Stolen from *onebardmojo and *Vingilote. For every letter write a word connected to you and tag six folks. If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged!

Sorry for the length, everyone. I guess it just goes to show that, of all the things in the world to talk about, everyone likes best to talk about themselves.
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A- Anime. Yes, it's nerdy, but I like it. It has both its stunningly good and abysmally bad moments, just like any form of entertainment. Compared to some of the tripe that's on TV now, even the sillier shows like Dragonball Z look much more worth my while.

B- Beauty. I seek to find it, to create it, and to celebrate it wherever I am. Not because of any deep-seated philosophical, artistic or aesthetic beliefs, but just because it makes me happy. If you asked me what the definition of beauty is or where to find it, I couldn't tell you. I just know that I've found it in the past, sometimes in very unexpected places, and how it made me respond.

C- Confidence. What I still aspire to possess.

D- Dance. I always wish I could, but I'm often too inhibited unless I'm with people I'm very comfortable with and am sure no one's actually looking at me. Even then, I don't usually do more than sway from side to side in time to the music. Maybe someday I'll look into taking a ballroom or Latin dance class. I'd love to learn how to tango!

E- English. My eventual subject of choice for my undergraduate major. Widely considered to be good for nothing but working at McDonald's after graduation. I'm still hoping to make it work.

F- Family. They regularly drive me crazy, but more often than not I'm deeply grateful for them just standing by me like they always have.

G- Green tea ice cream. I never miss a chance to tell the world just how good it is. If only it weren't so hard to find! For I assure you that this is not one of those things that's good only because it's rare and difficult to track down.

H- Humidity. Yuck. I can stand it up to a certain point, but after that... Yuck.

I- Introverted. Sometimes that word seems like it was invented to describe me. (And the millions of other people in the world who are just like me in that respect.)

J- Jobs. I feel like I spend a disproportionate amount of my time looking for them, worrying about them, and generally thinking about them. Ah, life after school.

K- Kitties. I'm aware that the majority of the world calls them cats, but I have such a mixed bag of feelings for them -- adoration, affection, exasperation, amusement and humility -- that only the word "kitties" will suffice. Someday I hope to own one. Or two. Two would be nice.

L- Laughter. I'm one of the most easily amused people I know.

M- Music. Like most people, I love listening to it and can play a little, though not as well as I used to. I still love classical music best, though I'm starting to listen to music with lyrics as well, mostly on recommendations from friends whose tastes accord with mine.

N- Neutral. If real life used D&D alignments, this would be mine, instinctively.

O- Orchids. My favorite flower. I love roses for their classic, luxuriant beauty and jasmine for its sweet, ineffable fragrance. Compared to these, orchids seem a little too quirky, with their asymmetrical petals and oddly suggestive shape. Yet, a single orchid bloom in a vase, set in a quiet nook by itself, has an elegance, a stark, graceful perfection that no other flower can match.

P- Pessimistic. I try not to be, but sometimes it's too easy to fall into that trap. But, as the song goes, I get by with a little help from my friends.

Q- Quiet. Almost always the first word I use when describing myself. I have been since I was a baby and probably always will be.

R- Roleplaying games. Another geeky pleasure of mine. I've never actually played a game of D&D, but I like MUDs like Lusternia and Achaea, as well as video games that emphasize roleplaying and those roleplaying exercises that are really more like collaborative storytelling.

S- Silly. I think this needs no explanation.

T- Tennis. The only sport I really play these days, though not with overwhelming athleticism or skill. I never had formal training, so I'm just as likely to spray shots all over the court as to hit them cleanly, but I like the exercise.

U- The Unknown. This summer, I've discovered that I'm more afraid of this than almost anything else, even more than public speaking, heights or feeling utterly powerless and helpless in a situation. For some people, not knowing anything about a situation they're going into can be exhilarating, even liberating. But for me, fear of the unknown can be so strong that it literally paralyzes me at times, until I can't eat or sleep properly. I suppose I give a whole new meaning to the phrase "And knowledge shall set you free."

V- Verbose. You'd never think it to talk to me, but as you can see from this list, my writing style is ridiculously long-winded. What others say in a sentence, I would say in five, especially if I'm just writing for fun.

W- Writer. Still my dream career of choice, though I think it'd be very difficult to support myself if I tried it.

X- Xanadu. I once read Coleridge's poem Khubla Khan in school, which took place in this mythical place. (Can you tell I had a hard time thinking of an "X" word? I'm neither a xenophobe or a xenophile, and it seemed unsporting to put a Chinese word there.)

Y- Yogurt. One of my favorite snacks, especially once I learned how good it is for you.

Z- Zip code. It feels like I get a new one every four or five years because we move around so much, not only between cities but also within different communities in the same city. Sometimes I wonder what it must be like to grow up in a stable hometown surrounded by people you've known all your life. Oh well.