User:Emmejm

Redwall History

 * Hi! I've been reading the Redwall series since 1996 or 1997. I was active in the ROC, specifically the D.A.B. community from about 2002 to about 2005. In D.A.B. I was briefly one of the lower-level assistants and monitored a dormitory as well as a few of the activities, before school so consumed my time that I had to resign. In the ROC, I was most frequently known as Konul Seatide, a female sea otter, but I did RP with a few other names on occasion. I own a copy of all of the Redwall books published thus far, with the exception of Doomwyte, The Sable Queen, and of course The Rogue Crew. Sadly, not all of my volumes are matching print editions, so they vary in size and cover art, but as a college student, my limited funds will not currently allow me to purchase a matched set.

Biography

 * I'm a student at university now. I've been there for a few years, but I've a few left yet since my degree program is rather credit-heavy. My academic load has lightened up a bit for the forseeable future, so I've finally been able to start carting loads of my favorite books up to campus so I can read them again.

Hobbies

 * I really enjoy reading a lot, and I always have. I actually used to receive detention for reading too much when I was in grade school and middle school, which does seem rather counterproductive to the usual school mission, does it not? I am a crafty and artistic young woman, so I make nifty little things on occasion. I am an avid cook and baker, and I am very interested in eventually making many of the recipies of Redwall -- I've already made a start with a trifle for desert this Christmas. I am a musician, and so am hoping to soon purchase the CD of the Redwall universe's songs that has been published. I used to try to write my own melodies and accompaniments to the texts given in the books, with varying degrees of success. I enjoy writing, and tend to do so whenever I've got time.

Random Trivia

 * The fantasy world of Redwall (and a few other fantasical book series) got me through some of the most difficult years of my life. I was a lonely child and spent most of my time buried in books. Books gave me something to believe in when I lost faith in humanity and the rest of the world. People may be horrid and inhuman, but they can still create beautiful works of art. As Brian Jacques himself said, "you can get a lot of things done in dreams," and books gave me (and have given many others) dreams in which to work.