My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it, Stands and lies by me, doth what I have done.
Hello, my name is FAYE
Home town: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire (England, UK) Birthday (day/month): 20/10 Current residence: Hertfordshire, "Merrie" England Occupation: Finance Assistant
MORE ABOUT ME...
My guilty pleasure(s): Wasting away my wages
The best word to describe me is: Reflective
My hero(es): Richard III, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I
Words or phrases I overuse: "indeed", "bugger", "oi"
My superpower is: Invisibility? Ha, ok, perhaps not.
What else you should know about me:
I'm a 21-year-old English introvert with a passion for art, photography, and history. As well as the Tudor/Elizabethan era, I am also fascinated by Ancient Rome, especially the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
I don't get why a lot of Tudor fans love England so much. Seriously, it's horrible now. The golden age has long gone!
I guess I should write a bit here about how I got into my obsession with the Tudor dynasty. When I was a little girl, my mum used to sit down with me and watchVHS copies of the 70's BBC productions, 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' (with Keith Michell) and 'Elizabeth R' (with Glenda Jackson). I remember being utterly captivated and longed to know more about this intriguing period in history. I lose count of the amount of library books I got out. I've probably still got them somewhere. As I got older, I chose to study history at school but unfortunately the syllabus did not touch on the Tudors - however that did not stop me from enjoying it. I did not go to university (not everyone can afford it). I continue to learn more and more about 16th century England each day, out of pure interest and passion. I have a tattoo of the Tudor Rose on my stomach - the design I drew myself, as I am an avid artist as well as aspiring historian.
I may be young, but my few years have been filled with the pursuit of knowledge and the acquisition of intellect. Don't judge me on my generation.
IN MY DREAMS...
In the movie version of my life, I would be played by: Thora Birch
My childhood ambition/career goal: To be an artist! A pipe dream.
If I were a breakfast cereal, I would be: I must admit I haven't thought about it!
If I could tame and ride any animal, it would bea: Orca
If I could live anywhere, it would be: By the sea, or Japan
My dream job(s): Freelance artist, photographer, historical author, illustrator
My dream vacation(s): Japan! Visiting the temples, meeting the geisha and maiko, and spending a fortnight at the onsen.
TO-THE-MOMENT ME
Last movie I saw: I watch 300 a lot. Mmm testosterone.
Last book I read: Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
Last album I listened to: 'Us' (Peter Gabriel)
Last big splurge: Wacom Graphire4, for all my arty needs
Last vacation: Too long ago.
MY ALL-TIME FAVES
Website(s): ThisisBlythe, DenofAngels, Flickr, Facebook, Vox, LiveJournal, Tudors Wiki
Hobbies: Photography, drawing, reading, TV and film, collecting expensive dolls
Food(s): Spaghetti bolognese, brioche, crisps, Chinese takeaway - but not together
Gadget(s): My precious cameras (Olympus E300 D-SLR, and Fuji Finepix F11), and games consoles (Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Sony Playstation 3, Sony PSP), and of course my laptop
Vacation spot(s): Fethiye (Turkey)
I like my eggs... Sunny side DOWN
Game(s):Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion, Disgaea, GUN, Kingdom Hearts, Animal Crossing... and many more. I love video games, and as far as I know they haven't dissolved my brain yet.
Sport(s): I don't do sport.
World leader(s): None. I am a keen follower of politics, but do not ally myself to any particular party or leader.
TV show(s): Red Dwarf, Blackadder, any British comedy, The Tudors, Eastenders
Celebrities: Alan Rickman, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, Kenneth Williams, Rowan Atkinson, Derek Jacobi. I admire these people not for their "celeb" status, but for their incredible talent to entertain.
Charities/Causes: RSPCA, Dogs Trust, Marie Curie
Movies: The Harry Potter films, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Silence of the Lambs / Hannibal / Red Dragon / Hannibal Rising, Interview with the Vampire, Heavenly Creatures, The Count of Monte Cristo, the Studio Ghibli films (Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle etc.), Quills, anything historical
Miniseries: The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Elizabeth R, I Claudius
Musician(s): Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, Alanis Morrisette, Suzanne Vega, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, Bauhaus, Siouxsie, The Cure, Voltaire, The Cruxshadows, London After Midnight, Mortiis, ThouShaltNot, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, too many to list here!!
Song(s): "Mercy Street" - Peter Gabriel "Secret World" - Peter Gabriel "Layla" - Eric Clapton "Tears in Heaven" - Eric Clapton "Late Last Night" - Split Enz "In Liverpool" - Suzanne Vega "Inamourada" - London After Midnight "You Put a Hex on Me" - Mortiis "The Man Upstairs" - Voltaire
Dessert(s): Homemade bread pudding!! Not made by me though - I can't (i.e., won't) cook.
Quote(s):"The dead were and are not. Their place knows them no more and is ours today...The poetry of history lies in the quasi-miraculous fact that once on this earth, once on this familiar spot of ground, walked other men and women, as actual as we are today, thinking their own thoughts, swayed by their own passions, but now all gone, one generation vanishing into another, gone as utterly as we ourselves shall shortly be gone, like ghosts at cockcrow". (G.M. Trevelyan, historian)
Cartoon character(s): Squidward from Spongebob Squarepants Zoidberg from Futurama Disney: Frollo, Scar, basically the villians
I admire:
and I also love Richard the Third!!! Steadfast, practical, and courageous.... much wronged by the likes of More and Shakespeare (And don't give me that 'princes in the Tower' crap, it's a bad idea to lecture an avid Ricardian)
