some general information about me... 
Why I make art:
	Because I get these images, sounds, and combinations thereof 
	in my head. And, if I don't make them into some tangible form, 
	they will stay in my head. It's like having a song stuck in 
	your head, or having really bad insomnia. 

Influences, Western:
	Pieter Brueghel, the Elder
	M. C. Escher 
	H. R. Giger (Alien, Species)
	Roger Dean (Yes Albums, Psygnosis Logo)
	Ron Cobb (Alien, The Last Starfighter)

Influences, Eastern:
	Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon)
	Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, FLCL)
	Yoji Shinkawa (Metal Gear Solid)
	Nobuyoshi Araki
	Eikoh Hosoe

Favorite Games (console):
	Fatal Frame (Playstation 2)
	Monster Hunter (Playstation 2/PSP)
	TRAPT (Playstation 2)
	Bonanza Bros. (SEGA/Arcade/Playstation 2)
	Sonic anything (SEGA/Genesis/Dreamcast/Playstation 2)
	Resident Evil 2 (Nintendo 64)
	Ghost in the Shell (Playstation)
	Wipeout anything (Psygnosis/Playstation/Playstation 2/PSP)
	Rayman 2: The Great Escape (Dreamcast)
	Maken X (Dreamcast)
	Zone of the Enders (Playstation 2)
	Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars (Game Boy Advance)

Favorite Games (computer):
	Marathon anything (Bungie)
	Riven: The Sequel to Myst (Cyan)
	Wing Commander III: Eye of the Tiger (Origin)
	Starcraft (Blizzard)
	Journeyman Project III: Legacy of Time (Presto Studios)

Favorite Movies:
	2001: A Space Odyssey
	American Psycho
	House of Wax (1953)
	Aa! Megamisamaa: The Movie
	Tenchi Muyo: Midsummer's Eve
	32 Short Films About Glenn Gould
	Moon over Tao (dir. Keita Amemiya)

Favorite Books:
	Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham
	So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, Douglas Adams
	The Castle of Otronto, Horace Walpole
	At the Mountains of Madness, H. P. Lovecraft
	The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
	Notenki Memoirs, Yasuhiro Takeda
	The Tao of Physics, Fritjof Capra
	The Salmon of Doubt, Douglas Adams
	Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs

Favorite Anime (series):
	El-Hazard (especially Wanderers)
	Sakura Wars
	Ah! My Goddess
	Genshiken
	Gunparade March
	.hack//SIGN
	Scrapped Princess
	Here is Greenwood
	R.O.D.
	Giant Robo

Favorite Anime (movie):
	Lensman
	Tenchi Muyo: Midsummer's Eve
	Aa! My Goddess: The Movie
	The Place Promised in Our Early Days
	You're Under Arrest: The Movie
	The Castle of Cagliostro

Favorite Manga:
	Neon Genesis Evangelion
	Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days
	Oh, My Goddess!
	.hack//Legend of the Twilight
	El-Hazard
	Genshiken
	Steam Detectives

Favorite Albums:
	ISDN, Future Sound Of London
	Ray of Light, Madonna
	Machine Turned Blues, H2SO4
	Aquarius, Aqua
	Discovery, Daft Punk
	Flood, They Might Be Giants
	Low, David Bowie
	Bible of Dreams, Juno Reactor

General Likes:
	Cream Soda
	Merrell Orbit Mocs
	Koss Stereophones
	Rain
	Moonlight
	The Unpopular, The Underdogs, and--above all--The Second Bananas

General Dislikes:
	Pretentiousness
	People who can't express their opinions responsibly
	Falseness
	Religious Zeal
	People who say "Life isn't fair" (Then why are you still alive? Answer me that!)
	Wind (I *BLEEP*ing hate wind!)

Dream Garage:
	1) Star Car from Last Starfighter (Hey, I can dream, can't I?)
	2) Lamborghini Bravo (concept car by Bertone)
	3) BMW M3 Convertible with SMG transmission
	4) Pontiac GTO
	5) Maserati Gransport
	6) Bricklin SV-1
	7) Alfa Romeo 156GT 5-door (now the 147 5-door)
	8) Porsche 928
	9) ASL Garaiya
	10) Lotus Europa Special

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(c)2007 Matsugawa J. Andrews