Hola

[ahestele.livejournal.com]

Name: Ahestele

Age: 42

Location: Houston, TX

How do you identify?: lesbian, happily in a long-term relationship. We have a toy fox terrier and one gray tabby, whom we spoil shamelessly. :-)

Interests/hobbies: reading and writing fanfic, watching lots of tv and film, some drawing, watching figure skating, and like to watch major sports events: The Figure Skating Grand Prix, World Cup Soccer, Super Bowl, etc.

Favourite books: The Stand/King, Dream Boy/Grimsley, Woman Hollering Creek/Cisneros, Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet/Proulx; The Absolute True Diary of a Part Time Indian/Alexie Lotsof YA lit, GLBT and otherwise, actually, including Laurie Halse Anderson, Alex Sanchez, Cory Doctorow (who also does grownup lit), Lauren Myracle, the Stephanie Plum Janet Evanvich series, early Laurell K. Hamilton (VERY early Anita Blake), too many more to list! Also love graphic novels including the Strangers in Paradise series by Terry Moore and Preacher by Garth Ennis. Enjoy reading biographies on pop culture personalities.

Favourite films: A Room with a View, Watchmen, Bourne series, The Fifth Element, Hair, Up!, 8 Mile, Rocky Horror, Jennifer's Body, The Hurt Locker, most things by directors Robert Rodriguez, Guillermo del Toro, Jane Campion, and Katherine Bigelow. Many GLBT films and some independent films

TV: Treme, Trueblood, Deadliest Catch, How I Met Your Mother, Glee!, Vampire Diaries, The Closer, Saving Grace, Southland

Favourite music: Vienna Teng, Glee Soundtracks, My Chemical Romance, early Indigo Girls and Melissa Ethridge, Eminem, Kid Rock, Selena, Elvis Crespo. Really like some parts of most genres except, like, death metal and Marilyn Manson.

What would you like to send/receive?: email or snailmail.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Pretty open right now... and also people who more or less relate to where I am right now? My partner and I are considering buying a home. We don't do the bars very much at all, are out to everyone, professionally and personally, and have a small circle of close friends. I'm a children's librarian, love to surf the 'Net, write, tho not as much as I'd like, and enjoy museums.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Any? As long as I can write in English. I am bilingual in Spanish but writing the language is a whole 'nother thing...

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Well, Texas is crazy hot in the summer, so probably no melty candy during the summer. My lover and I are pretty liberal, so no conservative lit, and I was a lapsed Catholic but now I consider myself part of The Church of the Jedi (no, really. It does exist :-) so no religious tracts and such, please.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: A letter, doodle or artwork of some kind or mix CD and something snacky if you are so inclined. :-)

Anything else you'd like to add?: Since there is a typewriter on the profile I'm assuming word processed letters are okay? I will write longhand if you request but my penmanship sucks OUT LOUD, I am not even kidding. It's your eyesight! I blame the artistic gene...I promise the craftsy/doodle-y part will make up for it.

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Comments

[used_songs]

Hi - I just checked out your journal and ended up adding you because we seem to have a lot in common. I hope that's OK.

[journey-goat.livejournal.com]

I would like to be pen pals very much! I don't mind word processed letters at all. It's fun to get real mail.:) I'll add you for sure.

[ahestele.livejournal.com]

Dude! You all are RIGHT DOWN the road from us! Hi hola! :-)

I added you as well, yes?

I love to get real mail and I'm glad you're okay with the word-processed letters. If I thought people could read my penmanship at all I would actually write; I know it's more traditional and prettier, but there's no way. I will sign a card and stuff but any more just turns into chicken scratch, regrettably.

It would be great to know another couple (relatively) close by!

Let me know when I can get to work on the first letter. :-)

[journey-goat.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! You can start whenever you're ready. I can't wait to write you back. I'll send you my mail addy in a private LJ message. (((hugs)))

[ahestele.livejournal.com]

Wow, we DO have much in common! I'm just pretty excited to have found a Latina slash writer. In TX! In fandoms I've heard of! The mind boggles. :-)

I checked out your journal, too, Your userinfo doesn't say but it sounds like you either are now, or once were, an educator? I taught for four years before getting into librarianship. My four sisters and mom are still in the classroom and teach in Laredo, TX, so I'm the oddball. In several ways.

Are you interested in exchanging snailmail/email or just doing the LJ friendslist? Either way it is cool. I've added you as well.

Let me know!

[used_songs]

Oh, I'm afraid I'm going to be a disappointment. I'm not Latina; my partner is. However, I am a teacher. I teach 7th grade English.

I thought we could start with LJ and then do snailmail later on?