Who am I? I'm a geek-praising, rock 'n' rolling, pirate-playing, Coke-drinking, computer-building, concept-drawing, belly-dancing, comics-reading, web-designing, photo-taking, geo-caching, fish-keeping, kitsch-buying, wiki-editing, guitar-hero-ing, Tivo-watching, Phil-loving, Cuban-Jamaican American.I'm a 25 year old graduate student living in the Orlando, Fl, area with my two cats, my adorable boyfriend, and lots of computers. I graduated from Valencia and University of Central Florida as a Digital Media: Internet Interactivity major, and I was attending the Savannah College of Art & Design part-time to get my MA in Interactive Design & Game Development (expected graduation date- TBA. I'm almost done, but I'm putting it on hold to get a degree in Character Animation at Animation Mentor.In simple terms, I fingerpaint all over the internet. The technical term for this is "web designer".I also like to draw, and I'm almost good at coloring within the lines. Almost.Wanna see my art? Try http://cowkitty.deviantart.comI've worked as a web developer & designer in E-Learning, as a web designer for commercial sites, and as a Flash designer for military contractors animating storyboards and creating graphics for military education. I also freelance as an illustrator & designer in my free time ( Cowkitty Studios ), having done work on interesting projects such as the World of Warcraft board game and my own personal projects. I'm a huge Disney fan (I have a Disney theme park photography site now too! Daisuki ), and I finally achieved my dream and now I work full time for the Happiest Place on Earth. Yes, I live in a cubicle. No, my soul isn't broken, but I do report to a Bob and wear pieces of flair.I have lots of hobbies and interests, but my main ones are playing video games, designing web sites, drawing & painting, reading sci-fi & fantasy books, and bellydancing. I've been bellydancing for almost three years now, though I haven't had the time to keep up with it lately. Yes, I can undulate, though I'm not very good at it. XDI also have a horrible sense of humor-- Everything is funny to me, and I adore quick wit and banter. On that note, most of my friends are guys, and I'm always on the internet. I doubt you can offend me. Let's talk about how common vaginal centipedes really are, or popular 70's hairstyles. I'm told I have a quick wit and good sense of humor, which is true if by "sense of humor", they meant "inability to rationalize my terrorizing fear of chewing gum".I'm Irish. No, really. I speak fluent Spanish, and I've learned a little useless but useful Japanese. I love asian, indian, polynesian, and middle eastern music, art, & culture. Learning about mythology has always been a hobby of mine-- I've very familiar with Greek & Roman. I also love vintage/retro/swanky/space age culture, such as big band music, tiki/Googie design, martinis, Elvis, Sinatra, & Dean Martin.Everything is always cooler under threat of total nuclear devastation.In music and pop culture, I'm also a big 90's dork and I hate the 80's. Everclear is still my favorite band, along with Collective Soul, Garbage, and Fiona Apple.I love California & Vegas, and I've been to Japan. I plan to visit Hawai'i and Colorado sometime soon. Miami is still the most beautiful city I've ever seen-- the smell of tire fires from protest rallies in summer and the soft roar of angry Cubans honking makes my heart melt.I'm a sentimental fool, I know.Oh, and I have a Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/p/Tamara_Gray/5118157I only mention that because the world just isn't cool enough for Livejournal anymore. I'm probably the only one who still knows the secret handshake with the decoder ring.[LOVEMYFLASH]
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