- I don't plan ahead very well (such as backing-up files I might want later). Actually, that's not true. I plan ahead just fine. It's the execution of the plan that is often the problem.
- I take physical, spiritual and emotional comfort from the presence of books. I realize this is unnatural, but I don't really care.
- I prefer eye glasses to contact lenses.
- I am in my early thirties.
- I am the shyest extrovert I know. Or perhaps the most gregarious introvert.
- I'm a terrible speller with abysmal grammar skills.
- I'm drawn to people who are artistic, smart, creative, dynamic, and who have extensive vocabularies.
- I have a hard time resisting a storyteller.
- Men with Brains = sexy. Also, men with swords = sexy. Heaven help my heart the day I meet I yarn-spinning pirate who can quote the OED verbatim.
- I don't take myself seriously. Or most other people, for that matter.
- If I could afford it, I would spend more of the year travelleing the world than I would at home.
- I am prepared to accept sponsorship to be a world traveller.
- I have an inexplicable proclivity for watching home improvement television shows, despite the fact that I rent and don't own - and can't make sweeping changes to my apartment.
- I live with my pet robot, Trotwood. Well, really I shouldn't call him a pet, he's more of a minion. And, I really shouldn't call him a minion, because "Elementary chaos theory tells us that all robots will eventually turn against their masters and run amok..." (and I want to stay on his good side)
- I believe there is an appropriate Simpsons quote for every occassion, and that, if someone can quote The Simpsons they can't be all bad.
- I can sing along to nearly any song that comes on the radio; whether you want me to or not.
- I'm a fan of British comedy.
- I watch very little TV, and yet will still pay for digital cable so I can have BBC America.
- I have a hard time comprehending the fact that some people don't read for pleasure.
- I like cheese, monkeys, and naps; one equally as much as the other, but rarely in conjunction with each other.
- I hate restrictive scheduling.
- I don't write as often as I should.
- I enjoy games of all sorts (video, board, role-playing, etc), but not as much as other people I know. (With the possible exception of sports, which more or less bore me much of the time.)
- I have a constant need to be entertained.
- I prefer salty snacks to sweet, dark chocolate to milk, and cold weather to hot.
- I like to dance, but I'm terrible at it.
- I have no life plan.
- Most times I prefer it that way.
- It's difficult to make me truly angry, but someone who succeeds would be surprised by how long I can hold a grudge.
- It is, however, tremendously easy to annoy me. Some people do it by merely existing.
- I am cynical and suspicious by nature.
- Although I tend to be fairly guarded, I'll likely answer any direct question you ask.
- I try to never say never.
- I like Starbucks coffee and I refuse to feel badly about it.
- The first question people ask when they meet me is usually "Is that your real name?"
- The second is "Were your parents hippies?"
- The answers are "Yes" and "No" respectively.
- Halloween is my favorite holiday.
- This is followed by Free Comic Book Day - which is not a sanctioned holiday, but should be.
- I dislike being asked to provide the name of my favorite song, film, book, etc - because I find these things change moment to moment.
- I hate the idea of being caged in - in actuality or metaphorically.
- When it comes to technology, I love things that are shiny and new. Gadgets make me very happy.
- When it comes to books and buildings and cities, I prefer things that have some history to them.
- I have a tattoo of an inkwell and quill pen on my right shoulder, and the kanji for the word "star" (hoshi) on my left.
- I prefer to be barefoot.
- When a film based on a book comes out, or a movie remake is released, I feel the need to read the book and/or see the original film version, regardless of whether or not I plan to see the remake.
- I have an overactive imagination.
- I am the eldest of 3 girls.
- My brain is my own worst enemy; especially when I'm asleep.
- I enjoy going to the movies by myself.
- I think most movies seen in the theater should be accompanied by popcorn; and that the popcorn should be freshly popped and drenched in real butter.
- I'm bad with numbers.
- My college degree (Bachelors in English Lit with a minor in Theatre Arts and a certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies) makes me darn near unemployable....except perhaps by a roving group of Panto performers.
- Should I ever find such a group, I may well run away with them.
- Someday I'd like to open my own bookstore, and spend my days reading and discussing books with people, and not caring whether I sell the books or not.
- Even though I am allergic to most furry animals, I'd like that bookstore to have a cat. I'm a firm believer in the institution of the Bookstore Cat.
- I still believe a man's word should be his bond.
- I readily admit to being a geek. Also a dork, and possibly a nerd - although somehow I feel being bad with numbers precludes me from nerdom.
- I would like to clarify that I don't mean the kind of geek that bites the head off of chickens. I mean, that's fine if that's your bag, but it's not my thing. (The book Geek Love was phenomenal, but *definitely* not what I was expecting).
- I would like to resurrect words and slang from the past and reinstate them in the modern vocabulary.
- I resent modern ideas about brevity of thought and language. Words should be allowed to stretch and breathe and roll off the tongue and/or on the page.
- In stating the previous, I am not condoning the run-on sentence, even though it is a sin of which I am often guilty.
- Someday I mean to have a deep, claw-foot slipper tub, preferrably in cast iron. Then I shall fill it will bubbles and possibly never leave.
- I like long walks in the rain, but hate to admit it because it makes me sound like a parody of a dating advert.
- I enjoy discussions about religion and faith, so long as all parties involved respect the others' beliefs or lack thereof.
- I have no religious affiliations, but do believe in infinite possibilities. (More things, Horatio, than dreamt of, etc, etc)
- I can become bored with a job very easily.
- I prefer to be continually challenged.
- I long for the day the lounging pajama is considered the height of fashion.
- I like solving puzzles - particularly word puzzles.
- I would like to learn how to program; it seems like something I would enjoy.
- I co-wrote a video game once - Slouching Towards Bedlam - but I didn't do any of the programming involved.
- Slouching Towards Bedlam won an award, which pleases me because now I can say I'm an "award winning game writer."
- It is difficult for other people to embarrass me.
- It is very easy for me to embarrass myself.
- I dislike public speaking immensely.
- I have an inquisitive personality.
- I once joined a secret society just to learn what it was they did. Once I found out, I never went back. (It really wasn't that interesting.)
- I did have to undergo an intiation ceremony to join.
- I am fan of horror fiction (books, film etc) - and my tastes run the gamut from classic suspense to full-on, gorey slasher stuff.
- Gothic horror is probably my favor horror sub-genre.
- I always have a thing for vampire fiction. Passe, I know.
- I love to laugh.
- I am more of a "one-of-the-guys" gal than a "girly-girl."
- I hate to be categorized.
- I have a fairly dark sense of humor.
- I'm much nicer than this list makes me out to be.
- I can not hold my grog. I know this only from third-party, anecdotal evidence.
- Well, third-party, anecdotal evidence and a 2-day long hangover.
- I'd like to learn how to edit films - get a Super 8 camera and make my own movies.
- I know you can simulate Super 8 with DV these days - but I just don't think it's the same.
- Some things I wanted to be growing-up: a back-up singer, a scream queen, and an author.
- I'd still like to be any of those things, except maybe a back-up singer. Now I'd like to front the band.
- I don't sing well enough to front the band.
- This does not stop me from enjoying karoke with friends.
- I have gone for karoke in Japan. There we did in in a private room, with waitress service, which I believe is really the only way to go.
- I am a caffiene fiend.
I won't keep a tv in the bedroom.My new apartment is a studio, and my computer now doubles as my tv - so my tv is now in my bedroom. But I'm not happy about it.- I think people who say "and this is where the magic happens" when showing off their bedrooms lack a great deal of imagination.
- I am a night person.