Jenn "Rook No. 17"

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*Rook No. 17: recipes, crafts & whimsies for spreading joy*

About me

Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Cakesmith/Artist
Location	Pacific Grove, CA
Introduction	CAKESMITH, Aesthete, Nostalgist. Both punk & preppie, sweet & spicy, & irresistibly drawn to glittery objects. Maker of the cute & the yummy; Avid reader, collector, & merrymaker. Bibliophile, Anglophile, Turophile & Retro Nerd. Always up for treasure hunting , travel & adventure; Have worn many hats and played many roles, but my favorite is "Mama” to my two little girls.
Interests	Travel, Reading, Creating, Teaching, Baking, Cooking, Treasure Hunting in local second-hand joints, writing, entertaining, and Christopher Walken's Hair.
Favorite Movies	Hugo, Big Fish, Toto Le Heros, Babette's Feast, Il Postino, Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption, The Princess Bride, Amelie, Stand by Me, Something Wicked This Way Comes, My Mothers Castle, My Fathers Glory, Is Anybody There, Old Agatha Christie movies, Fred Astaire Movies, Danny Kaye Movies, and Bob Hope Movies. Legend, Clash of the Titans, The Usual Suspects, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Arsenic & Old Lace, Portrait of Jenny, Little Lord Fauntelroy, Captains Courageous, anything with Shirley Temple, Franco Zefirelli's Romeo & Juliet...geez, this could go on for days, but I'd be remiss if I left off Star Wars.
Favorite Music	The Beatles, Green Day, Hush Sound, Lily Allen, old Cure, Depeche, Duran, & Smiths. Classical, and bluegrass. Love me some Jackie Greene and Devil Makes Three!
Favorite Books	The Book Thief, Hugo Cabret, The Night Circus, Voltaire, Water for Elephants, Bitter With Baggage Seeks Same

The wicked backspin caught you off guard. How will you play it off without losing your footing?

By repositioning my monacle, raising an eyebrow and muttering, "tut, tut."