I'm Drea, and the three interesting things you should know about me are: over winter break my husband and I welcomed a son- Ethan Alexander, born 1.6.2010 at 11:26pm, 20 inches long, 6 pounds and 4 ounces. We're adopting him, but were fortunate to be there for the pregnancy and delivery. Ethan is so cute and great and wonderful and we're so lucky. Other things interesting about me are I am determined to make it to law school (marriage and kids have put me on a 10+ year plan to get there), and my fondest memory is doing the hokey pokey at the Pentagon with students from George Washington University (during a protest, naturally). I'm wrong a lot, and can be pretty convicted in my beliefs but I welcome people to try and change them.
I signed up for this course for two reasons- because Ethan is only 3 weeks old I needed some internet classes this semester, and because I know nothing about Ireland/Irish anything (even though I am Irish) and thought an English class would be a fun approach to discovery. My favorite novel is Adventures of Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (it's hard to break those up) and my favorite author is Margaret Atwood. I don't know why "Alice" is my favorite, I guess that I enjoy how the story is always changing. What I mean is that each time I read it, I notice something (theme, character, etc) that I didn't before. Margaret Atwood is my favorite author, simply because my mother is a feminist and I was encouraged to read Atwood growing up, and I fell in love. A lot of the themes explored in her novels reflect personal beliefs and fears I have. And don't even get me started on the favorite movies...
I don't usually know what my expectations are of a book until I finish reading it. Sometimes I'm satisfied, sometimes not. Generally I enjoy novels that are whimsical, futuristic (not alien sci fi futuristic), and somewhat of a layered mystery. I also love books on religion, and in your face poetry. English has also been an enemy of mine. In high school I took a gothic literature course that I hated, and then a British Authors course that I hated even more. Both classes left me feeling like I didn't "get it". I love to read, but passion and school have never fused together. I'm hoping this class can change that/
As stated earlier, I know next to nothing about Ireland are Irish culture and history, but I'm sure I have something to offer perspective-wise. I belong to Facebook, but that's really the extent of my activity online. I still prefer landlines, newspapers, and face to face conversation. Technology is scary.
This picture is from the art museum in Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha is one of my favorite places to visit because it's small town meets big city. They have museums, coffee shops, galleries, lots of shopping, but the downtown area is still cobblestone and you can go on carriage rides. They also have a bar called the Homey Inn, which serves champagne on tap-LOVE it! I love New Orleans and Boston more than Omaha but I don't have the best pics from those places to upload.
I couldn't quite master the video upload but I'll provide a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY8uzqNi4sA
I like this video cause it makes me laugh and it's not overly vulgar or in your face.
Link to a website:http://www.babiesrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=2255957
And, I like this website because I'm a little baby crazy right now.
