Ok, so a little about me. I am the world's biggest geek. I love
Star Trek. I
love
Harry
Potter. I adore Robert A.
Heinlein, and I can't get enough fairy
tales or Greek and Roman Mythology (even if I can't pronounce any
of the names.) Weird Al Rocks. Books are awesome; in fact I go nuts
when I have nothing to read. I like to argue. Yeah, that's right. I
like to argue, it's fun. (Argue, not fight, fighting is not
fun.)
Star Trek. Next Generation is the best. That being said, I also
love Voyager. Now, before you start looking at me like I'm nuts,
you should know that Next Gen began when I was one. We watched it
every week when I was little, but I didn't really begin to
understand what was happening until Voyager. I never saw much of
DS9, and when I found time for it a few seasons in, they were in
the middle of the Dominion Wars, and I was completely confused.
Since then I have finished the entire series, and I did like it (I
love Vic) however, I still prefer TNG and Voyager. My least
favorite of the movies thus far is Nemesis. What kind of Idiot
decided to kill off Data? Well, I didn't much like the plot line
either.
Harry Potter. Don't get me started. I'm completely obsessed. I
literally reference the books in my everyday speech. I frequent
Mugglenet and other potter-related sites. I write fanfiction, my
screen name is Athene and I can be found on Checkmated and
fanfiction.net. I learned how to knit so I could make a Gryffindor
scarf for heaven's sake. My scarf is about 12 feet long. Most of my
obsessed friends have received a scarf for a present at some point
(only 6 or 7 feet, though.) I ship Ron/Hermione. I'm ok with
Harry/Ginny, I hate Harry/Hermione, and Draco will always be an
ass. I could go on forever with this, but I’m not going to.
Heinlein. This man is the King of Science Fiction. I've read a
bunch of his books, and if you have, I love to talk about them. My
favorites are The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and The Door into
Summer. Other honorable mentions include but are not limited to
Tunnel in
the Sky, Friday, The Cat that
Walks Through Walls, Have Space Suit, Will
Travel, and Citizen of the Galaxy. I
have yet to read his most famous work, Stranger in a Strange Land,
and I wasn't all that impressed with Starship Troopers. Maybe I
need to reread it. ( BTW, please don’t let my love for this author
imply that I follow in all of his beliefs, I am a great supporter
of monogamy.)
Mythology, my Screen name is Athene. Need I say more? It started
with a movie: Disney's Cinderella. I was two, I watched it over and
over and over, like kids will. Later I read fairy tales, the sweet
innocent kiddie ones. Then I read Grimm, and Anderson, the, well,
grim fairytales. Then I discovered this section of the library
398.22. Mythology to my heart's content. Some of my favorites are
written by Robin McKinley, Anne McCaffrey, and I've
recently fallen in love with the works of Mercedes Lackey. I've probably
read more fairy tales or variants of fairy tales than the average
person even knows are out there. I write my own variants as well.
My dream career would be that of a fantasy fiction writer.
Music. I love music. I'm usually listening to rock of some sort.
Most of the rock I listen to is pop, which may be an admission I
should save for the "most private thing I'm willing to admit" box.
I like a little Hip-hop, but not an overdose, and oldies are fun. I
probably know the beat and the lyrics, but don’t bet on me knowing
the artist unless I really love them.
