About Me

  • About Me: I'm a 21-year-old small town girl living the big city life at Northeastern University in Boston.

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Sar, Metcalf, Whoosy, Jose, Moo Cow, Rarah
  • Nationality: Irish and French
  • Religion: Catholic
  • Heroes: Edward R. Murrow. Jason Varitek. My Daddy.
  • Interests: Red Sox. Coffee. Summer. Writing. Newspapers. Pina Coladas. Classic Rock. Magazines. Country living. Big cities. Driving aimlessly. Sappy movies. New friends. Old friends. Thai food. Making wagers. Reality TV. Fenway Park. Correct spelling and grammar. Zest for life. And good people.
  • Occupation: Journalist by day, waitress on the weekends
  • Website: www.myspace.com/sarahthesoxgirl

Books

  • Favorite Books: She's Come Undone. The Da Vinci Code. Angela's Ashes. 'Tis. Brokeback Mountain. In Cold Blood. Angels and Demons. The Time of the Butterflies. In Her Shoes. The Great Gatsby. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Great Expectations. The Notebook. A Bend in the Road. A Walk to Remember. Under the Banner of Heaven.
  • Favorite Authors: Nicholas Sparks. Frank McCourt. Dan Brown. Jennifer Weiner. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Shakespeare.
  • Favorite Genres: All of them.
  • Favorite Characters: Estella in Great Expectations. Antigone in Greek mythology. Noah in The Notebook. Katharine in The Taming of the Shrew.And the immortal Bridget Jones, because she's almost as good as putting her foot in her mouth as I am.
  • Favorite Quotes: "This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." William Shakespeare.
  • Recent Reads: Under the Banner of Heaven. The Secret of Boys. 'Tis.

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Grey's Anatomy. Sex and the City. Friends.
  • Favorite Channels: TLC. MTV. HBO. All local news stations except Fox.
  • Favorite Reruns: Friends. Seinfeld. Saved by the Bell.
  • Most Addictive Show: Laguna Beach. Shut up.
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno.
  • Favorite Episode: Parts 1 and 2 of the Superbowl Grey's Anatomy episode.
  • Characters you relate to: Carrie Bradshaw. Izzy Stevens. Phoebe.
  • Favorite Theme Song: Fresh Prince of Bel Air. You know it, don't lie.
  • Show I Secretly Watch: All bad reality TV. And Maury.
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: REUNION!!!!

Travel

  • Places I love: Boston. Myrtle Beach. The Cape. Puerto Rico.
  • Places to see before I die: The whole freaking world.
  • Dream Vacation: Fiji or Hawaii.

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Rolling Stones. Something Corporate. Jack's Mannequin. The Beatles. U2. The Postal Service. Dashboard Confessional. Vanessa Carlton. DMB. Coldplay. Foo Fighters. OAR. Fleetwood Mac. Bonnie Rait. All Classic Rock. Anything Broadway.
  • Favorite Albums: RENT soundtrack, original and movie versions. 40 Licks, Rolling Stones. Californication and By the Way, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Be Not Nobody, Vanessa Carlton. Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson. X and Y, Coldplay.
  • Favorite Songs: Too many to begin to name.
  • Favorite Lyrics: See above.
  • Songs for Roadtrips: iTrip is clearly the best invention ever.
  • Songs I hate: Any screaming metal shit.
  • Guilty Pleasure: Anything on kiss 108.
  • Songs I repeat the most: All of 40 Licks.
  • Band I wish I was in: Kelly Clarkson is my idol.

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: RENT. Dirty Dancing. Moulin Rouge. When Harry Met Sally. Shakespeare in Love. Finding Nemo. Shrek 1 and 2. Interview with a Vampire. Troy. The Phantom of the Opera. Old School. The Notebook. Chicago. Ever After. Bridget Jones' Diary. High Fidelity. Boondock saints. Anchorman. Wedding Crashers. Braveheart. Jerry Maguire. Grease. Garden State.
  • Favorite Actors: Kate Winslet. Kevin Spacey. Ryan Gosling. Ewan McGregor. John Cusack. Rachel McAdams. Jake Gyllenhal. Johnny Depp. Nicole Kidman.
  • Favorite Soundtracks: RENT. Moulin Rouge. Chicago. Phantom of the Opera. Garden State. West Side Story.
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: I don't know how to say this, but I'm kind of a big deal.
  • Movies I can watch over and over: All of the above.
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Renee Zellweger, a la Bridget Jones minus the British accent.

High School

  • School Name: Monson High School
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 2003
  • Attended: 1998 - 2003
  • Sports: Soccer, Cheerleading, Track
  • Organizations: Drama, Chorus, NHS, Destination Imagination

College

  • School Name: Northeastern University
  • Status: Undergrad
  • Class of: 2008
  • Attended: 2003 - 2008
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): Journalism
  • Minor(s): Theatre
  • Organizations: The Northeastern News, Student Government Association, NU Ballroom Dance Club

Contact Info

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