A summary... by definition, should be a brief description of the topic at hand. However, I seem to always have problems with this concept... that of being brief.

It is not that I am complex, it is just that my mind is sort of always in overdrive mode when it comes to writing and expressing itself. Constantly thinking, constantly wondering, a very busy stream of consciousness for the most part. Offline, it isn't a big problem as it is internalized and comes out on a need-to basis. However, online, it is mostly a disaster; sometimes I don't know when to shut up.

Many are against stereotypes or personality classifications, because, after all, people only seem to match stereotypes on the surface, once you get to know them, they become much more than that (hopefully). However, in my case, I have found that I am indeed a mix up of different stereotypes which very accurately portray my overall personality.

Above all, I am a Counsellor (Myer-Briggs personality INFJ). I'd say I am a 97% match with the description of the typical counsellor. My secondary categorizations are as follow: type 5 - Observer (Enneagram), Libra (Zodiac), and Monkey (Chinese Zodiac). All of them very accurate from what I've read so far.

If you don't want to do the research into finding out what exactly all the jargon up there means, I'll summarize it up for you: I am empathic, naive, optimistic, thoughtful and very perceptive.

On the outside, I am pursuing a PhD in computer science/information technology. But I never talk about that with anybody; it's a boring subject.

In my off time I do quite a bit of programming (for a certain MMORPG server), drawing & (digital) colouring, play videogames, and much reading. My secondary hobbies include dancing, playing volleyball, swimming, roller-skating and ice-skating.

Of course, going out with friends and other such social activities as recommended by them always take priority over my own, individual, hobbies.

I am pretty good at analysing problems from a logical perspective (hence my picking of the computer science field), however I am also good at understanding people. I will never be one to fully agree with you, I will always look to understand the whole of the situation, specially the point of view of others involved, and thus attempt to reach a non-biased unified view.

An extension of the previous points is that I can easily over analyse things, to the point where you are never going to get a simple yes/no answer from me.

On other more mundane subjects, it appears I am good at coding, digital colouring and cooking. Yes, cooking (I am still learning, but people have so far enjoyed the things I know how to prepare).

A friend remarked not long ago that I am also good at deadpan humour. I didn't even know what that was until I looked it up... and damn, she is right. Life is full of irony, coincidences, and absurdity; I just enjoy remarking it without cracking myself over it. Unfortunately, my listeners can't always do the same and sometimes I end up just waiting for them to stop laughing before I continue with my point.

As usual, this is my impression on what they are gonna notice first, and in order:

First, my fashion sense, after all, I am somewhat of a metrosexual (except I buy cheap and don't blow my money on clothing). Second, my voice... it is somewhat high-pitched, to the point where I am always called "lady" on the phone by strangers :/

Thirdly, my... how should I call it? Enthusiasm and overacting while expressing myself? Like a mime on caffeine who's had too much anime in his childhood, I tend to be very expressive with my arms, hands, voice and facial features as I talk to others. Since I grew up with videogames, it shouldn't be surprising that I overact a bit and treat life like an adventure.

It may be hard to figure out how exactly those three features add up into a single person. I'll try to make it easier... now, picture Neo... from the Matrix.... dancing la macarena.

Yes, it's that bad.

I've read a load of books on many subjects. For non-fiction, I am mostly interested in psychology (mainly about love, sex and relationships) and spiritual subjects, while for fiction... well, my favourite series are the Kushiel Legacy books from Jacqueline Carey, as well as the Anita Blake novels from Laurell K. Hamilton.

Movies... there are a few I remember, many that I enjoyed. The ones that left the most impacting impressions to me were: Ratatouille (taught me how to appreciate food!), V for Vendetta (awed me all around with such a charismatic main character), The Reader (this film hits closely home to my darker, more introverted side) and Sucker Punch (the epitome of everything I like in a film: sci-fi action, eye-candy, and a dark-yet-hopeful-plot with a not-too-happy ending). Though, in general, I am a fan of Pixar films.

Regarding music, ever since I subscribed to Last.fm I've been hearing a lot of new bands, but I am not even paying attention to the band names or song titles so I couldn't tell you which ones I like :/ Though there are three bands that I absolutely adore: Nightwish, Within Temptation and Dream Theater. Lately I've developed a fierce passion for the electronic/trance/dance genres, bands that immediately come to mind are: Ian Van Dahl, Groove Coverage, Sylver, Kate Ryan and so on, you get the idea. Finally, due to my gaming background, most of my music library is composed of videogame soundtracks from the games of my past.

I love food! I try new stuff every now and then, though I do have some preferences. I have a strange fixation for pineapple and tuna... chicken also comes in a close third place.

Let me add a few more areas, for the curious. Videogames played a great role during my childhood, so there are a few games which stand out which I feel should mention them. Personal favourites of mine are River City Ransom (and a few related titles that only came out in Japan), Klonoa, Okami, Dark Chronicle and Rogue Galaxy. Other gems worth mentioning are Xenogears, Shadow of the Colossus, "Tales of" series, Valkyrie Profile, Guilty Gear, and Katamari Damacy.

There were a few anime I really liked. I am quite outdated when compared to today's generation of series, but my total favourites were, without a doubt, Slayers, Sailor Moon, Saber Marionette, and X-Tv.

Last, but not least, a glimpse to the web-comics I follow : PhD-Comics (it mimics my life, oh so well), VG-Catz (every gamer's must), and the most awesome comic ever: "Ménage à 3" (Not safe for the homophobic!). A close second place goes to "Go Get a Roomie" (lesbian hippie love for everybody!)

Never say never! Let's just say, I'd rather not do without ;P Now, this list is gonna sound a little strange and abstract... but then again, "things" is a pretty generic term with no definite grounding in reality.

First of all, my beliefs. Say what you want regarding religion and the need for sheep to have someone to follow, but my current belief system and understanding of the world and people has made my life exceptionally easier to handle, and my relationships with others have only improved. It doesn't matter if what you believe is right or wrong, what matters is how it affects your life.

Friendship, is a given, isn't it? Life without friends is but a barren, desolate wasteland void of any meaningful feelings.

Music, is very good for the soul. The right music can do wonders to enhance our moods. And it works in much less invasive methods than using the other senses to enrich our everyday life.

Beauty. Aesthetic beauty, that is. Call me superficial if you must, but a beautiful, radiant, cheerful female crossing my path automatically makes my day two shades brighter. It may be one of my main motivations behind drawing: creating beauty.

Volleyball. Surprised? So am I. I didn't consider myself the sportive type, but I've grown to absolutely love this sport in the past few years since I started playing it. Three times a week is barely enough to satisfy my hunger for this sport :3

Sleeping is very important... I only write this down because I know what it is like to operate on a lack of sleep hours :/ Plus, there are few things that feel as good as the feel of the soft, furred sheets and mattress caressing your naked body on a chilly night (yes, sleeping naked is a dozen times better than wearing pyjamas).

This is a good question. Have you noticed that nowadays the lot of us spend our lives being too busy to even stop and think? I adore taking some time off to simply think (I will even turn off my music).

What I think of varies quite a bit depending on the conditions, and what books (or even what games) I am currently into. Something I often wonder about are the lives of people I meet every day. "What is it like? What do they do? Does it matches with the stereotype they place forth? Are they completely different inside?"

I also spend a bit of time wondering about friends I haven't heard of in a while and wonder how are their lives doing. On other times, I reflect back on my own life, my deeds, accomplishments and failures. Where I am, where I am going, or if I am moving at all.

Lately I've been thinking on the Buddhist approach to understanding suffering. Basically, how suffering is a result of our own desires, and how it gives us an opportunity to experience compassion for each other. It very succinctly teaches us how its our selfishness (and that of others) that cause us all suffering, and how it can be seen in a positive light, giving us an opportunity to experience some of the most powerful emotions we are capable of expressing.

Typical... I don't know if there's a typical any more. Between my friends, there is almost always some kind of activity already planned for the weekend. I am sometimes surprised when I finally have a free weekend to myself (in which days I practice drawing, play videogames, and go skating).

I think, a more typical kind of Friday night is simply a meeting with some friends for dinner. At least, that seems to happen more often than all the other random night events.

There are many things that I could write here which others might consider private, but which I don't consider "private enough" to hide from the public. Instead, I may as well post some humbling paragraphs so my profile doesn't reek of "so much awesome."

I've considered (for quite some time now) humility and humbleness to be some of the greatest traits a person can display. It is through them that arrogance is avoided, and an open-mind cultivated. Yet, being humble seems all but impossible to me.

I will not call myself arrogant or closed-minded, but my one flaw is that I never feel as if I am wrong, even when I am. Instead, when proved wrong, instead of simply admitting "oops, my bad" I go into self-analysis mode. Trying to understand how I was mislead into believing something false. So I don't feel like I am wrong, I feel instead like my environment has wronged me into false conclusions.

In other words, you may be right, but I'll never consider myself wrong, just wronged. I have tried (and I still do) to be more humble about things, but it's like a fish trying to fly in deep-space, it just isn't working so smoothly :/

If you want to and are not intimidated by long messages (though we could always hop on to IM to avoid those). I mean, anyone who survived reading my whole profile will probably be someone I can get along with.

Also, if you want a listening ear. I am always up to listening to other people's problems and lending a third-party point of view (I already spend a fair amount of time doing that when I simply browse the journals in here).

But... honestly, I'd like making some extra friends. People who are not afraid of engaging into the adventure of knowing a new person. The exploration, the knowing, discovering this marvellous new world that resides within each of us. We humans seem to simply not have time for meaningful relationships any more, and that is just depressing.

PS: You can learn quite a bit of me by going through my journal. Here, I even decided to write an index entry so you know how to navigate around it. It's like reading a book! Except it's not ;D