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About Me

Hello, my name is Meghan De Jager, and I live in an undisclosed location. I'll leave my whereabouts up to your fruitful imaginations. I'm currently sipping on pomegranate cranberry sparkling fruit juice; actually, I just finished. I'm imagining it full again, and it is glorious. Enough about my beverages of choice, on to other things. I shall now take you on an adventure of elephantine proportions - the journey through the mind of Meghan.

Probably my biggest interest is music. I've been taking music from a very early age, starting with piano. I started voice lessons when I was 10, and that is what I've been focusing on since I started. I am a classical singer, and have some favourite singers whom I admire. This clip is Barbara Bonney singing "Chanson D'amour" by Gabriel Fauré.

Another one of my favourites is Sumi Jo, but for a different reason. I love Barbara Bonney's phrasing and flow of the line, whereas I admire Sumi Jo's agility. I get to see her live in Toronto this spring, and I'm quite excited. Here's Sumi Jo singing the famous - or infamous - Queen of Night Aria.

Enough about classical music. I like pretty much all music. I have a whole bunch of favourite bands. It sounds odd for a classical musician, but one of my favourite bands is Muse.

I love almost all of their songs. I think they are musically interesting, but not so much that the music is too abstract. I also like all of the harmonies they use, and the electronic instruments on top of the real instruments. Here's one of my favourite songs, "Stockholm Syndrome" by Muse.

I was recently introduced to a band called the xx, they are fairly obscure, but I really enjoy their minimalistic sound. Here's my favourite song by the xx, "Crystalised".

To list all of my favourite bands would take a lot of time, so I'll just list those two. But there are many bands and musicians whose works I enjoy.

Now on to different media. As far as movies go, I have a lot that I really enjoy. When it came out in theatres, I watched Inception and thought it was an excellent movie. I really enjoyed the originality of the concept, and it seemed like a lot of thought went into the plot.

I also really liked the filming and special effects of Inception. The buildings and sets at impossible angles, and the elaborate sets really impressed me. Here's a scene from the movie that I found on youtube.

Interestingly enough, another one of my all-time favourite films is also directed by Christopher Nolan. I really enjoy Batman Begins. I like The Dark Knight, but I like the former better. I like how we get to see the beginnings of Batman; therefore, we understand his fears and motivations. Like with music, if I were to list all of my favourite movies, it would take all day, so I'll leave it at those two.

I also like a lot of TV shows, but my favourite by far is called Psych. It's an American show about a hyper-observant man who pretends to be a psychic (Much like the Mentalist, but it came first and is funnier). In this show, the main characters Shawn and his best friend Gus help the Santa Barbara Police Department solve crimes. Plus, there's a pineapple in every episode. Pretty awesome.

Some other TV shows I like are Criminal Minds, Lost, Prison Break (Season 1), Get Smart, Hogan's Heroes, and Flashpoint.

I love to read. There are many different genres, authors etc.. that I enjoy immensely. My favourite author is Ted Dekker. I've read almost all of his books. He deals with a lot of dark subject matter, and writes a lot about spiritual warfare. Also, many of his books connect to each other, which creates some continuity. I love almost all of his books equally, but there are a few that stand out. He wrote the "Circle Trilogy", comprising of the books Red, Black and White which I really enjoy. Recently, he came out with an addition to the series called Green which is both the first and the last book.

I also like the ususal teenage kid books like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia and more.

Well, that's all for now, but I'll be posting some more later!!