Hey! Rose (
walkinthewoodsllc on Artfire) just told me that one of my necklaces made the "top scores" on Votehandmade.com! I'm not really sure how that site works, but I think if you could go to the page
here and vote for the "In the Heart of the Forest - beaded hemp necklace or anklet" (it's around #14 now) by clicking the heart next to it, that might raise it higher. So if you could do that for me, that would rock!
My arm (and foot/ankle for that matter, but that doesn't effect my typing) has been bothering me, so the rest of this entry (since all I have to do is copy and paste) is going to be that "100 Things About Me" meme thing that I started filling out a month ago after I saw it in my Plurk friend
Betzi's blog and finally finished. I doubt anyone is going to read the whole thing since it's long, but I hope someone does since I spent so darn long trying to think of 100 things!
100 Things About Me1.-I get jealous when I see the wonderful art that people create, and I have to remind myself that I've only been doing this for less than three years- I should just be proud that I can do all the things I can do in that short of time!
2.-Even though I've only done what I do now for that long, I've always been into art; in high school I'd stay after school almost every day to work in the pottery room, and I seem to remember in elementary school I'd sometimes stay in at lunchtime to help in the art room.
3.-My favorite crochet hook is a G (I use that for my dolls, my ears, and most random projects), my favorite fiber to spin is bamboo, and my favorite thing to add to clay is glitter.
4.-I love making runes, but I still don't know how to read them without looking up the info on them.
5.-Speaking of glitter, despite dressing like a boy in high school, I wore a LOT of glitter. It used to get on my friends even if I didn't hug them that day.
6.-I currently have a long-term temporary health problem (as in it'll last years, but not forever) in the wonderful experience of medication withdrawal caused by being put on a SSRI for a stomach problem as a teenager (that's right- it wasn't even for a psychological reason that I'm going through this). It is NOT fun and makes it hard to do things- most days I'm not up to even leaving the house.
7.-Because of this, I also have an extreme hatred of the pharmaceutical companies (they're immoral, money grabbing liars who don't care at all about people they should be helping). I also distrust doctors (they were the ones who put me on a medicine that wasn't approved for children under 18 when I was only 15 for a problem that should have just gotten something else).
8.-There are only two good things that come from the SSRI withdrawal- getting to concentrate on art, and losing 25 of the extra pounds I put on over the years on the meds.
9.-My other big health problem is that I have a herniated disc in my upper back; I'm also lactose intolerant and have problems with acid reflux.
10.I'm also quite prone to injury. I broke my left wrist with a Nerf football, and recently I hurt it again when I tripped and landed on it. I also messed up my foot this week somehow (I don't even remember doing anything to it).
11.-I'm terrible at remembering to call and email my friends. I hate the phone, and I usually space out with emails. Communication isn't my strong suit.
12.-When I was younger I wanted to be a veterinarian or a child psychologist- the vet because I love animals, and the psychologist because I would have loved to be able to help young people.
13.-I consider myself an animal Empath- I can usually tell what they're feeling and they always trust me. I've never once been bitten by any animal, and even shy ones love me.
14.-I've been pagan (eclectic solitary Wicca, technically) for over a decade, but my parents and family don't know. Someday I'll tell them, but a combination of not thinking it's their business, knowing that they'd take it badly (they're very narrow-minded), and living with them means I'm not telling them anytime soon. If you happen to know me in person, please DO NOT tell them!
15.-My patron deities are Pan and Artemis.
16.-I remember very little about past lives; pretty much all I do remember is a brother that I was extremely close to- I still miss him.
17.-I hate mornings; I always feel sick if I have to get up early. By default I'm a night person, I guess, although I always feel my best in the afternoon and early evening.
18.-I have two ages: my real one and my Elfling one, which is 531 years older than my real one. This is because when I was 19, I decided that my Elfling age was 550.
19.-At some point I'm going to have to advance that fake age by a decade or so because Elflings age much slower than Humans.
20.-My hair has been many colors- blond, brown (natural color), red, and very light blond with a black streak. It's also been streaked orange, bright red, green, and hot pink.
21.-As cool as it would be to have pointed ears, I don't think I'd ever have that surgery- I'll stick with making my ears stand out by having a lot of piercings (three in each ear so far).
22.-I don't have any tattoos yet, but I'd love quite a few: Elvish for "immortal spirit" (I've had that henna'd often), vines wrapped around my arm, wings on my back, a matching celtic heart sister tattoo with my sister, a, Elvish best friends/sister kind of tattoo with my best friend, and a turtle.
23.-Speaking of turtles, my favorite animals are housecats, dogs, turtles, dolphins, and frogs.
24.-My favorite fantasy animals are gryphons, unicorns, and dragons.
25.-My big irrational fear is spiders (I think it's because webs freak me out, but it could also be from having
The Hobbit read to me when I was six).
26.-I'm also kind of afraid of growing old; I don't like the idea of not being able to have all my wits and intelligence.
27.-I love being outdoors and in nature, but I hate insects. It makes it hard being outside!
28.-I'm a Cancer, but fit Pisces far better.
29.-When I was younger I never wanted kids. Now I think I do, which is one of the reasons I want to get of the medication now rather than later; this way I'd be completely free of it by the time I'm about 30. Plus, my fiancé would make a great dad!
30.-I'm not even sure if my fiancé
knows that I think I want them, but if he reads this, he will then, lol!
31.-Josh proposed on Halloween in 2007 because he knew it was my favorite holiday. :D
32.-I used to really love Fall, but lately it just gets me down because it means the crappiness of Winter is right behind.
33.-Now I love Spring and Summer best.
34.-I HATE cooking, but I love to bake. I guess it's because baking is quicker usually and you get yummy sugary things from it.
35.-My favorite numbers are 3, 13, and 14.
36.-I long to have two houses someday- one near a beach or lake and one somewhere surrounded by lots of land and trees.
37.-The reason for this is that is that my two main elements are Water and Earth, and need to be around both to really feel the most comfortable.
38.-My favorite outfit is my bright green Crocks, green camo cargo shorts or pants, and either my "I went to Middle Earth and all I got was this crummy ring",
"42", or my
dice tshirts.
39.-I have never had more than a sip of alcohol since I've been on that stupid SSRI since I was a teenager and can't drink while on it.
40.-That's actually fine with me because I don't really approve of alcohol and wouldn't drink it even if I could- I hate the idea of my personality changing because of drinking.
41.-I hate hanging around people who are drinking for that reason- they always change when they have alcohol in them, and I don't like that. If I wanted to be around someone with a different personality, I'd have other friends.
42.-I used to be really into hugging people, but now I don't much like being touched (probably from that stupid health problem). I will still hug those I'm closest to, though (like my best friend).
43.-I am a complete tomboy and actually used to try even harder to dress like a boy as a teenager than I do now- I got a kick out of it when people confused me for a boy. ;) I still mostly wear baggy, androgynous clothes.
44.-I do have an exception to this; I have clothes I call my "gothy governess" style- those are my black and dark colored skirts and kneehigh black boots with heels. The other exception are most of my Renfaire costumes- almost all of those are skirts, too.
45.-I have never spent more than 10 minutes getting myself dressed and ready for the day. Usually it's more like 30 seconds- I'm lucky if I find a hairbrush (my hair is short, so wild works).
46.-I look absolutely nothing like my younger sister- she's always tan, she's super thin, usually has dark hair, and always dresses herself nicely after spending far too much time fixing herself up. Me, I'm extremely pale, I'm not at all fat (I was pudgier before I got sick, though) but I'm definitely curvy, I usually have light hair (blond or my natural medium brown), and I couldn't care less what I wear. Makeup is only used when I'm in costume as a pirate or Death. ;)
47.-I've always been jealous of my sister's appearance- not because I want to be thin so I fit the stereotype of beauty, but because if I were thin with small boobs it would be easier to pass myself as a boy on the days I want to be androgynous.
48.-In case you couldn't tell, I don't much like standard gender rolls and if I had the choice, would make myself look as androgynous as possible. However, I'm also very lazy, so I don't try too hard to hide being a girl usually, lol.
49.-I am obsessed with the color green (duh, lol), but I love any color that is cool- greens, blues, and purples. I don't like yellow greens or some sea/light greens, though. Black and silver are also pretty neat, and for some reason I also like hot pink.
50.-On the flip side, I HATE warm colors (besides hot pink). Reds and oranges are icky and I very much hate yellow.
51.-I've only been on a plane once when I was 2. I don't remember it, but I also don't have any desire to go on one again. This is a problem since I want to travel in the future.
52.-Other than that trip to CA when I was 2, I've only ever been to states around PA- Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, DC, and West Virginia, I think.
53.-I'm terrible at public speaking and I hate being in front of people.
54.-Somehow I'm going to have to get over this since I want to be a professor of British Literature and will have to talk in front of people.
55.-I often feel like there are two completely different sides to me- one is creative, optimistic, silly and cheerful, and the other side is intellectual, cynical, and with a tendency to be pessimistic. I do try hard to not be those negative traits, though!
56.-It always surprises people that I have an English degree and can't spell. They don't seem to get that I focused on literature, not the words themselves.
57.-I have dyscalculia, although it hasn't been officially diagnosed yet (I'm planning on getting that done before I apply to grad schools and all that). It's like dyslexia, only with numbers- basically I hate math, numbers get jumbled in my head, I can't remember dates, I can never read or follow directions (like when driving), I have trouble with right and left, and I have trouble with the concept of time.
58.-And speaking of dyslexia, I'm pretty sure I also have a mild form of that, as well.
59.-I tend to mix up letters when I talk (like r's and l's for example). I think this may have to do with dyslexia, but it meant that as a kid I had to take speech classes where I used to have to practice saying the letter R. Obviously this did not work, but I don't think people knew about dyslexia back then.
60.-As a kid (around 3rd or 4th grade) I was in a kind of special needs class for reading. I have no idea why considering that in 7th grade I had the reading comprehension of a 12th grader. I seriously think this had to do with dyslexia, too.
61.-I look almost exactly like a younger version of my mom; it's kind of creepy, especially because I don't get along with her that well.
62.-I'm also named after my mom; Susan is her middle name. Maybe that's part of the reason that I hate my name so much, lol!
63.-Despite being in relationships for almost ten years straight, I've only had two boyfriends- the first one I dated for over two years in high school and college, and within a few months of being dumped by that loser (I wish I had been the dumper!), I started dating my now-fiancé and love of my life. I've been with Josh for almost seven years now. :D
64.-Josh was one of my best friends before I started dating him, and what I was most attracted to about him were (and still are) his wonderful sense of humor, his intelligence (I love being able to debate literature with him!), and his eyes. Josh has the most expressive green eyes!
65.-I took tap dance classes for ten years when I was younger- this always surprises people because I'm such a tomboy and rather clumsy. I was actually pretty darn good at tap, though, and want to pick it up again at some point.
66.-I've been friends with my best friend for ten years now- I consider her my twin sister. :D She's the Pippin to my Merry (would that make her the Pepen to my Meri? ;) ).
67.-My friends have joked for a very long time that I have an inner 14 year old boy. This boy took on a life of his own (I called it "sharing my brain with him"- sometimes I would say and do things jokingly and in fun as him) for a few years a few years ago and became Guthlaf, a very minor Lord of the Rings character (thanks to some friends of mine noticing him on a trading card and seeing that he was about the right age, lol). I also roleplayed him for a while.
68.-He's pretty much gone now (still makes himself known sometimes, though!) but he left behind a love of Old English (which Tolkien used as Rohirric), Rohan (despite being an Elfling, I adore Rohan), horses, and a desire to be blond (although I'm not currently, I usually dye my hair blond).
69.-I've been a fan of LotR for twenty years- that's a lot coming from the fact that I'm only 26! My dad read me
The Hobbit for the first time when I was 6. Blame him for my fantasy obsession. ;)
70.-I probably make fun of Legolas way more than people who actually hate him. That comes from the fact that I roleplayed his sister for a long time (my alias is still technically his sister, since she's the daughter of the Elvenking).
71.-On that note, I'm probably the only person with the alias of "Greenleaf" who picked that because of a love of Mirkwood and Thranduil (I've loved Mirkwood since I was six- no wonder!), not because of a certain pretty-boy elf.
72.-I've roleplayed probably about 25 characters, but only about 6 have been Dungeons and Dragons ones- the rest were fictional characters I played online.
73.-My oddest roleplay characters were animals: a unicorn, a raven, and a dog; all three were sidekicks to my main characters and two out of those three could also talk. This oddness isn't even including the Orc I currently play in D&D, or my Elven Werepanther; at least those were humanoid. ;)
74.-The RP character that took the most skill to write was Caliban from "The Tempest" because I usually had to write in iambic pentameter.
75.-Despite playing D&D for almost a decade by now, I never chose a fighter class to play.
76.-However, I have played two fighter-types by randomness- Gork, one of the Goblins in the D&D game based on Josh's comic and SwampFox, my cleric's henchman Orc.
77.-I was a fan of Flight of the Conchords LONG before they became famous- sometime around 2003 (I was seriously their third US fan- my friends were probably the first two). Now that they're well-known, I'm far less into them.
78.-I've only been to see two bands in concert- Enter the Haggis and Blackthorn; both were at small local stages.
79.-I've found that even small indoor theatres are too much for me because my ears are far too sensitive to noise. I'm stuck with small outdoor ones, now.
80.-I'm also super-sensitive to light and smell.
81.-I own more costumes than any sane person- I have numerous costumes I can put together of elves, fairies, wenches, and pirates, as well as a sorceress and hobbit and a cosplay of Susan from the Discworld series.
82.-Speaking of costumes, my next cosplay is going to be
Pit from Smash Bros because I look almost exactly like him- it's actually quite freaky! Following that are going to be one or two "Order of the Stick" cosplays.
83.-In gerneral, I dislike science fiction- the only exceptions are the
Otherland and
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books, and the Star Trek (TNG and Voyager) and Red Dwarf tv shows. Oh, and Mystery Science Theatre 3000, if it counts as sci-fi.
84.-I'd love to go ghost hunting around Europe someday- preferably after I've learned Old English, Gaelic, and Middle English, so I can ask questions in the languages the ghosts would know.
85.-I'm a Hufflepuff through and through, and it always annoys me when people make fun of us Hufflepuffs.
86.-My Dungeons and Dragons alignment would be Chaotic Good, with some Lawful Good leanings.
87.-My D&D stats would be a very low Wisdom, but a high Intelligence, and would probably look like this: 7 Strength, 12 Dexterity, 8 Constitution, 18 Intelligence, 11 Wisdom, and 14 Charisma.
88.-My favorite main "Order of the Stick" characters are Elan and Vaarsuvius, probably because I'm like some bizarre combination of the two (for instance: oblivious, silly, and charismatic, but also intelligent, androgynous, and rather cynical).
89.-My favorite all time OotS character is Inkyrius, even though he/she has only been in about three strips. I just love the Elven Pastry Chef!
90.-I have a huge crush on Lobsang from the Discworld series. It's actually starting to get kind of creepy since at this point I'm about a decade older than him, lol!
91.-My favorite characters from pretty much any series are young characters.
92.-Friends have said that I look a bit like Dom Monaghan (an actor from Lost and LotR). This is kind of strange because he's one of the few celebrities I have a sort of crush on.
93.-Pretty much the other actor I think is really cool is Sir Ian McKellen- he's just so talented!
94.-I got to meet Terry Pratchett at a book signing in 2007. I was in costume (as were Josh and one of my friends) and I was the first person to get stuff signed, and was in the front row. I still say that was one of the best days of my life. :D
95.-The books I got signed were
Making Money (since it was that tour), and
Thief of Time, which is my favorite book (I had actually picked up a hard back of it a year or so before just so I could have it in case I ever had a chance to get it signed).
96.-Pterry complimented my Sto Helit pendant that I made and was wearing at the signing. :D
97.-I have a habit of not finishing books I start- I'll get about halfway though and pick up a new book to read instead. I do this all the friggin' time. I still have to finish
The Silmarillion,
The Iliad,
Canterbury Tales and more.
98.-Despite being a huge "Legend of Zelda" fan for over a decade now, I don't think I've ever beaten a game on my own. I tend to get distracted with video games the way I do with books.
99.-I make Josh fight most of the bosses in Zelda games; I like the running around doing tasks parts, not the slaying bosses part.
100.-For all that I'm clumsy, I'm really good at DDR, which always surprises people.
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