OK, I was tagged. And since I've enjoyed reading about everybody else and getting a little insight into everyone's personality, here's my Ten Things (& Ten Pictures):

1. I'm an Architect. I design, detail, and write specs for buildings (mostly commercial stuff). Licensed and registered in 2 states. Not that crappy "software architect" job description that has clogged up the job search engines for the last decade for us regular architects.

part of my house

2. I'm 36, married, no kids. That's right...DINKs...dual income no kids. We spend most of that dual income on fixing up our house...see #1...kinda a passion. The cover of the Sears catalog in the year I was born:

alas, i was too young to trulyappreciate the fashions of the early 70s

3. I'm a girl gamer. We're a rare breed in the over 30 crowd.

my xbox avatar...scary resemblance to the Sears covergirl, eh?

4. My dream job would be a stunt car driver. I love driving fast, but I don't drive too fast anymore...see #2 above. My first car was my grandmother's hand-me-down which I had in college...a BLUE 1969 Volvo 144S...fun to drive in the snow with that rear-wheel drive...a whole lot of fishtailing going on. My first new car was a black 98 Acura Integra GS-R...stick...still own it, but almost crashed it in the rain the first month I owned it. I also bought a bike...a 2000 Suzuki GS500E, which I've since sold...affordable 0-60mph fun/adrenaline. I figured I'd upgrade the 500, but never did...which at least makes my husband happy. My vehicles:

the volvoi love my integraso long old friendthe dream

5. I like sports...playing and watching, but I guess more watching now than playing, because I'm slowly getting more and more out of shape...see #2 and #3 above. I also like outdoorsy stuff like snowboarding, hiking, camping, etc. Not much of a bicycle rider, though, at least not as an adult.

my trusty snowboard

6. I like art. Old art, modern art, contemporary art. Cartoons, comic books, computer animation. I really appreciate the effort that goes into the creativity on all levels. I like sculpture the best. I minored in Art/Architecture History in college.

7. I also like regular history. Art history, architecture history, European history. Pretty much anything prior to the 20th century. Not a huge fan of American history even though I'm American. I minored in European History in college.

8. I like books. Clas-sics, historical fiction, comic books, sci-fi/fantasy, architecture books, and the occasional sappy love story. But haven't been an avid reader since a few years after college...an event that probably coincides nicely with the release of the PS2. My favorite book of all time is Catch-22.

Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?

9. I like movies. Clas-sics, dramas, film noir, thrillers, action, adventure, animation, anime (but not TV episodes). I really appreciate the cinematography the most. Not much of a horror film watcher, though. Favorite film is Citizen Kane.

...rosebud...

10. I'm a conservative...which probably doesn't seem to correlate with #1-9 above, but it really does. I like to live big, but in the end, I'm not a huge risk-taker.