Hokage's Room

About Me

I think of myself as a creatively versatile eco-powerhouse. Freelance writer, life-long model, on-camera personality, public speaker, official U.S. spokesperson for Twice Shy Clothing - I’m a classic Renaissance woman and mistress-of-all-trades.

Though my days of growing up in the corn fields of central Indiana are behind me, forgetting where I came from is not an option. I lost my father unexpectedly in March of 2006, months before moving from NYC to San Francisco, which helped to amplify my zest for life and thirst to help change the world.

Perpetually looking for fresh ways to share my unquenchable green knowledge, I blog about everything eco on my own website, as well as for All Green Magazine and select others. Additionally, I am the editor/head writer of Crafting a Green World (part of the Green Options blog network) and a writer/web editor for Building Green TV. My diverse articles have been published in variety of reputable magazines, such as: Yoga Journal, CRAFT, Venus, ReadyMade, Yogi Times and Office Solutions. Most recently, I’ve added founding adviser of the GreenMUA project to my resume - connecting pro-makeup artists and stylists with green cosmetic companies.

In my spare time, you can find me knitting, reading, singing, taking pictures, practicing yoga, taking long walks, and working on my first non-fiction book. Other random facts about me: I’m a Buddhist, latex fan, have four tattoos, and an attempting locavore.

Interests

acting, animal rights, art, bamboo, blogging, book publishing, books, buddha, buddhism, car free living, cartoons, chocolate, cooking, copyediting, copywriting, craft mafia, crafts, crochet, cupcakes, dancing, decorating, design, eco, eco fashion, editorial, fabric, fashion, food, freelance writing, gardening, gocco, graphic design, green fashion, green living, hemp, homeopathy, ikea, knitting, latex, latex clothing, learning french, learning swedish, letterpress, magazines, meditation, modeling, nature photography, nonprofits, organic cotton, painting, photography, proofreading, psychology, reading, recycling, reusing, san francisco, sewing, singing, small business, small houses, sustainable living, tattoos, the environment, vegan, veganism, vegetarian, vegetarianism, vintage, vintage clothing, vintage fabric, vintage housewares, walking, writing, yoga

Favorite Music

No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, VNV Nation, Feindflug, Black Eyed Peas, Aerosmith, Metallica, U2, Robbie Williams, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Aaliyah, Depeche Mode, "Weird Al" Yankovic, 2Pac, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Brian McKnight, The Cure, The Ramones, Def Leppard, The Eagles, Everclear, Green Day, Hanzel und Gretyl, Korn, Lenny Kravitz, Beethoven, Bach, Outkast, Johnny Cash

Favorite Books

Lolita, The Renegade Writer, Eve Green, PopCo

Favorite TV Shows

CSI, The Simpsons, Futurama, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, Family Guy, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Spongebob Squarepants, Inuyasha, Robot Chicken, Samurai Champloo, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Samurai 7, Trinity Blood, Bleach

Favorite Movies

The Village, Hero, Secret Window, Nightmare Before Christmas, Kung Fu Hustle, An Inconvenient Truth

PlayStation® Network ID

Tattoos_N_Yoga

My Game Systems

Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION® 3, and Nintendo DS