Hey. ‘Sup? I’m Lesley. You may have seen me around. I’ve been, at times, a wee on the obnoxious side but now I’m a kinder, gentler Lesley. The “Lifestyles Editor” for this enterprise. Which means I get to read all the navel-gazing stuff so you don’t have to. Which is good, because that’s what I like to read. I don’t care to read about sports or politics or anything useful. I’d rather read about your cats than your kids (note to mommybloggers: love ya, mean it!). That’s why you can find me on LiveJournal. Where the world goes to whine. Lately, I’ve been whining about my ear and looking for a job, so I can’t recommend bothering to click over. But I’ll continue to use that forum instead of this one for such topics and do you all a great big favor.

I also have two other blogs, Lesley Eats and AAA Aardvark Marketing Blog. I started the food blog last year because Jag (and many other people) asked me “what do you eat?” It was originally meant to be a food diary (you know, what I eat every day), but when it became clear that even I didn’t care that I ate yet another banana for breakfast, I decided to make it more about where I’ve gone out to eat (and what you can find that’s vegetarian in some surprising places) and what wonderful, new thing I’ve decided to feed myself and the boyfriend. I started the marketing blog a few years ago when I heard Rex comment that LiveJournals didn’t count as blogs.  I needed some cred. Even if it was on a Blogger blog instead of WordPress or TypePad. Don’t hate.

 So yeah, I’m a vegetarian. Politically, I’m a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. I love Bill Maher but I hate Dane Cook. I like to play in the dirt and grow things in the yard. I love to buy shoes, but I hate to wear them. The same goes for make-up. I like to take pictures, but I’m not good at it at all. People most often think I’m funny when I don’t intend to be. And don’t laugh at all when I try to be funny. I can’t tell a joke to save my life. I’m a stereotypical only child. I’m 35, but I act like I’m 25. But when I was 25, I acted 35, so I’m just trying to achieve some balance in the world.

What else to tell you about me…I’m originally from Memphis and now live on the Memphis side of Nashville. I moved back to Memphis from Nashville once back in 2000 and don’t plan to make that mistake again. Because I’m from Memphis, I don’t like football, but I do like basketball. So this morning, you will find me firmly planted in front of the boyfriend’s big TV, partaking of his cable to watch the #1 ranked University of Memphis Tigers play Gonzaga on ESPN. So, to my friends: please do not call between 11am and 1pm unless you are trapped under an alien spacecraft or Bigfoot (or both).

If you’ve got a navel-gazing blog and haven’t ever gotten a comment from me or you otherwise think I should cover you on my beat, leave me a comment.

And, in case you’re wondering about the username, the story of vivalalesley…