...was here long before the movie took her name.
Myself:
I write. Occasionally, my life gets in the way.
I have a girlfriend. She is my reluctant muse, idea-bouncer-off-erer, provider of snuggles and portable body heater. She is also my biggest fan, and the reason why I started writing in the first place. If you wish to thank someone for my writing, go to her.
I have been in love with her since I was fourteen. It is a long enough time now that I look back on those first days with something a little like awe.
I once worked in a chocolate shop, which was not good for my health, no matter how high-grade the product I sold was. I know the difference between couveture and compound, macciato and vienna, and yet insist on drinking nothing but juice and eating low-grade chocolate which is chemically-laden, sugar loaded and yet, so damn delicious...
I am currently training to be a librarian; one day soon I will come into my full librarian-y powers- that is, the ability to freeze blood with the merest lift of an eyebrow and shush someone so loudly it can be heard three streets away.
I am also learning to speak japanese, with varying levels of success; although I can write and read it well enough, I do not seem to be able to speak it well enough to string a sentence together- hence my contributions during class mostly consist of "Mouichido kudasai," and "Nani?"
I like the smell of fresh-picked mint leaves. Winter is my favourite season. My world-conquering rabbit has passed away. I have a rat now, her name is Pan, and I am sure she will pick up the slack since my bunny's unfortunate New Year's Eve. I don't like walking around at night, for fear of the zombies. I think the world history of vampires is interesting and pride myself on the fact I know many bizzare things.
I talk a lot to those who know me. I don't like going up to strangers for fear of rejection. I have a mild fear of crowds and busy places, which leads to mild distress come lunch time when every resturant as far as the eye can see is packed full. I dabble in cliques and categories, and belong to none. I am officially a Uni Student now, and having completed my first semester of four longs years of study, I have come to realise now that I have jumped into the deep end without knowing how to swim...
My writing:
Spellcheck is my mortal enemy and has renamed characters we know and love. Thus, I now own Shimmery Aoshi, Canoe Konoka and nospellingoption Setsuna. I will adopt Mariachi Misao and Samba Sano when I can afford to open a dancing studio. Kagurazaka Sauna can be found lurking in my steamed-out bathroom, and Chimera Kenshin is chained up in my shed.
I read a lot. This, too, interferes with my writing, although it can inspire me and lead me to create more and more writing, which in turn, affects my desire to read... therefore, I seem to be stuck in some sort of vicious literature loop.
My girlfriend is gently pressuring me to write the book she knows I have in me, but every idea I develop seems too shallow or impossibly common. I will get there some day, but as each day passes, I can feel that promise stretching thinner and thinner...
I write in many different fandoms, and I read in even more. I adore well-written alternate pairings, and am an indiscriminate shipper. If you have written something that impresses me, be secure in the knowledge I will talk about it to my girlfriend for weeks, regardless if she listens or not- and the same goes for anyone in earshot.
Having recently breached the hundred-review mark for one of my stories, all I can say is that I am very, very appreciative of all the people who took the time to read and review my work. Thankyou very, very much. I am also very aware of how much it means to an author to get reviews, and if you read something of any author you like, please send him/her a review- it takes thirty seconds, and the smiles you bring to their faces will last for days. Trust me on this; most of the time my walking around with a stupid grin is due to something someone has said in a review or message.
Disclaimer: I possess both internet and computer, however my writing is prone to interruption. I will finish all my pieces and often work on more than one at a time. If something has not been updated, this is because I am editing and tweaking it till I am satisfied, not because I do not intend to finish.
Please do not send me messages imploring me to update an old piece; I will do so only when I am ready to, and asking me to update before I am ready will only result in me becoming annoyed, sending angry messages back to you, and then feeling guilty about it afterwards, which is very detrimental to the writing process. That is not to say I am unapproachable- I welcome messages, and you are likewise welcome to enquire about the progress of a particular piece. However, if you simply send a message pleading, begging, threatening() or in any other unsavoury manner asking for an update, it is likely I won't update simply to spite you.
(I am vindictive at times, but mostly harmless.)
25 / 06 / 08
New: Here Comes the Sun, Negima! Written and posted the same day, and due to a brief, obsessive morning wondering about Evangeline's past. Starring Young!Eva, various puppets and dolls, and any number of murdered peasants. Rated T for gore.
20 / 06 / 08
Update: Egg Belly, Part Six, is now up! Featuring action, French frauds, action of a different sort, frogs, ninjas and vampires playing shoji! Also, chapter comes with a lemon-flavoured warning this time too.
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