Wow. Haven't updated this thing in forever. I'm leaving up the stuff that still applies.

About me: I love Jesus Christ. I want to be like Him. I'm not perfect. I can't stand religious people (though really, neither could Jesus, so I think I'm safe there). And if anyone wants to talk to me about the difference between loving Jesus and being religious, I would so love to talk to you about it. I like enticingly complicated people, and I like refreshingly uncomplicated people. My best friend is my mom. I like movie nights. I like knowing things (it's the actual learning process that gets annoying sometimes). I don't like it when people curse. I love reading, love writing, and am mildly (or majorly) into TV and movies. My tastes are a little eclectic. Here's a list of favorites in alphabetical order as dictated by moi. (If anyone knows of any stories that are must-reads for the following categories, drop me a line.) Extra points for anyone under fifty who's actually seen all these shows.

Movies: Batman Begins; Brothers Grimm, The; Catch Me If You Can; Chronicles of Narnia, The; Dark Knight; Emperor's New Groove, The; Get Smart, Again; Iron Man; Knight's Tale, A; Ladyhawke; Mary Poppins; Muppets--pretty much any of the movies (except the Wizard of Oz one was really disappointing); National Treasure; National Treasure: Book of Secrets; Pixar Films--yeah, pretty much all of 'em; Princess Bride, The; Robin Hood (the Disney version. That Robin's a fox! pa-dum ching. groan.); Rundown, The; School of Rock; Serenity; Spiderman (all of 'em); Stargate; Steamboat Bill, Jr.; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles--all of 'em because they're freaking amazing; TMNT; That Thing You Do; Transformers; X-Men 1 and 2 (am I the only one who was a little disappointed by 3?); What's Up, Doc? (starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal--nothing to do with Bugs Bunny); Wizard of Oz, The

Television Shows: A-Team; Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (Extra points to anyone under sixty who's seen this show); Alf; Andy Griffith Show, The; Beast Wars; Ben 10 and Ben 10: Alien Force; Diagnosis Murder; Firefly; Get Smart; Greatest American Hero, The; Highlander; MacGyver; Man From U.N.C.L.E., The; Monk; NCIS; Numb3rs; Psych; seaQuest DSV; Simon & Simon; Stargate SG-1 (before Jack left); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles--currently my all-time favorite/obsession

Books: The Bible, the dictionary, and the Unofficial MacGyver How-To Handbook... Okay, there are more--many more. But you'd have to ask me later.

Music/Bands/Artists: Avalon; Folds, Ben; Franklin, Aretha; Reliant K; Rhea, Andy; Rhea, Jordan; Rice, Damien; Schultz, Mark; Stevens, Sufjan; Temptations, The

I would give lists of upcoming stories, but that would be an excercise in futility. I've tried that. My brain gets other ideas, and I end up writing something completely different. So to keep the frustration levels (mine and anyone who reads my stuff) down, I'll just keep my favorites list up so you know what to expect. Though most of that stuff I'll probably never write for. Like I can't picture an Alf plot-let ever tickling my muse. But hey, that is one entertaining puppet.

Song mentioned in "Homecoming." can be found at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TR_Bij2uw4

Um. Here I am. Alive and all.