User:Trench Kamen

[edit] Well, this is me.

I am a student in the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University majoring in biochemistry and minoring in Japanese. That's the official title, anyway. Realistically I am a self-proclaimed jack of all trades with aspirations for publishing fantasy and sci fi novels as much as anything legitimately scientific. When not in class, I am a student intern at the Biodesign Institute by day. What I am by night depends on my mood.

I have three cats by the names of Whitey, Bastet, and Ziggy Stardust. As many things as I like to get done in a day, I love sleeping. I have ludicrously vivid and detailed dreams (which is not euphemistic speech for the wet variety; they're usually just odd). I enjoy gaming, adult swim, anime, manga, and am an avid writer. I love Chinese food, Coca-Cola, tea, and plain M&M's. I have a black trenchcoat I wear everywhere, weather permitting, which became the origin of a nickname that became my permanent internet handle. I love Dr Martens boots and ridiculously over-the-top Elegant Gothic Aristocrat attire, but most of the time I am too cheap and/or lazy to take that fashion to the maximum in my own personal dress. In addition to writing, reading, video gaming, mad science, listening to music, and otaku-activities, I also enjoy drawing, and have recently taken up knitting, as I concentrate better when I'm doing something with my hands. No; masturbation does not count in that category. I play the alto saxophone with proficiency, and the guitar poorly, though for personal reasons I have given the latter up. I enjoy reading Tarot cards and find it an excellent meditation exercise, in conjunction with some esoteric beliefs I hold on the subject of consciousness. I do damn accurate readings.

I have some of the worst respiratory allergies I've ever encountered, though beyond that, I'm pretty damn healthy. I have a black belt in taekwando, though given that I got that in sixth grade I have to wonder about its validity. I am terrified of needles and dislike loud, sudden noises--they hurt my ears pretty badly. I'm prone to motion sickness at the slightest provocation--even riding in the car will make me miserable for quite a while after--and am therefore no fun at an amusement park.

[edit] Journey So Far

I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on 13 October 1987. That makes me a natural-born American citizen. We stayed in Tucson for a few years before moving to the Texas Panhandle for eight years to reside in such delightful asshole-of-nowhere Bible Belt towns as Pampa, Texas, Amarillo, Texas, and Canyon, Texas. Since eighth grade I have been residing in Paradise Valley, Arizona (more-or-less Scottsdale, Arizona) and Tempe, Arizona during the school year. I graduated from Saguaro High School in 2006.

I have been fortunate enough to travel to multiple locations, mostly as a result of school-organized trips, including London, Paris, Prague, Berlin, Brussels, Bruges, Florence, Venice, Rome, Sorrento, Athens, Amsterdam, and Como. I hope to someday visit Japan, especially Tokyo.

[edit] Fandom

Most of my online activity is related to the anime and manga fandom. I cosplay at various conventions, thus far including Anime Expo, AniZona, Phoenix Anime Fest, and recently Fanime and Phoenix Comic Con. When I lived in Texas, I frequented A-Kon. I have also recently developed a penchant for Ball jointed dolls, and own an FCS Super Dollfie.

I am also a gamer, like every other anime fan ever. I enjoy RPGs and most weirdass games the Japanese come up with for the Nintendo DS and the Wii. I also much love my Playstation 2.

[edit] Fandom Lists: Anime

Shoujo Kakumei Utena
Escaflowne
Tokyo Babylon
X/1999
Hellsing
Nana
Cardcaptor Sakura
Kino no Tabi
Evangelion
Petshop of Horrors
Sailor Moon
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Ouran High School Host Club
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Rose of Versailles
Magic Knight Rayearth
Trigun
Cowboy Bebop
Lucky Star
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

[edit] Fandom Lists: Video Games

Kingdom Hearts
Final Fantasy
Dance Dance Revolution
Phoenix Wright
Trauma Center
Pokemon
Dynasty Warriors
Legend of Zelda
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Super Mario Bros.
Elite Beat Agents
Devil May Cry
Harvest Moon
Wii Sports

[edit] Fandom Lists: Music

X-Japan
Depeche Mode
David Bowie
Gackt
J-Rock
LUNA SEA
D'espairs Ray
Black Stones
Trapnest
Nine Inch Nails
A-ha
Coldplay
L'arc~en~Ciel
Hide
Kagrra,
Journey
Marilyn Manson
Metallica
Nightwish
Phantasmagoria
Queen
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Weiss Kreuz
Kajiura Yuki
POLYSICS
Malice Mizer
Queen

[edit] Fandom Lists: Writing

Hermann Hesse
His Dark Materials
William Gibson
China Mieville
Discworld
Neil Gaiman
Tamora Pierce
Abhorsen Trilogy
Hannibal Lecter
Battle Royale
Harry Potter
Good Omens
1984
Fahrenheit 451
Carl Jung
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Existentialism
Philosophy

[edit] Fandom Lists: Other

House, M.D.
Phantom of the Opera
Firefly
Jhonen Vasquez
James Bond
Rocky Horror Picture Show
RENT
The Venture Bros.
Family Guy
South Park
Futurama
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Star Wars
Tim Burton
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Back to the Future
Pirates of the Caribbean
Asian cinema
Team Rocket
Seishirō Sakurazuka
Subaru Sumeragi
Dragon Slayers

[edit] Other Interests

Biology
Biochemistry
Immunology
Medicine
Chemistry
Quantum Physics
Molecular Biology
Japanese Language
Japanese Culture
Psychology
Occult
Religion
Censorship
Sexuality
Sociology
Counter-Culture
Cosplay
Propaganda
Culture of Fear
Music
History
Fundamentalism
Religious Cults
Fascism
Suburbia
Serial Killers
Tarot