EDIT 18.07.07: Just corrected a few things so they were true again.
EDIT 07.10.07: Corrected a few more things.
EDIT 07.03.08: Again, corrections.

Since I just added a bunch of friends from damned and all of them have been responsible human beings and posted a little about themselves, I've got this itchy feeling that maybe I ought to do something similar. And I've realized that at this point, people who read this LJ who I have never met actually outnumber those that I have.

So, uh, yeah... the main problem is, I'm not good at this sort of thing. Maybe I should just require everyone that actually does know me to comment and tell everyone else who I am. At which point I will implode into a black hole of utter laziness. (Though as Phil Plait just pointed out, at least black holes are rather pretty.)

Let's see:

- I'm 26 27 years old, which really isn't old at all. Except that I feel old because I'm going to a traditional university and constantly surrounded by people who aren't even legal to drink. (Though of course they do, which makes me feel even more ancient because I never did that sort of thing when I was 18 and blah blah blah I feel old talk.) The reason I'm in university at my ripe old age is entirely my fault; I dropped out after a semester when I was 18, and then went and worked in the real world (mostly for AT&T) for the next seven years. At which point, last year I decided to go back and get my degree, because I realized that I really don't want to be stuck in telcos (or being someone's temporary administrative gopher) for the rest of my life.

- I'm a huge nerd. The degree I'm pursuing is geology, but I love all things science. (Though at this point, due to having a crappy teacher for general one, I prefer to love physics from a respectful distance.) I'm one of those creepy people that thinks math is fun, beautiful, and even a little sexy at times. I read scientific papers for fun. I wax poetic about rocks. If it didn't make me so darn happy, I'd probably be seeking professional help. It's also looking now like I'll come out of college with two degrees. The second will be in Japanese. My biggest nerd crush, since he pops up rather often so I might as well warn you now, is Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer.

- I'm a huge geek. I roleplay (tabletop, LARP, and online) and I love my video games, manga, and anime. I play Warcrack (my server is Perenolde - and by the way, GLORY TO THE HORDE!). I'm in Japanese, and my main purpose is to finally be able to read my ridiculously huge manga collection. (Though admittedly, I'm enough of a Japanese culture wonk that I learned how to play the koto.)

- I write, therefore I am.

- I have two cats, named Loki and Tengu. They are, collectively, my furry little bastards. Loki is the evil kitty. Tengu is the kitty that pretends to be nice, but actually makes a mess and successfully blames it on Loki because he knows we buy the "I'm cute and innocent" act. To date, Loki has destroyed a bottle of rum, a plate, a glass, a hand-made bowl, and the upstairs toilet. (He also likes pulling sweaters off chair backs and clothing off the drying rack so that he can take a nap in the resulting nest and shed multicolored hair all over it.) Tengu is lagging sadly behind in the race, but now that he's figured out how to jump on top of the fridge, I expect him to make up for lost time.

- I have a boyfriend (Mike) and a housemate (Dave) two housemates, Nick and Chelsea and we live together in the teeny townhouse that I've owned since I worked for AT&T.

- I'm an atheist and a skeptic. And not very tactful about either of those. So if I say something that offends you, sorry, but I swear, it's not personal. I just believe that there are no subjects that are taboo when it comes to discussion or opinion. And frankly, it's good for me if I say something fucked up and you call me on it, because I have a tendency to go off the deep end when I'm upset. Keep me honest!

- I collect plastic food. And miniature plastic food.

- Speaking of food, my favorites are sushi, katsudon, Thai curry, and crispy chicken like they serve it at the Empress, which is a dim sum place in Denver. And the best dessert of all time is, in my opinion, pineapple upside-down cake. I wish I could cook, but I'm not very good of it and can make a grand total of maybe six dishes. But I make the most bitchin' gyoza in the world.

- Oh, and I'm a social liberal that's registered Republican, and I really just want to be a Libertarian when I grow up that is so disgusted with the entire American political system that I changed my registration from Republican to Independent. Because I'm tired of the Republican party no longer believing in the Constitution, but don't get smug, Democrats, because you guys suck too. I'm sorry that my party sucks, I hate them just as much as you do. Unless you don't hate them at all, and then I respectfully request that you share the good drugs with me.

- Fandom stuff: Sailor Moon was my gateway drug. I still mostly write for GW because I haven't exhausted my ideas. I wrote Gundam Wing almost exclusively for several years, but I've pretty much moved over to Bleach because Renji/Rukia is my OTP. (The first OTP I've ever had in my life. They cause me to make girly noises.) Everything I've written, fanfic-wise, is collected on my website or my writing journal. (katsudon.net or katsu_fic for the more recent stuff.) The layout it awful. Please pity me because I am a writer, not an artist, and I wouldn't know layout if someone bludgeoned me to death with it. Currently, my drugs of choice are Bleach and Host Club, though I only read the manga. I'm also a huge fan of Doctor Who and Torchwood. I wish they'd bring Firefly back. And I love House, even though every time I see Hugh Laurie being a bastard, my brain threatens to implode because I originally know Mr. Laurie from Black Adder. I've also finally started to watch Heroes, mostly because of burningvigor, damn her, and I love it so hard. Hiro's my favorite, and I also really love Claire.

- My favorite authors are Neil Gaiman, William Gibson, and Murakami Haruki. I also just adore Wil Wheaton and have enjoyed watching him grow as a blogger and author.

- I'm a complete wuss about horror. I can't read most horror novels because they're too scary, and the way I play horror games is sitting behind my lovely friend Kat as she plays. So that I can randomly scream when something innocuous happens in the game and scare the crap out of her. I think American horror movies are crap - gore-fests bore me. And Asian horror movies are so utterly terrifying that I watch them with a pillow over my face.

- I'm I was a practitioner of Shao Lin Hung Mei Kung Fu, and I've been doing it for... for five years. at this point? Almost. I was forced to quit due to severe knee problems, and have taken up Yang (and will eventually add Chen) style tai chi. I've been told that I can write decent fight scenes when I'm not totally braindead, and that would probably be why.

- I was a volunteer EMT on an all-911 ambulance for three years. This seems to come up at the most bizarre times and in the most bizarre ways ("That's not real. Dried blood's an entirely different color!") so I figured I should mention it so you know why I'm an utter lunatic. And why I own a bullet-proof vest.

- I have a hat. It's made of kangaroo leather so that it can be crushed completely without damaging it. My current hat is actually Hat Mark II, which is a nice hat, but not as good as the sorely missed Hat Mark I, which is the hat everyone was used to seeing me in at conventions. I still miss Hat Mark I. It went to three countries with me. Hopefully Hat Mark II can follow in its footsteps. I mention this because first, I have a bizarre, perhaps unnaturally close relationship with my hat (I am really just a life support system for it, I think) and it's the easiest way to pick me out of a crowd. Bright red hair and The Hat.


...I think that's the important and vaguely interesting stuff. Though I may be wrong about the vaguely interesting part.

People who actually know me: Anything you think I ought to add to the list?