My name is Channyn Estelle. I am twenty years of age (although I rarely acknowledge my numerical age because it bears no real importance to me) and I live in Northeastern Ohio, the realm where misbehaving and most insane weather reigns supreme. My cardinal (if you must know one thing about me, know that I refer to my soul as my cardinal - don't question, I just do) lies in Wales, despite the fact that I've never been there. It's simply where my heart lies. My ancestors lived there, and I'll always love them and the country. My idol is Charlie Chaplin, but others whom I admire include Lon Chaney, Gandhi, Henry David Thoreau, Robert Smith, John Lennon, Thom Yorke, and Lord Byron. Yes, my role models are all men. So many women criticize men for being solely focused on carnal lust and sports. Granted, some are. But men have also done much to change our world for the better, and I offer them my respect and gratitude. Having said that, I must say that I am still quite pleased I am female. I love old films. I love silent films. Charlie Chaplin is the most magnificent individual I have ever laid eyes on, and was certainly one of the few most gifted individuals in film. I have adored him since I was a young girl. Of course I love Keaton and Lloyd as well (Lloyd, especially), but Charlie was a real artist, and he will always mean something special to me, something no one else will ever be able to. My tastes are eclectic. My favorite band has been and always will be The Cure. I enjoy reading Gothic Romances and anything from the Romantic Era. I thoroughly enjoy reading and writing and playing the piano. I have recently been employed at Sterling Jewelers in the Credit Customer Service Department of the home office. I have just begun training and am very excited about working there! I love Star Trek (I'm not embarrassed to admit that I'm a trekkie), Spongebob Squarepants, Lost, and South Park. People are surprised to discover I love South Park. They say that it is too crude and dirty for someone as insightful and mature and wise as myself. I see a hidden message behind South Park, a lesson to learn within each episode, if you look past the crudeness and the dirt. And I'm not kidding about this. I light candles and incense nearly every night. I never limit myself to one way of being. I am a devout Catholic, but I also refuse to push my beliefs on anyone. I love stormy and cold weather and I love going to good concerts. I feel reborn when I find something new that I come to love. I suffer from manic depression (specifically, I have episodes of hypomania) and severe clinical depression and I can be somewhat moody and difficult, and my illness practically destroyed my childhood, my adolescence, and my school and social lives, but for the past year I have been coping very well and I am almost to the point where I can accept that there may possibly be a light at the end of a previously never-ending tunnel, even though I cannot see the light's full countenance as of now. I want to meet more people and make some friends, as I have practically none. Please contact me if you'd like to talk.