LyssaI am an aspiring writer and generally creative person who has a penchant for finding ways to waste my spare time. One of these days I'll design a website that is entirely for the purpose of sharing ways to accomplish absolutely nothing. I am married to an absolutely wonderful man, Ramon, who puts up with me no matter what. He is a gem and I'm sorry, women, he's taken. A registered nurse, he wastes his time with sports, politics, and a fanatical love of aerospace technology. Ramon and I have two children, Chelsea, 9, and Sierra, 7. Both of them are gifted with far more artistic talent than either of their parents, but did inherit our love of science and our infernal curiosity. In other words, they love to make messes. I love animals and there are several members of our family who walk on four feet, including our dog Nala, a chow-pom mix, our cats Kenya, Phoebe, Hyuga, Cinder, and Bart, a bearded dragon named Spike, and our turtles Justin (a Malaysian box-turtle) and Sheela (a Russian tortoise). On eight legs are my two hermit crabs, Sebastian and Ariel. I have several other sites on the web. Go to The Madhouse for the gateway to my other worlds, including Cry of the Celts, Cool Mac, My Shadow in Vain, CyberPunk Central, and the Madhouse Book and Music Store. You can even find my incredibly verbose personal page. I made my dad's website as well, so if you want to, visit Thunderwolf, Inc.

Also LyssaRamon is not the only sports fan in the family either. I am a rabid fan of hockey and football, rooting for the Red Wings and the Niners respectively. Other sports I glue myself to when I get the chance are figure skating, lacrosse, supercross, speedway, and hurling. I love reading and of course, my favorite books are those of the Dragonlance series. Beyond that my favorite author is Peter F. Hamilton, who can create incredible views of the future much like C.S. Lewis and Isaac Asimov managed in their day. My friend Evil Drew has hooked me on Terry Pratchett recently. My favorite book of all time is Catch-22. My musical interests can only be described as eclectic. I am an eternal fan of Gary Numan and Jethro Tull, love Celtic music, enjoy classical, jazz, and rock. Barenaked Ladies is quickly becoming an obsession. Live is constantly in my cd player, and those of us who roleplay the characters of Xenogears in Yggdrasil are convinced they're actually the Re-Elements in disguise. My educational background is in biochemistry and physical anthropology, but all sciences interest me. My absolute favorite of the hard sciences is physics, which is such an integral part of explaining almost every aspect of our world. Isaac Newton is my hero.

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Electronics
Sony DCR-TRV310 Camcorder - The perfect intuitive camcorder.. if you can find it
Food Network - Iron Chef: The Superbowl of Cooking Shows
History Channel - Time Lab 2000: Two millenia, one minute at a time
Computers & Internet
iMac DV - iMac: User friendly taken to a new level
Adobe PhotoDeluxe Home Edition - The 'improved' version loses its charm
Blade Pro Texture Generator - Anyone can look like a professional graphic artist!
Filemaker Claris HomePage - Layout with ease, pages in a snap
Education
Academics - No stress on essay tests
Personal Finance
Credit Card Fraud - These scam artists should be arrested for stupidity
Kids & Family
Telling your Child about Death - Nana isn't being replaced
Coping with Miscarriage - Bear, you're still my first child
Coping with Death - Don't pick up the phone.. pick up a pen instead
Kids & Family Editorials - Okay, gimme a voucher!
Disneyland - Go to say you've been there, then go to a real park
Children & Violence - People for the Ethical Treatment of Children
Pet Care - Great Alternative Pets
Pet Care - I always wanted a pet dragon..
Pet Care - Oh my God, my cat is a vegetarian!
Pet Care - Moving with Your Cat
Pet Care - Calci-Sand: The substrate your reptile (and you) will love
Home & Garden
Quick Meal Recipes - Cheaper than a trip to Albequerque (Chile Verde Facile)
Quick Meal Recipes - Tuna casserole my tuna-hating hubby will eat! (Tuna Casserole for Tuna and Casserole Haters)
Quick Meal Recipes - SweetHot Chicken Wings
Travel
Southwest Airlines - No frills, just attentive service
Restaurants
In-N-Out Burger - So good it's on my list of reasons to move to California!
Toys
Bop It Extreme - Where do I sign up for Bopaholics Anonymous?
Games
Final Fantasy VIII Tips & Tricks- Level Up Strategy: Why to wait to level up
Final Fantasy VIII Tips & Tricks - Lost in Deling City's sewers? Here's how to get through them
Final Fantasy VIII - Can they possibly top this?
Final Fantasy VIII - FF8 Characters: Love some, leave some
Final Fantasy VIII Strategy Guide - -Almost- everything you need
Xenogears - The Good, The Bad, The Oogly
Warzone 2100 - A cure for PMS
Chocobo Racing - Square for the little ones
Croc 2 - Who is this game aimed at?
Spyro the Dragon 2: Ripto's Rage - Butt-Flamin' Head-Bashin' Brain-Ticklin' Fun!
Playstation - GameShark Pro - In spite of major bugs, it can be a lifesaver
Pac Man World - Butt-bounce me, baby!
Books
The Reality Dysfunction - The Reality Commitment
A Quantum Murder - Cerebral Cyberpunk
Catch-22 - A hysterical farce about nothing funny
Music
J-Tull.com - Jethro Tull - Back to the Future for Tull
Original Masters - Jethro Tull - Jethro Tull 101
Exile - Numan, Gary - Numan's return from Exile
Movies
What Dreams May Come - Dreamy and Rich
Highlander, Director's Cut - There's plenty that should be cut
The Devil's Advocate - Damned good, devilishly accurate..
Epinions Community Center
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If you would like to write to me for any reason, other than being a lunatic with a passion for flaming people for no good reason, I would love to hear from you. Just click on the E-mail button below or send it to [email protected].
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