate it if someone had written a song like James Blunt’s You’re Beautiful for me.  I blame my inability to hold onto a relationship on the fact that I steal sweaters (without meaning to) from my lovers but it probably has more to do with my tendency to set extremely high standards for myself and everyone around me.  I don’t like pina coladas but will always say yes to a good gin and tonic, extra-dry Bombay Sapphire martini, glass of champagne or a strong screwdriver. 

 Cheers!