Introduction

Subjectively Fun Facts

My name is Selena; the name Selena comes from the Greek deity Selene, goddess of the moon.

A marble bust of Selene by an unknown artist. Image found here.

Image found here from the 1940 issue #42 Batman comic book.

However, the reason I was named Selena was because my at-the-time 14 year old sister was really into the Batman comic books and loved the character Catwoman - whose name was Selina - and suggested the name to my parents.   

My hobbies and interests include:

• Reading (almost anything)

A complete collection of Lovecraft stories and my favorite Agatha Christie novel were some gifts I received last Christmas (also a microscope, thus the reason it's included in the photo I took).

• Movies (specifically horror/thriller and comedy)

Some of my favorite horror/thriller movies (Image sources: Get Out, Sinister, and The VVitch [you may need a translator for this one]).

And some of my favorite comedies (Image Sources: Death Becomes Her, Deadpool, and Superbad).

• Playing with my dog

Some photos of my dog I took.

• Kayaking

Me at the Tahlequah River, taken yes with a waterproof Kodak camera and then uploaded.

• Painting

If I am feeling particularly uninspired I find painting memes entertaining (personal photo)

Speaking of animals specifically, I had a cat named Jazmin for 16 years and my dog, whose name is Angel, just turned 2. I'm not a cat or dog person, I'm just an animal person (reptiles and fish too).

(personal photos)

Objectively Defining Facts

I was born in San Diego, California but moved to Norman, Oklahoma two weeks before my second birthday so I'm pretty much from Oklahoma. I was raised by my Buddhist, Marine father and my paternal Jewish, not Marine grandmother. I have two sisters that are one and two decades older than me and an uncountable amount of cousins from California to Georgia.

As you probably have guessed by now, my major is Microbiology (Professional) and I am minoring in Chemistry - but that is because the professional degree (as opposed to the standard degree) requires more than 15 hours of chemistry; although I would have wanted to minor in chemistry regardless because if I wasn't majoring in micro, chem would be my second choice. My interest in this field began when I learned about the black plague in 6th grade; it was immensely interesting to me how something no one could see with the naked eye could wipe out millions of people and have such a monumental impact on culture and society. Once graduated, I want to be apart of researching and curing diseases that affect our world today. I definitely want to further obtain a masters degree and maybe some day even a PhD on the subject.

Fin.