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Jo

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About Me

Well, where do I start?? I have lived all over western canada, with the majority of my time split between Calgary and Vancouver. I'm back home, in Calgary, after having spent the past 6 years struggling to make a name for myself in special effects make-up artistry in Vancouver. Turns out that it doesn't matter how talented you are, if you don't know anyone in the industry, or if you don't have the money to get through the non-paying theater production and commercial and photo-shoot jobs that it takes to get into the union or to build up a reputable portfolio, it's not going to happen!! So here I am back in college, but I'm still doing some weddings and grad make-ups. Hallowe'en is a very busy time for me and my favorite time of the year, that's when i get to do the fun stuff!!! My make-up's have won first prize on numerous occasions over the last few years. I hope that someday soon my talents will be discovered, although, if they are never discovered I have my back-up career currently in the works....Art Therapy. Besides I'm always painting or drawing or designing tattoos for people in my spare time, so there's never a lack of art in my life!%D%A%D%A%D%A %D%A %D%A
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My Interests

My interests are anything to do with art (make-up, sculptures, paintings, drawings, and especially tattoos) and car racing.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Well I think that I have too large a palette to list everything, but here it goes.. I love metal such as old school Metallica, Slayer and Pantera, I love the 90's rock such as Nirvana and the Offspring etc. Have ALWAYS LOVED RHCP!!!!! I love the classics such as Joplin, Hendrix, Pink Floyd etc. I'm a techno, club, house nut. I like cleaning to 20's swing and to 50's-60's oldies. There's always a time and place for jazz and classical. And lastly I'm sorry to say, a bit of a country fan.

Movies:

Where do I start....definately Rocky Horror Picture Show! Gotta have Princess Bride and Willow in here, now that the basics are in, I LOVE horrors!! Nothing beats the blood, guts and gore! I certainly dig the 'fun' films like Scanner Darkly, Reqieum for a Dream, Spun, Blow, Acid House, Trainspotting, Fear and Loathing, Very Bad Things.....etc. I REALLY liked the new Lord of the Rings trilogy...it was well done, and the Harry Potter movies. I absolutely love 50 First Dates, and a bunch of other Adam Sandler flicks. Sin City, Butterfly Effect, Hellboy, Oh and Kingdom of Heaven. Can't forget Finding Nemo :) You know, I could just keep going, and going, and going.......

Television:

C.S.I., Sex and the City, Ultimate Fighter, and pretty much anything on discovery, and TLC, and on Spike TV. I like to catch as much CFL as possible, and rarely miss an indy.

Books:

I must admit, I enjoyed the Harry Potter books, and of course I love the Lord of the Ring's series. I am currently reading the Clan of the Cave Bear series, and am really enjoying them. My favorite authors are Stephen King (the king of ewww!) and Dean Koontz.

Heroes:

My two Art teachers, or mentors I should say, in High School. Alan and Rhonda. I absolutely love Norman Rockwell's work oh and Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell's Works are also awesomely powerful!

My Blog

Employment crisis!

There is supposed to be such an employment boom in Alberta, yet it is very hard to get a job as a student or otherwise.  Employers do not seem willing to work around other schedules besides their...
Posted by Jo on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:29:00 PST

Merry X-Mas!!!!

Hey there! I just wanted to wish everyone I know and love, and those that I have not met yet, a very Merry Christmas and a wicked New Year!  I love you all and hope that everyone has had just as&...
Posted by Jo on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:01:00 PST

New Home Soon

So, my girlfriend and I thought that it would be a great idea to room together, so recently we have been house hunting.  Well, after not too long at all, we met up to see an apartment, ...
Posted by Jo on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:09:00 PST