Laina

General: everything

Music: everything, I tend to jump around a lot with the kind of music I listen to most. My favorite band of all time is Bright Eyes, I think Conor Oberst's the only musician I've never stopped listening to regularly over time. But other than that, lately I've been listening to a lot of Paul Simon, As Tall As Lions, Brand New, CocoRosie, Pendulum, Wolf Parade, Atmosphere, The Goo Goo Dolls, Disney soundtracks, African tribal music, and anything that reminds me of Hawaii in the 60s, the Brady Bunch, and Volkswagen buses.

Movies: The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Alice In Wonderland, Pocahontas, and pretty much everything else Walt Disney. I am in love with the movie I ♥ Huckabees. I really like Amelie and Moulin Rouge, but only every once in awhile because it makes me sad. Lots of anime, too. Pretty much anything Miyazaki, and series wise I really like Fruits Basket and Full Metal Alchemist.

Television: I'm more of a video game person, I don't really watch much TV. Sometimes Adult Swim is entertaining, and Avatar is pretty awesome. As for video games, I am overly obsessive with Kingdom Hearts I, COM, and II, and I really love the Final Fantasy series. My favorites as of late are VIII and X, I'd have to say. I play a lot of SNES too, mostly Yoshi's Island, Zelda - A Link to the Past, and Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2. Kirby and the Crystal Shards for N64 is pretty amazing. Besides that, I really love DS Lite a lot a lot and I'm currently addicted to Pokémon Pearl.

Books: The Giver by Lois Lowry, 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man by James Joyce, Blankets by Craig Thompson, Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Lots of political fiction, fantasy/sci-fi, American and classic Literature, and realistic fiction. I've also become quite a lover of poetry, my favorite poets at the moment would probably have to be e. e. cummings, Langston Hughes, Edwin Robinson, Elizabeth Bishop, and Robert Frost.

Heroes: My best friends Ryan, Chelsie, Kevin, Adam, my sister, Brandon, Sara, Meghan, Carolyn, Nivek, Cat, Ben, my mom, my cousins, and myself.

This person is my best friend in the entire world, his name is Ryan. He can make me laugh no matter how shitty I feel or how hysterically I'm crying, and he's always there to listen and try to help. I have ridiculous amounts of fun with him, whether it's driving around late at night screaming "MARCOOOO" in a Spanish accent out the window, having 'boob fights,' or staying on the phone for hours trying to pronouce "hippopotomapototopia." I love him with all my heart, and I don't know what I'd do without him♥

This is another one of my best friends, Chelsie. Even though she lives far away and we can't always be there for one another physically, I don't know many people who are nearly as helpful, caring, or loving. She's always been there to give advice and listen to me when I need someone, and she always puts a smile on my face. I honestly can't even describe how wonderful it is to have her, or how much I value our friendship. And I'm going to visit her mad soon. MADSOOOOOOON

Last but not least, this is Kevin. We've had our ins and outs throughout the past three years that we've known one another, but we've always come out closer than ever. He gives me something to have faith in, believe in, someone to love, a shoulder to cry on, and a hand to hold when I need it. He really encourages me to stand up for and better myself, and I couldn't be more thankful. And I have so much fun when I'm with him, whether it's going to DNB, having sleepovers at his house or my dorm, going on long walks or drives to places, or just talking, being around him really lifts my spirits and makes me feel wanted and important. I love him more than I can possibly describe and I feel so lucky to have him as my friend (even though he's a fuck gay :3)