About Me

  • About Me: My name is Laryssa. Only the coolest people in my life know how to change it up into a killer nickname. I try to be a simple person, but I fail miserably. But I've decided that's okay, because I try.

Books

  • Favorite Books: The Once and Future King (T.H. White), To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee), Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (O'Brien), Great Expectations (Charles Dickens), The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner). 10 Little Indians (Agatha Christie)
  • Favorite Authors: Lord, Alfred Tennyson; William Faulkner
  • Favorite Genres: Sci-Fiction/Fantasy; Fiction; Mystery/Suspense
  • Favorite Characters: Quentin Compson, King Arthur, Atticus Finch

Travel

  • Places I love: Outer Banks, N.C.; Oakwood, OH; New York City
  • Places I've been: Duck, N.C.; Oakwood, Dayton, Cincinatti, Columbus, OH; Honululu, HA; Houston, Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; Saint Louis, MO; Washington, D.C.; Monticello, VA; Most of KY; Orange Beach, AL; Memphis, Nashville, TN; Los Angeles, Playa Del Rey, Hollywood, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Chicago, IL;
  • Places to see before I die: English Countryside, Japan, New Zealand, Alaska-The Northern Lights, Mardi Gras, New Year's Eve at Times Square, Egypt, Vatican City, The Sistine Chapel

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: The Sandlot, The Emperor's New Groove, Napoleon Dynamite, The Princess Bride
  • Favorite Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Adam Sandler, Jack Black
  • Favorite Genre: Probably a combo between Comedy and Action/Thrillers
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Napoleon Dynamite
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "Wove..True Wove.." "You're killing me Smalls."
  • Movies I can watch over and over: The Princess Bride and The Sandlot
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: No one's cool enough (LOL just kidding). But I really can't think of anyone.

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Lotresa, Badger, Lady, Lis ...and anything that isn't my name spoken correctly (it happens often).
  • Nationality: Ukrainian, German, Irish, and Swiss...But I'm from America!
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Heroes: King Arthur, Ghandi, and Coach Ratliff
  • Interests: Spending time with friends (usually doing something random), jamming to music (I like almost anything, though I can't take too much rap or country),and sports (I love soccer, track, and cross country). I read pretty much anything I can get my hands on, and I really love the classics. I like to write, watch anime, and read manga.
  • Expertise: 1. I can operate the microwave wtih my feet. 2. I lock public bathroom stalls from the inside. People can wet themselves for all I care. 3. My fastest time for eating a bowl of cereal is currently at 2 minutes, 32 seconds.
  • Occupation: Student

Video Games

  • Games I Play: Mario Series, Sonic the Hedgehog, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Fire Emblem, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, Metroid Series, Pokemon, Super Smash Bros....Anything really
  • Consoles: Super Nintendo, N64, PS, PS2, Dreamcast, and Sega Saturn
  • Favorite Characters: Samus Aran, Mario, Link, Sonic
  • Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Ice Climbers, Pacman
  • Most Addictive: For me, Fire Emblem
  • Proudest Achievements: I totally beat the final boss in Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero
  • Favorite Soundtrack: Mario

Music

  • Favorite Artists: The Pillows, Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, The Ramones, Jimi Hendrix, Rush, The Who, Van Halen, Blue Oyster Cult, L'Arc~en~Ciel, The Eagles, Journey, The Darkness, Razorlight, The Hives, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Chuck Berry, Billy Joel, CCR, AC/DC, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Simon and Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Queen, Cream, Poison, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Billie Holiday, ETC.
  • Favorite Albums: Ten, Jimi: Blues, Any Zeppelin Album, FLCL O.S.T. 3
  • Favorite Genre: Classic Rock, Alternative
  • Favorite Songs: "Crazy Sushine","November Rain","Blue","Crosstown Traffic","Jeremy", "Evenflow"
  • Favorite Lyrics: Anything by The Pillows
  • Songs for Roadtrips: "Funny Bunny", "The Hardest Part", "Fool In The Rain"
  • Songs I hate: Haha, I don't even know where to begin.
  • Guilty Pleasure: Definitely Techno, The Black Eyed Peas, and Sean Paul
  • Songs I repeat the most: "Crazy Sunshine", "Yellow Ledbetter"
  • Band I wish I was in: Pearl Jam

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Seriously...Anything.
  • Favorite Dishes: Meatloaf
  • Favorite Desserts: Ice Cream (Vanilla), Pie
  • Favorite Drinks: Gatorade, Milk, Water
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Rice Krispies Treats
  • Best meal ever: My birthday dinner every year
  • My Original Recipes: Lmao, let me think of one
  • Favorite Restaurants: I like most any sit in restaurant. I don't really like a whole lot of fast food. However, I do love Dairy Queen and Sonic
  • Foods I hate: I don't hate anything. I'll eat anything if it's in front of me. However, my LEAST FAVORITE would probably be pickles

Contact Info

  • ICQ: 175189669

Laryssa

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    • Name: Luscious Laryssa
    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 1/31/2004
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Memories (3)

  • Laryssa
    During the opening ceremonies, the founder of the camp, Roy Benson, dropped a huge F bomb on all of the kids and staff at camp. It was hilarious.
    • Posted 7/28/2006 9:33 PM
    • by Laryssa
  • Laryssa
    Okay, so I was up in my room watching Home Alone, when Julie comes upstairs and says, "Hey Laryssa, there's some friends at the door for you." And I was all, "Who are they?" And she didn't know. So I was pretty darn curious on account of she knows a good deal of my friends and would usually be able
    • Posted 7/10/2006 6:47 PM
    • by Laryssa
  • Laryssa
    And since nobody was home, we left a message and a brochure for NKU. Then we looked for Jenny Wiley's grave...And wandered way off into the boonies. Jennifer and I agreed we would come back and take pictures sometime. Then we decided, "Hey! Let's go to the lake!" So we got to the Staffordsvil
    • Posted 7/10/2006 6:51 PM
    • by Laryssa

Chatboard (4)

  • Laryssa
    @joeorsometimesjesus - Haha, well, you're actually catching me at kind of a bad time! I'm trying to get back into the swing of going to bed at a decent hour, for school and all. But I sure will let you know!
    • Posted 8/15/2008 10:17 PM
    • by Laryssa
  • joeorsometimesjesus
    I see one of your goals is to sleep well. Once you accomplish that, please do tell me what it is like.
  • Laryssa
    Jenny! Dude, bra, dude..We so have to Blizzard Wizard as soon as I return home...And Yeah, I totally wanna come see Chobi-Wan! And go to Huntington. Hm...Well, I'm not old enough to get a job yet, but I can start getting money too..You know what? I think I will. And we'll go someplace magical
    • Posted 7/10/2006 6:41 PM
    • by Laryssa
  • the_waker
    LARYSSA!! Home fry, bling bling, pop a cap in your arse! What?