User Profile

I'm a college grad with a major in broadcasting, minor in digital media: cinematography

Currently unemployed (boo on the economy), but keeping busy with odd jobs and random video projects

I've spent a summer studying broadcasting as an intern in Tokyo, Japan

I spent two and a half years as a radio announcer

I loooooove music, and I've been playing the flute for 12 years both as a soloist and in various bands and ensembles

I'm learning to play handbells!

Random likes: Legos, late-night runs to McDonalds and/or Walmart, plants, travel, swimming, museums, volcanoes, sound effects, musicals, theater, photography

Music
I love blends of classical/traditional and contemporary music styles!

classical, soundtracks, oldies, The Beatles, Superchick, ZOEgirl, Newsboys, Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Black Mages, Anberlin, Angela Aki, The Afters, Yoshida Brothers, Utada Hikaru, UVERworld, Monkey Majik, Pistol Valve, Kanjani8, Tackey & Tsubasa, Arashi, Kinki Kids, V6, Tokio, NEWS, Shuji to Akira, Kitty GYM, KAT-TUN

US TV
Firefly, The Pretender, The Addams Family, Jeeves and Wooster (er... UK, not US), Star Trek, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, M*A*S*H, The Twilight Zone, House

JP TV
Shonen Club, The Best House 1 2 3, Music Station, You Knock on a Jumping Door, Hey!Hey!Hey!, Gakko e Ikou MAX

Film
Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Chronicles of Narnia, Serenity, The Princess Bride, Millennium Actress, all Pixar movies

Books
Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, Redwall, The Hot Zone, Dinotopia, The War of the Worlds, Silence, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Dune

Games
Monopoly, Risk, UNO, pinball, Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Golden Sun

Currently watching

1 Litre of Tears
Nodame Cantabile
Haikei Chichiue-sama
Hanazakari wa Kimitachi e
ROMES

(I know, it’s terrible to be in the middle of so many… I’ll catch up one of these days)

Have watched

Water Boys 1
Nobuta wo Produce
Gokusen 2
Dragon Zakura
Hana Yori Dango
Hana Yori Dango 2
Kurosagi
My Boss My Hero
Anego
Sapuri
Byakkotai
Sushi Oji!
Papa to Musume no Nanokakan
Hold Up Down
Bambino
Yuuki sp
Orthros no Inu
Cinderella ni Naritai!
Yasuko to Kenji

Yes! I love cooking, so this gets it’s own category :)

To make
Curry, spaghetti, fudge (I like to experiment with flavors), tempura, cookies, stir fry, soups, red beans & rice

To eat
Chicken cordon blu, chicken alfredo, pot roast (with carrots & potatoes), steak

Want to try making
Okonomiyaki

Learning
Cake decorating

Drinks
Dr. Pepper, tea, milk tea, calpis soda, strawberry calpis

Fruits/Flavors
Pomegranate, mango, honeydew

Recent addictions
tokusatsu: Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman

Upcoming Adventures
hiking the Grand Canyon in November

Credit
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