ME: Well. I'm Zandra. I'm currently a junior in college, majoring in Japanese and minoring in Chinese. My interests include dance (ballroom and swing, but I love most kinds of social dancing), webdesign, reading (books or manga), drawing, water skiing (only in the summers ;_;) sailing (I'm not very good, but it's a lot of fun...) cosplay, attending anime cons, jogging (when I can make time), language study, and travel. I played softball through middle school and high school. Family and friends are very important to me, which is sometimes tough to balance since I live in Austin but go to school in D.C.

I mentioned anime cons, and this is probably one of the biggest drains on my finances. I've been attending A-kon since 2001, and I've also been to Ushi-con twice, Yaoi-con once, Katsucon twice, and AnimeUSA once. I love cosplaying and making costumes, and I've made many for myself as well as for friends. I'll try and add more to this "about me" page but for now, I'll leave you with more costume stuff :)

cosplay
Nanaka from Magic User's Club Kain from Lost Universe Pai from 3X3 Eyes Kilik from SCII Cronos from Bloody Roar Shiryu from Saint Seiya Jin from Samurai Champloo sanzo from Saiyuki Setsuka from Soul Calibur III

bookworm
Just wanted to stick in a couple books I'd recommend:
The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey
Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs
Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
Alanna by Tamora Pierce
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Cart and Cwidder by Dianna Wynne Jones
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Homecoming by Cynthia Voight
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block
Empress of the World by Sara Ryan
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Growing Wings by Laurel Winter
The Elvenbane by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey
Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
Razzle by Ellen Wittlinger
Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Bloodlist by P.N. Elrod

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