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shizuka_blooms:
List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
Tag seven people to do the same.
Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it" OR ELSE YOU FAIL
1) I'm the illustrator (not a whole lot of comics--just little pictures) for my journalism class, and approximately one-half of the entertainment section. For our last issue, I wrote a big thing on the writers' strike. For this issue, I did a big thing on all the geeky movies coming out this year (it was so big, we split it in two and decided to publish the second half in June) and I am working on a piece on graphic novels. I kind of really love this.
2) When I was younger, I used to eat and drink at the same time--i.e., I would take a bite of something and then take a swallow of milk while the food was still in my mouth. It took me quite some time to figure out this this was strange.
3) I lost 25 pounds two years ago, and I'm trying to get back to that; I do not talk about this much because, well, I don't have much to say about it and I don't think anyone would really want to listen.
4) I went through a brief period in middle school where I wanted to be a voice actor when I grew up. I even did a presentation on it for a class.
5) I went to the "smart" school from kindergarten to eighth grade; it was "smart" because we tended to get good grades, but high grades weren't a requirement for getting in. Rather, it was a co-op--parents had to come in and help out in the classrooms. And somehow, mysteriously, this helped. I wouldn't say it was the best time of my life--I was kind of a loser until I was 16--but I damn well appreciate it, and I think it was a significant factor in developing who I am today. And the teachers were great, too. In theory, there's going to be a reunion this summer for every senior in the district who graduated from that school, and I am very much looking forward to it, partly because I really want to see all those teachers and kids again, and partly because I want to shove all my successes in their faces. HEY LOOK, I'M COOL AFTER ALL. HAH.
6) Two years ago, when I was in our high school production of Footloose, I had a powerful crush on one of the boys in the cast (he played Willard, and he did it amazingly, because he was pretty damn amazing at pretty much everything), and for some unfathomable reason, I decided to tell him this. He didn't say anything--he just looked at me, not like he was shocked or disgusted but just like I hadn't said anything at all. So I mumbled "sorry," and walked away. And then it occurred to me that I didn't actually feel like it was the end of the world, and then I realized if such a horribly embarrassing situation didn't phase me too bad, I could withstand anything. Quite cool, that. (I am now, oddly, great friends with his little sister. In fact, she's coming over in about 45 minutes for a Heroes marathon. Life is strange sometimes.)
7) My favorite color is orange. I do not understand why everyone likes blue so much--blue is boring. Orange is happy and warm and, well, colorful. For a long time, I thought my favorite color was green, but then I realized I was having fantasies about canyons and it turned out my favorite color was actually orange. I may be the only person in the world to have such a revelation.
Tagging:
harena,
swingerzetta,
sparky77,
fiorediloto,
snopes_faith,
kdsorceress, and
artemisfowl2nd
shizuka_blooms:
List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
Tag seven people to do the same.
Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it" OR ELSE YOU FAIL
1) I'm the illustrator (not a whole lot of comics--just little pictures) for my journalism class, and approximately one-half of the entertainment section. For our last issue, I wrote a big thing on the writers' strike. For this issue, I did a big thing on all the geeky movies coming out this year (it was so big, we split it in two and decided to publish the second half in June) and I am working on a piece on graphic novels. I kind of really love this.
2) When I was younger, I used to eat and drink at the same time--i.e., I would take a bite of something and then take a swallow of milk while the food was still in my mouth. It took me quite some time to figure out this this was strange.
3) I lost 25 pounds two years ago, and I'm trying to get back to that; I do not talk about this much because, well, I don't have much to say about it and I don't think anyone would really want to listen.
4) I went through a brief period in middle school where I wanted to be a voice actor when I grew up. I even did a presentation on it for a class.
5) I went to the "smart" school from kindergarten to eighth grade; it was "smart" because we tended to get good grades, but high grades weren't a requirement for getting in. Rather, it was a co-op--parents had to come in and help out in the classrooms. And somehow, mysteriously, this helped. I wouldn't say it was the best time of my life--I was kind of a loser until I was 16--but I damn well appreciate it, and I think it was a significant factor in developing who I am today. And the teachers were great, too. In theory, there's going to be a reunion this summer for every senior in the district who graduated from that school, and I am very much looking forward to it, partly because I really want to see all those teachers and kids again, and partly because I want to shove all my successes in their faces. HEY LOOK, I'M COOL AFTER ALL. HAH.
6) Two years ago, when I was in our high school production of Footloose, I had a powerful crush on one of the boys in the cast (he played Willard, and he did it amazingly, because he was pretty damn amazing at pretty much everything), and for some unfathomable reason, I decided to tell him this. He didn't say anything--he just looked at me, not like he was shocked or disgusted but just like I hadn't said anything at all. So I mumbled "sorry," and walked away. And then it occurred to me that I didn't actually feel like it was the end of the world, and then I realized if such a horribly embarrassing situation didn't phase me too bad, I could withstand anything. Quite cool, that. (I am now, oddly, great friends with his little sister. In fact, she's coming over in about 45 minutes for a Heroes marathon. Life is strange sometimes.)
7) My favorite color is orange. I do not understand why everyone likes blue so much--blue is boring. Orange is happy and warm and, well, colorful. For a long time, I thought my favorite color was green, but then I realized I was having fantasies about canyons and it turned out my favorite color was actually orange. I may be the only person in the world to have such a revelation.
Tagging:
harena,
swingerzetta,
sparky77,
fiorediloto,
snopes_faith,
kdsorceress, and
artemisfowl2nd