me

Name: Anything that sounds like Leigh-Anna
Online aliasi: GothikMartyr or Bataleigh.
Occupation: Bat Fanatic and Full-Time Art Student workingon a BA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing. Set to graduate in December 06.
Former Full-time Office Flunky and Whipping Girl for a pseudo-corporate office. I now work part time in several computer labs on campus as a student worker to help pay the bills and keep up the inking. I also make and sell candles, jewelry and miscellaneous stuff through my company, Dingbat Creations. It's more of a hobby than a source of income
Age: 24
Location: Central Kentucky...Richmond to be exact. I live in an apartment that is part of an old manor built in 1830. I cohabitate with my boyfriend, our dog, Rowan, and our cat Laurel.
Family: Yeah, I've got one. Mum, Dad, and an older Brother Ryan. I'm surprised they haven't all disowned me yet.
Loved ones: I've got some of those too.   I love my parents and my brother, even when they're trying to make me do the "right thing" or telling me I don't need any more body modifications. I love my dogs. I love my cat.
I have very few close friends. People I count as such know that they have my undying loyalty and support in all things.   The rest of the world can piss off for all I care.
I have a very special person whom I adore and it scares me to death. You know who you are.
Appearance/Mods: I wear a lot of black. That sort of goes without saying, right? I guess I could be theoretically pigeonholed as a Goth/Bohemian/Punk. I have my moods. I consider myself overweight, but I'm constantly trying to change that with varying results. I have broad shoulders, a large rib cage, and wide hips. Nothing's ever going to change that, no matter how much weight I lose. I will always be somewhat disproportionate.
I'm currently growing my hair out after a 2 year stint with the back of my head shaved, which in hindsight was a horrible horrible mistake. Some people just do not have the right skull for such endeavors. I am one of them. The mop is currently restingwell below my shoulders. After years of abuse (bleach, color, color, color, bleach, color, etc.), I've managed to allow most of it to grow out as my natural blonde with a few chunks of black.
I have a boot "fetish". I LOVE boots...combat boots, granny boots, platform boots...something about supple black leather, steel toes, and encasing my calves in leather. I have 2 pairs of standard-issue combat boots I wear regularly, as well as a pair of Tank boots, among countless others. I own a kilt from USAKilts and I'd wear it everyday if I could.
I also collect Tattoos and piercings. My current count: 7 tattoos, and piercings in: ears (0g, 6g, & two 12g in each ear), right nostril, left nipple & tongue. Several other body mods in the works.
Musical Preference: Anything EXCEPT CRap, Country, Gospel, Bluegrass, "Contemporary Christian", Most of that "nu metal" rappity type shit (some of it's okay...), Hip Hop, "Pop", Opera, Southern Rock, umm...and anything else that I might spontaneously   decide not to like.   My brother would say I'm narrow-minded in my musical tastes. I prefer to say that I just have GOOD taste.
I generally like: Metal, punk, ska, industrial, some "alternative" rock, and some old sixties psychadelic stuff.
Some stuff I listen to: The Real MacKenzies, The Cure, RANCID, The Vandals, Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, NIN, Powerman 5000, Grant Lee Buffalo, Grant Lee Phillips, Rob Zombie, (OLD) Metallica, NOFX, Goldfinger, Cindy Lauper, Foo Fighters, Flogging Molly, Ozzy, Black Sabbath (of course), Nirvana, The White Stripes, Dropkick Murphys, Sex Pistols, Loreena McKennit, U2, The Doors, and a couple of bagpipe albums I've collected over the years.
Hobbies: Absolutely NOTHING. I'm so good at it. Sometimes I paint stuff. I doodle and draw in my sketch boooks quite a bit. When school is in session, I spend a LOT of time on class projects and assignments.
I guess my biggest hobby would be Tribal Belly dance. I used to perform with a troupe, Namaste Tribal. I enjoy the sisterhood of the dance, the earthiness of the music, and the beauty of the movements. I've also been practicing Poi (or Fire Spinning) for about 2 years. I did my first spin with fire in October 2003 (A pic without Fire and A pic with Fire )
I collect bat and fae paraphanalia. I seem to amass scads of jewelry too, which suits me just fine as I feel naked without it.
Any other Useless Comments: have all kinds of things to say, but no real reason to say any of it. For a buttload of useless information regarding my existance, look at my infrequently-updated-but-still-mostly-crap LiveJournal I'm also found on DeviantArt rather frequently.