Twenty Things - Rebecca of Backbone Jewerly

1. I’ve been in love with metal since working in a metal fabrication shop in Philly
2. I’m a pretty serious introvert
3. I chipped my tooth jumping off the cliff at Beaver Dam when I was 17
4. I don’t really like the beach but go every year
5. I may have read most of Tony Hillermans novels
6. But…my favorite author is Dostoevsky
7. Worst job ever as a barely paid waitress at Ihop in Philly
8. Favorite job was landscaping, loved getting dirty every day!
9. In middle school I had to buy size 11 and 12 shoes, thankfully I somehow ended up size 10
10. We can’t keep Fig Newtons in the house because I devour the whole thing in about 2 days, and I don’t like to other flavors
11. I own a house on the same street I grew up on
12. I once lived in a house where we were too cheap to pay the gas bill in the summer so we heated hot water on the stove to use to wash with. Now I refuse to take cold showers.
13. When I was a kid I really wanted to be a hair dresser, I guess I always liked working with my hands.
14. I really like interesting words, I am on an anatomical kick since
I am in school for nursing, Popliteal is pretty great.
15. I love roller coasters and would get on the Zipper in O.C. a couple times in a row every summer.
16. I have a ridiculous love of animals, especially dogs.
17. Fresh hot pretzels at 1 in the morning in Philly are sweet
18. I snuck onto the roof of the Hyatt in Philly and would hang out up there with a friend, the view was amazing!
19. I thought my middle name was just the letter K until sometime in middle school, its actually Kay.
20. My studio is always a disaster

Written by Rebecca of Backbone Jewelry

Twenty Things - Doxallo Designs

Here's twenty things you may not know about Janice of Doxallo Designs

1. I love to eat cold food (things that are meant to be hot)
2. Tools make me happy
3. My favorite smells are beach/ocean, rain, and a stable (not necessarily in that order)
4. My heart melts when my son smiles
5. I firmly believe in a 4 day work week
6. My taste in music ranges from rock to pop to country to contemporary christian (I can't quite handle rap)
7.  I actually cried when I saw Celtic Women perform in person - their voices are so pure.
8.  I've lived in 4 different states
9.  One of my dreams is to own a huge piece of property in the mid-west
10.  I don't know how to sew
11.  I REALLY want to learn to sew
12.  I won third place in a MD State Archery competition when I was a kid
13.  I enjoy a high raw diet but I LOVE to cook
14.  My favorite tv shows are Law and Order and just about anything on HGTV or the Food Network
15.  I adore my satellite radio
16.  I do not own a blackberry, ipad, nook, or anything other than a basic cell phone and mini ipod.
17.  Having a vegetable garden is on my to-do list
18.  I think pumpkins are pure fun - huge, round, ORANGE vegetable....crazy.
19.  I used to train racehorses and miss it
20. I don't have many 'secrets' or unknowns and think this was VERY hard! 

:)

This post written by Janice of Doxallo Designs and Doxallo Studio

Twenty Things - Erica Roberts CEK Custom Designs

1. I love makeup and wear it almost every day even if I’m not going anywhere.

2. I used to have nice nails and would do something (painting, filing, etc.) to my nails on a daily basis…now all I do is try to keep the dirt from under my nails after working on jewelry or working in my gardens.

3. I used to hate gardening, but now I love it.

4. I love to chew bubble gum….replacement for cigarettes I guess since I quit smoking 15 years ago.

5. I secretly miss smoking….shhh don’t tell anyone!

6. I am married to my high school sweetheart….he was my senior prom date.

7. I am a firm believer in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

8. I am a terrible housekeeper….just ask my husband!

9. I am a procrastinator.

10. I am a registered Republican but in my heart I’m a Libertarian.

11. I love to listen to music really, really loud…especially Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit and Metallica.

12. I dye my hair black….Starry Night is the shade to be exact.

13. I love to wear my combat boots with dresses and skirts.

14. I don’t like to be in big crowds.

15. I love living out in the sticks (Carroll County).

16. I love to wear hats.

17. I have an obsession with messenger bags and am in search of the perfect one on etsy.

18. One of our family’s favorite past times is setting up cans in the back yard and shooting them with bb guns….I did mention we live out in the sticks didn’t I??? I guess we are a little bit red neck!

19. I hate politicians Republicans and Democrats both….they are ruining our country.

20. I hope Donald Trump runs for President in 2010.

written by Erica of CEK Custom Designs

Twenty Things -Here Kitty

1. When I was a kid, people called me “Little Roddy” because I looked so much like my dad.
2. I will go to the ends of the earth to help a friend unless they ask me to bail them out of jail.
3. My dream job when I was 10 years old: a race car driver.
4. My dream job when I’m 60 years old: to be a published author.
5. My cat’s full name is Cable Nathan Dayspring Summers Rodriques.
6. Clowns make me very uncomfortable, especially when they smile at me.
7. If it has cute ears and a tail, I want to take it home. Cats, dogs, bunnies, squirrels…
8. I love all kinds of music: classical, hard rock, jazz, rap, techno. The list is endless.
9. One of my dreams is to visit every continent on the planet.
10. If I really want to dance I won’t hesitate to hit the dance floor, even by myself.
11. At various stages of my life, I have been a redhead and a blonde. (I’m a brunette naturally.)
12. If I ever win the lottery, I’m going to change my name and move to Tokyo.
13. I love to read. I’ve been known to tear through a 350 page book in one day.
14. Spinach is my favorite food. Really. I’m not kidding.
15. Apples run a close second.
16. I love Japanese anime and watch it every chance I get.
17. I can be bribed with good chocolate.
18. I hate having my picture taken.
19. I love hugs, giving and receiving them.
20. Making jewelry keeps me (somewhat) sane!

Post written by Here Kitty

Twenty Things- Dandelion Blu Jewelry

1. I am recovering wedding and event photographer. I owned my business for 5 "seasons," and it almost killed me.

2. Although I am professional photographer, I rarely have a camera on me, and when somebody says "we should get a picture of that" everybody turns to me expectantly...

3. I have several rescued animals, and lost dogs seem to find me everywhere. My dream is to one day have a sanctuary where packs of homeless dogs can run and be guaranteed a home for life.

4. On the topic of animals, my other dream is to one day have enough space for a goat, a pig, and free range chickens (not for eating.)

5. On the topic of chickens, I have seen a chicken "running around with it's head cut off." Growing up my dad made an incubator and thought it would be educational for us to see chicks hatch. Pretty soon we had a huge flock and well, some became dinner.

6. I love ketchup. I would put it on pretty much anything if it was socially acceptable. I consider french fries to be just a vehicle for the ketchup.

7. I am directly related to Edwin P. Hubbell, the scientist who discovered the "Big Bang Theory," and for whom the Hubble Space Telescope is named for. When it was launched, my family got to go to Florida to see it.

8. Halloween is my favorite "holiday." I eat up all those ghost story shows, and consider October the best month for t.v. watching.

9. I can't wait till my boy is old enough for trick or treating, I want to make his costumes- yeah I'll be "that" mom, and he's going to be "that kid in the homemade costume."

10. My Dad and I both think the house I grew up in was haunted. Also, every year my friend and I go on a ghost tour. We've exhausted all the ones in the area. I believe.

11. My guilty pleasure is watching "90210" re-runs on the Soap channel.

12. Speaking of "90210," when I was in college at UMBC I got a job at Planet Hollywood in the harbor. I was working at the opening and Luke Perry (aka Dylan McKay) was there. I was really disappointed in how short he was...

13. I do not sing in public. Ever. Not even Happy Birthday. I've been caught lip syncing it!

14. I never held a little baby till I had my own.

15. I am not a natural red head- gasp! I've been dyeing my hair so long I am not sure what color it is naturally.

16. My Grandmother is a professional clown named Petunia. She went to Klown Kollege and everything!

17. My Grandmother also used to have a champagne pink Cadillac and she used to have her hair dyed to match it.

18. I love to vacuum, my Dyson Animal is one of my favorite possessions. I also have a robotic vacuum that I named Rosie. I've been known to just start vacuuming at friends houses.

19. I actually really like my Mother in law.

20. Mango is my favorite flavor, gardenia is my favorite smell, baby sneezes are my favorite sound, fall is my favorite time of year, shades of blue/green are my favorite color, and near the ocean with my husband, baby and dogs, is my favorite place to be.

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Twenty Things: Starflight Designs

Twenty things you didn't know about Michelle of StarflightDesigns

1. I have 3 pets; a 5 year old dachshund-Rocco, a male cat-Phoebe, and a turtle-Clarence. (He's named after Clarence & Alabama in one of the best movies ever) which brings me to...
2. One of my most favorite movies of all time is True Romance, followed by Swingers and Goonies.
3. I could listen to Fuel for 24 hours straight and still get chills when I hear 'Sunburn.'
4. I met my husband when he was 16 (i won't mention how old i was)
5. I have been to Italy twice and am dying to go back.
6. I still love glam rock. i am a huge Poison fan. I have seen Poison or Bret Michaels (shaved armpits and all) in concert almost every year for the past 5 years. (and several times in the 80's)
7. My 23rd birthday ruined Sambuca for me. I can't even smell it without wanting to vomit. Unfortunately when our relatives get together, they like to do shots of it!
8. i love using antique/vintage pieces in my jewelry. luckily i have a mother in law that keeps me supplied!
9. i have had the same job as a graphic designer/art director for over 8 years. (not sure if that's good or bad)
10. i have a major craft addiction. just about every night when i get home, i make something. for the past 3 years, its been beaded jewelry. previously it has been-soap, candles, mosaic frames, wired things, papercrafts....it goes on and on.
11. i love sushi
12. i love almost any vegetable. my dad is VERY picky, so i was deprived of most vegetables when i was a kid, now i love almost all of them, except peas...but i love split pea soup.
13. i wish i could relive my college days. those were some of the best days of my life!
14. i have a coffee addiction.
15. i have a fear of seeing dead fish, or most dead animals for that matter.
16. i hate being cold.
17. i hate being hot.
18. i LOVE reality TV.
19. i had several jobs when i was a teenager, one of my favorites was being a barista at Gloria Jean...this may be the cause of #14.
20. i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE crafting!

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Twenty Things: Anne Madison

Twenty things you didn't know about Anne of AMadison...

1. I spent much, but not all, of my adult life as a computer geek. I
specialized in network security and network management systems. I quit
doing it in 2001 to make rosaries.
2. For years I had an ego plate that read LANLADY. Other geeks used to
honk when they saw it. Everybody else thought it said LANDLADY.
3. I have been a UNIX system administrator. I have the scars to prove it.
4. My husband and I are currently owned by a recycled Beagle named
Spencer. He adopted us about five years ago. He’s rather elderly but
still full of fun.
5. Spencer was busted on Easter Sunday by Animal Control for undue
howling. He beat the rap because his dad was in the hospital.
6. There is a lovely, small Two Gray Hills Navajo rug in our home.
Spencer peed on it. Once.
7. I lease my own Webserver. Currently I’m honored to host Baltimore’s
own “Mutts” blog, ohmidog.com, owned and authored by former Sun
reporter John Woestendiek.
8. I like to keep the geek side of my brain alive by developing
shopping cart and blog Websites for clients.
9. I majored in French and Spanish. One of the most interesting jobs I
ever had was as a bilingual secretary at the Argentine Embassy in
Washington.
10. The combination of geekery and foreign languages has provided for
some interesting travel. About 15 years ago I led a team that worked
on Mexico’s voter identification system, a massive undertaking. Just
last year I had the great pleasure of doing some consulting and
training in Paris.
11. I also spent three months living in the Flamingo Hotel in Las
Vegas while I worked on a project to wire three Vegas properties for
the Internet. We spoke English. My key learning from that project was
that the only mathematically sound casino game is craps.
12. I have a large collection of trade beads and love using them in my
work. Current prizes include Russian Blues, Hebron beads, some Kiffa
beads from Mauretania, and an actual radioactive “Vaseline” bead.
13. My beloved Aged Mum, who died this past March at the age of 85,
was an artist and handweaver. I have been decorating our home with
some of her work.
14. At one point, I was an avid and fairly competent quilt maker. One
of my quilts, a School House, once won Honorable Mention at the
Maryland State Fair.
15. My first question when designing a piece of jewelry is “What would
Dotsie do?” That’s because I’m a great admirer of Beadazzled’s own
Dotsie Mack. Not to mention everybody else who works there. Look for
me there at least once a week, most weeks.
16. I am a Mac evangelist. I love my Mac so much I have declared it a
Microsoft Free Zone.
17. I love my new iPhone. I love it so much! I just love it.
18. My husband and I are still planning to finish hiking the
Appalachian Trail in sections.We've done a little less than half.
19. On a recent camping trip to Assateague Island, the local ponies
chewed a hole in our tent and strewed our dirty laundry up and down
the beach.
20. Our yard is very small. I make compost in black plastic garbage
bags, which I hide behind the shrubbery.

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Twent Things - greenstarstudio

Twenty things you didn't know about Dana of greenstarstudio, unless you've been following from the beginning!

1.) I'm allergic to hamsters.
2.) I've painted over 50 murals.
3.) I can knit in the dark (in fact, many Knitimals are knit in movie theaters)
4.) 80's music. Gotta have it.
5.) I have an unflinching (and possibly disconcerting) love of thrillers, horrors and scary, scary movies.
6.) I was kicked out of Pre-K for demanding additional crayons. They'd given me a single green crayon to color with.
7.) I own close to a 80 pairs of shoes, but almost only ever wear crocs or flip flops. Speaking of Crocs, I have 10 pairs.
8.) I grow my hair for "locks of love"; once it gets long enough, I snip it off and start over again
9.) I am terrified of & completely wigged out by monkeys. I can't look at them, hear them or be near one.
10.) I have been a judge in a fierce chocolate chip cookie bake off.
11.) speaking of chocolate chip cookies; I am the self proclaimed foremost authority on a good one & even keep a CCC journal (with over 50 entries).
12.) I smile at dogs I pass on the street.
13.) Pete's Dragon' & 'Popeye' are responsible for my continuing childhood obsession with New England.
14.) I can rarely eat an entire bunch of bananas before they go brown and squishy. But I still buy them.
15.) I used to have a sweet hairless guinea pig named Leopold Bloom.
16.) I really like watching rats in the city. I love pigeons too.
17.) I miss the lizards on the sidewalks in Miami (but that's ALL).
18.) I made the first Knitimal ever when I was bedridden with the worst flu I've ever had; and my fever broke as I sewed the final stitches.
19.) I want a pet pig... a big one, not a pot belly. His name will be Ulysses.
20.) I love Logic Puzzles & kick butt in Scrabble.

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Twenty Things - Linda's Paperie

Twenty things you didn't know about Linda, of Linda's Paperie.

1. I married my college sweetheart.
2. I have 3 children and I have mixed feelings about them going back to school. It was a fun summer.
3. I am a cat person.
4. I love everything about paper, from the beautiful patterns and colors to how it smells.
5. I have driven over an hour for a specific type of paper. I have also gone through the stores incoming boxes (with their permission) so I can buy the newest paper.
6. Pizza is my favorite food.
7. I am not the greatest cook but I am getting better.
8. I love Harry Potter and have read all of the books multiple times.
9. I was born and raised in New York. I miss it sometimes.
10. I am afraid of water.
11. I volunteer at my children's schools.
12. Another craft I do for fun is counted cross stitch.
13. I want to learn how to crochet.
14. I teach paper crafting classes at www.mycreativeclassroom.com
15. I love John Hughes' movies. I wanted to be Molly Ringwald back in the day.
16. My least favorite chore around the house is yardwork.
17. My favorite chore is the laundry because you can have some fun while the cycles are in progress.
18. I am a Mac girl.
19. Procrastination is one of my weaknesses.
20. I enjoy watching the Biggest Loser. It is must see tv for my girls and me.

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Twenty Things: Tlane

Twenty things you didn't know about Tricia, of Tlane.

1. I’ve traveled to or through 40 of the United States. My favorites were South Dakota, Washington, Georgia, Kansas, and Maine. Maryland is great and I love living here though!

2. I once had a two-week long temp job trying on lipstick.

3. My favorite embroidery stitch is the French knot.

4. One day, I’d like to write a book.

5. My favorite season is fall.

6. Deep evergreen, robin’s egg blue, and rust orange are a few of my favorite colors.

7. I enjoy going on tours of houses, ghost tours, boat ride tours and train rides where facts are read over a microphone or pre-recorded.

8. I lived in Savannah, Georgia for two years where I discovered my favorite folk artist’s work (Ulysses Davis).

9. When I was little, I believed that trolls lived under all of the bridges that went over Loch Raven Reservoir and I talked to crows that lived in the backyard like they were my friends.

10. I love planting daffodil bulbs in the fall and waiting for them to bloom in the spring.

11. I worked as a mail clerk in college.

12. In high school, I was the singer in a punk rock band called Spastic Cracker. We released a split single on red vinyl in 1994.

13. I collect rocks, postcards, keys, robots, and small animal figurines. I like to put these things on the windowsills in my house (like my grandmother did in her house).

14. Train gardens in HO scale and topiary gardens are great fun.

15. My favorite place in Baltimore is the Druid Hill Conservatory.

16. I get upset when places and/or streets are renamed.

17. My favorite shape is the hexagon, though I also really like squares.

18. I am married to a comic book collecting steel worker who makes me laugh.

19. I am the Dundalk Breakfast Optimist Club’s secretary.

20. I really like clementines.

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Twenty Things: Tya Anthony

Twenty things you didn't know about Tya Anthony, the woman behind our fantastic group photo. Check out her gorgeous photography site, as well as her etsy shop, where she sells her crochet goodies.

1. i am a project runway junkie.

2. the smell of chocolate and cream cheese make me want to dance uncontrollably, lets face it if i could eat only chocolate and creamcheese i would be in heaven.

3. i never liked cheesecake until several years ago when i ate it with some wine and strawberries...mmm

4. i'm thinking about cutting my locks

5. it was only a thought. they run through my head and right out the other end.

6. i want to move to London at some point in my life. i really would just like to live over seas.

7. i have lived in Germany, New York, South Carolina, Virginia, Colorado (the birthplace), Maryland, i could stand to add Ireland, California, New Mexico

8. i'm so stressed out right now i just want to pop those packing bubbles

9. i'm addicted to crafting. i am planning to live in a GREEN world, well at least mine anyway

10. i want more kids, i love the kids

11. i love chicken...so there

12. my favorite meal would be sushi from San Sushi in Towson, a bottle of plum wine and my friends there to enjoy it with me

13. i am a photographer

14. i love astrology, mythology, conspiracy,

15. i have become an avid reading

16. i love my MAC

17. i'm a nikon girl

18. i always try to be on time or early, its always the people who are with me that are late

19. i was voted the brightest smile in high school and a jealous yearbook staff chick stole it from me...we all know the truth

20. i am very cat like

Twenty Things: Design by Night

Twenty things you don't know about Kolleen of Design by Night

1. My favorite thing to do is go to Renaissance Faires. I love dressing up in corsettes and carrying my own mug to pubs. Recently I have combined this with my love for crafting and have sewn costumes and made pirate hats.
2. I prefer adopted dogs or give-away dogs to buying a dog from a breeder. There are so many unwanted animals out there who need a good home and most of them make great companions. My oldest dog Spanky was adopted from Baltimore County animal shelter and Flynt was a freebie who would have been taken to the pound if no one wanted him.
3. Chartreuse is my favorite color.
4. I am like a raccoon, I am attracted to anything that is glitzy.
5. I have a huge collection of Dover clip art books, the ones with old woodcuts from advertisements.
6. I have a BFA in drawing and hardly ever draw.
7. I have five button jars.
8. Every time I watch an animated movie I think that my husband looks like one of the characters (Mr. Incredible, Shrek, Kung-fu Panda, etc.)
9. I love bodies of water, I find them relaxing and wish I were near one right now reading a book.
   
10. The answer to any problem is a glass of wine and a bubble bath.
11. My favorite dessert are fruit pies, any fruit, apple, blueberry, cherry...yum! With a slice of sharp cheddar cheese or ice cream (vanilla).
12. It takes twice as long for my legs to get tan than any other part of my body. I often do not even use sunscreen on my legs and they still repel the sun.
13. I prefer that my cosmos be made with Cointreau instead of triple sec (thanks to a revelation provided by Elisa Shere).
14. My favorite band is Reverend Horton Heat, I try to see them every time they come to town.
15. I love musicals. My favorite traditional musical is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Jesus Christ Superstar is another favorite. I know Jesus Christ Superstar by heart and often sing it (not well) to myself when I am driving. I have also seen it twice live.
16. When I entertain I fix way to much food. Usually people leave my house with a doggy bag.
17. My grandmother used to put coffee and lots of cream in my bottle as a child (it was the 70's) and I have loved coffee ever since.
18. I hate peas and will pick them out of my food if they are served in a soup or stew.
19. My husband calls me Dink.
20. I wish I was a more organized person.

Twenty Things: Leslie Brown

Twenty Things you didn't know about Leslie Brown of Designs by Leslie Brown.

1. I am a Mom of 2 boys and I love their “rough and tumble take me as I am” attitude towards life.
2. I graduated from Syracuse University a long time ago with a degree in Magazine Journalism.
3. I cannot draw anything that would be recognizable.
4. I always wanted to do something that had just my name on it – to not be someone’s daughter, sister, wife or mom. And I did it!
5. I lost my brother in the WTC on 9/11 and I feel his energy in everything I create.
6. I started working with glass a year after my brother’s death.
7. I love green tea, hot or cold, any time of the day.
8. I also love Chardonnay, but try to keep that to at least after 5pm.
9. My husband is my best friend. We will be married 17 years in October, but have known each other for 25 years.
10. I am president of the Middle School PTO and was president of the Elementary School PTA.
11. I volunteer a lot.
12. I am a little bit addicted to Facebook and TOTALLY addicted to email, have to check it constantly.
13. I grew up in Pennsylvania, but truly love Maryland.
14. My favorite place to be is on the beach.
15. I have no problem speaking in front of large groups, but get very anxious in social settings.
16. I love to stay up late and sleep late.
17. I have always wanted to get a tattoo of Tigger, but my husband doesn’t like them (tattoos, not Tigger!) and I don’t like needles.
18. I love to be the center of attention.
19. I am especially fond of words, and love art that incorporates words.
20. Current quote on my bulletin board, “When you die God and the angels will hold you accountable for all the pleasures you were allowed in life that you denied yourself.” - Anonymous

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Twenty Things: Odds and Ends

Twenty things you didn't know about Jessica of Odds and Ends.

1. I love the Maryland flag – best flag design ever

2. I’m writing these 20 things in class, I can not specify which one, as I don’t want it to reflect in my grade ;)

3. I have the two most awesome cats ever, Howard and Bear

4. Clutch is my favorite band, them being from Maryland is just a bonus

5. I’ve been a full time student for last twenty years of my life – that ends on May 15th

6. I have a bachelor’s degree from UMBC – I majored in social work and minored in Women’s studies

7. In a few weeks I will have a master’s degree in social work with a clinical mental health concentration

8. I really LOVE television, it’s probably unhealthy, however I am killer at any trivia game about television.

10. My favorite shows include (but are not limited to) the wire, the office, arrested development, the golden girls, south park, futurama, and terrible reality shows (and I mean terrible, I actually watch I Love Money on VH1)

11. I love the summertime – I don’t care how humid it is, summer is fantastic

12. Speaking of summer…I’m addicted to summer camp, as a kid I spent many summers as a camper at a western themed camp & between the ages of 15-21 I worked at camp for children and adults with disabilities….best thing ever

13. I must have been a mermaid (or fish, but mermaid sounds better) in my previous life – I love all aquatic things…the ocean, the pool, boating, jet skiing, surfing, etc.

14. Sharks are my favorite animals, I read Eugenie Clark – Shark Lady in the 3rd grade and have been obsessed ever since…lets add shark week to #10

15. Clive Owen is the sexiest man alive but my husband is a close second

16. In a few years I’d like to go back to school for another degree

17. I just joined Etsy a few months ago, it’s very intimidating, very talented people – I just want to create fun affordable jewelry

18. I love game night! I like things like trivial pursuit, risk, apples to apples, and pop five

19. You know how I said I really LOVE television? I also really LOVE the internet, again probably to much, I generally don’t go more then a few hours without checking facebook & perez and updating twitter, follow me - http://twitter.com/Jessicakandi2

20. My car was made I the 90’s, has both the check gauges and check engine lights on, the air conditioner is broken, and some of the windows don’t roll down, its terrible, but that car got me through 7 years of college/graduate education, I will be slightly sad when I get a new car.

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Twenty Things -Worn Dress Designs

1. I am a current undergrad MICA senior.
2. I am a painting major but haven’t painted in a few years. Instead I make soap, jewelry, screen print, letter press and help produce performances.
3. I love to people watch.
4. I was born in Tbilisi, Georgia and moved to New York when I was 8.
5. I live in a sunny apartment in Mt Vernon and spend a lot of time looking out my window with a cup of tea in hand.
6. I am a part of the Charm City Kitty Club and have been trying to expand visual arts/ crafts at the shows.
7. I love small objects.
8. I like rainy nights and fire escapes.
9. I am in love with a boy who brings me cups of tea.
10. I believe in community.
11. I like keys, postcards and German Expressionism.
12. I have a tattoo of twenty envelopes across my lower back.
13. Jackie Randall of Charm City Tattoo is responsible. And also all the people I never want to forget.
14. I hope I never stop learning or doing things on a whim.
15. Making paper is one of my favorite things.
16. I am not worried about the future.
17. I love my jobs.
18. I have been cooking and eating vegan food for over a year even though I am not vegan.
19. I miss my childhood home.
20. I haven’t had my nails painted since I was 16.

Twenty Things - nfall2rt

1. My second love behind creating is backpacking/ hiking.
2. My typical work habits include the "leap frog method." As soon as I have a new idea for my next project, I tend to stop the current one immediately so I can get started on the new one. Often I'll find myself in the midst of up to 20 projects at once!
3. I can only drink half a cup of coffee at a time.
4. I'm an obsessive cleaner and compulsive organizer.
5. When someone buys me flowers I feel sad for the flowers.
6. I went to the aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia about a year ago and still think about how beautiful it was on a weekly basis.
7. I can't stand it when someone puts the toilet paper roll on backwards (facing the wall).
8. My favorite Saturday morning consists of sleeping in and staying in bet to read until noon.
9. I think it would be beautiful to get married in the rain.
10. My favorite job I've ever had was teaching swim lessons at a YMCA.
11. I'm as impulsive as my cat Lucy. I don't plan, I just jump.
12. If I was stranded on a desert island I would need first and foremost a copy of Kurt Vonnegut's Galapagos.
13. I am in love with the moment when I wake up every morning and realize that I will make something beautiful today.
14. If I could only see in one color for the rest of my life I would choose green.
15. I am very clumsy. There are doorways in my house that I don't think I've ever successfully cleared.
16. I am a hoarder of poetry.
17. My car is almost always littered with bird poop and I don't care.
18. My work is largely inspired by nature.
19. I hate lipstick.
20. Ice cream is my biggest vice.

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Twenty Things: Sylvia Ortiz

New York native Sylvia Ortiz, now based in Baltimore, has been heavily active in the urban art scene since 2002 having her first solo exhibition that same year. As a working artist she has exhibited her work across the globe with artist groups such as The Antagonist Movement and The Soup Group. You can see her work at her upcoming show beginning May 1 at Definition Gallery.

1. i'm a self professed dorkus maximus

2. i'm the biggest chicken on the planet but can't live without my scary movies

3. i am also an anime junkie

4. chocoholic to the max

5. i have a comic book collection

6. ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i love animals....what girl doesn't :-)

7. o o o o i love video games!!!!

8. can crack my collar bone, wrists and ankles

9. i've got a double jointed thumb

9. i have a potty mouth

10. i know how to fish and I'm pretty good at it

11. i make a mean ass Coquito (look it up)

12. got accepted to copper union's prestigious portfolio prep with just 2 sketchbooks at 20...it was the beginning of my professional schooling in the arts

13. my biggest accomplishment was beating the odds and surviving the urban jungle i grew up in

14.graduated from parsons school of design in 2002 but my diploma says 2003

15. my artwork has traveled the world and the furthest I’ve been is D.C.

16. i'm a space cadet who can quote nietzsche

17. i think my H. S. teacher hit on me when i was teaching art there.....weird

18. i am amazing with tools i can teach ya how to build a house or do it myself

19. i have chronic endometriosis...

20. i was born Summer of Sam in the city that never sleeps, my mom dyed her hair blond and cut it short, was 9 months pregnant with me when the infamous blackout of 77 happened.... true story.

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Twenty Things: Zetta

Twenty things you didn't know about Sam of Zetta.
1. I love thunderstorms.
2. If I wasn’t pursuing a creative career, I think I’d like to fly helicopters for a living.
3. My secret dream is to move to New Zealand and raise sheep.
4. I have the short term memory span of a goldfish. I carry a little moleskine notebook with me everywhere to keep my thoughts in, since they certainly aren’t going to stay in my head.
5. When out in public, my significant other and I often get mistaken for siblings. It can lead to some really funny or awkward situations, depending on how you want to look at it.
6. I’m completely uninterested in sports, except for soccer. I can’t wait for the World Cup to come around again!
7. I am seriously pigeon-toed.
8. I sleep a lot—eight hours a night minimal, ten hours ideally. But I hate sleeping in past 8am. It makes me feel like I’ve missed out on something.
9. I have incredibly vivid dreams, and they’re often the inspiration for my writing and art work.
10. I hate romantic comedies, but I love action movies. The more explosions, the better.
11. On a related note, Bruce Willis is my favorite actor, and has been since I saw Die Hard on TV at the age of six.
12. If I had to choose one word to describe myself it would probably be: distracted.
13. Chainmaille is my “detox” craft. It’s what I do when I’m stressed, angry or suffering some kind of artist’s block. I think it’s very relaxing.
14. Sushi is my food of choice. Other than that, I’m not a big fan of meat.
15. I’m kind of a geek. During my freshman year of college I beat an entire fraternity in their own Halo 2 tournament. It won me a ‘party animal’ t-shirt and a Hooters calendar. I’m sure my mom is proud.
16. I’m a big fan of game shows, especially the really colorful, outrageous ones. The Price is Right is my favorite.
17. I dislocated both of my knees when I was in elementary school. Now that I’m older, I can feel changes in the weather through them.
18. Owls freak me out.
19. I love children’s literature, and have read way more of it than I have ‘adult’ novels. It makes me sad every time I see one turned into a movie.
20. I also enjoy reading quantum physics books. I won’t pretend that I completely understand the subject, but I think it’s interesting.


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Twenty Things: BakersWife

Twenty things you didn't know about Laura from Bakerswife.

1. My full time job is teaching elementary art. It’s awesome! I love my kids so much.
2. I adore Sondheim musicals. The most widely-known of these would be Into the Woods, from which I have drawn my username, my favorite character. She is known as “the Baker’s Wife” throughout the play.
3. My brother got into Juilliard for grad school!! He begins this fall.
4. Next to teaching and making art, singing is my love. I’m in a chorus and I take voice lessons. However, I am now having vocal problems which seriously bum me out. I won’t be able to sing much in the Mozart Requiem we are doing this week! That masteropiece does a lot to explain all the fuss over Mozart. Much of his other work seems to lack passion, but a guy who could be responsible for such music must have had something astonishing. It’s close to perfection.
5. I’m a bit of a music junkie in general. iTunes informs me that I have 10,304 songs. A basically alphabetical artist sampling:
Air
Bjork
Chopin
Dale Warland Singers
Ella Fitzgerald
Feist
Gnarls Barkley
Hooverphonic
Imogen Heap
Jane Monheit
Kanye West
Lauryn Hill
M.I.A.
Neko Case
Outkast
Psapp
Queen
Rachmaninoff
Sufjan Stevens
TLC
Univeral Hall Pass
Van Hunt
West Side Story
? Is there a band beginning with this letter that does not stink?
Yael Naim
? See x.
6. I once tried to be a jock. For a few years in high school I played basketball and volleyball, but determined that I am too sensitive and intellectual for that, and I really belong in choir.
7. Baking is something I do for fun, and I would like to branch out a lot more, but the bottom line always seems to deliver a reality check- nothing is better than chocolate chip cookies.
8. I can watch babies like other people watch TV. They’re just riveting. I adore kids of all ages, really.
9. When I read to my students I do all the voices and funny noises.
10. I majored in Art Education at Towson University.
11. Someday I will buy myself a potter’s wheel, because I find throwing on the wheel tremendously satisfying and calming. It’s something I picture my self doing well into old age.
12. I come from a family of musicians. My mom sings and plays piano. My brother is a trombonist. My dad plays cello, violin, mandolin, banjo, guitar, and bass. He bought an accordion off of eBay but no one uses it because it smells funny.
13. Evidently, my current TV lineup is somehow dominated by reality shows! This I admit with chagrin. It includes: Jon and Kate Plus 8, What Not to Wear, Mythbusters, and when possible, the Daily Show and Colbert Report. My true favorite, and the only thing I do watch every week, is Project Runway. Currently, I am concerned about its welfare.
14. I heart MarioKart.
15. School is something I always loved as a student, so it should come as no surprise that I am now employed in one.
16. My taste in food is akin to that of a nine year old. Macaroni and cheese, pizza, bread, hamburgers- these are all favorites of mine, but then I do adore crabcakes which might be cause for hesitation in some kids. I do eat my veggies, though.
17. When I was a little girl, I loved earrings so much that I would make them out of anything I could find. Puzzle pieces, leaves, construction paper, you name it. I would then tape them to my ears with band-aids and proceed to WEAR THEM IN PUBLIC. Once I wore some frogs with googly eyes and the nice lady at the bank gave me an extra lollipop because she liked them.
18. I enjoy fishing and camping, as long as I don’t have to touch the fish or bait, and there are shower facilities on site. I know it sounds odd but actually, we do this quite often as a family. My dad takes good care of me, what can I say? He’s just happy to have a girl that likes fishing.
19. When I go to the beach, I spend hours collecting what must be gallons of shells. They usually make it home, but after that, they seem to get sucked into a black hole. Or, mom pitches them. Not sure which.
20. My roommate and I often converse in Kelly-speak, used in the hilarious (or inexcusably silly) shoes video. Sometimes we forget ourselves and do it in public.

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Twenty Things: Cara Ober

Cara Ober is an artist, art critique, blogger and co-owner of Paperwork Gallery here in Charm City. She shows both locally and nationally, and can be found commenting on all things art and political at www.bmoreart.com. To see more of her work check out www.caraober.com

20 Random Unoffensive Facts about Me, Cara Ober:

1. If I had to eat only one food for the rest of my life I would choose ... wait for it ... peanut butter. The recent salmonella scare had me in a panic.
2. I married a man I met in 7th grade Orchestra class. We both played the violin.
3. I have two yappy smalldogs, Friday and Peppy, and I love them more than life itself. Their pomeranian antics entertain me constantly.
4. I have never been able to choose between art making and writing. So I do both at the same time. I'm not sure how efficient this is.
5. I can't touch my toes.
6. For some reason, I receive People Magazine in the mail each week addressed to me, the Spanish Langauge Version, which I can't read.
7. I am not a natural blonde. Hard to believe, I know.
8. I am addicted to coffee. Hot in the winter and cold in the summer.
9. I do not like dessert. Salt = Yes. Sugar = No.
10. I have approximately 10 different jobs that actually pay me. But not very much.
11. I live in a house that is 100 years old and my husband is fixing it up one room at a time. I use this as an excuse to not clean. Ever.
12. I bite my fingernails like it is going out of style. I really enjoy it. I know it is gross.
13. I am still close with my best friends from elementary school and middle school. I am wealthy in friendships. I have several good friends in my immediate Baltimore area as well.
14. I adore body products that smell like mint or nuts. I detest body products that smell like fruits or flowers. Is coconut a fruit or a nut? I put it in the nut category, unless it is combined with a Pineapple smell, which ruins it for me.
15. I always assume everyone I meet is gay. This sometimes gets me into trouble.
16. I love Woody Allen. I love his movies. I love him. I really love him. I am watching 'Manhattan' right now. It is my favorite one.
17. I refuse to shop at Wal-mart. I will not step foot inside. I get panic attacks and think they (the wal-mart people) are evil. Seriously. I don't understand why anyone goes there. There are some things more important than saving money. Yes, there is a tirade here.
18. I am an pretty effing good cook. I never use recipes although reading glossy cooking magazines is one of my guilty pleasures.
19. I am politically involved and interested. I will argue with anyone at any time. Gay marriage = fairness. Conservatives need to learn that time does not march backwards.
2o. I am a terrible driver. I sometimes check my email while driving.

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