User:Verana

Hi, my name is Erin and I currently play Ensign Azin on the USS Tiger-A.

About Me

Where to begin? Well first off I am living proof that redheads are naturally evil creatures. I was a catty and mean teenager before mid sophmore year of High School when I was kicked off my Queen Bee throne. Then after finding out that my best friend Evan was gay I began my 11 year (And still going) crusade for gay-rights and equality in my homeland of the United States. I did however live in Canada from the time I graduated High School at age 18 til about a year and a half ago when I moved back to New England after deciding not to immigrate just yet and not renewing my visa. I hold a degree in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy from the University of British Columbia and an advanced degree in poli-sci from the Unversity of Toronto which I currently put to use as a PR witch trying to get officials (re)elected.

Oh right Star Trek...

I've always been a Trekkie despite hiding it for most of my early life since I (kinda sorta) grew up on the later seasons of DS9 and Voyager. In my later days I immersed myself in Star Trek, books, the DVDs, everything. I am an ardent believer in the bright future Star Trek envisioned for humanity despite some bumps in the road along the way and that both the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet could exist as the symbol for freedom, democracy, and humanitarianism.

I also don't mind the reboot of Star Trek with J.J. Abrams that much since I believe that Star Trek needs to be relatable in order to be an effective message for spreading Gene Roddenberry's ideals, though this points have been a little muddled. Even still I hope for the future...

-Erin

Music

In carrying on with a longtime tradition of making playlists with songs corresponding with SIMs, Verana will have different playlists linked with music, the post, and a short paragraph on why I chose this song. Usually Verana's major character development posts will contain titles that are direct references to or take-offs of various song titles, a list will be updated here every time one of these posts pops up.

Verana's Discovery-C Playlist

1: |I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | Cher/U2 |

Besides being the opening act of the first live concert I ever saw and it's just CHER (!!!) I picked this song because Verana is looking to experience something profound in her time with Starfleet that will change her. Perhaps it will be a person, a place, other writers and Verana's reactions to different situations will determine this. This song also talks of past shames, burdens and things holding one back in the pursuit of happiness, nothing could describe Verana better...