All About Amy
Hello! I am Amy. This is my site.
I am a writer living in Portland with my husband the architect, and my three wonderful children:
Lola
Darwin
and Jasmin
Yes, I know they’re cats. But, they are still my babies. Only, I can leave them at home during the day when I’m at work, and I don’t have to pay for daycare. That makes me happy. Also? My cats are too dumb to ever get into college, so I’m saving a lot of money there. And, because they are lacking opposable thumbs, they can never call child services on me, or make therapy appointments, or dial 900 numbers when I’m at work. They are like extra cheap kids. The best kind.
I write a lot about the architect. And my job (with very few details - thanks Dooce). And writing. And falling down (which I do more frequently than recommended). I also talk about running and weight loss and exercising and food much more than is interesting, unless you’re me.
Click on the links! Some of them are real friends, some of them are virtual friends, and some of them are bloggers that I secretly (although, since I’m writing this, not-so-secretly anymore) adore and want to be friends with. Not to the point that I would actually stalk any of them (they all live really far away), but I do obsessively reload their blog pages.
I started blogging because I am a sheep, and everyone else was doing it. But then? I loved it. So, I bought a domain and swore at my computer for three or four months. Although now, it seems to be working okay…but I don’t trust it. My master plan is to use this as a place to write everyday, so on those days when I am bad and don’t work on my book, I can still say, self-righteously, “I did write today” and pretend it’s the same thing. Also? I’m hoping to get really really famous and win awards, and have companies offer me money for ad space so that I can quit my job & be a full-time writer. So, refresh often. Help me be popular.
Important facts about me: I fall down a lot. The architect often says to me: “Babe, you are so graceful–graceful like a gazelle–ON CRACK!” (guess what the inspiration for my site name was?) I love reading, writing, and am generally a very, very lazy person.
I love architects, and nearly wet myself the day that I was in Frank Gehry’s office, even though I did not actually see Frank himself. However, I do love my architect the most. He’s very smart, and handsome, and talented, and someday he will win the Pritzker Prize, and you cannot have him. So there!
I love cheese, gin martinis with olives, running and black high heels (not running in black high heels, though - that sounds dangerous). I hate driving, stupid people, and having a job.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or offers of worship at gazellesoncrack (at) gmail (dot) com. And please leave comments; it makes me feel popular, and I will be your BFF if you do.
Thanks for visiting. I hope you like it. If you don’t, please go away.
