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Location: Concord, CA

Job Title: Senior Client Fulfillment Analyst

Employer: Bank of America

Type of libraries I'm interested in: Public, academic

Hobbies: Reading; collecting LPs; thrift shopping; attending live performances of any sort (the cheesier the better); watching movies and TV on DVD; listening to and discussing music; exploring museums; meandering through city streets and discovering things you'd never find when driving; trying new recipes; volunteering at local libraries; having long deep conversations about nothing of true importance; scanning Library Journal for new books and creating wishlists that I may eventually fulfill.

Favorite Books: I most enjoy reading short stories and memoirs but this is my current and ever-growing list of favorite books: Cat's Cradle Strange Pilgrims Pride & Prejudice The Pat Hobby Stories Everything is Illuminated Jonathan Livingston Seagull Watchmen The Stranger Death in Venice A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius I Am Charlotte Simmons and anything by David Sedaris Steve Martin Kurt Vonnegut Jane Austen Hunter S. Thompson bell hooks Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Kafka.

Favorite Bands/Artists: I love grunge. And roots reggae. And punk. And '80s music. And '90s alternative. And classic rock. And rocksteady. And dancehall. And funk. And conscious hip-hop. But mostly reggae. And grunge. Here's a list of a few of my great loves: Soundgarden The Cure The Smiths Misfits Ozomatli Gogol Bodello George Clinton Primus Alice in Chains Local H Pearl Jam Tom Petty Op Ivy Bob Marley Burning Spear Buju Banton Peter Tosh Rage Against the Machine The Clash at the drive-in The Mars Volta Dropkick Murphys Beck Jimi Hendrix The B-52's Led Zeppelin Blind Melon Janis Joplin The Living End Nirvana Sublime Dispatch Matisyahu Ben Harper Otis Redding Black Flag Tool Pink Floyd Jurassic 5 Devendra Banhart The Ramones The Velvet Underground Violent Femmes Butthole Surfers The Roots The Doors TV on the Radio

Favorite Films: Amadeus The Big Lebowski Grandma's Boy Taxi Driver High Fidelity Wayne's World Stranger than Fiction The Tripletts of Belleville Run Lola Run Snatch Super Troopers Ferris Bueller's Day Off Billy Madison Amelie Fight Club The Boondock Saints Labyrinth PCU Cluless Adaptation Being John Malkovich Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas A&E's Pride & Prejudice Good Night and Good Luck Desperado

Favorite TV Shows: Arrested Development Monty Python Gilmore Girls Seinfeld Weeds Curb Your Enthusiasm Mystery Science Theater 3000. I don't have cable so everything I watch is either no longer on the air or at least a season behind what's currently airing.

What Else?:

I'm a busy person who dreams of being lazy, even though I know being lazy would only make me bored, so instead I pile as many things as possible into my schedule to keep myself moving toward my goals. I'm in my third semester of the MLIS program and am really enjoying making my way through the classes. I work at what has lately become a crazy-busy job, volunteer at two local libraries, and recently have been spending my spare time helping a friend house-hunt in the East Bay.

While I haven't quite picked a favorite library type, I am leaning toward public right now, since that's where all my volunteer experience is. I'm hoping to find an internship next year that will really help me narrow down my prospects . . . or maybe a job that's more related to libraries . . .

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