A meme-like thing.
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artisan447 over on her LJ, who didn't think I'd actually do this. Cross-posting here on IJ because I've met some new people, and thus it's a nice opportunity to introduce myself.
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.
1. I'm a lawyer, and I have times when I love my work and times when I hate it. I have made periodic attempts to leave the profession but have always been drawn back in for various reasons, not the least of which is a need to pay my bills in an expensive urban area.
2. I love food, but I don't cook well. This is not from lack of trying, but rather some sort of innate incompetence that causes me to burn things merely by looking away for five seconds or to combine seemingly complementary ingredients in horrible, inedible ways. After much struggle, I have managed to learn a few very simple dishes, but even they are something I would never dare serve to guests. Unfortunately, I live with someone even *less* skilled, so he is no help to me whatsoever. (As an illustration, one of the items on my to-do list is: "Teach M how to use rice-cooker." We're pathetic.)
3. When I'm walking from one place to another, I tend to get completely lost in my thoughts. I cannot tell you how many times I have walked right past someone I know on the sidewalk and been oblivious to his/her presence until s/he flagged me down. As a corollary to this, when I have work that requires concentration, I need to get up and pace. Both my work-related writing and my fic-writing involve a process of pacing back and forth for a while, then lunging for the computer and typing furiously before I lose my train of thought, then getting up and pacing again.
4. In fiction (and fandom), I love redeemed (or redeemable) villains, corrupted (or corruptible) heroes, and any and all characters who walk in that twilight between corruption and redemption. I love them even more if they're female. Often, this means I pay more attention to supporting characters. I'm kind of used to my OTC's being killed off. *Laughs*
5. I don't like ice cream, but I do like milk shakes.
6. I have traveled throughout the US, as well as to Canada, Argentina, Ireland, England/Scotland/Wales, France, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and Australia. With respect to South Korea, I spent about two years living there, studying and teaching English. I would like to visit many more places, but that depends on time and budget-related issues. I'd really *love* to spend about 3-6 months in a Spanish-speaking country so that I could push myself past the can-read-well-enough-but-can't-speak-to-s
7. I've been in fandom since 2001. It has opened up new doors of creativity for me that I didn't know existed before, and has introduced me to some of the most wonderful people I've had the privilege of getting to know. I don't know how I managed before I discovered it.
I'm going to break rules 2-3 and simply tag anyone who wants to do this. Does this mean that vengeful meme fairies will come after me?
artisan447 over on her LJ, who didn't think I'd actually do this. Cross-posting here on IJ because I've met some new people, and thus it's a nice opportunity to introduce myself.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.
1. I'm a lawyer, and I have times when I love my work and times when I hate it. I have made periodic attempts to leave the profession but have always been drawn back in for various reasons, not the least of which is a need to pay my bills in an expensive urban area.
2. I love food, but I don't cook well. This is not from lack of trying, but rather some sort of innate incompetence that causes me to burn things merely by looking away for five seconds or to combine seemingly complementary ingredients in horrible, inedible ways. After much struggle, I have managed to learn a few very simple dishes, but even they are something I would never dare serve to guests. Unfortunately, I live with someone even *less* skilled, so he is no help to me whatsoever. (As an illustration, one of the items on my to-do list is: "Teach M how to use rice-cooker." We're pathetic.)
3. When I'm walking from one place to another, I tend to get completely lost in my thoughts. I cannot tell you how many times I have walked right past someone I know on the sidewalk and been oblivious to his/her presence until s/he flagged me down. As a corollary to this, when I have work that requires concentration, I need to get up and pace. Both my work-related writing and my fic-writing involve a process of pacing back and forth for a while, then lunging for the computer and typing furiously before I lose my train of thought, then getting up and pacing again.
4. In fiction (and fandom), I love redeemed (or redeemable) villains, corrupted (or corruptible) heroes, and any and all characters who walk in that twilight between corruption and redemption. I love them even more if they're female. Often, this means I pay more attention to supporting characters. I'm kind of used to my OTC's being killed off. *Laughs*
5. I don't like ice cream, but I do like milk shakes.
6. I have traveled throughout the US, as well as to Canada, Argentina, Ireland, England/Scotland/Wales, France, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and Australia. With respect to South Korea, I spent about two years living there, studying and teaching English. I would like to visit many more places, but that depends on time and budget-related issues. I'd really *love* to spend about 3-6 months in a Spanish-speaking country so that I could push myself past the can-read-well-enough-but-can't-speak-to-s
7. I've been in fandom since 2001. It has opened up new doors of creativity for me that I didn't know existed before, and has introduced me to some of the most wonderful people I've had the privilege of getting to know. I don't know how I managed before I discovered it.
I'm going to break rules 2-3 and simply tag anyone who wants to do this. Does this mean that vengeful meme fairies will come after me?
Me too.
You must come over to my part of the world one of these days.