Please Leave Hate And Any Forms Of Racism Outside Of The Forest.

Hello There & Welcome! This is my little place on the web. Here you will find things about me, my interests and my life . Take a look around and see what you can find! Remember: Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires.

We Couldn't All Be Cowboys ... Some Of Us Are Clowns.

A Few Things About Me:

Height/Weight: 5'6"/173#
Age: 25
Interests: Music, Movies, Art, Poetry, Love, Laughter
Secrets: Many (the owls are not what they seem)
Always: Smoke-Free, Drug-Free, Alcohol-Free

NOTE: SOME LINKS THAT ARE INCLUDED ON MY PAGES MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN ... AND MAY OFFEND PEOPLE ... (or something like that) ... SO, DONT SAY YOU WERE NOT WARNED ... AND DONT GO TO THEM IF YOU THINK YOU WILL BE OFFENDED!!!

Some Links Also Include Those Money-Making Ads That Pop-Up On Your Screen - and Sometimes Bomb-Out Your Computer (it does mine, anyway) - I Have No Control Over This - So Take Heed!

WHY I DON'T WATCH TELEVISION:

I have heard the saying "KILL YOUR TV" and I must say sometimes I'd like to ~ in fact, I can recall the three times I would have liked to: The day TWIN PEAKS went off the air, the day MY SO-CALLED LIFE life went *poof*, and when SECOND NOAH went bye-bye. Every show that I really begin to sink my teeth into eventually goes off the air ... so now, the only time my television is on is when I get an urge to watch the X-FILES , which is rarely. There are also days when I want to get really stressed, so I'll watch the news to see all the Horrors going on in the world. (Give Peace A Chance, People!)

The Truth Is Out There, but don't ask me about it, Because I'm Not Telling.

TWIN PEAKS:

Twin Peaks was a show like none other. Alot of people never caught on to it when it aired...but boy did they miss out. The show was remarkable! I just could not praise it enough! I own every episode of Twin Peaks, I also have the movie Fire Walk With Me and a copy of Laura Palmer's diary. All worth checking into if you are able to find them.

COMICS:

When I was a wee child, I loved collecting comics. I had a huge collection, but over time, I stopped and pursued other interests. However, in 1998 I heard of a comic called Crimson and once again I was hooked! I love the artwork and story line. Later on everyone kept telling me to check into a comic called Fathom , so I did, and I loved it! So now I am hooked on these two comics!!! Most people think comics (like Trix) are for kids, but dont buy into it. Comics are cool and the artists never get enough credit.

COMPUTERS:

I am also into computers. I work in the computer/printing industry. When I'm at work, I jam on a MAC - but when I get home, I jam on a Hewlett Packard PC. A best of both worlds kinda deal. I love computers, however, I do sometimes believe that they are (or will be) the downfall of civilization....I mean just look at Y2K. People (including me) just depend on computers WAY too much.....but, oh, well, I guess it's the sign-o-the-times.

PETS:

I love animals. I have a few pets here in the forest: some fish, a ferret , a cat, and a dog. They are all dear to me.

NATURE:

I also love the outdoors and everything that mother nature has provided for us, the trees, the oceans, the animals, the land.....it is all so beautiful.....so, Save The Earth already! Go recycle or something!

I Want To Believe.

BEFORE YOU ACT ~ KNOW THE FACTS:

Teenage Pregnancy and Unwanted Pregnancies: Please, people, I am begging you - get your own life straight before you bring another being into this world. The greatest quote I have ever heard was: "How the hell are you going to take care of someone else when you can't even take care of yourself!" There is all kinds of protection out there ... PLEASE USE IT!

STDs: Just follow the link. 1 in 5 people have an STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease). The highest rate is in our Teenagers. Can you say S-C-A-R-Y?

A.I.D.S./H.I.V.: A disease that is wiping people off the face of the earth. There is still no cure. A.I.D.S. knows NO SEX, RACE OR COLOR. Pray for a cure.

Have a GREAT DAY and thank you for visiting my page at Fortune City. Please come back and visit again ~ or you can go down a trail and see what you might find. Peace!

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1998s Top 10 Albums + 2: The Horse Whisperer ~ Music From & Inspired By The Motion Picture James Iha ~ Let It Come Down Tori Amos ~ From The Choirgirl Hotel The Cardigans ~ Gran Turismo TIE: Lisa Hall ~ lisahall/DC Talk ~ Supernatural Liz Phair ~ Whitechocolatespaceegg Lauryn Hill ~ The Miseducation Of Third Eye Blind TIE: Practical Magic/Hope Floats ~ Music From & Inspired By The Motion Pictures Rasputina ~ How We Quit The Forest

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE MUSIC MAKERS:

Moby , Goldfinger , Reel Big Fish , The Cure , The Smashing Pumpkins , Natalie Merchant , Buffalo Tom , Garbage , Dada , Bran Van 3000 , Lords Of Acid , Hole , Johnny Cash , Liz Phair , Def Leppard , PJ Harvey , Iris DeMent , Beck , Rasputina , Ben Lee , Steve Earle , That Dog , Weezer , Tori Amos , Lucinda Williams , Puremoods, Ben Harper , Janet , The Space Monkeys, Phantom Planet , Arrested Development , The KLF , Sugar Ray , Deep Forest , Enigma , Mary Lou Lord , Aimee Mann , Fugees (together or solo), Lauryn Hill , Pras , Wyclef Jean , John Forte , Sacred Spirits , The Rentals , Audio Adrenaline , Counting Crows , DC Talk , Bleach , Hayden , Bon Jovi , Tracy Bonham , Meredith Brooks , Citizen King , Bush , Cake , Sheryl Crow , Cornershop , Depeche Mode , Dixie Chicks , Duran Duran , Len , Tanya Donelly , LisaHall , Goldo , Frente! , Fountains Of Wayne , James , INXS , James Iha , Hootie & The Blowfish , Home Grown , The Lemonheads , Lit , Lisa Loeb , Local H , Marcy Playground , Matchbox 20 , Morrissey , The Murmurs , Pearl Jam , Pavement , Sinead OConnor , Newsboys , Nerf Herder , MxPx , Mukala , Sting & (or with) The Police , Qkumba Zoo , Radiohead , TLC , Third Eye Blind , Matthew Sweet , Stone Temple Pilots , Jill Sobule , The Wallflowers , Cyndi Lauper , Cracker , Portishead , Poison , Joan Osborne , Warrant , Cinderella ... and many many more!

Music Has Been A Friend To Me.

1998s Top 10 Movies: Hope Floats Blade The Opposite Of Sex Practical Magic Cant Hardly Wait Dark City Smoke Signals Clay Pigeons The X-files Godzilla (what can I say - most people hated it, but I liked it!)

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES:

Blade , Mallrats , Clerks , St. Elmos Fire , The Gregg Araki - Teen Apocalypse - trilogy: Totally F***ed Up, The Doom Generation and Nowhere , The Crow movies, B.A.P.S., Goodburger, Thelma & Louise, Foxfire , Dune, Welcome To The Dollhouse , The Star Wars & Indiana Jones Trilogies, Freaked, all of the Alien movies, anything with a Muppet in it, Pretty In Pink , Sixteen Candles , Some Kind Of Wonderful , The Breakfast Club , Serial Mom, Smoke Signals, Species I & II, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Romy & Micheles High School Reunion, Scream I & II, Boys On The Side, Cant Hardly Wait, Clay Pigeons, Beavis & Butthead Do America, Conspiracy Theory, Cry-Baby, Follow That Bird, Elvira Mistress Of The Dark, The Fifth Element, The Wedding Singer, To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, The Opposite Sex, I Shot Andy Warhol, Beetlejuice, Reality Bites, Hairspray, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me, Empire Records, Ferris Buellers Day Off, Dark City, Dead Man Walking, Edward Scissorhands, Teresas Tattoo, The Truth About Cats And Dogs, Waiting To Exhale, Wild Things, Romeo + Juliet, Strickly Ballroom, Tank Girl, Mars Attacks!, Muriels Wedding, Dead Mans Walk, Lonesome Dove, Return To Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, The Flight Of Dragons, Harriet The Spy, The Hobbit , Return Of The King, The Last Unicorn , Legend , Willow , The Labyrinth , The Dark Crystal , Dragonheart, Dragonslayer, Hope Floats , and Practical Magic ... and many many more!

Here Are A Few Poems I Have Written:

Its funny how love can change everything
And I think it quite strange
How the situations change
All because another person comes into my life
But I like it - Yeah I like it

You were once alone
But now you think your not
You were once alone
But love filled that empty spot
And its all kinda strange
How the situation changed
All because of love
But you like it - Yeah you like it

I know you can love yourself
But most people dont
They need another person
To make them feel the way they want
And sometimes it happens
Sometimes it dont
Sometimes if feels good
Sometimes it wont
But we still like it - Yeah we like it

And love makes you do things
You would not normally do
And yeah, sometimes
You never think it through
But its alright and its okay
Everything is good
When loves flies your way
Treat your heart like you should
'Cause youll like it - yeah youll like it

And if its gone ~ you're lonely
If it leaves ~ you're sad
But just think of what youre missing
If a love ~ youve never had.
Your world will never change
Your sight will never blur
Youll live the same old life with nothing in the pot to stir
And you will never find it - never find it
So find love.

I am not a role-model
I am not all that cool
Please dont follow me
Or go by my rules
I am a dreamer
And I follow my dreams
But sometimes they dont turn out
Like I want them to be
I am a failure
A wierdo, a freak
Trying to survive
From week to week
I am not a role-model
Please dont follow me
Do what you wanna do
And be what you wanna be
Think for yourself
Love yourself through
Follow no one
And to your heart be true
I am not a role-model
And I never claimed to be
So why the hell are these people
Always looking up to me
Like I have the answers
Like I have a heart
Like I know what to do
Everyday from the start
I try
And I try
To be a good friend
But I am not a role-model
So let this come to an end

I wish I was in Ireland
or somewhere far away
to take me from the problems
that occur throughtout bad days
I could sail the greatest oceans
I could scream my lover's name
and no one there could judge me
and the ocean could keep me sane
I could climb the highest moutains
I could reach the very top
and the world could never harm me
and my angered heart would stop
I could travel to the graveyard
and dig a deep dark hole
and bury greed and violence
and things that rip my soul
I could walk down the main street
dance naked and scream aloud
and hope my love was smiling
somewhere buried in the crowd
and when my mind got settled
and the troubles went away
I could thank God for the joys
that can come after the bad days

No one notices him
Everyone walks by
And it makes me really sad
And it makes me want to cry
He's not the greatest singer
He's not a hunk-o-rama
But he does like the outdoors
And a little bit of drama
He'd do anything for anyone
And lend a helping hand
So why don't they see
This terrific man?
He longs to be loved
Have a wife and a child
He's already sowed his oats
And he's not into getting wild
He'd be the perfect husband
And I just can't understand
Why people won't look on the inside
And see this terrific man

I just want to shout
Because I care about
Things I really know
Will leave before I go
And I find it kind of bad
Because it's really sad
That I push away
Everyone - Everyday
Because I cannot choose
What or when I'll loose
The people close to me
And I really hate to cry
Watching people die
When I have to stay behind
So it's hard to say I care
For people who are there
When I know one day they'll die
And when I say goodbye
The pain will be so grand
And I'll find it hard to stand
For what I once believed in
Not that I'll loose faith
Well....maybe just a taste
But I just hate to care
Then end up dry ...
In despair
Alone

Much thanks to: people who have helped me grow, people who have been a blessing in my life, people who have helped me learn from my mistakes, and to the people who have helped me survive life......God, Jesus, Alice, Ananda, Andy, Angela, Angie T., April W., Becky D., Carol R., Craig K., Dad, Daffin A., Daryll C., Deborah, Devin, Eric J., Heidi T. (my bud), Iris D., Jessica W., Joe M., Juanita M., Judy C., Kathy B., Kathy T., Katie O., Kendra W., Kim C., Laurie C. (my angel here on earth), Liz T., Mack B., Mamaw H., Mamaw J., Melanie W., Melissa B., Michael K., Miriam B., Mom, Papaw H., Rachel H., Rachel N., Randall B., Ms. Shanks, Steve E., Steve W., Susan C., Tammy G., Tammy, Tania H., Terry W., Todd R., Tracy W. (Forgiven), all the folks in Christian chat02 and as always to the fairies and the wolves.

No thanks to: Satan, AIDS, Cancer, all the other diseases across the land, greed, all the people who have ever backstabbed me, all the girls who never gave me a glance, all the guys who never gave me a chance, DC Comics for cancelling Major Bummer, all the people that make my life difficult, John Waters for selling-out, D. Geffen for booting That Dog from his label.

God bless all the kids of the world who feel they are different - I was just like you - and with him - I survived!

If someone reads this and feels left out - please place your name here __________________ .

Peace!