CreepyTendencies
 

I'm not very good at the whole mini-bio thing, so I'll just stick with the questionaire given above:

1. What do you do? (Hobbies, job) I'm currently a college student. I love horror books, but my tastes can wander. I also am a huge horror movie fan.

2. Where are you from? Southern California, Los Angeles area, born & raised....and still there.

3. Who is your favorite author? Many authors come to mind, but above all I have an affinity for Edward Lee.

4. What are your favorite films? Both of the Saw films, Shaun of the Dead, Interview with the Vampire (but the books are better), Ab-Normal Beauty, the Halloween films, the Friday the 13th films (though there are some rotten apples among them), Ginger Snaps, Battle Royale, The Eye, The Fog (the original), Prince of Darkness.

5. What music do you want played at your wedding? I'm already married, and we played traditional stuff to please the 'rents. Been kicking myself in the hindside ever since.

6. At your funeral? Something atmospheric and creepy, yet beautiful.

7. This IS a gothic website, so... how do you want to die? Peacefully. Knowing that I accomplished as much as I could with the time given to me.

8. What kind of casket would you want? Something simple and, of course, black. Nothing too ornate or expensive.

9. What's your FAVORITE outfit? Comfortable black pants and a black shirt with my 10 year old comfy docs.

10. What's one thing you miss about being a little kid? Innocence and ignorance. I guess that's 2 things, though they do go hand in hand.

11. What's your favorite band? I have many, and can't narrow it down to one. I'm currently enjoying The Birthday Massacre, Flesh Field, Disown, and Abney Park. Lacuna Coil is a definite favorite. I've also been a fan of Tori Amos since Little Earthquakes first came out.

12. What kind of education do you have? What is/was/will be your major? As previously stated, I'm currently a college student. I'm finishing up a major in Environmental Biology and a minor in Chemistry. I'm also debating adding a second major.

13. Why did you join? Because this looks like an interesting place to exchange ideas and interests and meet new people.

14. Gender? Female

Works for me! I'm known as CT or CreepyT on other forums, but whatever floats your boat!

Appropriately quoted! Thank you!

I'm 24, and my docs are quite old. I bought them big, because my mother hated buying new shoes (and clothes for that matter) every year and forced my brother and I to buy a size or so larger than we really were. But I'm also one of those weird people who went through a major growth spurt over the course of one year in middle school and then didn't really grow much after that.

How old are you?

What are you studying?

Welcome, CreTen (haha, get it?)! Glad to see you among us. I wonder, what it is you're in college for? Xng, you can answer too if that isn't a threadjack.. I'm a grad student in comparative religion.

Anyway Creep, I hope you stick around, you sound like one of the good ones!

Welcome, Creepy. Nice intro. :)

Yes, I get it ;-).

As stated above, I'm majoring in Environmental Biology and minoring in Chemistry.

Thank you!

English?! I had thought about that for quite a while, and am still considering adding it as a minor or second major. I love to read and write.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with my degree. Unfortunately, it seems there is little I can do with my degree unless I want to become a professor (which is a definite NO). I've looked into other opportunities as far as working for USGS or becoming some other form of research peon, but none of the options seem all that appealing. Hence the reason I'm seriously considering adding a second major. As much as I love the sciences, I'm finding that they aren't too terribly practical when it comes to finding a job in the "real world" (aka: non-academia).

really? You'd say that at especially at this time, with all the enviromental debates going on, there would be loads of work to do... not only research but a job in the 'real world' as well... I don't know, I'm not really familiar with that branch...

Anyway, welcome! Please stick around like gum...

Really?! That's very odd... I was under the impression that us Humanities scholars were the ones stuck in Academia, and that you Sciences folk were just raking in the (wo)men and the riches.

Being stuck here is all right, mind you - I'm heading straight for professorial obscurity (and why don't you think that's a good fit for yourself?) - but now it seems that anyone getting a college degree is just screwed.

Barista skills might just trump my Masters Degree, which would make me cry a lot.

Welcome, Creep! Cool avatar, I love it.

Once upon a time I planned to study molecular biology, but at the last moment changed my mind and decided I wanted to be a writer.

It just seems like so many jobs in the science field require a Masters and a PhD. I've looked into many extended education programs at many schools, and the vast majority are geared towards becoming a professor. So many programs have teaching elements, and that's just not for me. Where is all the current research going on? At universities by professors (unless of course you're in the medical field - and my studies have been geared towards evolution and ecology).

Thanks for the welcome!

Molecular Bio is intense. What kinds of things do you write?

Yes, welcome.

Thanks for being coherrent.

You're rich if you're into pharmaceuticals ;-).

I agree. It does seem that anyone going for a college degree is quite screwed. You really can't get anywhere useful without a college degree (or have some kind of incredible talent - which I, sadly, do not). But on the other hand, if you get a college degree you spend a great deal of time in academia only to come out in debt up to your ears and any extra money you may be earning goes directly towards paying off student loans. It's a conundrum.

Hey CT. Welcome!!

Whoa, you love sciences too!
I like you already!:D

*sniff* Is there no relief for students?! I'm thinking I'm going to major in English (lets see how I do this term) with a minor in Folklore. I envision my future as the stereotypical burger flipping English major. "And if you want fries with that, for free I'll recite Macbeth's Tomorrow and Tomorrow monologue."

Welcome! And if you're an asshole, keep it to yourself, for me. I think all but two people I've ever greeted has turned out to be one (yet...), I can't handle being a jinx!