This is my gift. My curse. My extracurricular hobby.
I'd like to think of myself as easygoing. Perhaps to a fault, especially when you consider my unholy lust for sleep, but for the most part I live a relatively carefree life. A lot of it naturally has to do with my upbringing; my parents, to whom I am fiercely indebted, granted me more freedoms than most of their generation would. That's freedoms, plural: despite their own experiences and beliefs, my parents refused to instill any of their personal opinions in raising me. Suffice it to say this has left me both politically and religiously indifferent, but in all honesty that's exactly how I like it. This does run the risk of my being societally blind, the consequences of which I will take with open arms.
At the same time, I also spent far too much time at home during my early childhood, even up until the last few years of high school. This was mostly by choice, mind you, but it is a choice I rather vehemently regret. Most, if not all of my interaction with others was spent online (for reference, I've been online since I was around ten), so you can probably understand what little "real-life" experience I had acquired prior to entering high school and later college. That said, I really have to thank Krissie for having been so patient with me eight years go; I would have probably gotten sick of me in about one-third of the time. :-p
See, the thing is I've gotten a lot of slack from some people about the whole "immortality" thing. Said critics have called me "foolish," "demented," or even "selfish." I'll be honest with you: yes, my desire to live forever (or at least a few centuries) is incredibly selfish. Probably the most selfish thing I've ever said or done (save for however many times I've asked girls out in my life, and no, it's not that big a number). While I readily acknowledge that the odds of my being innately immortal or such a feat being accomplishable within my lifetime are laughable at best, it's simply something that I want. Really, really badly. Yeah, it might make me look childish as hell. But that's how I like it. This is my gift. My curse. My extracurricular hobby.
Sorry, I just HAD to quote the Shin-chan dub. I love it.
At the same time, I also spent far too much time at home during my early childhood, even up until the last few years of high school. This was mostly by choice, mind you, but it is a choice I rather vehemently regret. Most, if not all of my interaction with others was spent online (for reference, I've been online since I was around ten), so you can probably understand what little "real-life" experience I had acquired prior to entering high school and later college. That said, I really have to thank Krissie for having been so patient with me eight years go; I would have probably gotten sick of me in about one-third of the time. :-p
See, the thing is I've gotten a lot of slack from some people about the whole "immortality" thing. Said critics have called me "foolish," "demented," or even "selfish." I'll be honest with you: yes, my desire to live forever (or at least a few centuries) is incredibly selfish. Probably the most selfish thing I've ever said or done (save for however many times I've asked girls out in my life, and no, it's not that big a number). While I readily acknowledge that the odds of my being innately immortal or such a feat being accomplishable within my lifetime are laughable at best, it's simply something that I want. Really, really badly. Yeah, it might make me look childish as hell. But that's how I like it. This is my gift. My curse. My extracurricular hobby.
Sorry, I just HAD to quote the Shin-chan dub. I love it.