Location: Toronto
Member Since: August 26, 2009

Nerdiest Obsession: Either contemporary fantasy, table top RPG or crafting

Wastes too much time on: Guitar Hero and Galatrix

Favourite female nerd: Lori Petty

Favourite male nerd: Anthony Head

Secretly collects: Tthere's no secret about my collections, pin up art, and creepy looking dolls

Hates with a fiery passion: P.H.D's (not doctors; folks but Pretensious Hipster Douche Bags.....you know who you are.) And navel lint... yuck!

Nerdy line that makes you swoon: "Spend that willpower like it was candy!!"

Top 5 sites visited daily:
Illwillpress
Etsy
Facebook
Craigslist Missed Connections
IMDB

Top 5 things everyone should check out ASAP:
Teen Girl Squad!
The Cinnamon Hearts
Courage My Love
Boarderline
Moe's Southwest Grill

Books

Fave book(s): The Hallows series, The Women of the Otherworld, Anita Blake series, Paint it Black, The Bullet Trick, Harry Potter, The Dark Hunter series, The Dark Jewels Trilogy, The Tir Alainn Trilogy
Fave author(s): Kim Harrison, Laurel K. Hamilton, Anne Bishop, Shel Silverstien, Douglas Copeland
Most disappointing "based on the novel" film: I Am Legend
Books you'd love to see made into a film: "Girlfriend in a Coma" by Douglas Copeland; think "The Happening" but much much less lame.
Most impactful book/author: Janet Fitch is one. She pulls you right in so that you cry like a fool on the subway. Douglas Copeland (him again!) he makes you want to change your world.
First book you ever read: Heidi, I think
First book that made you really like reading: Where the Red Fern Grows
Currently reading
: "Betrayed" by the Cast Duo. (these books are what twilight should have been)

Games

Favourite game(s): Dungeons and Dragons, Vampire, and Changeling. I am really starting to dig Burning Wheel, too
Favourite character(s): My first W.O.D. Vamp, Ivy. She kicked ass!
Biggest cash grab game(s): World of Darkness. I mean, do we really need all those core books for every single game?????
Spent too much time playing: Guitar Hero, and Back in the day, Everquest
Most disappointing ending in a game: Resident Evil 3 I think. It's been awhile
Would fit right in: Changeling!
First game ever played: Some driving game on my uncle's Atari
Currently playing: Just tabletop Burning Wheel
Favourite gaming news site: www.edge-online.com

Art

Fave artist(s): Dali and Van Gogh, Elvgren, Barlow
Fave artistic era/period: Surrealism and post-WWI pin-up
Fave medium (photography/painting/etc): Toss up. Acrylic or Photography
Top 5 must sees: I would love to see the Van Gogh collection, as well as to go back to the Louvre and not be rushed through every room on the way to see the Mona Lisa - ugly little thing
Last show/exhibit seen: Mix Tape, Phresha at Show and Tell Gallery
Fave art news site: I just ask my artist friends, to be honest

Comics

Fave single issue: Tank Girl's “The Odyssey”
Fave character(s): Wolverine, Deadpool, Gambit, Cloak and Dagger, Tank Girl, Spiderman, Catwoman, Batgirl, The Phoenix
Fave storyline(s): I can't remember names of them now...I am sad to admit that I haven't been current with my comics.
First comic book ever read: Archie

Movies

Fave film(s): Repo, Empire Records, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, A.L.W.'S Phantom of the Opera, Shaun of the Dead, Equilibrium and most musicals, comedies and action films
Fave director(s): J.J. Abrams
Fave actor(s)/actress(es): Simon Pegg, Lori Petty, Tilda Swinton, Anne Hathaway, Chloe Webb, Christian Bale, Michael Crane, Heath Ledger
Most inspiring film(s): Schindler's List, The Pianist
Biggest cinematic letdown: I Am Legend, T3
First film ever seen: E.T. and Annie
Last film you watched: Star Trek

Music

Fave band(s): Dragonette (!!!), Poe, Deathcab for Cutie, Postal Service, The Creepshow, The Cramps, The Smiths, The Epoxies, No Doubt, The Killers, The Blow, Tom Waits, Robyn
Fave musician(s): Vanessa Mae
Fave album(s): I'm Not Dead, Galore, L.A.M.B.
Fave singer(s): PINK!!!!, Martin Sorbara, Rufus Wainwright
Best band/concert to see live: Pink, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Jonas, Suzi MacNeil
Worst band/concert to see live: Madonna
First concert: Alice Cooper
Currently hooked on: Robyn and other disposable pop

Science!

Fave theory: "energy is neither created or destroyed, only recycled", it explains so much more than energy
Fave scientist(s): Newton and Darwin
Most important discovery/invention: Quarks!
Fave experiment(s) you've conducted: I loved it when I nuked my Barbie. I told the parentals it was to determin the effect of microwaves on Mattel plastic!
Currently reading up on: The science behind shrunken heads. I’m wondering how I could try it myself without breaking any laws, hurting any animals and not grossing myself out.
Fave science news site(s): Wired.com