About

What to say about myself…

I’m a Canadian attending the University of Alberta going for a double major degree of Computer Science and Biological Sciences, with the Goddess permitting, eventually grad school. My hobbies will are probably known and painfully obvious to anyone who actually gets as far as reading my wonderful little corner of the world, but just in case you make it this far, my interests and hobbies include:

Programming (C# mostly, but have experience in Perl, C++, C, Lisp, Java, Assembly, Prolog and various web technologies)

3D Modelling and Animation (Autodesk Maya, 3DS Max)

Photography – My set of gear includes the following:

  • Nikon D60
  • Nikon Nikkor 18-55mm VR Kit Lens
  • Nikon Nikkor 18-200mm VR
  • NEW: Nikon Nikkor 35mm DX

ABJDs – More specifically the Dollfie Dream line of Volks Dollfies, nearly every other one scares me. My dollfie family includes:

  • Kotori Shirakawa – Regular Dollfie, adopted July, 2009
  • Kana – Regular Dollfie, adopted July, 2009
  • Feena fam Earthlight- Dollfie Dream, adopted October 2009
  • Kud (Noumi Kudrayvka) – Dollfie Dream, adopted July, 2011
  • Dollfies I would like to make given the funds – Hatsune Miku, Kochiya Sanae, Megurine Luka, GUMI
  • Dollfies I would like to have given the funds – Saber, Rin, Sakura, Izayoi Sakuya

Travel – I’m more of the type that prefers exploring the world, over sitting around on a beach in Mexico, if I was going to sit around, I may as well do it at home and do something fun at the same time.

Places I’ve been to:

North America

  • Canada  – Vancouver, Jasper, Banff, Toronto, Montreal, Niagra, Halifax, Lunenburg, Peggy’s Cove, Cypress Hills, Calgary, Kelowna
  • USA – Miami, Orlando, Cape Canavaral, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Key West
  • Caribbean – Cozumel, Mexico, Jamaca, Cayman Islands

Asia

  • Japan – Tokyo, Zushi, Kamakura, Hakone
  • China – Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Xi’An
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau

Europe

  • Italy – Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, Amalfi Coast, Civitavecchia
  • Greece – Athens
  • Principality of Monaco
  • Turkey – Istanbul
  • Spain – Barcelona

Music

  • Gear – Audio GD NFB12, Audio Technica AD900, Sennheiser HD25-1 II, Creative Zen X-fi 8Gb
  • Favorite Genres – Vocaloid (Electronic), Electronic, Jpop, Jazz
  • Favorite Artists – Kz (livetune), Suara, 8#Prince, Nem, Oster Project, I’ve Sound, Yoko Kanno, Maeda Jun, Casiopea, T-Square
  • Favorite Vocaloids – GUMI, Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka

Manga and Anime

  • Favorite Anime Series – Mahoromatic, Ah My Goddess OVA, AIR TV, Cowboy Bebop, Starship Operators, Amagami
  • Favorite Seiyuu – Kawasumi Ayako, Koshimizu Ami
  • Favorite Manga Series – Salad Days (Inokuma Shinobu), Love Hina (Akametsu Ken), Kimikiss Various Heroines (Shinonome Taro), GirlFreinds (Morinaga Milk)
  • Favorite Aritsts – Kishida Mel, Kantoku, MikuMix, Venom, Hinako Satomi, Shinonome Taro, Morinaga Milk, Plenty of other Doujin artists

Games

  • Favorite Games – Assassin’s Creed Series, Mass Effect Series, TIE Fighter
  • Favorite Visual Novels – Clannad, Fate/Stay Night, May Sky, Planetarian

Computer Specs (Feb, 2012, NEW COMPUTER!)

  • Core i7-2600k
  • 16GB Patriot DDR3 Quad Channel Ram
  • Radeon 5450 GPU
  • Samsung 245BW 24in LCD Monitor
  • Samsung T240HD 24in LCD Monitor/TV Tuner
  • Dell 20in CRT
  • Logitech MX Revolution Mouse
  • Some No-name mechanical keyboard using DIM port (predates PS/2!)
  • Audio-GD NFB-12 Headphone Amp
  • Audio Technica AD900
  • Some old Logitech 5.1 Speaker Set I don’t remember the model number of

Other Interests – Reading, Plushies, Piano

NOTE: This page will ALWAYS be a WIP