All You Will Ever Care To Know About Me (Seriously) · 3:14am Aug 26th, 2015
Me In A Nutshell:
My name Emma Lee Downs and I am just another author struggling to make her way in the world. I write music on various instruments, draw, paint, sculpt, and of course, write.
Want to know more? Feel free to read my blog by following this link: https://emmaleedowns.wordpress.com/category/blog
Currently I have a few different companies I operate online where I sell various craft, art, music, film, and writing projects. On some websites I list items for sell all of the time and on other websites I do not to keep the cost of the listing fees down.
Mountain High Crafters:
The main online company that I run is Mountain High Crafters where I list many different craft items for sell. I usually only list items that people are directly interested in buying at the time so a lot of the time the store will only have a few items listed or nothing listed at all if the listed items have already sold.
The link to this craft company can be found here: http://mountainhighcrafters.ecrater.com
Aluminum Fish Industries:
Another online company that I run through Etsy is called Aluminum Fish Industries. Much like Mountain High Crafters, I usually only list items that people are directly interested in buying at the time so a lot of the time the store will only have a few items listed or nothing listed at all if the listed items have already sold.
The link to this craft company can be found here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/AluminumFishIND
Art Stores:
The other online stores I operate are more about selling my word art, t-shirt designs, photography, and other visual art mediums.
I sell a lot of my visual art through my deviantART store which can be found at this link: http://lyraalluse.deviantart.com/store
I sell some of my visual art pieces through my CafePress Store, Designs By Emma Lee, which can be found at this link: http://www.cafepress.com/designsbyemmalee
I sell many different designs, pictures, and word art through my Zazzle store, The Designs Shop, which can be found at this link: http://www.zazzle.com/thedesignzshop
Recently I have also started selling some of my photography and other visual art mediums through my RedBubble store which can be found at this link: http://www.redbubble.com/people/lyraalluse/shop
Other Stores:
Any additional stores that I own can be found by following this link: https://emmaleedowns.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/my-stores
Also, feel free to like the Facebook Page that links all of these stores together here: https://www.facebook.com/AluminumFishIndustries
Creative Projects:
Finally, I sell my writing and music through Lulu.com and CreateSpace. My Lulu.com account can be found here: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/EmmaLeeDowns
My Amazon Author Profile can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00JHRKZIE
My Goodreads Author Profile can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13988965.Emma_Downs
The music I have published can be found here: https://emmaleedowns.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/produced-music
The books I have published can be found here: https://emmaleedowns.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/published-work
Contact Information:
If you are interested in purchasing any of my art pieces locally (here in Arizona) or having me list anything for sell on one of my craft or art websites feel free to message me here on my main website or contact me at hitomikanzaki34@hotmail.com.
Short Biography:
Hello all! My name is Emma Lee Downs (Better known as Lyra Alluse: my web mistress name), and I like…err…anything that isn’t trying to gnaw off my toes really. I have a very open mind and would classify myself as a people person. My interests include writing, drawing, painting, crafting, sword fighting, dagger combat, archery, oriental style combat, and any other art form or fighting style that you can think of. I also LOVE ANIME. My favorite genres are fantasy and Sci Fi, though I do like my adventure books and movies; especially when lots of things blow up! Oh; pretty colors!! lol I HATE the genre of ROMANCE and someday will dispose of it completely with the help of my cat who is after world domination. I like strange people… (I am weird myself ^_-) …and tend to like doing funny things.
Heroes:
Aslan, Batman, Spiderman, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Gambit, Emma Frost (Yes, Emma Frost IS an X-Men. Look Her up on Google…), Daredevil, Wolfwood, Vash the Stampede, Tamahome, Hotohori, Tasuke, Miaka, Van, Dryden, Hitomi, Keiichi Morisato, Belldandy, Urd, Skuld, Youko Nakajima (Twelve Kingdoms!), InuYasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Gene Starwind, Jim Hawking, Jack Sparrow, The Doc (Back to the Future), C.S. Lewis, Albert Einstein, J.R.R. Tolkein, J.K. Rowling, Yoda, Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy!), Steve Irwin, Yoko Kanno (Female Composer For Anime! Hell Yes!), Jessica, Vanessa, Pat, ALL Of My Friends (Everyone I didn’t mention but are loved just as much!), Rebecca (My Sis), My Family, Others.
Who I’d like to meet:
This is a serious list of the people that I want to meet in my life. No really, it is. I figure that this list has to be broken down into two sections; the imaginary people I want to meet (but unfortunately will never get to as they are made up) and the real people (like you) that I would like to meet.
Imaginary People:
Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean and Doc from Back to the Future.
Real People:
Anyone who is as random, full of life and crazy as I am. Weird people are my favorite kind of people. Why? Because I am strange myself. But I love everyone. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone I didn’t like.
Well…accept maybe this telemarketer who kept calling and asking me to buy some kind of Internet service. He seriously called ten times! I finally got rid of him in a rather humorous way. It went more or less like this.
Andy (telemarketer dude): Can I interest you in this exciting new service?
Me: Hmm…service. Makes me think of bacon. Yummy bacon. Mmm mmm good. Do you like bacon?
Andy: I am not at liberty to discuss this ma’am.
Me: Ah come on. Can’t we discuss monkeys? Or pizza? I love pizza!
Andy: Well…about this product…
My sister (randomly pops in): My hair tastes like a skunk!
Andy: …
Me: I told you to wash it three days ago!
Andy: …AOL has a lot to offer…
Me: Does it do windows? Serious; you know how hard those things are to clean?
Andy: You know what ma’am, if you are not going to take this serious than neither am I.
Me: Serious? Who said anything about being serious? I want my car waxed dang it! Can you do that?
Andy: …I can see our service might not be right for you. Have a nice day ma’am. click.
My sister and I: laughing our asses off.
LOL So anyway…just as long as you are not a telemarketer we’ll get along great. Big grin.
What I’m doing with my life:
It was dawn; I was in my towel when the ninjas attacked. lol J/K Now on to the real story. I guess you could say I am an adventurer of sorts; I like to travel, camp, try new foods, and meet new people. Just call me ‘Emma Jones!’
I’m really good at:
I have extensive knowledge of all weapons and combat styles. I am handy at fixing things… (I am good with computers, software, and cars)…and I am good at creating anything I put my mind to. I even made a life size Darth Maul once! (I took it apart later after my sister complained that it looked too scary.)
The first things people usually notice about me:
People usually notice that I am very outgoing and friendly when they first meet me. The people that know me well say that I am weird, but in a good way. I have many friends and I love making more!
Food:
I love potatoes! They are like my favorite food on the planet! I especially like mashed potatoes and twice-baked potatoes. I really love sushi as well, but it is kind of hard to get where I live, and when I can find it, it is usually expensive. I usually buy sushi as a treat for myself when I do well at something, since it is harder to get a hold of. I like hamburgers, but not as much as I like steak or other meats. I tend to like seafood a lot, especially shrimp. I could eat shrimp all day! However, seafood is also hard to get where I live because I live in the desert, so it is also a special food that I save for special occasions since it is expensive. I also like confections! I love cakes, cookies, and chocolates! I especially like little cakes that you can get at the grocery market and put in your lunch. I love chocolate in all of its forms, especially white chocolate. My favorite cookies are probably chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies.
I like candies from other parts of the world. I usually go to the World Market and get them because it is kind of a hobby of mine to try new foods. I also love tea! I love green tea, but since I am half-British, I tend to drink a lot of European teas. I love Irish breakfast tea, jasmine tea, rose hip tea, lemon tea, mint tea, and evening tea blends. I don’t really drink too much alcohol. I only really drink like once a year (that’s not an exaggeration lol). However, when I do drink, I like to have margaritas, red wine, or daiquiris. I like fruity alcoholic beverages, but I also like a European drink called ‘Mead’ which is made from fermented honey. It is just like drinking candy! It’s so good.
My favorite non-alcoholic drinks are orange soda, grape soda, strawberry soda, Sprite, Mountain Dew, iced-tea, cream soda, vanilla soda, grape juice, apple juice, fruit punch, and mixed coffee drinks. I don’t drink coffee as much as I drink tea, but when I do drink it, I like it to be blended. I love cappuccinos and other similar coffee drinks.
Celebrities:
Matsumoto Jun is my favorite actor of all time! Hayao Miyazaki is my favorite filmmaker of all time! Osama Tezuka is my favorite manga artist of all time! Fuyumi Ono is my favorite author of all time! Arashi is my favorite band of all time! Yoko Kanno is my favorite composer of all time! Ayumi Hamasaki is my favorite singer of all time! Yuu Watase is my favorite artist of all time!
Music:
I am third generation Norwegian, so I listen to a lot of Norwegian metal bands. One of my favorite Norwegian Metal bands is called ‘Moon Sorrow’. I just love the music! It is so haunting and mysterious. I also like a metal band called ‘Within Temptation’. ‘Within Temptation’ is a band is a band from the United Kingdom that one of my British cousins introduced me to and I ended up really liking it! I like a traditional Canadian folk singer named ‘Loreena Mckennitt’. I have one of her songs on my MySpace page. I also love the music of ‘Enya’. It’s so relaxing and inspiring! My favorite techno mixer is ‘DJ Sammy’, but I am also getting into a group called ‘Morandi’ which is a musical group from Romania. My favorite song by ‘Morandi’ is a song called “Angels.” It is very deep and touching. I especially like the video that goes with it.
Music (Simple):
I like Techno/ Dance, Celtic, Rock, Heavy Metal, Oldies (50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s music), or anything that has a good beat and keeps my attention for more than 5 seconds.
Movies:
Holes, Serenity, Star Gate, Matrix Trilogy, Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights, Rush Hour (1 and 2), Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Batman Begins, Batman Anthology, National Treasurer, Shrek (1 & 2), All Disney Films, All Pixar Films, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Original Star Wars Trilogy, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Chronicles of Narnia: Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Grave of the Fireflies, The Cat Returns, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Porco Rosso, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Whispers of the Heart, All Studio Ghibli films, Others.
Television:
Teen Titans, Static Shock, X-Men Evolution, Batman Beyond, Batman: The Animated series, Superman: The Animated series, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Firefly, Stargate SG-1, Farscape, CSI, Law and Order, South Park, Drawn Together, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Megas XLR, Samurai Jack, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Futurama, American Dad, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, Keenan and Kel, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Juniper Lee, Invader Zim, Fairly Odd Parents, Danny Phantom, SpongeBob SquarePants, My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Fushigi Yugi, Escaflowne, Twelve Kingdoms, Inu Yasha, Rurouni Kenshin, Slayers, Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star, Magic Knight Rayearth, El Hazard, Chobits, Case Closed, Ceres, Cowboy Bebop, DnAngel, Demon Hunter Yoko, FLCL, Fruits Basket, Kimba, Key the Metal Idol, Haibane Renmei, Weiss Kreuz, Little Prince, Lodoss War, Legend of Crystania, Magical Shopping, Arcade Abenobashi, Oh My Goddess, Orphen, RG Veda, Ranma 1/2, Steam Boy, Tenchi Muyo, Trigun, Utena, Vampire Hunter D, Witch Hunter Robin, Wolf’s Rain, Vampire Princess Miyu, Yu Yu Hakisho, Ai Yori Aoshi, Angel Links, Akira, Animatrix, Arc the Lad, Banner of the Stars, Berserk, Zatch Bell, Captain Harlock, Card Captor Sakura, Chinese Ghost Story, Crest of the Stars, Earthian, Kare Kano, Interstella 5555, Iria, Rounin Warriors, Last Exile, Love Hina, Metropolis, Nadesico, Nadia, Samurai 7, Samurai Champloo, Sorcerer Hunters, Those Who Hunt Elves, A Tree of Palme, Shamanic Princess, Others.
Asian Television Shows/ Movies:
My Lovely Sam Soon, Full House, Engine, Tokyo Juliet, Marmalade Boy, Mars, They Kiss Again, It Started With A Kiss, Itazura na Kiss, Tatta Hitotsu no Koi, Stand Up!!, Kurosagi, Snow Queen, The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, Last Friends, Hotaru no Hikari, Liar Game 2, LIAR GAME, Great Teacher Onizuka: The Movie, You’re Beautiful, One Pound Gospel, Beautiful Life, Bara no nai Hanaya, Bambino!, Attention Please!, Atashinchi no Danshi, Anego, Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi 2, Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi, Dragon Zakura, Great Teacher Onizuka: TV Special, Great Teacher Onizuka, Gokusen 3, Gokusen 2, Gokusen, Akai Ito, Yamada Taro Monogatari, Proposal Daisakusen, Hello My Teacher, Nobuta wo Produce, Zettai Kareshi, Why Why Love, Nodame Cantabile, Hanazakari no Kimi Tachi E ~ikemen♂paradise~ (JP), Hana Kimi (TW), Devil Beside You, Kimi wa Petto, My Girl, Corner with Love, Meteor Shower, Meteor Garden II, Meteor Garden I, Boys Over Flowers: Final, Hana Yori Dango: Season 2, Hana Yori Dango, Boys Over Flowers, Others.
Books:
Wicked, The Giver, Number the Stars, Raptor Red, Harry Potter Series, Wheel of Time, Spiderwick, Ella Enchanted, The Dark is Rising Sequence, The Princess Bride, The Neverending Story, The Death Gate Cycle, Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit, Dragon Knights, Escaflowne, Planet Ladder, Alice 19th, Ragnarok, Fushigi Yugi, Wish, Magic Knight Rayearth, DnAngel, Inu Yasha, Chobits, Others.
The six things I could never do without:
Well, it depends on the situation, really. But I guess in the general sense, I couldn’t live without…
1. Tea. I Am half-British, after all.
2. An internet connection. It’s the 21st century and I am enjoying every minute of it. I kind of wish we had flying cars though.
3. A goal of some kind. I am the type of person that needs goals in order to function. If I don’t have any goals, I make new ones, and go after them.
4. Travel. I want to travel all over the world and eventually I would like to live in Japan.
5. Food. I guess that is obvious as one would certainly die if they did not eat, but I am what you might call an appreciator of food. I believe food in all of its forms is good for the soul.
6. Creativity. Having the ability to create things is what makes me who I am. If I cannot create things, I feel that life is meaningless.
I spend a lot of time thinking about:
My life and how it will impact the lives of other people. I want to use my talents to give back to other people and make a difference in the world.
On a typical Friday night I am:
Out on the town, having a good time. Life is too short to just sit around and do nothing. I always have to keep myself busy with one thing or another.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit:
I have done and seen many amazing things in my life but I think the thing that touched me the most was something that happened when I donated my time to helping out at a local homeless shelter.
I took a bunch of homeless kids out to see a movie while their parents were looking for jobs and I asked each of them what they wanted Santa to bring them for Christmas. One of the kids said he wanted a fire truck. Another kid said she wanted a pony. The different gifts were listed off one by one.
Finally, there was one little girl left in the group. She had patiently waited for everyone to take their turn and now everyone was eagerly waiting for her response. After shyly twisting her hair with her fingers, the little girl said, “I wish I had a home.”
When I heard the little girl say that I realized how lucky I am to have the things I have in life and it opened my eyes to a way of viewing the world. Every time I think of that girl I am reminded of why I need to push myself to succeed; so I ultimately have the power to give back to others who are in need of my help.
Dress Style:
I like to wear jeans, shorts, and comfortable pants. I do not wear skirts or dresses; they make me feel weird and they do not go well with my tomboy image. I like wearing t-shirts, over-jackets, tank tops, hooded sweatshirts, and other shirts that are comfortable. I dress more for comfort than for fashion but I have been told that I have a good sense of fashion. A lot of my shirts have Legend Of Zelda game logos and other things I am interested in printed on them because I like showing people the things I am into through the things I wear. I usually keep my hair tied back in a ponytail but occasionally I let it down. I don’t wear jewelry or makeup. Both of these things make me feel too girly and uncomfortable. I like to just be myself and I feel that jewelry and makeup make me into something I am not. I basically dress for comfort and convenience but I also see it as a form of self-expression so that is why I advertise what I like by wearing certain t-shirts or tank tops.
Humor:
I have a very good sense of humor. Everything makes me laugh, and I am always making other people laugh with my jokes and facial expressions. I can be serious too, but most of the time I like to have fun and enjoy every minute of life. I believe that laughter is good for the soul, so it is good to do it often. Laughing also keeps you looking young so it is an all-around good thing!
Traveled:
I had a traveling experience one year after I graduated from high school. I used to run a website called “The Escaflowne Grill” on MSN groups, which was a fan-based website dedicated to the anime “The Vision of Escaflowne.” I met a guy named Alpha Shero (his web name) and we ended up becoming friends since he also had an Escaflowne group. Eventually, I visited his family in Canada and he visited my family in the United States. It was a really great experience! We are still friends and talk over the messenger and on an online game called Maple Story. I hope that I can make more friends like Shero by using this website. I have also traveled all over the United States. My favorite State is probably Maine because it is next to the ocean and you can get the best seafood there. One day, I would like to visit Japan and Korea. My ultimate goal is to live in Japan because I feel a real connection with the people that live there and the culture. I would also like to visit the UK, since a lot of my family members still live there. Norway would also be a destination I would be interested in traveling to, since it is the country that my family originated from.
Cultural Adaption:
I am very adaptive to having a partner from another culture. This might sound strange, but in my heart, I have always felt a strange connection to Japan and Korea. I would love to live in one of these countries one day.
Allergies:
I am allergic to caffeine and chocolate. Whenever I tell people this, they assume I am some type of alien from outer space and give me their deepest sympathies.
Medical Conditions:
Well, this will be a long list. I have depression, social anxiety, PTSD, OCD, chronic pain, and agoraphobia. I also have a color deficiency (a form of colorblindness) and am night blind. Not to mention I am allergic to chocolate and caffeine. I guess I have a lot of issues. But hey. Don't we all?
Wow... This is almost scary...
3348339 Scary? O_0 How so?
3348366 how similar we are.
But I'm pretty sure your much older than me.
3348374 That means that we can plot world domination together!
Muahahahahaha.
Um, or something.
3348376 Yeah... Something..... *rubs hands together deviously and cracks a smile The Joker would respect*
3348379 Step one; own all of the cheese! Think about it; people like cheese. Those who rule the cheese, shall rule the world!
3348397 That... makes an incredible amount of sense!!! Step 2: Control the Internet! Who can live without it now? It's the 21st Century! We RUN on Internet!
3348405 Yes. We shall control the cheese. Then the internet! And then; the world! ^0^
3348411 BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! *Continues laughing while stroking cat*
3348415 That reminds me of step three; adopt all of the cats so we magnify our evilness level to over 9,000. :S
3348421 Yes! Our X9000 evilness will repel all resistance. Wait, what resistance?
then steal all the dogs and turn them into werewolf bodyguards and train them to obey the cats! Man's best friend will ally with their greatest fear!
3348423 Also, the werewolves will be crucial in guarding all of our secret internet bases and cheese storage units. :0
3348433 Definitely. Definitely. We'll also need to seize control of the American, Russian, Chinese, and British power grids!
3348439 We also have to take notice of the potential robot uprising. The other day I noticed that the microwave was giving me a funny look. This is only the beginning. :0
3348445 Hmmm... We'll need a bunch of EMPs then... Or a really big one. *Researches on field capacitors and generators* Also, the ocean. We will confiscate the ocean!
3348452 The ocean shall be crucial in helping to overthrow the robot uprising. :o
3348454 mhm. So we've conquered land and water. Next: the sky!
3348461 This will be difficult because of all of the dragons. :0
3348464 Then we shall take the dragons!
Now we have an Air Force!
3348466 Oooo I like that idea. But what will we do with all of the robots? :o
3348473 Reprogram them to serve us. If that fails, feed them to the dragons or have them melted down and made into armor for the army. Engines, power sources, wires, ect will be used to power our base and augment equipment.:pinkiecrazy
3348488 Yes. Yes. All excellent plans.