1. name? Jax Amber Raven (and/or Raven-Hall and/or Dixon, eventually)

2. d.o.b.? January 15, 1979 - Capricorn/Goat and proud of it!

3. location? Portland, Oregon

4. religion? A very strange mix of wiccan, paganism, old greek pantheism (stress on PAN there), and an odd and violent religion based on a few things a friend showed me a long time ago.

5. occupation? Teacher, BDSM-freak

APPEARANCE

1. hair? gonna be red soon, normally hazel with copper bits

2. eyes? hazel. Otherwise known as sickly brown. *pouts*

3. height? 5' 8/9"

4. weight? Errr... more than I like?

5. figure? Curvy, leaning to reubenesque

STYLE

1. clothing? BLACK... velvet, silk, satin, fur, jeans, corsets, long skirts and long-sleeved shirts. Oh, and sparkly silver harem pants.

2. music? Lots of techno, lots of goth/industrial, plenty of bad 80's stuff and a bit of 'alternative' and pop... and classical music, cos it just kicks ass.

3. makeup? Think black eyeliner, black lipstick, and white face... if not full-blown goth or glitter guru, then no makeup at all.

4. body-art? Just occasional goth-markings, but I want a tattoo.

RIGHT NOW

1. wearing? Torn up sweatpants and a t-shirt, put on because I'm planning to cook.

2. listening to? Train - "Meet Virginia" (which is one of my theme songs).

3. thinking of? Stress. Kadin. Arrasto. Caleb. Nick. Rhett. Headaches. What I should cook.

4. feeling? Stress and heartache... yes, I am a drama queen.

LAST THING YOU...

1. bought? Food & Drink at Shari's.

2. did? Got up. Reluctantly.

3. ate & drank? Ate a burger last night, drank a soda this morning.

4. read? Tom Robbins - "Jitterbug Perfume"

5. watched on TV? Sagwa!

EITHER/OR

1. club or house party? Hmm... club, if it's a good goth-club. Otherwise, house party.

2. tea or coffee? Anything with caffeine.

3. high achiever or easy-going? About mid-way between.

4. beer or cider? Cider, definitely.

5. drinks or shots? Drinks, the kind with three umbrellas, six colors, and at least ten different pieces of fruit.

6. cats or dogs? Cats, definitely.

7. single or taken? Errrr... TakER?

8. pen or pencil? Pen. Gel glitter-pen on black paper.

9. gloves or mittens? Gloves.

10. food or candy? Food... preferrably red meat and a nice potato/veggie dish with no dairy products used.

11. cassette or cd? CD, now... but it took me a while.

12. snuff or cigarettes? Clove cigarettes.

13. coke or pepsi? Coke, definitely.

14. hard or mild alcohol? Mild... I can get drunk off a wine cooler.

15. matches or a lighter? Butane torch.

16. sunset beach or the bold and the beautiful? Neither, thank you.

17. ricki lake or oprah winfrey? Which would I shoot...? Oprah.

WHO DO YOU WANT TO...

1. kill? Michael, my mother, and occasionally myself.

2. shag? Hehehe... GODS, this would be a long list if I wrote it all out.

3. slap? Most people. Particularly the people responsible for fucking up my health care.

4. hear from? Kadin.

5. get really wasted with? I want to do Acid with Rhett. And get stoned with Kadin. And get drunk with Daris.

6. tickle? NOT Elmo.

7. look like? A hot, purple-haired feline anthro with sharp claws, green or purple eyes, pale silver fur, and a pink bow on her tail.

8. be like? Me, with a lot less stress and a lot more money.

9. avoid? My mom, and Eamon-and-Candice because they make me miss my boys too much.

FAVORITE

1. food? Anything filling, well-prepared, well-seasoned, and dairy-free.

2. drink? *chuckles softly* I decline to answer.

3. color? Black is too a color, dammit!

4. album? One of my handripped CDs. Normal albums just aren't complete enough.

5. shoes? Black boots, comfortable and sexy ones. Which I do not currently own. *pouts*

6. site? Akasha's Web and of course DiaryLand.

7. dance? A well-done whip dance... *grin*

8. song? Good god... too long a list. But some of the main contenders are "Hallelujah", "Dig", "Meet Virginia", "How You Remind Me", "Butterfly", "Bloodletting", "Glory Box", "Wandering Star", "The Archer", "Karma Slave", and "Talk Show Host".

9. vegetable? Cucumbers... with lots of seasoned rice vinegar...

10. fruit? Toss-up between green apples and pineapple.

LAST PERSON YOU

12. touched? Scott, I think.

13. talked to? Eamon.

14. hugged? Not actually sure... no full-on hugs in a while. Prob'ly Scott or Grr.

15. instant messaged? Arrasto, who I am talking with now.

16. kissed? Properly kissed? Caleb.

17. had a crush on? Hmm... either Juliet's Scott, Arrasto, or Rhett, depending on how you look at it.

17b. do you still have a crush on them? Yes-ish.

18. who broke your heart? *soft smile* Al-X and I don't regret it.

WHERE DO YOU

19. eat? Wherever I can sit down and grab a book or watch the cooking channel.

20. dance? Somewhere where people aren't watching.

21. cry? On the phone, of late.

22. wish you were? In a large house with several cats and all of my boys, happy, healthy... the house would be here in Portland. It would have lots of guest rooms and a huge hot tub.