Hm..let's see. As for about me, other than stuff you probably already know by reading the rest of this page..obviously, I'm an animal lover. Don't think dirty, 'cause that's just disgusting. I just love being around animals, usually more so than I do being around other people. For one, regardless of whether they respond in english or happen to be furry and four-legged, I've found that a dog or cat is generally a lot more understanding - it's always nice when you don't have to worry about them judging you, using you or stabbing you in the back.

At the moment, I currently have three dogs and three cats, as well as a canary and two rats. If you haven't checked my other links at the bottom of this page, you can just click here to see and read about them all. They're my family, my pride and joy, and my best friends -- the closest ones I have in real life. I'm not ashamed or embarrassed to admit that -- I'm downright proud, because these little fuzzballs have treated me better than most people in this whole state.





I also love art, and writing. In my spare time, I'm usually found in my chair, at my desk or on my bed, always with my precious Dell Inspiron Mini 10 laptop, drawing in one of my many sketchbooks, or typing up something to do with role playing. I'm not into the whole RPG game, but full-text, paragraph-styled role playing is a great way for me to pass the time. For those of you who have any idea what I'm talking about, my genres mostly revolve around any form of modern supernatural, and if you want more info than that, you'd have to go to my role playing page and look around.



As for my own artistic abilities, I'm told I'm good, but I still say there's a lot of room for improvement -- no, I'm not being sarcastic (for once) or even modest or anything, I just still wish I were better. I'm an imperfect perfectionist: not a good combination there. I've been doodling since I could hold a pencil at about two years old, but I only got serious about it (and stopped wasting so much paper) when I was around eleven. I mostly only draw animals, especially canines like dogs and wolves, as well as some fantasy stuff like dragons and other junk that dwells in my mind that somehow finds its way onto a sheet of paper. I've also tried a few humanish scribbles, but they tend to come out as manga-ripoffs and I'm not very fond of them. To see my art, check this out, and to look through my photography, go here.

I also like to make little oven-bake clay sculpture thingers occasionally, though I haven't done it for very long and I'm teaching myself as I go, so I'm far from amazing -- I'm always really excited when someone can actually tell what the hell it's supposed to be, or at least wager a close guess. Mostly, I just make them of my characters or as gifts for my close friends. I can say the same about my drawings, actually. It's not really something I do professionally nor would I ever want to, but it's an alright hobby and it usually saves me the trouble of struggling over money and trying to save up for gifts for friends' birthdays and whatnot.

Not really sure what else to put here. If you want to know a bit about my personality without actually having to talk to me, I guess you could say I'm different. I can be typically pretty arrogant and sometimes downright rude if you annoy me enough, but it truly takes a lot to get me honestly mad -- mind you, just annoyed or pissed off are entirely different things: I can be irritated fairly often without getting angry.

If I can't talk to you about something I understand or at least know about (or care to find out about) then I probably won't have much to do with you. If we have stuff in common, that's cool. If we don't, then don't try to force me to have something in common with you if I don't want to -- it'll only tick me off and make me want to kick you. Somewhere painful.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not some hopped-up uber bitch (well, that could be left open for discussion at times) but I hate it when people try to force stuff on me, whether it's some kooky religion or just some new television show or videogame they like. If I don't care, then I honestly don't care. I'll humor you a bit, and if it sounds alright then I'll check it out and all, but don't expect much if I really don't care for it, and if I tell you I'm not interested, please respect that.
I will express the same courtesy for you if I'm talking about something you couldn't give a rat's ass about if you tried -- speak up, or I probably won't even know you're uninterested or getting bored or annoyed. I'll never be angry just because someone spoke their mind to me, as I have a large amount of respect for personal opinions and those with the courage to speak their minds about them.

That said, I guess I can seem like a pretty big jerk if you don't know me. ..Or, hell, maybe even if you do. Maybe it's /worse/ if you do. I don't know, but I know that I can act pretty differently around my friends -- people I actually care about and enjoy having a conversation with, not just someone I've talked to a few times and gotten along with, mind you.
I guess I can develop an occasionally annoying "guard dog syndrome" with a slight side affect of "lost puppy syndrome" -- if I'm really fond of your company, I'll probably go to any ends to get it. I also hate it when my friends have a bad day or feel depressed or upset and will generally do anything in my power to help them out or make it better, even if that's just sitting around and trying to keep them company or drawing them a bunch of shitty scribbles.

As for the guard dog thing, I warn you in advance that I can be pretty protective -- probably overly so. I don't mean to the point where I'll go attack your other friends out of jealousy, but if someone hurts your feelings or pisses you off, expect me to back you up and enjoy partaking in thoroughly chewing this person up and spitting them out. I mean this in a kind and affectionate way to the one I'm 'defending', of course. x3

I can also be pretty blunt, and sometimes (often? xD) downright oblivious. I'm nosy and not afraid to refrain from keeping my trap shut. If you ask my opinion, I'll give it to you, and I won't lie or tone it down to make you feel better about yourself. If I'm doing something that bugs you, /tell me/. How will I know you want me to stop if you don't? If any of this ticks you off, I expect you to speak up and let me know, because if you don't, it's very likely that I have no idea I've even said anything 'wrong' and will probably do it again. Often. And in public. o_o
I accept, and respect as well as appreciate, the same in return. As I said: if I begin speaking about something you don't care about, /let me know/. If I show you photos of myself or my animals or something and you don't care for them (or in the case of my own photos, you think they're just plain ugly and painful to view), /tell me/.
If I'm showing you my art and you find a mistake or see something that could be improved, /speak up/. I will NOT be offended if you're making your opinion known, /especially/ if I asked you for it. Chances are, you aren't going to hurt my feelings because you don't care to see a bunch of drawings of winged dogs and stuff or you don't think I'm drop-dead gorgeous -- it's not something I'm going to be crying about in a dark corner with a box of tissues in one hand and a razor blade in the other. Sorry, but other peoples' views- whether negative or otherwise -on me or my hobbies and so-called talents and whatnot really aren't going to upset or offend me.

Like I said, I'm nosy. I'll stick my fat head in stuff that is none of my business and things that have nothing to do with me, and again, I expect you to tell me if I'm getting too personal or you don't want me to know. If you bring something up, however, I will expect you to explain or at least elaborate if you haven't -- don't go "I've had a really bad day" and then tell me you don't want to talk about it when I ask what's wrong. That's ridiculous.
And, again, in return, I accept the same of anyone else. If you want to know something about me, feel free to ask. I don't mind telling as long as it doesn't have to do with something a friend told me in confidence, or, obviously, is like my street address or something. I don't really have a lot to hide and I don't like keeping secrets of my own.

Also, bonus (or not), I love to talk (well, I love to talk to people if they're entertaining) and will usually babble on for hours about my art, my animals, my characters, and pretty much anything about /me/ if you let me have the spotlight. If you don't like this, don't care or don't want to hear about it, /tell/ me -- or better yet, just don't talk to me at all.
Of course I'll stop rambling about myself if you ask me to, but if you /never/ want to hear anything about me and only want me as an infinite source of entertainment or company to listen all about you and your life twenty-four seven, then I'll probably lose interest eventually anyway.
I personally think it should be about equal, not just me or the person I'm talking to, and IF I'm hogging the stage (which is entirely likely, as I've already mentioned how oblivious I can be) then, one more time, /speak up/.
Ask to change the subject or talk about something else, or better yet, hell, just go ahead and bring something else up so I can stop resorting to droning on about my boring life in the absence of anything else to gossip about. (wtf imagining me saying that word is funny. xD gossip. kaha. sounds like a foreign breed of goose when I'm the one using it. xDD)

Out of boredom, here are some random pointless, perhaps interesting but otherwise completely useless facts about, what a surprise, me:


1. I dream of some day having my own team of sled dogs and being an SPCA officer. I want to own and possibly breed my own siberians, as well as mixes and hybrids. Eventually, I'd love to have three more sibes (agouti, black and white, pure white) as well as an american akita and maybe a doberman (or a mix) and some more hybrids, like wolf, dingo, coyote or other wild dog mixes.

2. I'm a total insomniac. I only get tired about every two to three days or so and physically can't fall asleep before that. Once I hit four days or so, I'm exhausted, and can 'crash' or konk out for up to a nearly-uninterrupted twelve to sixteen hours, though.

3. I've got some mild (or not so mild) OCD, especially over animals, wolves and dogs in particular - specifically sled dogs, huskies or other 'wolfish' breeds, as well as art, writing, role playing, the colors black and blue with or without white, rainbows, glowsticks, scarves, or stuff with spikes and chains on it. >D

4. I have dyscalculia. This means I am quite literally dyslexic with numbers -- when I look at them, they seem to mix up (34 becomes 43, so on) and I physically cannot understand mathematics any more complicated than the basic addition, subtraction and multiplication. Luckily, I excel in english and grammar in general, even though I've taught myself since I was nine. For some reason, I also have a horrible time reading analog clocks and telling left and right apart without enough time to stop and think about it. If I were religious, I would pray for the poor souls who have to share the road with me every time I get behind the wheel of a car. (Speaking of which, that white line to the far right really likes me. So did that ditch a few years ago..and our garage door. ...Oops.)

5. I've had chronic ear infections since I was born and get one every other month, anywhere from four to six times a year on average, sometimes nine if I'm not lucky. Because of this, my hearing is rather..terrible. I can hear sounds very well, like neighborhood dogs barking or even doorbells ringing next door, but voices are hard for me. Certain tones just slur together in my head -- my mom once called me to tell me that she would be late at work and wanted to know if I could feed the dogs, while I heard that she was driving lost in the fog. She gets frustrated with me quite often for this. xDD

6. I'm allergic to any kind of citrus, which is a shame because I love it. Oh, and I like to drink A1 steak sauce. ..As a beverage. o__o I also eat jalapeno-flavored sunflower seeds with greek pepperoncini juice until I can't feel my tongue. I love spicy stuff like tabasco, but it makes the glands under my tongue swell up and I begin drooling about as bad as I did the time I had my tongue pierced -- I won't go into it any more than saying "dentist bib full of saliva" and leaving you to let your imagination roam free. =3

7. Thanks to my obsession with drawing and using computers, I have carpal tunnel/tendinitis in my right hand/arm/wrist, and due to a dog bite I received when I was ten, I have nerve damage in the opposite arm. I also have a near-worthless ankle that I sprained so badly it needed surgery done ten months later, after I fell off a curb while chasing down a friend's beagles when they got out of the house. None of this keeps me from drawing, going online or even running my dogs, however.

8. Uhm. I'm missing fractions of my toenails on my big toes because they keep getting ingrown and I have to have them surgically removed. I've been very conscious through each and every one (with a camera in my hand, even) and I will show you pictures if you mention this..or maybe if you don't. X3 Oh, and I once chipped my front tooth on a battery and had to have a root canal because of it. xDD

9. When I was born, my hair was jet black. By the time I hit seven, it was a dark-dark brown. Around eleven or so, it had lightened to a goldish almost-blonde color. Now, unless I keep it dyed, it's literally brown and blonde mixed. Not highlights, but it grows out as random splotches here and there. Talk about freaky...I miss when I dyed it black and blue. That was epic.

10. I'll add more random aboutme-crap here when I think about or remember it. xDDD

So. That aside, I guess I'm pretty average. ..Or maybe not, depends on how you define the word 'normal'. If you would consider that in relation to some animal-obsessed wannabe-goth queen-of-the-damned gone biker-chick freak who likes to draw dogs and write stories about people with supernatural powers, then yeah, I suppose I'm normal. :3

If anyone actually reads all of this, I'll be surprised, but grateful. I honestly can't think of anything else to say (shocker huh?) or add here, and my fingers are aching from typing all of this stuff. Anyway, feel free to contact me if you want. I probably won't bite unless you do, or if you act really stupid and just plain deserve it. Sorry if I seem all intimidating here as I'm told I can be, it's not generally something I'm going for, but hey, whatever floats your goat (yes, goat.)

So. As I mentioned, I like talking. That's a hint. As long as you don't use a bunch of chatspeak internet lingo ('u' for 'you' and 'plz' for 'please' and all of that junk) then hey, feel free to IM or email me.
Seriously, though, drop me a line, just say hi or get to know me.
I wouldn't mind, especially not if I'm bored. ^^
Off to go roam the internet now. Peace out. XD

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