There isn't much that I can say about myself that most of you don't know.

My name is Shannon Dawn. A group of my guy friends call me Van because of one very late, very interesting phone conversation about u-hals, vapor rub and how harsh I am.

I'm a short fuse and one really quick way to get your teeth punched out by one of my friends or I is to verbally or physically attack my parents. My parents are two of the hardest working people I know so if you are going to talk crap on someone talk crap on me.

I'd rather go to a small place with few people than go to a large place with a lot of people.

I hate large crowds.

I hate when people pretend they are better than me just because they have more money, or better fashion, or because they are prettier than me. Judge my character. Don't judge me by what I have and don't have.

I hate when people say, "That's so gay." Do any of you understand how you make homosexual people feel when you point at something and go, "How gay is that?" It's like walking up to them and spitting in their face because they are not good enough. Don't ever use words like "fag", "dyke", 'queer", or "homo" if you plan on talking to me. I can deal with you being homophobic but don't express it to me.

I like to be alone. I like to lock myself in my room and just sit there and think or listen to music.

I like to spend time with my friends but I don't get to often because my need to be alone kicks in at the worst times.

I like the rain. Spring, summer, I don't care. I just like rain. I like when there is a thunderstorm. I sit next to my open window, hearing the thunder, seeing the lightening, and feeling the cool rain and wind on my warm skin. Eleven floors up, I feel almost as if I could reach out and touch the gloomy sky.

I like rain but snow is my favorite. I love when the snow first falls. No one has walked over it so it's perfect, lift my foot, step. The crunching of the newly fallen snow flips my stomach. The snow just makes the city look perfect, like in the movies, for those short months.

Don't push your religion on me. I don't need to belong to a group to believe in whatever it is that I choose to believe.

I don't like to show skin. The most you'll ever see of me is my face, neck, arms, and hands. You will never see my legs or my wrists. I'm not as comfortable in my own body as I should be.

I hate pet names when they are used on me. I am not your "baby" or your "sweetheart."

I hate when people wear cloths that are two sizes to small for them. Buy cloths that are your size. You don't need to look like a tramp for people to notice you.

I love music. You should know this seeing as over half my myspace is used to list some of the bands that I like. My attempts at making music should be illegal. I can't sing... or yodel. I couldn't even play "Mary Had A Little Lamb" on the precorder. Now I have a guitar. Someone needs to come take that away from me before my awful playing causes someone to commit suicide.

I hate smoking, drinking, and drugs. I think they are disgusting. You want to show people how much you DON'T respect yourself? Smoke, drink, or do drugs.

Cleaning is one of my favorite things to do. I can't mess it up. I love to clean glass, sweep, wash dishes, and dust... but only when I want to. I don't like when I am told to clean. I don't need to be told to clean. I'm not five. I know when things need to be done.

I like reading and writing band slash. Some of my favorite bands to read and write slash about are Mest, From First To Last, and Underoath. If you write slash about any of these bands and want some comments about your work just comment or message me and I'll be glad to read and review your work.
I DON'T READ DEATHFICS! I'm emo enough. I don't need to be sitting in front of my computer crying.
Happy endings only please.

I love animals. I love animals so much that I refuse to eat them.

I love Halloween. I wear Halloween socks from September to June when I start wearing Christmas socks.

I don't like when people touch me. People are dirty. All people. I don't even like it when people in my family touch me.

I hate kids. I'm not the type of person that will ever have kids. Children disgust me. I have me to take care of. Kids and I are like purple and red, we clash.

I don't like liars and I won't put up with them. Lie to me once and you are the scum of the earth.

Cell phones upset me. They do nothing but interrupt good moments. I will never own a cell phone. When I leave my house I don't want to spend my time on the phone.

When I want to be alone and I don't want anyone to find me I hide out in the graveyard. It's peaceful. I think it's weird to take pictures of people's graves. I did it once and it felt like I was taking pictures of them naked and I'll never do it again.

Body modification owns. Piercings, tattoos, scarification, I'm all for it.

+Music+, +Mest+, +Tacos+, +Moshpits+, +Pineapple Soda+, +My friend Larissa because she is rad and took me to see Mest before I died of cancer or something retarded.+, +Icons+, +Being alone+, +When it snows+, +Body modification+, +Fanfiction+, +Skittles+, +Sharpies+, +Reading+, +Writing fanfiction+, +Going to school+, +December+, +October+

+AFI+, +From First To Last+, +Hope On A Rope+, +Mest+, +Rancid+, Full list found at WWW.Myspace.Com/MethodsForSuicide

+Donnie Darko+, +A Nightmare Before Christmas+, +Rocky Horror Picture Show+, +Brokeback Mountain+, +Cecil B. Demented+, +Kids In America+, +Adam and Steve+, +To make this easy, anything from Tim Burton or John Waters... or just plain gay.+

+The Fuse+, +Sundance Channel+

+Real Ultimate Power. The Offical Ninja Book+, +Harry Potter.... yes, I like Potter+, +JTHM+, +Peter Pan+