Adirasu

Right then, ten things about me:

1. I've been called an "old man" since I could walk.
2. English is an annoying language.
3. I love typography. * swoon *
4. I do not have a "running monologue" in my head, instead, images, concepts, feels, memories, words, and grammar all flow and move in relation to one another. Context-sensitive nebulous tag-clouds, of a sort. My monologue is more like a tool—deliberately engaged to accomplish or rehearse a task.
5. Incidentally, I'm terrible at spur-of-the-moment word games. Say to me, "Quick! What's the first word you think of?!, 'cherry blossoms'!", and you'll receive a 5-minute blank stare.'
6. When tired, "moving through" the images in my head is easier and results in broader visual associations. I exploit this feature of my brain to explore or "brainstorm" illustration and design ideas without the hindrance of concrete words.
7. Writing is a chore for me, not because I'm at a loss for words, but because I'm drowning in them. Often, my end goal is in sight, but my "fleshed out" concepts and ideas are not stored as "words" in my head. So, writing becomes this slog of translation. Translating a fast, smooth, interconnected… whole… into a linear and vague natural language. Despite this, writing is much like graphic design or code. It's the best way to take what is in my head and put it into the heads of others.
8. I'm a goddamned fucking perfectionist. Sucks the joy out of everything I make. This is something I'm learning to cope with. My light is knowing that, as I approach mastery of a skill, I will gain pride in my work. Reaching mastery is a journey of self-flagellation, but pride in skilled labor is a healing salve.
9. The greatest food of this millennium is Japanese Style beef curry made with custom curry roux. Your soul is emaciated beyond survival and marooned without rescue, nay it is non-existent, until it has partaken of Karē Raisu.
10. I shed a few tears while watching Kotonoha no Niwa.

Questions from Shijinno

1. Pick a genre, any genre, for books, movies, plots, etc.!

   Slice-of-life. What is important is good characters. Genre sometimes feels like window dressing.

2. Do you lean more towards moe, bishounen, shoujo, shounen, yuri, yaoi, etc.?

   In order of preference: shoujo, yuri, bishounen, yaoi, moe, shounen. Obviously there are exceptional works within each category, but If you put a dangerous weapon to my head and told me browse a single category (of those listed) I'd go with shojou.

   ps: Where are "seinen", "josei", "reverse-harem", "gender-bender", and "magical-boy"?

3. Favourite fruit?

   Fruit of the Loo Uhh… >_> <_<… Hold still; let me think for a moment. * makes a scrunched up face *

   Blueberries?

4. Why do you think I tagged you? ='D;

   Because, Ninile Shijinno, you're the biggest troll this side of Betelgeuse. * makes a dead-as-a-fish poker-face *

5. Why are all of these questions borderline ridiculous and don't seem to have anything to do with anything (Or rather, why am I not asking questions that are meaningful or have some sort of purpose)?

   * sage mode: stroking invisible beard level * That, dear child, is the nature of questionnaire memes. Why do humans make war? Why do the kitsune wed on rainy days? What does the fox say? The only permanent thing is impermanence.

6. What kind of tablet do you use to do arts with?

   A mouse and keyboard. Or a pencil and crappy paper. :3

7. Your preferred art system is...?

   * badpokerface.jpg *

8. Are you currently taking any schooling?

   Not in the formal sense.

9. Elf or Human? Pirate or Ninja? All those other silly... This or That questions... PFFT.

   Pirate Elf, Obvs.

10. Do you want to know what the last question is? =3

    Is it not this question? Yes?

I liked ABShii's questions, and decided to answer them as a bonus round.

Questions by ABShii

1. What are you most afraid of?

    Having an important person die.

2. What's your favorite pokémon and why?

   Don't have one. Never played.

3. Describe your perfect date.

    <sappy>One conducted with an important person. :3</sappy>

4. When you were a kid, did you eat anything weird?

   No. I was a clean freak though. Still am. * dons surgical gloves *

5. What's something you want most in life?

    Immortality for all sentient and non-violent lifeforms. Or, perhaps, for the expansion of space to cease, and the heat-death of the universe to not happen—I wish for the controlled reversal of Entropy.

6. What can you not go a single day without doing?

   Taking a shower.

7. A puppy comes up to you all happy and tail waggy, what do you do?

    Inspect for fleas and pet furiously.

8. Same situation but a kitty.

   Inspect for fleas and pet with the respect of ten-thousand dynasties.

9. What's a wish you'd sell your soul for?~ ／人 ‿‿ 人＼

    The eternal non-existence of Kyubey, his kin, any creature of similar power or motivation, in all of space and time, in every dimension of each universe.

10. What's your favorite season?

     Winter, early Spring, and Autumn. Cold, crisp and still days for the win.

My Questions:

 
1. What is your quest?
 

2. A shadow has set upon humanity. All infrastructure is gone. All knowledge is vanished from the minds of men. You alone are untainted, nobody else can read, write, or do arithmetic. Books are no more, save one. A Modern Trivium, written in the 21st Century. Filled with terse and meaningful summaries on geometry, algebra, logic, art, music theory, astronomy, physics, the scientific method, basic survival, first-aid, some practical chemistry, a few poems, a song, two plays, and five legends. It is the last refuge of mankind's knowledge.

    

   You find yourself in a hallway. Searing flame consumes the walls. Something unseen collapses, the roof, or a distant floor, perhaps. There is only enough time and strength in your body to escape through one end of the hallway. Looking down, a small gap suggests of a looming basement. You grit your teeth. The signs of imminent structural failure scream at your awareness.

    

   Up the hallway you see a shattered window. Your eyes follow the glittering dust. Sunlight filters towards a book, delicately teasing out the title, A Modern Trivium sits upon the sill. Greedy flames encroach, desperate to swallow the pages. Desperate to live. Suddenly, a strong burning scratches at your throat. Perhaps you can rescue the book on your way out.

      

   Down the hallway is a foyer, you see an open door—cluttered by small debris. A weak cry catches your ears. You strain your vision and sharply inhale. Then you see it. A child is pinned underneath a shoe-rack. Your lungs goad you with a suffocating dryness. Perhaps you can rescue the child on your way out.

    

   What do you do? Run up, or down, the hallway? You have one option.

 
3. In an alternate life your guardians have put you up for an "arranged marriage meeting", for some insane reason you've decided to attend the meeting, but first, you must pick a location for the "date". Where do you go?
 
4. Have you ever eaten Artisanal cheeses?
 
5. What is your mental self-image?
 
6. You've gone insane, you will either choose to draw with pencils or pens for the remainder of your days, which do you choose?
 
7. You must undergo a legal name change, it must be different than your current name. What do you pick?
 
8. Favorite pastry?
 
9. You are in a position to commission the making of a book into a movie. What book do you choose?
 
10. You can instantly learn one skill. Why did you choose that skill?

More questions answered!

ZellKirby's Questions

1. Do you like to look in the mirror and think about how sexy you are, if so for how long?

   I suppose that I can admit to having observed the body in which I reside whilst standing before a highly-polished surface. Well, that is once I've overcome the initial surprise and mild shock at the unfamiliar sight of a humanoid emanating from a polished surface. Bipedal featherless skin-covered tubes with four appendages and flat nails are strange things. Even stranger that everyone seems to enjoy piloting one about.

2. What was your initial reaction to the first question?

   Uncapping my thesis pen†.

3. What do you like to drink?

   Ice Water. Nilgiri or Earl Grey tea. Espresso. Water with ice. Cold blood orange flavored carbonated cans of fluid. Ice cold grape juice. Chilled black tea with liquid sugar and Lemonata soda added.

4. What do you do to pass the time?

   Watch the effects of my quarks vibrating, and wishing I could resist the merciless non-consensual acceleration through space caused by the poorly-named "big bang". Oh, wait, you weren't after the literal answer. Uhh. Apparently I sometimes answer a stranger's questions between releases of my favorite anime episodes.

5. Is there an instrument you want to play, if so what is it and why?

   Cello. If violins contain awesome, then Cellos contains even MORE awesome. Stringed music is my favorite, it can make me feel like dancing, or keep me on the edge of tears. I dislike metal guitars/drums/bass. Metal violins and cellos? Count me in. Air violin† is a specialty of mine.

6. WHAT is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

   2.4π rads per butt-circle.

7. Do you sing in the shower/bathtub and if so, do you have a genre or is it even planned out?

   No. The pitter-patter of FDA and EPA certified droplets shattering themselves against an unwavering bulwark of moldy tile culminates into a white noise that hallmarks first-world privilege, and ultimately, serves as a time of reflection and brainstorming.

8. Do you have regrets, do you wish to redeem yourself if you do?

   All day every day, regrets are held at bay. Redemption is a wish, but will I act on it? I don't know. Certainly do spend thousand of hours fantasizing about writing fourteen quadrillion apologies and delivering eighteen million works of repentance. So. Yeah. badpokerface.jpg

9. Are you bored?

   I cannot distinctly recall the last time I experienced the sensation of boredom. (Clearly, this is evidence for an unreliable memory, but don't worry, we'll ignore that, and give this story lots of egomaniacal spin.) A few ephemeral sensations hailing from the age seven and fourteen come to mind… But, you see, the world is so vast, so amazing, so filled with adventure accessible through books, wookiepoodia, and the internet at large, that my mind, being filled with the wonderful works of grand men, is unable to be bored. Strap me to a chair, toss me into an abyss of eternal darkness, and I would not yet become bored.

   Some people feel that "magic" is taken out of a thing by understanding said thing, for me the removal of mystery has always added to the "magic". Moar science, plox.

   Well, that's the story I tell myself. Anyways…

10. What are some of your goals, and how will you achieve them?

    Numerous independent and contingent goals, plans, backup plans, and aspirations forever roam and gnash their teeth within the bowels of my grey-matter.
    
    * Adirasu is slapped by his left hand. *
    * cough *

    • This time next year I hope to be able to read Japanese light novels.
      I've begun kanji practice.
    • Sometimes I ponder ways to be less of a stone-faced psychopathic serial killer brooding pretentious inaccessible NEET. Then I get lost on wikipedia and promptly forget those goals.
    • Before the end of 2014's summer, I hope to have a stable form of self-employed income. I'd love to build small-scale web projects and applications. For example, easy-to-publish personal recipe websites with clean typography.
      I'm learning programming, (javascript, python, lisp) and building my design portfolio in service of this goal.
      I'm scared and a portion of each day feels like I'm drowning .