Matoska is my Lakota (Native American) name given to me that means White Bear (Polar bear). It suits me well since I am white (very pale being part Norwegian) and like a polar bear, I fiercely protect my young. Speaking of my young…I have 3 boys: Justin who is 20 and the only one I actually gave birth to; Billy who is 20 and Justin’s close friend; and Vince, also a friend of Justin’s, who is going to be 20 shortly and we took in because he had no place to go (didn’t want the poor boy to be homeless). All the boys are attending school and while Justin has no idea what he wants to do yet, Vince is in automotive technician training and Billy is in art school wanting to be a cartoonist (he is talented).

I am, in case it was missed above, female, 46 and married to the same man for nearly 22 years. I was born & raised in Chicago, IL USA and hated it there. I was not meant for Big City life. We moved out into the country in New Rome, WI in 1992 and love it here. There are animals roaming all over freely, no crowds, pollution is VERY low and it is peaceful. I really enjoy it. The ONLY drawback is the lack of culture and food. Yes, we lack good food up here in the middle of nowhere. It’s just so sad.

I fell in love with Hellsing watching the anime on Starz while I was confined to bed with a blood clot. I didn’t have much of anything else to do at the time and was pleasantly surprised and intrigued by the story line. I also enjoyed Blood the Last Vampire and Howls Moving Castle. I have a non-operable spinal injury and am frequently confined to bed because of that and rely on my laptop to keep me entertained. I was watching movies on Starz through Real Player but now that service has stopped but I still have a DVD player and all the Hellsing DVDs (so far) to keep me entertained.

I like to read (a variety of genre including horror, fiction, historical, hobby related and Hellsing). I took over the Hellsing FanFic site (no one else volunteered and I hated to see it be deleted) a couple months ago. I had some poetry published in recent years and may post some eventually. I had 1 humorous short story published eons ago in our High School publication. Dialogue intimidates me to no end so I am leery of writing pieces that require interaction. Maybe some day I will give it a go.