Let's see... About me... I'm 20 years old and have been writing fan fiction since I was about 13 and in the seventh grade. I'm now a college sophomore, vocal performance major (music major), taking 18 credits this fall, therefore I am super busy and hardly able to write anything, ever. I'm trying, but college possesses your soul, social life, money... I'll just stop there. Most of my time is spent doing homework, practicing voice, piano, aural skills, and for future gigs, and trying to spend a little quality time with my friends.

What I currently have written within the past few months, is either not complete or I'm self-conscious about it enough to not post it up at all... I'm a very self-conscious writer, because writers tend to be soft people who care a ton about the way their writing is received and we get very upset when we get bad reviews or flames.

I love to sing, play piano, ride horse, write and read fan fiction, food, boys, watching movies and TV, reading books when I have a chance and the attention span to get through them (I don't anymore... tis sad), listening to music, watching the sun set, loving my two dogs and my cat, going driving or walking on beautiful days, preferably with my friend Leah, so we can talk about whatever, a good, hard rain, or especially a thunderstorm, and baby animals.

I'm OBSESSED with Broadway musicals!! My current favorite of all time is Sweeney Todd. My "getting into Sweeney Todd" story is, for the longest time, because I had heard rumors about the blood, gore, and horror, I refused to watch it with anybody (I don't do horror, but I can tolerate thriller). But then I watched it with my stepdad (acting the whole time as if I knew what was going on and expected everything, when I really didn't, but I made it through the paint-like blood everywhere, LOL) and I discovered the amazing music in it and fell in love instantly. I love everything about it - the actors, the music, everything!! Tim Burton + Helena Bonham Carter + Johnny Depp = magic! I listen to Sweeney Todd everywhere I go, whether in my car or on my IPod when I'm not driving. I vow to be Mrs. Lovett (heck, even Johanna or Beggar Woman, I can hit a G5, that's as high as they ever go) someday, at least before I turn 40, especially since Mrs. Lovett is the only contralto role in the entire cast.

I also LOVE Rent, and if it hadn't closed, I would have gone out for Maureen someday. Or Mrs. Cohen. Or Alexi Darling. I could so pull off those three roles. I got into Rent my sophomore year, and I very quickly went from not knowing anything about it to knowing everything. I had to watch it by myself first, though, not with my classmates, in preparation for doing Rent choreography for our choreographed spring concert. It is so incredibly amazing, and not just about the AIDS, drugs, sodomy, and sex. Even with that stuff in it, I absolutely love it, and I wish Jonathan's life hadn't been taken so soon. I might have met him when I saw in in New York City, at the Nederland Theater, on May 30, 2008, if he hadn't... Rent completely changed my life in so many ways, it's hard to even describe or talk about it. It will always remain in my heart and mind, and will probably surpass Sweeney Toddd someday, I'm sure.

My cast was: Adam Kantor (Mark), Will Chase (Roger), Tamyra Grey (Mimi), Eden Espinosa (Maureen), Justin Johnston (Angel), Michael McElroy (Collins), Merle Dandridge (Joanne), and Rodney Hicks (Benny). I met and got pictures with Adam and Tamyra after the show, but they didn't turn out too well... oh well. Oh yeah, and I met Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson, too, and literally RAN down the street after Justin (Angel) to get his autograph, but didn't get a picture. Hehe, it was an incredible night.

Thirdly, I adore Wicked. I'm not as into it as I used to be, but I still love it. The soundtrack is what hooked me on this. From the first crashing chords of "No One Mourns the Wicked", to the somber, melancholy, bittersweet melodies of "For Good" and "Finale", I was totally hooked, even though I knew no words. But then I got the soundtrack for my birthday or something and listened to it OVER and OVER. I memorize very quickly. And from that moment on, I was absolutely hooked. I saw it in New York at the Gershwin Theatre on May 31, 2008. It was an incredible night, with Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba and Kendra Kassebaum as G(a)linda. Unfortunately, now, without my Playbill in hand, I can't remember the rest of my cast. But it was an outstanding night. Even my mom loved it.

A few musicals I absolutely dislike are Avenue Q!, Urinetown, and CATS. I want to see Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast, at least, someday.

Concerning my stories, most of my stuff is RENT, with a little Due South, Twilight, and Heartland mixed in, because although I will not write anymore in these three categories (I now despise Twilight, I can't live up to the brillance of the Due South writers, and I've grown out of Heartland long ago), they're still good, so I don't have the heart to take them down. My best story of the 15 total I've written that are still up is "De Pelle Sorte" (RENT). I really encourage you to read it if you haven't; you will likely love it, especially the last 5 chapters. They are some of the best writing I've ever done. Other RENT stories of mine I recommend are "The One That Got Away", "Light In Your Eyes", "The Perfect Fan", "Deviant Beauty", and "Crash". I'm currently slowly working on a post-season 6, AU Strong Medicine story, major characters in it being Lu, Dylan, and Peter. Kayla, Lana, and Marc are also there, but have more minor roles. Andy, Lizzie, Jesse, Jonas, and Milagro may also appear. I've got 3 good chapters completed and ready to post up, but I'm stuck on chapter 4, so this may not be posted until this summer, depending if I can get past my writer's block or not.

Favorite Characters

Sweeney Todd: Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd, Anthony, Beggar Woman/Lucy, Toby, Johanna, Judge Turpin, Signori Pirelli (in that order)
RENT: Mark Cohen, Tom Collins, Angel Dumott Schunard, Maureen Johnson, Roger Davis (in that order)
Wicked: Elphaba, G(a)linda, Fiyero, Boq, Wizard (in that order)
Mary Poppins: Mary Poppins, Bert, Jane, Michael, Cook, Maid, Mrs. Banks (in that order)
The Sound of Music: Maria, Leisl, Gretl, Captain Von Trapp (in that order)
Mamma Mia!: Sophie, Donna, Rosie, Tanya, Harry and Bill (in that order)
Strong Medicine: Lu, Peter, Andy, Lana, Dylan, Kayla, Marc, and Milo, off the top of my head.
Due South: Fraser, Ray, Elaine, Det. Harding Welsh, Louis, Jack, Fraser Sr., Francesco Vecchio, Constable Turnbull, and Buck Frobisher.
Twilight: If I must choose, Carlisle, Esme, Jasper, and Alice. I'm pretty much Team Jacob, also if I must choose (even though I despise the series and the Twilight movie, haven't seen New Moon yet, obviously), because he has never left Bella or done anything bad to her at all, like Edward did/has.

Some musicals I dislike include Avenue Q! and CATS (dislike Avenue Q, hate CATS!) So sue me... Of course, I enjoy all Disney movies, except Snow White and Bambi II, but I absolutely refuse to see any of the Disney-movies-made-into-Broadway-musicals, except I wanna see Beauty and the Beast and Mary Poppins someday.

Meanwhile, go check out "The Rebel", a frustrated, heated conversation between Edward and Carlisle, concerning Carlisle turning Edward. It's pretty good. Note: I know Edward can read minds, so Carlisle would not have to speak whatsoever, but seeing as it's a written story, I wrote out him speaking to make the story flow better. People have been asking me about this, so I just thought I'd clear that up.

Other Ideas

As for other categories, I've got an idea for "House, M.D.", but it's too close to "Under My Skin" for me to feel comfortable posting it (my OC is a vocalist, the dissimilarities end there).

I also have a "Tuesdays with Morrie"-like Dead Poets Society idea, based off an original draft of the movie I heard about (where John Keating dies of cancer, but they decided the movie's story should focus instead on the boys), but also haven't worked on that in a few months now. Neil is dead in that story, too, because it's post-movie. I've only got the first chapter written. I'm stuck on the rest.

I still refuse to read Harry Potter fan fiction, even though the actual books are no longer on my reading list, I've read them too much... It's a bit upsetting... But I re-read book 6 before the movie and am going to re-read book 7 before each Deathly Hallows movie), but will always be nestled among my favorites and will hold a place in my heart.

I've debated for several years if I want to dabble in Batman: the Animated Series or not, and I've recently become a NCIS fan, so you might see me there. We'll see. I need solid ideas and stuff written first. After the posting of "De Pelle Sorte", I refuse, from now on, to post any stories or one-shots before completion, to avoid hiatuses and such.

Anything else you guys wanna know about me, feel free to PM or email me. :)

Some Notes on My Stories:

De Pelle Sorte (RENT) - personally, I think this is my best Rent story I've ever written. It's post-Rent, Mimi is alive in Mexico with family, going through drug and addiction rehab, but true to the musical and movie, Angel has passed away. RogerOC. THERE IS A MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH, but I won't say who here, because I don't believe in spoilers!! I highly recommend this story. If you guys want a sequel written, I will consider it, but I don't know how much time in the next year I will have to work on it. Let me know.

The One That Got Away (RENT) - my second-best Rent story. RogerOC. The last four chapters or so are the best chapters in the entire story, they're so raw and intense, but the whole story is good, so I recommend reading it. It is sequel to "Light In Your Eyes", so I suggest you read that one first, or you might be confused.

Someone To Watch Over Me (Due South) - It's the only FraserOC Due South story in existence, I think, but I tried desperately hard to keep both Fraser and Ray V in character while writing it, while still including an OC. Chapters 5 through 8 are the best chapters in this story.

The Rebel (Twilight) - I wish this had gotten more than five reviews, but that's how it is with one-shots. In the first few drafts, Esme was in the room and spoke with Edward, but I eventually took her out, she was irrelevant to the conversation and unnecessary in general. I hate the Twilight books and movie, but I really liked writing this one-shot (the result of a RP between me and my beta, katetastic), so I think you guys will like it, too, if you read it. I've got a couple other Twilight ideas on the back burner, but they are taking the back seat to my other prospective ideas in different categories.

Light In Your Eyes (RENT) - parent story to The One That Got Away. I recommend this story actually more for the CollinsOC than I do the RogerOC in it. The CollinsOC is beautifully written and realistic and believable. I think you guys would really enjoy this story if you were open to CollinsOC pre-Rent (after all, it doesn't impact or change his relationship with Angel during Rent whatsoever. And why would it? I wouldn't do that, no way.) The best chapters are chapters 5, 6, 10, and 11; if you don't wanna read the entire thing, read those.

Deviant Beauty (RENT) - Starts during Rent, in "Without You", when Mimi is sitting in the Cat Scratch Club, upset, and Benny comes and talks to her, after she and Roger had that fight in the alley, when Roger caught her buying smack again. This story no longer has a sequel, as I hated how I'd written the sequel, so I took it down (after all, I think I wrapped things up nicely enough that there isn't a need for one; you guys can use your imagination!) I really enjoy how I wrote the RogerOC in this story, especially with how Roger interacts with Shay's son, Noah, who in the beginning of the story is 3. My third-best RENT story, personally.

The Perfect Fan (RENT) - The third RENT story I ever wrote and my fourth-favorite. RogerOC (as usual), but she's a groupie of his. They eventually fall in love once Roger helps her detox and go through withdrawal. MarkOC eventually, too. I think you guys would really like this story, if only you could get past the first three chapters, which are pretty sad and depressing. But the rest of it is really good, especially the end.

Crash (RENT) - This story is pretty good. My personal fifth-favorite, I think. It's an orphan, it doesn't have a sequel, and is post RENT, a month after Mimi passes away after her overdose in the movie/musical (not during/after Your Eyes, post movie/musical). It's rated M for Roger's bad mouth when he's in pain. I think you guys would like it, especially the end, which is my favorite part.

As to the rest of my stories, I either don't have anything to say about them or I'm not fond of them, because I wrote them when I was younger, or they've been deleted entirely. Still, though, check the ones that are up, if you want. Reviews still rock my world, especially from new reviewers!!

Quotes!! In no particular order:

There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself. - Anthony Rapp

Stay true to yourself, and your dreams, and know they can come true. - Julie Larson (Jonathan Larson's sister)

No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. - John Keating (Dead Poets Society) (WHY can't we have more English teachers like him??)

You always said how lucky we were to be friends. But it was us, baby, who were the lucky ones. - Maureen Johnson (RENT)

I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way. - John Keating (Dead Poets Society)

True Rentheads are one in 525,600. - Urban Dictionary

I want to fix that in my memory forever- Draco Malfoy, the amazing, bouncing ferret... - Ron (Harry Potter)

It is not our abilities that show what we truly are, it is our choices. - Dumbledore (Harry Potter)

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be. - Dumbledore (Harry Potter)

In dreams, we enter a world that is entirely our own. - Dumbledore (Harry Potter)

When you play, play hard. When you work, don't play at all. - Theodore Roosevelt (that's one of my dad's mottos, work before play.)

It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends. - Albus Dumbledore (courtesy of J.K. Rowling)

Numbing the pain will make it worse when you finally feel it. - Albus Dumbledore (courtesy of J.K. Rowling)

Remember, if the time should come, you must make a decision between what is right and what is easy. - Albus Dumbledore (courtesy of J.K. Rowling)

It is the unknown we fear when we look upon darkness and death, nothing more. - Albus Dumbledore (courtesy of J.K. Rowling)

To a well-organized mind, death is just the next greatest adventure. - Albus Dumbledore (courtesy of J.K. Rowling)

Can you tell I was obsessed with Harry Potter for 8 years? I didn't read the first book until after the first movie came out, but I became immediately hooked and obsessed from then on. The obsession has died down now, though, and I don't even read the books anymore... Still stoked for the two Deathly Hallows movies, though! I'll be 22 when all the Harry Potter mania finally begins to die down, after the two DH movies are released, and J.K. Rowling's encyclopedia gets published... Wow...

If you would rather see a Broadway show than go to an amusement park, copy and paste this into your profile. (So true! I am in the process of becoming a Broadway musical connoisseur!! Although I haven't been to Valleyfair in almost five years, I need to go again and see how long I last, LOL...)

Lots of love to my fellow Rentheads!! You know who you are!! :) Much love to my amazing beta, katetastic!!

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