Improvisations on Reality

The curious part about this page is, with all the things there are to write about, these sorts of pages are always difficult.

So, I’ll break it down as it is.

Location: NYC

Age: Mid-twenties.

Sign: Taurus (for anyone who cares)

The Person That I Am, In A Nutshell: Creative, sarcastic, mildly conniving Jane of All Trades.

My Reading List: Crime fiction, true crime, history. On one hand. On the other hand, I’m known to pick up whatever sounds interesting. I don’t care much for bestseller lists and am known to pick up a good self-published work.

The New Yorker Assumption That’s True: I have the accent – if you know me in person and you’re not a New Yorker, I forgive you for snickering. I have a rather strong NYC accent I’m not aware of until I leave NY. I also walk very fast and have zero patience for people who walk very slowly or stop in the middle of the sidewalk.

The Author Assumption That’s True: The caffeine habit. I usually drink anywhere upwards of 4 cups of coffee or tea a day. You can blame four years of NaNoWriMo, night shift, and the fact that I was drinking the stuff since I was five. (shush!)

On Personal Life: Asking about my love life on this blog, or in any other medium, is strictly prohibited. This is about my writing, the music I love and the occasional creative deviation. For an author of prose, I like a vignette or a poem on paper once in a while. If you really need to know if I’m single or not, get off my damn blog.

On What I Do: Well, obviously, I’m a self-published author. :) I’m also working at an accounting firm, and have my own graphic design business. I design specifically for musicians and people in the music industry, and my services include advertising as well. For more details, see the K.G. Creative Enterprises page. My original degree is a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.

On What I Do For Fun: I love to read and tinker with computers, see friends over a cup of coffee, travel, and live music. As you can gather, I have a strong affinity for contemporary jazz; also classic rock, classical and straight-ahead jazz from time to time, but either way you cut it, one thing holds true: jazz is where I feel at home, and when I feel my best. If it’s not a music trip, it’s not a trip at all.

I tend to curse in foreign languages.

I’m rather random.

I like to keep to myself just as much as I like spending time with people. I’m extremely versatile and adaptable; I like to prepare in advance, but am able to go with the flow just as well as plan ahead and stick to outline.

On NY Living: I won’t lie – it’s a hectic, overwhelming, chaotic place to be. I have plenty of “New Yorker Stories”, I’m sure, and through all the get me outta here! moments, I love my city passionately. It is home in its purest definition; it’s the one place that I can’t do without, no matter how impossibly expensive or overwhelming it can get. No matter how much I want to get away from it sometimes, even when I do so, I always look forward to coming home. There’s truly no place like New York.

On Jazz: Point blank, it’s the one genre of music, and the one bunch of people, that makes me feel more alive than what I can describe in words. In my opinion, it is a genre that is severely underrated and rife with misconceptions. Personally, I just adore it.