Hello World, It's me Anna Maria!

Hello Internet!  Hello people on the Internet! 

Welcome to my blog! This first post is sort of a "who am I?" and "what am I doing in blog world?"  My name is Anna Maria D'Mestiere and I live and work in Washington, DC.  (live: Cap Hill, work: Gallery Place).  My dad is a private eye in Portland, Oregon who studies trees as a hobby (who does that, right?)  My stepmom is a writer and has made me think I might want to be one too.  My mother lives in Pennsylvania and has a Mah-Jongg club.  I have two older brothers who pay no attention to me but I'm sure they would if I were ever in real trouble.  I have these excellent friends who are more like sisters than friends.  Although that causes some bickering, they are like an appendage at this point, I wouldnt know what to do without them.  I like shoes, and New Orleans, and traveling.  I like cooking, and the beach.  I don't like peas.  Or birds.  I really don't like birds.

I would like to say I know where I'm going in life and have an idea of how to get there.  But I don't.  I have no idea where I'm going and even less of an idea how one would get there if one did know where one was headed.  And I'm pretty sure I'm okay with that.  I use a lot of my time that one would use getting to where they wanted to go in life, daydreaming about where I may want to go in life.  My daydreams are elaborate, and far-fetched, and generally pretty unrealistic.  And I'm okay with that too.

I've always imagined myself as an Audrey Hepburn type -- graceful and regal.  I've always projected more of a Lucille Ball image -- goofy and ridiculousness-prone.  I'm learning to be ok with that too but I sometimes need reminding that I cannot, say, have Oscar-girl as a job because I would inevitably trip, knock the lifetime achievement recipient into Jack Nicholson's lap, causing Nicholson upset, a broken hip in the lifetime achiever, and a rip to my dress (which would probably be on loan from some fabulous dress shop that I could never afford)  And I would most certainly be unceremoniously fired.  And although I've said I'm not sure what I am looking for, I know it isn't that.

So, I'm going to channel my daydreams and my waywardness into a blog.  And share my daily occurrences and thoughts with you!  Lucky you!

AM