Intro To Me
Get to know me. Just about anything you might want to learn about me is here. Will probably be updated/added to as things change.
Name: Amanda
Nicknames: Jane, Trouble, Tease, Luv Muffin (Long running joke)
DOB: April 27th, 1982
Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake: Well if I'd had a cake it would have been 28 candles
Sun sign: Taurus
Moon sign: Cancer
Rising sign: Virgo
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Notable Events on the Day You Were Born:
1667- John milton sells copyright to Paradise Lost
1773- Parliament Passes Tea Act; a bill designed to save the failing East India Trading Co.
1822- Ulysses S. Grant was Born
1865- The Sultana steamboat exploded on the Mississippi River killing 1700 passengers including many discharged Union Soldiers
1941- German forces enter Athens, quashing the Greek Resistance
Height: 5'4"
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Piercings: 5 in left ear, 1 in right, 1 in nose
Tattoos: 4
Tribal heart and rose on right shoulder
Japanese kanji on right shoulder
Unicorn on left shoulder
Butterfly on right ankle
Gender Preference: Either. I like Boys and Girls.
Languages: Aside from English, Intermediate French, Beginner Japanese/Hiragana (Katakana/Kanji) as well as a smattering of Swahili & Finnish
Characteristics: I alternately love and hate people. I am friendly, intelligent, creative, artistic, good at procrastination, diverse, open-minded, with an overdeveloped sense of justice. I have very clear ideas of what I think is right and wrong, and I easily get upset about all the wrong doing in the world. I avoid talking politics because I get too fired up and angry. I respect everyone's opinion and their right to state their opinion no matter if I agree with it or not.
Things I Hate: This shallow, soul-sucking, anorexic, youth obsessed society. Injustice, Stupid People, Blatant Prejudice, BadFic, Homophobes, Politicians, Liars and people who force their opinions on others or who think that they are always right and won't listen to the valid thoughts of others.
Romantic Status: 8 years single.
Pets: 2 cats. Pumpkin (f) and Batman (m)
Job: Currently looking for employment.
Hobbies: Art, Foreign Languages, Drawing, Reading, Gardening, Hiking, Photography (Specifically Cemetery Photography), Sewing, Digital Art, Jewelry Making, Dance, Icon & GIF making
I Collect: BOOKS! (I collect books like it's my job! I love WORDS!!), Tarot Decks, Tombstone rubbings, Nightmare Before Christmas Stuff, Tinkerbell Stuff, Snowglobes, Anime/Manga, Music, Hats
Other Interests: Studying History (of Japan, American Civil War, Ancient Civilizations, Medieval Europe, are my favorites), Alternative Lifestyles (Goth, Fetishism, BDSM, Body Modification etc), Music, Studying alternative Religions (ie Paganism, Buddhism, Druidry, Wicca, Taoism), Folklore and Mythology, Psychology and Human Behavior, Travel, The Paranormal
What I Do: I'm training to be a samurai with the hope of moving to Japan and dedicating my life to the way of the warrior. You can read about my training @ cb_samurai (Which is sadly neglected due to life issues getting in the way. :( Sorry about that.)
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What I Love:
Books- I really do collect books like it's my job. I have three bookcases, double stacked and 5 boxes of overflow in the closet. A lot of these are research materials. I love knowledge and I study everything. Hence the need for all the books. I mean sure, you can find just about anything on the internet, but I love the feel of a book in my hands. I love the words on paper... I love books.
Favorite Books- I am a huge fan of classic literature, but some contemporary stuff is good too.
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The House of Incest by Anais Nin
Pandora by Anne Rice
The Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen Beckett
The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B Jansen
Emma by Jane Austen
The Search for Omm Sety by Jonathan Cott
New and Collected Poems by Czeslaw Milosz
Beauty by Robin McKinley
The Sandman Graphic Novels by Neil Gaiman
A Garden in the Rain by Lynn Kurland
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
Esteemed Authors- Jane Austen, Neil Gaiman, Victor Hugo, Charles Dickens, Juliet Marillier, Janet Evanovich, Christian Jacq, LJ Smith, Alice Borchardt, John Jakes, Laurell K. Hamilton (I like her smut with all the hot men no matter what anyone else says. :-p ), Anais Nin, James M. McPherson, Diana Gabaldon, Lynn Kurland, Tennyson, JRR Tolkien
Music- I listen to anything pretty much. Although no Rap or Hip Hop. My taste in music is very eccentric. I love music from all over the world; Africa, China, Ireland, Japan, Finland, France... If it sounds good, I'll listen
Bands-
For the last year the only artists I seem to listen to are GACKT and Acid Black Cherry. I cannot get enough and I never get tired of them. Jrock is at the top of my musical tastes, which is something I never would have thought.
Other Jbands I enjoy are: AAA, Abingdon Boys School alice nine., Chatmonchy, HIZAKI grace project, Honey L Days, Janne Da Arc, KAT-TUN, Malice Mizer, Moi dix Mois, Phantasmagoria, TM Revolutionn, Versailles, YUI, Zwei (to name a few)
Some of my other top artists include:
69 Eyes, AFI, Alison Krauss, Ari Koivunen, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Breaking Benjamin, Counting Crows, Cruxshadows, Dolly Parton, The Doors, Dragonland, Dropkick Murphys, Enigma, Fleetwood Mac, Flogging Molly, Gin Blossoms, HIM, Hit'n'Hide, Jeff Healey, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Kill Hannah, KISS, Loreena McKennitt, Lovex, Meat Loaf, Melissa Etheridge, Midnight Syndicate, Natalie Merchant, Nick Cave, Nickelback, Nickel Creek, Nox Arcana, Over the Rhine, Patty Griffin, PINK, Pink Floyd, Poets of the Fall, Psychotica, Queen, The Rasmus, Rasputina, Roxette, Sarah McLachlan, Sinamore, SIXX AM, Three Days Grace, Tonic, Tori Amos, Townes Van Zandt, U2, Uniklubi, Uverworld, Vertical Horizon, The Wallflowers, Younha
Anime/Manga- Nerdy fangirl, that's me. I have no life, what do you want? It's better than drugs, though not necessarily cheaper. ;)
Anime/Manga Fandoms- Axis Powers Hetalia, Bleach, Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne, FFVII Advent Children, Fruits Basket, Fushigi Yugi, Gakuen Heaven, Gun X Sword, Harukanaru Toki no Nakade, Howl's Moving Castle, Inuyasha, Junjou Romantica, King of Bandit Jing, Kitchen Princess, Kuroshitsuji, Kyou Kara Maoh!, Loveless, Meine Liebe, Neo Angelique Abyss, Ouran Host Club, Peacemaker Kurogane, Ranma, Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X, Saiunkoku Monogatari, Tactics, Tail of the Moon, Vampire Doll, Vampire Hunter D, Vampire Princess Miyu
TV Shows- I don't really turn on my TV very much, but there are some shows I really like even if I don't watch them very often. Most of the time if I like it, they cancel it. I do like Japanese and British Television better than American television.
Japanese Shows I Enjoy-
Tumbling, Zettai Kareshi, Hana Kimi, Mei-chan no Shitsuji, Ghost Friends, Delicious Gakuen, Shinsengumi PEACE MAKER, Atashinchi no Danshi, Giragira, Samurai High School, One Pound Gospel, Akai Ito, Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
Other Shows I enjoy-
Ace of Cakes, Anthony Bourdain No Reservations, The Big Bang Theory, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Crossing Jordan, Daria, Dead Like Me, Deadliest Catch, Destination Truth, Firefly, The Forgotten, Frasier, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, In Plain Sight, King of the Hill, Law and Order:SVU, NCIS, The Mentalist, The Pretender, Roseanne, South Park, That 70's Show, Vampire Diaries
Movies-
Nightmare Before Christmas, Peter Pan (live action or Disney), Ice Age 2, Finding Neverland, Lilo and Stitch, Memoirs of a Geisha, Fried Green Tomatoes, Gosford Park, Emma, Gone with the Wind, Stardust, Boondock Saints, Stephen King's Rose Red, The Fog, Gettysburg, Charade, The Parent Trap (1961), Little Women (1949), A Very Long Engagement, Chocolat, The English Patient, The Crow, Penelope, Life is Beautiful, The Mummy Returns, Mary Poppins, Road House, Practical Magic, Chronicles of Riddick, Heaven Knows Mr. Allison, It's a Wonderful Life, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Moon Child, The Ramen Girl, Chocolate (Thai movie)
More Favorites:
Flavor- Apples
Candy- Sour Patch Kids
Snack- Almond Crush Pocky
Food- Chinese
Pie- Strawberry or Pumpkin
Alcoholic beverage- Cocaine Lady
Ice cream- Cherry Cordial
Restaurant- Admiral's Flagship, Murrell's Inlet, SC
Perfume/cologne- Japanese Cherry Blossom from Bath and Body Works
Possession- My copy of Requiem et Reminiscence II Final
Color- Black & Red
Number- 7
Holiday- Halloween
Favorite time of day?- Nighttime
Flower- Purple Roses
Smell- Apples and the scent of Fall
Fairy tale- Sleeping Beauty or Beauty and the Beast
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Random:
If you were stranded on a desert island what book, album, and video would you want with you-
Book- Uh... Just one? Either Les Miserables or some other 1000+page book. It would keep me busy.
Album- I don't think I could choose just one...
DVD- It's a Wonderful Life
If you could live in any period in history, when would it be- Pre-Meiji Era Japan, Ancient Egypt, Late 1800's America, Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe.
What movie(s) makes you cry- Steel Magnolias, It's a Wonderful Life, Finding Neverland, The Notebook, Waitress, Troy, Gettysburg, An Affair to Remember, Lord of the Rings, Moll Flanders, Wuthering Heights, Ladies in Lavender
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?- Where wouldn't I go?
Japan (Specifically, Kyoto, Hokkaido, Osaka)
Ireland
France (Dordogne, Paris, The Loire Valley)
Helsinki, Finland
Bucharest, Romania
Kostnice Ossuary Beinhaus, Czech Republic
Rome, Italy
Munich & Bavaria, Germany
Jamaica
Kenya, Africa
New Zealand
England - Summer 2010 got to see London, dying to go back.
Scotland - Made it there 7/2010! Still want to go back though.
If you could meet anyone (alive or dead) who would it be?-
Maj. Gen. Joshua Chamberlain
Gen. James Longstreet
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sety I
Imhotep
Mat Devine (from Kill Hannah)
Jussi69 (from 69 Eyes) *I actually did get to meet him!!!!!!!
Victor Hugo
Ramesses II (Ramesses the Great)
Marcus Aurelius
Okita Souji
Hijikata Toshizo
King Arthur (Whoever he was)
Robin Hood
JM Barrie
Anthony Bourdain
Werner Stocker
Kido Takayoshi
What is your opinion on Religion?- I don't have a specific religion I follow. I like to study world religions if they pique my interest. I'm a very spiritual person and I believe in things like fate, destiny, soul mates and karma, but I don't know what I believe in when it comes to an actual deity.
I was raised Christian, but I've been in recovery since I was 14. Now my beliefs lean towards a more Eastern Zen/Shinto/Buddhist slant. I find Eastern religions very peaceful.
IM ME!: AIM & Yahoo Messenger: Nightsideink
Other Places to Find Me on the Net:
cb_samurai My samurai blog | scarlites_sins My Fan Fic/Art comm | @ Fanfiction.net | @ Yaoi Gallery | @ Deviant Art | @ Twitter | @ Youtube
Name: Amanda
Nicknames: Jane, Trouble, Tease, Luv Muffin (Long running joke)
DOB: April 27th, 1982
Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake: Well if I'd had a cake it would have been 28 candles
Sun sign: Taurus
Moon sign: Cancer
Rising sign: Virgo
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Notable Events on the Day You Were Born:
1667- John milton sells copyright to Paradise Lost
1773- Parliament Passes Tea Act; a bill designed to save the failing East India Trading Co.
1822- Ulysses S. Grant was Born
1865- The Sultana steamboat exploded on the Mississippi River killing 1700 passengers including many discharged Union Soldiers
1941- German forces enter Athens, quashing the Greek Resistance
Height: 5'4"
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Piercings: 5 in left ear, 1 in right, 1 in nose
Tattoos: 4
Tribal heart and rose on right shoulder
Japanese kanji on right shoulder
Unicorn on left shoulder
Butterfly on right ankle
Gender Preference: Either. I like Boys and Girls.
Languages: Aside from English, Intermediate French, Beginner Japanese/Hiragana (Katakana/Kanji) as well as a smattering of Swahili & Finnish
Characteristics: I alternately love and hate people. I am friendly, intelligent, creative, artistic, good at procrastination, diverse, open-minded, with an overdeveloped sense of justice. I have very clear ideas of what I think is right and wrong, and I easily get upset about all the wrong doing in the world. I avoid talking politics because I get too fired up and angry. I respect everyone's opinion and their right to state their opinion no matter if I agree with it or not.
Things I Hate: This shallow, soul-sucking, anorexic, youth obsessed society. Injustice, Stupid People, Blatant Prejudice, BadFic, Homophobes, Politicians, Liars and people who force their opinions on others or who think that they are always right and won't listen to the valid thoughts of others.
Romantic Status: 8 years single.
Pets: 2 cats. Pumpkin (f) and Batman (m)
Job: Currently looking for employment.
Hobbies: Art, Foreign Languages, Drawing, Reading, Gardening, Hiking, Photography (Specifically Cemetery Photography), Sewing, Digital Art, Jewelry Making, Dance, Icon & GIF making
I Collect: BOOKS! (I collect books like it's my job! I love WORDS!!), Tarot Decks, Tombstone rubbings, Nightmare Before Christmas Stuff, Tinkerbell Stuff, Snowglobes, Anime/Manga, Music, Hats
Other Interests: Studying History (of Japan, American Civil War, Ancient Civilizations, Medieval Europe, are my favorites), Alternative Lifestyles (Goth, Fetishism, BDSM, Body Modification etc), Music, Studying alternative Religions (ie Paganism, Buddhism, Druidry, Wicca, Taoism), Folklore and Mythology, Psychology and Human Behavior, Travel, The Paranormal
What I Do: I'm training to be a samurai with the hope of moving to Japan and dedicating my life to the way of the warrior. You can read about my training @ cb_samurai (Which is sadly neglected due to life issues getting in the way. :( Sorry about that.)
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What I Love:
Books- I really do collect books like it's my job. I have three bookcases, double stacked and 5 boxes of overflow in the closet. A lot of these are research materials. I love knowledge and I study everything. Hence the need for all the books. I mean sure, you can find just about anything on the internet, but I love the feel of a book in my hands. I love the words on paper... I love books.
Favorite Books- I am a huge fan of classic literature, but some contemporary stuff is good too.
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The House of Incest by Anais Nin
Pandora by Anne Rice
The Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen Beckett
The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B Jansen
Emma by Jane Austen
The Search for Omm Sety by Jonathan Cott
New and Collected Poems by Czeslaw Milosz
Beauty by Robin McKinley
The Sandman Graphic Novels by Neil Gaiman
A Garden in the Rain by Lynn Kurland
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
Esteemed Authors- Jane Austen, Neil Gaiman, Victor Hugo, Charles Dickens, Juliet Marillier, Janet Evanovich, Christian Jacq, LJ Smith, Alice Borchardt, John Jakes, Laurell K. Hamilton (I like her smut with all the hot men no matter what anyone else says. :-p ), Anais Nin, James M. McPherson, Diana Gabaldon, Lynn Kurland, Tennyson, JRR Tolkien
Music- I listen to anything pretty much. Although no Rap or Hip Hop. My taste in music is very eccentric. I love music from all over the world; Africa, China, Ireland, Japan, Finland, France... If it sounds good, I'll listen
Bands-
For the last year the only artists I seem to listen to are GACKT and Acid Black Cherry. I cannot get enough and I never get tired of them. Jrock is at the top of my musical tastes, which is something I never would have thought.
Other Jbands I enjoy are: AAA, Abingdon Boys School alice nine., Chatmonchy, HIZAKI grace project, Honey L Days, Janne Da Arc, KAT-TUN, Malice Mizer, Moi dix Mois, Phantasmagoria, TM Revolutionn, Versailles, YUI, Zwei (to name a few)
Some of my other top artists include:
69 Eyes, AFI, Alison Krauss, Ari Koivunen, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Breaking Benjamin, Counting Crows, Cruxshadows, Dolly Parton, The Doors, Dragonland, Dropkick Murphys, Enigma, Fleetwood Mac, Flogging Molly, Gin Blossoms, HIM, Hit'n'Hide, Jeff Healey, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Kill Hannah, KISS, Loreena McKennitt, Lovex, Meat Loaf, Melissa Etheridge, Midnight Syndicate, Natalie Merchant, Nick Cave, Nickelback, Nickel Creek, Nox Arcana, Over the Rhine, Patty Griffin, PINK, Pink Floyd, Poets of the Fall, Psychotica, Queen, The Rasmus, Rasputina, Roxette, Sarah McLachlan, Sinamore, SIXX AM, Three Days Grace, Tonic, Tori Amos, Townes Van Zandt, U2, Uniklubi, Uverworld, Vertical Horizon, The Wallflowers, Younha
Anime/Manga- Nerdy fangirl, that's me. I have no life, what do you want? It's better than drugs, though not necessarily cheaper. ;)
Anime/Manga Fandoms- Axis Powers Hetalia, Bleach, Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne, FFVII Advent Children, Fruits Basket, Fushigi Yugi, Gakuen Heaven, Gun X Sword, Harukanaru Toki no Nakade, Howl's Moving Castle, Inuyasha, Junjou Romantica, King of Bandit Jing, Kitchen Princess, Kuroshitsuji, Kyou Kara Maoh!, Loveless, Meine Liebe, Neo Angelique Abyss, Ouran Host Club, Peacemaker Kurogane, Ranma, Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X, Saiunkoku Monogatari, Tactics, Tail of the Moon, Vampire Doll, Vampire Hunter D, Vampire Princess Miyu
TV Shows- I don't really turn on my TV very much, but there are some shows I really like even if I don't watch them very often. Most of the time if I like it, they cancel it. I do like Japanese and British Television better than American television.
Japanese Shows I Enjoy-
Tumbling, Zettai Kareshi, Hana Kimi, Mei-chan no Shitsuji, Ghost Friends, Delicious Gakuen, Shinsengumi PEACE MAKER, Atashinchi no Danshi, Giragira, Samurai High School, One Pound Gospel, Akai Ito, Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
Other Shows I enjoy-
Ace of Cakes, Anthony Bourdain No Reservations, The Big Bang Theory, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Crossing Jordan, Daria, Dead Like Me, Deadliest Catch, Destination Truth, Firefly, The Forgotten, Frasier, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, In Plain Sight, King of the Hill, Law and Order:SVU, NCIS, The Mentalist, The Pretender, Roseanne, South Park, That 70's Show, Vampire Diaries
Movies-
Nightmare Before Christmas, Peter Pan (live action or Disney), Ice Age 2, Finding Neverland, Lilo and Stitch, Memoirs of a Geisha, Fried Green Tomatoes, Gosford Park, Emma, Gone with the Wind, Stardust, Boondock Saints, Stephen King's Rose Red, The Fog, Gettysburg, Charade, The Parent Trap (1961), Little Women (1949), A Very Long Engagement, Chocolat, The English Patient, The Crow, Penelope, Life is Beautiful, The Mummy Returns, Mary Poppins, Road House, Practical Magic, Chronicles of Riddick, Heaven Knows Mr. Allison, It's a Wonderful Life, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Moon Child, The Ramen Girl, Chocolate (Thai movie)
More Favorites:
Flavor- Apples
Candy- Sour Patch Kids
Snack- Almond Crush Pocky
Food- Chinese
Pie- Strawberry or Pumpkin
Alcoholic beverage- Cocaine Lady
Ice cream- Cherry Cordial
Restaurant- Admiral's Flagship, Murrell's Inlet, SC
Perfume/cologne- Japanese Cherry Blossom from Bath and Body Works
Possession- My copy of Requiem et Reminiscence II Final
Color- Black & Red
Number- 7
Holiday- Halloween
Favorite time of day?- Nighttime
Flower- Purple Roses
Smell- Apples and the scent of Fall
Fairy tale- Sleeping Beauty or Beauty and the Beast
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Random:
If you were stranded on a desert island what book, album, and video would you want with you-
Book- Uh... Just one? Either Les Miserables or some other 1000+page book. It would keep me busy.
Album- I don't think I could choose just one...
DVD- It's a Wonderful Life
If you could live in any period in history, when would it be- Pre-Meiji Era Japan, Ancient Egypt, Late 1800's America, Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe.
What movie(s) makes you cry- Steel Magnolias, It's a Wonderful Life, Finding Neverland, The Notebook, Waitress, Troy, Gettysburg, An Affair to Remember, Lord of the Rings, Moll Flanders, Wuthering Heights, Ladies in Lavender
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?- Where wouldn't I go?
Japan (Specifically, Kyoto, Hokkaido, Osaka)
Ireland
France (Dordogne, Paris, The Loire Valley)
Helsinki, Finland
Bucharest, Romania
Kostnice Ossuary Beinhaus, Czech Republic
Rome, Italy
Munich & Bavaria, Germany
Jamaica
Kenya, Africa
New Zealand
England - Summer 2010 got to see London, dying to go back.
Scotland - Made it there 7/2010! Still want to go back though.
If you could meet anyone (alive or dead) who would it be?-
Maj. Gen. Joshua Chamberlain
Gen. James Longstreet
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sety I
Imhotep
Mat Devine (from Kill Hannah)
Jussi69 (from 69 Eyes) *I actually did get to meet him!!!!!!!
Victor Hugo
Ramesses II (Ramesses the Great)
Marcus Aurelius
Okita Souji
Hijikata Toshizo
King Arthur (Whoever he was)
Robin Hood
JM Barrie
Anthony Bourdain
Werner Stocker
Kido Takayoshi
What is your opinion on Religion?- I don't have a specific religion I follow. I like to study world religions if they pique my interest. I'm a very spiritual person and I believe in things like fate, destiny, soul mates and karma, but I don't know what I believe in when it comes to an actual deity.
I was raised Christian, but I've been in recovery since I was 14. Now my beliefs lean towards a more Eastern Zen/Shinto/Buddhist slant. I find Eastern religions very peaceful.
IM ME!: AIM & Yahoo Messenger: Nightsideink
Other Places to Find Me on the Net:
cb_samurai My samurai blog | scarlites_sins My Fan Fic/Art comm | @ Fanfiction.net | @ Yaoi Gallery | @ Deviant Art | @ Twitter | @ Youtube