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modernbard

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About Me

Let's see, what to say. I mean, how the hell can someone put who they are down into only a few words? Its like trying to describe the color blue to someone who's been blind since birth, it doesn't really work that well.
Okay, okay I can see you're all hinging on my every word, so I'll give it a try. I am a not so recent college graduate currently working for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. I get paid to stand in a river all day and I get to play in the mud and work with fish. Who can beat that? As you can tell, I really love my job, most of the time.
I'm trying to go back to school and get my masters in fishery science with a minor in aquaculture. But I'm not having much luck right now. Damn the need for money!!! We should just burn it all!!!!! I want to someday work in either a fish hatchery or commercial aquarium. I've volunteered at a fish hatchery to help with the spawning run and LOVED it!!! Notice the fish theme here? I'm so lame that the only reason I want to go to Spain someday is because they've opened the world's largest aquarium there. I'm such a dork!!!
As for me personally well, as you can tell from my webpage, I'm a huge South Park fan. I also love Spongebob. No I can't explain why, he just makes me laugh. And yes, I know I'm weird. Adam makes it a point to tell me at least once in every conversation we have. I'm also a huge Xena fan and have converted many followers to the show. I have recently gathered a group of friends online that are as obsessed with the show as I am. It sure is a hell of a lot more fun with someone to share it with!!
I can be somewhat loud at times, it depends on how relaxed I am. I have one of those voices that carries and the more excited I get, the louder I talk. I also talk really, really fast which can be really confusing to some people. I used to be shy and I used to have a hard time meeting new people face to face. But time seems to have cured me of that little quirk.
I love to laugh and have a great, if somewhat twisted sense of humor. I'm also pretty witty if I do say so myself and a true smartass. Toss in some sarcasm and cynicism on occasion and being around me can be quite fun, if mildly mentally dangerous.
I can be kind of crazy once in awhile, kind of snotty and nice. I can be really bitchy (can't everyone?), kind of sad and even really really quiet. If anyone who knows me ever reads this, they'll never believe that last one. But hey, everyone gets tired once in a while!
I'm a country girl who loves going to the city. I spend all day long outside working so in my free time, I don't spend alot of time doing stuff outside (except riding my bike and taking pictures). I love the outdoors and have no problem spending time outside and getting dirty. But I so love going inside at night; you will never catch this girl camping of her own free will. Most campgrounds don't have internet!
And just so you know, I took all the pictures in my slideshow! I'm so proud! I like to have fun in general and just hang out with good friends talking and laughing, playing cards, sharing good food and good times. My favorite thing to do is just sit in a restaurant with a group of friends and just shoot the breeze. Or sit around with the same group watching really stupid movies and laughing till someone pukes!
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My Interests



I love to read. I really love to read. I own more books than anyone else I know. I am always open to suggestions for new books to read as well. I love to ride my bicycle and recently took up photography. I do alot of crafts such as knitting and crocheting as well as candle making and glass bead christmas ornaments. I play lots of video games, watch movies and sometimes like to go out and play mini golf. I write, often and long winded but have yet to be published. I can't wait though; that's my dream!

I'd like to meet:


This is Frickin' Awesome!!!!!
I laughed so hard, I nearly puked! I like to write in my free time. Recently I discovered online posting and have been working on my writing via that for over a year now. So having said that, if anyone is interested, I have a couple of online stories posted at the following website:

http://www.fanfiction.net/u/860245/

I always welcome constructive cricitism so if you read anything, let me know what you thought.

Music:

I have quite an ecclectic taste in music ranging from country (Brooks & Dunn and Garth Brooks) to heavier rock like Nickleback and Evanesence and Linkin Park. And I am a huge Pink fan. I am currently hooked on Nickleback and Pink.

Movies:

Love Sci-Fi and Fantasy movies mostly. Although I managed to watch Brokeback Mountain and thought it was a wonderful movie. I also thought Underworld was the best vampire/werewolf movie in the last fifteen years. I watch nearly anything that catches my eye. I usually avoid drama, watching comedy more often. I loved X-men 3 and Spiderman 2. I thought the second Pirates movie was awesome! And of course I love cheaper, more independent type films as well. I really enjoyed Bend it Like Beckham and really recommend it. Of course, I love cheesier, campier movies too and am up for any movie that is so stupid, it circles back around to funny! Blades of Glory and Zoolander are a good examples of what I mean.
But I'm a Cheerleader
Better than Chocolate
Imagine Me& You
Bicentennial Man
Boys on the Side
Dogma
Clerks 1 & 2
Mallrats
Finding Nemo
The 13th Warrior
Dune
Red Sonja
Conan
Terminator 1 & 2
What Dreams May Come
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

Television:

Nothing but CSI, Grey's anatomy and ER for me anymore. I used to be a huge Xena fan when that was on, still am. Wait, I forgot South Park! My bad.

Books:

I love Laurel K Hamilton, anything by Frank or Brian Herbert or Robert Jordan. I read mostly SCi-Fi fantasy. I never could read Tolkien though; way too...long winded for me. I don't know.
I seem to be hooked on vampire and witch books lately. Just discovered Simon Green's Nightside series, a definite recommended read.
I also like Stephen King's Gunslinger series and have a wish list on Amazon about a million pages long for new books.
Oh, and for those of you with a more serious bent to your reading, I do pick up more intelligent books. Right now I'm reading Helen of Troy by Margaret George. Thanks for mailing me that one Beth, its awesome!!!!!!
Moonshine
Something From The Nightside
Agents of Light and Darkness
Shifter
Nightfeeder
Dark Hunter
The Wayfarer Redemption
Leaves of Misfortune
Kiss of Shadows
Doppelganger
Tropical Storm
Hurricane Watch
Eye of the Storm
Terrors on the High Seas
Moving Target
Kushiel's Dart
Kushiel's Chosen
Kushiel's Avatar
Kushiel's Scion
You Slay Me
Fire Me Up
Light My Fire
Daughter of the Blood
Heir to the Shadows
Queen of Darkness
All 6 Harry Potter books
Henry the 8th
Memoirs of Cleopatra
Mary Called Magdeline
The Bagavaghita
The Dhammapada
Moon Called
Dune
Sophie's World
It's Happy Bunny: Love Bites
Life Lessons from Xena, Warrior Princess: A Guide to Happiness, Success, and Body Armor

Heroes:


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MySpace Stuff

My Blog

Who knew?

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Posted by modernbard on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:42:00 PST

Did I miss something?

I'd like to blame the following blog on one thing and one thing only, I had way too much time to myself in a truck today driving in and out of my sites.  This is what happens when you give me an ...
Posted by modernbard on Sun, 18 May 2008 10:39:00 PST

Some funny Stuff

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Posted by modernbard on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:42:00 PST

Walking down the aisle

So I've gone back to work and while I love the job, there are some aspects of it I can't get over and I actually hate.  I hate that I have to be gone 10 days at a time.  I hate that I have t...
Posted by modernbard on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:00 PST

For Love of Lasagna

I have always been very, very articulate.  I can talk for hours about many subjects and have no difficulty getting my point of view across to other people.  In fact I also consider myself pr...
Posted by modernbard on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:34:00 PST

Ok we’ll chalk it up to spring time blues?

Ok, so for those of you who don't know, I moved to Grand Rapids recently.  I did this for a couple of reasons.  First and foremost as much as I love my parents, they're my parents and well l...
Posted by modernbard on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:14:00 PST

Some people need to get over themselves

I haven’t been on myspace for very long; but despite that I have taken advantage of the online blog and used it to vent about frustrations in my life and work that I needed to get out or risk go...
Posted by modernbard on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:22:00 PST

My Mom’s Having a Bad Week

My mom recently underwent knee replacement surgery, on Monday as a matter of fact.  Now my mom has been pretty eager for this to happen for some time.  She had the first one done about 4 mon...
Posted by modernbard on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:11:00 PST

Xenites of the World, unite

So earlier this week I was bitching about how much my life has shit on me lately.  And during that week long tirade I failed to recognize something very important to the return of my sanity. ...
Posted by modernbard on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:17:00 PST

So it ends

So I’ve had quite a week and I have a lot to talk about.  Recently my life really started coming together; I met someone online, at an online xena convention of all places and have been hap...
Posted by modernbard on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:35:00 PST