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Jaxita

Hear these words I say.. Make the most out of your day.. For brief is the light on our way.. On this

About Me


I get a ton of friend requests here from people & bands I don't know from Adam, so if you add me to your friends list, leave me a message & let me know why..this doesn't guarantee that I'll add you, but if you don't & I don't know you, I guarantee I won't add you. No offense intended, I just like to actually keep up with the people on my friends list, so I have to keep it relatively small or I'd be here all day. *g* Oh, and just being a fan of the bands I work for doesn't count..this is my personal page, not a work-related page. :)
Thanks,
Jax :)

Symphony X - The Serpent's Kiss
Symphony X - Set the World on Fire
I am:
~ a moody, sarcastic bitch..
~ tall, redhaired, blue eyed, and fair skinned..
~ a reunited adoptee (found my birthmom in May 2006)..
~ 44 years old and loving it..
~ the happily divorced mom of 3 great kids (ages 16-24)..
~ the grandmother of a gorgeous baby boy, born in October of '07..
~ engaged to a cool dude..
~ hooked on all things Irish/Celtic (and am of Irish/Scottish/English descent)..
~ beloved of Brighid, The Morrigan, and Manannan Mac Lir..
~ a total bookworm..
~ an avid photographer of cemeteries..
~ addicted to Paint Shop Pro and LiveJournal..
~ a Northern California girl..
~ tastefully tattooed and pierced..
~ a progressive/power metal freak & all around music addict..
~ Internet Representative/Jax of all trades for
Symphony X ..
~ Fan Club President & all around band slave for A Prelude to Tragedy (formerly known as Esucarys)..
~ long time supporter of/former webmistress for Power of Omens ..
~ Senior Staff/Moderator on Ultimate Metal ..
~ Gold Badge Raffle Administrator for ProgPowerUSA ..
~ former Internet DJ on Ytseradio (1999 to 2004)..
~ yadda yadda yadda.
You can also find me on Live Journal and VOX ,
on Facebook and bebo ,
over on Friendster ,
on my deviantART page,
on SparkPeople ,
see my photos on Flickr ,
and check out some of my favorite links on del.icio.us .
[Background image taken by me in Keanae, Maui, Hawaii in May 2008] Recent reviews by Jax V. What's this?

My Interests

..Being lazy and copy/pasting some of my LiveJournal interest list over here..hehe :)
Abandoned buildings, Bobby Sands, body modification, books, Brighid, candles, Celtic knotwork, Celtic music, Celtic mythology, cemeteries, cemetery photography, cemetery preservation, coffee, firearms, fonts, fountain pens, gardening, Gary Larson/The Far Side, Gir/Invader Zim, hauntings, heavy metal, historical cemeteries, historical preservation, hockey, home improvement, houseplants, Ireland, Irish history, Irish music, Irish mythology, learning, lightning, long haired men, Manannan Mac Lir, music, music industry, Northern Ireland, Oakland A's, Oakland Raiders, Outer Banks, Paint Shop Pro, photography, piercings, power metal, progressive metal, San Jose Sharks, sci-fi fantasy, Scotland, shooting, Sinn Fein, souvenir spoons, storms, Symphony X, taphology, tattoos, The Morrigan, thunder, travel, urban decay.

I'd like to meet:

Tony Iommi..Ian Gillan..Ronnie James Dio..Yngwie Malmsteen..Michael Moorcock..my birthfather to find out wtf he thought he was doing back in the early 60s..

Music:

..Music is like air to me, I could not live happily without it. I love many types of music, but metal is my weakness, primarily progressive metal and power metal. I'm also a fan of 80's pop and Irish folk music.

I've been a big fan of Yngwie Malmsteen since the early 80's..check him out.

Alcatrazz - Hiroshima Mon Amour

Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force - I Am a Viking

Movies:

..Not a huge movie fanatic.

Television:

..ER, Grey's Anatomy, any Law & Order, Nip/Tuck

Books:

Books are like music to me; I couldn't truly live without them. I like a lot of non-fiction (true crime, biographies, books about Ireland & The Troubles, etc.) as well as fantasy (Moorcock, Eddings, Feist, Saberhagen, McCaffrey, etc.) and general fiction (Koontz, Cussler, Patterson, etc.). Check out my LibraryThing page to see more of what I like to read.

Heroes:

My paternal adoptive grandmother, my forever champion who is sorely missed. My birthmother, whose strength and perseverance inspire me. And my boss Mike Romeo, whose incredible multifaceted talent and complete lack of ego never cease to amaze me.

My Blog

Yeah baby :)

One of my favorite places, and one of my favorite sounds.. The Shark Tank, & the Sharks goal horn..w00t!...
Posted by Jaxita on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:40:00 PST

Sharks are the Pacific Division Champs!

Yeah baby..we've got our eyes on you, Detroit!We have one more home game left to attend for the regular season, against the Kings on Tuesday night, which is also fan appreciation night..woohoo! Then c...
Posted by Jaxita on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:58:00 PST

That clinches it..I AM insane.

So Romeo (Mike Romeo, my boss/the guitar player for Symphony X, which is the band I work for, for those of you not part of 'my music world') and I decided it was time for another setlist poll, where w...
Posted by Jaxita on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:02:00 PST

Lame weather BS

We've had big storms (big ones, for the relatively pansy ass Bay Area, that is) that have been coming through since Thursday night, & they knocked our power out at 11am on Friday.Power's still out...
Posted by Jaxita on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:34:00 PST

A Prelude to Tragedy :)

Saturday marked the long awaited cd release party for Shadows of the Past, the second cd by the Northern California band A Prelude to Tragedy (formerly known as Esucarys). I spent the day helping prep...
Posted by Jaxita on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:44:00 PST

bleh.

I'm SO not looking forward to this birthday. Something tells me it's going to suck monumental amounts of ass, & I've had enough sucky birthdays to last me at least a couple of lifetimes now.Can we...
Posted by Jaxita on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:29:00 PST

New ink :)

Spent the afternoon/evening at the San Jose Tattoo Convention yesterday, & came across just the right person to finally do the memorial tat for my dad..behold!The tattoo artist's name is Holly Ell...
Posted by Jaxita on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:52:00 PST

With or without? That is the question.

Brett and I were debating today whether facial hair makes him look older or younger..we have opposite opinions, so I told him I was going to do a poll & see if my perception is what most folks thi...
Posted by Jaxita on Sat, 26 May 2007 06:51:00 PST

Today's horoscope

Expand your current social circle. Yes, your friends are great, but you might be falling into a rut. Frankly, that's not doing your mind or spirit any favors. Accept a surprising invite. The source mi...
Posted by Jaxita on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:40:00 PST

Less of me :)

As you may or may not know, I've been on a quest to regain my 'girlish' figure which has slowly been lost since I quit smoking 5 years ago. Though the pounds began to gradually come off once I start...
Posted by Jaxita on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:18:00 PST