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As far as I'm concerned, I'm a kindhearted guy, most of the time. I usually don't pass judgment on people until I get to know them and I try to stay away from that whole "back stabbing" trend that's very popular in high school. I keep my priorities straight, and put things that matter the most to me at the top, and things I could care less about at the bottom. That's the way it should be.
My interests involve Anime and Manga (duh!), my favorites being Sailor Moon (another Duh!), Neon Genesis Evangelion, Marmalade Boy, and probably others that I can't remember right now. Another one of my interests would be Godzilla. I can honestly say that I'm not as big of a fan of him now as opposed to what I used to be, but if you would of seen me in middle school, man! I was obsessed!
My favorite type of music varies. I tend to enjoy listening to bubble gum pop, as long as it's not TOO bubbly. I enjoy R&B (especially Janet Jackson, my favorite artist) rock and other things. My musical taste varies as time passes. Currently, for example, I'm really big into Shakira, especially her spanish stuff.
My favorite television program HAS to be any type of animation on Fox. I love the Simpsons to death, I'm a loyal fan of theirs, but I also enjoy Futurama and King of The Hill, and Family Guy has GOT to be the absolute most HILARIOUS show I've ever seen. Aside from that, I enjoy watching Real Life programming such as Real World and Road Rules.
I'm a big gamer. I enjoy the RPG genre of games. If I'm not watching anime or watching TV or on the computer, I'm probably playing an RPG. My favorite company is Square, they rock, and if you can't see that may you be condemned to the most smelly bathroom in Minnesota. Although I enjoy the Final Fantasy series, my all time favorite game is Xenogears and all the games made by the Xenogears team (Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross).
Aside from that, there's really not much left to know about me! I'm pretty boring guy! Hmm....I wonder if Tiff or Dan are more interesting *scrolls down*.
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My most favorite thing to do in my free time is to play video games. I have been playing video games my whole life, I can remember getting my first system (NES in 1st grade ^_^) but I had been playing well before then and can't remember when there wasn't video games as a part of my life. My love for them has only grown over time, with my collection currently standing at 20+ systems and just over 200 games. My second love would be anime, which I have just about the same respect for as I do for video games. I got into anime initially in the mid-late 90s with Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z, to seeing anime VHSs appear in my video game rental store to rent, and eventually joining the DVD craze. I also like to work with computers, they've always fascinated me my whole life and I enjoy working with them, especially when doing websites. I started working with websites in the fall of 1999, about half a year after my family finally got a decent computer to work on and a cable connection that November. I eventually started my own site in the spring of 2000, and then this very site with Bob and Tiff that summer. With my knowledge and love for computers and wanting to do as much as I can, I built a server, named phobos, to host this domain, so I have something to play on. While phobos no longer hosts the domain, I still use it to test out code and some other fun personal stuff without having to worry about affecting the sites anymore. I hope to incorporate many things into this site, and I already have, and have been working on or will be working on other sites to play around with my code. I also love to play music, I've played Trombone since the 6th grade, and marching band was a big part of my life in high school. I also love to play jazz, and I can play any low brass instrument, some percussion, and very simple piano. I still played some in college, in the school's jazz orchestra, concert band, and/or orchestra, where the groups I played in usually depended on my class and work schedules at the time.
Personality-wise, I'm usually a pretty shy person unless I'm with people I know. I've been making good strides breaking out of my shell since starting college, but I'm still shy in my roots and still show signs now and then. The thing I love doing most is spend time with my friends, we have such great times together and I cherish my friends very much. I would consider myself a friendly guy most of the time, I try hard to not get in bad moods and such. I'm also a very hard worker, talk to anyone I've worked with and you'll see my work ethic is great. It's usually the motivation to start work that is my weak point, but since I work in environments where it gets busy fairly fast, motivation isn't hard to get there. It's more of a problem for homework and personal projects and such. I find myself to be a kindhearted person, I usually care more for someone else's well-being than I do my own. I can usually be found at the mall on and off the clock, my house, a friend's house, or some random place we may decide to go to.
That's all I can really think of in a nutshell. Let's see what Tiff has to say.
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And now for a bit about me. I generally go by Tiff or Tiffu, and I am 24 years old. I currently live in North Texas, am a teacher, though I have had to take a break from my career for health reasons. I have a Bachelor's in Elementary Education from Texas A&M University-Commerce and full professional teaching certification.
I have two older brothers, and a set of wonderful parents. My father is retired army, so I have had the advantage of traveling around the world, and being forced to change schools constantly. I was born in Yokosuka, Japan, on a Military Base (that explains my love of anime, ne?). I then moved to Illinois, Colorado, Denmark, Germany, Colorado again, North Carolina, Alabama, and finally, Texas. Having spent so much time in the south, I do consider myself a Southerner. I am extremely close to my mother, and family is a big deal to me.
My outside interests revolve a lot around the computer. I'm totally unathletic and am not an outside person, so you'll never see me going for a run or taking part in a softball game. Not only do I lack the coordination, but I simply don't enjoy it =P I love animals, and have two adorable kitties, Sebastian and Carmen. I love writing poetry, reading, and being on my computer, usually chatting, role-playing, or working on webgraphics/web design. I own my own Sailor Moon website/collective, The Palace of Moonlight , which is currently in the process of being completely redone. My webmistress name is SerenityMoon, which I normally go by (AIM: SerenityMoon17).I thoroughly enjoy making webgraphics for my own site and for others. I have developed my talents over the years, teaching myself HTML by simply studying code and figuring it out. I also developed my webgraphics skills first in Microsoft Paint, then moving on to Photoshop 6 and currently, 7. I also enjoy Karaoke/Dance Dance Revolution, drawing, and cosplay.
While I do not get the chance to watch as much modern anime as I'd like to, I still have my favorites. Sailor Moon, Slayers, Excel Saga, Utena, and Ouran High Host Club are among those. Some of my television favorites include Friends, The Simpsons (Bob and I are fanatics), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Family Guy, and Everybody Loves Raymond, as well as a few other animated titles.
I am currently in a very loving marriage with my best friend of 4-5 years, Joe. After spending 7 years with and being engaged to one person, I realized the relationship was no longer what it used to be, and that I was not happy. Recent events in my life regarding my health and needs also complicated things, and I decided to move on and start anew. Joe and I discovered our love through our friendship, and started dating on April 27, 2007. We got married August 4th, 2007, and are expecting our first child. We are very much in love, and I hope to create a wonderful future with him.
As for my personality...many find me to be a perky and open person to be around, and extremely hyperactive at most times. I detest being lied to, and I am usually a sarcastic hardass when I have to be. Sarcasm is indeed my way of fighting. I forewarn you, I can be very brash, blunt, sarcastic, and cynical. But those who really know me know that I care deeply for those I love, and I have a good sense of humor. I am a very loyal person to those I love, and will defend them to the death if I must. That's me in a nutshell, and people usually take it or leave it. I like who I am, and don't intend to change much.
With that said, I hope you enjoy SMUncensored, and that this little spiel helped you get a better understanding of the person that is Tiff!