I love the feel of soft petals against my cheek.

[jemz]

Because I just want a distraction. Snagged this from ilanabean42

MEME:
1. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
2. Tag seven people to do the same.
3. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag whoever wants to do it. Only if you want to.



I am, as shinigamitabris likes to tell to me, a complete girl. I love accessories. A whole lot. I have an earring file to hold my earrings neatly and a necklace holder right next to it. My jewelry tends to be neatly organized in one area and I love adding new earrings to my collection. I also love the funky/unique accessories. And silver. I love silver a lot so most of my jewelry tends to be silver and/or glittery. I have several music boxes that hold my rings (including all the gold stuff I used to wear) and my austrian crystal hair clips. :D And I really like to match everything to what I'm wearing. Usually it's through instinctual "what do I feel like wearing today" in two seconds and run. Other times, I go through a few sets of accessories to figure out what mood I'm in. And other times, I don't care if I don't match because sometimes, that's part of the fun as well.

I love the daytime. I really do. Despite having to get up at the buttcrack of dawn and being a natural nightowl, I love leaving work with the sun shining down on me. I work in a windowless area which I affectionately call the "Dungeon" since I am downstairs and away from doors/windows to the Outside World. When I leave, I take a deep breath and let it out along with any frustrations or social obligations I have for the day. It takes about 30 seconds to clear out my mind and bask in the sunlight and the fresh air to make me feel a bit better or to put me a glorious mood. I'm pretty much a natural optimist so I definitely look for the silver lining in every situation, even when I'm at my wits end.

I love to travel. Traveling somewhere new and different always gets me excited and re-energized. I don't even stop to think of all the inconveniences of making sure I have things handy or even researching the places I want to go see. I am just too excited about the fact that I am packing to go somewhere. Even if it's a quick trip down to Los Angeles or a longer one to Toronto or Tokyo, I get so happy flaily that sometimes, I think I may burst from anticipation. And whenever I get there, I won't let anything stop me from having the time of my life.

My iPod is permanently attached to me. I'm serious. I always, always have my iPod. Before owning an iPod, my iRiver was discreetly attached to me wherever I went. I'm constantly listening to music no matter where I go. I saw a lot of people doing the same thing while I was in Tokyo so that made me feel....not alone and not as quirky as I thought I am. Since one of the things I do when listening to my iPod is dance. I'll break out in a small dance depending on the song and mood I'm in. I'm sure I've amused many friends at Lumos/Prophecy/Fanime whenever they are with me. I have one earphone plugged in and I will skip, wiggle, jive, bounce to whatever beat it is and not really care. Sometimes, in those moments, I am utterly content in my world and I can't help but dance a little to let out the sheer happiness inside. I always think that those moments help define who I am and who I am struggling to be. Someone who enjoys life to the utmost.

I'm always amused when people tell me that I "don't look like the type of person to do" this or that. So when I tell people about the Harry Potter conventions or the anime ones, they always go "You're a geek?" to which I just laugh. Or when people stop and stutter when I am at said conventions or during intensely geeky things whenever I mention that I used to be in a sorority. Some will just pause and give me this long-measuring look (that I endure by smiling widely like Toma's Nakatsu) and nod, saying "Yeah, I can see you doing that". It would irritate me but I think the fact that I disconcerted them fills me up with secret glee that I'm not. I'm a true Aquarius so my interests are fairly wide-ranging even when I squee over the predictable things like my boybands or adorable kids dressed up in traditional ethnic clothes or bunnies and toy dogs or jewelry.

Also, I get amused when people tell me I'm Scary whenever I am concentrating or when I'm just ranting or when I'm being all professional/business-like. I don't think I'm scary at all but I used to have fellow teammates tell me that I am whenever we were doing forms in Tae Kwon Do. But it's mainly due to the fact that I'm normally cheerful and bouncy so when I am concentrating, I'm extremely focused. The school I used to teach Tae Kwon Do for practiced a lot of "relaxation and explosion" during forms to make the movements crisp and sharp. So I suppose this translated to me being very serious when I'm focused on whatever I'm doing. This also leads to the fact that I used to do Tae Kwon Do for years. I received my black belt in my senior year of High School and went on to do TKD at the collegiate level for another two. I helped my big bro (Fishbot's dad) with a demonstration team during that time as well, doing demonstrations at various festivals and functions. I don't practice any of it now but I do practice a bit of the way they think. I sort of long to go back and practice but I don't have enough interest to relearn the new curriculum and I still hate sparring.

I love flowers. I love getting flowers randomly. I adored the ones goldie had sent me since they were completely unexpected and out of the blue. I was really flaily over them. And over the ones other people had given me (like the ones for my birthday and the ones nerdinside gave or whenever my friends and I would send each other flowers for Valentine's Day or randomly). I put them in a pretty vase and in my living room and sort of just sit there with a cup of tea and just stare at them with a small stick of light floral incense burning elsewhere in the house and wafting about, mingling in with the freshness of the flowers. I love going to gardens with beautiful flowers too. They are so cheerful and beautiful and peaceful. I love them a lot. It's like they're just enjoying the sun and just being that I love the obvious beauty and the flaws hidden by that beauty. I think to myself that life is even more beautiful for the little flaws or even the obvious ones. And that I adore Birds of Paradise and Lilies and Irises and Tulips and those cute Forget-Me-Nots and even Baby's Breath. I want to get a big place of my own someday and have a bucket or two of fresh garden flowers scattered around the house like that one artist chick in Coffee Prince (whose name is not popping up in my head). I especially adored going to Kyoto during Sakura season. It was one of the best experiences in my life.



Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post. It helped a lot and I'm more at peace with her being gone. to you all.

Comments

[kerryblaze.livejournal.com]

*loves back to you*

[shabzilla.livejournal.com]

I had NO IDEA about any of the TKD stuff, which btw is a really interesting and cool tidbit that I am glad to know. :D! And I totally agree on the sparring thing, completely.

[bloodybrilliant.livejournal.com]

I might do this! It seems interesting!

I LOVE to travel despite not being able to do much of it lately. Or at all ever. XDDD HOPEFULLY soon.

Also, I'd bring my iPod with me all over too, if I left the house enough XD As it is, its attatched to the surround sound system and *_* I use it there.

People also look at me funny IF THEY MET ME RECENTLY and find out about my geekiness. Though, all my friends for ever and ever know of my dork-tendencies and just good-naturedly roll their eyes and laugh at me. They love making fun of me :|

[feigningsleep.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD I totally agree with you on the daytime thing. I mean, I hate the waking up part a lot but other than that. I take a public transit bus to school and I usually have to leave in the morning, and it's a bit of a walk to the bus stop but it's really nice. Just walking in the sunshine and listening to music is much more awesome than it seems to be; for like 10 minutes I don't have a care in the world, even if I have a million projects or finals or whatever for 10 minutes it doesn't matter.

Erm, yeah. For some reason felt the need to gush about that. :o

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

*loves* I love the daytime, and the night. I hate the middle bit.

I do the dance to my music all the time. even in my car. I'll put it on loud and jut JAM.

It's the opposite for me. No one is phased that I'm a huge nerd, but I tell them I'm in a sorority(well, technically a colony. but SOON!)? I get big googly 'WHAT?' eyes.

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[fluttering.livejournal.com]

You're such an interesting individual. ♥

I can relate to a few of your various quirks, especially if we're talking about finishing work while there's still sunlight. I tend to feel disappointed, when I finish work and step outside into darkness. There's nothing like walking home in drowning warm sunlight and a cool breeze. :)

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

I am a total jewelery nut, too. I always have to have rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc. on to complete my outfit. (And they're all silver, too... gold completely washes me out. :)

I have to charge my iPod sometimes two, three times a day, I listen to it so often. :D Music is such an integral part of my life, and I can't imagine not having it with me. (People stare at me when I conduct down the street. I ignore them.)

*clings*