About Me
- About Me: **Amazingly fascinating person** [ha!] who LIKES chocolate; coffee; my wonderful husband (not necessarily in that order); Europe; good sci-fi; great books; awesome rock with lots of guitar, bass, & drums . . . DISLIKES weenie popular music; bad acting; people who hate garlic; most network TV; stupid people who keep talking
Music
- Favorite Artists: As I Lay Dying, Unearth, Hopesfall, Between the Buried and Me, Chevelle, Opeth, Thrice, Blindside, From Autumn to Ashes, System of a Down, Seether, Demon Hunter, Breaking Benjamin ... many others ... and Johnny Cash. And Allison Kraus. And Eminem.
- Favorite Albums: BTBAM's Alaska; U2's Joshua Tree; As I Lay Dying's Shadows are Security; Seether's Karma & Effect; Brand New's The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me ... just to name a few
- Favorite Genre: metal/hardcore... and excellent "heavy" rock in general. Also love classical, good solid rock, opera, really old country (like my daddy used to sing to me), and a good ol' 1960s or 70s "oldie" like they play in Schlotzky's
- Favorite Songs: "This Lying World" (Unearth); "The Failsafe" (Misery Signals) "White Walls" (BTBAM) "Through Struggle" (As I Lay Dying); "The Bending" (Hopesfall); "Chop Suey" (SOAD); "Milligram Smile" (From Autumn to Ashes); "I PLay Dead" (Demon Hunter); "China White" (He Is Legend); "Hear You Me" (Jimmy Eat World); "The Clincher" (Chevelle); "Millstone" (Brand New);
- Favorite Lyrics: "I think we would look great dead." ("The Seduction") "Rectify my name!" ("Giles," Unearth -- did you know this is about a character in the Crucible?) all the words to As I Lay Dying's "Behind me lies another fallen soldier" ... amazing. "I used to be such a burning example" ("Millstone," Brand New) "Our wounds are part of who we are/there's nothing left to chance/and pain, the pen that writes the songs/and they call us forth to dance" (Michael Card) "Caught between all I wish for and all I see" ("In the Sun" by Joseph Arthur)
- Songs for Roadtrips: the "top rated" list on my iPod....
- Songs I hate: Hiphop. (ew) Most modern country. Most rap save Eminem. Weak CCM About 3/4 of what's played on Top40 stations
- Guilty Pleasure: current popular rock/pop songs in the top 40, like The Fray's "How to save a life" or Stone Sour's "Through Glass."
- Songs I repeat the most: depends on my mood
- Band I wish I was in: one with a bunch of my friends pounding out crunching metal riffs on weekends
Style
- Where I shop: Lane Bryant. Walmart. Goodwill (heck yes!)
- Brands I love: eh, whatever. I like stuff that fits me well, no matter what brand it is.
- I like to wear: jeans & a well-tailored shirt or a band Tshirt
- Can't live without: comfy jeans. cool t-shirts
- Prized Possessions: my Florentine leather coat!
- Guilty Pleasure: ... wouldn't you like to know.
Video Games
- Games I Play: Halo. Halo2. Halo 3. XIII. Gears of War [maybe]. Sims. BioShock. GuitarHero II. Tetris--oh yeah! Oblivion IV: Elder Scrolls [sometimes]
- Consoles: Xbox 360. Hail yeah! But I'd buy a Wii if I had the money....
- Favorite Characters: the creepy little girls in BioShock who collect ADAM
- Gaming Alias: Fell Deeds Arise (from Hamlet, by the way)
- Favorite Classic Arcade Games: I actually remember the arcade machines for Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Q-Bert.
- Most Addictive: Halo multiplayer. It's my stress release and anger management program.
- Proudest Achievements: occasionally winning a game of Halo. LOL
- Favorite Soundtrack: Elder Scrolls IV is kinda nice. So is Rome: Total War
- Clans: ehh. haven't yet found a "home" yet.
Television
- Favorite Shows: House MD, Boston Legal, South ParkStargate & Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, Pushing Dasies
- Favorite Channels: sci fi!
- Favorite Reruns: Star Trek: TOS
- Most Addictive Show: BSG
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Leno
- Favorite Episode: "The Inner Light", season 5 of ST: TNG
- Characters you relate to: the lady doctor chick on House, the one with a conscience who always tries to help people but often gets pulled into situations she can't handle
- Favorite Theme Song: the old Dukes of Hazard song sparks a lot of great memories. ;)
- Show I Secretly Watch: Miami Ink, LA Ink, Mind of Mencia
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Firefly
More About Me
- Nicknames: Lori *is* a nickname
- Nationality: USA
- Religion: Presby
- Heroes: those who live in the fresh air of grace
- Interests: chocolate; coffee; my wonderful husband (not necessarily in that order); Europe; good sci-fi; great books; awesome rock (metal, hardcore, rock, etc)
- Expertise: Torturing adolescents
- Occupation: Military
- Industry: Entertainment
- Website: www.xanga.com/lorojoro
Contact Info
- AIM: StarEowyn
- MSN: GaladrielStar
College
- School Name: Covenant College
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2006
- Attended: 2003 - 2006
- Degree type: Masters
- Major(s): M Ed in Integrated Curriculum & Instruction
Books
- Favorite Books: too many to list.
- Favorite Authors: Shakespeare! Michael Crichton. Jeffrey Archer. James Patterson (guilty pleasure) A. Conan Doyle. short stories by Roald Dahl, Hawthorne, Poe, Flannery O'Connor and many others. C S Lewis. Theology in general (if well written). Stephen Ambrose. Stephen Hawking.
- Favorite Genres: sci-fi, historical fiction, well-written anything in non-fiction
- Favorite Characters: Sherlock Holmes. Beatrice & Benedick from Much Ado. Reepicheep from Narnia.
- Favorite Quotes: ... I never remember this kind of thing, but if I did, the quotes would come from Economist articles.
- Recent Reads: Flannery O'Connor's short stories-- AMAZING! Cry of the Soul by Longman & Allender--awesome book. you should read it. The Last Kingdom, Bernard Cornwell. Great historical fiction ... did I mention how much I LOVE Flannery O'Connor?
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Italian, of course. ;) Also Mexican, Chinese, and anything interesting that tastes good
- Favorite Dishes: My specialties include lasagna and shrimp & grits
- Favorite Desserts: Cheesecake!
- Favorite Drinks: Good wine, good beer. None of that cheap nasty stuff. And Reed's Ginger Brew--best ginger ale you'll ever taste.
- Favorite Junk Foods: haha... I'm a salt addict. Jalapeno potato chips are a favorite.
- Best meal ever: Venice, March 20, 2006 - the meal I cooked with my students in Italy. *yum*
- My Original Recipes: I make up new ones all the time
- Favorite Restaurants: Soby's (G'ville), Saskatoon (G'ville), Italian Market & Grill, Trio (G'ville)
- Foods I hate: uhm ... anchovies?
High School
- School Name: Mount Carmel Christian School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1992
- Attended: 1979 - 1992
- Sports: hahahahahahahahaha *coughs* I was a cheerleader for one game, though. heehee
- Organizations: Lots of music & academic competitions. Yearbook (ironic, eh?). Bible Quiz Team. ... uh, smal Christian schools don't really have "organizations." I kinda did it all. 'Cept sports.
Movies
- Favorite Movies: LOTR, original Star Wars, Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan
- Favorite Actors: Sean Connory, Mel Gibson, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington
- Favorite Directors: I like Quenton Tarrantino stuff, even tho it's odd
- Favorite Genre: action/adventure, probably
- Favorite Soundtracks: Henry V, Matrix, Shrek (haha)
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: stuff I pick up from people around me.... I'm just like that
- Movies I can watch over and over: my favorites
- Actor that would play me in a movie: I have NO idea
Travel
- Places I love: Italy
- Places I've been: England, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czech, Poland, Belorussia, Russia
- Places to see before I die: the rest of them ... specifically Israel, more of Great Britain, Spain, Mexico, Alaska, the rest of the Western US, Australia & NZ
- Dream Vacation: Italy ... with a heck of a lot more money!
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