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I created this website to archive my fandom creative works. You will notice that a lot of my graphic artwork and fan fiction are from "The X-Files" series, this is because when I started out working in Photoshop, and when I began writing that I was focused on "The X-Files" television show. In the past year or two I have attempted to step outside of my X-Files comfort zone to try my hand at other subjects so you will find artwork and fanfic here from other fandoms. In an effort to simplify the look of this site I have decided to include only "the best of the best" of my creatives.

I began my journey into fandom creatives in 1999 when I made my first piece of "The X-Files" artwork in Photoshop, and when my sister and I first sat down and wrote up a silly story about Fox Mulder and Alex Krycek being best frenemies for our X-Files virtual series. I have been involved the most in the X-Files fandom since the fall of 1998 (under a few different screen names because I couldn't come to one that I felt was "me" enough to stick with until I chose "Dana Doggett").

Interests

My passion is figure skating. I've been a fan of the sport since I was a child in my single digits. I participate in the sport, and I am a professional coach. I began skating in Saudi Arabia on roller skates and taught myself how to do jumps and spins by watching video tapes that my Grandma sent to my sister and I (since Saudi TV never aired figure skating). There were no ice rinks in Saudi while I lived there so taking to the cement was the best I could do. I first stepped on ice in the summer of 1995 and after I left Saudi in 1998, I've never figure skated off-ice again. I have a DVD collection of figure skating shows and competitions going as far back as the 1960s. I have been coached by the 1996 World Pairs Champion and 1998 Russian Olympic Team member since the summer of 2000, and I have been a coach since the summer of 2006. One day I would like to coach figure skating full-time, that is my dream job.

I also really enjoy learning foreign languages - when I was 9 I began teaching myself French, before high school I had taken classes in French, Spanish and Arabic. In high school I studied French, German and Russian. And when I got to college I continued with French and German. I took a semester of Spanish and decided it was too easy for me, so I dropped the class and replaced it with Russian. I am currently reading "Les Misérables" in the French language. One day I hope to learn Spanish (speaking fluency), Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and Latin. I love being able to understand other languages, and communicate with different people of the world.

Top Favorite TV Shows: LOST, 24, Breaking Bad, Firefly, The Big Bang Theory, Two Guys & A Girl, Supernatural

Top Favorite Movies: The Cutting Edge, Gone With The Wind, L'Auberge Espagnol, The Star Wars Saga, The Matrix Trilogy, The Back To The Future Trilogy, Fools Rush In, Kill Bill vol. 1, Kill Bill vol. 2, Ice Castles, Indiana Jones

Top Favorite Celebrities: Madonna, Michelle Kwan, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Weir, Ekatarina Gordeeva, Robert Patrick, Terry O'Quinn, Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Néstor Carbonell, Kristen Cloke, Vivien Leigh, Audrey Tautou, Harrison Ford, Vanessa Paradis, Garth Brooks

Favorite Quotes:

"People who win all the time are strong and powerful. But people who have fallen and got trampled on... but are able to stand back up and fight, that's who I admire the most" - Michelle Kwan

"... And say just one extra time that you love the person who lives with you. Just say, 'I love you.' It's so great." - Ekatarina Gordeeva

“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.” - Madonna

"I am not handsome or sexy. Of course, it's not like I am hopeless." - Keanu Reeves

“I should do it the way I want to, as opposed to trying to make other people happy.” - Johnny Weir

“I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.” - Madonna

“When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it.” - Madonna

Dana Doggett: Thoughts, Opinions, etc.

Earlier in my life I lived overseas in Saudi Arabia and had the opportunity to travel the world. As a result of being exposed to different cultures and people I developed a better understanding of the world outside of my comfort zone, and I embraced an open-mind towards different ideas and ways of thinking. I don't hold myself to traditional or conservative values, I never have and I never will.

I believe fully that people should think for themselves, and not go along with what anyone says because they are afraid to have an opinion of their own. I believe in being true and honest with yourself and others around you. I do not tolerate people who view themselves as "elitist" in either real life or in online fandom, especially if said people believe they are royalty to those around them and behave as such. I believe that if you give crap to someone, that you well-deserve to get it back.

I do not tolerate bigotry, racism, or hatred towards other human beings (and animals... and oh all right, insects too). There's enough bitterness and darkness in the world, and I think we all can do our part to stop the spread of such negativity with a little more patience and acceptance of others who are different from us. I do not like the words "tolerance" or "tolerate" because those words imply negativity. I prefer the words "acceptance" and "accept" because those words imply a positive attitude. I believe that if most everyone in the world could learn acceptance of others that we, as a human race, would be headed towards a brighter future.

TOLERATE = to put up with | | | ACCEPT = to receive willingly

I am not a "fan" of technology. Yes, I have a website. Yes, I have e-mail. Yes, I have a Facebook account. Yes, I have a cell phone. Honestly though, sometimes I wish I didn't have an online life, and I wish my life didn't require an e-mail address, and I wish that my friends were better at communicating in person or capable of picking up a phone and calling me rather than me having to take part in the Facebook experience in order to stay in touch with friends and know what is going on in their lives. I refuse to get a smartphone. I refuse to enable texting on my flip-phone. I refuse to use my phone for anything other than that... a phone. I think technology has become too much involved in most peoples' everyday lives, and I believe that a lack of interpersonal communication with others is making the general population (ie: those addicted to their new little techological gadget) more rude and irritable. What's the fun in that?

Dana Doggett: The X-Phile

The following is a post that I took time to write up for X-Files fans on the Haven discussion forum in December 2011. Apparently some fans have found it hard to believe that with my different views and opinions about "The X-Files" that I am not actually a fan of the series. I wrote this to explain to them how and why I am a fan of the series just like anyone else is on any given X-Files discussion forum. The only hope I had in posting this on that forum was to show people there that yes, I am a fan of "The X-Files" even if my opinions and preferences are different than the majority of the fandom.

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I'm writing this because too many times in the past someone in the X-Files fandom makes false assumptions about me. I'm writing this because too many times someone has attempted to put words in my mouth because they think that they know me. I'm writing this because I think it's better that you understand that I do love "The X-Files" (even if there's plenty that I can criticize it for), so that all the false assumptions will stop.

What I want most for you to take away from reading the following is that first and foremost I am a fan of "The X-Files". I've been a fan since 1998 and it is my first fandom, and despite criticisms I have made, am making, or will make of the show, I still like it, and I will always be a X-Phile.

What made me tune into "The X-Files" in the first place?
The season 4 episodes "Tunguska/Terma", for a few reasons, the first reason is that with this two-part episode I learned that this show dealt with aliens, conspiracies, and unanswered questions, and wasn't afraid to put its main character in danger. The second reason is that I found Mulder and Krycek so darn attractive that I couldn't continue channel flipping (this is my "shallow" reason). The third reason is that not only was Krycek so darn hot, but he also spoke Russian, and being that I've always had a love for foreign languages since I was a child, I took to this two-part episode quite easily. This was my first real exposure to "The X-Files" series (it was in 1998 when season 4 was being rerun on the FX Network), and I loved every minute of it. So I continued watching the little XF marathon and made note of when the show was aired on FX so I could watch it again. And a little FYI... I was convinced that Mulder and Krycek were the two main leads of the show, and was slightly disappointed to discover that Mulder was FBI partner with some short red-head LOL

What makes you a fan of "The X-Files"?
I love the paranormal. I love conspiracy theories. I love the dark, creepy atmosphere of the series. I loved the dynamic between the original leads of the show. I love the addition of John Doggett in season 8 (he's the reason why I continued to watch after "Requiem"). I love that the show left so many questions unanswered. I love that because there are unanswered questions that fans are free to theorize about what is and isn't, what will be and what will not. I love that so much was left open for interpretation because that allows fans ten years on to continue to discuss this show. I love Mark Snow's music and how it added to the dark atmosphere of episodes. I love "Fight The Future". I love Mulder's season 4 hair. I love Scully's season 4 hair. I love Doggett's everything. I love the UST between Mulder and Scully in the first five seasons (and FTF). I love the chemistry between Doggett and Scully. I love the UST between Doggett and Scully. I love that Doggett fell in love with Scully and it was unrequited. I love all the episodes by Morgan & Wong. I love the quirky-ness of Darin Morgan's episodes. I love it when non-main characters (supporting characters) get a moment to shine in the spotlight and give us insight to their life and experiences (mainly thinking of Skinner in "One Breath").

The things that I love and that make me a fan of "The X-Files" are the series' government conspiracy/alien mythology. I love the feeling of paranoia, that "trust no one" aspect, I love that. I remember thinking how good an episode was going to be when names like William B. Davis, Nicholas Lea, Mimi Rogers, John Neville, Veronica Cartwright, Chris Owens, and other Syndicate related cast names would show up in the opening credits. To me, "The X-Files" was at its best when the episodes dealt with the mythology. Above everything else on the series it is the mytharc that I love the most.

Having said that there are other reasons why I love the show. I love all the characters, even the ones that I've said that I dislike, because each and every character brings another layer to the show, that in turn brings another layer to the protagonists. I love theorizing about how different characters would be like if romantically involved with any other character. I love watching the friendship and trust blossom between Doggett and Scully in the later years. I love enjoying "The X-Files" for everything that it has to offer, good and bad, because with the bad the show left enough open for creative avenues to explore and to "fix" through fanfic and artwork, or just plain old discussion with other fans.

Who is my favorite male character?
When I first started watching "The X-Files," my favorite male character was Fox Mulder. I love the guy, and I still do (excluding some very un-Mulder behaviour in the last two seasons). I defended him left and right to my sister who claimed that Krycek was better than him. I loved his quirkiness, his ability to jump to conclusions and be right, his dry humor, his hair, his body, his eyes, his voice, his sternocleidomastoid... I loved how he would go as far as he possibly could to try to learn the truth. I loved that he would do anything to help others. Mulder was at his best when he was being sympathetic to victims of crimes ("Oubliette" and "Mind's Eye" first come to mind). I love that Mulder is not afraid of the darkness in the world, and that as a profiler he is willing to go down dark paths to solve crimes ("Grotesque"). I love that he jumped onto moving trains on a hunch. I love that he started out all cocky with Scully and grew to trust only her (and sometimes Skinner).

Eventually time passed on the series and Duchovny's portrayal (or perhaps the writers are at fault here) of Mulder just was not good anymore. Yes, I cried when Mulder was abducted at the end of "Requiem". I cried because my favorite character was gone. I cried because I had made the decision to not watch "The X-Files" without Mulder, because gosh darn it all to heck, Mulder is *THE* main character on the show. "The X-Files," IMO right after "Requiem" aired, was about Mulder, how dare they continue on without him? I cried when "Requiem" ended because I seriously thought that I would never watch the series again... I was wrong.

On July 21, 2000 I found out that Robert Patrick would be joining the cast of "The X-Files" in its 8th season. I've been a fan of Robert's since seeing T2 in 1991, so he, Robert Patrick, is the sole reason why I even continued watching the series in its 8th season (and 9th), and as a result my favorite male character switched from Fox Mulder to John Doggett.

John Doggett continues to be my absolute favorite male character of "The X-Files." I love that he brought life back into a show that I felt was losing steam in its 7th season. I love that he was assigned to the X-Files division without wanting to be given that assignment. I love that despite not wanting to work the X-Files that he approached every case equally, and with the desire to successfully solve the crime/case. I love that he has a cop's approach to investigating cases. I love that unlike Mulder he didn't easily believe in "mumbo jumbo" and accept paranormal as an acceptable conclusion to a case. I love that he is like Scully in many ways, and that his background mirrors hers in some ways. I love that (like Mulder) he is willing to bend/break the law in order to get the job done - this goes against most fans' initial impression of the man. I love that despite his hard exterior that he's sensitive and emotional, and knows how to keep that in check. I love his passion for wanting to help others. I love how he, as Scully's new partner, took on a protector role in her life (despite how hard Scully tried to push him away). I love how he's loyal, noble, honorable, honest, by-the-books, respectful towards others, how he's confident, mature, intense, and of course he's just so incredibly sexy - it's in his swagger, it's in his eyes, his body build. He's just, for me, the epitome of what the ideal man should be.

Who is my favorite female character?
Since Carter & Co. really didn't write women all that much, I have to go with Dana Scully on this one. What draws me to Scully is how strong and independent she used to be. She was the perfect role model for young girls and women back in the day (I'll be honest and say that I think this dissolved later on in the series, but I won't go into why because I think we've been there, done that before). I loved how Scully was always just a few seconds too late to see something paranormal that could have changed her mind to become a believer. I love that she was strong enough to go against her father and follow her dream to be in the FBI. I love that she was assigned to the X-Files to debunk Mulder's work and came to be one of Mulder's strongest allies. I love that she approaches investigations as a scientist, wanting to explain the strange and unusual she sees, and not just accept it because it's happening before her eyes. I love that despite trying her best to push people away and trying to have a tough exterior that she does have a vulnerable side, and is emotional. I love how she is concerned about others, and how she tries to be by-the-books as best as she can with Mulder (but follows him most of the time when he goes off radar). IMO, Dana Scully is the heart and soul of "The X-Files." I know a lot of people think that the series is about Mulder, but I think the series is more about Scully's journey as she was the main character that changed the most over the timespan of the series. She went from skeptic to believer, she went from wanting to be in the FBI to not wanting to be involved in the FBI. In story the characters with an arc that fully develops him/her over the course of time are the main character, to me on "The X-Files," this is Scully.

What is my favorite (romantic) relationship pairing?
Doggett/Scully, hands down my absolute favorite relationship pairing. I like the Doggett/Scully relationship because of the potential that it had that was unexplored on "The X-Files" series. Through season 8 and season 9 TPTB showed us enough little moments (and sometimes not so little moments) between Doggett and Scully that told me that *if* Mulder had never returned and the show had continued they would have developed a relationship between Doggett and Scully. Doggett treats Scully so well, and with respect. He's loyal to her, faithful, trustworthy, and he loves her. By the end of season 9 we even get hints that Scully cares very deeply for Doggett too, if not that then she too has fallen in love with him. I love the DSR because it was intended, but was left nearly unexplored. Doggett/Scully is all about potential, the subtle moments and the never ending possibilities between the two characters if circumstances had been different. I love their chemistry, it's different than that of Mulder/Scully, but it sparks just the same. Plus... he's hot, she's hot, they'd be hot together ♥

And now some other random XF information about myself without elaborations...

Favorite Season: Season 4
Least Favorite Season: Season 9
Three Favorite Episodes: Musings of a CSM, The Unnatural, Amor Fati

Most Favorite Character: John Doggett
Least Favorite Character(s): Monica Reyes, Leyla Harrison, Baby William
Favorite Syndicate Member: Cigarette-Smoking Man, Well-Manicured Man, Alex Krycek, Marita Covarrubias
Favorite Movie: Fight The Future

My Favorite MOTW Episodes By Season:

Season 1: Squeeze, Shadows, Beyond The Sea, Tooms
Season 2: Sleepless, 3, Die Hand Die Verletzt, Død Kalm, Humbug, The Calusari
Season 3: Oubliette, War of the Coprophages, Grotesque, Pusher, José Chung's 'From Outer Space'
Season 4: Home, Unruhe, The Field Where I Died, Paper Hearts, Never Again, Small Potatoes, Elegy
Season 5: Unusual Suspects, Detour, Bad Blood, Mind's Eye, The Pine Bluff Variant, Folie A Deux
Season 6: Drive, Tithonus, Monday, The Unnatural, Field Trip
Season 7: Rush, Orison, X-Cops, Je Souhaite
Season 8: Roadrunners, Invocation, Redrum, Via Negativa, Medusa, Empedocles
Season 9: Dæmonicus, 4-D, John Doe, Underneath

My Favorite Mytharc Episodes By Season:

Season 1: Ice, Fallen Angel, E.B.E.
Season 2: Little Green Men, Duane Barry/Ascension/One Breath, Colony/End Game
Season 3: Nisei/731, Piper Maru/Apocrypha
Season 4: Musings of a CSM, Tunguska/Terma, Memento Mori, Zero-Sum, Demons, Gethsemane
Season 5: Redux/Redux II, Christmas Carol, Travelers
Season 6: S.R. 819, Two Fathers/One Son, Biogenesis
Season 7: The 6th Extinction/Amor Fati, Closure, En Ami
Season 8: Within/Without, Vienen
Season 9: n/a

Episodes I Will Never Watch Again By Season:

Season 1: Space, Miracle Man
Season 2: The Host, Red Museum, Irresistible
Season 3: Syzygy
Season 4: n/a
Season 5: The Post-Modern Prometheus
Season 6: Milagro
Season 7: Millennium, First Person Shooter, all things, Fight Club
Season 8: n/a
Season 9: Trust No 1, Improbable, William, The Truth

I hope that this post has helped you gain some insight about me as a fan of "The X-Files." Thank you for reading.