I listen to anything, although you will most often find me listening to a book on tape or a video game podcast. Most of my favorite music come from video game OST. I am a sucker for Final Fantasy music. Otherwise, I love Enya, Enigma, Delirium, Weezer, Cake, Switchfoot, Queen, My Chemical Romance, U2, Alica Keys, Incubus, Josh Groban, Lauren Hill, Lincon Park, Korn, Mettalica, Nickleback, Nora Jones and anything by Nobou Uematsu!
Movies
I love to watch movies, however I have notoriously bad taste in them. I guess it is not simply bad taste, but rather that I am not picky. Knowing that explains why I love the rash of horrible comic to movie titles over the last few years. Some of my favorite movies include: Memoirs of a Geisha, the Harry Potter series, Back to the Future I-III, Grandma’s Boy, The Wizard, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, What Dreams May Come, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil I-III, X-men trilogy, The Sweetest Thing, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix trilogy, Collateral, Underworld I & II, Short Circuit, Troy, The Island, Minority Report, Crash, Batman Begins, Memento, Interview with a Vampire and the Spiderman trilogy.
Video Games
Currently Playing / Just Purchased (I don't Update this as often as I should...)
Halo 3, Shadow of the Colossus, Final Fantasy Chocobo Tales, The Darkness, Tomb Raider Anniversary, Mario Galaxy and Orange Box
For the most part I will play any type of video game, so my tastes are quite eclectic. Some of my favorites include the following: Fatal Frame I-III, Resident Evil 4, Kingdom Hearts I & II, the Tomb Raider series, the Zelda series, the Final Fantasy series, Lemmings, God of War, Mario Kart, Drakengard, Guitar Hero, Taiko, Halo I-III, Beyond Good and Evil, early Sonic games, Pac-Man, early Crash Bandicoot games, Legend of the Dragoon, Animal Crossing, Pokemon Snap, Rampage, Mario Party games, Donkey Konga, Baten Kaitos, Goldeneye, Gears of War, Shadow of the Colossus, Rock Band, Katamari Damacy…and many more!
Television
I regularly Tivo a strange array of television titles as well. Some of my favorite TV shows include: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Daily Show, Family Guy, Alias, Sex and the City, Law and Order SVU, CSI, Extreme Home Makeover, Americas Next Top Model, Arrested Development, Smallville, Heroes, America’s Got Talent and The Office.
Anime
I am a new anime watcher who is quickly developing an addiction. Some of my favorites include: Fruits Basket, Princess TuTu, Trinity Blood, FLCL, Witchblade and Chobits.
Cosplay
Cosplay has been taking up a large amount of my time (and money) lately. The costumes I have under my belt include: the Tomb Raider Legend default costume, the Tomb Raider Legend Tokyo Dress, Lara Croft’s Catsuit, Jill Valentine, Wonder Woman, Aphrodite IX, Chi from Chobits and a Warrior Geisha. I still have to shoot a few of the above professionally, which is why they are missing from my cosplay album.
The costumes I am currently working on include: Zatanna, Witchblade, Grace from Soulfire, Sydney Savage, Elektra, Jade from Beyond good and Evil, Mamimi from FLCL and Tifa from Final Fantasy VII. I can’t wait to create more! I love to travel and want to cosplay in Japan more than any place in the world. I also hope to attend more conventions this year, such as Dragon Con.
Books
I love to read, primarily fantasy novels or something revolving around mythology. Some of my favorite books and book series are: Memoirs of a Geisha, Harry Potter series, The Anita Blake- Vampire Hunter Series, The Black Jewel Trilogy, The Wheel of Time Series, Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Amber Room, Prey, The Messiah Code, The Historian…and anything with vampires in it!
Comics
I have been reading comics since I saw my first Tomb Raider cover drawn by Michael Turner. I am a Top Cow and Aspen fangirl at heart, so some of my favorite titles include: Tomb Raider, Witchblade, Fathom, The Necromancer, Soulfire, Soulfire: The Dying of the Light, Soulfire: Chaos Reign, Shrugged, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the Anita Blake comics. I sometimes pick up The Magdalena, Aphrodite IX, The Darkness and other comics with great art. I am a sucker for a pretty face.
Heroes
My parents first and foremost. They are the epitome of strength and understanding. I don’t know where I would be without them. Also, I have a great appreciation towards celebrities and people in the public eye who choose to give back to the world in a big way. Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Bono and Bill Gates are among many others who are trying to make a positive change on a global scale. I hope I have the opportunity to do the same someday.
About me: Just a quick note about me in case you don’t want to read all the other junk I posted throughout my page. Read the scrolling text box below to find out more about me and my geeky ways. You will also find links to websites I write for, links to some of my video game related art and my XBL gamertag in the section below. Please check my blogs and videos for life updates...that is the best way to learn about me. Also, I get pretty busy at times so if it takes me a few days to get back to your email, please do not be offended. Ultimately, the primary reason for this intro blurb is to clarify that I AM MARRIED! I get frustrated when people hit on me without taking the time to read my profile, so this should remove any doubt! Also, I don't cheat on my hubby, thanks for asking. For all you other guys and gals out there, thanks for being so respectful and nice! I always want to make new friends and I look forward to talking to you!
Hey guys! My name is Meagan VanBurkleo. I am 22 years old and just finished my degree at the University of Minnesota - studying Graphic Design and Journalism / Mass Communications. I was also recently hired on as a staff member at Game Informer Online! I can't say how excited I am to be a GI staff member and I look forward to going into work every day. You can read some of my stuff at Gameinformer.com!
My non-professional goals are to create art in any way possible. I used to think that I did not know what I wanted to do with my life until I started college. I look back now and I realize that I have always been in love with the aesthetic in life; I just needed school to show me what direction to take. I love painting, drawing, scrapbooking, photography, sculpting and writing. My artistic goals in life are to create, inspire or commission art.
Modeling has also been an artistic outlet for me over the last few years. It is an amazing experience that lets me be things I could never be in reality! Fantasy themed photo shoots such as my Ice Queen adventure also greatly prepared me for the world of cosplay. Modeling is a passion of mine, and I hope you can tell from my photos!
More about me - if you can’t tell already, I am a geek at heart. I really only came into my nerdy self over the last few years. Up until the 2007 Game Developers Conference I was a solo gamer. Becky “Aktrez” Young found me through a video game group on Myspace, but other than that I had never joined a forum, used a website to check a review, or really participated in an online community. I had no idea what I was missing out .. that, my gaming routine consisted of playing games with my brothers and a weekly game night with all the guys. It was not because I was not interested in an online community; I simply did not know they existed to the extent that they do.
When I was introduced to the larger online “geek culture” I went crazy. I am now extremely active in many online communities and I am very lucky for all of the opportunities that have come out of them. I am the “Video Game Vixen” for the
Girls Entertainment Network, a website that I write for regularly. I also write a weekly cosplay blog for Japanator.com, a great website about otaku culture.
Other nerdy facts: I collect comics (Top Cow and Aspen primarily), watch anime and cosplay. I also can’t get enough vampire novels (even the trashy ones) and eagerly await any geek convention that comes to town. I have a DS autographed by Miyamoto himself. I get way too excited whenever I see anything Final Fantasy related. I worked at Game Crazy just for the perks. I almost cried listening to the music during the Video Games Live concert. I love female game characters that are hot and kick ass. I have three cats: Donut, Church and Tex. If you area Halo fan you will get the names. I also have a dog named Kairi, which should be semi self-explanatory. My hubby and I have an entire room dedicated to video games, with 16+ systems and over 400 games. You can check out some pictures of it here.
I turned every project in school I could get my hands on into something about video games or comics, you can check out some of the links below.
In the end I am an uber nerd and I love it. I would never have it any other way even if that means that I am not always understood. I hope you like my Myspace page and I look forward to getting to know you better! If you want to get to know more about me, click on my banners below and they will lead you to my other profiles!
Who I'd like to meet: Other geeks and nerds! Cosplayers, comic collectors, video game enthusiasts and anyone in the gaming / comic industry! Also, artists, photographers, makeup artists, hair stylists and other models looking to shoot some quality images!
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Meagan "VirtualGirl" VanBurkleo's Friend Space (Top 38)
Hey, when I get my home computer up and going again, I want to make a tribute album for you ladies who did Danger Girl at SDCC 2008. I was wondering if I could use some of your Flickr pics for it. You're in my contacts. Thanks, Shane
Ciao Meagan! I hope u have a Terrific Thirsty Thursday! Much Love & Respect 2 ya Bella! Vinny --- What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose to live life ---- What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds ----
Yo Friend! Bouch from Dante's Lounge here. I wanted to let you know that we just posted two songs from our new album entitled "TRANSPARENT SCARS" on our music player. When ya get a chance, give these trax a spin and check out the new merch on our website at www.danteslounge.com Let us know what ya think. Hope to cya at some shows this summer.
you have to watch the entire series!! SO FUNNY!!! I swear, my whole Saturday went by before I knew it, just watching one show after the other. I'm such a loser, I know, lol. Anyways, got any plans for next weekend? ... cuz i doooooooo! oooh, I think the pizza's here, I'm so freakin hungry right now, but it's all good. and that survey thing i was doing - THAT YOU WAS MAKING FUN OF ME FOR DOING!! - i just got paid! $76 for my first check, and since i got paid, I'm gonna do more of em, but I'm already at $184, so I'm loving it. They're so seriously stupid tho - the one I got last night was about my hair and stuff - like what kind of shampoo do I use, do I normally use conditioner ... for real, so easy. you should do it, i'm tellin yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Online Now!
A welcome greeting for my new friend 
