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| User: | geckobird (1412390) The Great Trial of Life
Musings concerning Amber's little corner of the universe |
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| Name: | Amber | ||
| Bio: | Mystery surrounds this girl. Who is she really? Read to discover the truth of this person's adventurous life. Oh, and take a look at some book recommendations below. ^_^ Amber is a multi-facted crystal. You'll see one side of her, and then maybe if you decide to get to know her, she'll show you another side that may be completely different from the facet she usually shows the world. Who knows? You won't unless you take the chance and become a friend. Favorite animal: Cat  About Me: I am a mystery, an enigma. Peel away the layers, seeking an inner core, but none is found. No center, for I am encased entirely within the layers. Peel too fast, and you miss me completely. Fun description, yes? Alright, I'll take it from the top this time: I am a writer. I write anything and everything though I mostly focus on fantasy, science fiction, and poetry. I am deeply spiritual and I do my best to love others and honor my word. I come from a huge family and am very loyal to my friends and family. That's really all anyone needs to know. Oh, and I adore cats. ^_^ Some interesting notes: I share a blog with my buddy, C: Goodcatholicgirls Blog I love to read. Perhaps someday I shall include an excerpt from one of my favorite books here. Fantastic, that would be. I may even put an excerpt from one of my books here someday, but not until I'm closer to being published. Yes, a published author is what I dream of being, and what I am striving to become. I want to go to Alaska. Yes, to that giant state in the far north that is connected to Canada, but yet is still part of the USA. There I hope to learn all the secrets of the environment. Of caring for trees, of leading grand expeditions into the park, the forests, the wild rivers, the unforgiving mountains. Someday I shall travel to Norway, Japan, and Ireland. I may even live in each of those countries for a little bit, but that must wait until I am skilled in the ways of nature and writing. Open-minded as I am, it irritates the bejabbers out of me when people buy into misconceptions/stereotypes and don't think for themselves. So think before you talk, discern the truth of the issue (which includes research on all sides of the issue) before even bothering to talk about whatever the issue is. I do my best to do this, and so I hope and ask that those that wish to engage in a debate with me would please do the same. Favorite Fictional Character: Samwise Gamgee from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R Tolkien. Also appears in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy directed by Peter Jackson and based on J.R.R. Tolkien's books. And here's a fun pic of him:  Made by: _moenokoriWhy is he my favorite? Because of his great loyalty and love for his friends, in which I do my best to emulate. Books I highly recommend (in order of genres): Science Fiction Timothy Zahn The Conqueror's Trilogy: Conquerors' Pride / Conquerors' Heritage / Conquerors' Legacy Angelmass Icarus Hunt Dragonback series: Dragon and Thief / Dragon and Soldier / Dragon and Slave / Dragon and Herdsman Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn: Spectre of the Past / Vision of the Future The Star Wars Trilogy: Heir to the Empire / Dark Force Rising / The Last Command Green and the Grey Night Train to Rigel Michael Crichton Sphere Anne McCaffrey The Dragonriders of Pern Dragonsong Dragonsinger Dragonsdawn All the Weyrs of Pern Dragonquest Dragonflight The White Dragon The Chronicles of Pern:First fall Renegades of Pern Dolphins of Pern Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough The Acorna series Madeline L’Engle Wrinkle in Time Wind in the Door Many Waters A Swiftly Tilting Planet Fantasy Tamora Pierce Circle of Magic Quartet: Sandry's Book / Tris's Book / Daja's Book / Brair's Book The Circle Opens: Magic Steps / Street Magic / Cold Fire / Shatterglass The Will of the Empress Trickster's Choice Trickster’s Queen Beka Cooper Song of the Lioness quartet: Alanna: The First Adventure / In the Hand of the Goddess / The Woman Who Rides Like a Man / Lioness Rampant Immortals quartet: Wild Magic / Wolf-speaker / Emperor Mage / The Realm of the Gods Protector of the Small quartet: First Test / Page / Squire / Lady Knight Gail Carson Levine: Ella Enchanted J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / Return of the King J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkanban / Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Peter S. Beagle The Last Unicorn David Eddings The Belgariad: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit / Castle of Wizardry / Enchanters' End Game C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony Half-Moon Investigations Juliet Marillier Daughter of the Forest Son of Shadows Wolfskin Christopher Pike Alosha, The Shaktra, The Yanti Patricia C. Wrede The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Dealing with Dragons / Searching for Dragons / Calling on Dragons / Talking to Dragons Mairelon the Magician Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer Cecelia and Kate: Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country / The Grand Tour / The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and the Security of the Realm Diana Wynne Jones: Howl's Moving Castle Libby Bray: A Great And Terrible Beauty Rebel Angels Alison Croggon: The Naming The Riddle Lian Hearn: Tales of the Otori : / Across the Nightingale Floor / Grass For His Pillow / Brilliance of the Moon General Fiction Nancy Garden: Annie on my Mind Oscar Wilde: Picture of Dorian Gray Madeline L’Engle: Troubling a Star A Ring of Endless Light Arm of the Starfish A Moon by Night The Young Unicorns Meeting the Austins Markus Zusak The Book Thief I Am the Messenger Lynne Reid Banks Maura's Angel Earl Lovelace The Dragon Can't Dance Pete Hautman Godless Invisible Alex La Guma A Walk in the Night Laurie Halse Anderson Speak Prom Julia Alvarez Before We Were Free Cornelia Funke The Thief Lord Lewis Sachar Holes Lemony Snicket A Series of Unforunate Events Ann Brashares Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Second Summer of the Traveling Pants Richard Adams Watership Down L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Mitch Albom The Five People You Meet in Heaven Marion Dane Bauer Pollyanna Frances Hodgson Burnett A Little Princess E. B. White Charlotte's Web Gordon Korman: No Coins Please Zuccinni Warriors No More Dead Dogs Dian Curtis Reagan Liver Cookies AVI: Crispin: The Lead Cross The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle The Blue Heron David Almond Clay Paul Acampora Defining Dulcie Elaine Marie Alphin Picture Perfect Maureen Johnson The Bermudez Triangle 13 Little Blue Envelopes Devilish Tasting Life Twice: Literary Lesbian Fiction by New American Writers edited by E.J. Levy Plays Oscar Wilde: Importance of Being Ernest Lady Windermere's Fan A Woman of No Importance Salome Margaret Edson Wit Henrik Ibsen A Doll House Sam Shepard True West Manga Kiyohiko Azuma Azumanga Daioh Yotsuba&! Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket Arina Tanemura Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne Full Moon Wo Sagashite CLAMP Magic Knight Rayearth CardCaptor Sakura Clamp School Dectectives Legal Drug Angelic Layer The Legend of Chun Hyang Suki Tokyo Babylon Emura W Juliet Bisco Hatori Ouran High School Host Club Kara, Chi Hyong Lee, and Yun Hee Lee Demon Diary Haruko Iida Crescent Moon Hisaya Nakajo Hana Kimi Sakurako Gokurakuin Juvenile Orion Matsuri Hino MeruPuri Hayao Miyazaki Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Sakura Kinoshita and Kazuko Higashiyama Tactics Non-fiction Saint Therese Story of a Soul John Paul II Crossing the Threshold of Hope James W. Loewen The Lies my Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook got Wrong C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity J. Richard Gott Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time Wendy Shalit A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue Richard J. Hauser, S.J. Finding God in Troubled Times: The Holy Spirit and Suffering David B. Currie Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic Saint Therese of Lisiuex A Story of a Soul; Autobiography of Saint Therese Poetry of Saint Therese G.K. Chesterton The Everlasting Man Scott Hahn The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth Brian Greene The Elegant Universe Kate Bornstein Gender Outlaw Poetry/Short Prose 101 Best-Loved Poems compiled by Roy J. Cook Maya Angelou Emily Dickinson Walt Whitman Ruyard Kipling Robert Frost Ralph Waldo Emerson W.H. Auden T.S. Eliot William Butler Yeats John Donne W.E.B. Du Bois Langston Hughes Thomas Merton Frederic Ogden Nash Henry David Thoreau G.K. Chesterton Oscar Wilde More to be added later... I remember scenes from books and not usually their titles, so this may become a work in progress for me. Notice: 35 percent of this journal is friends-only (all story/poem entries are friended), so just ask, and you'll be added, for why would you want to miss out on all the juicy details of this girl's life? Pets I've adopted:   (Isn't both of them adorable? Click the 'more' button in the right bottom corner to find more toys in which to play and also some treats for them to eat. ^_^)  Turns your journal into a PDF Book. LJBook (  gads_ljbook) | ||
| Memories: | 53 entries | ||
| Pictures: | fewer than 10 public | ||
| Interests: | 38: angels, animals, anime, art, astronomy, biking, books, catholicism, cats, characters, cultures, dragons, exploring, fantasy, fiction, ireland, j-pop, j-rock, japan, japanese drama, languages, manga, movies, music, nature, norway, poetry, reading, rock-climbing, science, science fiction, shoujo-ai, spirituality, theater, trees, video games, writing, yuri | ||
| Schools: | St. Anthony's Catholic School - Des Moines, IA (1990 - 1993) Holy Trinity Catholic - Des Moines, IA (1993 - 1994) Lovejoy Elementary School - Des Moines, IA (1994 - 1996) McCombs Middle School - Des Moines, IA (1996 - 1997) Hartford Middle School - Hartford, IA (1997) Carlisle Junior High School - Carlisle, IA (1997 - 1999) Carlisle High School - Carlisle, IA (1999 - 2003) University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA (2003 - 2006) | ||
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| Friend of: | 43: _adore_, _moenokori, amanda_forystek, athaitmaith, cantabile_, caviglia, clearheaven, drlupyne, elivera, eliz_k, ethelhobbit, freezieinjapan, fs2006, gaara_eyes, huntressowl, iblehs, inspector_jack, jezastar, joyfullaughs, kathneel, kenlanderson, ladyazure, lexi_kun, littlefreeze, lookingland, lovelygallows, motherofthree84, movementofhope, paper_glasses, pascvanna, perankhscribe, sarah_sinclair, scar3crow, slyfoot, smotemote, snitchandscar, spacesorceress, tchgrltch, thedarkworld, tigerknight03, vanstels, virtuedvice, xheldupbystars | ||
| Member of: | 10: about_norway, cat_lovers, catholicism, catholicwriters, charismatics, nano_prompt, norskstudent, plottingfiction, virginbychoice, youngcatholics | ||
| Account type: | Plus Account | ||
