Just an island girl with a lot of records, and a big ol' worldview that belies my small town roots.
Multiracial, atheist, feminist, liberal, tattooed and pierced, oh my!!
I like 4AD, Netflix, Greek food, Princess Ka'iulani, and the ocean.

HEY! Just a word of advice: don't even attempt to add me if you're looking to add to your virtual harem of "hot babes on RYM." I'm an intelligent woman, and I don't have my cleavage on deli counter display in my photos. Don't insult me by associating me with that ilk. If you've got misogynistic and/or chauvinistic avatars on your profile, why on earth would you friend request me??? Surely you jest. I will not only deny you, but I'll send you a lovingly crafted message letting you know just what a vile piece of shit I think you are. Go get lost in a sock.

I don't consider possessing solely a "digital" copy of an album as owning it, so if your "collection" on RYM largely consists of albums marked as digitally owned, I don't consider you a collector, which means I don't take you very seriously, which means I won't accept your friend request. Yeah, I'm an (garden variety music) asshole.

FYI:
I am NOT here to trade music/CD-Rs, or send you digital files or CD-R copies of albums!! It's not that hard to find stuff out of print.. eBay and bargain bins are my hunting grounds. Anyway, I can't afford to pay the shipping on stuff, especially to outside of the US! I'm a BROKE college student!!

My "rating system" is as follows:

5.0 -- Incredible, life-changing. Rare jewel.
4.5 -- Damn near flawless. A favorite.
4.0 -- Terrific, but a couple of blah songs.
3.5 -- Enjoyed it, but something's missing.
3.0 -- Mediocrity 'R' Us.
2.5 -- Couple of gems, but I never play it.
2.0 -- Remind me again just why I bought this?
1.5 -- Produced by Glen Ballard?
1.0 -- A Cleveland steamer.
0.5 -- Complete and utter shite!