Missy

Other Job
Freelance illustration

Affiliation to Hawaii
raised in Kailua Town

Favorite Book
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, and Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead. With subtlety, finesse and brevity Steinbeck contrasts the simple, beautiful ideals of life against its uglier realities. In the first two books of the Ender's Game series, Card proved himself a master of plot and creativity. These three books evoked emotional and intellectual responses in me, gave me a down-to-your-nerves reaction that so few books do. I love them for it.

Favorite Author


Favorite Children's Book
Books by Roald Dahl

First Book Ever Read


Most Memorable Book Read


Fiction or Non-fiction
Both. I enjoy narrative nonfiction that educates, and fiction that inspires creativity

What inspires me to write
When I read a good book, one that feels "fresh," or when I have a great conversation with an knowledgeable person, my head is swimming with a mingling of other peoples' ideas and my own. I muse on these fresh thoughts, embellish them and/or run with tangents.

Hobbies
Art, reading, cooking

Favorite Music
Alternative

Favorite Movies
Jean de Floret, Manon de la Source (two part French film) and Amelie. I'm a big fan of foreign films and cinematography.

Favorite TV Shows
Frasier, CSI. In my childhood, I couldn't get enough of Pee-Wee's Playhouse and animated shows.

Favorite Quotes
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." Bill Watterson (1958 - ), cartoonist, "Calvin and Hobbes" "I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow." Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924)

Favorite Hawaii Places

Favorite Restaurants
Nick's Fish Market, Longhi's

Favorite Activities


Favorite Beaches
Kailua, for nostalgia. I do love the shoreline of lake Annecy, France also, for its beautiful view (and not just the nude sunbathers!)