Currently:

12/03/09- You know, I reread my OC fic just now, and I really didn't think it was that bad. In fact, I thought it was pretty good. Sure, nothing much happens, but I really just wanted to give my character a good background. I did that, and I thought her voice kept things interesting. Well, what I think about it's not so important... well, it is, but the readers' opinions are what really count. But part of the reason I haven't worked anymore on it was that I was wondering if it was too dull from the start and if I should just start over. But I can go pretty much anywhere from the first chapter. If I could only think of something... Well, I've been feeling better about it lately. And now that I've finished my one-shot, I need to get back to it. Oh, I did make a couple of edits to the first chapter. Small things, but... well, I was told that asthma's not really as bad as all that, and there was one line that I thought made Satsumi a little too self-aware... but that's it.

12/04/09- Had a major idea for my fic last night. I would still have to figure out some things, and it would take the story in a different direction than I had planned, but... well, if I can't think of anything else, I'll probably use it.

12/06/09- Still thinking about that idea, but I don't know. There's some interesting things about it, but... And now I'm kind of stuck trying to work out this idea and I can't really think of anything else. Well, I can't really focus on trying to think of anything else, is what I mean.

Favorites:

Shows

1. Friends

3. The Office

2. King of the Hill

...Those're pretty much the only shows I watch right now. Yeah, I'm not so big on TV.

Movies

1. Pan's Labyrinth

2. Spirited Away

3. Whisper of the Heart

4. About a Boy

5. Mulan

Books

1. The Abhorson Trilogy (Garth Nix)

2. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy (Libba Bray)

3. Aria of the Sea (Dia Calhoun)

4. Annals of the Western Shore Series (Ursula K. LeGuin)

5. Once Upon A Time Series (Various authors)

Music

1. Hayley Westenra

2. Utada Hikaru

3. Laura Pausini

4. Sarah McLochlan

5. Celtic Woman

Video-Games

1. The Legend of Zelda: The WindWaker

2. Ico

3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

4. Fire Emblem

5. Pokemon

Manga

1. Love Com (Aya Nakahara)

2. Skip Beat! (Yoshiki Nakamura)

3. Good Witch of the West (Haruhiko Momokawa and Noriko Ogiwara)

4. xxxHolic (CLAMP)

5. Azumanga Daioh (Kiyohiko Azuma)

Hobbies:

Japan

I love everything Japanese. It started with anime and manga, but then I got interested in the history and language too, and then the entire culture. I'm taking elementary Japanese this semester, but I already know about 450 kanji, all the kana, some sentence structure, some vocabulary . . . yeah, I l ike to brag, but I'm still pretty much a noob at it. I can only read the simplest of sentences, and only if they contain kanji that I actually know. I hope to get better though.

Psychology

This is a bit of a weird one. I've done some studying on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and now I want to go into a career in mental health. I want to become a neurologist instead of a psychologist or psychiatrist though, because I'd rather study the diseases than talk to people. Actually, I'm seriously thinking of studying shipping and naming it as a complex after myself.

Theatre

I like acting a lot. I don't know how good I am, but apparently I have "stage presence". I'm good at voice, but not so much at gestures. I dunno. But my performance in the school play went over very well, so that makes me happy. And I got a (very) small part in a short film that's going to be shown at several film festivals in the States and Europe. Only I play a zombie bride. Oh well, it's a film. I'm debating whether I want to go into theatre or psychology, so right now I'm majoring in both.

Reading

A pretty standard one. But I love reading, and also literary analysis. That parts a little more unusual. I love themes, symbols, motifs, you name it. I'll analyze anything, from Jane Eyre to Rebel Angels. And Virgil was a master of coming up with that sort of thing, of course. The Aeneid is chock full of it. I try to put stuff like that in my own stories, but I don't know how good I am at it. And I while I love talking about literary analysis, I hate writing papers about it. Anyway, read How to Read Like A Professor sometime. That book changed my life. And take AP Lit!

Writing

Duh. Right now it's just fanfiction, but I'll probably start some other stuff soon. Oh, but I do have one fic on fictionpress called Oliver C. Douglass. It's pretty heavy on the symbolism. I wrote it for class, and I got an A! And my Lit teacher told me in person that it rocked! And she doesn't give As easily either! Ah, it could use some touching up, but I was pretty impressed with it. If you haven't noticed already.

Other Stuff:

1. Age-21

2. Place- Georgia

3. Sex- Female

4. School Subjects I'm Good At- English, Psychology, Theatre

5. Fanfics- Three AaMLs and one OT fic

My Fanfics:

1. Love Is Confusing (Pokemon; Romance/Humor; K; Complete)- A sweet, humorous AaML with an episodic feel typical of the show. Misty is in love with Ash, and Ash is beginning to think that he just might be in love with Misty. Or maybe he's just hungry. In any case, getting together won't be as easy as it sounds. First they must overcome plenty of obstacles, including a disastrous first "date", romantic rivals, and more misunderstandings than you can stick a shake at. Will they ever get it figured out?

2. Kokoro no Dorobou (Pokemon; Romance/Supernatural; K+; Complete)- Slightly darker than Love Is Confusing. Ash is preparing for the Hoenn League finals when he learns that Misty has gone missing en route to the event. He and the others immediately go looking for her, but what else will they discover when they find her? Meanwhile, Misty entertains a bored little girl with a very familiar sounding fairy-tale. Can Ash save her in time? The fate of the world may just hang in the balance.

3. Mare Tempestatum (Pokemon; Romance/Fantasy; K+; Incomplete)- My first alternate universe fic. No Pokemon in this AaML. An orphan girl is abandoned near a castle by the sea, and is taken in by the queen who lives there. However, the queen soon dies giving birth to a son, and the girl is left alone, bitterly hating the new prince. How will these two find their places in such an uncaring world?

4. Into the Great Unknown (Pokemon; Adventure/Romance; K+; In Progress)- My first attempt at an OT. Satsumi has always dreamed of becoming a Pokemon trainer, but her poor health prevented it. Now her dream is finally coming true, and she sets off into the world with her first Pokemon. But the life of a trainer isn't so easy, especially for someone so sheltered. Will Satsumi be able to overcome her fears, focus on training, and make friends?

5. Reflections (Pokemon; Romance/Spirituality; K; One-Shot)- "I used to believe there were two kinds of people in the world: I always believed that there were two kinds of people in the world: those who shine with a light of their own, and those who can only reflect the light of others. And all my life, I wanted to be in the first group." Misty reflects on her feelings about herself, Ash, and their journey together. A reminisence fic, this is pretty much the sum of all my thoughts on Misty. Well, in the Pokemon universe, that is.