Yes, I freely admit that I am the most important person in my life...just as you are the most important person in your life. (Of course, that statement assumes that you actually exist, but that's a whole other page in itself.) It sounds pretty self-centered when you first hear it, but think about it: if you weren't here, would anyone else matter? Didn't think so. So here, for your edification and amusement, is my page about myself.
General Information
Name: Megan Marie. You can call me Megan or Meg.
Location: Ashtabula, Ohio, known in some circles as "Trashtabula."
Sex: Female.
Height: 5'8", give or take an inch.
Weight: 135, give a take a pound or..five. *ahem*
Hair color: Right now, it's red.
Eye color: Green with flecks of orange.
Religion: Undecided.
Marital status: Um...I guess I'm unavailable.
Personal Preferences
Likes: Music, shopping, Pepsi, popcorn, the smell of a just-burnt-out match, writing, reading, period movies, Saturday Night Live (which I'm missing to write this), reading thought-provoking webpages, working on my own webpage, Christmas, pizza, makeup, comfortable pants, playing the piano and saxophone, courtroom novels, my handwriting, expanding my horizons, open-mindedness, summer, BMWs, swimming, macaroni and cheese, family gatherings, the beautiful beaches of Lake Erie, sunsets, sunrises, accents, pretty new underwear, campfires, tea, dogs, calendars, Eeyore, cruising, spontaneity, grammar, the idea of knowing multiple languages, animals, and nice strangers.
Dislikes: excessive nonconformity, Dr. Pepper, meanness, spiders, thunderstorms, pettiness, Cherry Coke, closed-mindedness, self-righteousness, the bashing of anything without good reason, winter, Arby's, trains, my hair (it's short, and taking forever to grow out), coffee, condiments, snot, dry French Fries, shaving, autumn, trees without green leaves, and shallowness.
Favorite...
Movies: the Star Wars trilogy, Tombstone, Dirty Dancing, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, PCU, Vendetta, Casablanca, Eyes Wide Shut, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and several more that I can never seem to remember when these questions are posed.
Books: Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff; the Alex Cross series, by James Patterson; Silent Witness, by Richard North Patterson; Seize the Night, by Dean Koontz; The Princess Bride, the abridged version, by William Goldman; Strange Highways, by Dean Koontz; and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis.
Authors: Richard North Patterson, James Patterson, Mark Twain, Dean Koontz, and Stephen King.
Musical Artists: the Rolling Stones, Tommy James & the Shondells, the Beatles, Bryan Adams, Aerosmith, Frank Sinatra, Simon & Garfunkel, Tom Petty, Elvis, U2, and Neil Diamond.
TV shows: Will and Grace, Friends, Frasier, Just Shoot Me, Saturday Night Live, and Law and Order.
Songs: Oh, jeez, here we go. My favorite song of all time is "Sleepwalk," by Santo & Johnny. But I have about 500 second-favorite songs. Here is a selection:
"Crimson and Clover," Tommy James & the Shondells - "Ruby Tuesday," the Rolling Stones - "Donna," Richie Valens - "Diana," Paul Anka - "Never My Love," the Association - "My Way," Frank Sinatra - "Mother's Little Helper," the Rolling Stones - "Hey Jude," the Beatles - "Piano Man," Billy Joel - "Do You Believe in Magic," the Lovin' Spoonful - "Sixteen Candles," the Crests - "Your Song," Elton John - "I Am a Rock," Simon & Garfunkel - "Little Red Riding Hood," Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs - "Lightning Crashes," Live - "Take Good Care of my Baby," Bobby Vee - "Rocket Man," Elton John - "Sylvia's Mother," Dr. Hook - "Oh! Carol," Neil Sedaka - "Free Fallin'," Tom Petty - "Leavin' on a Jet Plane," Peter, Paul & Mary - "Dead Man's Curve," Jan & Dean - "Africa," Toto - "Mother's Little Helper," the Rolling Stones - "Last Kiss," J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers (NOT Pearl Jam, who took a perfect, beautiful song and RUINED IT) - "This Magic Moment," the Drifters - "When the Morning Comes," Smash Mouth - "Mrs. Robinson," Simon & Garfunkel - "Dawn," the Four Seasons - "Kokomo," the Beach Boys - "Take My Breath Away," Berlin - "Suspicious Minds," Elvis - "Tainted Love," Softcell - "Everybody Hurts," REM - "I Want It That Way," Backstreet Boys - "Cracklin' Rose," Neil Diamond - "Solitary Man," Neil Diamond - "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon," Neil Diamond - "God Only Knows," the Beach Boys - "Wouldn't It Be Nice," the Beach Boys - and finally, "Denise," Randy & the Rainbows. I know that I'll be adding to this list soon.
Foods: Pizza, macaroni & cheese from the box, Frosted Flakes, Burger King hamburgers, Taco Bell tacos, McDonald's fries, prime rib, sticky buns - what am I doing? You don't give a shit about my favorite foods!
Burning Questions
Do you smoke?...Yes.
Do you do drugs?...Nope.
What is your sexual preference?...Straight.
Do you drink?...Occasionally.
What are some causes that you support?...Well, I don't monetarily support anything, but I'm pro-choice and I'm big on free speech, and freedom of religion. As far as the candidates for the 2000 presidential election go, I'm leaning towards Bradley, but if it has to be a Republican, I hope it's John McCain.
If you knew that the world was going to end in two hours, what would you do?...I'd consume some sort of mind-altering substance first. Then I'd get a pack of M & M's and find someone good-looking with whom to have sex. Then I would find my family and spend the rest of the hour smoking cigarettes and resolving any issues that I'd otherwise have left unresolved.
What are some of your pet peeves?...I can't stand when people say that they're open-minded and yet refuse to consider the opinions of others. I can't stand when people tell me that smoking will kill me. I can't stand when people who are vegetarians because they can't bear to think of a cute little cow dying wear makeup. I can't stand bubbly handwriting. I can't stand snow from January-April. I can't stand atheism. I can't stand it when intelligent people ruin their intelligence by trying to sound intelligent. I can't stand when people who have a working knowledge of a foreign language constantly use foreign words in their writing or speech. I can't stand improper use of quotation marks. I can't stand when people end a sentence with a preposition. I can't stand writing with pencils. I can't stand when people over-use and over-emphasize swear words. I can't stand when people say "different than" instead of "different from."
Well, that's basically all that there is to know about me that can be written in one place.