I don't have a favorite genre. People ask what I listen to...I listen to rhythm; sounds that make me feel, beats that make me move. On that note, I'll say I can't dance but I've been told by many that I can. I can't explain it. I move in accordance to the music within and without. It can be anything from Phantom of the Opera to Korn; it can range from Madonna to Delirium. That doesn't mean I don't find myself standing absolutely still at times, simply absorbing the beauty and/or import of a symphony...or a really awesome guitar solo. I've been known to play the same riff over and over again, only to escape to the roof to write something newly inspired.
Movies
Hellraiser, Ghost in the Shell, The Butterfly Effect, Enchantment, Legend, The Princess Bride, Anne of Green Gables, Labyrinth, Vampire Hunter D, The Last Unicorn, The Crow, Nightmare Before Christmas, Moulin Rouge, Lord of the Rings, La Blue Girl, Dark City, Ladyhawke, The Dark Crystal, What Dreams May Come, City of Lost Children, The Last Starfighter, Unbreakable, Drop Dead Fred, Batman Begins, Edward Scissorhands, 28 Days Later, Silence of the Lambs, Dusk Til Dawn, Storm Riders, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Kill Bill 1 and 2, Pulp Fiction, Serial Experiments Lain, The Last Starfighter, Killer Clowns From Outer Space, The Untouchables, Akira, Fifth Element, The Three Musketeers, Van Helsing, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hook, Natural Born Killers, The Secret of Nimh, Whatever happened to baby Jane?, Resident Evil 1 and 2, Shogun, Enter the Dragon, Star Wars, Portrait of a Lady, The Matrix, Fight Club, X-Men, Braveheart, Soylent Green, The Mummy, Army of Darkness, Red Sonya, Rob Roy, Phantom of the Opera, The Ring, The Sixth Sense, Restoration, Battle Royale, Spider-Man, Gladiator, Knight's Tale, Garden State, Frequency, Mallrats, Equilibrium, Four Rooms, Legend of the Overfiend, There's Something about Mary, The Birdcage, Girl Interrupted, Sleepy Hollow, Amadeus, Fish Called Wanda, Bible Black, Young Catherine, Gia, Being John Malkovich, The Incredibles, Princess Mononoke, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Office, Far and Away, Meet the Parents, X, Jubei Chan, Memories, Chobits, Chocolat, Woman on Top, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Animatrix, Amelie, Dogma, Nausicaa, Millennium Actress, Perfect Blue, Samurai X, Saber Marionette, Kiki's Delivery Service, Grave of the Fireflies, Vampire Princess Miyu, Almost Famous, Starship Troopers, Battle Angel Alita, Gone with the Wind, Forever Amber, Stigmata, Bastard!!, Some Kind of Wonderful, Wuthering Heights, Dangerous Liasons, Escaflowne, Man in the Iron Mask, The Others, 13 Ghosts.
Television
Star Trek, The Family Guy, Smallville, Law and Order SVU, Hercules, Xena, The People's Court (only on my lunchbreak!) Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Quantum Leap, Sliders, War of the Worlds: Resurrection, Drawn Together, He-man, She-Ra, Jem, Transformers (OLD SCHOOL), Inhumanoids, Gargoyles, Mad TV, Teen Titans, Charmed, Mr. Bean, PBS, BBC.
Books
Sandman, The Coldfire Trilogy, Hot Blood, Hotter Blood, Hottest Blood, Ruby Slippers Golden Tears, Black Swan White Raven, Battle Royale, Carrie, Phantom, V.C. Andrews, Ruby Knight, Sapphire Rose, Diamond Throne, Snow Drop, Tramps Like Us, Chobits, A Wrinkle in Time, House of Stairs, Jurassic Park, Neverwhere, Dune, Heroes Die, Blade of Tyshalle, Fight Club, Anne of Green Gables, Anne Rice, Dragonriders of Pern, Uncle Shelby's ABZ's, The Fire Rose, The Joy Luck Club, Twisted Faerie Tales, Bastard!!, Battle Angel Alita, X, Blade of the Immortal, Choke, The Devil Wears Prada, Batman, X-Men, Kabuki, Elder Gods, Fitcher's Brides, White as Snow, Mutts, Last Unicorn, Wicked, Mists of Avalon, Inu Yasha, Hellsing, The Phantom Tollboth, Under Plum Lake, Flowers for Algernon, Marvel 1602.
Heroes
Wenches, Amano Yoshitaka, Jean Valjean, Wolverine, Ash, Alucard, Gia Carangi, Inu Yasha, Bean, "D" From Legend (Tim Curry RoCkSs!), Neil Gaiman, Hellboy, David Bowie, Salvador Dali, exhibitionists, Magneto, Fa Mulan, Che Guevara, Bruce Campbell, Pablo Neruda, Catherine the Great, Yagyu Jubei, Anne Bonny, Bartholomew Roberts (The Great Pirate Roberts), Edward Teach, Angelina Jolie, Brian Froud.
Kennedy (john F.) High
Granada Hills, CALIFORNIA
Graduated: 1992
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: English Literature, Computer Science
Clubs: Jazz Choir, Utopians, Conservation Club, Photography, Offsite Accelerated Study (Pepperdine University)
1991 to 1992
Monroe (james) High
Sepulveda, CALIFORNIA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Major: English Literature, Computer Science
Clubs: Computer Club, Latin Club
It was decided at this point that I was too much of a nerd and was shipped off to the closest University (Pepperdine).
Konnichiwa, minna-san! SOoooo, you want to know about my world?
I'm Southern Californian raised - but Spanish/Peruvian by birthright. I've been reading since I was a wee thing, and writing for nearly as long. I write fantasy, scifi, and graphic novels, as well as poetry & occasional song lyrics for local bands. I also do voice acting for anime every so often. Website design is a hobby I enjoy, creating various sites for personal use, and for friends & family when the need arises.
I'm an anime otaku- and crazy about anything Japanese in general. I have a pretty sizable collection of items from my favorite animes and mangas: "Bastard!!", "Escaflowne", and anything by "Studio Ghibli", among others. I also collect action figures, statues, and UFO catchers. As for my WALLS...they are practically groaning from all the wallscrolls/posters/animation cels...I think I might have to get another apartment just to house them all. I generally have to keep all my stuff on a rotation basis; redecorating my apartment yearly to suit my mood and current fixations. Don't believe me? Oh ho ho! Go here to see a bit of my phat lewts..^_^
I enjoy Asian Cinema as well. I love the sometimes unorthodox techniques they use to convey anything from emotion to violence. If you haven't seen "Battle Royale", go rent it! But you'll have to go to a Chinatown/Little Tokyo to do so...its graphic violence on teens kind of makes the US commercial market cringe.
I freely admit to a healthy Jpop/Jrock fixation. Especially when it comes to the (now defunct) Jrock band "X Japan"! I have all of their music, including video tapes. Anything that comes my way with them on it HAS to be added to the collection. It's great. I mean, it's like they never knew the 80's were over! Lookat that hair!! Between them and "Two-Mix", the greatest j-pop/techno band ever, I can have my choice of 80's angst or...um...candy. Two-Mix is the Skittles of techno :P
I'm an avid RPGer- NOT necessarily tabletopping; I prefer to use online games as my engine. I don't really care how my imagination gets out, really. It can be chatting, text-based online games, etc. I just like the visuals many MMORPG's offer. Not to mention that I can always run around and do missions/quests when there is no roleplay to be had.
I've been known to invest lots of time in NCSoft's highly engaging MMORPG City of Heroes... protecting the innocent, pounding the bad guys...yep, that was the way to live! I began playing years ago as a Beta Tester. Being my first MMORPG, I was gratified to discover that not only had I found a game that supported my love of comic books but also an excellent community. Over the months I've made many friends as one of the leading Centurions in "The Doom Supremacy" on the Freedom Server and had a lot of fun, which was my primary goal.
In April 2005 I beta tested City of Villains, and was immediately hooked. I think I made a much better criminal mastermind than I ever did a heroine *evil chuckle*. Now the only thing I protect is my bank account *cackle*. In any event, I made even more frien..er, accomplices and am proud to say am one of the lead marauders in my guild, The Doom Syndicate. In fact, I tend to find myself assisting in the running of most guilds I join...something about being a tad obsessive, perhaps lol. Also, I really try to give my all to any guild I am part of. That being said, I am a founder of one of the largest guilds in DDO (Dungeons & Dragons Online) on the Thelanis server, The Guardians of the Horizon. However, after attempting to start a branch of the The Doom Supremacy on World of Warcraft as a new player I decided it would really be a treat to enjoy the game as something other than a guildleader. So here I be, in a great guild by the name of Nexus. The adventure continues!
My First World of Warcraft charrie, Jerricka the Night Elf:
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Aaand my main, a Draenei Shaman named Demonicka:
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City of Heroes & City of Villains Badges for my mains:
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Hrm, what ELSE do I do? I practice the Japanese art of swordfighting known as Kenjutsu. It keeps both my mind & body in shape, plus-you never know when you'll need to take someone's head *grin*. That, combined with my formidable "Sharp Things" collection from around the world makes my home a very dangerous place to navigate for the uninitiated! I love to travel; been to several countries out of the USA (Europe, South America, and 2 1/2 years ago..JAPAN) and I'm aiming to spend at least a few weeks out of every year somewhere different. Not that I do it, but hey it's a goal ^_^
Here's some randomly generated pics from my Japan trip:
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I'm currently working on a trilogy of fantasy novels that is driving me NUTS at the moment. It WILL be published some day...but that particular adventure will have to go in the blog hehe...
Hey you! Just catching up on this Myspace thing ya know. I hope all is well. I really miss you and I hope I can see you again one day. Have you seen my recent photos on flickr? I've been posting a lot lately. Anyways, take care.
I also collect action figures, statues, and UFO catchers. As for my WALLS...they are practically groaning from all the wallscrolls/posters/animation cels...I think I might have to get another apartment just to house them all. I generally have to keep all my stuff on a rotation basis; redecorating my apartment yearly to suit my mood and current fixations. Don't believe me? Oh ho ho! Go 
Being my first MMORPG, I was gratified to discover that not only had I found a game that supported my love of comic books but also an excellent community. Over the months I've made many friends as one of the leading Centurions in "
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