About Me

Why hello there sailor, glad to have you aboard my beautiful ship, The Sundown Selkie; named after my two favorite things, mermaids and woman that turn into seals.

Greetings, matey’s. I’m Captain Seawater, Sally for short *reaches out for a handshake*. Wow, so limp. If you’re gonna shake someone’s hand you really gotta be more firm about it. I was born in The Windy City and have been living in the suburbs since I was eight months old.

I'm currently woring on a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, in Higher Education Leadership. It's a lot of work but I'm hoping to be done in the spring or summer of 2027.

In high school I heard a song by a little band called Nightwish. I quickly fell in love with Elan, Amaranth and Storytime, cementing my three favorite albums (DPP, EFMB and Imaginaerum.) One thing led to another, and I ended up discovering Xandria, Within Temptation, Epica and many more. I’ve never met another person in real life who listens to any of them. If you do, please let me know?

Hufflepuff is the best house, my favorite colors are pink, blue and yellow, and my favorite artist is Van Gogh.

From what I was told, the painting is of someone named Chris, a bit of a tomboy. I find her rebellion very attractive, Chris always reminds me of a ballad about Anne Bonney with the line “They dressed me as a tom”. Anne’s dad dressed her as a boy because he was embarrassed of her. Even in the present day, 1898, the term is still used to define a girl who dresses and acts like a boy. More assertive, less dainty. Girls like that are awesome, at least to me anyway.

Sincerely, Captain Seawater