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Name: Ashelin

Age: 17

Hobbies/Pastimes: Drama (I am currently starring as Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice), Thespian Honors Society, Art Club, Rugby, Softball, and Debate.

Things I Support: Freedom of expression, religious tolerance, and animal rights (PETA is amazing!)

Things I Oppose: Censorship, patriarchy, religious intolerance, stereotypes, and racial discrimination

~Books and Plays~

Favorite Books: The Princess Bride (favorite book of all time), The Great Gatsby (my second pick), Frankenstein, (number three), The Picture of Dorian Gray, A Clockwork Orange, Dracula, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atonement, The Invisible Man, Revolutionary Road, Jane Eyre, A Tale of Two Cites, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Treasure Island, Fahrenheit 451, 1984, The Brothers Grimm Fairytales, Jaws, Vanity Fair, The Odyssey, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Flies, Harry Potter, Twilight, Lord of the Rings, The Human Comedy, The Jungle Book, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Native Son, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (and Huckleberry Finn), and Animal Farm

Favorite Plays: Anything by Shakespeare (especially Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Tempest), Our Town, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Death of a Salesman, Dark Lady of the Sonnets, The Eclogues, And Ideal Husband, The Importance of being Earnest, Love for Love, The Iliad, and Oedipus

Favorite Short Stories: The Most Dangerous Game (I love this story more than I love most fully written books), The Vampyre, Winter Dreams, The Mortal Immortal, Rip Van Winkle, Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, The Raven, A Tell-Tale Heart, Yours Truly Jack the Ripper, The Killers, The Dead, The Red Room, The Mark on the Wall, Twice 22, A Rose for Emily, The Sound of Thunder, The Gift of the Magi, The Illustrated Man, and The Scarlet Ibis

Favorite Characters: Westley, Buttercup, Inigo, Sanger Rainsford, Victor Frankenstein, Elizabeth "Lavenza" Frankenstein, Harry Potter, Legolas, Aragorn, Jonathan Harker, Mina "Murray" Harker, Mr. Rochester, Jane Eyre, Dorian Gray, Sybil Vane, Romeo Montague, Macduff, Juliet Capulet, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, Portia Brutus, Benvolio Montague, Dr. Seward, Lucy Westerna, Athena, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, Prince Humperdinck, Guy Montag, Clarisse McClellan, Odysseus, Homer Macauley, Lucy Manette, and Emily "Webb" Gibbs

Favorite Authors/Playwrights: William Shakespeare (absolutely the most brilliant story teller of all time), F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Goldman, Mary Shelly, Bram Stoker, The Brothers Grimm, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Homer, J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Allen Poe, Charlotte Bronte, Richard Connell, Ray Bradbury, and of course Harper Lee

Subjects of Interest: Mythology (Greek, Roman, and Egyptian), murder mysteries (especially Jack the Ripper, The Black Dahlia, The Zodiac Killer, and The Lindberg Kidnapping -- those are so fascinating), Vampires, Phsychology, Fairy Tales, Archeology, Wars, Victorian England, Ancient Civilizations, and the Renaissance period

~Movies and TV~

Favorite Modern Films: Donnie Darko, Speed Racer, That Thing You Do!, Ed Wood, The Princess Bride, A Clockwork Orange, Cry Baby, Moulin Rouge, Atonement, Indiana Jones, The Goonies, Heathers, Pulp Fiction, Sleepy Hollow, Velvet Goldmine, Titanic, From Hell, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Star Wars (original trilogy), The Little Mermaid, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The Lord of the Rings, Terminator, Kill Bill, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Shakespeare in Love, The Lost Boys, American Beauty, Goodfellas, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Stand by Me, Sixteen Candles, Back to the Future, Match Point, The Godfather, Annie Hall, Harry Potter, The Mummy, Underworld, Spiderman, The Bourne Identity, The Prestige, Quills, and The Departed

Favorite Classic Films: Singin' in the Rain, A Hard Day's Night, Gone With the Wind, A Streetcar Named Desire, Casablanca, Breakfast at Tiffany's, To Kill a Mockingbird, Guys and Dolls, The Maltese Falcon, On the Waterfront, Arsenic and Old Lace, Key Largo, Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Rebel Without a Cause, Romeo and Juliet, Jailhouse Rock, White Heat, East of Eden, The Asphalt Jungle, Sunset Boulevard, West Side Story, Notorious, The Lost Weekend, The Killers, The Big Sleep, Dracula, The Lady from Shanghai, Frankenstein, Rear Window, The Wizard of Oz, Some Like It Hot, The Phantom of the Opera, King Kong, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Lady and the Tramp, Scarlet Street, From Here to Eternity, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Bonnie and Clyde, and Psycho

Favorite TV Shows: American Dreams (my absolute favorite), ROME, LOST, Alias, Night Stalker, The Sopranos, The 4400, Speed Racer, The Black Donnellys, Dark Angel, The O.C. (Season 1), Grey's Anatomy (Seasons 1-2), 24, Supernatural, and Smallville

Favorite Actors: Johnny Depp (undisputed king of sexiness and talent), Marlon Brando, Emile Hirsch (what a baby faced babe), James Dean, James McAvoy, Stuart Townsend, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Heath Ledger, Tom Everett Scott, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Hartnett, Jake Jyllenhaal, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Paul Newman, Laurence Olivier, Burt Lancaster, Humphrey Bogart, Richard Burton, Montgomery Clift, Peter O'Toole, Gregory Peck, Errol Flynn, Gene Kelly, and Fred Astaire,

Favorite Actresses: Liv Tyler (the most beautiful girl in the history of the world), Christina Ricci, Judy Garland, Vivien Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Robin Wright Penn, Charmian Carr (long live Liesl), Charlize Theron, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Scarlett Johansson, Rachel McAdams, Angelina Jolie, Rachel Weisz, Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Ava Gardner, Natalie Wood, Ginger Rogers, Teresa Wright, and Maureen O'Hara,

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~Music~

Favorite Bands/Musicians: The Beatles (my absolute favorite by far), Elvis, The Police, Adam and the Ants, The Clash, Dropkick Murphys, Guns n' Roses, The Ramones, The Chalets, Van Halen, The Doors, David Bowie, Less Than Jake, Roisin Murphy, The Who, U2, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, The Replacements, Monotypes, Flogging Molly, The Flaming Lips, The Scissor Sisters, Get Set Go, Blondie, Aerosmith, Queen, BANG sugar BANG, Greenskeepers, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC, Journey, The Kinks, Steve Miller Band, The Killjoys, and the Arctic Monkeys

Top Ten Favorite Songs: Dog Eat Dog (Adam and the Ants) Eight Days a Week (The Beatles), Beat My Guest (Adam and the Ants), Train in Vain (The Clash), Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley), Don't Stand So Close to Me (The Police), Riders of the Storm (The Doors), Jamie's Cyin' (Van Halen), Please Mr. Postman (The Beatles), and Combat Baby (Metric)

~I Like...~

Favorite Couples: JJ/Beth (American Dreams), Danny/Evelyn (Pearl Harbor), Shannon/Boone (LOST), Luke/Roxanne (American Dreams), Sydney/Vaughn (Alias), Guy Patterson/Faye Dolan (That Thing You Do!), Westley/Buttercup (Princess Bride), Sam/Meg (American Dreams), Speed/Trixie (Speed Racer), Lois/Clark (Smallville), Carl/Perri (Night Stalker), Fred Abberline/Mary Kelly (From Hell), Jay Gatsby/Daisy Buchanan (The Great Gatsby), Victor Frankenstein/Elizabeth Lavenza (Frankenstein), Nick Carraway/Jordan Baker (The Great Gatsby), Antony/Cleopatra (ROME + Shakespeare), Yusuke/Botan (Yu Yu Hakusho), Romeo/Juliet (Romeo + Juliet and Shakespeare), Rhett Butler/Scarlett O'Hara (Gone With the Wind), Jack/Rose (Titanic), Jim Stark/Judy (Rebel Without A Cause), Sky Masterson/Sarah Brown (Guys and Dolls), Christian/Satine (Moulin Rouge), Mina Murray/Jonathan Harker (Dracula), Dorian Gray/Sybil Vane (The Picture of Dorian Gray), Mr. Rochester/Jane (Jane Eyre), Han/Leia (Star Wars), Ron/Hermione(Harry Potter), Harry/Ginny (Harry Potter), Aragorn/Arwen (Lord of the Rings), Pullo/Eirene (ROME), Vorenus/Niobe (ROME), Logan/Max (Dark Angel) Max/Alec (Dark Angel), Alex/Izzie (Grey's Anatomy), Ryan/Marissa (The O.C.), Seth/Anna (The O.C.), and Tony/Maria (West Side Story)

~My Stories~

Bliss (American Dreams): ONESHOT Complete. This is my first American Dreams fan fic (and my first M-rated story), and have to say, I had a great time writing it. The story is, in short, an exploration of the relationship between my two favorite characters, JJ and Beth. I am a huge fan of the Season One episode, Down the Shore, so I decided to write a fanfic about it. One of the best scenes in that episode shows JJ and Beth finally sleeping together. Thus, I decided to write about their first time -- as it was partially seen in the show. However, I filled in all the juicy gaps. It's really just a story about how much JJ and Beth love one another, both physically and emotionally.

If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them: The Movie Sequel (Speed Racer): MULTI CHAPTER Incomplete. The story is a mix of everything I love about the Speed Racer movie and the Speed Racer anime. Obviously, as the title suggests, it is a follow-up to the 2008 film. After winning the Grand Prix, Speed becomes a major target for fixers, headhunters, and big name corporations. Mr. Jack Wiley, the head of Alpa Racing team will stop at nothing to have Speed on his team, placing the young driver in the midst of a moral dilema. Will he stay loyal to his family, but in the meantime endanger them, or will he join Wiley to protect the Racers? Both Trixie and Racer X are integral characters in the story.

Long, Cold Nights (Speed Racer): ONESHOT Complete. This is my second Speed Racer story. It's unique in the sense that it has nothing to do with racing, and everything to do with Speed and Trixie's relationship. It takes place in the 2008 Movieverse and chronicles the events of one very important evening in Speed and Trixie's teenage lives. It included both their POV's and is pretty long for a oneshot, but hey. I was attacked by a plot bunny and had to write it. When all is said and done, it's a really cute, teenage love story that ends on the hood of the Mach 5.

Her Grand Prix (Speed Racer): ONESHOT Complete. This is my first Speed Racer fic, and I enjoyed writing it so much! The story takes place the night of the Grand Prix. Speed and Trixie have a heart to heart about thier hopes and dreams...and one another, in Speed's bedroom. I just love Speed and Trixie together, so I had to write a nice fluffy marshmallow about them (but don't worry, it's not gag-me fluffy, just cute) I hope to write some companion pieces to go along with it soon.

I Hate Her (ROME): ONESHOT Complete. This is my first ROME fan fic, and I enjoyed writing it very much. I find the pairing of Antony/Cleopatra to be so classic and edgy that I just needed to give it a spin. I think they were both beautiful on the show, and their relationship was so volitile and alive. I also think that the character of Atia could never really live up to the infamous Cleopatra, and here, she describes her feelings, knowing that she will always come second, because she never truly captured Antony's heart the way Cleopatra did.

Careless Drivers (The Great Gatsby): ONESHOT Complete. Ever since reading The Great Gatsby, I have been quite intrigued with the relationship between Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker. They seem to have a love/hate relationship, yet their attraction towards one another appears to be cut in stone. In this story I tried to capture and explore the things that draw these two characters to one another. I'm actually quite proud of this one; I think it delves a little deeper into the psyches of both Jordan and Nick.

The Rose (The Great Gatsby): ONESHOT Complete. Another piece about one of my favorite couples, Jordan Baker and Nick Carraway. I love poetry, so I wrote a bitterweet poem about Nick's image of Jordan. To him, I believe that she was always something that seemed somewhat unattainable, yet she was attracted to him all the same. For some reason, I associate Jordan with a rose, so here, she is compared to its red petals. Quite simple and to-the-point.

Hold Me (The Great Gatsby): ONESHOT Complete. Yet another piece about Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker. This one is really quite simple - Nick was always around to take care of Jordan, and when he really needed her, she was there to take care of him as well. Includes a flashback of them lying together in the coupe, which then flashes to the death of Jay Gatsby. I once again wanted to showcase Nick and Jordan's relationship in a more human and loving light.