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About Me

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That which we are... Made weak by time and fate. But strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
~ Lord Tennyson
About Me: ***WARNING: This is going to be a bit scattered and rambling as I'm coming up with it as I go along. *** Anyway... having recently graduated with social work and psychology degrees, I just recently and permanently left the Mistake On The Lake (Ohio) for the Valley Of The Sun (Arizona). My Myers-Briggs personality type is INFJ, making me a bit of an introvert, usually preferring to stay home and watch one of my favorite tv shows on dvd than go out (although I do love to eat out). My introversion is ironic because I tend to be attracted to extroverted fields. Thus far, I've aspired to be a paleontologist (ok, maybe that one's not so extroverted), a teacher, a college professor, an actress (see more about that in the Who I'd Like To Meet section), and - for the last eight or so years, a social worker/therapist. I also don't like cats (for pets), but I love Garfield - the cartoon cat! I love "hard" music just as much as I love "soft" music. I'm very smart in school and at work, but can be kind of dim-witted about the simplest things sometimes (or so I've been told). So I'm kind of a contradictory person! lol! Leisure time for me includes watching my favorite shows on dvd or a favorite movie, learn about geography (it fascinates me, but I don't know why), collect 'quotable quotes', read, listen to music, do some yoga or meditate, crossword puzzles, eat out, and play board games with friends (see My Pics for that and more!). I'm not interested in looking important by having 5 million "friends", so if you decide to send me a friend request, I would like to know why you're interested in being my friend and/or what we have in common. Otherwise it's likely I'll deny you - not because I'm mean, but because I have no interest in amassing a large friend list of people I don't even know. (Of course, if you're someone I already know I'll accept you right away.) Also, I love angels and fairies and other woodland sprites (see the slideshow below). I have a large and eclectic music collection, but my favorite genre is "Beauty And The Beast" metal - harsh male vocals contrasted with soft, angelic female vocals. I looooove the duality and complexity of it. Most of my favorite bands are from Europe. This reminds me... I have traveled to many U.S. states, Canada, and some countries in Europe, but I have never seen a place that I like more or more beautiful than Arizona. This is now my "true" home and where I want to spend the rest of my life. Traveling is also a great joy - I especially want to go back to Italy and see the Great Barrier Reef one day. I love dogs too and have my own "daughter" Nikita, who is a Siberian Husky! I have also had many different kinds of birds throughout my childhood and adult life... parakeets, finches, canaries. I'd eventually like to get a huge, green parrot, but that's years down the road. I love all animals, even if I wouldn't particularly like them for a pet, I love them all! lol This is me.
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Two of my favorite La Femme Nikita fan videos!!!
And a Moonlight fan-made video!
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And let's not forget Melrose Place!!!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Peta Wilson!!! I'd give almost anything to meet her just once... she inspired me to come out of "my shell". I used to be extremely introverted and shy (I'm still introverted, but only because most of the time I prefer being alone or with few people, not because I'm shy anymore). Her talent and charisma on La Femme Nikita inspired me so much that (for awhile) I wanted to be an actress. I decided to stop being so shy and start taking risks, so I took classes and auditioned at the Juilliard school in my senior year of high school. I didn't get accepted because I had absolutely no idea what I was doing and was very naive at the time, but I still pursued it for awhile and was in a few local plays in my area. During all that, I was going to a community college as "back-up" and took a psychology course. It FASCINATED me and so I took more and more the next semester and the next (I was originally a drama major) and decided that that was what I really wanted to do instead. So that's pretty much how I got to where I am today. During the time I was pursuing acting (during my high school years), I had written Peta a few letters and told her that she had inspired me to go into acting. Well, she had sent me back two autographed photos of herself saying "good luck at your auditions" and "thanks for watching, best wishes"!!! So I will always have those as a memory of my "acting days" (which were a lot of fun!), even though I've since decided on a different career. But anyway, to make a long (and probably boring) story short, she really inspired me and still does to this day. She came all the way over here from Australia by herself - knowing nobody - to pursue her dream. It takes A LOT of guts to do that!!! And I very much admire that! I admire her for her acting abilities too, but it's mostly for that reason that I look up to her. Some people are too lazy to change jobs or go to school, let alone move to another country by themselves where they know no one in order to have their dream job. So I really admire her for that, even still today. So that's why I would hope one day I could meet her - even if only a few minutes, just to get my picture taken and tell her that directly. But that's a long shot. I took a lot of chances that I probably would not have ended up taking if I had not been that inspired.

Pangea forming into Earth as we know it today â€“ is this fascinating or what?!!!

Note: I do not rank my friends. Therefore you'll never see any of them in my Friend Space.

My Blog

Quotable Quotes

Lord TennysonThat which we are, we are& Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Trust me not at all, or all in all.A smile abroad is often a scowl...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:51:00 GMT

Which one do you feed?

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy,s...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:50:00 GMT

Life Lessons from La Femme Nikita

My favorite tv shows and movies are those that inspire me to face my fears, overcome adversity and persevere, give more of myself, and otherwise learn any other lessons pertinent to my growth and im...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:20:00 GMT

La Femme Nikita Witty Repartee, Part 1

I have been meaning to write this blog FOREVER. Over summer break this year, I rewatched the whole series on dvd again and wrote down all my favorite insults, slams, witticisms, and otherwise funny mo...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:01:00 GMT

La Femme Nikita Witty Repartee, Part 2

Sparks: [a terrorist, on the phone] So look, all I need from you is the money and the assurance that the addresses that I sent to you are the first ones you wipe out. That's right, I'm just another di...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:58:00 GMT

Social Workers Anthem

The combination of the lyrics to this song and how hard it rocks get me so inspired to make my mark in this world. Sometimes I listen to it full blast on the way to my field placement. I refer to it ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:12:00 GMT

Melrose Place Witty Repartee

Here are some of my favorite quotes,insults, witticisms, one-liners, and otherwise funny moments from Melrose Place (this is nowhere near complete, so check backevery so often for more!)... Amanda: ...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:06:00 GMT

CSI Witty Repartee

Here are some of my favorite quotes, insults, witticisms, one-liners, and otherwise funny moments from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (this is nowhere near complete, so check back every so often for...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:09:00 GMT

Installing a husband

Do not read this if you are eating or drinking!INSTALLING A HUSBANDDear Tech Support,Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed adistinct slow down in overall system performa...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:43:00 GMT

26 Principles of Life

26 Principles of Life By Jason Johns 1. All Are Related:There is a Native American saying, which translates roughly to "All are Related". Everything in the universe is part of The Great Spirit, from a...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:09:00 GMT