I was born in June, 1979 in Chesterfield, VA. My family consists of my parents, still in Chesterfield, my twin in Alexandria, VA, a brother in Downers Groove, IL, and a sister and nephew in Los Banos, CA. I have been told my ancestry consists of English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Iroquois, Algonquian but I haven't started the genealogy study yet. I graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor in Science with concentrations in Computer Science and Elementary Education. In addition, I obtained a Collegiate Professional Virginia State teaching license for preKindergarten-6th grades, and am certified until 2012. Below is a sampling of my interests.

I guess I'll start out with the basic stuff. My favorite foods are Italian and Mexican, colors are forest green and blue, and animals are eagles and dolphins. Ok, now to the more substantive stuff.

Overall, I have some varied interests. I am an avid reader and read whenever I can. I mainly read science fiction and fantasy and some historical fiction. Normally I read serial books, though I occasionally read some one-shots. My favorite series include: Isaac Asimov's Robot, Empire and Foundation, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game saga, and Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber. Even as a kid I read serial books, though my favorite children's book was Tuck Everlasting. Some series include Ramona Quimby, Chronicles of Narnia, Pippi Longstocking, Bunnicula, and A Wrinkle in Time. As an adult I have also read the following children's series: Dark is Rising, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Prydain (Disney's movie The Black Cauldron was based the second book of this series), and The Wizard of Oz (I have the 14 books written by L. Frank Baum).

My onscreen interests mainly relate to movies. The TV shows that I watch on a regular basis are Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Out of Ireland, As Time Goes By, Doctor Who, and NCIS. Other favorite TV series are Babylon 5 (favorite episodes: Severed Dreams, War Without End Part 1-2, Into the Fire, Intersections in Real Time, Deconstruction of Falling Stars, and Sleeping in Light), any Star Trek, and Stargate SG-1/Atlantis. My favorite movies are Pay it Forward, Minority Report, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (best mesh of comedy and Science Fiction since Spaceballs), Serenity (best science fiction in a while) and The Incredibles (best animated movie in a while). Of course with my love of series comes a love of serial movies, which include the Star Trek films (Insurrection is the best), Lord of the Rings, Matrix, X-Men, and Harry Potter.

As for music, I will listen to just about anything except Hard Rock and most Country. Most of my CDs and mp3s are of Celtic music with my favorite groups being Coyote Run, Irish Descendants, Gaelic Storm, Enter the Haggis, Celtic Thunder, Seven Nations, and Loreena McKennitt. I also listen to live streaming Celtic radio over the Internet. My favorite steaming station is Highlander Radio.

Outside of the media, my interests are still as varied, though I don't spend near enough time on them as I should. I am interested in the Scottish and Irish history and culture, and mythology including the King Arthur. I like the Dungeons and Dragons (3rd Edition). I love nature and enjoy taking walks outside. In the future I would also like to study some type of Earth Science, such as Oceanography, Astronomy, Geology, or Forestry. Additionally, I am adept in technology. I have created numerous websites and can program in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS (CSS skills under development) I also enjoy dabbling with any new software or technology and like to be presented with challenges in determining new ways to accomplish tasks with technology.

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