now this was a very unique layout. i especially loved the name. it went on to become my username for DeviantArt as well as MySpace. guh...i'm such an internet whore.

the background is an actual collage i created. in fact, i have it hanging on the wall in my room. each picture represents something important to me. there's a couple fragments of type from my favorite book, White Oleander, pictures of Steve and myself *tear*, a ticket stub from the Marilyn Manson concert, CD covers from 2 Mindless Self Indulgence albums, and of course, my kitty Miel. my car keys and cell phone are in there as well, because at the time i was basicly under house arrest for shoplifting (at my parents desgression, actually) and i wasn't allowed to drive my car or call anyone. bad times.

then in the right corner there's that hideous pixelated me. i used this picture to do it:

i was really proud of it at first, but then i realized the color of the skin makes me look dead, and the shading around the nose is absolutely awful. oh well, at least the original picture looks good.