Going to try and be concise this time:

I'm in grad school. What this means is 1) I am even geekier than most fanfic people, ha! and 2) I will be around far less from September onward than I was during the summer. Doesn't mean I don't love you all... just need to work on my thesis.

Been writing fiction for about half my life thus far. Fanfiction is more interactive, (and easier to break a writer's block,) than writing with original characters, so that's how I got here. I love the community aspect of this site. My reviews tend to be full of pats on the back- but we're all here to have fun and feel good about our writing, right? :-) If I've reviewed your stuff and you want a more serious critique from me, feel free to send me a PM to that effect. I'm always open to serious critiques, myself, as long as they're done respectfully.

What else do you need to know about me? I'm an optimist, a bit of a sappy romantic in my writing style. It's more fun that way. :-p I'm a native of Pennsylvania, USA. I'm attracted to and have fallen in love with both guys and girls; call it what you want. I speak enough Spanish to occasionally R&R stories in Spanish, but not to write my own. (Lo siento.) I'm a Christian, but of the always-nice-to-people, Jesus-loving-hippie variety, so please don't let that scare you.

I appreciate any and all R&R's. But most importantly, enjoy the reading!

Interests

Some favorite movies: Titanic, The Other Boleyn Girl, Runaway Bride, Pretty Woman, The Importance of Being Earnest (the Colin Firth/Reese Witherspoon one), Love Actually, Pirate Radio ("The Boat That Rocked"), Running with Scissors, Across the Universe, Made of Honor, I Am Sam, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Some favorite books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (esp. The Prisoner of Azkaban), A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle, Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, Shanghai Girls by Lisa See, The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory, and Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye

Some favorite actors: Michael Caine, Jack Davenport, Patrick Dempsey, Judi Dench, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Nick Frost, Victor Garber, Richard Gere, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Julia Roberts, Adam Sandler, Maggie Smith, Will Smith, Barbara Streisand, Kate Winslet, and Reese Witherspoon... to name a few! :-D

Some favorite bands/musicians: The Corrs, The Moody Blues, The Beatles (that almost goes without saying), Simon & Garfunkel, The Kinks, Tom Petty, Cat Stevens, KT Tunstall, Sixpence None The Richer, Bette Midler, Billy Joel, Celine Dion, Dido, Jethro Tull, Caedmon's Call, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, and sometimes a little classical music