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Interview meme time! With questions from [livejournal.com profile] mecteol .

1) Since I don't know much about you yet: what's a typical day in the life for you?
Get up, take a bath, maybe start some bread or something, go do internet things for a while, do homeschool stuff, walk around outside if it's a nice day, go to class, make dinner, practice my violin. I'm leading a very boring life at the moment. ^ ^


2) What are some of your favorite books (or, alternatively, those that are most important to you)?
The Discworld books, Night Watch in particular. Orhan Pamuk's Other Colours, even though I still haven't finished it. Lord Dunsany's A Dreamer's Tales, which I found a library-bound first edition of at a book sale and fell in love with. Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things and Smoke and Mirrors. The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon, because a blog about a court full of people with lots of time on their hands is naturally full of hilarity. Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones. Herman Hesse's Demian and Steppenwolf are very important to me, although I'm not sure I can say I actually like them.

If comics count, then I must add Sho Fumimura's Sanctuary, Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Pluto (I have never before read a manga that made me cry more than once every volume), and 20th Century Boys, Inio Asano's What a Wonderful World!, Ohba Tsugumi & Obata Takeshi's Bakuman, Yasuo Aoike's From Eroica With Love (parody homoerotic Cold War espionage, what's not to like?), and CLAMP's xxxHoLic.

. . . I'm kinda surprised my list is so short. I guess I should go read more. :)


3) What is one thing you're most proud of?
I'm not really proud of anything in particular . . . but I'm very impressed with myself whenever I actually manage to finish something that requires work and dedication, since I have the attention span and work ethic of a half-brained gnat. I should be really proud that I'm still playing the violin after all this time.


4) What made you interested in anime/manga in the first place?
When I was eleven or so and first discovering the internet, I came across an AMV of D.N.Angel. I watched the show on YouTube, where someone mentioned it was based off a comic. After that, I don't remember, except it ended up with me actually watching television (even if it was on the internet and not precisely legal), enjoying comics, and developing something resembling taste.


5) Where are some places you'd like to visit? In the short term, Chicago, St. Louis, and maybe New York. I've lived in and visited small-ish towns all my life, so I'd really like to spend some time in a city now that I'm old enough to enjoy myself there. In the long term, Japan, Korea, Italy, Denmark (in the summer), Ireland . . . I've never been out of the country (being fifteen will do that to you) and I want to travel. (Especially to somewhere with a nice landscape -- my favourite thing to do is to wander around listening to music and enjoying the sights and weather, which is kind of boring in central Illinois.) Specific places . . . I don't know. I'd like to go back to the St Louis botanical gardens on a day when I have more time and better shoes.

If you're bored enough to tolerate me asking you some questions, comment and tell me so. :D
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Stolen from [livejournal.com profile] mecteol.

Tsunderekko (Harsh Outside-Gentle Inside)
[ ] You come off as sort of aloof to other people.
[ ] In public, you intentionally refrain from showing much weakness.
[ ] You have a secret obsession with something cute.
[ ] You pretend that you hate your crush even though you really love him/her.
[x] You blush when people point out your sensitivities.
[x] You blush when people tell sexual jokes.
Total: 2

Yanderekko (Gentle Outside-Harsh Inside)
[ ] You’re very sweet and kind in public.
[ ] When romance becomes a topic of discussion, people say your personality changes drastically.
[ ] You know some sort of martial art, swordplay, or otherwise.
[ ] You have a crush who you’d literally kill for.
[x] You have a pet-peeve that makes you snap.
[ ] Bipolar?
Total: 1

Meganekko (Girl-with-Glasses Character)
[x] You have glasses.
[x] You can sometimes be clumsy, ditzy, or absent-minded.
[ ] You are always very polite in your speech.
[x] You are fairly intelligent in some field.
[ ] You take discipline seriously.
[ ] You have some sort of fetish for something
Total: 3

Tsukkomi (Angry Guy)
[ ] You have a friend who often makes dumb or embarrassing remarks.
[ ] You smack/beat up this friend in some way.
[ ] You do your best to maintain a calm facade, only to be thwarted by this friend.
[ ] If you & your friend were a yin-yang, you’d be the “yang”.
[x] You swear a lot.
[ ] You try to bring out the more serious side of your ridiculous friend.
Total: 0

Boke (Dumb Guy)
[x] You often make silly or embarrassing comments.
[ ] You like annoying the heck out of your best friend.
[ ] You often get beaten up by your friend in some way, but you take it in good stride.
[ ] If you & your friend were a yin-yang, you’d be the “yin”.
[x] You are normally very laidback and carefree.
[ ] You try to bring out the happier side of your angry friend.
Total: 2

Nadeshiko (Perfect Wife)
[ ] You are always, almost overly polite.
[x] You love traditional Japanese culture.
[ ] You often wear either a kimono, yukata (summer cotton kimono), or apron.
[x] You’re an excellent cook.
[ ] You are hardly ever angry.
[x] You have really long hair.
Total: 3

Tomboy Character
[ ] You feel comfortable in boy’s clothing.
[ ] You have short hair.
[ ] You have a crush whom you act friendly with rather than romantically.
[ ] You are really good at sport/s.
[ ] You are admired by girls and boys for your talents, though you’re sort of in denial.
[ ] You show your girly features on rare occasions.
Total: 0

Sexy Character
[x] Your bust/package is...formidable.
[ ] You like making sexual innuendos.
[ ] You encourage trips to the beach, pool, or onsen.
[x] There are some sexual things that you are ignorant to or need explained to you.
[ ] You’re an expert cosplayer.
[ ] You like the taste of alcohol.
Total: 2

Lolita/Shota Character
[x] You like sweets or chocolate.
[ ] You adore cute things and/or the word “kawaii”.
[ ] You use Japanese suffixes like “-chan,” “-tan,” “-sempai,” etc...
[ ] You add unnecessary suffixes to the ends of your sentences, like “nyo,” “nyu,” “un,” etc...
[ ] You are considered gullible or naive.
[ ] You have a tall/powerful friend who protects you.
Total: 1

So a tie between Meganekko and Yamato Nadeshiko, hm? Well, if I were quieter, I could probably pass myself off as one . . .

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