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minxlj's Interests
General
Like most designers, my main hobby/obsession is graphic design and that takes up most of my time/life. My two beautiful cats, Lilo & Stitch are my pride and joy, and mostly what keeps me sane and happy! They are brothers, and the most affectionate and lovely creatures you could ever meet.
When I get a brief sliver of spare time, I like reading, world travel, tattoos/piercings, photography, and various random stuff that often takes my fancy.
I can't live without my holidays - if I haven't travelled the entire globe by the time I die, I'll be severely disappointed!! My favourite trips so far have been to: San Francisco, South Africa, Florida.
I LOVE comedy - some favourites are Eddie Izzard, Peter Kay, Lee Evans, Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Billy Connolly, John Pinette ('nay, nay!') - zany humour like that.
I also love video games (PS2/Gamecube/Arcade/DS/Wii); my faves are the Final Fantasy series and Kingdom Hearts, Wii Sports, Rayman Ravin Rabbids (Wii), Animal Crossing, Need for Speed Underground 2, Street Fighter, Crazy Taxi, Burnout, Time Crisis, the superb Hogs of War, classic Mario. I LOVE my Wii, it's brilliant fun.
Music
My musical tastes are predominantly metal, with a lot of classical, rock and some pop thrown in.
Metallica, Megadeth, Trivium, Queen, Korn, Rammstein, Linkin Park, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Ozzy, Bon Jovi, Fear Factory, Green Day, Pantera, Soil...and Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Apocalyptica, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, the usual ;-)
Movies
The Lord of The Rings trilogy, Terminator 2, Gone In 60 Seconds, Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, Blood Diamond, Sin City, Cars.
Disney and Pixar films/cartoons (fave is Lilo & Stitch - hence the names of my cats!). Also love Manga, Japanese animated films (Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle etc) and comedies like Happy Gilmore, Deuce Bigalow, Meet the Parents etc.
Television
Ugly Betty, Will & Grace, The Simpsons, My Name Is Earl, and the brilliant Frasier. Also stuff like Extreme Makeover/Home Edition, Pimp My Ride, Grand Designs, travel programmes and other random stuff. I'll watch anything with/by David Attenborough, Michael Palin or Stephen Fry, and I love classic British comedy like Blackadder, Max & Paddy, and Black Books.
Books
I'm never without a book, so this is a very brief selection:
Currently reading 'The God Delusion' - loved Sharon Osbourne's biography, and I've read everything by Terry Pratchett. Also Shakespeare, Dickens, C.S. Lewis, Alan Garner and J.R.R Tolkien to name a few, and a multitude of art/design books of course.
I read any and every subject from design, genetics, technology...to ecology, animation, travel and food. If I had nothing to do and didn't have any books, I'd probably go mad. Err, well even more mad than I already am, that is...
Heroes
A few people I admire: James Hetfield of Metallica; Dave Mustaine of Megadeth (see my pics for a photo of me & Dave!); Stephen Hawking; Michael Palin; Stephen Fry; Angelina Jolie; Sharon Osbourne; Richard Branson; Eddie Izzard; Walt Disney; David Attenborough - and anyone who works for the RSPCA (or worldwide equivalents!)
I'm a 28-year-old graphic designer born and bred in Newcastle, England (yep, a true Geordie).
I'm vegetarian, left-handed and a natural blonde. I love my cats, tattoos, my Mac, Metallica, and my career...but not always in that order!
I love having a good laugh, meeting new people on and offline and I'm happy to chat to anyone so feel free to say hi! xx
Take the quiz: How big of a metallica fan are you? Die Hard Fan You are a true fan. Stay true to your Metallica trivia from Kill Em All to St. Anger... you frown on posers who mouth the words at concerts and make a half assed METAL sign with their hands and wish they'd just not bother coming at all, you sport the old school Ride the Lightning concert t-shirts to show just how long you been down with the metal! Rock on!
You are a born idealist, with more pet causes than you can count.
You prefer be around others, both when working and while relaxing.
Generous and giving, you believe you can change the world one person at a time.
You're open minded and tolerant. People feel like they can tell you anything.
Height: 5ft 7
Hair Color: blonde
Eye Color: green
About how many hours a day do you spend online?: depends - anywhere between 2 and 8 (my work requires it)
3 Favorite Genres Of Music:: metal, rock, classical
3 Favorite Bands: Metallica, Megadeth, Korn
Do you go to concerts and/or shows?: as often as possible
Do you listen to any bands that you'd be ashamed to admit to listening to?: yeah, but I'll never tell, LOL!!
Do you believe there's a difference between "love" and "in love"?: yes, definitely - it takes something else to be really 'in love' with someone
Are you romantic?: mostly, yes
Are you in a relationship now?: no
If so, for how long?: 6.5 years, just ended
What color is your toothbrush?: white
What kind of hair products do you use?: Aveda, MOP
Do you like the sound of your own voice when you hear it played back?: god no it sounds horrendous to me and I always think 'oh god do I really sound that bad?!'
Who has the nicest speaking voice that you know?: not me!
Do you prefer to date people younger, older, or the same age as you?: I usually end up with guys 6 or 7 years older than me
Do you listen to songs on repeat often?: if they're good, yeah
Who was the last person you hung out with?: my best mate
What did you and that person do?: christmas night out, lots of drinking!
Do you dye your hair regularly?: yes
What about your eyebrows?: no
Do you wear make-up?: every day
Do you buy CDs edited or unedited?: unedited...what is the point in buying edited ones?
Buy the "Stop and Listen" EP safety and securely through Paypal.
Price: £5.00 (inc VAT and P&P to UK)
1. Stop and Listen
2. Jon Doe
3. Light Switch
4. Safety in Tired arms
Who I'd like to meet: Other designers/artists, metal fans, good friends, fellow Geordies/northerners, animal lovers, tattoo fans, whatever. Talk to me, I don't bite... :-)
Hey girl! How's the weather over there? I just want to let you know that i'm coming to the Uk next week to play bass with Kevin Montgomery and Tommy Allsup. Tommy played guitar with Buddy Holly, and is THE guy that flipped the coin with Ritchie Valens.
Kevin made a little video at my studio last week while we were recording....check it out http://myspacetv. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=vids. individual&videoid=34589518
There are a series of shows in England and Scotland....dates are on my myspace.
We won't be doing my material, but it is a really special show, and Tommy is a true rock'n'roll legend.
Anyway, take care and hope to see you there.
DW
REVOLUTION EVERY FRIDAY "a drastic and far-reaching change in the ways of thinking and behaving"
Revolution is the biggest and best alternative night in the North East each and every Friday, blasting out the finest Rock, Metal, Ska, Punk and Emo till the early hours!
Cheap entry, Seriously cheap drink offers, Cocktail Bar, Huge Dancefloor, 4 bars, Open till 3am - The complete rock night!
Audioslave / My Chemical Romance / Stone Sour Head Automatica / Foo Fighters / ACDC / Disturbed Green Day / SOAD / The Offspring / Incubus RHCP / Lost Prophets / Muse / Jimmy Eat World Guns and Roses / Blink 182 / Korn / QOTSA + much much more
REVOLUTION EVERY FRIDAY "a drastic and far-reaching change in the ways of thinking and behaving"
Revolution is the biggest and best alternative night in the North East each and every Friday, blasting out the finest Rock, Metal, Ska, Punk and Emo till the early hours!
Cheap entry, Seriously cheap drink offers, Cocktail Bar, Huge Dancefloor, 4 bars, Open till 3am - The complete rock night!
Audioslave / My Chemical Romance / Stone Sour Head Automatica / Foo Fighters / ACDC / Disturbed Green Day / SOAD / The Offspring / Incubus RHCP / Lost Prophets / Muse / Jimmy Eat World Guns and Roses / Blink 182 / Korn / QOTSA + much much more
REVOLUTION THIS FRIDAY "a drastic and far-reaching change in the ways of thinking and behaving"
Revolution is the biggest and best alternative night in the North East each and every Friday, blasting out the finest Rock, Metal, Ska, Punk and Emo till the early hours!
Cheap entry, Seriously cheap drink offers, Cocktail Bar, Huge Dancefloor, 4 bars, Open till 3am - The complete rock night!
Audioslave / My Chemical Romance / Stone Sour Head Automatica / Foo Fighters / ACDC / Disturbed Green Day / SOAD / The Offspring / Incubus RHCP / Lost Prophets / Muse / Jimmy Eat World Guns and Roses / Blink 182 / Korn / QOTSA + much much more
I'm still a fan of the ninja star logo...I was thinking of maybe getting something like the ninja star with the band's signatures all around it or something like that...what do you think??
Hey do me a favor, go on this link & put in a good comment for me, Rank me High!! :) Its for a contest I entered. http://possessionobsession.apartments.com/contestant/52/
I did get your email...sorry I haven't replied yet! I've also been very busy! I will write as soon as I can, and I'm glad that you got to see "the boys" in London! Why couldn't they wait until I was going to be there?!
