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dsickles


golo member since: July 2, 2007

about dsickles

I have worked as a writer, graphic artist and photographer in publishing, pharmaceutical and hi-tech advertising, performing arts, new and traditional media, and am now working in the non-profit world again. 

In my "spare time" (and to keep my skills sharp), I'm some combination of freelance writer, photographer and graphic artist for Our State Magazine, WRAL.com, a handful of local newspapers, and private industry. 

My favorite pasttimes are spending time with my family, hiking, golfing, gardening, art history, knitting and reading. I also have high hopes of becoming a successful novelist and seeing the world before I'm too old to enjoy it.


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favorite music: the red hot chili peppers, the beatles, judas priest, pink martini, diana krall, the clash, the killers

favorite movies: the terminator, roxanne, the blues brothers, big trouble in little china, weird science, the adventures of buckaroo banzai, national treasure, raiders of the lost ark, transformers

favorite hobbies: knitting, reading, swimming, skateboarding, reading, writing, anything i do with my son and my husband

favorite tv shows: pushing daisies, chuck, heroes, dirty jobs, psych, monk, jimmy neutron, csi las vegas, numbers, eureka

favorite restaurants: irregardless cafe, pops, another thyme, xios, cafe parizade

favorite web sites: www.southernliving.com, www.earth.google.com, www.metronc.com, www.howstuffworks.com

favorite vacation spots: emerald isle, wilmington, charleston, sailing the atlantic, hiking the appalachain trail, wintergreen





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Wow girl...haven't seen you on here in a long while. Was thnking of you the other day. Hope your business ventures and family are doing well. Just wanted to send a shout out!

You know that one of the best things about moving here from Florida was meeting and befriending you. I will call you and we will do lunch ASAP!

I'm sure Angela will appreicate your farewell post in her blog. I enjoyed reading it. There will be a lot of people that will miss her.

Great hiking blog.

We have comp tickets, so I'm sure we'll be alright. I don't know if I'll be able to make it though since I more than likely will not be able to get out of work until 7 on Friday :( I hope everyone takes lots of pictures though!

Hi Dolly, Long time no see or hear. I saw your comment on Mary Easley. How are you doing?

Dolly! I saw you last night at bingo!! I was the chick who went toe to toe with Mary over her man [jokingly of course. I love Mary and JP]! That was you, right? I can't imagine another person with so similar a name.

One other thing....

Many of the prolific commenters on GOLO hate me, but then, many of the prolific commenters are also ignorant bigots. My favorite is the guy who speaks warmly about his childhood experiences with the KKK. If you believe what he has to say, the Klan is just a Southern version of Knights of Columbus.

Yep, a lot of people hate me on here. Thanks for not hating me.

Thank you for your kind words!

You and I have a lot in common, professionally and otherwise. (I love Psych, Monk, and Jimmy Neutron.) I have even appeared in your magazine a few times, but I will not tell you where or when.

What I find interesting is that you seem to enjoy movies and music filled with chaos, yet your favorite cities -- Emerald Isle, Wilmington, Charleston -- are anything but chaotic. Is that how you balance things out? That's how I do it. I like to switch back and forth between WCPE and my Black Sabbath CD. I have enjoyed the Carmen Ballet and Black Label Society with equal fervor. (Note: Zacke Wilde was spitting beer at the audience when he played at Ziggy's in Winston Salem. Whew! I was glad we stayed out of the mosh pit. That's just nasty.)

Hey, I bet you'd also enjoy "Cities_of_the_Underworld" on the History Channel. It's truly fascinating. http://www.history.com/cities-of-the-underworld

Ciao Dolly, Hope you're doing fine and your ankle is better now. Are you all ready fro Halloween? Who are you voting for, I'm curious.

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