ANNOUNCING the re-entry into society of
His Most Royal Grace, the ArchDuke of
The Serene Gardens of The Mighty Eggplant .
You may visit my NationStates website and, if you're interested, sign up to run your own country.
It's a blast...and Max Barry's book that the game is based on, Jennifer Government is great, too!
You never know when blackmail - I mean photos - will come in handy.
Most of them are just vacation photos, but if you want to see my web albums, here's the link .
I am interested in Brukellish.
As the official historian for this language, I will be maintaining an exhaustive tome containing a record of all words - and their respective histories - added to this fascinating demi-language.
Questions, corrections, or additions should be submitted in writing.
View the Book of Brukell
I'd like to meet:
Living: the Dalai Lama, I think.
If I had to pick someone a little more frivolous, probably Neil Gaiman or Enya, both of whose work I am a -huge- fan.
Dead: Martin Luther King Jr. or Jesus of Nazareth.
Of course, that's only the beginning...the Buddha, Mary Magadelene, Queen Elizabeth....the list could go on and on...seriously...
Unrealistic: myself. I would love to spend time with myself as another person. Somehow I think it would be an intriguing experience. I also am fascinated by Thomas Harris' character, Hannibal Lecter. As he is not real, I obviously could not meet him...but it's always interesting to speculate.
Music:
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I have come to the conclusion that there is absolutely nothing you cannot convince me to listen to....once. I make no guarantees after that.
You want to get an idea? Look me up on SoulSeek - rball31981 - and you'll find out just what I mean when I say "eclectic tastes."
Movies:
Oh...there are SO many...
- Clue
- Donnie Darko
- Hannibal
- Red Dragon
- Silence of the Lambs
- Fight Club
- The Matrix trilogy
- Braveheart
- Gladiator
- LOTR extended version trilogy
- Harry Potter series
- Titanic
- Mr. Holland's Opus
- Brokeback Mountain
- To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (with Marlon Brando)
- Elizabeth (with Cate Blanchett)
- DISNEY MOVIES!!
- Lion King
- Aladdin
- Mary Poppins
- Beauty and the Beast
- Little Mermaid
- the majority of them, really...particularly the classic masterpieces.
- The Color Purple
- Sarafina!
- actually, practically anything with Whoopi Goldberg in it.
- V For Vendetta
- Underworld
- Finding Neverland
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- From Hell
- The Scream trilogy
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Seven
- Goonies
- I Dreamed of Africa
- In America
- 28 Days
- Congo
- The Green Mile
- Les Misérables (with Liam Neeson)
- Saving Grace
The list goes on and on and on...no joke. I own probably pushing 300 movies...ranging all over the place. I am usually a sucker for epics, but there's not much you can't convince me to see at least once.
Television:
I don't watch it....
But you want the BEST ever use for a TV set?
Playing Zelda: Twilight Princess!! This game is awesome! Go out and buy it now...you will lose as much of your life to it as I do!
The last time I seriously watched TV, I was a He-Man and Thundercats fan. =]
I do have to admit a certain fondness for BBC comedies, which, since I don't have anything other than basic cable, I watch on DVD or on my computer. I love Are You Being Served and Keeping Up Appearances.
Books:
I can't even begin....
Currently:
- The Furies of Calderon, Jim Butcher
- Paradise Lost, John Milton
- Working Stiff, Grant Stoddard
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards
- Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis
Recently (this is a running list):
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling
- Dearly Devoted Dexter, Jeff Lindsay
- Harlequin, Laurell K. Hamilton
- Storm Front (Dresden Files), Jim Butcher
- Ysabel, Guy Gavriel Kay
- The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield
- The Mosaic Crimes, Giulio Leoni
- The Assassin King, Elizabeth Haydon
- Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Jeff Lindsay
- Mistral's Kiss, Laurell K. Hamilton
- Dark Moon Defender, Sharon Shinn
- Strange Candy, Laurell K. Hamilton
- Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield (AMAZING!)
- Holy Fools, Joanne Harris
- Genju no Seiza, another manga series by the author of Pet Shop of Horrors (also amazingly well done)
- Alhazred: Author of the Necronomicon, Donald Tyson
- Mistborn: The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson
- Danse Macabre, Laurell K. Hamilton (disappointing)
- Pet Shop of Horrors (manga series) THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!
- Broken, Kelley Armstrong
- Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- The Secret Fruit of Peter Paddington
- The Thirteenth House, Sharon Shinn
- Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman
- Micah, Laurell K. Hamilton
- The Amber Room, Steve Berry
- The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova
- Elantris, Brandon Sanderson
- Haunted, Kelley Armstrong
- Eragon and Eldest, Christopher Paolini
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Jo Rowling
Any time:
- Lord of the Rings
- Follow the River, James Thom
- Anything Neil Gaiman
- Anything Laurell K. Hamilton (I just re-read her series recently)
- Anything Terry Pratchett
Upcoming:
- The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins
- Grimm's Fairy Tales
- Marley & Me, John Grogan
- The Dante Club
- Dante's Divine Comedy
I work in a bookstore....in other words, I have shelves full of books that I haven't even picked up yet. It's quite the habit.
Heroes:
My parents have always done more than I ever hoped for. I also have some of the most understanding and dedicated friends that any one person could ask for. I couldn't ask for better heroes...
