The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
-Anonymous

I, Lina, do solemnly swear to review all the fics I read, regardless of the number of reviews, its age, popularity, or anything else.

I have joined the Review Revolution.

( To join the Review Revolution simply copy and paste the above into your profile with your own name and then do your bit and review the fics you read. It's only fair. And if you don't, Karma will come and bite you on the arse. )

Nick name: Lina
Age: 20's
B-Day: February 4
Gender: Female
Location: California, USA
Fav anime: Inuyasha, Monster, Yu Yu Hakusho
Fav books: Harry Potter, almost anything by Dean Koontz, Dragonlance Legends, Lord of the Rings
Other Favorites: X-men, Johnny Depp, House, The King and the Clown, Xena, Ma vie en rose, Star Wars, Kahbhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Robin Williams, ...mmm, can't think of anything else

I was born in Mexico City but lived in Los Angeles since I was 7. Basically, I'm just a Mexican/American ovo-lacto-vegetarian that loves anime and reading. Can't really think of what else to write about me right now soooo...at the moment, I'm at a crossroads in my life but the stories here keep me sane, so I'll be around for a while yet. =)

Stories

Ezellahen: This is a translation from a fanfic written in Spanish, Ezellahen by Utena-Puchiko-nyu & Angeli Murasaki. It's going a little slow just now...

A Chance at Life: This is the very first story I have ever written, though it's not completed yet and there's still a long way to go. I had this idea of a young vampire-Snape in my head, and I just had to write it down. I have never read anything like what I have in mind, but there are so many stories out there who knows if someone had thoughts similar to my own. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it if you choose to read it. =) Announcement: Well guys, due to a special request I could not refuse I have decided to have this story have HP/SS as the main pairing, though nothing will even begin to pop up about this until Sev is in his mid-teens or so. For all of you who don't read slash, I am sorry to have disappointed you but I might write another family oriented fic in the future...

The Charmer: This one is a weird too, a Harry/Salazar slash pairing. I already have the outline all finished up for this one. I just can't seem to get it down like I want it to... (sulks)

Fateful Encounters: I have read a few Sess-rapes-Kagome stories but I have not read one that went the way I would want it to, so I decided to write my own. Unlike A Chance at Life, which I have a basic outline for all the way to the end, this one is still a WIP in every way. I'm not sure where I'll take it but I will get it done eventually. Updates will be sporadic, depending on my muse.

Companionship: This one is kinda weird, even for me, but I want to write it any way. It's another AU, with Harry completely OOC, but I think him and Superman can have a lot of things in common. I have never read the Superman comics, or even seen the cartoons for that matter, but I liked the 1978 movie...It is a slash pairing and I'm just making it up as I go, but it's going well so far, updates will be far between...

Love, Friendship, and Impossibilities (Complete): This flashfic is about what I thought would happen if Harry traveled back in time to try and stop Tom from becoming Voldemort. I won't even try to make this a chaptered fic because I know I don't have the talent to write something so ambitious just yet...but maybe one day...For now there is just these two quick looks into the lives of Harry and Tom, I might even write a third one but I don't think I'll go further than that.

Family: (X-Men/HP Crossover, Complete) This one is just a short story I wrote to help get rid of my writer's block. Due to the positive reviews concerning this fic I have decided to write the sequel after all, however I'm having a bit of trouble getting it down. I had hoped to have the first chapter posted before my birthday but no such lluck...sorry guys but the sequel to this one is on hold until further notice (please don't hate me).

Quotes I like:

"Truth is Truth. Even ugly Irkmann is not too stupid to recognize truth when it comes up and bites him on the ass like a sand-demon."
-Enemy Mine

"Never take life seriously, no one ever gets out alive anyway."

"To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore to love is to suffer, not to love is to suffer. To suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy then is to suffer. But suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy one must love, or love to suffer, or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down."
Woody Allen, Love and Death

"High school is a lot like toilet paper, you only miss it when its gone..."

Being tolerant, understanding, and loving is not wrong...no matter who someone loves

If you support gay marriage and want to show it, paste this into your profile.

1) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, liposuction and air conditioning.
2) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
3) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Brittany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.
7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
8) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.
9) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans...

Post this in your profile if you believe Homophobia is wrong. Please do your part to end it.

I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.
I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.
I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.
We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.
I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.
I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me.
I am one of the lucky ones, I guess. I survived the attack that left me in a coma for three weeks, and in another year I will probably be able to walk again.
I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.
We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.
I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.
I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman.
I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.
I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male.
I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men.
I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.
I am the man who died when the paramedics stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.
I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I did not have to always deal with society hating me.

I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind.
I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love.
I am the person who is afraid of telling his loving Christian parents he loves another male.

We interrupt this profile for an important message to one who has passed on. He will be remembered dearly.

OBITUARY FOR THE LATE MR. COMMON SENSE

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense,who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and Maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get Parental consent to administer Calpol, sun lotion, or a band-aid to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 3 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

A moment of silence.

(Stolen from mandy-san's profile)