About Me
- About Me: Love to read and promote great fiction. An aspiring author, my WIP is in sad need of attention. Absolutely adore old movies (I'm a Turner Classic Movies addict!), especially old musicals. Great lover of all things British and am slightly (cough, cough) obsessed with the BBC. Love jazz and the standards (especially as sung by Ol' Blue Eyes). Could definitely be described as a nutty cat woman.
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- Nicknames: Ruthie, Ruth Anne, Miss Ruth
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Christian
- Interests: Reading - Christian Fiction - Writing Reviews - Talk Radio - Being an "Evil Conservative" - Frank Sinatra - MGM Musicals - BBC - Chris Botti - Broadway - World War II History - Jane Austen - Middle Tennessee Christian Writers - Books & Literature Editor for The Bridge
- Expertise: Books in general, especially Christian fiction...and I'm considered something of an expert on Frank Sinatra in certain circles.
- Occupation: Inventory Associate
- Industry: Retail
Movies
- Favorite Movies: The Lord of the Rings trilogy ~ Spider-Man 1-3 ~ Pride & Prejudice (Colin Firth & Matthew Macfadyen versions) ~ Harry Potter 1-5 ~ Singin' In the Rain ~ Star Wars (original trilogy) ~ Pirates of the Caribbean 1-3 ~ Sweet Home Alabama ~ Much Ado About Nothing ~ The Adventures of Robin Hood ~ Captain Blood ~ The Sea Hawk ~ The Long Hot Summer ~ To Catch a Thief ~ Rear Window ~ Finding Neverland ~ While You Were Sleeping ~ The Wedding Planner ~ Sahara ~ The Band Wagon ~ It's Always Fair Weather ~ Two Weeks Notice ~ Bride and Prejudice ~ The Easter Parade ~ Ever After ~ Kiss Me Kate ~ Twelfth Night ~ Guys and Dolls ~ The Mask of Zorro ~ The Three Musketeers ~ North & South (BBC) ~ Horatio Hornblower ~ Bleak House ~ Daniel Deronda ~ Emma (Paltrow & Beckinsale versions) ~ The Lake House ~ Flower Drum Song ~ The Sound of Music ~ The Holiday ~ Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) ~ Casino Royale ~ Scaramouche ~ Music & Lyrics ~ Hairspray ~ An Ideal Husband ~ Becoming Jane ~ Shakespeare Retold ~ Stardust ~ To Be Or Not To Be ~ Love's Labours Lost
- Favorite Actors: Viggo Mortensen ~ Ioan Gruffudd ~ Paul McGann ~ Timothy Hutton ~ Johnny Depp ~ Gene Kelly ~ Fred Astaire ~ Reese Witherspoon ~ Keira Knightley ~ Kenneth Branagh ~ Emma Thompson ~ Colin Firth ~ Errol Flynn ~ Kate Winslet ~ Harrison Ford ~ Frank Sinatra ~ Cary Grant ~ Antonio Banderas ~ Kiefer Southerland ~ Hugh Dancy ~ Matthew MacFayden ~ Richard Armitage ~ Toby Stephens ~ Daniel Craig ~ Hugh Grant ~ Stuart Granger ~ James McAvoy ~ Freddie Highmore ~ Geraldine McEwan
- Favorite Directors: Stanely Donen ~ Peter Jackson ~ Kenneth Branagh ~ Alfred Hitchcock ~ Michael Curtiz
- Favorite Genre: Musicals ~ Fantasy/Sci-fi ~ Action/Adventure ~ BBC drama
- Favorite Soundtracks: My Dog Skip ~ Pride & Prejudice ('05) ~ Harry Potter (Azkaban & Goblet of Fire) ~ Star Wars ~ Gettysburg ~ Much Ado About Nothing ~ The Lord of the Rings trilogy ~ Love's Labours Lost ~ Mona Lisa Smile ~ Nicholas Nickleby ~ Ever After ~ Mrs. Henderson Presents ~ Kiss Me Kate ~ The Mask of Zorro ~ Titanic ~ Pirates of the Caribbean 1-3 ~ Henry V ~ Eragon ~ Casino Royale ~ Becoming Jane
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: Don't worry, I don't really go around saying any of these: "Where is that monkey? I want to SHOOT something!" Jack Sparrow, Pirates #2 ~ "He's a jerk. I'll break his...rice bowl." (Sammy Fong, Flower Drum Song)
- Movies I can watch over and over: Pride & Prejudice (either one) ~ Singin' In the Rain ~ Guys and Dolls ~ The Mask of Zorro ~ The Three Musketeers ~ The Band Wagon ~ North & South ~ Jane Eyre (Stephens/Wilson) ~ Hairspray
- Actor that would play me in a movie: I don't know, you tell me! (Though I will admit I REALLY related to Kate Winslet in The Holiday.)
Television
- Favorite Shows: Nero Wolfe ~ Mary Tyler Moore Show ~ Bob Newhart Show ~ Get Smart ~ M*A*S*H ~ 24 ~ The Odd Couple ~ Hercule Poirot ~ Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) ~ Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) ~ I Dream of Jeannie ~ Murder, She Wrote ~ Diagnosis Murder ~ Mystery Woman ~ McBride ~ Hogan's Heroes ~ The Saint ~ Sharpe (Sean Bean series) ~ The A-Team ~ Robin Hood (BBC) ~ Flash Gordon (SciFi)
- Favorite Channels: Turner Classic Movies ~ Hallmark Channel ~ TV Land ~ BBC America
- Favorite Reruns: The Nanny ~ Golden Girls ~ Home Improvement ~ Diagnosis Murder ~ Get Smart ~ The A-Team
- Most Addictive Show: Nero Wolfe, M*A*S*H
- Favorite Episode: Odd Couple episode where Felix goes to court and explains the meaning of "assume." Classic moment. "The Moving Finger" ep from Miss Marple series II.
- Characters you relate to: Felix Unger (the neurotic allergy thing, LOL)
- Favorite Theme Song: "Love Is All Around" (Mary Tyler Moore), Get Smart theme, any of the episode themes from Nero Wolfe
- Show I Secretly Watch: Project Runway, Dancing with the Stars
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Nero Wolfe of course! I'm still not over that one...
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Mexican, Italian, Chinese
- Favorite Dishes: Cappacino brownies, spaghetti alfredo, homemade burritos, teriyaki chicken from Pei Wei's, black bean salad from Calypso's...
- Favorite Desserts: Pretty much anything involving chocolate... :)
- Favorite Drinks: Tea...especially the Tazo brand Awake, Chai, and Earl Grey. Coffee, vanilla lattes...oh and water!
- Favorite Junk Foods: Sausage, egg, & cheese McGriddles, Roma's Greek pizza, Chick-fil-a, Nachos Bell Grande, Crunchwraps
- Best meal ever: Black bean salad with rice from Calypso!
- My Original Recipes: Homemade mini Greek pizzas...yum!
- Favorite Restaurants: Calypso Cafe, The Olive Garden, Demos, Pei Wei, Camino Real, Taco Bell
- Foods I hate: Mushrooms, squash, asparaghus, tapioca...to name a few.
Music
- Favorite Artists: Frank Sinatra ~ Celine Dion ~ Michael Buble ~ Josh Groban ~ Renee Olstead ~ Linda Eder ~ Judy Garland ~ Sammy Davis Jr. ~ Faith Hill ~ Chris Botti ~ Jane Monheit ~ Kristin Chenoweth ~ Point of Grace ~ Avalon ~ Michelle Tumes ~ Jamie Cullum ~ Brad Paisley ~ Elvis Presley ~ Bobby Darin ~ Keely Smith ~ Natalie Grant ~ Keith Urban ~ Mario Frangoulis ~ Secret Garden ~ Sarah Brightman ~ Hayley Westenra ~ Amici Forever ~ Mat Kearney ~ Matt Dusk ~ Dierks Bentley ~ Patrizio Buanne
- Favorite Albums: Let's Talk About Love (Celine Dion) ~ A Swingin' Affair (Frank Sinatra) ~ It's No Secret Anymore (Linda Eder) ~ Let Yourself Go (Kristin Chenoweth) ~ When I Fall In Love & To Love Again (Chris Botti) ~ It's Time & Call Me Irresponsible (Michael Buble') ~ Cry (Faith Hill) ~ Taking a Chance On Love (Jane Monheit) ~ Golden Road & Love, Pain, and the Whole Crazy Thing (Keith Urban)
- Favorite Genre: Jazz, Showtunes/Broadway, Classical Crossover
- Favorite Songs: "Even Now" (Linda Eder) ~ "Taylor, the Latte Boy" (Kristin Chenoweth) ~ "Testify to Love" (Avalon) ~ "Birth of the Blues" (Sammy Davis Jr.) ~ "Feeling Good" & "I'm Your Man" (Michael Buble') ~ "Blue Skies" (Point of Grace) ~ "Come What May" (Mario Frangoulis) ~ "How Great Is Our God" (Chris Tomlin ~ "My Heart Belongs to You" (Hayley Westenra) ~ "Question of Honour" (Sarah Brightman) ~ "Undeniable" (Mat Kearney) ~ "Once In a Lifetime" (Keith Urban)
- Favorite Lyrics: "No One Like You" (Sarah Brightman - Time to Say Goodbye album) ~ "How Great Is Our God" (Chris Tomlin) ~ "Once In a Lifetime" (Keith Urban)
- Songs for Roadtrips: "City of Love" (Persephone's Bees), "Somebody Like You" (Keith Urban), "I Want a Cowboy" (Katrina Elam), "Why Why Why" (Billy Currington), Dierks Bentley CDs in general
- Songs I hate: I am totally over "I Can Only Imagine" (completely burned out on that song)
- Guilty Pleasure: Michael Ball's CDs!!
- Songs I repeat the most: "Once In a Lifetime" (Keith Urban) ~ "Undeniable" (Mat Kearney) ~ "I'm Your Man" (Michael Buble)
- Band I wish I was in: Chris Botti's...they're fabulous, he's fabulous...all around AMAZING musicians.
High School
- School Name: Riverdale High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1998
- Attended: 1994 - 1998
- Organizations: Drama
College
- School Name: Middle Tennessee State University
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2002
- Attended: 1998 - 2002
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): English
- Minor(s): Writing, History
Travel
- Places I love: Anyplace associated with the Brits...
- Places I've been: A couple of states...not too impressive I know.
- Places to see before I die: London - well, England in general, Germany
- Dream Vacation: Definitely England!! :)
Books
- Favorite Books: The Lord of the Rings ~ The Chronicles of Narnia ~ The Mark of the Lion Trilogy ~ The O'Malley Chronicles ~ The Firebird Trilogy ~ Pride & Prejudice ~ The Gresham Chronicles ~ In Sheep's Clothing ~ Harry Potter ~ Chateau of Echoes ~ Dark Hour
- Favorite Authors: J.R.R. Tolkien ~ C.S. Lewis ~ Dee Henderson ~ Francine Rivers ~ Susan May Warren ~ Kathy Tyers ~ Judith Pella ~ Michael Phillips ~ Jane Austen ~ Stephanie Barron ~ Laurie R. King ~ Georgette Heyer ~ Agatha Christie ~ James Scott Bell ~ Lawana Blackwell ~ Jack Cavanaugh ~ Ted Dekker ~ J.K. Rowling ~ Linda Chaikin ~ Siri L. Mitchell ~ P. G. Wodehouse ~ Rex Stout ~ Dorothy L. Sayers ~ Tricia Goyer ~ Ginger Garrett ~ Jacqueline Winspear
- Favorite Genres: Suspense ~ Historical ~ Sci-fi ~ Romance ~ Mystery
- Favorite Characters: Aragorn ~ Faramir ~ Lizzy & Mr. Darcy ~ Hadassah & Marcus ~ Sherlock Holmes ~ Lucy ~ Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin ~ Ron Weasley ~ Tommy & Tuppence
- Favorite Quotes: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large fortune must be in want of a wife" (Austen).
- Recent Reads: See the blog...LOL!
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I can't believe you haven't given your "official" thoughts for Little Dorrit, part five. I came surfing into your weblog today looking for it and it was not to be found. Did you give up or were you just glad it was over and that self-important overblown pompous whining Mr. Dorrit has passed on meani -
Remember all of the reasons we celebrate this nation's Independence Day in all of your 4th of July fun. We are truly blessed to have such freedom in this country and blessed to have those that have secured that freedom for us both past, present, and even in the days to come. In triumph and in traged
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You are more than welcome. I'm glad that they were of some encouragement to you because it's been where I've been living since a little bit before I posted them. Seems that is always the case, isn't it? Right when you share from your own experiences, the enemy tries to turn the heat up. I've had to
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At the beginning of this week I just felt compelled to drop by everyone who has maintained a subscription to my Xanga either through email digest or reading online a note of encouragement. Some of us have a busy week ahead or even a busy month. I know that I most certainly do so I wanted to share wi
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If I leave another message maybe one of them will drop off. :-D -
Boy its hard to concentrate with Scott's little bart icon mooning me from 3 places! Hey no problem on the book. Will wait till it gets here patiently. :-)
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You know...come to think of it...I read Magdalene in two days, and yet I never posted a review of it. Also, I don't think I've ever chatted on your board. So I am now :) -
Just wanted to stop by and say "hello" this morning... May the Lord bless you and keep you, may the Lord turn His face toward you, and give you peace forever...[grin] It's my wish for my fellow Xangans this morning to find the joy of the Lord as their strength and His favor the freedom that soars
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Geez,did I say that out loud?
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