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"God doesn't make wallflowers. He makes roses."
-me.

Before you read anything else, I will give you a promise. I will read your stories AND make a constructive comment if you ask me to. Quickly. If I don't know you, though, please introduce yourself. So drop me a line, I'd be happy to help!


My SW Family:
So, everyone else has these, and I'm bored. What do you get? THIS! By the way, I haven't really asked the people for the honor. So if you read this and you have a problem, tell me. It's fine.

Ariss Rose: My partner in crime (and gf. If you wanna get all technical.)
Valkyrie: My secret mentor, whether she knows it or not. Really, I'm taking notes on her writing style.
E.a.o.d.: My brosef. He's a good dude.
Gossamer Guile: The closest thing I'll ever have to a sister. She makes me laugh and generally keeps the emo away.
dancer: A great friend who's always checking up on me.
Simi-Chan: If anything, my own personal stalker. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Angellove: Simply a remarkable woman. I wish I had a fraction of as much faith and strength as she has.

Mah catchphrase is (because everyone should have one) "There's no way that should've worked." It applies to more than you realize.

Quotes by others:

"If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can satisfy, also we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for another world."
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it."
Ferris Bueler, Ferris Bueler's Day Off

"A man chooses, a slave obeys."
Andrew Ryan, Bioshock

"No, no. It's not schizophrenia. It's just a voice in my head. I mean, the voice isn't telling me to do anything. It's telling me what I've already done... accurately, and with a better vocabulary."
Harold Crick, Stranger than Fiction

"Because it's a book about a man who doesn't know he's about to die. And then dies. But if a man does know he's about to die and dies anyway. Dies- dies willingly, knowing that he could stop it, then- I mean, isn't that the type of man who you want to keep alive?"
Kay Eiffel, Stranger than Fiction

"Dr. Jules Hilbert: Hell Harold, you could just eat nothing but pancakes if you wanted.
Harold Crick: What is wrong with you? Hey, I don't want to eat nothing but pancakes, I want to live! I mean, who in their right mind in a choice between pancakes and living chooses pancakes?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Harold, if you pause to think, you'd realize that that answer is inextricably contingent upon the type of life being led... and, of course, the quality of the pancakes."
Stranger than Fiction

"My sword is my life. My sword is my reason."
Karel, Fire Emblem

"Harold Crick: Miss Pascal, what you're describing is anarchy. Are you an anarchist?
Ana Pascal: You mean, am I a member of...
Harold Crick: An anarchist group, yes.
Ana Pascal: Anarchists have a group?
Harold Crick: I believe so, sure.
Ana Pascal: They assemble?
Harold Crick: I don't know.
Ana Pascal: Wouldn't that completely defeat the purpose?"
Stranger than Fiction



My novel, Spiritheart, is my life's work. I've had the idea in my head since I was like, I don't know, four, and it has evolved ever since. It all started with Zelda: A Link to the Past

My newest work, Rush, has been inspired by the video game Mirror's Edge. I know, I'm a hopeless ripoff, but I like to tell myself that inspiration comes from all sorts of places.

There are a few other ideas I could work on. A nerd love story called <3 (looks like a heart), a utopian society type story that is called Daedalus, a spinoff of Spiritheart with seven short stories told by the main characters, and maybe some horror some where in between.

My favorite bands are: Alesana, Black Dahlia Murder, Sara Barielles, Reliant K, Weird Al, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Chiodos and anything from Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts.

My favorite book series of all time is The Guardian's of Ga'Hoole. Many of my own characters are inspired by the most talented Kathryn Lasky.

I want to go into psychological therapy later in life, because I'm pretty good at reading people and have a wisdom beyond my years and a desire to help others with it.

Pretty much, I'm a smart gamer with some writing and piano skillz.

And if you scroll down after getting done with the 'p.s.' and the 'p.p.s.' and see my book, think about taking a look, then see the 65k word count and go "Ahmg! Toooo loooonnnnnggg!!!" just know that Twilight, on my own estimate, was probably around 200k words. And you probably read that in a day.

p.s. I will not post those 'put this in your profile if you support/oppose issue/trend x' because my page is a place for me to tell you about me; not send along chain letters. Except for the surveys. I have a weakness for surveys...

p.p.s A 16 year old man? Yup, Ima freak o' nature.

Name : Taylor
Nick Name : Lots. They are all variations of my last name, which I won't put here.
Birth-date : 09-16-93
Birthplace: Normal, Illinois. It's a real town.
Current Location: Michigan
Eye Color: Dark brown, nearly black.
Hair Color: Black.
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: idk, like, 160?
Piercings: none
Tattoos: none
Girlfriend: Ariss Rose
Vehicle: none yet.
Overused Phrase: none.

FAVORITES
Food: pie
Pub/Disc/Restaurant: my cereal cupboard.
Candy: Skittles!
Number: 32/45
Animal: Real or made up? Owls and phoenixes respectively.
Drink: Sprite.
TV Show: X-play
Music Album: Bone Palace Balet
Movie: Stranger than Fiction
Actor/Actress: Ian MacGregor

THIS OR THAT
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
McDonalds or BurgerKing: BK
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate, only if it's actual chocolate. But white chocolate is teh schiznit. (intentional grammar mistake)
Hot Chocolate or Coffee: Hot chocolate
Kiss or Hug: kiss
Dog or Cat: dog
Rap or Punk: Punk
Summer or Winter: Summer
Scary Movies or Funny Movies: Funny
Love or Money: love

YOUR...
Most Missed Memory: when things made sense.
Best physical feature: ummm... height?
First Thought when you wake up: the scene I was picturing when I fell asleep.
Ambition: to inspire good deeds in others.
Best Friends: God, and a few others who aren't here.
Fears: umm... they're there... I know it... hmm...
Longest relationship: two months and counting.

HAVE YOU...
Cheated Your Partner: no
Ever been beaten up: no
Ever beaten someone up: no
Ever Shoplifted: no
Ever Skinny Dipped: ha! no.
Ever Kissed Opposite gender: yessir.
Been Dumped Lately: nope

IN A GIRL
Favorite Eye color: doesn't matter
Favorite Hair color: darkish
Short or Long: longish
Height: shorter than me, which is pretty easy.
Style: Confident and thoughtful
Looks or Personality: personality
Hot or Cute: Cute
Muscular or Really Skinny: either one.

RANDOMS
What country do you want to Visit: England, so I can tell them they suck.
How do you want to Die: in a way that has meaning.
Been to the Mall Lately: what mall?
Get along with your Parents: usually
Health Freak: heh, no.
Do you think your Attractive: I'm alright, I guess.
Believe in Yourself: yes
Want to go to College: yes
Shower Daily: yes
Been in Love: I'm not even sure what love is.
Do you Sing: oh, yeah.





...Have You Ever...
() Smoked a cigarette
() Drank so much you threw up
(x) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
() Been arrested
() Gone on a blind date
() Skipped school
() Seen someone die
(x) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Florida
(x) Been to Mexico
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country
(x) Gone to Washington , DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Felt like dying....
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
() Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang karaoke badly
() Paid for a meal with only coins
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
() Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Laughed until liquid came out of the other end
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue.
() Danced in the rain
() Written a letter to Santa Clause
() Been kissed under the mistletoe
() Watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(x) Blown bubbles
() Made a bonfire on the beach
() Crashed a party
(x) Gone roller-skating
(x) Ice-skating


() I'm single
(x) I'm in a relationship
() I'm engaged
() I've had someone cheat on me.
() I've gone on a blind date.
() I've been the dumpee more than the dumper.
() I miss someone right now.
()I have a fear of commitment.
() I have a fear of abandonment.
() I've cheated in a relationship.
() I've been the cheatee ( if that means that you were the person some cheated on their gf/bf with )
() I've gotten divorced
(x) I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
(x) I've told someone I loved them
() I've kept something from a past relationship.


Honesty/Crime

() I am a terrible liar... sometimes.
() I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't
(x) I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
() I have lied to my parents about where I am.
() I am keeping a secret from the world
() I've cheated while playing a game.
(x) I've cheated on a test.
() I've run a red light.
() I've been suspended from school.
(x) I've witnessed a crime.
() I've been in a fist fight.
() I've been arrested.
() I've shoplifted


Drugs/Alcohol

() I've consumed alcohol.
() I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
() I've taken painkillers when I didn't need them.
() I have cough drops when I'm not sick. (when I am sick I have a lot. They taste good, lol.)
() I can't swallow pills.
(x) I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
() I have been diagnosed with clinical depression.
(x) I shut others out when I'm depressed.
() I take anti-depressants.
() I'm anorexic or bulimic.
() I've slept an entire day when I didn't need it.
() I'm addicted to adrenaline
() I've hurt myself on purpose
() I'm addicted to self harm
() I've woken up crying.
(x) I've cried myself to sleep.


Death and Suicide

() I'm afraid of dying.
() I hate funerals.
() I've seen someone die.
(x) Someone I know has attempted suicide.
() Someone close to me has committed suicide.
() I've attempted suicide.


Random

(x) I can sing well.
(x) I open up to others easily.
() I watch the news.
() I don't kill bugs.
() I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme.
() I curse regularly.
(x) I sing in the shower.
(x) I am a morning person. (when I know that I have to up early.)
() I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
(x) I'm a snob about grammar.
() I am a sports fanatic.
() I twirl my hair
() have "x"s in my screen name
() I love being neat
() I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
() I bake well.
(x) My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue (red.)
() I would wear pajamas to school.
() I like Martha Stewart.
() I know how to shoot a gun.
() I am in love with love.
() I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
(x) I laugh at my own jokes.
(x) I eat fast food weekly (only during plays. Then it's daily.)
() I believe in ghosts.
() I am online 24/7, even as an away message.
() I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
()I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
() I am really ticklish.
(x) I love white chocolate
(x) I bite my nails
(x) I play video games (more than anything.)
() I'm good at remembering faces.
()I'm good at remembering names.
() I'm good at remembering dates.
() I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
() I have tried to join a circus and failed

(x) My answers are totally honest.

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  • Andy Stephenson : Hi Arcos! on November 7
    Thanks for checking out some of my stuff! I appreciate it. What type of stories do you like?

  • Brainfart : Well Done ! on July 29
    Hey Taylor keep up the awesome writing. I hope one day soon to see your published work in a bookstore. Im impressed with you and your writing skills at such a young age.
    Keep it real and enjoy the rest of your summer.
  • EmeraldLullaby : I've never met on July 18
    Anyone who liked the movie Stranger Than Fiction as much as I did.
  • Simi-Chan : Write something already~!! on July 3
    Jeez Taylor...what has happened to you?? Have the zombies got your brains? I would like to see something up here~~ Like Idk, <3 or even Rush...I wouldn't care...Pleaseeeee???

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