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...10 things that I like about myself? Oh my. Uhm... Okay. Here goes nothing.

1. My intellect: I may sell myself short a lot in terms of intelligence, but a college degree is nothing to sneeze at. I should be prouder of myself for having the smarts to graduate.

2. My attention to detail: Dear gods, my worldbuilding alone can go in depth from various races to cultural hiarchy, and even to what kind of religion would be practiced on each world. (Then again when building a multiverse, that's a given.) It may be embarrassing to explain it all at first, but... It's a good skill to have!

3. My creativity: To make a multiverse based on magic and sci-fi mixed in with myths? Takes some ingenuity. I like my ingenuity, and my imagination.

4. My capacity to give a second chance: Even if a person has hurt me, I try to give them a second chance if they want it. Even if it hurts me in the end, I'm just glad to know I tried to be welcoming of others.

5. My dreams: A writer, a manga artist, a chef, a fashion designer, a video game creator... I really have some wild dreams and I love all of them!

6. My big heart: I love people, even if I don't show it. I can't fully hate people unless they've done something despicable or horrid. Even then, I'm too forgiving.

7. My passion: What I do work on, I can't stop thinking or talking about it. From art projects to the games I play, I love what I do and I'm glad it shows.

8. My legs: ...Yeah, a weird thing to like on my person, but I really like the shape of my calves.

9. My choice of friends: I am just really glad my discernment of friendship potential has developed in the last few years. I have such sweet friends. Even if it's just two. ...Even if one is my lover.

10. My open mind: I love trying new things when I hear about it. I try not to judge. And of course, I'm welcoming of any interesting and positive relationship dynamic that comes into my life.

...That was easier than I thought.

Ten things.....



Let's see if I can actually come up with ten:

1. I love my erratic personality and how it makes my friends laugh.

2. I love my ability to continue doing something even though people put me down.

3. My ability to slip into another world when I read. If I start reading a book, I will zone everything out and focus purely on the text and the image in my mind.

4. My imagination is one thing I really pride myself on. Being able to come up with something wild on the spot is tougher than it seems.

5. The color of my eyes. Not the shape, just the color.

6. My..... figure...... (Not going to elaborate any more)

7. I love my sense of style, skinny jeans and a tshirt are much more me than dresses or skirts.

8. My pale skin. The other people in my family have more tanned skin and I seem to be the only one with fair pale skin. (They tease me when I go outside by saying to cover up cause my skin is blinding. xD)

9. (Darn, I'm running out.) My sense of humor. Sometimes it's dark and inappropriate, actually most of the time it is, but other times I can adapt it to nice and light depending on the situation.

10. My writing style. I can't really describe my writing style, but I love it nonetheless.

Woohoo! I actually did it.

Ten Things 'bout me?

Well sure.

1. English is not my first. Japanese is.

2. I am very well snarky and I am prone to dead pan snark at times.

3. I am a very passionate writer. I love to write. Allot.

4. Campy B-Movies are my drug.

5. JRPG and Fighting game fan here. Big on Tekken, King of Fighters, Final Fantasy and Tales of series.

6. I like Video game music.

7 . My favourite anime genres are mecha based.

8. I am also a Toku fan. That means Super Sentai, Kamen Rider and Metal Heroes.

9. I ain't much of a talker, though.

10. Yet I am humble.

• Well, to be fair, I’m a pretty talented writer and am considered a great roleplayer.

• I love how creatively active I am in the virtual world, along with the real world and love the outcome of most of my artworks. To be frank, I’m a great artist for my young age.

• Since I was about ten or eleven or so, I’ve been wanting to be a psychologist and help people because a lot of my people have depression, or some sort of mental disorder(s) that I know I can’t help with, so I’ll research as much as I can and try to be that person.

• On this note, I’m a great learner (not when it comes to math), and I love that I learn several things per day, whether it’s random or just a new word to add to my somewhat advanced vocabulary and grammar for my young age.

• As much as I may not want to admit it, I’m a very loyal, sweet person when someone is close to me, and I love myself for being sweet. My friend once said to an ex of mine that “She’s the sweetest most loyal person that you’ll ever meet, and she’d never give up on anyone even if her life depended on it, and you don’t deserve her at all.” and my heart spilled all over the place. I was so happy that day.

• I love the stories that I write because it reminds me to let myself escape the reality of things every once in a while.

• You know, sometimes I just really love to stare into my own eyes because I can see a hint of gold in them and I am in love with eyes, even my own unique ones. (I also stare into them to see what I feel, but I dunno why. Practice for psychology? Lol.)

• Sometimes, I feel like I can see myself in third person as I dance in the rain to clear my mind and think that I’m beautiful, because when I’m in the rain, I smile.

• In love with my dorky smile and my adorable freckles.

• I’m obsessed with hands and body structure, so I pretty much admire any one person’s body, even my own.

I LOVE positive topics like this!!! OKAY SO.

1. My versatile nature - I don't excel at anything in particular to the point where I stand out for excellent quality, but I am good or above average good at a lot of different things. It means I pick up new skills quickly, and I am useful in a wide variety of situations.
2. I'm a polyglot. I speak 4 languages fluently and almost accent free (all of them) and easily learn new accents. After watching Korean dramas for only 2 months on Netflix, I was able to tell someone was speaking a Korean dialect even though I don't speak it at all. If I dedicate myself to a new language, I can learn it in only a few months' time.
3. I don't do well in a standard schooling system, but when I can learn in my own ways I am very quick and efficient.
4. I make a hell of a Virtual Assistant! So far I've had nothing but raving reviews from clients who are happily recommending me to other freelancers and business owners for their assistant-y needs.
5. I actively contribute to charity, and if someone wants to 'repay' me for giving them gifts, I generally encourage them to donate a couple of bucks to a good charity instead. This is very important to me because I've been on the receiving end of charity, and it changes lives, no joke. So being actively involved with charities is something I am proud and encouraging of!
6. I am loving my own body more every day. Yes, I'm fat and cursed with bad genetics and chronic illnesses, but it's my body to take care of! I only have one, and I do my best to treat it right.
7. I love that I'm the kind of person who attracts the kind of friends I have. They make me proud and I feel lucky to have them in my life.
8. My ability to not give a shit. I used to say I didn't care a lot when I was younger, when in reality I cared so much I was burning out. Now I've found a good balance/gained the knowledge to know when it's appropriate without running myself into the ground. (That doesn't mean I never care at all ever, just that things I can't change don't deserve my energy to fuss over.)
9. I've learned to look at the positive side of things. 10-15 years ago, I was always very pessimistic, assuming the worst right off the bat and unable to see that my interpretations weren't necessarily true. When something bad happens now, I've found ways to see the good in the bad, which has been a life changer, and I'm so glad this is part of who I am now!
10. I am VERY good with almost all animals.

Ten things I love about me? Hrm, I'll have to think about that one, and also how to format a list on RPR site.

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• I love my height. Back as a kid, I used to hate being the tallest kid, but now being a tall woman I can reach stuff and feel like I'm privy to hidden secrets that short people are not, like cool updrafts of wind on a hot summer's day and being able to spot people in crowds (even though I still instinctively stand on tip-toe to do this despite being 6'1).
  
• My resilience is something I've only really recently been made aware of, but I can bounce back from a lot of bad things and have done so on countless other times in the past. I've come back from things that no person should ever have to deal with, and I've taken brilliant life lessons from them as well. If one route is suddenly closed, then another route is also open as well to get to the goal, something that I've done many times before.
  
• I love how far I've come since I started actively dedicating time to improving my art in 2012. Some of the art I make now would shock the me from the past in terms of capability, and all the hard work I've done has paid off. I'm grateful to everyone that's ever helped me with advice- especially my art buddies!
  
• I was raised in a bilingual house, learning both English and British Sign Language since infancy (to varying levels of success). I can speak French, German and a measure of Dutch. I've been learning Japanese to understand animes better, and can read Ancient Greek purely because I accidentally borrowed out a Greek Text version of the Theogony instead of an English one, and spent a holiday in the Yorkshire Moors translating it so that I could read the book. I also have a Latin Tattoo. Because of learning French, I can read Spanish and Italian Newspapers, which really makes me happy because I'm incredibly nosy.
  
• I attract cats.. Cats gravitate towards me for nuzzles, noms or noogies. Even when abroad, they still come to me. It's a little weird when around friends in new places and suddenly a cat appears out of nowhere and meows for attention.
  
• I love that I can sing as both a Mezzo-Soprano and a Tenor! I can even sing both parts in some of the Phantom of the Opera songs as a duet with myself!
  
• I can (and have) had in-depth discussions about historical subject with museum custodians and specialists and can easily pick up knowledge about history if I find it super interesting. I've also got a goal to work in a Museum, but I've yet to achieve this goal.
  
• I'm a have-a-go. I will try anything once. Sure, nothing tends to come to fruition because of either getting bored or losing motivation (or finances), I have several projects that I want to make (and am determined to at least have-a-go)- such as my animatronic Velociraptor, my animatronic Alduin costume prop idea, and my costume head for a M'Aiq the Liar cosplay loooong overdue.
  
• I've made films before, and have my name on two pieces made during my time at uni, once as a researcher and camera-operator, second as an on-screen actor. Some of the out-takes are on Youtube.
  
• I make progress every time I get behind the wheel when I do driving lessons, and am probably set to achieve my license before turning 26!