Welcome to Gaia! ::

This is something I find important, though others may find it silly. This is a place where you can introduce yourself and perhaps even chat.

Ah yes, lol I invited her too... Hopefully she'll join up ^^

Okay, I just wanted to let a member go first because I'm a dork and I didn't know how to do it. You gotta love me. I'm Amaya, HHR, or Raina, either works, though my name in real life is Sarah. Bleh so plain. Anyway, I love roleplaying and collaboration, obviously as I started a guild for it. I'm insane when it comes to posting, and I draw crazy amounts of anime style artwork typically for NO particular reason. I'm a story writer, amateur, nothings published, though I am praying that one day something will be... fat chance xd But I love writing anyway so nyeh! I have no job, it is FORBIDDEN as I am only 16 and my dad feels that it is too young to be throwing my life into the fray that is the work place.

Okay... I'm done... YAY!

I suck so very badly at introducing myself, but I DO NOT CARE I will try. biggrin Yeesss....

I'm Kiyura...more commonly Kiki, Kiyu or just Ki, although none of those are my real names. Obviously. Anyway. A little bit crazy, total ADD case, obsessed with money and yet always lacking it... A total in-crowd b***h who isn't always very nice to new people. Tons of love to go around for friends, though... heart biggrin There isn't really much you NEED or probably WANT to know, so I'll leave it at that.

Loves!

*rubs sleep from eyes* Sheezus, I think maybe I took a sleeping pill last night or something, 'cause I have NEVER been this drowsy an hour after waking up...

Anywhozits, I am the one and only deluded_freak. And you may call me whatever. My preferred names are Deluded, Tofu, Jack, or DF. At least, that's what I've been called before... But my real name is actually Jackie, though none o' y'all will be using that. Got it? Good.

My personality is... mottled, and I usually can't describe myself asides from the fact that I am probably one of the laziest people you will ever meet in your entire life. Yes, that's how my parents put it.

So... I am completely obsessed with music, mostly rock and rhythm and blues. Every single second of my day is me listening to something or other. I lean towards classic bands like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Clash, you know, the works. But I do also like new bands like Coldplay, U2, Bright Eyes, and The White Stripes/Jack White.

And I am currently in love with the letters F, L, and C, but only if they are in this order: FLCL! Fooly Cooly is one of my favorite animes, but I also like plenty of others, along with many different manga and webcomics. I do like regular books as well, and my writing style draws from many different authors.

And, I am actually the youngest here. I'm only 14, formerly 13, before October 12. Though I've been told I'm mature for my age.

Yeesh, this thing was way too long...

A strange, dark mist drifts into the area, appearing as if from the darkest shadows that reside in the corners of forgotten rooms. Shadows that beckon darkness embrace them, for they fear the very light that creates them. And those of the light fear said shadows.

From this mist appears a figure, completely clad in black, save for the crimson stains dotting the otherwise dark clothing. Bright, icy blue eyes stare out from under the brim of a black fedora, while waves of auburn hair fall along their back. The figure raises a hand, lightly gripping the fedora before pulling it off in a swift motion that fluidly turns into a deep bow at the waist.

"HOWDY FOLKSES! I'm Ala!"

Haha, okay, so that was dumb... Ah well. I NEED TO WRITE SOMETHING GOOD... And dude, is it BAD that I didn't realize that was in present tense 'till after I finished it? Weirded.

Anyway... ignoring all THAT... I'm Ala, you can call me Ala... 'Cause, that's how I'm known. I'm also known as half of the GREAT AKALA or, one fifth of the GREAT JAKALAMACHEN! Or something like that... I can't quite remember the name. Either way, Ala works... 'cause Alandra's too long, and Ala's more fun, 'cause I always pronounce it like Allah, and that's like a GOD. So there. *snorts* Ummers, I'm 19 (holy CRAP I feel old O.o) and completely insane, as it were. Fancy that, chaps.

Anyway, I like most of the same stuff you guys all like... Drawing's a biggie. I luffs teh drawing. You can even visit my DA account! *points at siggy* One of these days, I'll get into digital stuff... ONE of these days. but now? No, I'm lazy. Aka and I (Akamishi for those of you who DON'T know) are BIG on the whole writing thing, and have actually written eh, probably over 1000 pages of story stuff together... Only a few of which have ever actually been finished...

Oh yeah, and I'm soon to be published (yay!) 'cause I'm basically re-writing a story for someone who is already set to be published, and he said my name would go on it (it's an autobiography in story form, yar). Fun stuffs. Lol, and if Aka has the time, she's gonna help, so we'll BOTH be published! *zomg gasp!* Which is teh shiznit. Anyway, so I'm working on that too... Hopefully he'll like what I'm doing.

Uhh, I luff teh art... and writing... AND I AM A GRAMMAR/LITERACY NAZI SO PHEER ME AND MY POWERS OF DOOM! *brandishes a fist* Uhhh, I also love anime/manga, and will go on major binges when it comes to that... Uhh, I really love colorguard (and am QUITE a beastie at it) and when I'm not so SUPER POOR, I'm gonna be in UC's DAAP program (already accepted, woO!) which is artsy fartsy funness.

And this is getting TOO EFFING LONG.

In short, all you need to know is teh Ala is teh crazeh and that's teh way it is, dawgs. heart

And so I now wander into the introductory room...
And pause, of course.
What the heck is there to say about me?
Well... um... I'm me.
That about sums it up!

To elaborate on little things "me"-related:
((I'm going to make this long-ish. Be prepared.))

Name(s)::
I am Mel. My full first name is "Melissa" from which, "Mel" comes from. Just in case you couldn't guess. Feel free to call me "Melissa" if you wish, but just so you know, doing so may result in my mind crashing for about a week. Which isn't really good, and can get me in an interesting assortment of moods that flash like *snap*... so... if you want me to go strange on ye, call me Melissa. ^^ I probably won't be happy with the results, IF I remember them once I've recovered. ^^

Other than said nickname that branches from said full name... I'm also known as O.Sock, Fuzz, Faye, Lost, Melf, Lost Melf, Melfy, Melfy-welfi... etc. Many names, yes. O.Sock, Lost Melf, Lost and Melf are most common ((of these)) on Gaia. O.Sock because I am the other of a pair of socks, and Lost Melf, Lost and Melf, obviously, because of my username. XD

Addictions?::
I am addicted to several typical things.
Mainly art, music, good/interesting stories in general ((preferably fantasy/sci-fi, but I like everything if it's good enough)), video games I adore, these emoticons: blaugh 3nodding xd rofl 4laugh heart whee sweatdrop mrgreen ninja ((not necessarily in that order)), various other little face thingies like: ^^ O.o XDD XP etc, saying and/or typing "OMGackt!".... and then all the typical stuff like swimming, eating, and such.

No, they couldn't have been called "likes" they are addictions. I can't live a day o' me life without doing/using/seeing/hearing/experiencing most of these things at least once. ^__^

Misc.::
My favorite color is Marine Green.
I just wanted to put that out there. ^^

I love Dir en Grey... all to pieces, and then some. >< They are my ultimate favorite band. When another comes along to attempt to outdo them, I kinda look at them like "OMGackt... you did not just try to make my interest in Diru diminish... Oh, but I like this song..."

Yes, it's a look. I don't actually say it, I just make my face look like it says it. Yup. XD

Other than them, there are many other bands/artists that I also love, but... many of them remain nameless in my book. I tend to remember songs I like more often than the names of the band/artist that sings them. So, if I know a band, I usually REALLY like them. ((With the exception of a few who I particularly detest))

I'm 18 years old, but I don't really act like it... much of the time. I just prefer to be "Mel-aged" rather than... "teen-aged/adult"... Ew. ~shudders~

I haven't gotten a life yet (meaning, I have no job and no real interest in anything real world-related... other than new video games or movies or music...), but I'm always being bugged about doing so. So.. I'm lazy, somewhat unmotivated ((depends on stuff, of course)), and I write a lot of things in double parentheses ((Why double? I don't rightly know. << )).... 3nodding

Other than that, I don't think there's anything left that needs to be said.

Uh... I like peanut butter and banana sandwiches.
Mmm, good. blaugh

Ta!

~Mel

Eh, hi there. *Waves timidly.* I don't often do this formal introducing thing, so this may be a little short on details. ^^;

First off I'm very long winded and abuse commas to death, so if you've read The Scarlet Letter then my writing is similar to that. Especially where the length of the sentence is concerned when I'm just letting the words write themselves. XD Despite my heritage--mother's an English major, dad's an English minor--I'm not so much a grammar/spelling nazi, though the latter has more to do with absolutely horrible spelling than anything. ^^; Seriously, you never want to ask me to spell anything: the English language and I are not friends, even though that's the only language I speak. XD I also tend to use a lot of computer faces when not RPing...to the point where I've got one after almost every sentence. Sorry if it annoys anyone. ^^;

Eh, what else. My online alias that I use everywhere is Serenity, or you can also call me SilverMoon. I'm currently 17, going to be a Senior in less than a week, and would like to major in Fashion Design if possible, or Psychology as an alternative. I'm taking two AP classes this year along with possibly being on costume crew for either the fall play or spring musical, depending on how much of a life I'd have; given comments from friends in the past who have been part of crew, I may pass on that completely: I'm a lazy-a** person. XP

I have a lot of little stories I've started but never gotten very far with, although I have both a novel and a manga series I would like to have published one day, the former preferably when I have full rights over it. I've written poetry in the past but I tend to avoid it due to lack of interest. I love to draw despite having little talent with it, and my favorite drawing pastime is coming up with semi-weird outfits. I hate sewing, however. XD I've made a couple skirts that I wear, but the most I've ever made is a Miyu cosplay, which I wore to my first con this year. ^.^ [/shameless plug to journal]

Anime/manga wise I prefer the latter and seem to have read more shojo than shounen. I like both, though shojo seems to have better character developments overall. ^^' Sailor Moon and Vampire Princess Miyu are my top favorites, followed by CardCaptor Sakura--the original version, not the dubbed which should die a slow and painful death. >.> I'm also greatly influenced by SM, as it was the first series I came across, and the books themselves have lots of interesting bits of dialogue in them.

Have you noticed I ramble a lot? XD Really, just smack me if I start getting annoying, that’s about the only way I take hints: I’m completely oblivious to what goes on around me. I’m glad I was inviting into your little circle of literacy away from the craziness that is BT, I just hope I’ll be able to contribute and to match your standards. ^^; A word of warning: I’m still learning how to accurately portray different characters as I seem to stick with one or two kinds of personalities, so again, smack me if any of my characters get too annoying. Thank you for reading my rambling of an introduction. ^^;;

Blah, so, introducing myself. That, I am not good at. Perhaps a simple hello and disappearance would suffice, but seeing as how I am currently simply filling empty time before I run off, might as well make this long and bad.

First off...hmm...first is...name! I am Meshara. Otherwise known as Meshi. Meshi is all you need to know, because my actual name will not come up in any way, shape or form. It will remain unknown. Mostly because of the fact that my name is horrible and boring and I happen to very very much dislike it.

My age...looks to be on the older side, I am currently 18, but that changes in about a month. I am currently in college, I had my first music theory lab class today at 8:30. I thought with college I'd be able to have a schedule that let me stay up late and sleep in but, that was not to be. Instead...I have my first class every morning at 8:30. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, it's terrible, terrible I tell you! I want to be sleeping at 8:30!

So...writing stuff. I have written some before, stories and such I have never finished, I find I enjoy the venue of collaborative works the most. They're just sooo much fun. I like fantasy, fantasy, sci-fi, obvious best.

Okay, completley spaced on what I was saying in that last paragraph, so of course, a sentence stating that should get its own paragraph. My brain is being icky slow at the moment, so if I end up staring blankly at the computer screen random stuff usually comes up...out of my brain and through my fingers...though I think that's techincally down...

See, bad intro! Now, before people start throwing rotten fruits and veggies at me, I'll go. *scuttles off*