» Born: 19 February 1973 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
» Age: 38.
» Sign: Pisces.
» Place of Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio.
» Previously Lived In: Waterford, Michigan; Gallatin, Tennessee; North Ridgeville, Ohio; Athens, Ohio.
» Nicknames/Online Aliases: Hutch, Dave, Little Sister, Skywyld, Cellia, Channa, Jazmer, Allen_Sama.

» Interests/Likes/Loves: Music, magick, art, comics, books, fantasy, writing, movies, cats, dogs, coffeehouses, dragons, Broadway musicals, anime, British humor, Robotech, plaid, Scotland, Ireland, mythology, roleplaying games, vampires, MU*s, Monty Python, painting miniatures, gingerbread lattes, Tim-Tams, Jaffa cakes, my iPod (Marvin), podcasts, World of Warcraft, traveling, and of course, being online. Duh.

» Favorite Music: U2, Def Leppard, Crowded House, Split Enz, Neil Finn (and other iterations thereof), Indigo Girls, 'N Sync, Steeleye Span, Bon Jovi, Icehouse, Tesla, Extreme, They Might Be Giants, The Rembrandts, Harem Scarem, Sting, Mr. Big, Pearl Jam, Nelson, Styx, Beatles, Buddy Holly, Great White, Savage Garden, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Sarah McLachlan, Billy Joel, Barenaked Ladies, Steely Dan, Europe, and much, much more.

» Favorite Actors & Actresses: Antonio Banderas, John Barrowman, Orlando Bloom, David Boreanaz, Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Steve Buscemi, George Clooney, Bruce Campbell, Gareth David-Lloyd, Tina Fey, Nathan Fillion, Brendan Fraser, Matt Frewer, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michael Hurst, Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Kevin Kline, Lucy Lawless, Rik Mayall, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liam Neeson, Jerry O'Connell, Julia Roberts, Winona Ryder, Gary Sinise, Christian Slater, Alan Tudyk, David Wenham, Bradley Whitford, Robin Williams, Katee Sackhoff, and more.

» Favorite Movies: Spirited Away, the X-Men movies, the Star Wars trilogy, The Lost Boys, The Little Mermaid, all three Evil Dead flicks, Pocahontas, Beetlejuice, Hook, the Toy Story series, Backbeat, Aliens, Babe, The Neverending Story, The Wizard of Oz, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney's), Desperado, Evita, Anastasia, Titan A.E., 1776, Shakespeare In Love, the Lord of the Rings movies, the Harry Potter movies, Howl's Moving Castle, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe...

» Favorite Authors: Alan Dean Foster, Laura Kinsale, Diana Gabaldon, Patricia Gaffney, Melanie Rawn, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Madeleine L'Engle, Diane Duane, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Philip Pullman, Mary Doria Russell, George R.R. Martin, Neil Gaiman. I also tend to read whatever is lying around, such as John Grisham, cheesy romances, and so forth.

» Favorite TV Shows: Doctor Who, Torchwood, 30 Rock, Firefly, Saturday Night Live, The West Wing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The PowerPuff Girls, Animaniacs, The Young Ones, Robotech, The Tick, Boston Common, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Whose Line Is It Anyway? (the British version), Northern Exposure, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Metalocalypse, White Collar, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Battlestar Galactica.

» Favorite Anime: RahXephon, The Vision of Escaflowne, Cardcaptor Sakura, Fushigi Yuugi, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Oh! My Goddess, Please Save My Earth, and Project A-KO. Also, pretty much anything by Hayao Miyazaki.

» Pet(s): I own one cat right now, a tabby named Aidan.

» Dislikes: People who can't take a hint, horror movies, clashing colors, beer, non-fiction, televised sports, unruly/loud/obnoxious neighbors, twinks, stress, fandom kooks, new age flakes, screaming children, snakes, bugs, spiders, rules lawyers.

» Work: Since 1998, I have been employed at the IRS as a tax examiner; I am living proof that the government is not made up of blood-sucking, soulless monsters. Although the night shift unit does come close sometimes. I occasionally instruct classes there as well and have been a lead from time to time.

» Where I Can Be Found: When not at work, I'm more than likely at home, painting miniatures or custom My Little Ponies, knitting, doing some crosswords, making jewelry with my mom, or playing a video game (either on the PlayStation or on the computer; Katamari Damacy is a recurring favorite). I don't go out too much lately, but three of my favorite places to eat are Outback Steakhouse, Texas Roadhouse, and Copeland's. I'm also sometimes found in Akron, visiting my best friend, and even more rarely in New York to see Broadway shows.

» Random Weirdness: My last name is now a domain name. The company in question is Thalner Electronic Labs, formerly run and originally founded by my grandfather; it weirds me out nonetheless. Why couldn't they have registered TEL or somesuch?