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About Me


[RATIONALE] I am a realist and a bit of a nihilist. Fairy tales do not exist in the real world. I have no tolerance for people obsessed with control dramas. Life is completely absurd and will take you any direction it pleases. All I can do is enjoy the TRIP because for all I know, this is IT- this moment right here and now is all we truly have.

"Accepting the absurdity of everything around us is one step, a necessary experience: It should not become a dead end. It arouses a revolt that can be fruitful. An analysis of the idea of revolt could help us discover ideas capable of restoring a relative meaning to existence, although a meaning that would
always be in danger."


[CURRENT] I'm in school studying graphic design and digital imaging. It has become a delightful obsession of mine. I'm learning all I can so I'll eventually be able to do something
I actually love for a living!

My Interests


Spending time with my fiancé, finding inspiration by observing the world around me in an artistic way,
creating digital art/media, reading/writing, savoring Pinot Noir, absinthe adventures, walking in nature, traveling to new places (literal/figurative), the feeling of the warm Caribbean ocean, crisp
San Franciscan nights,
spooning in the early morning, cloudy/rainy days, the sound of thunder, the smell of wet pavement, singing my heart out, dancing/moshing at a
good fucking show,
and laughing at the
absurdity of life!

Current Visual Trip
Quizzes & InsightWhat's Your Religious Philosophy?
You are an Atheist
When it comes to religion, you're a non-believer (simple as that). You prefer to think about what's known and proven. You don't need religion to solve life's problems. Instead, you tend to work things out with logic and philosophy.

What Art Movement Are You?
You Are Surrealism
Dreamy and idealistic, you've created a world that is all your own. It's very likely that you've either dabbled in drugs or are naturally trippy. You are always trying to push beyond the boundaries of your culture and society. You believe that art, love, and freedom can change the world.

What Type of Wine Drinker Are You?
"God made Cabernet...
but the Devil made
Pinot Noir!"

PINOT NOIR drinkers are mysterious, soft but with a firm constitution and a soul as deep as the sea... their home is comfortable with many interesting things in it. Can also be explosive as well as talented.

Which Tarot Card Are You?

You are the Empress card. The Empress is the archetype of the Mother. She creates and nurtures life. She represents the abundance of Mother Earth. The Empress is capable of using nature in a productive way. She espouses art for art's sake. Her planet is Venus, and she embodies love of beauty and a strong value system. The Empress has a rich understanding of the world based on her five senses. In a reading, The Empress represents pregnancy, actual or metaphorical. She indicates an act of creation and a sensual experience of beauty. The Empress is a nurturing force that wishes to see the product of her experiences reach the next stage of development.

Love Compatibility of Scorpio with Virgo:
Virgos are more analytical and practical than Scorpios - you tend to be more emotional and raw. You both have a deep respect for the qualities that make you different from each other. You bring your Virgo into a world of increased feeling and passion, and from them you learn how to be more logical and rational. Virgo is compulsive - Scorpio is obsessive. It works! Each of you totally understands the other's intensity. Virgo trains Scorpio to respond to their pep talks; Scorpio gets Virgo thinking a little deeper. What differences can't be talked out gets worked through in the sack. You're so compatible that you can spend way too much time together. Romantically, you're both too hot for many people to handle. You both agree that there's no point in a relationship if it is not a matter of total immersion.

I'd like to meet:

People who appreciate the simplicity and complexity of this world, those who refuse to accept the ordinary and mundane and dare to push the boundaries...

Music:

PLAGUE OF SOCIETY

CONCERTS
Artists/Bands I've had the distinct pleasure to see LIVE:
(in alphabetical order)

David Bowie
-April 22, 2004

Cradle of Filth
-July 3, 2003

The Cure
-July 1996
-September 20, 2003

Dead Can Dance
-September 25, 2005

The Dresden Dolls
-April 28, 2005

The Flaming Lips
-July 21, 2006

Genitorturers
-October 31, 2003

The Grateful Dead
-November 1994

Gwen Stefani
-October 20, 2005
-April 22, 2007

KMFDM
-November 21, 2003
-June 22, 2004
-November 15, 2004
-October 24, 2006

Marilyn Manson
-July 3, 2003
-October 10, 2003

Nine Inch Nails
-April 28, 2005
-September 16, 2005
-November 20, 2005

Tom Petty
-August 20, 2005

Skinny Puppy
-July 4, 2004
-October 14, 2004
-November 28, 2004

Violent Femmes
-September 20, 2003
-August, 2004

MUSIC
Artists/Bands I love in general and either haven't seen LIVE yet, or never had the chance:

- Leonard Cohen
- The Doors
- The Sisters of Mercy
- Prince
- Oingo Boingo
- Christian Death
- Shadow Project
- Rozz Williams
- Eva O
- Alien Sex Fiend
- Sopor Aeternus
- Billy Idol
- Nick Cave
- Eurythmics
- Gary Newman
- INXS
- Psychotica
- Front 242
- Kraftwerk
- La Tour
- Rosetta Stone
- Lords of Acid
- Moby
- Talking Heads
- Depeche Mode
- Joy Division
- New Order
- The Jesus and Marychain
- Mazzy Star
- Portishead
- The Pretenders
- Dinosaur Jr
- Madness
- Bananarama
- George Michael
- Madonna
- Bjork
- Fiona Apple
- Aimee Mann
- Enya
- L7
- Nirvana
- Hole
- Bob Marley
- Marvin Gaye
- Bob Dylan
- White Zombie
- Pink Floyd
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Steve Miller Band
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Beck
- Weezer
- Coldplay
- The White Stripes
- Guns N Roses
- The Ramones
- Jane's Addiction
- Porno for Pyros
...to name a few!

Movies:

TOP 20
1. American Beauty
2. V for Vendetta
3. Koyaanisqatsi
4. Natural Born Killers
5. Sideways
6. Garden State
7. The Motorcycle Diaries
8. Interview with the Vampire
9. Requiem For A Dream
10. Fight Club
11. Sin City
12. The Devil's Rejects
13. Labyrinth
14. The Doors
15. Almost Famous
16. Pulp Fiction
17. Good Will Hunting
18. Amélie
19. The Beach
20. Say Anything

Television:

NIP/TUCK
LOST
DIRT
The Riches
Sex In The City
The Simpsons
South Park
Rescue Me
Entourage
Weeds
Project Runway
Best Week Ever
The Soup

Books:

My Favorite Authors:
ANNE RICE
MAYA ANGELOU
FRANK MCCOURT
HUNTER S. THOMPSON
AMY TAN
JK ROWLING
JAMES REDFIELD

Heroes:

My Fiancé, My Savior,
My Life...

My Blog

Victoria's First Concert Harajuku Style!

I took my little sister Victoria to her first concert last night to see Gwen Stefani and Akon at Coors Ampitheater! We had a blast! Just us girls gabbed the whole down to the show and arrived plenty e...
Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:34:00 PST

Poster Collage: "Sacrificed Future"

This is a Poster Collage that I made for my second creative assignment for my Photoshop III class. I entitled it "Sacrificed Future" after the theme of the very real dangers of global w...
Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:58:00 PST

Retouching- everybody's doing it!

I just finished this retouching assignment for my Photoshop class and thought you might get a kick out of seeing it! It's amazing how the most subtle of "imperfections" c...
Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:25:00 PST

One year... R.I.P.


Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:54:00 PST

Photorealistic Image Composite: "The Wedding Storm"

This is a Photorealistic Composite that I made for my first creative assignment for my Photoshop III class. Photorealistic Composites reference reality, even though what you are seeing seems unre...
Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:13:00 PST

After Effects Final Project: Movie Title Sequence

This is a fictional movie title sequence that I made for my final project for my After Effects class. I chose one of my favorite books by Anne Rice, "The Tale of the Body Thief," and I used the charac...
Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:52:00 PST

"The Four Agreements" are Good Rules to Live By

"The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz My father first introduced me to "The Four Agreements" years ago, and the older I get the more neccessary they seem to become in order to keep a sense of...
Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:15:00 PST

In less than 24 hours...

I'll be this fucking close to Sascha and Lucia!!!
Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:24:00 PST

O Tannenbaum

Aaron and I put together this nifty little nightmare before Christmas tree- it's half a Halloween Tree and half a Christmas Tree- but we love it so much that we'll probably keep it all year round! Isn...
Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:13:00 PST

Logo Video for Graphic Art by Athena Noir

I made this 20 second Logo Video in my After Effects class for my website, Graphic Art by Athena Noir. The music I used is the from the Killing Conception song, "Rot In Lust," but the man's voice...
Posted by åTh£nå nØïR on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:55:00 PST