Deathpoem's Web of Tangled Thoughts - About The Author

About The Author

L = my senior pic
M = my 21st b'day morning (Christmas 2001) my bro unexpectedly captured me cooking pancakes...not so glamorous...lol R = a recent picture that Brent took of me

**This whole website is going to be undergoing some major updating as soon as I get bored enough to do it**

Online Nicks:
Somber
deathpoem
Wijik
animalshadows
fruitbat
AhrimanAz

Birthdate:
12/25/1980

Approximate Location:
Miami, Florida,
1999-2000 was spent at the TERRIBLE
Warren Wilson College
(aka Willy Wonka Chocolate factory)
in Asheville, North Carolina
However, I've since transferred to the great (though work-intensive)
Reed College in Portland, Oregon (2000-2003?) and have finished my junior year (now taking the next year off)

Probably one of the only benefits of going to Warren Wilson college was it's location and proximity to the Blue Ridge Highway. The fall there was spectacular as were the camping opportunities. My parent's took this picture (1999) of me at Black Balsam Mountain when they visited for Parent's Weekend.

Status:
Single! and enjoying it.

Latest Meyer-Briggs Temperment (Personality Test):
INTJ "The Analyst"
Introversion
Intuition
Thinking
Judging

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
-Classical/Opera-
(particular songs)
Night on Bald Mountain, In The Hall of the Mountain King, Flight of the Valkries,
(musicians)
Bach, Mozart, James Galway, some Andre Boccelli, Handel, Debussy, Satie, Stavinsky, Strauss, Beethoven, Wagner, Rachmaninoff (sp?)

-Heavy Metal-
Iced Earth, Iron Maiden, Testament, Pantera, old Metallica, Black Sabbath (any Ozzy for that matter), Anthrax, Prong, The Cult, The Obsessed, Megadeth, Danzig, SoulFly, Sepultura, Sevendust, System of the Down, Fear Factory, Godsmack, Drain, Clutch

-Rock/Alternative/CollegeRock/ShoeGazer-
I Mother Earth, Nirvana, Dave Matthew's Band, Aerosmith, Tool, The Bangles, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, some U2, Jimmy Buffet, Primus, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Built to Spill, Jimi Hendrix, Throwing Muses, Collective Soul, Crease, My Bloody Valentine, Belle and Sebastian, Pearl Jam, The Pixies, The Curve, The Catherine Wheel, Modest Mouse, The White Stripes

-Gothic/Progressive/80's-
Delirium, Sisters of Mercy, Switchblade Symphony, Siouxie and the Banshees, All About Eve, Cocteau Twins, Type O Negative, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Alien Sex Fiend, Front242, The Smiths, Psychotica, Wumpscut, The Cure, New Order, Fields of Nephilim, Legendary Pink Dots, Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, This Mortal Coil, Clan of Xymox, CruxShadows, Rasputina, Dead or Alive, Peter Murphy, The Church

about to go out and shake my shit at a goth-club with Joe and Dustin
-Industrial-
a little bit of Nine Inch Nails, Sister Machine Gun, Orgy (couldn't decide whether to put this in "industrial" or "progressive" although I doubt Jay himself would know either!)

-Sloppy-Metal-
Marilyn Manson, Korn, Coal Chamber

-Techno/Underground/Dance-
Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Moby, Ursula1000, Robert Miles, The Orb, Orbital, Massive Attack, Aphex Twin

-Local and non-Local Punk-
ThoughtCrime (hi Jack!), Level 9, L7 (most female punk bands are pretty bad, L7 is no exception, but it's a bit more bearable), GreenDay, NoFX, Earth Crisis, Sublime, PennyWise, Guttermouth

-Folk-
Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Simon and Garfunkle, Barry McGuire, The Rascals, The Hollies, Joni Mitchell, The Byrds, The Youngbloods, Coven, Edwin Starr, Donovan, Beth Orton

-Ethnic-
Ravi Shankar, Tony Elman

-Swing-
Big Bad Voodoo Daddies, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Brian Setzer Orchestra

-New Age/Random-
Ed Van Fleet, Tangerine Dream, Enya, Deep Forest, Enigma

-Ska-
SkaVooVie and the Epitones, Mephiskapheles (thanks Raag), Less Than Jake

-Soundtraks-
The Buena Vista Social Club, Killing Zoe, Snatch

Concerts I've Attended(that I can remember) And where/when I saw them:
Warped Tour (Edge(1993?4?))
StrongArm (Kitchen-Grove(1994))
Marilyn Manson (Arena(1993?4?))
R.E.M. (Arena(1995))
Level Nine (Cheers(1995))
StrongArm (Cheers(1995))
Marilyn Manson (Edge(1995))
White Zombie/Radio Baghdad (Arena(1996))
Megadeth (1996?)
Marilyn Manson/New York Loose (Sunrise(1997))
Christina Lavin (1997)
Pantera/White Zombie (Arena(1997))
Tori Amos(Jackie Gleason Centre (1997?))
OzzFest(Coral Sky (1998))
Jack off Jill/Psychotica (GrooveJet(1998))
Fear Factory/Slayer (The Chili Pepper (the ex-Edge)(1998))
Rob Zombie/Korn/VideoDrone (NCRC(1999))
Marilyn Manson/Monster Magnet/Jack off Jill (NCRC(1999))
Orgy/Glory (The Chili Pepper(1999))
OzzFest (Coral Sky (1999))
Clan of Xymox/Tech9 (Philadelphia's Club Trocadero @ The Balcony(1999))
Peter Murphy (Philadelphia's Club Trocadero @ The Balcony (1999))
ZetaFest2000 (Bicentennial Park (2000))
BumberShoot (including Modest Mouse, Kirsten Hersh, Ben Harper, etc.) (Seattle, WA (2000))
Peter Murphy (Portland's Roseland Theatre (2000))
Depeche Mode (NCRC (2001))
Cruxshadows/Bella Morte/Written in Ashes (Portland's The Paris Theatre, (2001))
The Hand/The Delusions/Built To Spill (Portland's Crystal Ballroom (2001))
And probably quite a few more that I just don't remember offhand...

Birthdate:
12/25/80
And, if I had only 75 years (altogether) to live:

!Cave Diem, Carpe Noctem!

Animal Companions:
In the summer of 2000, I found a completely black kitten outside of my apartment in South Beach. David and I named it Erato (Roman muse of love poetry). Erato has accompanied my two rats, Nicodaemus and Nemo out west with me to Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
**Update: on November 22, 2001, Nicodaemus (b.Dec 1999-d.Nov 2001) died of unexplained causes and was buried under the tall evergreen near the biology building of the Reed College Campus. I originally got Nicodaemus in Asheville, NC and since he was a southern ratty, I thought an evergreen would suit him well...I'll miss him.**

**Missing his long-time cagemate and buddy, I have lost my last ratty Nemo. He is buried beside Nicodaemus under the evergreen tree, in memory of their Southern heritage.**
Other Pets...
The late, Grimaldin the Rat (b.1996-d.1999), The late, Templeton and Ratatouille (b.1989-d.1992),
4 cats -Chopstick, Wonton, Nori Bean, and Trix (d. 2001)- (strictly indoor, it's far more humane that way).
I've also cared for baby Jungle Cats through Creature Features Productions.
P.S. My mother inherited two hairless ratties (named Yule and Pinky). Very cute, although they look like small brains when curled up, asleep. They apparently were quite fond of each other as a month later, 7 babies followed. My mom found homes for six and kept a girl (named, Grommet). Yule has been neutered and now lives with Grommet and Pinky[the mother].

Things I Like/Love:
animals, rain, thunderstorms, snow (I've only seen it twice), witty repartee, intelligent debates, horseback riding, completely twisted senses of humor, piercings, tattoos, very cool-sounding words like: somber, plethora, sililoqy(spelling?), sky, cinder, eclectic, serendipity, shadow, and rain, my rats(Nemo and Nicodaemus), kitty tummies (especially Erato and Chopstick's), open-minded people, biting/being bitten, spirituality, sensuality, environmental organizations, wind-surfing, anything having to do with bodies of water (lakes, oceans, pools, etc.), herbs and spices, Key West, camping, being a veggie, Cannon Beach, pro-active people, hiking, sharp teeth!, exploring, dreaming, sleeping!, photography, long hair, caffeine, dancing, vibrant colours (though not on myself, and not pink), staged renaissance combat, music, sprite, mountains, acting/being, laughing hysterically, and spontaneity(sp?)

Figment!!! - my most absolutely favourite ride and Disney Character at EPCOT in Orlando, FL (he's quite underappreciated I think)

Things I DISlike:
very religious (religion is fine when, and only when coupled with spirituality) people, parochial minds, "burger flippers," guns, cowardice coupled with power, snobbery, lying, spitting, body odor, lots of body hair (armpit hair on chicks makes me want to vomit), mullets, denim jackets (not even in the '80's would I own one...lol), homophobics/bigots/racists/etc., peeps (those disgusting yellow marsh-hellowy chicks), neo-hippies livin' off of the now-dead 60's groove without the accompanying awareness, sexuality without sensuality, black licorice, fake banana flavor, marshmallows in general (with some exceptions), the colour pink, and cockroaches (I won't kill them, but I get the shivers when I see them), anything tasting at all like or resembling pepto bismol, slow computers, slow modems

High School:
MAST Academy (home of the class of '99 freaks)

A Few close Human Companions:
Wen (Quinn281@rocketmail.com)...who's personality is as mysterious as her name. She a sky-divin'-sushi-munchin'-life-contemplating awsome kinda person, and I'm very glad to have her as a close friend.

My ex and close friend of six years and change, Joe (Paco16@gate.net) who love music, medicine, and "Circus Peanuts." He'll be graduating from University of Miami's undergrad this coming year and is on his way to Med-School. He's also the promotions director and DeeJay at WVUM 90.5fm.

A cool [in spirit and mind] person and red-wine & absinthe enthusiest, David (enamored_hearts@hotmail.com, tristescor@aol.com) whom I met down here while he was on "vacation" from PA and we have since fallen in love, ventured through the Florida Keys, all of Florida's small towns off of I-75 and through Alabama, and Mississippi and have spent much time in the fantasmic city of New Orleans, Louisiana (pictures soon to come). Although our relationship has [thankfully] now ended (June 2001) we both attend Reed college.

This is David and his Chicken. She's really young and has to be in early, so David must visit her at the Philadelphia Zoo during viewing hours. David really loves his chicken.

My best goth-clubbin' buddy and confidante, Ash, Singer of a verrrry cool shock-rock band, Leviathan12

My first goth-clubbin' buddy, Jorge- GODTHIC@aol.com (aka Jay). One of my first "met offa' the net" peoples and I'm glad I did. He's into massage therapy..and very very good.. ::evil grin::

My old Warren Wilson roommate, Leslie - blueviolet28@yahoo.com. Her sweet, generous, and absolutely sincere "karmatically-awsome" nature blows me away.

My fiend...whoops, dropped the r...friend, Olivia -aka Bi-atch- (SkackFu)

My best asian-with-tae-kwon-do-figure-chopping-action, Dustin -aka HomeWrecker- (leeDustin@hotmail.com or Paradoxrft@aol.com) He accompanies me to goth clubs now and then and I think I'm beginning to turn him on to it...hehehe

and then there's horse & boy crazed Niki -aka Spoots- (spoots@shadow.net)

Raag (RAiran@mindspring.com), nifty-cool narfs and he's on his way to a Nobel prize while at M.I.T. in Boston (and Cambridge, England).

Guy Savage (traxis01@aol.com), just an awsome savage kind of guy who just graduated from Rollins College and is meanwhile cruisin' in the carribean and Hawaii...what a hard life...

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