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Moi, moi, qui est moi... Hello, I was seized by something, be it boredom, lack of inspiration, writer's block, to write an about myself for my profile (feeling slightly as that is the sole point of having a profile). Checking my profile at first I looked at the Benchmarks and Goals section, thinking that I could rewrite that as an introduction about myself. Stopping to think, however, I truly believe that it is a very descriptive explanation of myself. I become incredibly dedicated to causes that I notice, in fact some of my friends will say that it's getting me focused that's the hardest thing; once I'm focused, nothing will get me off task.
I am a writer, prominently (albeit not a very interesting one) I have started (with mixed success) several short stories, and I am currently working on something that I hope will be, at some point, a novel. My artistic side comes in handy sometimes as I spend hours sketching out maps, flags, places, anything that has to do with what I'm writing about. In truth I find this a secret way to avoid writer's block, as you still feel you are accomplishing something, even if you only sketch a symbol. I do not, alas, have any skill for drawing humans. If I am given a picture to sketch from I can draw decent animals, but humans never come out right. This takes away any hope of becoming an illustrator for my own works (which is not a heartbreak as I enjoy writing much more than drawing).
Alternately, when I am with friends, I am an anime-loving geek. I spend my time watching, and reading, anime and manga. Ranging from Naruto to Outlaw Star, FLCL, Inu-yasha, whatever comes to my attention. This geeky side of me continues as I co-DM a Dungeons and Dragons group called the Midnight Dragons, taking overnights on the weekends to write and play scenarios and campaigns. And the geekyness continues yet, as I build, paint, and wage war with my Eldar army of Warhammer 40,000, the Setar of Etash. I am a retiree of World of Warcraft and Everquest if you want to add any more geekyness to my geekdom.
In my spare time (yes, I still do have time, surprisingly) I spend on Gaia, debating in the ED, ED razz , and Liberal Gaians for Intelligent Political Discussion (Guilds) forums as much as I am allowed (time restraints such as sleeping and school alas). And I spend time helping Unicorn100188 with her Gaians Deserve Ice Cream Charity.
In the very little time that I have left in my life I do homework (yes this comes last, a mistake which I need to correct this coming year as I barely scraped by some of my classes last year), with the exception of essays, which I love, and always do between 10:00-11:30PM (I find this easiest as if I decide to it right after school then procrastination will kick in and I never get to it =P).
This has been a complete introduction to me, if you (I have no clue who will actually read this) have questions, feel free to PM me at any time (I check periodically all day) and I will get back to you soon.

~Master of souls

Well, it’s a new year. Not that much changes over the course of a few minutes, but humankind has this odd obsession with setting goals for itself; benchmarks that can be achieved. 2007 is the most recent benchmark, 2008 will most likely be the next, as far as annuals go, then leap year and U.S. elections (although I suppose those are more of a national benchmark, one that I happen to be looking forward to as the end of an error… errr, era*). Leap year however is something else entirely. It throws into light a basic failure with our current system: Time. It’s a human invention, dating back thousands of years, in a desperate attempt to attach a number to everything we do. However, in Julius Ceaser’s effort to standardize time he created a system which makes little or no sense. And humankind has built on to this system, confusing it even more. Hours are set upon a base 24 system, then minutes at 60, seconds again at 60. Milliseconds slip to 100, and it goes on. My hours of late have been spent on a potential Metric System of Time, using a base ten system and starting with days, working down (as the laws of science forbid tempering with anything over a day). This attempt of mine may be ridiculous, but I’m tired of trying to deal with seconds and minutes and their crazy bases (If anyone is interested PM me and I’ll put up a chart explaining all this). I guess I’m just trying to create a benchmark of my own, but I feel that if I can design a working Metric System of Time, I might be able to leave a mark on this world. Of course, looking at it someone will probably be pissed at me sometime thousands of years in the future. But benchmarks are how we live our lives, whether it’s finals, or college applications, or our next promotion, people endlessly strive to set goals for themselves, in a lifelong battle that can only be won at the end, by looking back and asking yourself, “What was my life all about? Was it really worth all that effort? What have I accomplished to make this a better place?” I don’t know the answers to those questions, and I don’t think anyone ever will. But benchmarks give us a way to try to aim high, and reach for the stars.

~Master of souls