I have a 10 year old daughter named Raven Mercedes.

My mother put together some really cool pages for her, lots of fun for other kids on them! (click the drop down box for "A Dragon's Tale" and click on Raven's page)

I have one brother and no sisters. My little brother Frank and I are very close, as we have been our whole life.  He is a very fun and interesting person, and despite all our hardships we always know we can count on each other. He is starting his dream as being the lead singer of a very cool rock band called Born Into Kaos. It was always our dream to become stars and it makes me so proud to see him finally living his!  The EP which holds 4 songs is currently in stores like FYE and Best Buy, and is titled Nothing Wrong.  Look for it in the Born into Kaos section!!!

My interests are singing, watching movies, playing play station, drawing, reading & writing poetry. I also enjoy spending time with my daughter usually crashed in front of a play station, watching a Disney flick (for the hundredth time), or rollerblading. 

Some of my favorite Play Station games are: 
Tomb Raider 1,2,3, 4, & 5 (of course),
Crash Bandicoot 2 & 3
(I specify that because I hated crash 1),
Resident Evil 1,2,3, (one was better than two)
4 (Sega Dreamcast Code Veronica), 
5 Resident Evil Survivor
Silent Hill 1 & 2 (1 was better than 2)
Fear Effect (great anime effects)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1& 2
 Spyro the Dragon 1, 2, 3 (DO NOT waste your money on 4)
Dino Crisis 1 & 2
Soul Reaver; Legacy of Kain
Tokyo Extreme Racer

Play Station 2 games are:

Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness (Speechless, still haven't beat it)

Soul Reaver 2 (Great game!!)
Ico (lots of fun for someone who like puzzles)
Devil May Cry 1 & 2 (1 was better than 2)
Sly Cooper
Jak and Daxter
Metal Gear Solid 2
Fatal Frame (Excellent scary game)
  Midnight Club 2 (fun racing game)

Some of my favorite movies are:
Tomb Raider 2, The Two Towers, Minority Report, Final Destination 2, 8 Mile, Formula 51, Harry Potter 2, Fellowship of the Ring, Resident Evil, A Knight's Tale, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The One, Harry Potter, Rush Hour 2, Tomb Raider, Pearl Harbor, The Mummy Returns, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Replacements, Remembering the Titans, Way of the Gun, Gladiator, Snatch, Fight Club, Frequency, Exit Wounds, Romeo Must Die, Chill Factor, Shakespeare in Love, Ever After, Boondock Saints, All of The Matrix's, Braveheart, Titanic, Neverending Story, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Mummy, Jerry Maguire, and all the Star Treks.
 

My Favorite TV Shows are:
Boston Public, Frazier, X-Files, Star Trek, Will and Grace, That 70's Show, King of Queens.
I don't really watch that much TV.

Some of my favorite books are:
Julian's House, My Soul to Keep, The Heart of a Witch: 
By Judith Hawkes
The Partner, The Runaway Jury, The Testament, A Painted House:
By John Grisham
Nevermore: By William Hortjzberg (sp)
Red Dragon, Hannibal: By Thomas Harris
The Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos, 
Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat,
Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Theif,
Memnoch the Devil, Pandora, The Vampire Armand, Vittorio the Vampire, Merrick, Blood & Gold, & Violin, Blackwood Farm, Blood Canticle:
By Anne Rice
The Left Behind series: By Timothy Lahey
Harry Potter 1,2,3,4, & 5: By J.K. Rowling
The Stephanie Plum series (8 books) : By Janet Evanovich
Jack and Jill, Pop goes the Weasel, Cat & Mouse, Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Cradle and All, Hide and Seek, 1st to Die, 2nd Chance, See how they Run, & The Beach House: By James Patterson

The Search and Body of Lies: by Iris Johanasen
  A Kiss of Shadows: by Laurell K. Hamilton

My Favorite Artists are the following...
Born into Kaos (My brother's band), SR71, A Perfect Circle, Blink 182, Trapt, Social Burn, Chevel, Stone Sour, Queens of the Stoneage, Puddle of Mud, Tantric, Incubus, Nickelback, Lit, System of the Down, Saliva, Godsmack, Default, Smash Mouth, Linkin Park, Offspring, Fuel, Stain'd, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, Ozzy, Alanis Morrisette, Aaliyah, Kid Rock, Creed, Savage Garden, Janet, SisQo, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Aerosmith, The Beatles, Jewel, Destiny's Child, Stone Temple Pilots, Live, Bush, Eminem, 2-pac, DMX, The Wallflowers, Tom Petty, Journey, Stevie Nicks, 
and many more!  I love all types of music, but I have
to say my favorite type is ROCK!

I don't have a lot of friends, but The ones I do have, will always stick by me. My best friend (Jen) and I have been together for 12 yrs and plan on being there for each other for life! She has been there for me through thick and thin, We've laughed, cried, yelled, fought, but no matter what I know our friendship stayed strong.
If I don't mention Pegah (Pebbles) she is going to have a hissy!! lol  She is like my lil' sis. We've been friends for over 10 yrs and seen each other thru very difficult times in our lives.  (My hair has finally grown back!!) :P 

Lets see....I was born and raised in Tampa, Florida ( fifth generation). I also have 12 different tattoo's: a tribal band around my right calf, an Aztec gecko on my left calf, a raven on my shoulder for my daughter, a gecko on my right forearm, a dragon with butterfly wings on my right arm both of those are for Jen ( we have the same ones) a purple and black ring on my left ring finger, a chinese character on my left forearm that stands for the zodiac sign Tiger, a tribal symbol on my left inner arm,  a bumble bee over my heart, a face I drew myself and had tattooed on my upper back, a gecko on my left hand, and one on my right hand (I have a thing for Geckos!) I also have 4 piercings: My eyebrow, my tongue, and my, well... maybe u don't need to know all that. *S*

I really would like to travel (to Egypt to see the pyramids at Giza and the Valley of the Kings).  But the farthest I have gone is to Cali and back. 

I am also beginning to write a book.  I have about 7 chapters completed.  It's going to be a mix of Sci-Fi, Horror, Romance and Comedy; it's even going to have some fiction & non fiction.

I'm not really a pack rat but I do  have a couple of things, like all the little drawings that my daughter made for me (though that collection is getting a little large!). Raven sold her first drawing of an Angel!! She's already started to collect money for her art and she's 10!!! Yea, she's that good. LOL  I also collect Angels.  I have about 20 different angels at this time.  I don't really have any problems accept for maybe having too big a heart.

My pet peeves are people who are prejudice against race, color and creed, and Barney...sorry Raven :0) 

I don't really have a lot of people in my life, but for who I do have (my daughter, my family, & my friends) I am very lucky! Well for now that is all I can think of... for now! hehe Thanks for taking the time to learn about me.
Now get to looking around the rest of my site will ya! =0)