About Me
Howdy! I’m Tammy.
I’m an artist living in the Orlando, Fl, area with my two cats, my chihuahua, and lots of computers. I’m head over heels for a savvy bloke (and talented 3D/FX artist) by the name of Corey. He looks like a younger Jude Law, if Jude Law didn’t look like he could get his ass kicked wearing those fruity scarves.
Oh, and I have a Myspace Facebook.
(I only mention that because the world just isn’t cool enough for Livejournal anymore. I’m probably the only one who still knows the secret handshake with the decoder ring.)
In simple terms, I fingerpaint all over the internet. (The technical term for this is “web designer“.) I’m also a freelance artist for video games, animation, and more. I do a bit of everything– If it’s considered artsy or multimedia, I probably do it too. In my downtime, I’m trying to follow my childhood dream of becoming an astronaut animator one meticulous frame at a time.
I am a visual alchemist.
I also like to draw, and I’m almost good at coloring within the lines. Almost.
I’m also the proud founder of Dr. Sketchy Orlando. If you like to drink and draw swanky costumed models, then you should check it out.
I have lots of hobbies and interests, but my main ones are designing web sites, drawing & painting, animation, movies, reading sci-fi & fantasy books, comic books, anything Disney, playing video games, and bellydancing. I’ve been bellydancing on and off for a while now. Yes, I can undulate, though I’m not very good at it. For your own personal safety, you should never see me dance.
I’m a total geek. If you remind me of Han Solo, make lolcat references, and know how to flash your BIOS, I’m probably ready to be your best friend. I love all things computers (having built my own boxes for as long as I remember) and random gadgetry, as well as HAM radios, Nintendo, space exploration & NASA, steampunk, special effects, and scifi.
I also have a horrible sense of humor– Everything is funny to me, and I adore quick wit and banter. On that note, most of my friends are guys, and I’m always on the internet. I doubt you can offend me. Let’s talk about how common vaginal centipedes really are, or popular 70′s hairstyles. I’m told I have a quick wit and good sense of humor, which is true if by “sense of humor”, they meant “inability to rationalize my terrorizing fear of chewing gum”.
I’m Irish. No, really. I also speak fluent Spanish, and I’ve learned a little useless but useful Japanese. I love asian, indian, polynesian, and middle eastern music, art, & culture. Learning about mythology has always been a hobby of mine– I’ve very familiar with Greek & Roman. I also love vintage/retro/swanky/space age culture, such as big band music, tiki/Googie design, martinis, Elvis, Sinatra, & Dean Martin.
Everything is always cooler under threat of total nuclear devastation.
In music and pop culture, I’m also a big 90′s dork and I hate the 80′s. Everclear is still my favorite band, along with Collective Soul, Cake, Garbage, and Fiona Apple. I’m also a huge fan of Trip Hop and anything loungy, such as Bitter:Sweet, Hooverphonic, Supreme Beings of Leisure, etc.
I love California & Vegas. I’ve been to Japan and Canada. I plan to visit Hawai’i and Colorado sometime soon. Miami is still the most beautiful city I’ve ever seen– the smell of tire fires from protest rallies in summer and the soft roar of angry Cubans honking makes my heart melt.
I’m a sentimental fool, I know.
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Tools:
2.4ghz Intel Core2 Quadcore with 4gb of ram, 23in HD Apple Cinema Display, & Wacom 12wx Cintiq, Corel Painter (with Rob’s Brushes), Adobe Photoshop, Alias Sketchbook
Interests:
Illustration, Animation, Computers, Bellydancing, Film, Video Games, Decoupage, Geocaching, Steampunk, Web Design, Science Fiction, Case Modding, Computers, Mythology/World Religion
Influences:
Bill Watterson, the Brothers Hildebrandt, Glen Keane, Alfonse Mucha , Bruce Timm, Walt Disney, Brad Bird, Joe Maduriera, Jim Lee, Art Adams, Shirow Masamune
Favorite Music:
Everclear, Garbage, Beck, Fiona Apple, OK Go, Radiohead, Muse, Cake, Foo Fighters, Collective Soul, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Ray LaMontagne, William Shatner, Elvis, Richard Cheese, Otis Redding, The Black Keys, Rolling Stones, Sting, Pink, Karl Zero, Air, Black Eyed Peas, Voltaire, Bjork, Rocket Propelled Geeks, Bitter:Sweet, Red Elvises
Favorite TV Shows:
Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Fringe, Dexter, House, Flight of the Conchords, Boston Legal, Colbert Report, Rescue Me, Lost, Chuck, The Tick, Venture Brothers, Harvey Birdman, Quantum Leap, Supernatural
Favorite Movies:
The Empire Strikes Back, The Incredibles, Aladdin, Moulin Rouge!, Army of Darkness, Pirates of the Caribbean, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Surf’s Up, O Brother Where Art Thou, Hook, Kill Bill, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Disney version), Dr. Horrible
Favorite Books:
The Illusion of Life, Treasure Island, 20k Under the Sea, Calvin And Hobbes, Lord of the Rings, Wheel of Time, Rendezvous with Rama, Jhereg, Good Omens, Memoirs of a Geisha, Snake Hips
Favorite Games:
Plants vs Zombies, Team Fortress 2, Rock Band, Pirates of the Burning Seas CCG, Diablo 2, King’s Quest series, World of Warcraft, Yoshi’s Island, Zelda: Four Swords, Dance Dance Revolution, Puzzle Bobble (and PBOnline), Ragnarok Online, Chu Chu Rocket, Jet Grind Radio, Tribes 2, The Sims, Oil’s Well, Tetris
Favorite Quotations:
“Life is too serious to be taken seriously.” -me
“Calm down– It’s only ones and zeros” – Unknown
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” -Gandhi
“The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates
“To live… to live would be an awfully big adventure. ” -Peter Banning
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