2/22/2011 UPDATE I ask that if you are going to leave a review for my story anonymously and you request a response for some reason or another, please leave your email so that I may respond. Otherwise, there is no way for me to communicate with you. Also Shizuka na Sonata is not a rape ficHowever, it does deal with harassmentPlease, if this is an issue for you, or if it possibly triggers you or an unhappy event, do not read it. Unfortunately, this has been happening quite often as of late to the point that I have to respond in this manner, which I think is rather unprofessional. Harassment is a real issue. There are psychological issues that deal with this subject that I am addressing. Unfortunately, I'm getting a slew of anonymous, angry reviews assuming that my story is just another rape story [those of which, by the way, I find highly inaccurate]. The last thing I want to do is disable anonymous reviews because those that don't have an account or are too lazy to sign in with their accounts at that moment will not have the opportunity to review, and that is not fair for them.

About Moi:

Age: I'm 23. I go to college.

What I do!: I'm a graphic design major. Senior o.o

Who I am: I'm just about the biggest loser/nerd you'll find. I love anything Japanese, I speak French, I speak Creole, I speak Japanese, and I have a natural knack for learning languages. I play piano (self taught), I sing, I wanna play drums and the viola and the harp, I draw, I read, I write, I swing on swings, I would kill for seafood and mango, but I don't eat land meat, and I laugh at the worst times. I'm the biggest kid you ever did see.

I love just about any Asian language and just about anything that comes out of Asia.

I'm a pyro, so if you give me any flames, be assured that I wanted them in the first place.

I'm a closet pervert.

I'm quiet, and I'm a little broody, but get me started and I'm witty and fun to be around

I play video games or piano the other times when I'm not studying or doing something religious or writing fanfiction.

Games I love: Ico, FF12, Grandia II, Project Justice, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, DDRRRRRRrrrrRR

Muzzacs I love: Mostly underground bands or calmer music. Bela Kiss, Killswitch Engage, Muse, Dance Gavin Dance, Daft Punk, Imogen Heap/Frou Frou, Coheed and Cambra, Does it Offend You, Yeah?, La Roux, etc. And on the other hand, I love J-pop/rock bands such as: Asian Kung-fu Generation, Gackt, Malice Mizer, Pierrot, Dir en Grey, Ayumi Hamasaki, Do as Infinity, Minmi, Namie Amuro, etc. And then I'm obsessed with classical music like Ralph Vaughan Williams, Faure, Rachmaninoff, etc.

About Me and Music

So, a lot of people have asked me about my musical background, given that I am writing a story that is music-based. First of all, I have you guys know that a lot of research tends to go into my stories before I go ahead and post a chapter. If you find something in depth in my stories, 9 times out of 10 it has been researched before it was posted. If you really want to write a good fanfic or a good story, you must realize that you must research what you write so that it's credible. The other option is that if you are fictionalizing what you research, make it extremely believable. Aside from that, there are a couple of other things about my musical background.

I'm self-taught at the piano. I don't know all musical terms, but I tend to put a lot of effort into research just so that I know what I'm doing. It's pretty self-fulfilling. Unfortunately, I tend to have a lot of trouble with my fingering techniques because I was never formally trained.So I think that, at one point, I would love to get in some formal lessons so that I can be even more proficient.

As far as 'absolute' or 'perfect pitch' goes, I think I have it, but I'm not sure. I'm naturally in tune with sound and I have the ability to compose music. It's like second nature to me. Also, I am able to listen to music and play it on the piano without the use of notes. As in, I can make a mental study of music and replay it. Sometimes it takes me a couple of days, sometimes a couple of weeks, and from time to time it may take me a couple of months, only because it's difficult for me to understand how to get proper fingering. I know there are other criteria to meet in order to establish whether or not a person has perfect pitch, though.

Despite that, I'm not that skilled at the piano. I've only been playing for 8 years, so there is so much that I have yet to learn. My fingers aren't fast, but they can be if trained well...argh!

Anyway, music--sound--is something that I love and appreciate. It's something that I understand but not completely. There's really no way for me to explain it, but I have a connection to it. It's literally saved my life when I went through the most difficult times, and I think that I would be lost without it. There's a beautiful connection between mind and music that I want to convey through Shizuka na Sonata as the chapters progress. Music is my soulmate.

Me and Deafness

Ah, I've actually been asked a lot if I know sign language, if I'm deaf, etc. No, and no. I don't know sign language, and I'm not deaf. In all honesty, I'm just very easily intrigued by things beyond my scope of understanding, deafness being one of the things. I do know a deaf person (she's in my class), and over time we've come to communicate with each other quite a bit (because my GD class is like one big happy family, seriously). Anyway, I would actually really, really love to learn sign language. I love it so much!

Will be updated if needed.

Criminal Minds and Issues With Spencer Reid

I absolutely positively love this show. I discovered the itaround September of 2009 and have been hooked ever since. I don't know for WHAT reason I'd never seen it on television before, but I didn't even know that it existed until then. I've watched the show in whole multiple times and never seem to tire of it. My favourite character is undoubtedly Spencer Reid, and Derek Morgan and Penelope Garcia fall shortly behind my love for him. And Hotch -- actually, I love them all, but Spencer Reid is my ultimate favorite. Recently, I got into the fanfiction and have been mostly reading fics that center around our awkward genius. While some fics are extremely well written, others leave a bit to be desired. For the most part, as long as it centers mostly on Reid, I'm likely to read it. However, even though I may read them, there are some things about CM fanfiction that I won't accept. My one biggest issue in Criminal Minds fan fiction is that Reid tends to be very weak. He only rarely comes off as a strong character emotionally and mentally in many fanfictions. People want to sexually abuse him. The creators of Criminal Minds have gone out of their way to prove that since Reid's fiasco with Tobias Hankel and his drug-use his abilities as an intelligent, strong, and wily profiler have been in no way compromised or hindered. He may be targeted by unsubs because he seems weak initially, but he has proven time and time again to his colleagues that he will not go down without a fight, physically and mentally. Yes, as a human, he has his foibles, but he does not let them hinder him. He may feel socially awkward, but the BAU is his surrogate family, and because of that he opens up to them. He jokes with them and doesn't quail under their taunts because he knows they mean well. He's not unbelievably shy with his workmates because he knows them well enough. Heck, he's got the galls to tell a terrible joke to a bunch of college students and that is not weakness. He's hilariously awkward, but not hindered.

Therefore, any stories that I have Reid in, whether he becomes a victim or not, will not imply that he is weak. Spencer Reid is a person that empathizes deeply with both victims and even with unsubs, and it makes him an excellent profiler. He tends not to judge people. And he's such a good person.

Like I said, though, I'll read just about any type of Reid fic, but I won't go in certain directions with my own story. I'd like to portray him a certain way: weird, but strong.

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