You don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind.
You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life.
Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling.
And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!
A little-known fact about me - I have a CDL (commercial driver's license) and I can, and love, to drive 18-wheelers! This is, also, why you'll sometimes hear some of my favorite truckin' songs on my page profile. Seriously, I have a great respect for truckers and the equipment they drive. Also, there are truckers in my family - guess it's in the blood. Check out some of my older blogs for my input on how to drive around 18-wheelers. It's for your own safety. As for me, the call of road is hard to resist. Sometimes I think it's where I belong and that's why I'm never satisfied. Some things just can't be helped.
You Are 48% Brutally Honest
Honesty is important to you, but generally, you try not to be brutal about it.
You'll sugar coat the truth when you need to... and tell a white lie when necessary.
Did I say I love Joaquin Phoenix? I've been a fan since Gladiator.
Uhh, what else interests me?..Oh, I am interested in movies, actors & entertainers... Especially these guys:
I am a fiction writer - unpublished, or course, like most. I will be one by trade in the future! I write fiction novels, short stories, poetry, and have attempted screenplays.
Please check out my Blogs right here on MySpace to read some of my writing (you must be my Friend to read them).
Some other interests are: I love all sorts of animals but some of my favorites are dogs, cats, horses, tigers, dolphins, hampsters and squirrels. I enjoy birds - I love to watch them and listen to them sing. There's nothing like the sight of a pretty red Cardinal perched in the lilac tree outside my living room window on a snowy spring morning. Sure brings hope. I also love chickens - no not to eat, silly goose!! - to watch. They are so sweet...just peckin' the ground, minding their own business. I spent many, many years of my life in Texas and love that atmosphere.
I love the changing of the seasons...the roar of the ocean, the quiet of the prairie, and the whistle of the wind. I love the sound of a train's horn from far off in the distance. I love the smell of apple pie baking, fresh pine, and peppermint tea steeping.
I prefer living in the South (well, technically, TX is Southwest) to living in the Midwest, but I guess I'm stuck in the Midwest indefinately. I do love the seasons here in Illinois, but prefer more mild winters.
Some countries I'd love to visit: the UK (England especially), Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, & Poland (where my dad was from). I think someplace like Greenland would be cool too.
In the U.S. I'd like to visit: California, Maine (again), Oregon, Washington. I was to the coast of Maine once, but just for a day. I'd love to go back, it made such an impression on me.
Where have I been? - Well, in no particular order: Illinois & Texas, of course, and Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, Massachusettes, Maine, Rhode Island. My biggest travel nightmares? - I was once stuck in an airport in Kansas City, MO, for like 5 hours during a snow storm! LOL! Next, I once got lost in a rural area in the state of Arkansas, in the dark...not a situation one wants to find themselves in. LOL! Since then, I always carry a map and a cell phone! HA!
I've not been out of the country, yet. But, I am planning to go. More than likely it'll be to the UK.
I love Astrology and like to study peoples' personalities via the Stars! It's just very cool looking at natal charts and comparing them to ones personality to see if the coincide!
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Music
Music That...
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Reminds you of an ex-lover:
"Run" by George Straight
Reminds you of an ex-friend:
"I Remember You" by Skid Row
Makes you cry:
"In the Ghetto" by Elvis
Makes you laugh:
"In Da Club" by Fifty Cent (I love that song, puts me in a good mood, makes u want to dance!)
You never want to hear again:
"Hey There Delilah" by Plain White Ts
Sums up your teenage years:
"Come On Feel The Noise" by Quiet Riot, & "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister
You want to get married to:
"The Reason" by Hoobastank
You like to wake up to:
"Bang Your Head" by Quiet Riot (Ha!)
You like out of your parents collection:
From my mom's side - Johnny Cash. My dad listened to Polkas - let's not go there. LOL!
I listen to everything from Enya to George Straight to Metallica. I do like soundtracks and have them for movies such as Gladiator and Titanic.
My all-time favorite bands to date have to be Def Leppard and Matchbox Twenty (also love Rob Thomas solo), but I do love all sorts of music. My CD collection varies: Classical, movie STs, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Heart, Rascal Flatts, Fuel, Creed, Circle of Women, Enya, Carlyle Fraser, Poison, Three Doors Down, Nelly, Pink, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, The Killers, Eminem, Kiss, Rolling Stones, Daughtrey; Pink Floyd (who doesn't like Pink Floyd?)...you name it... it's there or has been there at one time or another!
I just love good tunes!!
Which Disney Song Describes Your Life Right Now
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My current favorites are Gone with the Wind; Interview with the Vampire; The Last Samarai; and Gladiator; Little Women (the newer version). Anything with Joaqiun Phoenix in it, of course, as I am never disappointed by his acting - I don't need to say more.
I am also a huge Tom Cruise fan... Love ya, Tom!! All his movies are must-sees for me.
My other movie favorites are (in particular order): Queen Latifah, Diane Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Morgan Freeman (who is absolutely wonderful!!), Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Will Smith and Tom Hanks. All fantastic performers.
Television
I am one of THOSE - yes - a WWE fan. I like watching WWE because it's one of the things that helps to stimulate my creativity. I enjoy things that do that. However, I don't have time to watch everything I'd like & it's been years since I've been to a live show, but I do manage to catch Smackdown on most Friday nights, Raw on Mondays, as well as the occassional PPV. My current WWE favorites include Matt & Jeff Hardy, Undertaker, John Cena, Chris Jericho, Edge, & Michelle McCool. My past faves (well, I still love them!) include Stone Cold Steve Austin, Chyna, Trish Stratus, Debra McMichael, Kurt Angle, and The Rock. I miss them! Ahh, yes, the days of live WWE "Attitude" shows, but I love live performances. I've collected autographs too, of Austin, Edge, Godfather, and others. We used to go a lot - I miss that! However, I do love watching WWE on TV. There's something about the adlibs and comments of J.R., King, and the others that adds a little something to the shows. Anyway, I'll probably still be watching wrestling until I'm about 100 - or as long as it stays on the air. LOL!
The thing about wrestling is, my dad and I used to watch it together on Sunday mornings, way back in the 70s when I was a small kid. Sometimes he went to shows, it seems to me I remember going to a match where Dick The Bruiser and the Crusher wrestled. Geesh...talk about a blast from the past. I fell away from wrestling for years, and finally got back into it in the late 90s. Needless to say, dad and my brother were happy. I liked it because it was something I had interest in that my father and brother had interest in (though my brother doesn't watch like he used to). Some of the greatest memories are of me and dad watching The Rock in the ring via TV - we had a great time. In fact, the last program my dad & I watched together was a WWE program. My dad's been gone since October 2000, and oh, how I miss him and his one-liners! Miss you, dad - love you, my hero, the champion of my life. There's not a man on earth who can touch my dad - not even a WWE superstar.
On to other things...
As of late, some of my other new faves are Gossip Girl - don't you dare laugh!
Legend of the Seeker - gods is Craig Horner a HOTTIE!
I like things about the occult, mythology, or the supernatural: Ghost Whisperer, Supernatural, Medium, and Fringe. I like Ghosthunters shows, etc.
I love many TV shows, but I can't name them all here, nor watch them all. There's just too many talented people out there!! I do wish I could keep up with them all!
While I do not consider this a "TV Show," I'd like to recommend the following.
Joel Osteen Ministries
I do not practice a popular mainstream religion, but I see Joel as a minister of hope for all spiritual beliefs, Christian or not! Listen to his messages of encouragement. Maybe he can be a guide for you to find the best you you can possibly be in your life. I don't view his show on a regular basis, but when I do, he's always enlightening for me.
Books
My most favorite fiction novel is Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell. I loved Twilight, etc., from Stephenie Meyer. I think they're good stories. I also enjoyed Emperor, by Stephen Baxter; Light on Snow, by Anita Shreve; all of The Vampire Chronicals, by Anne Rice. I am also a fan of Debbie Macomber, David Baldacci, James Patterson, Stephen King, as well as authors not known to the mainstreem public (who aren't considered fiction authors) such as Eileen Holland, Scott Cunningham, Raymond Buckland, Pauline Campanelli, Phyllis Curott, Arthur Cotterell, Caitlin Matthews, John Matthews, Starhawk, Kerr Cuhulain, Miranda Green, Peter Barresford Ellis... and other more "scholarly" authors I won't get into.
I would also love to recommend:
I enjoy reading books & articles on the occult, religion, philisophy, sociology, psychology, history & biography. I enjoy reading books on writing. Yep, you heard correctly. I also love reading books that aid me in my writing, such as books on weapons, or the characteristics and personalities of certain types of people such as criminals or stories of true crime, etc. It helps me to understand those people and what makes them tick so I can incorporate these things into my fictional characters.
Heroes
Fictional hero: Scarlett O'Hara.
Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) in the famous "red dress."
Real-life Heroes: Princess Diana; Mother Teresa; Oprah Winfrey; Hillary Clinton; and our military guys and gals who are so brave. My father, however, is my biggest hero of all. I miss you, dad!
Being into astrology, I always pictured Scarlett O'Hare being a Scorpio... Imagine my surprise when I found out this true tidbit: Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind, as well as Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett, were both Scorpios! Is that weird?...Maybe it's just my imagination conjuring things up again.
THE THING I HATE MOST IN THE WORLD (besides when people don't use their vehicle's turn signals) IS WHEN SOMEONE SAYS TO ME, "GEE, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT TYPE TO ME." ...PLEASE!! WE CAN'T TELL SOMEONE'S PERSONALITY OR LIKES AND DISLIKES BY THE WAY THEY LOOK.
IF YOU FOLLOW ME, I'LL FOLLOW YOU - ON TWITTER! COME JOIN US! http://twitter.com/Suzie_Paryla
Also, somewhere on the Web, or in the future, you might find me listed under these names: Suzie Paryla, Wanda Paryla, Edward Cline Hatfield, and Virginia P. Hatfield.
*GREETINGS...1ST OFF,FOR ANYONE WONDERING, NO, I AM NOT INTERESTED IN A DATING RELATIONSHIP - PLEASE DON'T MESSAGE ME. OR SHOULD I SAY, STOP ASKING ME OUT!! CAN'T BELIEVE IT, YOU'D SWEAR BY THE AMOUNT OF COME-ONS I GET THAT I LOOK LIKE ANGELINA OR SOMETHING! IF I GET THIS MANY COME-ONS, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY THE YOUNG AND PRETTY GIRLS GET! ANYWAY, THIS PAGE IS A HODGEPODGE OF INFO BITS ABOUT ME, MY PASSIONS, WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN, & WHAT I'M ABOUT. IT'S IN NO CERTAIN ORDER, IT'S JUST ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT HERE IT STAYS. HAPPY READING.
I have to make some notes about my BOOK CHAPTER & POETRY BLOGS (this is a general note to the public): Please know that my stories may contain some Adult language and/or situations not suitable for readers under 18. The reader reads at his own risk. My work is copyrighted, please do not infringe as it is punishable by law. And, we all know how I love to dish out punishment! LOL! Please, have faith in your own creative genius and in yourself and write your own stuff.
Well, about me. I was born a Halloween baby - and that was not just yesterday either. I am first-generation American on my father's side, born in Chicago, but (as of 2006) spent my life pretty much split between two states - Illinois and Texas. My mother is from rural West Virginia, and my father came to the USA from Poland.
I currently reside in the Chicago area. It's an okay place. It does have it's perks. Mayor Daley, for one - what a card! He was the first politician I ever voted for. And despite the chaos surrounding him, I am never disappointed in the show. Plus, IL politics is sickly corrupt and it's crazy living here.
Some other cool Chicago facts: Chicago has a rich and interesting history; it has great food - not to mention the finest pizza in the entire world; fine museums; hot clubs; we have the tallest residential building in the world now (oh!...I remember when the Sears Tower ruled as the tallest building in the world - those were the days!); Daley sure made downtown look pretty (though I am not sure how I feel about the rest of the city!); and now Chicago has a booming movie industry to boot. Awesome! I am a sucker for entertainment of any sort and try desperately to keep up with movies, music, and yes, even the WWE! Anyway, Go Chicago! -the city I love to hate, and hate to love.
Chicago - a place where I was born and have now spent more than half of my life - I call it my hometown. However, I do run from it every chance I get!!...Really. I enjoy a bit more country, I guess. I love smaller cities with big-city atmospheres. But, everytime I leave Chicago, she beckons me back. What a tyrant!
I spent about half of my life in the Waco, TX, area and miss it greatly - several years spent south of there actually, as a kid in Bremond, TX. Go Tigers! Waco's got a large city feel with a mid-size city charm. I love being in Waco - it's my mid-sized town, hometown feel, but with the things-to-do to suffice most people. I like it, and it's nicely, centrally located stuck right in between Dallas & Austin. Austin's a great town: Big city + cowboy feel...LOL.
I had given up life in the office to try out truck driving. Big trucks are a passion of mine and I have truckers in my family, and I've worked in the trucking industry myself in an administrative capacity. I went to school to learn how to drive a big rig, and I can drive it just fine... And boy, the money can be good, and there are other perks. But, I found being out on the road in winter isn't a good thing for everyone who has to do it. My hat goes off to truckers everywhere, especially the ladies. I hate to sound conceited or something, but maybe I am just a bit too high maintenance for that life and I love my bed.
I was educated at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. It's a good school and I recommend it. However, before all that, I had to feed my Dream Demon - I attended broadcasting school, took acting lessons (both privately and took acting at Baylor), I also took drum lessons (I am not meant to be a drummer), and also singing lessons.
But, even after all that, my real dream is to be an accomplished author and/or screenplay writer. In fact, I am obsessed. I feel it's the one thing I was born to do. It's in my blood from somewhere, I don't know where, probably hidden deep within my ancestral heritage. Anyway, I love it!! Nothing's like birthing characters and watching them grow, live their lives, and get through the issues at hand. I think if I had to say there was one thing which is the biggest dream of my life, it would be to be a film director.
Writing is such a great outlet for the mind- for my mind anyway. One can do so many things with writing, live so many lives, and get rid of so many demons. I love it and wouldn't know what to do had I not been given this great gift. My writing might not be great, but the gift to write any sort of story is a godsend...
YEAH, I LOVE HAPPY BUNNY. He reminds me of me!... IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, GO AWAY! :-p (Kidding!!)
You Are 80% Creative
You are beyond creative. You are a true artist - even if it's not in the conventional sense of the word.
You love creating for its own sake, and you find yourself quite inspired at times.
Class isn't always about money, and you've at least got the brains, manners, and interests of an upper class person. You don't have a trashy bone in your body, and you don't pretend to be someone you're not. You're comfortable with your station in life, and class issues don't really bother you. The finest things in life are within your reach, and you're comfortable enjoying them.
You may end up: A business leader, corporate lawyer, or philanthropist.
Other people who share your class: Bill Gates, Oprah, former world leaders like Bill Clinton, and those reclusive billionaires no one ever talks about.
I think the people that I'd like to meet the most are the ones that I've already met, and kept as friends.
Some of the people I haven't met yet, but would like to meet: I would have love to have met Princess Diana and Mother Teresa. I would like to meet, the author Anne Rice, Bill & Hillary Clinton (Go Hillary!), Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Queen Latifah, Joaquin Phoenix, Lucy Lawless, Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman, Vince McMahon (& Stephanie & Shane O' Mac), Matt & Jeff Hardy, and Chyna.
And...on a lighter note - did I say I love Joaquin Phoenix?
JOAQUIN PHOENIX: BETTER WITH AGE!
"I am Scorpio, child of darkness and water; see me swim in the great abyss while holding a lighted candle." -Winter NightTiger
Dear God: The lady reading this is beautiful, classy and strong and I love her friendship. Help her live her life to the fullest. Please promote her and cause her to excel above her expectations. Help her shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love. Protect her at all times, lift her up when she needs you the most and let her know when she walks with you, she will always be safe.
Love you Girl!!!! Now you're on the clock.
In 9 minutes something will make you happy. But you have to tell 9 sisters you love them including me. Go
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