favs!

The stuff I like. Feel free to comment if you share any of my tastes! we can discuss or just fanspazz together, hurrhurr.

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colors: gold, classic glow-in-the-dark (a very pale yellowish green), bright orange, yellow-orange, amber, bright blue, indigo (blue-purple)

food: sushi/sashimi, bubble tea, camembert and other soft-ripened cheese, smoked salmon, fruit (pumpkin, bing cherry, persimmon, longan, coconut, blood orange, banana, prickly pear), dark chocolate, sturgeon caviar, flying fish roe, chai tea, green olives, venison, ostrich, beef tendon, east asian food in general (japanese, chinese, korean, vietnamese)

number: 34 (my lucky number)

music genres: happy & UK hardcore, hardcore in general, gabber, trance, industrial, hardstyle

musicians/bands/DJs: Scott Brown, Dune, Hixxy, Rob Gee. This list would be enormous, so I'll leave it at these four (my top favs) for now. I'll fill in the rest later!

extant animals:
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mammals:  least weasel, long-tailed weasel, mountain weasel, ermine, black-footed ferret, all other mustelids (but especially those in the genus mustela), domestic goat, wild goat, ibex and all other members of the genus capra, kinkajou, prehensile-tailed porcupines of the genus coendou, red kangaroo, all macropod marsupials, domestic dog, bat-eared fox, spotted hyena, black-footed cat, all genets, fossa, pygmy anteater, egyptian fruit bat, ghost bat

birds: white-backed vulture, griffon vulture, hoatzin, blue-footed booby, yellow-naped amazon, african grey parrot, sulphur-crested cockatoo, swainson's [subspecies of rainbow] lorikeet, duivenbode's lory, psittacine birds in general, red jungle fowl, domestic chicken, ruby-throated hummingbird, bee hummingbird, scarlet tanager

reptiles & amphibians: all blue-tongue skinks of the Tiliqua genus-- especially the Northern (T. scincoides intermedia) and the shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa), rubber boa, sand boa, burmese python, eastern & western green mamba, all mamba snakes of the Dendroaspis genus, jackson's chameleon, axolotl, mudpuppy, greater siren

fish & related critters: giant oarfish, electric eel, red-bellied piranha, all deep-sea anglerfish of the suborder Ceratioidei, redtail catfish, wels catfish, walking catfish, fangtooth, all species of lungfish, barracuda, all goldfish breeds, koi, all sturgeons, spiny dogfish, cookiecutter shark

basal vertebrates: hagfish

invertebrates: all nudibranch species, banana slug, blue-ringed octopus, all tarantula species, earwig, hummingbird moth, primrose moth, planaria (flatworms of the turbellaria class)
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extinct animals: compsognathus longipes, coelurosauria in general (especially compsognathids and the following maniraptorans: deinonychosauria & oviraptorosauria), pachycephalosauria, therapsida in general

plants: dogwood tree, venus flytrap, all pitcher plants, rootbeer plant (piper auritum), coconut palm, all members of the cannabis genus, olive tree, most cacti

temporal periods: late jurassic, cretaceous, early modern period (especially the 1600s & 1700s)

absolute favorite games: Ace Attorney series, Ghost Trick, Final Fantasy IX

other games I like: Diablo series, Pokemon, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Creatures 3/Docking Station, Spore, Fruit Ninja, Scribblenauts, Ratchet & Clank series, oldskool PS1 Spyro the Dragon series, Plants vs Zombies, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy series

books: "Breathers: A Zombie's Lament" by S.G. Browne, "Disco Bloodbath" by James st. James (the latter book is also known as "Party Monster"), "Tailchaser's Song" by Tad Williams, "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier

authors: Alexander &Ann Shulgin, James st. James, S.G. Browne, Tracy Chevalier, Tad Williams, Max Brooks, Jack London, Terry Pratchett, Roald Dahl, Brain Jacques, Jhonen Vasquez, Augusten Burroughs, Anne Rice, Roald Dahl, David Clement-Davies, Thomas Harris

shows: Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, Dexter

movies: inglourious basterds, trainspotting, up, district 9, the incredibles, happy feet, layer cake, wall-e, fantastic mr. fox, scott pilgrim vs the world, hannibal, the silence of the lambs, corpse bride, coraline, the brave little toaster, who framed roger rabbit, my neighbor totoro, star wars, zombieland, shaun of the dead, rolling, a clockwork orange, tim burton's alice in wonderland, how to train your dragon, schindler's list, gangs of new york, the artist, most zombie movies, most miyazaki/studio ghibli films

anime: Hellsing (the OVA, not the shitty TV series)

mythies: chupacabra, cockatrice

critter traits: prehensile tail & feet, retractable claws, floppy ears, quills/spines, batlike wings, sharp/carnivore teeth, elemental attributes, weird flesh/skin hues, bio- and chemo-luminescence, transparent/translucent flesh & fur, multiple ears, no eyes, hairless mammals, albinism

psychoactives: MDMA, cannabis indica, psilocybin, natural and semi-synthetic opioids

metals: gold, copper

weather: electrical storm (thunderstorm) of course :)

characters: Miles Edgeworth + Phoenix Wright + Manfred von Karma + Maya Fey + Mia Fey + Godot (Ace Attorney), Yomiel (Ghost Trick), Rip van Winkle + Walter (Hellsing), Ripper Roo (old Crash Bandicoot series), Vivi + Zidane + Freya (Final Fantasy IX), the 10th Doctor + the 11th Doctor + the 4th Doctor (Doctor Who)

wishlist

My wishlist. Stuff I want. Nowhere near complete, nor updated often.

Ace Attorney button set (button pins)

Ghost Trick button set (button pins)

The Art of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (art book)

PlayStation 3 with Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (video game console / video game)

Glass Molecule - MDMA Large (handblown glass art)

TiHKAL (book)

The Walking Dead, Vol 1: Days Gone Bye (comic)

Z is for Zombie (book)

Glow-in-the-Dark Lightning Bolt Earrings (jewelry)

Glow In the Dark 7/16" Glass Plugs (jewelry)

Glow In the Dark Baby Dino 7/16" Plugs (jewelry)

Glow In the Dark Lightning Bolt 7'16" Plugs (jewelry)

Slime Pyrex 7'16" Plugs (jewelry)

Niobium Septum Retainer 10g - Oil Slick, Rainbow, or Electric Blue (jewelry)

Glow-in-the-Dark Ouija Board (game)

Worthy Causes

I support the following organizations/groups/projects:

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

Survival International

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Veterinarians Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders

Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center

Erowid

Harm Reduction Coalition

North Shore Animal League

Drug Policy Alliance

Charter for Compassion

Human Rights Campaign

DanceSafe

NeuroSoup

The Adipositivity Project

the past

-reposted from an extinct blog-

most of my friends know that i love history. but my love of history runs deeper than one may think: i am constantly thinking about the past, about events long gone and dead forever. instead of the future, my mind remains focused on the moments, events, and lives that time has left behind.

the past torments me. i am obsessed with it; it's constantly on my mind. i think about it every day.

not just my past. the past in general. the past fascinates me far more than the future... why? i'm not sure. i really don't know...

it really bothers me, for some reason, that we'll never really know all the stories of the people who lived centuries ago... they are gone forever, their lives and hopes and heartaches and triumphs as dead as they are. the history books are never the full story; there's always so much more that we'll never know about even the most famous and well-documented events of the distant past.

and not just people. those ancient times, millions of years ago, when pre-avian dinosaurs and their kin walked the planet... it REALLY bugs me that we'll never know exactly how they looked, how they lived, what the earth looked like back then. i really want to know, but we won't ever TRULY know.

this infuriates, unsettles, haunts, and generally bothers me.

i hunger for the very idea of a time machine, and express intense frustration at the impossibility of it. and yet, a hope lingers.. however unlikely. could there be a way to visit or even just see what has already happened? as i said, unlikely. but i can hope, can't i?

gotta ZAP 'em all

edit 3/9/11: added 5th gen pokes!

Do you like Pokemon? I do. As an electric chick, I've always been pleased that the mascot for Pokemon just happens to be an Electric-type. Yeah, go Pikachu!

I just so happen to serve as Head Buildwiz of Pokemorph MUSH.

Since a bunch of my friends are also Pokemon fans, I thought I'd post the Pokes I dig and the ones I despise. I'll hafta update this when the 5th gen comes out in the US.

Raichu is my favorite Pokemon. And Electric is my favorite type (duh)

I love these the most: Raichu, Jolteon, Chinchou, Joltik, Blitzle, Raikou, Sneasel, Growlithe

I also like: Pikachu, Rotom, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Pachirisu, Zapdos, Electabuzz, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Chansey, Smeargle, Wobbuffet, Banette, Drifloon, Drifblim, Arcanine, Houndour, Houndoom, Magby, Plusle, Minun, Yanma, Eevee, Vaporeon, Lanturn, Skuntank, Koffing, Carvanha, Chatot, Scyther, Aerodactyl, Chikorita, Cradily, Carnivine, Sandshrew, Tangela, NidoranF, NidoranM, Hypno, Trapinch, Mudkip, Cranidos, Fearow, Ekans, Relicanth, Arceus, Zebstrika, Stunfisk, Tynamo, Eelektrik, Eelektross, Galvantula, Scraggy, Scrafty, Lillipup, Woobat, Swoobat, Archen, Archeops, Chandelure, Shedinja, Mandibuzz, Skitty

I DON'T like: Mr. Mime, Smoochum, Jynx, Happiny, Blissey, Magmortar, Scizor, Budew, Roselia, Roserade, Gallade, Nosepass, Probopass, Rhyperior, Regice, Regirock, Latias, Latios, Tangrowth, Poliwrath, Elekid, Golbat .. and probably a few more I'm forgetting

By the way, this post reminds me of an old doodle I drew a coupla years ago: gotta zap 'em all

So, what Pokaymunz do you love/hate? Share plz :]

The Name Game

Welcome to Electric & Eccentric

I use this thing mainly for collecting written (or in this case, typed) bits of data such as my wishlist and links of interest in the same digital space. It's not a journal or anything of the sort, but it may contain the occasional coherent essay about the stuff that matters to me.

This introductory entry is, appropriately enough, about the name (and URL) of this thing. How and why I chose them. For the folks most likely to be reading this, both are obvious.. but bear with me, here. I'll explain anyway.
ELECTRICITY is my heart, my soul, my vibe, my energy. I am electric, I always have been, and I always will be. This shocking form of energy has always defined my soul. I've known this since infancy. Electricity is what I'm all about. I am unhappy without it: T-storms please me, blackouts depress me. Bzzzap!

As for the 'Eccentric' part? Well, most of the people who know me would tell you I'm a rather strange chick. An oddball of sorts. I've got some fairly unique views, tastes, and ideas. So I'm known to be rather eccentric.. or so I'm told, anyway!

As for the URL, thirty-four happens to be my lucky number. Yes, I have one. Silly, ain't it? It hasn't changed since early childhood. It's just always been a number I associate with good things, including one of my very favorite things. The 'million volts' part of the URL is already explained by the electricity bit.

So there you have it.