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Marina Briggs [DF]

Never trust a man with shifty eyes and sweaty palms.

About Me

One quick thing: Please do not send me messages telling me how attractive you think I am, what you would enjoy doing with me or other less polite entreaties. I understand that this site is one for the boosting of egos, but I ask that you not waste my time with your unwanted advances. Thank you.
These are just a handful of things that people have said about me:
::"You're [screwed] up in that special way that makes the sun shine brighter." -Tom
::"You look like a Victorian princess." -Sarah
::"Marina is fat and ugly." -Brittaney
::"What makes you so cute is that you don't know you are so cute!" -Mrs. Patek
::"I'd be happy to treat a victim of hit and run so zombielicious." -Jimm
::"Marina's probably the greatest person to have ever lived. She's funny, smart, sexy... the total package! Why, I'd date her if I dated girls!" - Marina David Bowie
::"Marina! Noo!" -Plenty of People
::"Marina! Yes!" -Yui
I HAVE BEEN WHITEWASHED BY BIG BROTHER!
Influences:
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IN A FEW WORDS: Open-minded. Life-loving. Progressive. Vegetarian. Prone to music snobbery. Straight Edge. Thespian. Substantial. Christian. Cynical. Well read. Analytical. Not original, just creative. Politically active. Brutally honest and not fond of giving unwarranted compliments. Zombie and Vampire fan, in an almost dorky fashion.
DISLIKES: Insincere flattery. Pretension. Closemindedness (and that goes for liberals and conservatives). Lack of good breeding. Those who fish for compliments. Long toenails. Those who burn entire albums of music with no intention of ever purchasing said album. Evanescence/Lacuna Coil/Flyleaf-type bands. Poor hygiene. Typographical errors. People who talk overmuch of themselves. The forbidden words (Tats, Electronica, Blurb, LOL and pretty much anything that comes out of Omar's mouth). Pretty much anything on Maddie's iPod. People with misceptions about the importance/definition of certain social castes. The emo "subculture" (Purely, simply inane). "Who's Ronan Harris?"
MYSPACE-RELATED DISLIKES: Pointless bulletins (i.e. surveys with only yes/no answers, requests for comments, those with no social life BEGGING for attention). Glitter letters. Unrelated pictures in the comments section. One word comments (i.e. "Cool." "Hot." "Werd."). Unreadable profiles. Trashy pictures seeping with latent low self-esteem. The MySpace angle/mirror shots. Uninteresting/whiney blogs. Stupid display names (i.e. Stuart [Vengeance] or ♥Slutface♥ or song lyrics). I could go on for hours.
I BELIEVE:
::Some people should not be allowed access to a keyboard. Or oxygen.
::Victoria's Secret should make a drink that tastes like Love Spell smells.
::Emo, screamo, post-hardcore and anything that sounds like Creed should be disposed of immediately.
::The use of drugs to stimulate creativity is an easy alternative to having an actual imaginative mind.
::Eddie Izzard is pretty close to being God.
::People who insult themselves to get attention are just as low as those who insult others to get attention.
::The words "hero," "love," "original" and "random" are the most often misused words in the English language.
::True originality and uniqueness are nonexistent in this age. Everything is a derivative of something else.
::Skinny is the best type of dipping since double.
::Skinny is the worst type of jean since Mom, and is about as flattering.
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My dream man:
You Are 78% Evil
You are very evil. And you're too evil to care.
Those who love you probably also fear you. A lot. How Evil Are You?
Your Famous Last Words Will Be:
"So, you're a cannibal." What Will Your Famous Last Words Be?

My Interests

::Many genres of music (death rock, glam, dark wave, EBM, electronic, punk, industrial, indie rap, goth, post punk, etc.)
::Smokey Film Noir
::Culture of the '20s, '40s, '60s and subcultures of the '70s and '80s
::Avant Garde fashion and photography
::Berkleyan idealism
::Bergamot tea in the mornings and late nights
::Intellectualism
::Beautiful people who speak of practically everything and nothing at the same time
::Piping hot baths filled with all sorts of oils, salts and soaps
::Alternative and subversive cultures
::Religion, culture, theology and philosophy
::Writing for my friends
::My Umbrae-doll
::Shameslessly dancing to David Bowie in my underpants and Justin's Exploited shirt (which he'll never get back)
::Original tattoos and piercings
::Old horror films and thunderstorming nights
::Ice cold rainy weather in my Socialist scarf
::The feudal system
::The ancient Egyptians
The Stage: I love theatre and everything involved in it. I love performing on the stage; I love set production, costume design, writing, directing, etc. I have devoted most of myself to the pursuit of my passion and to improve my craft. My favorite plays are The Phantom of the Opera, Woyzeck, Nevermore!, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Laramie Project, Titus Andronicus and Agnes of God. This coming season, my company will be performing Tom Jones and The Insanity of Mary Girard. I will be directing and acting in The Laramie Project as well. I am also the president of the Warped Improv Troupe and on the board of my school's chapter of The International Thespian Society.
Gothic and Bauhaus Architecture: It is hard for me to understand the breathtaking beauty created simply with wood and stone and glass. Delicate curves, sharp apexes and a haunting ethereality render this architecture style a never fading and always stunning institution of our world's history, past and present. Therefore, I love cathedrals, catacombs and castles as much as I love my own home. In fact, if anyone knows of a cathedral, catacomb or castle on rent to those with meager incomes, contact me. And the funny part is that you think I'm kidding. The modernity of Bauhaus is also very striking. The smooth planes and cubism involved please me aesthetically. In addition, the frequent juxtaposition of such an industrial form and the earthiness of nature is an idea of which I am quite fond.

I'd like to meet:

Robert Smith, Peter Murphy, Siouxsie Sioux, Dinah Cancer, William Shakespeare, Siddhartha Guatama, Jeffrey St. Clair ;)

Music:

My reason for living.?

Movies:

My Childhood Favorites:
Back to the Future, Beauty and the Beast, Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the original), Edward Scissorhands, The Goonies, The Holy Grail, James and the Giant Peach, Labyrinth, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Willard.
Others I've Stumbled Upon:
The Army of Darkness, The Big Lebowski, Blow, Bride of Dracula, Clerks, The Crow, Dogma, Dracula, Evil Dead 1&2, Frankenstein, From Hell, Harry Potter, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Interview with the Vampire, Jacob's Ladder, Les Liasons Dangereuses, The Life of Brian, The Lord of The Rings, The Lost Boys, Night of the Living Dead, Nosferatu, Queen of the Damned, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rosemary's Baby, Silence of the Lambs, SLC Punk, Sleepy Hollow, Suspiria and Velvet Goldmine.
Anything To Do With:
Tim Burton, Bruce Campbell, Vampires/Zombies, Alan Rickman, Klaus Kinski, Bela Lugosi, Dario Argenta, Alfred Hitchcock and Vincent Price.

Television:

I usually just turn the TV off and watch myself reflected in its black depths. I'm sure that behavior like this signifies some sort of abberation, but I despise introspection.
Well, I suppose I like the History Channel and the Discovery Channel. I also like Sanford and Son reruns. Other than that, TV isn't worth my time. I'd much rather music, books or films.

Books:

Poppy Z. Brite, Noam Chomsky, Alexandre Dumas, J.W. von Goethe, Davey Havok, Joseph Heller, Franz Kafka, Steven King, H.P. Lovecraft, Vladimir Nabokov, George Orwell, Heinrich August Ossenfelder, Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Rice, J. K. Rowling, Maurice Sendak, Lemony Snicket, Mark Spitz, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Bram Stoker, J. R. R. Tolkien and Oscar Wilde

Heroes:

There is only one person in this world who has immense amounts of impact in my life. And it's not that he really does anything, but there's just something... Thomas Synwolt. The average working man. Except that he doesn't really work, but he has this one shirt that says, "I'm like a superhero with no powers or motivation." Also, he plays a text-based version of Grand Theft Auto on his calculator, so I guess he is the king of men.
And Garrett Hysmith, the little devil. He is a true inspiration in my life, and I will sorely miss him. May he rest in the arms of God now and skateboard on ramps of cloud and gold.

My Blog

The Face of Virgin Mother on Deflated Balloon

Attention, students. Class is now in session! That sounds like what could be the begining of a crappy Van Halen song. Or maybe Alice Cooper before he became... good. Anywho, for those of you inte...
Posted by Bacillus marinatus [DF] on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:09:00 PST

Sheer Heart Attack (Queen)

Things are moving so quickly lately. June came and went, and now, all I have are some pictures and memories. I can't help feeling that this is the last summer of its kind for me. I can't help feeling ...
Posted by Bacillus marinatus [DF] on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:17:00 PST

Warped Tour Insanity!

Holy hell. Warped Tour was amazing. When we got there, Maddie and I walked around for a bit, entering contests and scoring free merch. Beautiful men kept calling us aside to listen to their bands' mus...
Posted by Bacillus marinatus [DF] on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:14:00 PST

Just to clarify a few things...

I've gotten a few questions about myself from different people, so I figured I should answer them here. 1) I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I have no political affiliations. Personally, I am...
Posted by Bacillus marinatus [DF] on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST