Name: Alexandra
Age: 14
From: St. Petersburg, Russia
In: 11th grade (Humanitarian Lyceum, St. Petersburg, Russia)
Is: self-critical, indulgent, fair (and harsh), nice, spontaneous & a whole lotta other schtuff...
Interested in: figure skating, dance, law, french, Denmark, 'Net-surfing, etc... (quite the lineup, eh?)
Taste:
food/drink -- coffee, Frapuccinos, champagne, Teriyaki sauce, cinnamon rolls, ice cream (by the pound), Cherry Trident...
places -- Copenhagen + Kastrup Airport (Denmark), Boston, Yubileini Sports Centre (St. Pete), Frankfurt Airport (Germany), Chicago O'Hare Intl. Airport, Ice Sports Wichita (Kansas)...
music -- Meredith Brooks, Lifehouse, Sarah McLachlan, Nina Gordon, Zemfira, Bryan Adams, Miles Davis, Sarah Brightman, Roxette, Patricia Kaas, 70s-80s hits, various soundtracks and just about anything that suits my ever-changing mood...
songs -- "Si Tu N'Existais Pas" (Joe Dassin), "Mon Chercheur D'Or" (Patricia Kaas), "Chances Are" (obviously ;p), "Beautiful" (Jennifer Paige), "Adia" (Sarah McLachlan), "Vivo Per Lei" (Bocelli)
classique -- Verdi, Sibelius, Mascagni, Kuryokhine, Mozart...
books -- "Lolita" (V. Nabokov), "The Ambassadors" (H. James), "Memoirs of a Geisha" (A. Golden), "My Sergei" (E. Gordeeva), "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (H. Fielding) [it's hilarious, okay?!], "Amock" (Zweig)
poetry -- Emily Dickinson, Tyutchev, Tzvetayeva
films -- "East-West" (goddamn wonderful!!!), "9 1/2 Weeks" (same), "Chocolat" (sweet:)), "Damage" (earth-shattering), "Autumn in NY", "Playing By Heart", "Dancer in the Dark", "Return to Me" (too funny:))...
television -- "Ally", "Boston Public", The X-Files (seasons 1-7), Friends, ER (earlier seasons)
men //exterior// -- (of course) Robert Downey, Jr., Johnny Depp, Oleg Menshikov (he's amazing:)), George Clooney (who *doesn't* love him???), That Which Was Formerly Known As My Boyfriend (grrr...)...