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[blood_winged]

What I love: Dragons, thunderstorms, scuba diving, photography, drawing, writing, reading, open fires, steampunk fashion, my dog, thick jumpers, hugs, gardening, video games, philosophy, mythology, the occult.
What I hate: Drunk people, 'talent' shows, soap operas, having my personal space invaded, being ignored, bees, wasps, spiders, root beer, being cold, writer's block, public speaking, adverts that make no sense, crowds, calling customer care lines.
What makes me glee: Surprise presents, sparkly things, happy endings, holidays, seeing my favourite people come online.
What makes me rage: People who go on and on even when they have no idea what they're talking about, political and religious extremists, being accused of 'sulking', people who 'brb' then don't come back, bullies, willful ignorance, mindless patriotism, sexism, racism, homophobia, liars, psychic vampires.

My favourite...
Books: The Raging Quiet, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Vampire Chronicles, Sabriel, Sherlock Holmes, The Divine Comedy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Wind on Fire trilogy, The Belgariad, Howl's Moving Castle.
Writers: John Keats, Dante Alighieri, JRR Tolkien, Anne Rice, Robin Hobb, JV Jones, Sheryll Jordan, William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, David Eddings, Phillip Pullman, Garth Nix, Douglas Adams, HP Lovecraft, Tom Holt.
Music: 30 Seconds to Mars, Blind Guardian, Coldplay, Flyleaf, Ill Nino, Journey, Linkin Park, LostProphets, Ludovico Einaudi, Muse, Rush, Skillet, Snow Patrol, The Cruxshadows, Within Temptation.
Television: Murder, She Wrote, NCIS, CSI, Diagnosis Murder, Sue Thomas F.B.Eye, American Dad, Family Guy, South Park, The X Files, Star Trek, The Mentalist, Sherlock, documentaries.
Movies: Sleepy Hollow, Robots, The Addams Family, Monty Python: Search for the Holy Grail, Labyrinth, Legend, Coraline, Stardust, Underworld trilogy, 300.
Anime: Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Sky, Nausicaa, The Cat Returns, Chobits, Gravitation, Sukisho, Blood: The Last Vampire, Hetalia, Pandora Hearts, Elfen Lied, Final Fantasy: Advent Children, Fushigi Yuugi, Ghost in the Shell, Hellsing, Zombie Loan, Rurouni Kenshin, Higurashi.

A little more about me: I am a very strong-minded and stubborn person, always willing for a debate but may your god help you should you try to force your views on me. I am atheist, bisexual, pro-choice, and quite unpatriotic (but that doesn't mean you can bash my country in front of me, it's still my country damnit). I am 21 years old, nearing 22, still living for free at my mum's house, in university just beginning a Masters Degree in creative writing.

I am the kind of person who is very easy to get along with and easy to trust, and I like to think I make a good friend. In terms of my journal, well, I don't mind if you comment, or even if you read it, though I would hope you would since you friended me =P I don't tend to comment on a journal unless it relates to me directly or is something I feel strongly about, but I do check my flist periodically. Usually, I'm up late, so if you message me, you're likely to get a reply.

Please do add me on messenger if you wish °w°

Comments

[kanrakuen.livejournal.com]

Let me warn you!

I'm an occasional drunkard, but you won't read much about it online. And I won't insult others then, haha. I'm kind of patriotic, I love my country more than anything, but the only nations that freak me out are America and China. Some people here tend to call me a nazi, but national pride unequal racism.

But omg, you like Danta Alighieri. And your fandoms: Music, Television, Anime - I totally approve.

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

There's a big difference between national pride, and blind patriotism. If you love your country, and you know why, then that's cool, but what irritates me are the people who are all AAAH OUR COUNTRY IS GODS GIFT TO THE WORLD, without acknowledging their country's failings, because all countries have them.

America.. well, I have a kind of pity for the place, and I can't say I know enough about China to be freaked out by it. North Korea is another story.

I do indeed like Dante :D I'm halfway through reading his Paradisio.

[kanrakuen.livejournal.com]

People don't want to see the failures. Look at America - people over there grow up with lies the government tells them every day, and even at school the education ends at 'America = hero'. That's one of the reasons why I don't like America. And China, hrm. It's about world economy there. Import, export. And everyone's talking about China and how they are 'export world champions' now and Germany 'lost' the 'race for economic growth'. And it's complete nonsense, if you compare China and Germany measured against the population. North Korea and their nuclear weapons, d'uh. I seriously wait for the first strike on America. America is weak at the moment. It's weak since 9/11. And Korea has many reasons for a revenge. /rambles

There aren't many people who even know him, so I'm really impressed to meet somebody who actually likes him.

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

North Korea wouldn't strike at America. Their threats are against South Korea. Personally, I don't think they'd go through with it, for fear of bringing the whole of the UN down on their heads.

America needs to shape up or ship out, as the phrase goes. I feel like they're on the verge of some serious change and either they'll come through it or the place will implode on itself.

Germany.. we don't hear much about Germany, though we have heard that they've been having their own troubles. The problem with the euro right now isn't helping I suppose. China's economic growth over the past ten years alone is terrifying if you look at it.

I adore him! His model of hell is so interesting, and I love the characterisation of himself, and Virgil. It's such a pity how few people know of him these days.

[kanrakuen.livejournal.com]

But if you look at the past 60 years - it seems like everybody has a grudge against America, idk. And the fear of UN... I'm not sure if the UN can keep Korea on the short leash forever. Someday the hate will be stronger than all fears. The problem is, when two nations are at war, it's no big deal. But once the UN intervenes, it's going to be a world war.

Hm, the crisis with Greece, Spain and Ireland made it worse, yes. Greece gets a lot of money now within the next three years, but it's ridiculous. They've known from the beginning that Greece had and still has a bad economy and it's self-inflicted. I don't even understand why they made Greece a part of the EU. Spain seems to be 'save' now, as football world cup holder~ because they earn a lot of money now with advertisements and stuff. And Ireland... idk, man, shouldn't be Ireland a problem of the UK? /doesn't get why it's our problem.

I think the Divine Comedy was the best thing I've ever read. Even though it's pretty hard to read, old language is old. orz

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

Ireland isn't part of the UK, so no, they're not our problem. Not to say that they should be yours, but they aren't ours.

Unfortunately war is a big deal and the rest of the world won't sit idly by while North and South Korea decimate each other. I can't see North Korea coming out of it very well, no matter what happens.

I quite like the language X3 But then I also like Shakespeare, Marlowe and Keats so it isn't really that lost on me. I'd love to read it in Medieval Italian but I am not learning a whole new language just to read one book.

[kanrakuen.livejournal.com]

Oh, it isn't? I'm sorry, I'm a geographic fail and it always confused me. *has to spend more time on Wikipedia* But Northern Ireland belongs to UK, right?

But that's something I don't approve. Because then nations have to send soldiers, and soldiers die, and it's not even their war. They don't even die for their country, they die for someone else. But maybe I'm prejudiced. I mean, many Germans died in Iraq and Afghanistan... and Germany wasn't even involved. *shrugs* And it wouldn't be the first time that the rest of the world would 'sit idly by'. During the war Iran against Iraq, both sides received weapons and money from America, for example. They WANTED them to destroy each other. So why not doing the same with North Korea/South Korea? Some political decisions are so stupid, I wouldn't be surprised.

I really want to read some stuff in English to see if it's easier than old German. XD

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

Correct, Northern Ireland is ours, but the Republic isn't, they're independent :)

I don't approve either but unfortunately it's something that happens. I'm not even sure why we're IN Iraq at the moment. There's no good reason for it as far as I can see. They don't have WMDs, which I think was what we were after in the first place, and a lot of Americans seem to think we're all in there because of 9/11, when Iraq had nothing to do with it. Ugh, it's just one big mess. Our government has promised to get our people out of there by 2012, I think.. let's see if they make good on it.

The version I have is translated to modern English. It probably loses something in translation but at least they haven't messed it up by trying to make it rhyme like it does in Italian.

[lemiru.livejournal.com]

Sherloooooooock!
Pffff, hereby I appologize for every time I might have gone brb and never come back. Though I'm even worse as I don't even GO 'brb' and just... slink out hours later. I AM A TERRIBLE ONLINE FRIEND I KNOW

"but that doesn't mean you can bash my country in front of me, it's still my country damnit" hahah are you me... NOBODY BASHES MY COUNTRY EXCEPT ME IS THAT CLEAR ahaha

iluuuu Feeface.

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

Aw it's okay Miru, I'm used to it xD

Yes exactly! No one bashes my country but me 8|

ILU too my delicious chocolatey beverage~

[lemiru.livejournal.com]

I'M REALLY SORRY OKAY I JUST... have never anything interesting to say so I don't say anything at all ;A;

hah, more people should adopt that stance, because chances are high that I actually know more about the shit that's going down in my country than you, anyway (you as in... the person not me, bashing my country) (does that make sense)(it's frigging 2 am, I appologize)

[lemmi162.livejournal.com]

Uh huh... uh huh... *Takes notes*

o3o

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

o3o

;w;

[m-nemonica.livejournal.com]

I have a huge thing for Chobits, dude. I swear I've watched it eight times through, now. |D

but oh dear I'm going to totally disappoint you oh dear. Let's have a fancy debate sometime! About. idk. Evolution theory/law/whatever-it-is-now. I always like talking about that. >D

_{hey hey hey can I add you on msn? :>}

Re: ;w;

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

I probably have too >w<; It's so dorky but so fun and cute.

I'm sure you won't disappoint~ And sure you can add me 8D

[ithronluin.livejournal.com]

um um, i'll apologize in advance if i end up brb-ing and never return. x__x;;

OTL

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

xD Don't worry about it.

[soulright.livejournal.com]

Buuu, me being raised semi-religious and in a military family environment, I can be blindly patriotic to the point that I will scream at anyone mentioning the word Socialist. But I won't do it so much, I promise. xD Besides: Open Fires. All cozy and warm and hugging near it, perfect night~ ♥♥♥ LET'S MAKE ONE SPECIALLY FOR US!!~

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

Well so long as socialism isn't something that comes up in conversation I'm sure we'll be fine XP

YES LET'S~ x3

[fenrirofdakness.livejournal.com]

: D ARE YOU A DRAGON LOVER-- /SHOT

I'm sorry, I'm too excited to see someone likes dragon~ :3 Not many like them... Well, not like I can blame them since they read more about dragons being a villain. xD

Do you believe in them? =3

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

I love writing about dragons being the good guys XP

Hm~ I'm not sure if I say believe in a present sense, but I'm open to the possibility of them existing at one time.

[fenrirofdakness.livejournal.com]

xD ME TOOOO :D

x3 That's awesome too! *SO HAPPY*