Opening the Book: All about Me
I'm a chatterbox, first of all. I like being pithy, but still I tend toward tl;dr much of the time. When I have the energy, anyway, which I've been lacking this past fortnight. Bleh.
Anyway, me:
I am a political science, or more generally a social science, geek, which I do talk about. I'm an Arabophile, wa atakelam shewa arabi. Geopolitics, especially Middle East politics, history, linguistics, current events, all of that, I love to think and talk about. I am a fangirl, and many of my posts are either fannish thoughts or fic. Specifically Charmed fic. I'm also a Trekkie, really a Niner, as the journal shows.
I'm also a practicing Catholic, but I was raised with a strong sense of when and how it's appropriate to discuss religion. My beliefs do not enter my fanfic unless there is an appropriate in universe reason, and I haven't posted about them. I like to listen, and I really will, and I freely admit there are many things I haven't figured out yet. As long as you aren't irrationally anti-Catholic, we should get along vis a vis religious discussion.
I have hemiparesis on the left side of my body, hydrocephalus with a VP shunt, and various vision issues in addition to myopia, including a lack of natural depth perception. As a result of my vision, I do not drive. This inspires some, but by no means all, of my irritation with my hometown. I'm single, and I have a lesbian friend who has kissed more guys than I have. Most of that is due to where my head was in high school and my body and self-image issues. Much less of a factor was that I went to an all girls Catholic high school, and was a geek.
That's about it, really. Anything else, just ask.
Anyway, me:
I am a political science, or more generally a social science, geek, which I do talk about. I'm an Arabophile, wa atakelam shewa arabi. Geopolitics, especially Middle East politics, history, linguistics, current events, all of that, I love to think and talk about. I am a fangirl, and many of my posts are either fannish thoughts or fic. Specifically Charmed fic. I'm also a Trekkie, really a Niner, as the journal shows.
I'm also a practicing Catholic, but I was raised with a strong sense of when and how it's appropriate to discuss religion. My beliefs do not enter my fanfic unless there is an appropriate in universe reason, and I haven't posted about them. I like to listen, and I really will, and I freely admit there are many things I haven't figured out yet. As long as you aren't irrationally anti-Catholic, we should get along vis a vis religious discussion.
I have hemiparesis on the left side of my body, hydrocephalus with a VP shunt, and various vision issues in addition to myopia, including a lack of natural depth perception. As a result of my vision, I do not drive. This inspires some, but by no means all, of my irritation with my hometown. I'm single, and I have a lesbian friend who has kissed more guys than I have. Most of that is due to where my head was in high school and my body and self-image issues. Much less of a factor was that I went to an all girls Catholic high school, and was a geek.
That's about it, really. Anything else, just ask.