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About Me

About Me: I am a redheaded 18 year old; obscenely short (5'2" as compared to my best friend's 5'10") and quite tempermental (it's typical among redheads or so I hear.) I'll be going off to college in September to study art and english, among other things. ^_^

Nicknames: Clarebear, Clarabelle, Clarisse (as in "Hello Clarisse", the line from Hannibal), and multiple others that would make less sense.
Nationality: American
Religion: Christian
Heroes: C.S. Lewis, Katherine Hepburn
Interests: Literature, art, religion, stream of consciousness writing, art history, movies--adventure, classic, psychological thrillers and the GOOD animated films, of which there are not many these days--bellydancing, music--Joni Mitchell, Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, Loreena McKinnet etc--Fantasy, rainbows, psychological disorders, food, randomness, good jokes, rich coffee, shoes, clothes, snow, the absence of summer, surfing the net, roleplaying, reading Vogue and Elle, illustration, video games, and sleep.
Expertise: Writing, art
Occupation: Commission Artist
Industry: Art
Website: http://shadow-lands.deviantart.com (It hasn't been updated in awhile, but I plan to eventually. I'll be starting a website with my friend in the future where I'll display and sell my art, but that's

Games I Play: Legend of Zelda, Soul Caliber
Consoles: Nintendo 64, Gamecube
Favorite Characters: Link, Zelda, Talim
Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Not really a classic, but boomshine, a game on bored.com; I like Chip's Challenge as well, and Spider Solitaire
Most Addictive: Spider Solitaire
Proudest Achievements: Beating Spider Solitaire
Favorite Soundtrack: Legend of Zelda: Windwaker

Places I love: San Francisco, Chicago, Colorado
Places I've been: Orlando, San Francisco, Chicago, Colorado, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and alot of places in Texas.
Places to see before I die: Switzerland, Paris, Nova Scotia, New Zealand, Ireland
Dream Vacation: Ireland

Favorite Shows: Heroes, Lost, Family Guy, Ouran Host Club, Fruits Basket
Favorite Channels: None
Favorite Reruns: Three's Company
Most Addictive Show: Lost
Favorite Late Night Talk Show: David Letterman
Favorite Episode: None
Characters you relate to: Sohma Yuki, Claire from Heroes (we share the same name), Peter Petrelli (he's moody like me ><)
Favorite Theme Song: Ouran Host Club, Family Guy
Show I Secretly Watch: I don't watch them anymore, but I used to like Roseanne and Futurama

Where I shop: Hot Topic, Target, wherever I can find clothes I like
Brands I love: Xhiliration, Rocketdog, various others
I like to wear: It varies from day to day. Sometimes I just dress down in jeans and a t-shirt. I love bright colors and graphic tees. I don't really have a particular style. I mix and match.
Can't live without: My pink Floster's Home for Imaginary Friends tank top, my emo flats (I get annoyed with the emo look, but the shoes are really cute. I have a pair of tight pin-stripe pants as well, but I don't wear those as much.)
Prized Possessions: My emo flats (rocketdog white shoes with little rainbows, black hearts and skull and crossbones with crowns. Random, but cute.)
Guilty Pleasure: My eyeliner

Favorite Artists: Joni Mitchell, 100 Portraits, MCR, Panic at the Disco, Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, Evanescence, Fall Out Boy, Ethnic Music, Anna Nalick, Rachmoninoff, George Gershwin, John Williams, Danny Eflman, Barenaked Ladies, The Newsboys, DC Talk, Enya, Lorena McKennitt, Toby Lightman, Coldplay, TATU
Favorite Genre: Rock
Favorite Songs: Marco Polo, Yellow, Chelsea Morning, Nemo, Siren, Rhapsody in Blue
Songs I hate: Most rap/country songs, though there are a few that are worth listening to more than once
Guilty Pleasure: Justin Timberlake
Songs I repeat the most: I don't repeat many, because I get tired of them too quickly that way.
Band I wish I was in: I wouldn't want to be in a band. Too much pressure.

Favorite Movies: San Francisco, LotR, Harry Potter, Butterfly Effect, Star Wars, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Tale of Two Sisters, Batman Begins, Interview with the Vampire, Underworld, Funny Face, The Philadelphia Story, The Count of Monte Cristo, V for Vendetta, Titan A.E., The Fifth Element, Shine, Where the Heart Is, The Man Who Cried, 300, Kingdom of Heaven, Secret Window, Titanic, White Christmas, Tristan and Isolde, The Ring, Girl Interrupted, 1408
Favorite Actors: Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightly, Katherine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Sean Connery, Bruce Willis
Favorite Genre: Adventure, Psychological thrillers, drama, classics
Favorite Soundtracks: Lord of the Rings, Kingdom of Heaven, Girl Interrupted, Pirates of the Caribbean
Movies I can watch over and over: My favorite ones. XD
Actor that would play me in a movie: Shannon Dougherty, if she were a bit younger, and had less cleavage. ^_^

Favorite Cuisine: Chinese, Mexican
Favorite Dishes: Thanksgiving dinner.
Favorite Desserts: Pink Stuff; a dish my great-aunt makes. Fruit salad mixed with red jello and whipped cream; VERY yummy. ::Edit:: I recently discovered that pink stuff is actually called jello salad. This has totally made me change my perception of the dish...so I think I'll just continue calling it pink stuff. ^_^
Favorite Drinks: Water, fruit flavored tea (especially peach), coffee
Favorite Junk Foods: Gardetto's, Pretzels
Best meal ever: Again, Thanksgiving dinner. Delish.
My Original Recipes: Not really original, but my dear sister taught me to make chicken enchilada soup. It's fantastic. I can also make spaghetti, and chicken salad with pineapple in it.
Favorite Restaurants: Chili's
Foods I hate: Eggs, Fish :P