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Jen G

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About Me

I try to stay informed about what is going on in the world, but I positively despise arguing about politics. I don't understand the need to proclaim your deeply personal views via bumper stickers, yard signs, or arguing with people who have equally deep/personal but different views. I used to be one of those, and I can't say I understood myself either.. :o
I've become a pretty boring "adult". I have a soft spot for consumer electronics (mainly PCs, but if it's shiny and expensive I can appreciate it). I always build my own PCs. I overclock what I can, as far as I can. I void warranties.
I've been a gamer since I was 3. Most of my childhood friends were pixellated or polygonal. Nowadays the bulk of my gaming consists of whatever is in my (pink!) Nintendo DS, or various retro-games. Emulation is my savior.
I used to be an artist but somewhere along the line that changed. I still get creative urges, but I can't seem to properly channel them anymore. I'm hoping that someday I'll get my groove back.
Annoying thing about MySpace.. Bradford College does not exist in their school list. I went there from 1998-1999. Anyhow, I'm somewhat of a professional student at this point. I get my first degree in December (AS). Then I'm trudging forward into the worlds of BA and MA. Then maybe I'll check out that "real" world I keep hearing people talk about. I feel like Billy Madison sometimes.
I check Fark every day.
Digital Chakra - my personal site.
I decided to have another go at my own website (because I've been paying for a domain/hosting for the past year or two for no reason at all). Go take a look if you're bored.. but there isn't much there yet.
My secret superpower is something along the lines of being absolutely terrible at keeping in touch.. so to everyone who messages me and I respond by saying hello then falling off the planet: sorry! In the meantime, it's very likely that I will type way too damned much in every message I send.. so I think it all evens out somehow.
IMPORTANT!! If you're leaving a comment, PLEASE don't put gigantic images.. they break the layout! Don't be offended if I delete comments that have huge images in them.. I promise I still like you ;)
Thank you to Mike Industries for the MySpace de-crapification code! The background and graphics are my own work.

My Interests

I'm a perpetual student, obsessive gamer, dormant artist, and computer nerd.

I've been gaming since I was three years old. I had to stand on milk crates at the arcade so I could reach the controls. I don't play as much as I used to.. I might be getting old or something. Anyway, I have a pink Nintendo DS and it's pretty awesome. I also have a few last-gen consoles that I never play.

I code in PHP, MySQL, and CSS as a hobby (really). Here are a few sites I've coded or contributed to over the years..
Bizarre Uprising
Entertain Dome
Death Monkey
I HEART Disappointment
Digital Chakra (my site)

I like going to comedy shows.. so far I've seen Lewis Black and Pablo Francisco. I'm seeing Nick Swardson in a few weeks.

I'd like to meet:

Anybody that shares similar interests, I guess. Local people, old friends, old enemies, whatever.. try me!

I'm in a relationship with Prince Charming (who apparently thinks I'm the iron fist of repression).. so don't bug me if you're looking for anything other than friends. :)

If I know you from PVMHS, Bradford, NSCC, or anywhere else.. please add me! If I don't know you, send me a message. If you randomly add me I will cause you pain.

Music:

TOOL, (Hed)pe, AC/DC, Aerosmith, A Perfect Circle, Aphex Twin, CLUTCH, Deftones, Insane Clown Posse, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson, NIN, Orbital, Pantera, Pink Floyd, Primus, Snot, Soulfly, Sublime, Zero 7.. and a bunch of other random stuff.

Movies:

Here are some movies I like:

Goodfellas, Garden State, Grandma's Boy, Fight Club, Fargo, Bad Santa, The Matrix, Orange County, Office Space, Eternal Sunshine, American Beauty.

I also like movies by these people:

Alan Ball, Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, Charlie Kaufman, Kevin Smith, Tim Burton.

Television:

Six Feet Under, Sopranos.. the rest of TV is worthless drivel for the most part.

Books:

Physics for Dummies. :(

Heroes:

Nope.

Alex Grey is an immensely respectable artist in my eyes, though.

My Blog

Social Anxiety

This is one of those things that was embarassing to talk about, yet found its way onto my blog anyway. I started seeing a therapist a few weeks ago because I'd been feeling unusually down and stressed...
Posted by Jen G on Thu, 03 May 2007 03:41:00 PST

Worst. Coding. Ever.

Seriously, MySpace is quite possibly the most shoddily-programmed mainstream website on the intertubes. Any programmer dorks out there will agree.. have you ever seen how butchered the CSS is? Or the ...
Posted by Jen G on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:43:00 PST

Kiley School

I decided to dedicate a section of my site to really old stuff (school memories and whatnot). You can see it here. So far, I only have elementary stuff.. I'll post again when I add more.I'm missing 2 ...
Posted by Jen G on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:28:00 PST

I cancelled WoW.

I'm so not April fooling. My account dies on April 8th.I will probably reactivate within a month or two.. out of sheer boredom.RIP - Jendead (70 UD lock, Cho'gall)
Posted by Jen G on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:39:00 PST