I really enjoyed this well-organized "get to know you" item and reading through it. I was surprised that you and I are just about the same age... maybe that's because you seem so young and vibrant in your posts?

I had totally forgotten about the time you spent working at the slaughterhouse! Wasn't that during the last Game of Thrones, or thereabout? Man, I remember all those crazy blog posts that you wrote, detailing the ins and outs of a business that I honestly never wanted nor expected to learn the ins and outs of!

I'm definitely with you on the loving food and having a sweet tooth, though. I'm currently trying to lose the thirty extra pounds those interests in my life have cost me , and Italian food (especially pasta and pizza) are up there for me too. I love Chinese food, and I'm with you on the veggies. I have reluctantly come to accept that they are necessarily evils.

Traveling is one of my passions too and I can also heartily recommend Portland (except for me it's the Oregon one, not the Maine one). San Francisco has lost a lot of its luster over the past several years as it struggles to recover from the pandemic. Chicago and Denver are on my short list of domestic cities to visit!

Karate was a sport I was involved with when I was younger too! I've always loved tennis but never played seriously, and folk dancing is definitely not something that I can say I've ever attempted.

Um, I understand the preferring to buy books thing but... you hate libraries? I definitely understand the difficulty returning the books; I'm very fortunate that the public libraries around me don't actually charge late fees (unless it's an in-demand newer book). They'll just automatically extend the loan until you return it. I've had a book for like three months that I'm slowly making my way through...

I can't find fault with any of your movie and actor choices; all excellent!

Huskies are on my short list of favorite dog breeds as well. I'm also partial to Australian Shepherds and, although I'd never want one for myself, I can't help but smile whenever I see a pug, a French bulldog, or a Pomeranian. Also, koalas are adorable!

I don't really have any suggestions for improvement. In a piece like this where it's nonfiction and someone is sharing about their life, I think it'd be pretty condescending to have "suggestions" about things that they could or should change (except the library thing... we gotta work on that... ). I think it was great getting to know you a little better. There was some stuff that I already knew, but a lot of stuff that I didn't!

Overall, this was a fun item to read. Even though the bio blocks in our portfolios have a ton of options to fill out, those kinds of things can always feel a little formulaic. I love the fact that you elaborated on a lot of areas here, and really took the time to detail your likes, dislikes, and opinions. Readers will definitely walk away feeling like they've gotten to know you better. Thanks for sharing!