About Me
name: Maral Agnerian
nicknames: Herself the Elf, Sarcasm-hime
things I hate:
stupid people, people who act like experts when they don't
know anything, sexist jerks, religious fanatics of any denomination,
green peppers.
hobbies: collecting and wearing kimono, choral singing (soprano), costuming, bellydance (Egyptian cabaret and Tribal styles)
weaknesses: Beads, rabbits, fancy textiles, historical clothing, silver, moonstone, embroidery.
what i do for a living: Jewelry/accessories designer, freelance illustrator and costumer.
affiliations: staff at Anime North; member of the Toronto Kimono Club and International Costumers' Guild
favourite foods:
- Japanese - soba, chirashi-don, wakame salad, onigiri, ochazuke
- Armenian (it's what I grew up with) - sarma (similar to Greek dolmades), mante, madzoun kefta
- Moroccan - chicken olive tajine
- Veggies - broccoli, eggplant, spinach, cauliflower, zucchini, GARLIC!
- Beverages - lots and lots of tea (earl grey, jasmine, mint, green, genmai), carrot juice, soy milk, bubble tea
- Booze - Amaretto, Strongbow (cider)
favourite authors:
Elizabeth Hand, Tanya Huff, Robin McKinley, Mercedes Lackey (older stuff only), A.S. Byatt, Jane Yolen, Lloyd Alexander, Patricia McKillip, Nancy Springer, Connie Willis, Susanna Clarke, George R. R. Martin
all-time favourite comics:
Sandman (Brief Lives especially),
Black Orchid (original), Books of Magic (original), Elfquest (original
series), Finder, Watchmen, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, The League of
Extraordinary Gentleman, Fables
favourite music:
Niyaz, Vas, Tarkan, Imogen Heap,
Tori Amos, Buck-Tick, Kokia, Akino Arai, Maaya Sakamoto, Gackt,
Pizzicato Five, Yungchen Lhamo, Happy Rhodes, Hedningarna, Mylène
Farmer, The Sisters of Mercy, Khaled, Angélique Kidjo, Sheila Chandra,
Ayumi Hamasaki, Moist, various anime mp3s & soundtracks. Also a
hell of a lot of middle-eastern music, from Algerian or Egyptian pop to
classic bellydance music.
'puter games:
RPGs and world-building games
like Civilization (although I always get bored as soon as I hit the
1700s or so, coz then everything's been explored and it's just politics
and war). I love games where I get to explore and figure out things.
What really got me hooked was the Sega game Phantasy Star.