I lurk as mdnytryder on many fan sites. In case you were wondering, my name is a twisted version of the Allman Brothers song, ‘Midnight Rider’.

I am more of a reader than a writer, hence my slow updates. Sorry, but I do the best I can. Work should be slowing down soon, so I shall try to work on them when the boss isn’t looking! I am angry with myself for letting ‘Planet Mudball’ go so long, but I will finish the piece. I do have the epilogue written, it’s just missing the middle! If you’re interested in what I envision Killer looks like, go here:
http://mdnytryder.livejournal.com/4151.html

Sometimes I wish I was still in school - I had more time to screw off back then. Eight hours of working at a job really cuts into one’s recreation time. I need a Sugar Daddy sooo bad.

I live in western New York State. I am a widow, no kids, but I do have a dog named Harley and two cats (so far) – fatty Ratchet and the little pisser, Bluestreak. They all get along just fine, as long as everyone lets Ratch have his way. I own a log home (please don’t call it a cabin – it pisses me off), a truck named Ace, and a Harley named Heartbreaker.

My official job title is Assistant Manager. I am part of an editorial staff for a medical journal. We proofread medical reports, journal entries, letters to the editor and book reviews. I am also in charge of the bookkeeping; I have a B.S. (no, not bullshit) in Accounting. During the tax season, I work for H&R Block. This will be my 21st year doing taxes.

I read constantly and almost always have a paperback in my purse. I must have over a thousand boxed books in my garage, barn, basement and scattered throughout the house. Some of them I’ve had since the 1970’s, I reread them over and over. Unfortunately, I would rather read crap books than non-fiction. Steven King wrote in one of his early novels, reading rots the mind. Well, my brain became rancid sometime around 1978.

Other interests include the Buffalo Sabres, photography, deer hunting, sci-fi, fantasy, motorcycles, old muscle cars (although right now I have a serious hard-on for a new yellow Camaro), Predators (those masks are sexy), and Transformers. In fact, I must admit I am dangerously obsessed with Transformers, both G1 and the movieverse. I hate the 1986 movie and prefer to ignore it entirely.

I am older than your average Transformer fan. To give an example, if I were a banana, my skin would have brown spots. Hey, wait a minute – my skin does have brown spots! Oh yeah, those are just freckles. That’s OK. Never mind then.

I admire everyone who has the imagination and talent to put their thoughts into words or pictures. I try to leave reviews, usually at the end of a story. I also enjoy reading writer’s bios, especially if they include quotes.

Here are some quotes that I particularly enjoy, for one reason or another.

QUOTES:

“Starscream Philosophy
A philosophy in which a recipient keeps a particular resource (object, another person, etc.) around and at their disposal despite having a very good reason to rid themselves of that resource because the resource in question provides some sort of valuable fringe benefit for the recipient. The term has it's origins in the science-fiction epic ‘TransFormers’ in which Megatron, the evil leader of the Decepticons, keeps his cohort Starscream around despite the threat Starscream poses to Megatron's iron-fisted rule of his subjects because Starscream apparently does his job so well. The term can be used to apply to a number of different situations.
EXAMPLE 1: "Though he knew that the alcohol he was drinking to excess would eventually do him in, Starscream philosophy kept him from flushing it all down the nearest toilet."
EXAMPLE 2: "She could barely stand to be around him because he was an over-emotional idiot, but she kept living with him for the great sex and the financial security he provided. Starscream philosophy was clearly at work here."
Posted by Kirk Bradford Myers, 12/29/06”
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Starscream20philosophy

WhenI use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.
Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Look, I can’t be any clearer than how crystal clear I am being.
Sam Witwicky in Transformers (2007)

I do believe in spooks. I do believe in spooks. I do, I do, I do, I do, I do believe in spooks.
Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz

You bring your knees in tight! But it’s the pelvic thrust - that really drives you insane….
Cast singing Time Warp in Rocky Horror Picture Show

There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
Po in Kung Fu Panda

Your kids aren't that cute.
Alexa Woods in Alien vs. Predator

There’s no place for truth on the Internet.
Howard Wolowitz in Big Bang Theory, The Vegas Renormalization

Every scientific statement remains tentative forever.
J.H. Baron, If I were dean: a challenge to new medical students, Mt. Siani Journal of Med, 2004, 71:134-138

Respect my authority!
Eric Cartman in South Park

Badges? We ain’t got no badges! We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinking badges.
Gold Hat in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Go ahead, make my day.
Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan in Sudden Impact

I’m not even supposed to be here! I’m just ‘Crewman Number Six’. I’m expendable. I’m the guy in the episode who dies to prove how serious the situation is. I’ve gotta get outta here!Guy Fleegman in Galaxy Quest

Oh crap.
Hellboy in Hellboy

Death by teacup. Why didn’t I think of that.
Jack/Kyra in Chronicles of Riddick

There is always time for another last minute.
Death in The Hogfather

Remember, with great power, comes great responsibility.
Uncle Ben Parker in Spiderman

Are you kidding? I’m William Shatner, I can score anything.
William Shatner in Fanboys

You can’t arrest me, I’m a rock star.
Sid Vicious

Oh yea. I’m surrounded by morons.
Alexis in Transformers Armada, Episode 24, Chase

You aren’t too bright. I like that in a man.
Matty Walker in Body Heat

They don’t call him Starscream for nothing.
Powerlinked Prime and Jetfire in Transformers Armada, Episode 26, Link Up

Active evil is better than passive good.
Hector Mobius in Witchblade, episode 1.01 Parallax

You want to feel my spatula!
Mr. Ghoshdashtidar in Run Fat Boy Run

Wow! That was tingly!
Ratchet in Transformers (2007)

It’s all about rhythm.
Glitch in Tin Man

Have you got your processor up your exhaust port?
Ratchet in Transformers: Animated, Nanosec

As the Earthlings say, fat chance fathead.
Optimus Prime in G1 Transformers, The Ultimate Doom, part 1

I love the smell of bananas in the morning.
Horton in Horton Hears a Who

Last time you zapped me someplace, I didn’t poop for a week!
Dean Winchester to Castiel in Supernatural, Free to be You and Me.

Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
Buckaroo Banzai in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Well, this sucks.
Kowalski the penguin in Madagascar

We’d never be each other’s one and only, but I think we might always be each other’s now and then. I was okay with that….
Anita Blake in Blood Nior

If I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand.
Harley Davidson T-shirt