Wed May 22, 2013 8:48am About the Contributor
About forrestthecat:
I love A LOT of music, and it changes by day; the ones listed below were just my favorite ones on the day I created this profile. I love playing violin, reading, helping out at my church, and helping out at my school. I also love history and math.
Articles and Art by forrestthecat:
Ohio, Allegheny, Monongahela
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Stop the Vulgarity
Hot Topics section, Teen Ink |
Forrestthecat's Favorite Personal Quote:
Sonnet 17I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
in which there is no I or you
so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand
so intimate that when you fall asleep it is my eyes that close
Pablo Neruda
Forrestthecat's Hobbies & Favorites:
| Favorite books: | Harry Potter series, Bible, Stephen King's books, Pablo Neruda's Love Sonnets Collection, So many classics, I can't list them all |
| Favorite authors: | J.K. Rowling, Leo Tolstoy + Fyodor Dostoevsky +Other Russian authors, Stephen King, St. Paul, John Steinbeck |
| Favorite music albums: | How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb, Hunchback of Notre Dame soundtrack, Queen Greatest Hits I, II, III Platinum Collection, So by Peter Gabriel (though I love ALL of his albums), All of Josh Groban's albums |
| Favorite music artists: | U2, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, Disturbed, Simon and Garfunkel |
| Favorite movies: | Forrest Gump, The Iron Giant, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney Musical Version), The Green Mile |
| Favorite movie stars: | Gary Sinise, Robert Downey, Jr., Hugh Jackman, Tom Hanks, Gerard Butler |
| Favorite TV shows: | The Office, SNL, Monk (before it ended), Psych, Drop Dead Diva |
| Favorite actors: | Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, Brooke Elliott, David Denman |
| Favorite gadgets: | iPod, I hate computers because they hate me, cell phone (I never call/text people; it wanted gadgets...), XBOX 360 (Netflix, Guitar Hero, and Scene It), PS3 (Netflix) |
| Favorite hobbies: | Listening to music, Writing music, Playing violin, Reading, Walking/Running around my neighborhood |
| Favorite heroes: | Paul David Hewson (Bono), Pope John Paul II, Alan Menken/Andrew Lloyd Webber/Hans Zimmer, Mom, All of my teachers that reached out to me |
