better late than never

Kat, Key, and Fae have finally convinced me to come out of my corner and attempt to introduce myself. I've avoided it this long because introductions are generally scary things. The goal of most introductions seems to be that of convincing people that you're sane, normal, and generally an upstanding member of society. I don't fit into those categories, mainly because I'm an odd little thing, so it's hard for me to get up and describe something about myself without disturbing people.

Ah well. Here goes....

Normal stuff: my name's Karen, I'm from Virginia Beach, Virginia, I'm in my second year of college, studying creative writing.

Weird stuff: my pen name of the moment is Red, which gives you a clue as to what my favorite color is and also tells a little bit of who I am. I don't think of red as always this fire-engine-bright color that gives one a headache; shades of red include everything from soft pink to deep maroon. I guess I identify with that, because there isn't just one "shade" to my personality, I'm many different things, sometimes opposite things, which gets interesting.

Stuff I like: free thought, Bono, black and white photographs, the Psalms, rainy days, creative expression, Chopin nocturnes, unexpected beauty in common things, postcards, roadtrips, old books.

Stuff I dislike: oppression, Al Gore, spinach, mauve, cold fingers, injustice, MacDonalds hamburgers, barbed wire, apathy, legalism, misunderstandings.

That's a bit about me.

Red.

Quote of the day:
-- Prayer is the greatest, swiftest ship my heart could sail upon.
(Jewel Kilcher)