Autobiography. :P
I felt like writing about myself because I am bored and I never really do that. So here it goes:
My full name is Jamie Lissa Billings. I was not named after anybody, which is weird, because my grandfather from Greece and my mom's brother are both named James. My mom used to tell me that she made up my middle name; she liked the way it sounded. I know it is used as peoples' names, but she thought she invented it, and that's pretty cool to me. It makes me feel like more of an individual. I found out a few weeks ago on my 19th birthday that my oldest siblings Kevin and Christina gave me my first name because they liked the way it sounded, too. I'm glad I was named after things that "sound cool", because I want to make music that "sounds cool". My first name means 'supplanter' in Hebrew (I am not Jewish, haha), which means to replace, my middle name is short for Melissa, which means 'honey bee' in Greek and 'rebirth' in Arabic, and Billings... means Billings, haha. I always thought it was funny that that's my last name, considering my dad is a mailman and he gives people the bills (especially taken into consideration how in the medieval ages people got their surnames from their occupation [not that we have a long line of mailmen in our family, or anything]).
I have a big family. I have five siblings: Kevin (25), Christina (22), Julie (20), Melissa (15), and Melanie (15). Melissa and Melanie are twins, so they kind of count as one person (haha), which makes me the middle child. My parents are recently divorced, but it's much better this way. I live with my dad, and Christina is staying with us for a while because she got a job up here. Kevin is engaged to this awesome girl Jennings (haha, Jennings Billings), and they've been together for almost ten years. They will be married next year, and I am really happy that it's finally happening. :)
I am a quarter Greek, a quarter Italian, a quarter Lithuanian, an eighth Irish, and an eighth English. I was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and have lived in Bradford all my life (not including the couple months I had an apartment in Boston). I am moving back to Boston in September, and I am really excited for it.
I have a really, really good memory. I remember exact sentences that people say and I have a good sense of direction.
I try to live my life without expectations. If you expect something and it doesn't happen, it leads to disapointment. If you don't expect anything, you won't be disapointed, and you might even find yourself being surprised by others around you. However, I do have strong goals and I am working really hard to get to them.
I do not accept failure.
It takes a lot for me to be impressed. I think it's stupid when guys at school try being impressive with their knowledge of music theory, bands that fucking blow, and their ability to do a sweep arpeggio. I go to school here, too. I know just as much as you do, if not more, and Avenged Sevenfold sucks. I can do a sweep, too, but that's not all it takes to be a good musician. I am not playing hard to get, I just think that you're really, really stupid. Things that DO impress me, however, are when people are GENUINE and KIND to people they do and do not know. Showing courtesy, manners, and just being a good person to others is always a awesome; the world doesn't have enough of people like that. That is mostly what I look for in friendships and a relationship.
I can see right through people. I do not associate with piggish people, disgusting people, materialistic people, cheaters, liars, and arrogant loud mouths. There is nothing that I hate more than people who treat innocent people badly. It is NEVER, EVER acceptable. If you think otherwise, you have serious issues and should be medicated.
I find out EVERYTHING. Every single bloody thing that anyone has ever done wrong to me or anyone I associate with ALWAYS gets back to me. And when I find out, I will make your life a living hell. Do not screw me, my family, or my friends over. Do not lie to me. I do not have many people in my life, but the ones that I do have, I cherish them beyond anything and I love them to death. While I am a firm believer in Karma and I do not participate in any violence outside of video games, if you do something bad enough, I will beat the living shit out of you.
I do not care for gossip or more things that girls do. I do not like hearing about people that I don't like. I block out a lot of stuff, so if it seems like I'm not listening and do not care, it's because I don't. I think it's because I always looked up to my brother as a kid, and guys don't give a shit about much. That's why I have more guy friends. They are very calm about everything and I think it's good to surround yourself around those kinds of people.
I am extremely loyal to everyone I care about. I never, ever lie. When in a relationship, it's just me and him, nobody else, even though I've been treated the exact opposite. I believe two wrongs don't make a right. If someone treats you like shit, continue to be a good person. Revenge is stupid and trying to make people jealous is even more stupid. If someone is treating you like crap, they are not going to give a shit about anything you do.
I do not know how to swim. My mom never let me get lessons when I was little because she, ironically, thought I would drown (stupid), and from not getting lessons, I almost did drown once when I was young. Now, I am terrified of deep water and refuse to go anywhere near it.
I don't have any piercings or tattoos. I might get a tattoo someday of the Triforce, but that's only if I get a guarenteed job in the VGM industry. :) And I don't think it would be stupid, because if I never played Zelda, I'd never hear Koji Kondo's music, which would have never inspired me to pick up the flute. :)
I have never left this country, and it makes me sad. I'd love to travel to everywhere my ancestors lived, India, Egypt, various states in the US, Japan, China, and a ton of other places. I think the world is pretty beautiful and I'd love to see more of it. :)
I have never drank alcohol, smoked anything, or done drugs. I do not call myself "straight edge" because I do not need a name for things I do not do. I don't do these things because I don't like the idea of being addicted to anything and I love having control of myself. And because it's unhealthy. Any musician who needs drugs to help them be "more creative" is not a musician, but a dependist. If you don't have a creative flow soberly, then you're not meant to write music, sorry. But yeah, people can do whatever they want, I don't care. Just don't try to get me to do it.
I love nature and being outside. I think it's the best place to be, and I'd love to live somewhere with lots of trees and rolling hills a beautiful surrounding when I get older. Somewhere far away from here..
I LOVE romance. Nobody I have been in a relationship with has ever been romantic. I'd love to be with someone who IS romantic.
I am extremely picky about everything: people, food, situations, clothes, everything. I am the most picky about who I like (relationship-wise), so if I like you, then you are really awesome to me. :)
I really dislike a lot about people.
I don't drink milk, ew. :( I only drink water, juice, and hot cocoa. :)
I have a lot of respect for the people I care about.
I am an extremely affectionate person. I like letting people know I care about them.
I've never been in love before.
I am really curious about lots of things.
I LOVE learning.
Some careers that I've considered are: Video game music composer, performer (musically, duh haha), archaeologist, historian, and a writer.
I wear glasses because I'm near sighted. I just don't wear them as often as I should.
I am a full-fledged GEEK. I read all the time, play video games all the time, obtain any piece of information I find interesting, my iPod consists of mainly video game music and Disney princess songs (besides metal :)), and I have the dorkiest sense of humor. And ya know what? I LOVE it. :)
I broke my foot once, and it sucked.
My first flute was a piece of crap Emerson named Pancakes. I still have her and love her to death, she just sucks. My newest flute is an Amadeus (by Haynes), and is named Satanic Waffles of the Vernal Equinox (\m/!! HAHA). You see, Bart drove me to get it, and his mileage-thing said 666 because he had reset it, it was the first day of spring, and I had already planned on naming it Waffles. So yeah. And my awesome guitar is an Ibanez SA of which I adore, named Lorily Jasmine (Lorily is named after Lorilai from Gilmore Girls and Jasmine from Aladdin: the two most inspirational women in my life. HAHAHAHA).
And yeah, I can't think of much anything else because I am hungry (oh yeah, I love eating nomnoms :)). Later!
My full name is Jamie Lissa Billings. I was not named after anybody, which is weird, because my grandfather from Greece and my mom's brother are both named James. My mom used to tell me that she made up my middle name; she liked the way it sounded. I know it is used as peoples' names, but she thought she invented it, and that's pretty cool to me. It makes me feel like more of an individual. I found out a few weeks ago on my 19th birthday that my oldest siblings Kevin and Christina gave me my first name because they liked the way it sounded, too. I'm glad I was named after things that "sound cool", because I want to make music that "sounds cool". My first name means 'supplanter' in Hebrew (I am not Jewish, haha), which means to replace, my middle name is short for Melissa, which means 'honey bee' in Greek and 'rebirth' in Arabic, and Billings... means Billings, haha. I always thought it was funny that that's my last name, considering my dad is a mailman and he gives people the bills (especially taken into consideration how in the medieval ages people got their surnames from their occupation [not that we have a long line of mailmen in our family, or anything]).
I have a big family. I have five siblings: Kevin (25), Christina (22), Julie (20), Melissa (15), and Melanie (15). Melissa and Melanie are twins, so they kind of count as one person (haha), which makes me the middle child. My parents are recently divorced, but it's much better this way. I live with my dad, and Christina is staying with us for a while because she got a job up here. Kevin is engaged to this awesome girl Jennings (haha, Jennings Billings), and they've been together for almost ten years. They will be married next year, and I am really happy that it's finally happening. :)
I am a quarter Greek, a quarter Italian, a quarter Lithuanian, an eighth Irish, and an eighth English. I was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and have lived in Bradford all my life (not including the couple months I had an apartment in Boston). I am moving back to Boston in September, and I am really excited for it.
I have a really, really good memory. I remember exact sentences that people say and I have a good sense of direction.
I try to live my life without expectations. If you expect something and it doesn't happen, it leads to disapointment. If you don't expect anything, you won't be disapointed, and you might even find yourself being surprised by others around you. However, I do have strong goals and I am working really hard to get to them.
I do not accept failure.
It takes a lot for me to be impressed. I think it's stupid when guys at school try being impressive with their knowledge of music theory, bands that fucking blow, and their ability to do a sweep arpeggio. I go to school here, too. I know just as much as you do, if not more, and Avenged Sevenfold sucks. I can do a sweep, too, but that's not all it takes to be a good musician. I am not playing hard to get, I just think that you're really, really stupid. Things that DO impress me, however, are when people are GENUINE and KIND to people they do and do not know. Showing courtesy, manners, and just being a good person to others is always a awesome; the world doesn't have enough of people like that. That is mostly what I look for in friendships and a relationship.
I can see right through people. I do not associate with piggish people, disgusting people, materialistic people, cheaters, liars, and arrogant loud mouths. There is nothing that I hate more than people who treat innocent people badly. It is NEVER, EVER acceptable. If you think otherwise, you have serious issues and should be medicated.
I find out EVERYTHING. Every single bloody thing that anyone has ever done wrong to me or anyone I associate with ALWAYS gets back to me. And when I find out, I will make your life a living hell. Do not screw me, my family, or my friends over. Do not lie to me. I do not have many people in my life, but the ones that I do have, I cherish them beyond anything and I love them to death. While I am a firm believer in Karma and I do not participate in any violence outside of video games, if you do something bad enough, I will beat the living shit out of you.
I do not care for gossip or more things that girls do. I do not like hearing about people that I don't like. I block out a lot of stuff, so if it seems like I'm not listening and do not care, it's because I don't. I think it's because I always looked up to my brother as a kid, and guys don't give a shit about much. That's why I have more guy friends. They are very calm about everything and I think it's good to surround yourself around those kinds of people.
I am extremely loyal to everyone I care about. I never, ever lie. When in a relationship, it's just me and him, nobody else, even though I've been treated the exact opposite. I believe two wrongs don't make a right. If someone treats you like shit, continue to be a good person. Revenge is stupid and trying to make people jealous is even more stupid. If someone is treating you like crap, they are not going to give a shit about anything you do.
I do not know how to swim. My mom never let me get lessons when I was little because she, ironically, thought I would drown (stupid), and from not getting lessons, I almost did drown once when I was young. Now, I am terrified of deep water and refuse to go anywhere near it.
I don't have any piercings or tattoos. I might get a tattoo someday of the Triforce, but that's only if I get a guarenteed job in the VGM industry. :) And I don't think it would be stupid, because if I never played Zelda, I'd never hear Koji Kondo's music, which would have never inspired me to pick up the flute. :)
I have never left this country, and it makes me sad. I'd love to travel to everywhere my ancestors lived, India, Egypt, various states in the US, Japan, China, and a ton of other places. I think the world is pretty beautiful and I'd love to see more of it. :)
I have never drank alcohol, smoked anything, or done drugs. I do not call myself "straight edge" because I do not need a name for things I do not do. I don't do these things because I don't like the idea of being addicted to anything and I love having control of myself. And because it's unhealthy. Any musician who needs drugs to help them be "more creative" is not a musician, but a dependist. If you don't have a creative flow soberly, then you're not meant to write music, sorry. But yeah, people can do whatever they want, I don't care. Just don't try to get me to do it.
I love nature and being outside. I think it's the best place to be, and I'd love to live somewhere with lots of trees and rolling hills a beautiful surrounding when I get older. Somewhere far away from here..
I LOVE romance. Nobody I have been in a relationship with has ever been romantic. I'd love to be with someone who IS romantic.
I am extremely picky about everything: people, food, situations, clothes, everything. I am the most picky about who I like (relationship-wise), so if I like you, then you are really awesome to me. :)
I really dislike a lot about people.
I don't drink milk, ew. :( I only drink water, juice, and hot cocoa. :)
I have a lot of respect for the people I care about.
I am an extremely affectionate person. I like letting people know I care about them.
I've never been in love before.
I am really curious about lots of things.
I LOVE learning.
Some careers that I've considered are: Video game music composer, performer (musically, duh haha), archaeologist, historian, and a writer.
I wear glasses because I'm near sighted. I just don't wear them as often as I should.
I am a full-fledged GEEK. I read all the time, play video games all the time, obtain any piece of information I find interesting, my iPod consists of mainly video game music and Disney princess songs (besides metal :)), and I have the dorkiest sense of humor. And ya know what? I LOVE it. :)
I broke my foot once, and it sucked.
My first flute was a piece of crap Emerson named Pancakes. I still have her and love her to death, she just sucks. My newest flute is an Amadeus (by Haynes), and is named Satanic Waffles of the Vernal Equinox (\m/!! HAHA). You see, Bart drove me to get it, and his mileage-thing said 666 because he had reset it, it was the first day of spring, and I had already planned on naming it Waffles. So yeah. And my awesome guitar is an Ibanez SA of which I adore, named Lorily Jasmine (Lorily is named after Lorilai from Gilmore Girls and Jasmine from Aladdin: the two most inspirational women in my life. HAHAHAHA).
And yeah, I can't think of much anything else because I am hungry (oh yeah, I love eating nomnoms :)). Later!