My name is Diane Shreve, and I am the founder and maintainer of Ryan Stiles Net. I am a nineteen-year-old young woman who is currently residing in Tempe, Arizona. I am a sophomore at Arizona State University as a Graphic Information Technologies (previously Design Studies, and prior to that Graphic Design) major. I moved down here as of July 2007 from the nothing state of Utah (and am so glad to be out of there!). I came to Utah at the tender age of five with my parents from California (where I was born) and had lived there ever since. But now I am starting a whole new life of my own, as I am venturing out into the big wide world by myself, and am gladly embracing the freedom.As far as my lifestyle and personality goes, I cannot be labeled with typical stereotypes. The closest I probably come to is either 'geek' or 'nerd', but I prefer to consider myself as an original individual. I am not swayed by fashion trends, fads, or 'what's hot and popular' in the least. I am my own person and will do what I do, no matter what anyone else says. I don't care about how others see me or what they think of me. I am a one-woman island, isolated and most often alone, yet I can still stand the test of time.When asked what I am like, I am usually described as intelligent, witty, sarcastic, original, creative, obsessive, amusing, honest, passionate, and loyal. Though, on a more negative note, I am very reclusive, and I keep to myself most of the time. I can be very depressed, as I have a lot of very bad health issues. I can be a bit snippety and intimidating to those who do not know me or around those I do not feel comfortable with. However, once you actually get to know me, I can be one of the sweetest, best friends you'll ever have. I am fiercely loyal and protective of those I care about. I take secrets to the grave, and I never, ever judge.I always stand up for what I believe is right. I believe strongly in my dreams and am passionate about the things I love. I will defend those who I care about and am always there for a friend, whether I am near or far. I am always willing to listen, and I will readily give advice and always help out the best that I can in any sort of situation.For hobbies, web design and creation is obviously my main pasttime. A few other things I highly enjoy include archery, bowling, writing, drawing, gaming, and, naturally, anything and everything to do with either Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, or Eric Idle. I am an avid writer and plan on to one day publish a novel. I write fantasy, fan-fiction, fiction, drama, romance, and action-adventure - basically anything but horror and non-fiction. I also blog, role-play, and fashion poetry. I've been bowling for roughly seven years now and am fairly good. I've been on a few leagues before, and the last league I was on, I was captain of my team and we took first place. Drawing has been something I've enjoyed since I was a child, and I've taken numerous art classes since. I'm not the best artist, but I have won first place ribbons for pieces before, as well as have had a couple of items placed in a public gallery on display. I've also done archery for a long time, though I hadn't gotten serious about it until a little over five years ago. I shoot a regular recurve bow - real archery - with no sights or mechanical / compound BS. I am much more of an 'old-school' gamer and love the oldies like Pong and Ms. Pacman. Other gaming includes my Playstation 2 (Kingdom Hearts and Spyro are my favorites), my Nintendo 64, my Sega Genesis, and my original Nintendo, as well as multiple Game Boys and computer games (got to love the Sims 2!). While I like to play games, I do not play very often as I'm not the best gamer and either grow bored or get frustrated. There's also the lack of free time nowadays.My taste in music is rather odd. I love to listen to music, and am pretty versatile concerning my tunes. I stay as far away as possible from rap, though, as well as songs that are nothing but people screaming into microphones. I adore rock of almost any sort, oldies (especially the Beatles), pop, and some comedy (Eric Idle & Greg Proops). However, I also like to listen to country, soundtracks, Broadway hits, Irish & Celtic music, and dance. I also love movies, but I don't watch TV or see movies very often at all. When I do, I prefer to stick to comedies, fantasy/science fiction, and action-adventure only and, if it looks any good, animations. On ocassion I will see a romance, though, and once in a blue moon, a drama. I refuse to see horror and just plain 'stupid' movies.A few other random facts about me... Well, I love animals. I am a member of the Save The Manatees Club, and am for animal rights. Back in Utah, I had cats, guinea pigs, horses, goats, chickens, fish, hamsters, and more, but I only took two of my cats and my guinea pigs with me in the move (though I have acquired another two cats since, bringing my current kitty number to four). I have crooked pinkies. My favorite types of food are Italian cuisine and ribeye steaks, and my favorite restaurant is Chili's. I prefer salty things over sweet things. I've traveled to Europe. I'm still a sucker for Disney films. I was a straight A 4.0 student in my high school, and graduated ranked #1. I like to collect things. Blue is my favorite color. I like to dress up and attend events like Renaissnace Festivals and SCA wars. I love guitars and have two but can barely even play them. And I'm horrid at writing autobiographies, or any sort of biography for that matter.Thus, really, that's me in a nutshell. Thanks for reading! If you're interested in knowing more about me and my oh-so-thrilling life, please check out my personal site, Passionate Dreams. You can also check me out on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and Livejournal.
