Despite my insurmountable metalness, I really am just a big kid at heart and a hopeless romantic. I'm all about good times, laughter all around, and lots of time spent with people who make you feel good. I find it hard to summarize myself in essay form, so I figured I'd just throw out a few adjectives instead.

Who I am:
-Direct, Honest, and Communicative.
-Bright. And deeply analytical about almost everything in my life.
-Pack-Oriented. My friends/family are my world.
-Iron-willed.
-Compassionate.
-Generous, Appreciative, and Polite(parents love me).
-Giddy, silly, and laughing, a large portion of the time.
(Cheesy humor ftw)

I can also be...
-Forgetful. I never know where my keys are.
-Sometimes a bit too direct.
-Feisty, headstrong, and firm when pressed.
-Stubborn as an ox.

I am not:
-Metalcore,
I'm not that kind of metalhead.
-Polyamorous, vegan, or hipster.
I'm not that kind of Portlander.

I'm majoring in Marketing and Management. I hope to follow in my family's footsteps and open a business in Portland that serves the community.

Also, I'm enjoying life. I've lived in Portland for close to three years now and couldn't have found a better group of friends. In my free time, I'm generally out with them :)

Empathizing, tacklehugs, being seriously the best cuddler you've ever met, cutting through bullshit, laughing for no reason, crowd control, staying awake for insanely long hours, motivating people, being courteous, dancing.

Well, I look a bit like a miniature Viking: very blonde, very Norse looking, very short, and always sporting a two-inch Mjolnir around my neck. I've even got the ancestry to back it up. So perhaps my tiny, berserking fists of rage? 50 History Nerd points if you get that reference.

...Or my large, green cat-shaped eyes. Yeah, we'll go with that.

Books: I dig non-fiction mostly. I don't read nearly as much as I used to, but to give a few of my favorites: Immanuel Kant's Observations on the Feelings of the Beautiful and the Sublime, Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, and the History of Murder, by Colin Wilson. I'm also pretty into the occult, and Nordic and Germanic History in general. I rarely leave the Purple Room at Powell's.

Movies: Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, Apocalypse Now, Dracula(Coppola) American Psycho, True Romance, the Fountain, I Heart Huckabees. And of course, zombies and judd apatow style stuff too :p

TV: Dexter(Season 1 in particular), Twin Peaks, Six Feet Under, House, Metalocalypse, Arrested Development.

Music: Progressive + Death Metal, Folk Metal, and Atmospheric Black Metal are the most constant on my list. I'm also under the belief that good metal pulls influences from all over. So other: Industrial, Jazz, Trip Hop, Classical, Psychobilly, Rockabilly, Horror punk, or good ole classic rock. Who am I kidding, I love anything I can dance to.

Agalloch, Amon Amarth, At the Gates, Atheist, Black Sabbath, Bloodbath, Celtic Frost, Death, Destruction, Finntroll, Ensiferum, Iron Maiden, Meshuggah, Morbid Angel, Oakhelm, Opeth, Summoning, Turisas, Yngwie Malmsteen. 50 metal points if you know where my name is from.

Others: Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Wumpscutt, Combichrist, The Doors, Pigmy Love Circus, VNV Nation, the Cramps, Type O Negative, Nekromantix, Misfits, Frank Zappa, Primus(and most of Les Claypool's side projects), Puscifer.

Food: I'm pretty open, but sushi, Thai, German, Mexican or a well-crafted Caesar pretty much always sound good. Oooh, I'm also a little obsessed with Chipotle and their delightful lime-cilantro rice. Yum :)

My life has been a series of gaining and losing things, people, and ideals that meant everything to me at the time. The only thing I couldn't absolutely live without is my iron-will. It kind of runs in the family.

With that being said, 6 things that I adore endlessly are my friends/family, laughter, my computer, affection, a super comfy bed, and music.

...And tea. 7 things, in your face OKC!

Human Motivation. My People. My Future. My ever-changing definition of strength and virtue. What kind of tea I'm going to make. My awesome ass animals. When I'll be able to get a Pygmy Goat.

Causing mayhem with friends.. via any variation of the following: metal, shows, dancing(industrial), drunkenly singing(howling) Manowar (or Journey) at the top of our lungs, meeting a million new people(that I never remember the names of), nonstop laughter, Steampunk, Gorehounding, nerdy rivalrous debates(..you have no idea), karaoke, homebrewing, endless references to Metalocalypse and Arrested Development, (seriously brutal)coloring books, Ridiculous(ly Awesome) Themed Parties and Bar Crawls, dog parks, and anything else we stumble upon.

With that being said, I love quiet nights in equally as much with the right person.

Despite plenty of nerdy qualities, and an abundance of geek friends, my pop cultural understanding is somewhat low. Trying to describe to me the epicness of Labyrinth or the Marvel vs. Capcom rivalry will go right over my head. Despite this I am still pretty open-minded and willing to experience new things, as long as its reciprocated :)

You are kind. And more inquisitive than critical of the external world.

You are metal and/or I know you already.

You are into a darker subculture, and at least appreciate metal.

You enjoy nights of effortless, drunken tom foolery. You enjoy nights of effortless, affectionate cuddles on the sofa. The softer hearted, counter culture types are very welcome.

Oh, and I will probably not respond to only "What's up?" as your first message.