-MY M00D-

Meh, not really sure right now.

-ABOUT ME-

.realname. Alexandra French (blech...)

.penname. October Ryse

.nicknames. Alex, Lex (rarely), Tobey, Tobers, The Tobey-Meister (that used to be my username on here...)

.age. 29

.gender. Female... at least, last time I checked...

.residence. Middle of nowhere, USA

.passion. Horses. I adore them. I have since the first time I saw one. I've ridden Hunt Seat for twenty years. ... I also sing and play the violin, which frequently are put to use in a futile attempt to keep my sanity. Oh, and I love bats... like, a lot!

.dream. Well, I have many of them, actually. First, and foremost, is to sing—I don't care where or to whom, I just want to sing. I want to write... at least one book... I would also like to write a screenplay, which coincides with my desire to direct, because if anything of mine ever becomes a movie, it will be EXACTLY as I want it to be. Yes, I AM that anal retentive.

.inspiration. Honestly, reading other people's stories. I love reading, it's one of the few things I'm good at. Lexi aka Digitallace, and my bestest cyber-friends KareBear and Bri, who write amazing stories (yes, Harry Potter stories), and I would be nowhere without... Um... I think that's all.

.favorite colors. RED! And BLACK! Together, of course...

.favorite bands. HiM, The Rasmus, Apocalyptica, Staind, Emilie Autumn, SYML, Evanescence, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, Superchick, Switchfoot, Kutless(HE TOUCHED ME!), Skillet, Voltaire, ThouShaltNot, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Matchbox 20, The Crüxshadows, Rasputina, Qntal(yes, that's spelled right), The Dreamside, Chris Thile, Loreena McKennitt, Tori Amos, Eiffel 65, Imogen Heap, Ghost of the Robot, Lili Haydn, Three Doors Down, Charlotte Martin, Chevelle, Jo Dee Messina, Jamie O'Neal, Jet, A Perfect Circle, erm... I think I'm done... like how I have random country and bluegrass strewn throughout there? LOL!

.favorite writers. Lexi, KareBear and Bri, der! Anne Rice, John Peel, Ellen Schreiber, Mary Stanton, Terry Goodkind, Dan Brown, Garth Nix, I'll put more when I think of them.