(To listen to one of my favorite songs as you visit this page, simply turn up your computer's speakers!)
Here's one of my most recent pics taken the night I chatted with Nelly Furtado after her hometown concert
where I had the time of my life dancing up on stage with her for 2 songs after she hand picked me & 5 other
people from the audience who she thought should be her sexy corner dancers!!!
In this picture I'm with my friends Kayla and Catherine at the 'Canadian Idol' auditions in Vancouver in April 2004!
WHO AM I?! ("Baby...I'm Spider-man!" j/k!! Ok I promise to be truthful now!)
Name:
Steph (aka figrsk8er, RockStar77, Bar*Star*, Princess, Nike Chick, Squeaky, and Stephy)
Birthdate:
April 30th, 1980 (same B-Day as the talented actress Kirsten Dunst! Plus Pulitzer Prize winning author Annie Dillard!)
Astrological Sign:
I don't really believe in the stuff but I'm a Taurus if that makes any difference to someone!
Description:
I am 5'6&3/4" (but I can become taller when wearing my heals or boots!). I have green eyes that are enhanced slightly with green contacts. My hair is naturally auburn (but is currently dyed with lots of blonde highlights) that is curly or straight depending on what I feel like having! I also have my ears pierced a second time as well as a tattoo(my own design that symbolizes my love for music and a favorite movie of mine) that I had done for my 21st birthday!
Location:
Victoria, BC, Canada
Other places I've lived:
Cranbrook, BC (1980-81); Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (1981-86); and Richiboucto, New Brunswick (1986-87).
Places I've travelled to:
Every single major city in Canada(every province from east to west), also Cape Cod, Mass., Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Oregon, to name a few of the major cities I've been to on the northern coasts of the USA.
Other countries I wish to travel to in the future:
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Egypt, Hawaii, Italy(including Venice), France, England, Scotland, Mexico, Tailand, Bali, The Seychelles, Switzerland, and many more!!
Languages:
I'm completely fluent in English and French (since my dad's side of the family lives in Quebec and because I was in the french immersion program in school until graduation!) Being billingual has enabled me do help out by translating for people on several occasions!
Favorite TV shows:
'24', 'The O.C.', 'Lost', 'Friends', 'Survivor' series, 'The Amazing Race' series, 'American Idol' & 'Canadian Idol' series, 'The Bachelor' & 'The Bachelorette' series, 'Smallville', 'Will&Grace', 'That 70's Show', 'The Simpsons', 'Law & Order:SVU', 'CSI:Miami', 'Trading Spaces' and 'While You Were Out' on TLC, Late Night shows w/David Letterman,Craig Kilborn,Jay Leno,Conan O'Brien, Saturday Night Live, plus the soap operas 'Passions' and 'The Bold and the Beautiful', as well as whatever else I actually find the time to watch!
Favorite Movies (besides all of Elijah Wood's which are a total given!):
EPIC/ADVENTURE: Titanic, The Three Muskateers, Braveheart, The Passion Of The Christ, Pirates of the Carribean-The Curse of the Black Pearl, Robin Hood-Prince Of Thieves, Hook, Hidalgo, Far and Away, The Mask Of Zorro.
ROMANTIC COMEDY: The Princess Bride, Robin Hood-Men In Tights, Shakespeare In Love, Pretty Woman, Bridget Jones Diary, The Wedding Singer, Ever After.
CLASSIC/ROMANCE: Romeo & Juliet, Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Hamlet(Kenneth Branagh's version), Casablanca, Gone With The Wind, Cleopatra.
MUSICALS/DANCE: The Sound Of Music, Grease, Dirty Dancing, Moulin Rouge, Chicago, Swing Kids, Save The Last Dance, Strictly Ballroom.
SUSPENSE/SCARY: The Ring, The Sixth Sense, The Others, Signs, Don't Say A Word, Gothica, The Gift, Sleepy Hollow, Dante's Peak, Twister.
MYSTERY/ACTION: Kill Bill Vol.1&2, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, The Bourne Identity, The Usual Suspects, Mission Impossible 1&2, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Independence Day, Armageddon, Apollo 13.
WAR RELATED: The Pianist, Forrest Gump, G.I. Jane, Enigma, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Seven Years In Tibet, We Were Soldiers, Saving Private Ryan.
WEIRD/UNIQUE/CULT: Edward Scissorhands, The Adams Family, Wayne's World, Encino Man, Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Human Nature, To Wong Foo With Love Julie Newmar, The Sweet Hereafter, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
MODERN SCI-FI: X-Men 1&2, The Matrix trilogy, Spider-man, Star Wars.
ANIMATED DISNEY: The Little Mermaid, Beauty & The Beast, Aladin, Fantasia.
CHRISTMAS: The Santa Clause, Dr.Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2001), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Tailor of Gloucester(1989).
Favorite Actors (besides Elijah Wood & the other amazing actors in LOTR!):
Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Kiefer Sutherland, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Pierce Brosnan, Hugh Grant, Cary Elwes, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Brendan Fraser, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Kevin Costner, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Nicolas Cage and Harrison Ford just to name a few!
Favorite Actresses:
Kate Winslet (whom I've often been told I resemble quite a bit!), Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Gwenyth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore, Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Emma Thompson, Renee Zellweger, Claire Danes, Cameron Diaz, Winona Ryder, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron, Juliette Lewis, Meg Ryan, Kate Hudson, Helen Hunt, Julia Stiles, Reese Witherspoon, etc!
Famous Actor I've met:
On Valentine's Day of 2003 I noticed a familiar looking person in the line up at my till at work. When I helped him I realized who it was and when I heard his british accent I knew for sure it was
him! It was Colin Firth who's been a favorite actor of mine since I saw him in 'Pride and Prejudice' years ago which I own on VHS. He's also appeared in a few of my other favorite movies such as 'Bridget Jones' Diary', 'Shakespeare in Love', 'What A Girl Wants',and 'The Importance of Being Earnest'! He's not all that well known I guess since no one seemed to recognize him but I sure did! I didn't know what to say since I was in shock so I treated him like any other customer! I had no clue why he'd be in my city let alone my store but my friend who's a fan of his did some research and found out that it's because he has a son who lives here in Victoria from an ex-girlfriend of his, the actress Meg Tilly (Jennifer Tilly's sister). So maybe I'll have Colin as a customer again one day and this time I'll be prepared and be able to tell him I'm a fan! It's kinda ironic but Colin was the celeb featured as 'Man of Style' in the February 2003's issue of 'In Style' magazine which I'd bought from my store a few days before hand!
Favorite Elijah Wood movie:
I enjoy watching any movie he's in but if I had to pick only one of his fabulous movies I'd have to say it's 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King' (which I've seen 4 times in the theatres already!) since it's by far the best of the LOTR movies in which I think he delivers the best acting performance of his career to date!!
After seeing 'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind' on it's opening day at the theatres, I have to now add this as being almost my favorite Elijah movie since it's so fantastic but not enough scenes with him compared to LOTR!!
Favorite Elijah quotes from his movies:
"Lipstick and rouge Ma...lipstick and rouge!" from 'The War', "Guaranteed to jack you up!!" from 'The Faculty', and "I will take it...I will take it...I will take the Ring to Mordor!" from 'The Fellowship Of The Ring'
How many Elijah Wood movies I've seen so far:
I have currently seen 25 out of the 29 Elijah movies released. I've seen all except for 'Chain of Fools' (which isn't available here since it wasn't released in Canada...so I'm going to have to order it off the internet if I wanna see it, although I haven't been able to find the correct region for my DVD player so far!), plus I haven't seen the rare tv movies he did in the early 90's like 'Child In The Night','Day-O', and 'The Witness'!
Which Elijah Wood movies I own:
So far I have 'Back To The Future-part 2'(trilogy set) dvd, 'Internal Affairs' dvd, 'Avalon' dvd&vhs, 'Paradise' dvd&vhs, 'Radio Flyer' vhs, 'Forever Young' dvd ,'The Good Son' dvd&vhs, 'The Adventures of Huck Finn' dvd, 'North' vhs, 'The War' vhs, 'Flipper' vhs&dvd, 'The Ice Storm' dvd&vhs, 'Oliver Twist' dvd&vhs, 'Deep Impact' dvd, 'The Faculty' dvd, 'Black & White' dvd, 'The Bumblebee Flies Anyway' dvd, 'The Fellowship Of The Ring' & 'FOTR'-Extended Edition dvd, 'National Geographic-Beyond The Movie for LOTR:FOTR' dvd, 'The Adventures Of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina' vhs, Ash Wednesday' dvd, 'The Two Towers' & 'TTT'-Extended Edition dvd, 'All I Want' dvd, 'Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over' dvd, 'The Return Of The King' dvd, 'National Geographic-Beyond The Movie for LOTR:ROTK' dvd, 'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind' dvd, and even 'The Osbournes'-1st Season dvd(in which Elijah made a guest appearance)! I eventually want to own most of his movies although it's tough trying to find them since most aren't available for sale in stores I've discovered!
Which Elijah Wood film soundtrack cd's I own:
So far I have 'North', 'The Ice Storm', 'The Faculty', 'Black and White', 'Lord Of The Rings- The Fellowship Of The Ring', 'Ash Wednesday', 'Lord Of The Rings- The Two Towers', 'Lord Of The Rings- The Return Of The King', and 'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind'!
Favorite hobbies:
working on my websites, singing along to my CD's or to the radio and singing at a local kareoke club, shopping until I drop or end up broke, watching movies, dancing the night away in clubs, blabbing on the phone and computer(AIM and MSN), going out for sushi and bubble tea with friends, writing my own music, playing the piano and flute, reading, taking pictures,and drawing.
Favorite items to collect (besides anything to do with LOTR):
CD's (I own approx. 200!), movies (I currently own 108 on VHS and 123 on DVD!), autographs (not sure how many I have!), animal print fashions and decorations (nothing that looks tacky though!), jewellery and cosmetics (including designer perfumes), plus magazines and posters with my favorite celebs on them!
Which cool songs I have on my new silver LG flip cell phone:
Besides the ring tones that were on the phone already I downloaded the following cool songs to groove to when people call me... 'May It Be' by Enya from 'The Fellowship Of The Ring' soundtrack, 'Mission Impossible' film them song, 'Next Episode' by Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg, 'Hey Mama' by the Black Eyed Peas, 'Milkshake' by Kelis, 'Hey Ya!' by Outkast, 'Someone To Call My Lover' by Janet Jackson, 'The Reason' by Hoobastank, 'Harder To Breathe' by Maroon 5, and last but not least 'Maps' by Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
Favorite books I've read:
'The Lord Of The Rings' trilogy, 'The Hobbit', and 'The Silmarillion' by J.R.R. Tolkien, 'Pride & Prejudice' by Jane Austen, 'Stephanie At War' by Joan Austen-Leigh, 'The Watership Down' by Richard Adams, 'Christy' by Catherine Marshall, 'Pilgrim at Tinker Creek' by Annie Dillard, and 'Beauty' by Robin McKinley.
Favorite sports to do:
Well figure skating was my life(blood, sweat & tears)for about 11 years where I eventually qualified to compete at the Junior competitive singles level for the last few years. I also coached kids of all ages how to skate, competed on several synchronized skating teams (up to the National level), and also passed the highest levels in tests for all the different aspects of the sport possible(figures, skills, artistic, dance and freeskate)! I have also done gymnastics (9 years), swimming(9 years), track and field, karate, tennis, and all types of dancing all outside of school! In school I competed in track and field(long jump, 100m sprint, and 4x100m relay), and cheerleading(my team won gold in a competition in Vancouver although we were the smallest team there!) I also love working out, rollerblading, riding my bike for long distances or just to and from work, hiking, skiing, knee boarding and tubbing on a lake, and outrigger kayaking in my spare time. Plus I have a blast playing Disc Golf at my favorite family retreat location on Pender Island (which is in the Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the BC mainland where a ferry takes you to Vancouver) whenever I get the chance to go there!!!
Famous athletes I've met:
Figure Skaters; Kurt Browning, Josee Chouinard, Brian Orser, Elizabeth Manley, Elvis Stoyko, Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz, Jamie Sale,(before she was David Pelletier's partner!) Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini, Tracy Wilson, Christine Hough and Doug Ladret(his brother was my dance coach/partner and sharpened my skates!) Toller Cranston, Kristi Yamaguchi, Jill Trenary, and many more and not only did I met them and got their autographs but I've had pictures taken with them, skated on the ice with them, and have been instructed by their coaches...you name it!
Hockey players; Luc Robitaille along with the rest of the 91/92 LA Kings team
(except for Wayne Gretzky since he wasn't there shucks!!) in their towels or no clothing at all after their secret practice before one of my skating practices where I'd injured myself beforehand (ie thumb slammed into locked car door!) and got taken care of by the team's medical doctor! It's no joke! I was too young and in too much pain to care though!!
My Musical background:
I've been singing from as far back as I can remember practically in church and then throughout the years in numerous choirs in and out of school and was in a gospel choir in 2000-2001 that was in my city's international Jazz festival during the summer of 2000. I started playing intruments with several years of piano lessons as well as playing the recorder and violin in elementary school. I then played the flute in my school bands for 8 years(plus 2 yrs of private lessons) as well as other intruments on the side like piccolo, chimes, xylaphone, bells, keyboard, and covered the guitar bass part on the keyboard. I took as many music programs as possible (concert and jazz band, concert choir, vocal jazz, career prep music, and pit orchestra for the musicals) and focused mostly on those throughout school.
Favorite musicians (I own cd's from almost all of these artists!):
ROCK BANDS: The White Stripes, Evanescence, Maroon 5, NoDoubt, Jet, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes, Queens Of The Stone Age, Nirvana, Aerosmith, Finger Eleven, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hot Hot Heat(from my city!), Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pilate, The Stills, The Trews, Hoobastank, Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, Radiohead, Incubus, Nine Inch Nails,and The Offspring.
POP/R&B GROUPS: soulDecision, The Black Eyed Peas, Savage Garden, N*Sync, 98 Degrees, McMaster and James, b4-4, Wave, 5ive, Sky(all 3 versions of the group), Destiny's Child, TLC(RIP Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopez), All Saints, Shaye, and Lillix(who're from my birthplace town woo hoo!)
CLASSIC/RETRO: Blondie, ABBA, The Bee Gees, The Righteous Brothers, The Beach Boys, Electric Light Orchestra, and last but definitely not least...The Beatles!
FEMALE ARTISTS: Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Sheryl Crow, Nelly Furtado, Michelle Branch, Avril Lavigne, Fefe Dobson, Katy Rose, Liz Phair, Dido, Mandy Moore, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Alicia Keys, Ashanti, Brandy, Amber, Kylie Minogue, Kelly Clarkson, Ashlee & Jessica Simpson, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Aaliyah(RIP up in heaven with the other angels), Mary J. Blige, Diana Krall, Charlotte Church, Sarah McLachlan, Amy Grant, and Natalie Imbrulia.
MALE ARTISTS: Usher, Prince, Craig David, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, Glenn Lewis, Robbie Williams, Justin Timberlake, Darren Hayes, Sisqo, Shaggy, Bryan Adams, Shawn Desman, Edwin, Snow, and Josh Groban.
HIP/HOP ARTISTS: The Beastie Boys, Eminem, Nelly, Outkast, Eve, Missy Elliot, Lil' Kim, Ricky J, and Swollen Members.
Favorite concerts I've attended in chronological order:
(besides soulDecision's concerts- see my sD experience pages on my other fan site for how those went!)
Diana Krall at the National Music Festival 1999 in Vancouver (saw her also at a clinic of hers the next day and got to ask her questions!), Love Inc & Chris Sheppard with guests Kayle and DJ Iron Mike at a local night club in the summer of 2000, Ricky Martin with Jessica Simpson at GM Place on March 11th 2000, in Vancouver(Jess was a no show since she wanted to be with Nick instead!), McMaster and James at a nightclub (where I was so close to the stage that I could play Rob's keyboard), Ricky J at a mall in town (I lost control since I was so close!!), Wave & Snow & b4-4 & soulDecision at the 2001 Psykoblast tour in Vancouver on June 15th 2001 (where I had a front and center spot to view and drool the whole concert), and Janet Jackson's All For You Tour with opening act 112 on July 9th 2001 in Vancouver (I had awesome seats and got some really good pictures!!), the rock band Default at a very loud outdoors concert at the University of BC campus on September 7th, 2002 when I was visiting my friend there for a few days (I was able to get some awesome close-up pics of the band since there wasn't any arranged seating!)
Famous musicians I have met or know:
I've met in person, seen in concert and received autographs from McMaster and James, B4-4, Wave, and Ricky J.
At the Janet Jackson concert in Vancouver in 2001, I saw Tino(the kickass bass player from soulDecision) when I got there late and was walking to my seating section and I went right up to him and told him how much I loved soulDecision and how I'm their biggest fan from Victoria and how I've even written Trevor(the lead singer) a letter a while back and he asked me my name and told me he'd say hi to Trevor for me!! I freaked out of course!!
I also know Nelly Furtado since I went to the same jr & sr high schools as her and had the same music teachers! It's weird having her in my yearbook and just watching her become incredibly famous worldwide so quickly! The things she mentions on TV I remember occuring in school!!! UPDATE: on Christmas Eve 2001 I had a dream come true when I saw Nelly Furtado walk into the store where I work to do some shopping and since it was my break I decided to go see if it really was her! I found her and not only talked to her but she gave me a personalized autograph and told me good luck in the future! She hasn't let the fame hit her since she was super friendly just like I imagined!
I also have the amazing priviledge of becoming close friends over the internet since September 2000 with a huge celebrity and rockstar (9 time Grammy Award winner and 16 time nomminee!) Their music has been featured in several film soundtracks including one of Elijah's movies! I can't mention their name since they're way too famous for me to be associated with so it would be a safety risk for them & me!! They're friendship means the world to me and I respect their privacy from the press so don't bother asking me who it is!!
How to contact me:
futuremrselijahwood@hotmail.com
Here's a brand new photo album I created on Jan. 21/04 to show you all
some personal pics of me and my friends without using up space on my website!
If you can't hear this beautiful song being played right now
just simply turn up the volume on your computer's speakers!
