When I was a kid, everyone quickly discovered that the only way to keep me quiet was to sit me down in front of the television. That is still the case, although now it is either the TV or my laptop. I was never shy about sharing my opinion of shows and movies. Thus, the birth of the name JOpinionated. 

Now I am a freelance entertainment writer and pop culture sponge, absorbing and then writing about television and film as often as possible. 

Although I was raised and went to school in Southern California, the Bay Area has been my home for the past 16 years. I live in a quiet suburb with my better half and our two cats, Mulder & Scully.

Favorite Films: American Beauty, Antonia's Line, Best in Show, Brokeback Mountain, Closer, The Dark Knight, Election, Elizabeth, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Far From Heaven, Garden State, Heavenly Creatures, The Hours, The Ice Storm, Inglourious Basterds, Thank You For Smoking, There Will Be Blood, To Die For, The Truman Show and Wonder Boys.

Taste in Television: 30 Rock, Arrested Development, The Big Bang Theory, The Big C, Boardwalk Empire, Bones, Bored to Death, Breaking Bad, Castle, Chuck, Community, Cougar Town, Damages, Deadwood, Dexter, Falling Skies, Friday Night Lights, Fringe, Game of Thrones, Glee, The Good Wife, Grey's Anatomy, Happy Endings, Hawaii Five-0, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Jericho, Justified, The Killing, LOST, Mad Men, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie, Parenthood, Parks & Recreation, Private Practice, Rescue Me, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, Southland, Top Chef, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead, Warehouse 13, Weeds and The X-Files.