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Jen

Location:
Fredericksburg, VA

Home or favorite faire Maryland

About Me Speech-language Pathologist by day; belly dancer whenever I can; artist; writer (no, nothing published).

Happily married to my best friend for over 11 years. We have 3 chihuahuas and four cats. That's about 6 pets too many!

Music This could be a long list.

I'm really into Jonathan Coulton and also the Killers right now.

The Beatles, Tori Amos, Emmylou Harris, Modest Mouse, Kris Delmhorst, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Lucinda Williams, Sinead Lohan, The Smiths, Andy M. Stuart, Ryan Adams, VNV Nation, the Tannahil Weavers, David Gray, Ani DiFranco, Dar Williams, Ministry, White Zombie, Talib Kweli, Jump Little Children, The Killers, Boy George, random new wave '80's stuff.. I'm pretty much into a wide variety of music. I love Middle Eastern and "New World" belly dance music. Raquy and the Cavemen, Turku, Nancy Aijram, Ishtar, Djinn.

Movies O Brother, Where Art Thou!
Serenity
A Room with a View
30 Days of Night
Pan's Labyrinth
The Business of Strangers
The Big Lebowski
Pretty in Pink
I love most zombie movies, even the really bad ones!
Anime

TV House, Supernatural, Dexter, TruBlood, Firefly, Torchwood, Buffy, Angel, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, Dr. Who, the Boondocks, Shin Chan, Sailor Moon, Father Ted, AbFab, Scrubs, Family Guy

Books I have to list The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings.
The Time Traveler's Wife
Kushiel's Dart (and the rest of the series)
Harry Potter (the series)
American Gods
The Lovely Bones
The Books of Magic (series)
Sandman (series)
I read everything though, from Patricia Cornwell to Neil Gaiman to Jane Austen. I dig fairy tales.

Likes Being with friends.
Honest people.
Lazy Sundays with my husband.
The sound of drums and dancing around a fire.

Dislikes Snarky people.
Mornings.

Hobbies Raks Sharki, or "bellydance." I found Middle Eastern dance about 5 years ago and I love it. Anthea in Fredericksburg is my bellydance instructor (www.kawakib.com). I take classes with Karen (Adara Jannani www.adaradance.com) as well, when time allows. I'm also part of the "Bellies for Breasts" Breast Cancer Network of Strength "Walk to Empower" Team. We're performing on the National Mall this year after the Y-ME Walk!

Vices Good food, good wine, the occasional clove cigarette, sleeping in on the weekends.

Virtues I'm very loyal.

Heroes My parents.