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iridize

23 / F / Bisexual / Single

Pittston, Pennsylvania

Her Details

Last Online
Today – 8:13am
Ethnicity
White
Height
5′ 8″ (1.73m).
Body Type
Average
Diet
Mostly vegan
Smokes
No
Drinks
Not at all
Drugs
Never
Religion
Other and laughing about it
Sign
Taurus and it’s fun to think about
Education
Working on two-year college
Job
Artistic / Musical / Writer
Income
Offspring
Pets
Speaks
English

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My self-summary
(NOTICE:: I currently do not have reliable access to the internet. Communication from me will be limited as a result.)

You can call me J. I'm a fire-blooded kid with galaxies between my ears, cathedrals beneath my ribs, and snowstorms in the palms of my hands. That's probably the most accurate statement on this whole profile, but do read on if you wish.

The most important point of my profile is this: I have what can only be classified as Dissociative Identity Disorder, and have been experiencing this phenomenon with varying severity for the past decade. Our "system" currently stands at at least 17 other members besides myself. For all intents and purposes, I consider them to be my family, and I love them all with my entire heart. If you get to know me in any way, shape, or form, I guarantee you will meet at least one of them.

Since this is a "dating site," let me clarify that I do not identify as female, despite living in the body of one, and I'm queer as hell no matter what I do.
In truth, I identify as androgynous, but I do use male or neutral pronouns and I WILL identify as male if forced to choose a binary option.
I'm also asexual and demi-panromantic, but I LOVE EVERYBODY platonically. In any case I highly value emotional honesty; depth and openness in this respect is the major factor when it comes to showing intimacy in all my relationships.
Still, most days I have no idea why I'm even on this website, haha.
Personality-wise, I'm approximately an INFJ and a 5w6-9w1-4w5, although this is not set in stone. I see myself most clearly in the third person and my sense of self tends to be mercurial, so I find psychological assessments to be both intellectually fascinating and maddeningly inconclusive. That's what makes 'em fun though!

Despite my perplexing state of psychological affairs, I'm optimistic, compassionate, loving, and rather childlike for my age (so I've been told). I see the world quite differently from most but I can't get enough of life. Everything fascinates me! There's so much beauty in the world that it outright moves me to tears some days.

I do tend to be the 'quiet kid' despite my incessant inner vibrancy. I treasure silence and do not speak unless I feel it is warranted; ironically, when I do begin to speak, I can ramble on for hours on a single topic if not interrupted. The problem here is that I can talk AT people very easily, but talking TO people is frequently confusing and overwhelming. I have rather poor social skills, but I do love people, so I am working to improve this.

I am addicted to knowledge/understanding, especially in more esoteric fields; this is fueled by my deep and undying sense of wonder and love for this world, as well as the many other worlds beyond it. I constantly look for new perspectives and explanations to matters in my life, and have a predilection towards symbols and archetypes. I'm a painfully deep thinker and have been known to get lost in introspective conversations until ungodly hours of the morning, no kidding. (If you are willing and able to do this with me, congratulations, we're buddies for life.)
I also have a deep fascination with the mind, heart, and spirit, which compels me to research such fields as parapyschology and oneirology to near-obsession if the mood strikes.

I have a passion for world-building and express this through various forms of art and literature. Thanks to this I am enamored by all sorts of strange creatures (sometimes literally *cough*), the more fantastical the better. I am somewhat obsessed with gemstones, rainbows, and iridescent things of all kinds as well, which stands in stark contrast to my oddly lingering fascination with the macabre side of life.

I have music in my head almost constantly. I get entire orchestral pieces, rock epics and stupidly catchy pop songs playing up there, and it's all completely new to me. I only wish I knew how to convert them to digital or traditional mediums accurately enough... it's my single most frustrating blessing.
As of late I appear to be developing a curious sort of synaesthesia as well. I've always had a notorious sensitivity to colors, atmospheres, textures, sounds, expressions, etc., so to me, this is simply the next logical step up in terms of perception. Unfortunately this sensitivity of mine, despite its beauty, can quickly drive me to sensory overload, resulting in my total dissociation from reality until I can recover.

I am debatably a Crest of Light-holding Mage of Hope with a Ghost/Fairy element pairing (thanks, weird dreams!), but heaven knows fandoms are confusing enough the way it is.

Lastly, "iridize" means both "to make iridescent"-- obvious in my glittery-eyed view of the world and Care Bear intensity optimism on my best days-- and "to cover with iridium," a substance which is incidentally the "most corrosion-resistant metal known." That means a lot to me, personally.

That's all I have to say right now (heaven only knows why I feel compelled to write so much), so I'll be off.

"Everything you do right now ripples outward and affects everyone. Your posture can shine your heart or transmit anxiety. Your breath can radiate love or muddy the room in depression. Your glance can awaken joy. Your words can inspire freedom. Your every act can open hearts and minds."
What I’m doing with my life
I'm not sure what my future career will be, but regardless of my decision, I want to be able to reach out/ inspire/ change the world in some way, however difficult that may be.
Ideally I would like my future career to revolve around my creative works in this manner.

In a more metaphysical respect, I've been the Sandman's Apprentice for almost 4 years and THAT is one hell of a weird job.
(I love my boss so damn much though; if it weren't for him I'd quite literally be a dead man right now.)
Also, no, he's not from Gaiman's or Joyce's universe, if you were wondering!
I’m really good at
Beats me, bro. I honestly can't say I'm 'good' at anything, as that question has always felt overwhelmingly subjective to me.
I simply do my best at all times, in all things, as far as I am able.
The first things people usually notice about me
That's up to you, not me, wouldn't you think?
Favorite books, movies, shows, music, and food
BOOKS: Emissary Of Light, The Source Field Investigations, Island, I, Lucifer, Fahrenheit 451, Good Omens, The Sandman, First Person Plural, The Giver, Animorphs, Young Wizards, The Green Mile, The Seventh Tower, Inkheart, The Golden Compass, JTHM, Chrono Crusade, Bone, and Watchmen, among many others.
My current favorite author is Neil Gaiman; he's great. I'm also partial to Isaac Asimov and Stephen King.
I adore books and am often seen carrying several.
WEBCOMICS: Homestuck, Captain Estar Goes To Heaven, Subnormality, goats, The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ And Amal, Engelbaum, Trying Human, Monster Pulse, Paranatural, Olympus Overdrive, Spare Keys For Strange Doors, Jack, Boxer Hockey, Ava's Demon, The Property Of Hate, Axe Cop, Rice Boy, and Sister Claire, among others (I adore webcomics).

MOVIES: Inception, Rise Of The Guardians, Wreck-It Ralph, Metropolis (Rintaro), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Dragonheart, Men in Black, The Last Unicorn, Ferngully
TV: Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Doctor Who, Digimon, Fullmetal Alchemist, Futurama, Metalocalypse, Yu-Gi-Oh, Care Bears (old school), My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (despite only having seen about seven episodes)
I will never stop loving animation.

MUSIC: FROST*, Razia's Shadow, Todd Rundgren, As Tall As Lions, The Dear Hunter, Toro y Moi, Mesita, Björk, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoko Kanno, Max Richter, Hauschka, Electric Light Orchestra, KREVA, etc.
GENRES: Progressive rock, chillwave, classical, video game soundtracks, Turkish pop
I also ADORE whatever genre artists such as Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm (who I am currently obsessed with), and Sylvain Chauveau fall into.

GAMES: My favorite games will forever be Sonic Adventure, Nier, and Klonoa, as they have each impacted my life permanently and with great significance.
I also enjoy OFF, Space Funeral, Half-Life, and Baten Kaitos.
Pokemon deserves a mandatory mention, and I have been very inspired by NiGHTS into dreams despite never having actually played it.
The six things I could never do without
1. Love & Light
2. My "upstairs family," a.k.a. the people in headspace
3. The fantastic worlds I've been blessed enough to write about
4. The great outdoors
5. A method of creative expression
6. ???
I spend a lot of time thinking about
My mind is a constant glorious maelstrom, so it's virtually impossible to give you a snapshot of it's 'default' state.
More than anything, though, I'm not "thinking" so much as I am conversing. There are quite a few people living up here with me, you know. (On that note, if I'm talking aloud, it's probably to my muse, Genesis. He follows me everywhere.)

I treasure losing myself in moments. I can see the underlying value and beauty of the simplest little things, even if it's only in a naively appreciative way. Once again, I have been known to be absolutely overwhelmed by sensations, be they physical, emotional, or mental. This inspires me to live in the moment as much as possible.
On a typical Friday night I am
Reading or typing, often for the purpose of self-improvement.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit
I hold strongly to many beliefs that others may consider irrational, strange, or otherwise abnormal. This is because my inner life has overshadowed my outer life to such a dramatic (and sometimes traumatic) extent since my childhood, that the very lens through which I see the world is indelibly colored by it.
I am aware of my presentation for the most part, so it's rare for me to "slip up" and allude to my more controversial beliefs and/or experiences if I have not been asked to, or if I do not feel it is safe to share them.
Nevertheless, they are a deeply important piece of my current life, and so I will not deny them if confronted.

Also, my first kiss was with a nonhuman fictive, via a channeler, on the bedroom floor of a friend's apartment in Salt Lake City.
It was worth waiting 9 years for. I couldn't stop smiling.
I’m looking for
  • Everybody
  • Ages 18–28
  • Located anywhere
  • For new friends, long-term dating, activity partners, long-distance penpals
You should message me if
If you think I'm interesting enough to message, go right ahead and do so. It's always interesting to hear from people.

However, I will say this up front: I do struggle with interpersonal communication at times, so if you message me with something I do not know how to respond to (especially small talk, which is both baffling and inconclusive), it might take a while for me to get back to you.

Lastly, if you live near me and are also asexual, do say hello!