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Name: Kacie
Nicknames: Kai (凱), Pyrr, rice cracker
Age: 21
Likes: crack humor, daydreaming, anime/manga, video games, nerdage, geekery, shiny things, flowers, art, music, smelling like cupcakes, being my own all-air band, singing Italian arias in the shower, taking the long way home
Dislikes: razor-sharp can lids, centipedes, millipedes, any and all other crawly things with a bajillion legs, deadlines, due dates, time management, organized religion, strict seme/uke roles, old guys who hit on me at the bus stop
Hobbies: reading, writing, singing, drawing/painting, playing video games, dicking around on the internets, having philosophical debates with myself, cooking, gardening, stargazing
Strong Points: I'm flexible and creative, so I can take on different roles in a group situation depending on what's needed, and I come up with some pretty interesting ideas. I pick up new skills quickly, and can do a bit of everything. I’m very patient. Well, I think I sort of have to be, since I’m a teacher… Totally never saw myself doing that as a kid, but I like learning and helping people, so yeah, good combination! I have enough confidence in myself that I can take criticism very well - in fact, I love it. Even the unconstructive kind helps me grow. Some people think I'm funny. Personally, I like to think I’m scathingly witty, but it could just be that I’m a dork who laughs at her own jokes. I'm usually a nice person who volunteers and saves stray cats and stuff :)
Weak Points: Procrastination. OMG procrastination. Also...procrastination. And because of this procrastination, I usually end up BS-ing my way to success. I'm really lazy, and kind of a slob. I think I might be emotionally retarded. I know that I'm socially retarded, basically a loser with no social life to speak of. I fail at small talk and start too many projects that I can’t finish. I want to do everything, spread myself too thin, and end up doing nothing. I wouldn’t say I’m a doormat, but I get uncomfortable when I have to turn someone down, and I couldn’t lie to save my life. I overanalyze things and run mental circles around myself. I can be a ditz, especially when someone’s flirting with me and I’m like, “Huh? What? I thought ‘love’ was a type of fruit!”
Your general mood: Happy-neutral. I laugh a lot. It's not uncommon for me to go around with a stupid grin on my face all day, or to burst out laughing from stray thoughts. I have my emo moments, but I don’t like self-pity, so I try to move past that as fast as I can.
Three positive words that describe you: intelligent, open-minded, cracktastical
Three negative words that describe you: lazy, indecisive, disorganized
Mature or immature: Mature, though sometimes it's fun to pretend to be immature. No one has ever accused me of being childish, though. I usually get mistaken for being way older than my actual age because of the way I act. When I was 16, strangers usually thought I was 20, and now people think I’m like 26. I used to think it was because I just looked old, but…well, you can judge that for yourself.
Calm, normal, or hyper: Very calm. I can get hyper when I’m extremely happy, but I never seem to get really angry, only mildly annoyed, and then I rarely show it on my face. Someday, it might all burst out and I’ll go through a screaming rage, or cry a river, or maybe have an aneurysm, but not now. I can only remember one time where I lashed out horribly, and that was to defend a friend. I don’t even react when people insult me.
Outgoing or shy/reserved: Reserved, maybe? I'm definitely not outgoing, but not too shy. I like being alone because I’m very introverted, and hanging out with others tires me out. I'd say I'm more "quirky loner", though once upon a time, a little old lady said I had an "elegant and reserved bearing", whatever that means in little-old-lady-speak. She obviously did not see my silly side. Ahaha... Ha. ^^;
Optimist or pessimist: Realist, slightly leaning towards optimistic.
Act on impulse, or think things through: Oh, lots and lots of thinking. I strategize, pretending that life is a turn-based strategy video game :D
Passive or aggressive: More passive. I’m only aggressive if it’s in a fun situation. If it’s a SRS BIZNESS situation, then I tend to be passive, lurking under the radar or, if I’m being “attacked”, building up a strong defense and waiting for chances deliver a fatal counterattack.
Leader or follower: Either. Both? It depends on the people and the situation. I think I make a decent leader, and I can be charismatic when necessary - I’m a good actor, despite my inability to lie, but I won't fight for the position if someone else is better suited for it. If they suck and still want the lead, well, they can have it, though I might maneuver the situation a bit so that I’m controlling things behind the scenes.
Night or day: This is tough. I guess I'll have to go with night because my sleeping patterns are really messed up and I keep ending up nocturnal no matter what I try, though I do like sunshine! (Just not getting up early.) The stars are really nice, too, though I don’t get to see them much now that I live in the city.
Summer or winter: Summer! Actually, I'd prefer spring, but definitely not winter. Everything's dead and cold. Fall is pretty bad, too, because everything is dying. Where’s the life? Where are the green things?! I live in the Frozen North, so winter is Bad. The "crap the keyhole froze over and I can’t unlock the door I’m going to die out here" kind of Bad.
Magic or weapons: Can I have both? No? Magic, then. Though I wish I could kick ass with a sword, I'm not much of a close range fighter. And I'm afraid I might shoot myself with a gun. Why yes, I am a clumsy wimp. (I'd totally take nyoibou, though. I would make it extend and whack people from afar.)
Favourite Food: My mom's cooking. Seriously, that woman is a Kitchen Goddess. I keep wondering why I’m not a Kitchen Goddess, too. Oh, and sushi. And chocolate. And cheesecake. Mmm...food...
Favourite Animal: It's so hard to pick a favorite! They're all so cute! I usually gravitate toward birds, reptiles, and amphibians. I like scaly flying slimy dinosaur things more than furry smelly slobbering things. If you see me in a pet store, I will probably be cooing over toads and bearded dragons. Or talking to parrots, because they talk back, so I don't feel like an idiot for starting a conversation with them. (Like I do with the toads.) Some mammals are pretty cool, though, like hedgehogs. I love hedgehogs.
Favourite Colour: Green. Once in a while this switches to blue, but it's usually green. I like natural/earthy tones. Treehugger colors!
Favourite Subject: In school? I'm a total linguistics and teaching ESL geek now, since that's my major/minor. My current favorite class is “Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices”. In high school I was a total biology geek. Actually, I was just an all-around nerd-geek-dork. The academic decathlon kid? Yeah, that was me. The drama club kid? That was me, too, as was the art club kid, and the forensics kid, and that-stupid-kid-who-tried-to-do-everything. I would have been the band kid, but I was in choir instead. LOL. An easier way to say that would just be “everything but math”.
Favourite Place: My cozy little apartment. It may be modest - pretty much just a desk and a mattress on the floor, but it’s my very own evil lair. I guess I'm a "home" sort of person. Wherever my home is at the moment, that’s my favorite place.
You are at a restaurant and want to be alone. Someone you don't know very well sits at your table and starts chatting to you. What do you do?
I wouldn't want to be rude, so I'd smile and nod while thinking of ways to subtly drop some hints that I'm not interested in whatever they're saying. I might pretend to be extremely boring so that they'd lose interest in me and go away. If that doesn’t work, then it’s no big deal. We’ll chat, and I’ll see if I can find some way to enjoy the conversation. Little stuff like that isn’t worth getting pissy over.
How do you handle conflict (whether it be with others, or situational)?
I really don't like conflicts, so I try to avoid them. If it's a conflict between other people, I wouldn't get involved since I learned about that the hard way by having both of the other people turn against me and telling me to shut up. If someone had a problem with me, I'd either back down before it could get too out of hand, or calmly try to reason with them. I think most problems can be solved rationally. Logic is our friend!
How do other people tend to describe your personality?
It depends on whether it's in real life or online. People I know in real life would, for the most part, say that I'm mature and thoughtful, and a good person to have intellectual conversations and debates with, though maybe a bit distant. Close friends and people I know online would say that I'm four cups of crack mixed with random juice, boiled until it congeals into a sticky mass of crazy, and garnished with a fresh sprig of WTF. Maybe not quite in those words, but you get the idea. I don’t think this makes me two-faced or anything. It’s just that different situations call for different reactions, and besides, humans are automatically a mass of contradictions.
Who is your favourite Saiyuki character and why? Hakkai, because I have this thing for really nice mass murderers. He's so sweet! I could totally take him home to meet my parents, and they would never know that his hands are stained with the blood of a thousand demons. I also have a soft spot for Kougaiji, because bad guys who aren’t bad guys are just aww~
Your least favourite Saiyuki character and why? Nii's bunny. That thing gives me nightmares. I saw a picture once, where it looked like his bunny had a hole in the crotch and there was a magazine nearby that looked like a strip of condoms and I just... MY EYES. CANNOT UN-IMAGINE. Um…Hyakugan Maoh and Chin Yisou also scare the crap out of me because they’re centipede demons and I scream like a little girly whenever I see centipedes. (That doesn’t stop me from staring at them in morbid fascination, though.) There really isn't anyone I hate.
Favourite pairing and why? OT4! Ahahaha! Because I'm indecisive? I'm always open to different pairings and crack pairings. When I first got into Saiyuki, I really liked Sanzo/Goku and Gojyo/Hakkai, but now I'm more into Sanzo/Hakkai and Gojyo/Goku. And the foursome, of course. Throw in Jeep and it's 5, with bestiality! Seriously, though, I’m usually a total sucker for the best friends to lovers cliché, but I really like the messed up family image you get with Mommy Hakkai and Daddy Sanzo. Gojyo/Goku just makes me laugh! It’s a shame this pairing isn’t more popular.
Anything else? After all that? Nah, I think I’m out of words.
Please include a picture or description of what you look like.
This pic is crappy and about a year old, but it’s the only one I have right now. I swear I’m not always that creepy looking. That’s just my smirking “Muhuhahaha!!” face. Oh, and I’m 5’8” and weigh as much as a sumo wrestler. Just thought you should know :D