albums, alternative religion, anime, art, black, books, book stores, classical literature, college, computers, concerts, cosplay, cultural literacy, Dungeons & Dragons, EPs, extentialism, extreme sports, eyeliner, film, Final Fantasy VII, finnish rock scene, gothic literature, gothic music, graphic design, Guild Wars, H.I.M., iPod, legends, literature, livejournal, live music, LPs, metal, music, mythologies, new age philosophy, philosophy, photography, pirates, politics, publishing, reading, rock music, shakespeare, skateboarding, star wars, tattoos, theatre, underground publishing, video games, vinyl records, web design, writing, etc.
Music
A Fine Frenzy, Academy Is..., AFI, Alanis Morissette, Alkaline Trio, Apocalyptica, Bob Dylan, Coldplay, Doors, Dresden Dolls, Drain STH, Fall Out Boy, Feist, Funeral for a Friend, Gackt, Garbage, Gogol Bordello, Goodnight Nurse, HIM, Hush Sound, Juliette & the Licks, Katie Gray, L'Arc~en~Ciel, Magnetic Fields, My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, Nobou Uematsu, Panic! at the Disco, Patti Smith, Pixies, Placebo, Queen, Ramones, Rasmus, Rasputina, Regina Spektor, Sara Bareilles, 69 Eyes, Snow Patrol, Tokio Hotel, Tori Amos, Turbonegro, Type O Negative, Used, U2, Vampire Weekend, Velvet Underground, Versailles, Vienna Teng, Voltaire, Weezer, White Stripes...and a ton more I'm forgetting.
The Official HIM Street Team!
Movies
Army of Darkness, Blood & Chocolate, Clerks, Covenant, Crow, Evil Dead, Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, From Hell, Hellboy, Kamikaze Girls, Kill Bill, Lost Boys, Mallrats, Mirrormask, Moon Child, Nightmare Before Christmas, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pulp Fiction, Queen of the Damned, Resident Evil, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Serenity, Sin City, Sleepy Hollow, Snakes on a Plane, Star Wars, Stardust, Tank Girl, Underworld, V for Vendetta, Vampire Hunter D
Television
Afro Samurai, Angel Sanctuary, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Bleach, Cowboy Bebop, Daily Show, Death Note, Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy Unlimited, Firefly, Gankutsuou, Hell Girl, HELLSING, Home Movies, I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, Inu Yasha, Invader Zim, Loveless, METALOCALYPSE, Naruto, Noein, Record of Lodoss War, Revolutionary Girl Utena, RG Veda, Robot Chicken, Rurouni Kenshin, Samurai Champloo, Scrapped Princess, South Park, Texhnolyze, Trigun, Trinity Blood, Viva La Bam, Witch Hunter Robin, X-Men 1992
Books
Handmaid's Tale-Atwood
Sharp Teeth-Barlow
Looking Glass Wars-Beddor
Plucker-Brom
Wuthering Heights-Bronte
The Stranger-Camus
Breakfast at Tiffany's-Capote
Ender's Game-Card
Great Expectations-Dickens
Count of Monte Cristo-Dumas
Tarantula-Dylan
American Psycho-Ellis
As I Lay Dying-Faulkner
American Gods-Gaiman
Fragile Things-Gaiman
The Sandman (series)-Gaiman
Guilty Pleasures-Hamilton
The Trial-Kafka
On Writing-King
In a Glass Darkly-Le Fanu
Uncle Silas-Le Fanu
Kalevala-Lonnrot
1984-Orwell
Fight Club-Palahniuk
Elfquest-Pini
Holidays on Ice-Sedaris
Naked-Sedaris
Frankenstein-Shelley
Dracula-Stoker
We-Zamyatin
MANGA/Comics: Elfquest, Hellboy, Hellsing, Loveless, Marvel Zombies, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sandman, Sin City, V for Vendetta
Works of: Neil Gaiman, Edgar Allen Poe, William Shakespeare
Heroes
Neil Gaiman for bringing me back to a fantasy/gothic genre I thought long gone.
Laurell K. Hamilton for being the most personable writer I know.
Alan Moore for inspiring me through V for Vendetta.
Katie Gray for inspiration through AMAZING music.
Bruce Campbell for being the epitome of amazing.*
Gabe Sporta *see above
Concordia University
Portland, OR
Graduated: 2009
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English
Minor: World History
Clubs: Honors Program, Newspaper Editor, Concordia Nerd Alliance, ASCU Senator, Sigma Tau Delta Chapter President
Greek:
Sigma Tau Delta
2005 to 2009
Skyline Senior High School
Idaho Falls, ID
Graduated: 2005
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Literary Society, Writer's Guild
2004 to 2005
Idaho Leadership Academy
Blackfoot, ID
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Philosophy
2003 to 2004
Hillcrest High School
Idaho Falls, ID
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Italian
Mini-Biography I am a 22-year-old English major trying to be a 22-year-old Oscar Wilde of the female persuasion; so far, my search for renown has only earned me a sense of grandeur and pretention. I’m also a bit of an oddity, even to the geek/cult circles, as I cannot fit my sense of self into one fandom and find my interests sprawling the gamut of Nerd-dom.
I’m a writer trying to wade my way through the world of urban fantasy and the gothic, exemplifying a love of mythology whilst also proclaiming the importance of popular culture. I tend to favor fantasy over non-fiction, as we all live reality, and I find literature a form of truth in the escape. The human condition may not involve sunshine-dust and happy-times on a consistent basis, but good and evil can be found in everything. I draw inspiration from mythology, urban legends, pop-culture, and writers such as Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Laurell K. Hamilton, and dozens of others.
I also have a love of history, though my interests mainly involve Europe in the pre-Great War context and Japan in the post-World War II period.
Music is the background for life. If life is not a movie, it can at least have its own soundtrack. It has its own soul, rhythm, and meaning; music is poetry of the postmodern age. I have a great love of it, and will always place great importance on the continuation of artistic expression.
INFJ: "Author". Strong drive and enjoyment to help others. Complex personality. 1.5% of total population.
Who I'd like to meet: Darren Lynn Bousman, Jim Butcher, Kouta Hirano, Yun Kouga, Wendi Pini, J.K Rowling, Brendon Small, Joss Whedon, Terrance Zdunich...there's a ton more.
A lot of my nerdy-dreams have already been met: Brian Michael Bendis, Brom, Bruce Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Laurell K. Hamilton, Tara McPherson, Mike Mignola, Amanda Palmer, Gabe Sporta, Brendon Urie, Gerard Way (among others).
I <3 smart people, boys with long hair, writers, and individualists.
So a friend of mine decided he wanted to be the mario brothers this year. I was mario. Cuz I'm short. I guess. hehe. Other than that not much. Sat at home and had some drinks with friends. Watched the countdown of 100 scariest movie moments (which by the way is far too out of date). So I hear you'll be back for christmasy time?
hey babycakes so i was just wondering, when's a good time for me to come over? also, is it okay if i sleep on your guys' floor and/or couch tonight? oh and just one more thing (i promise) did you guys want to watch the shining in the fab tonight?
yo! I haven't been in town since your birthday, so here.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Damnit, he beat me to it. XP Well fine, the second happy birthday only 37 minutes late. I love you, I think you are awesome. You make my life so much sweeter. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! ROCK ON!
DUDE!!, My friends' and I have decided that we , for Halloween, are going to be the Olympic Coven! I'm going to be Bella, I think.. It's going to be awesome. ! Have any ideas?
Congrats on finishing Part I, Kate. Big accomplishment. Very proud of you.
I REALLY need to catch up...and now that I've seen Aaron (yeah, THAT Aaron) off to the airport, I might actually manage to scrounge some time to do so.
*scoffs* Check me out, can't even take MYSELF seriously. Let me amend that. When everyone here decides that they're ready to leave me the hell alone, I'll dive back into your book. Or when I get back to Portland. Whichever comes first.
