Posts on movies

Thanks to Wizards Wireless for tagging me for the “Seven Facts About Me” meme! Of course, it means thinking of seven facts worth sharing here – harder than it sounds. Here goes:

1. I’m a youth services librarian. Four years ago, I decided to go to library school: hands down, one of the best decisions of my life. If you’re intelligent and curious, love books and helping people, but aren’t cut out for teaching, give it serious consideration. Plus, nothing releases your spirit for creativity like a job that makes you happy. Which is important to me because…
2. I’m a writer. Not yet published (not since various college rags, anyway), but working on it. I write middle grade and young adult novels, mostly realistic but also some near-future science fiction. I’ve wanted to be a published novelist since I was seven, so it’s been taking a while. But I’ll get there someday.
3. I’m a food snob. I’m not interested in haute cuisine, but it’s very important to me to find, say, the best Chicago-style pizza or locally made ice cream. My favorite cuisines are Ethiopian, Indian, Mexican, Thai, and breakfast.
4. I’m a book snob. At the library, any book a patron enjoys is worthwhile in my, um, book. But in my personal reading, I’m extraordinarily picky. Life’s too short to read books that don't speak to you. That said, what speaks to me is not necessarily what critics love, and I reserve the right to be utterly idiosyncratic in my judgment.
5. I’m a movie snob. Again, life (and money) is too short for the stupid, sappy, or overly cerebral. I know what I like, and I like geeky comedies, non-cheesy science fiction, and literary fantasies (Golden Compass, anyone?).
6. I’m a TV snob. Yet again, life (and money) is too short for a cable addiction; choose wisely. Current addictions: Q.I., Heroes, and Battlestar Galactica.
7. For all I claim to be a food, book, movie, and TV snob, I’m not a people snob. I like to think I'm open-minded, and it's a testament to the world's amazing diversity that I keep finding new ways for my mind to be opened.

I don't know if there's even seven people reading this blog at this point, so I'm not sure who to tag! But if you'd like to be tagged, comment here with a link to your site!