"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." -- Aesop

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I'm a thirty-something geek who's into feminism, comic books, toy collecting, Star Trek, Dungeons and Dragons, and anime & manga of all sorts. No, I have no intension of growing up.

Favorite Quiz Result

You like writing, you like your daily intake of Budweiser, and on bad days (which might just fall under 'everyday'), you can be a jerk. But underneath all that hard exterior is a sensitive boy struggling to get out. Don't be afraid to fall in love; go find your pink-haired soul mate, and smile awhile.

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A Quick Rundown

NAME: Genevieve Galadriel Elizabeth
WHAT IT MEANS: my mom is a big fan of Tolkien
NET-NAME: Danae Cassandra
WHERE IT'S FROM: Greek mythology
HOW DID I GET IT: It was given to me during my tenure in The Jihad to Destroy Barney
BIRTHDAY: 24 May 1975
SIGN: Taurus/Gemini cusp (western), Rabbit (Chinese)
BLOOD TYPE: O positive
BIRTHPLACE: Oak Harbor, Whidby Island, Washington, USA
HOMETOWN: Bee Spring, KY, USA, in Edmonson County
WHERE I LIVE NOW: Kentucky, USA
HOBBIES: Collecting, reading, writing, gaming, watching anime & cartoons, working on my sites
EDUCATION: BA in Humanities & Women's Studies, Anthropology minor, MA in Humanities
CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Masters in Library Science
JOB: Clerk at Book and Music Exchange
RELIGION: Neo-Pagan (eclectic Wicca/Thelema/Aztec)
POLITICS: libertarian socialist (aka: anarchist)
LIKELY Personality Disorder: Schizoid (very high)
CONTACT ME: danae [at] memory-motel [dot] net

My Favorite Things

BOOKS: Watership Down by Richard Adams & The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
AUTHOR: Michael Moorcock
COMICS: The Darkness, Firestorm (old), Witchblade
MANGA: Crying Freeman, Gravitation, Kizuna, Pet Shop of Horrors, Sanctuary, X
MUSIC STYLES: British Blues Invasion rock, filk, folk, darkwave, j-pop
BAND: The Rolling Stones
MALE SINGER: David Bowie
FEMALE SINGER: Leslie Fish
COMPOSER: J. S. Bach (work: Claverbuchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach)
SONG: "Rocket Ride" (sung by Tom Smith, from his album Plugged)
MOVIES: Lawrence of Arabia, The Lord of the Rings (trilogy), Hotaru no Haka
TV SHOWS: Shinseiki Evangelion, Smallville, Star Trek
ACTOR: Richard Chamberlain
RESTAURANTS: The Irish Rover & The Old Talbot Tavern
TABLE TOP GAME: Dungeons and Dragons (favorite campaign setting: Ravenloft)
VIDEO GAME: Final Fantasy X

Twenty-Two Random Facts

1. When my mom was pregnant, her doctor told her she was having twins. It wasn't true, but she picked out names for them - if I'd been the 2nd girl I would have been named Katarina Kigva Ruth.
2. My mom is my best friend and my partner in crime. I have no intention of ever moving out.
3. I was suicidal in 1986 and the only reason I am alive today was that I found hope reading Liber al vel Legis (The Book of the Law). Aleister Crowley has been my personal hero ever since.
4. I used to drive a taxi here in Louisville
5. At one time I had intentions of being a truck driver and took three weeks of classes for a class-A CDL license.
6. When my mom and I moved back to Louisville in 1992 we had $50 between us and spent nine months living in homeless shelters.
7. Among other foods, I don't like hot dog buns, ketchup, or popcorn -- and I DETEST diet soda.
8. We eat about 50% organic and vegetarian, depending on the budget.
9. I have read Watership Down 864 times. My goal is a thousand.
10. My first website was a Sailor Moon fansite that I put up in 1995.
11. I've seen The Rolling Stones at the Max 58 times in the the IMAX theatre. I also own the DVD.
12. I was brought up listening to Lawrence Welk and until 1990 hated rock music. My friend Drew got me to listen to REM and I was hooked.
13. I made a chili that is so hot it was deemed unfit for human consumption.
14. I was introduced to The Rolling Stones because I saw Freejack and thought Mick Jagger was hot. I had never heard the band's music before this. I went to see the IMAX movie because I recognized Mick in the poster as 'that hot guy in Freejack.' I believe my reaction was 'hey, he has a band!' After that I took a class on the history of rock and was hooked.
15. I print out slash stories that I like - and keep them organized in file boxes with hanging file folders that are filed alphabetically by fandom and pairing. I have two boxes just for Star Trek slash and one just for Smallville slash.
16. I worked for UofL Bookstore when it was run by Wallace's and was there when that company went bankrupt. We had nothing to sell but were still paid to show up. I spent this time reading slash on the net and being paid to do it.
17. Everything in my house is organized, including DVDs by title, CDs by artist, comics by title and studio, books by author, manga by title - except for the drawers of my desk, which is where I just stuff everything I don't know what to do with. I've tried to organize these drawers, but it always ends up this way.
18. I collect Breyer models, My Little Ponies, Beanie Babies, action figures, Fire King dishes, various random toys, and lunchboxes.
19. I bought my house for $4000.
20. I buy somewhere around 20-40 comics a month. I'm trying to cut back.
21. I got the idea for this list from Deoris' Fifth House.
22. I chose the number twenty-two because of its magical properties.