I'm passionate about art, design, fashion, photography, literature, aesthetics, poetry, working out, cultural studies, martial arts, history, the Hannibal television adaptation, opera, classical music, and vampires. I'm romantic, compassionate, I love fiercely, and I enjoy having fun. Drinking Maker's Mark bourbon is a rare indulgence for me during celebratory occasions and I'm currently learning dance from home. I'm erudite, urbane, cultured, driven, ambitious, warm and kind towards those who are deserving of it, earnest, discerning, rational, pragmatic, observant, diplomatic but far from being a pushover or a soft touch, cynical within reason, seasoned, complex, passionate, sensual, ambitious, highly enthusiastic about fashion, variegated, and something of an autodidact. I have a veritable wealth of favourite films, spanning from indie horror, cult classics, Bollywood, and European arthouse. "Gangubai Kathiawadi" and "The Double Life of Veronique" are my favorite films of all time. I'm into horror, fantasy, intense dramas, dystopian science fiction, history, and middle-eastern geopolitics. I enjoy reading books by Anne Rice, Amelia At**ter-Rhodes, Jean-Paul Sartre, Luke Jennings, Jane Austen, Gillian Flynn, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Amy Tan, Emily d**kinson, Pablo Neruda, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Paulo Coelho, Jack London, and so many more that escape my recollection at this particular moment. I'm big into creating things, handcrafting jewelry, repurposing antique furniture, and fixing miscellaneous items. I live alone and have my own house. Please do not waste my time, as it is very precious to me. Music: Sheila Chandra, Fazerdaze, Lacuna Coil, Rasputina, Chiaki Kuriyama, POPPY, AFI, Juli, Rachael Yamagata, Rancid, Marina and the Diamonds, Taeko Onuki, Juliana Hatfield, Ace of Base, Lana Del Rey, Audrey Sylvaine, Rasa, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Warpaint, Chernoburkv, Dazzle Vision, Kelli Ali, RAMPANT, Marilyn Manson, Portishead, Sneaker Pimps, Slayer, Metallica, Meg Myers, I Hate Sally, Mazzy Star, Band-Maid, Opal, Anarchy Stone, NIN, Boy Harsher, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie Sioux, Sixth June, Tina Guo, Amesoeurs, Mala Rodriguez, Daniela Andrade, Brooke Colluci, Katie Gray, Autumn's Grey Solace, Ieschure, Coal Chamber, The Prodigy, KMFDM, System of A Down, Sarah Brightman, Broadcast, Sally Dige, Melanie Havens, The Cure, KoRn, Darling Violetta, Pretty Balanced, Sarah McLachlan, Kittie, Stubbornly Absent, Joy Division, The Velveteers, Amaran, Sky Ferreira, Mitski, Sunflower Bean, Grimes, Lustravi, Within Temptation, Julia Drozdz, Tatu, Maria Callas, Arianne, Juliana Chahayed, Glenn Gould, Malsain, How to Destroy Angels, Antonio Vivaldi, Johan Sebastian Bach, Giacomo Puccini, Veronique Gens, Cannibal Corpse, Rosemary Fairweather, Plastiscines, Drill, Chvrches, Kaelan Mikla, Bjork, Echoberyl, Depeche Mode, Jack Off Jill, Sarah Brightman, Norah Jones, The Cranberries,