Welcome, comadose!
It's always amazing to me how much people who play this game have in common with each other. I also graduated high school early (16), also love a single color food (the red food group), love movies with a passion unrivalled by any of my peers, and read anything I get my hands on. And if Final Fantasy VII isn't the best game ever made, I don't know what is. The FF's following may have had better graphics, but the storyline of VII is still, by far, the best.
I'm also a gamergal...I'm currently playing Gran Turismo 3 again (corrupted my memory card for Gran Turismo 4 and the licensing tests for 3 are easier...a bit), GTA: Vice City(I'm an 80's addict), Gun, and Madden:2006. There's a few others I pop in from time to time, but that's just to check up on what my 15 year old son is playing (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)
Enjoy your stay!