I really hate doing these, but I guess it's a standard for personal websites these days. I am an upright, humanoid, female person. I subsist on mocha-goat-milk coffee, roll-your-own-cigarettes, museli bars and chocolate soy icecream. I am not a particularly friendly or nice person. I have virtually no 'social butterfly' tendancies. I wear makeup around twice a year. I have no fashion sense and my ideal wardrobe contains 5 pairs of jeans, 5 skirts, 10 black bonds t-shirts, black socks and sandshoes. Plucking my eyebrows and occasionally depilitarising my legs is the height of grooming. I am not terribly good at being girlie and dream of the day when I muster the courage to shave my head.
Things I hate... well it's a long list but I will try and keep it to things that really, really tic me off:
Bigotry, small-mindedness, neglectful parenting, four wheel drive monstrosities that never go off road, soccer mums, pretentiousness, religious obsessiveness, vapidity, most american accents (but not all), self-righteous anti-smokers who jog, extreme materialism, trendsters, posers, yuppies, superficiality, guns, animal haters, cat haters, cruelty to anyone or anything, people who have no allergies, parents who drag their kids shopping and then let them roam free, the willfully ignorant, book burners, book thieves, most conservatives, people who stroll into traffic without looking, people who wheel their child's strolled into traffic without looking, people who don't stop at zebra-crossings, simpering, guilt trips, manipulators, trouble makers, underwire, hormones, the price of hair care products, mullet haircuts, pastels, bob-cuts, beige, tan, off-white, fawn, taupe and other mediocre shades of 'I can't believe it's not white', hangovers, surgery, migraines, dairy products, pop music, commercialism, capitalism, insomnia, needing to sleep, Australia's immigration policy, bullshit catch phrases (like war on terror), Australia's policy on sterilisation, lack of licensing policy for breeding, pointless consumerism, most people.
I live in Australia which is not in fact a dangerous place to live despite the plethora of native wildlife deemed dangerous or deadly. I grew up in a very small town in North Queensland. It wasn't very interesting. I moved to the nearest decent sized town with a University when I graduated highschool. I hated it there, so I dropped out and moved to an actual city - which I also hated, though considerably less than my first move, so I stayed. My never completed course was a Bachelor of Science majoring in Archaeology. I still wonder if I should go back and finish.
I am a highly anti-social creature and will seldom - if ever - be seen out and about. I am definately not a domesticated species, though most definitely a 'house pet'. I drink alcohol about as often as I wear makeup - nasty hangovers and permanent status as designated driver are both contributing factors to this. My most charming personality flaws are being alternately obnoxious, rude, loud, offensive, cynical, pessimistic, selfish and demanding. Most of my friends have an even stranger sense of fun than I. A couple of them have accused me of being a cat - I'll leave that up to individual interpretation.
Despite all these not-so-desirous personality traits, I am in a relationship and have been for the last 5 years. He is not only the most attractive person I have ever encountered but also ridiculously intelligent, witty and creative. We share many similar interests and our meeting was the result of a co-ordinated effort by his best friend and flatmate and a close friend of mine at the time - both of whom are gay and male. Proof of cupid, or yet another example that gay men are our salvation - you decide.
My interests include reading, listening to music, enjoying or scorning films, immersing myself in anything sci-fi or fantasy and complaining about the world today. I love animals and 'going out' usually involves attending a zoo or cinema. Most of my time is spent online or fiddling with computers. I am a student and though not very good at being one, I keep finding new things I am interested in and would like to know more about. If I had the necessary intelligence I would love to study astro-physics. I am also a Trekkie (no, not a Trekker), a Parrothead, Discworld fan (as in, I can count the books I am missing on one hand) and Valdemar fan.
Ok so now I should probably move onto the evil three: Religion, Politics and Procreation. I am either agnostic or atheist - depending on the definition and my mood. I was raised Catholic and feel this is a very good argument for atheism. Politically I am probably considered fairly left-wing. I believe in gay rights, the right to choose and that euthanasia can sometimes be a viable option. I am an organ donor and hope that any healthy spare parts I have go to a nice home after my death. I also want to be cremated on an open pyre but Australia doesn't as yet allow outdoor, full-body BBQs. I usually vote green because I actually believe they could do some good for the environment with the right funding and research. Over here they also have some interesting ideas for making society a pleasanter place which I find refreshingly idealistic. I also want to build and own an environmentally friendly home - not just because it's nice for the world, but mainly because I resent paying for electricity and water when there is energy and water laying around and going to waste constantly. I can not stand wastefulness. I do not believe in marriage or children. That is to say, I know they exist, but I won't add credibility to them by actually believing in them. They are not for me. I don't want them. Many people think I am misguided or haven't met the right person or am not the right age. If you are one those here is my response: I have met the right person - he has similar views. I am the right age and my beliefs have remained stable since I was very, very young. If I had the energy to debate the pros and cons, you would see that I have thought about it a great deal and my arguments are intelligent, though may not suit you. Enjoy your lifestyle, I'll enjoy mine.
That covers most everything any innocent victim visitor to here might want to know, and a whole lot more than they possibly could want to know. Hope you find something to amuse you on this site.