24/7 With...Jessica Arbital

Jewelry Designer/Owner of Eretz Boheme

My work: I design and craft unique jewelry. Eretz Boheme, translates to “earth art” from Hebrew and French, which is what I consider my jewelry to be…art from the earth.

My passion: Geology. I love that the earth can make rocks that are so beautiful, diverse and lasting.

Words I live by: “Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.” Emerson

I am most proud of: publishing a book of my poetry (Fall From Static) when I was 18.

Right now I'm reading: the editor’s proof of “Stone Creek” by Victoria Lustbader, due out this summer

The nickname I wish I had: already love mine…Rabbit (which I have tattooed in Kanji on my ankle)

My theme song: “Express Yourself” by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

The most important thing I ever lost: my first pet, a golden retriever named Sebastian

I wish I'd known: how little popularity matters after high school

I'd like to learn to: be a sommelier

My mother always said: she’ll love me no matter what

What are you most vain about? My ability to quote random movie dialogue

If I were a superheroine, I would be: Batman, because he wasn’t born with super powers; he’s just a regular guy fighting social injustice to right the wrongs he sees in the world.

Whose diary would you most like to read? Chuck Palahniuk (his actual diary, not his book, Diary, which is actually very good)

The one item that has changed my life: my car, Ezra