I was born MaryBeth G, in Westminster, MD. But you probably don't care when or where I was born, here's the mini:

LATEST NEWS:
Last quarter went to crap in terms of grades. My Dad is moving within 3 hours of me in 2 weeks, instead of 17 hours. That makes me happy.

I am VERY excited for the Holiday Season.

What do you expect to be doing ten years from today?
I expect to be working for any small church in either the Mid-West or England. Heh... England.

How many close friends do you have?
Quite a few. You can see some of them in my Friends collection.

Do you like school?
Yes, it's great. Easy as heck. Lots of cool people there. I learn some, too.

Which course did you like best/least? Why? Biology sucks. Bad.
All of my history and world classes have been great so far. Right now I'm taking Ancient and Medieval Mediterannean Civilizations. Class Rules.
And, Latin is a big fave for me.

Why do you want to be a minister?
Because I love theology, and theosophy. I'm a people person, and I love helping others. I know I have to improve my speech skills, but I think I have the creativity and I hope I have the strength to go into the ministry field. And, there aren't many philosophy jobs. I hope to write a book as well, maybe four.

Tell me about your childhood.
NO.

Who do you like best, you mom or dad?
NC.

What was your greatest accomplishment?
All of them.

What was your greatest failure?
Being self-centered. Always.

What kind of people do you dislike?
People who are dishonest... who try to be like other people. Ironically, I'm a conformist...

Do you like to be praised?
I strive for praise from those who rarely give it to me and hate it when people give it too me more than I deserve. Ach. I detest that.

What do you do on weekends?
Not enough. I'm becoming a lot more active in church, so I usually spend most of my Sunday there (8:30-1:30, 6:30-8:30 every Sunday). I go over to friends' houses, or play guitar, or spend the whole time on the computer if I'm feeling lazy. Which is most of the time. I also enjoy reading and writing, and I bike a lot. I bike to Jessica's every day in the morning and afternoons before and after school. (8 mi total).

What's you favorite color?
Cerulean.

What was the last book you read?
Just finished C.S. Lewis' Surprised by Joy, and right now I'm reading Farenheit 451, next on my list is The Running Man.

What time do you get up in the morning?
5 AM.

What is your all-time favorite movie?
Pleasantville.

What sports do you participate in?
I play soccer and swim like nutz.

What do you usually drink?
Diet Coke.

What makes you angry?
I'm not telling you. No way.

What should people know about you?

I love making fun of myself, so you'll find me poking fun at my religion, beliefs, looks, etc.
I'm so into music that it's pretty screwed up. I play guitar, piano, and clarinet. I sing all the time. Usually, if you are looking for me, you'll either find me at church, on my laptop, or singing/playing on my guitar. Always.
HOBBIES:
Singing, writing songs, composing, conducting, playing guitar.

I play/sing in two church bands. I play handbells with church, which I conduct occasionally. At the moment, I am co-composing an arrangement for bells based on the hymn "Be Thou My Vision."

I also like philosophy, debate, theology, theosophy, and reading. I am reading Contact currently. Among my latest reads: Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis; Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury; Hatchet, Gary Paulsen; Ramona, age 8, Beverly Cleary; Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. (I like children's books, yes.)

I am easily found online, or otherwise I am at church or hibernating with my guitar.

Talk to me, I'll enjoy debating with you about Politics & religion. I aspire to go into the music ministry and then ministry. Perhaps even be a professor on philosophy.

So get your sources and your brain in gear and IM me, we'll talk a bit about theology and such.

What's your favorite song?
Across the Universe (both versions, but Fiona Apple's version a little more).

Who's your favorite band or musician ever and why?
My favorite band is Jars of Clay.

What's your favorite book ever and why?
Rebecca.
My favorite memory from Wisconsin is sitting outside in the spring... I think April... on my pink comforter, with a freshly baked bake-sale brownie in my hand, right outside of school, reading the 23rd and 24th chapter of Rebecca... Sigh.

What college or university do you want to go to?
I dunno. UWMadison maybe?
I'm going to Princeton for my masters.

What's the one thing you believe in most strongly?
Love.

Describe an experience you'll never forget.
Christmas Eve 2000

Who do you think is the sexiest person alive and why?
Anyone british. Almost.

What's your favorite quote?
"Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know."
Groucho Marx

"Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure."
Ambrose Bierce

"Without music, life would be a mistake."
Nietzsche

"Peace if possible, but truth at any rate."
Martin Luther

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
Galileo Galilei

"Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. "
Saint Augustine (354-430)

"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed."
George Burns (1896-1996)

"Love is staying up all night with a very sick child. Or a very healthy adult."
Dan F., broadcaster

"But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near."
Andrew Marvell (1621-1678)

"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
Plato (427-347 B.C.)

"Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'."
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

"If you are going through hell, keep going."
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

"I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters."
Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)

What's your favorite color M&M?
Blue.

What would you do for a Klondike bar?
I don't know? Dance with a chicken covered in mayonnaise? Hmph.

Anything else?
I have lots o' friends, all over the world.
I speak spanish, I'm learning Latin, can SOMEWHAT read Hebrew and Greek.
I want to be an author, minister, and performing artist ALL IN ONE!
I LOVE the Rock Opera-RENT.

I have 75% hearing loss in my right ear.
If I were a car, I would be a Dolorian.
If I were a musical instrument I'd be 50 partially full beer bottles....
I used to sing in the shower.
I have two cats that are REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY fat.
I have two siblings that are REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY uh.... silly.
I have a few fish. They're blind.
My favorite food/meal is school french fries and the famous school chocolate donuts.... MMMM Sacrilicious.
I used to wear braces.
I'm a little teapot. Short and stout.
Well no, I'm just a midget. Darn euphemisms.
Well no, I actually prefer the title "little person."
I'm an actress.
I have no real natural cousins. But I have 4 step-cousins that are awesome, and my mom's cousin, Danielle, is about my age...so she like a cousin to me. She's an artist.
I have three collections: one of postcards, one of maps, and one of those little pressed pennies.
I live about a mile or a mile and a half from a mall.
I am a "staunch christian," (says Ben) but I still enjoy filthy entertainment like Southpark and Beavis and Butthead.
I love peanut butter sandwiches, but not on regular bread. On hot dog rolls.
I dye my hair.

That's it. If YOU have any questions for me, email me!!