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About Me

About Me: I have two desires in this life: to pursue God with breathless passion...and to own a penguin named Herbert.

Nicknames: Vanilla
Nationality: American
Religion: Christian
Heroes: Amy Carmichael, Joseph (as in the Bible), Heron (no not Herod; look him up), Jules Verne
Interests: rock climbing, hiking, reading, writing, violin, singing for fun, sci fi movies and tv, sci fi books, museums
Expertise: Theatre/Drama, books, sci-fi
Occupation: Grad Student
Industry: Publishing
Website: childrensatheneum.blogspot.com

Favorite Artists: Medaeval Baebes, Corvis Corax, OOjami, Rockapella,
Favorite Albums: Solva Nas, Best of Arlo Guthrie, Phantom of the Opera, Two Lefts Don't Make a Right
Favorite Genre: Classical
Favorite Songs: Night on Bald Mountain, Bolero, Shuman Symphony No 1, Moonlight Sonota, Handel's Water Music,
Favorite Lyrics: Gee but its hard when one lowers ones guard to the vultures. Now, me I regard it as a torturous hardship, unspoken. See her tumbling down. See her tumbling down.
Songs for Roadtrips: Bare Neccesities
Songs I hate: pop songs, country, rap
Guilty Pleasure: Opera
Songs I repeat the most: Baby's on Fire, Classical Blast...anything on the album, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of complany b
Band I wish I was in: Medaeval Baebes

Places I love: Whungarai, New Zealand and Gmunden, Austria
Places I've been: New Zealand, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Germany, England, Ireland, Massachusetts, Florida, Disney World, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, Rhode Island, Kentucky, New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire, Tennessee, California,
Places to see before I die: Scotland, China, Japan, India, Egypt, Greece, Mexico, Wales, Australia, Brazil, Chili, Spain, Mozambique, Ivory Coast
Dream Vacation: a 5 month backpacking trip across Europe...and I mean walking not taking a backpack on a train.

Favorite Books: Oliver Twist, Peter Pan, Jumper, The Thief, Vampire Chronicles, Dune,Dayworld Rebel, Ship of Fools, Battlefield Earth, Soldier & Thief, Away is a Strange Place to be, Death Gate Cycle, Time Machine,Treasure Island, Assault at Correlia, Thrawn Trilogy, Gormenghast,Pegasus in Flight, Gabriel, Tripod Trilogy, Lathe of Heaven, Earthsea, Tarzan
Favorite Authors: Charles Dickens, Ben Bova, Timothy Zahn, Margaret Weisz, Tracy Hickman, Meagan Turner, Frank Herbert, Ursula LeGuin, J.M. Barrie, Steven Gould
Favorite Genres: Science Fiction baby!
Favorite Characters: Davy from Jumper, Peter Pan
Favorite Quotes: To live will be an awfully big adventure! -Peter Pan
Recent Reads: Dante's Inferno, The Aeneid, Peter Pan in Scarlet (awesome!),

Favorite Cuisine: Indian
Favorite Dishes: Lamb Vindaloo, Dum Aloo, Roast & Brown Noodles, Broccoli Casserole, Chicken Pot Pie
Favorite Desserts: TGIF's Cinnamon Bun Cheesecake
Favorite Drinks: OJ, Apple Juice, Mountain Dew, Mango Nectar
Favorite Junk Foods: Swedish Fish, Gummy Bears, BBQ Fritos, York Peppermint Patties
Best meal ever: Anything Indian
My Original Recipes: Irish Potato Soup (not original, but it is damn good)
Favorite Restaurants: Tantric Grill, Pinochios, Express, Cook Out
Foods I hate: vegetables, seafood, you name it...I probably don't like it. Picky eater right over here

Favorite Actors: Elijah Wood, Chrstian Bale, Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor, Charlie Chaplin, Vin Diesel (yeah yeah), Jason Momoa, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Favorite Directors: Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg, Joss Whedon
Favorite Genre: Science Fiction all the way!
Favorite Soundtracks: Queen of the Damned, Lords of Dogtown, Billy Elliot, The Chorus, Farinelli Il Castrato, Velvet Goldmine
Movie Quotes I say all the time: I spy with my little eye, something that begins with M. It's a Demon! No you idiot, M for monster. - Adventures of Baron Manchausan
Movies I can watch over and over: Pitch Black, Lord of the Rings, Rory O'Shea, Life as a House, Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged, Treasure Island,
Actor that would play me in a movie: Kirsten Dunst

Favorite Shows: Smallville, Supernatural, Angel, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Dark Angel, Mash, Stargate: Atlantis, Red Dwarf, John Doe, Kyle X/Y, Project Runway,Heroes, Prison Break, Extreme Home Makeover
Favorite Channels: Sci-Fi, History, Starz
Favorite Reruns: whats a rerun...if I love it I already own it on DVD
Most Addictive Show: Supernatural
Favorite Late Night Talk Show: don't watch them
Favorite Episode: Stargate:Atlantis - Runner
Characters you relate to: none, thats why like TV and Sci-Fi...its fake and not like me at all
Favorite Theme Song: Somebody Save Me -Smallville
Show I Secretly Watch: Beastmaster
Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Angel

Where I shop: H&M, United Colors of Beneton, Express, Urban Outfitters, Becks
I like to wear: shirts that hide my belly
Can't live without: Flip Flops
Prized Possessions: My Muppet Coat
Guilty Pleasure: Shoes, shoes, shoes