I have crippling writer's block right now...I've never really been much good at talking about myself in a general way, I need specific structured questions. So what I'm going to do is this-copy and paste from the list of 25 Random Facts About Me that's been driving everyone mental on facebook lately.
When I was two, I drank half a bottle of Domestos bleach. I don't really remember that far back, but I'm told I seemed to quite like the taste.
I cry way more than anybody over the age of five has any right to. TV, films, the news, songs, books, ads, saying goodbye, saying hello, people being mean to me, people being nice to me...I particularly hate when I do this in the middle of an argument, because I feel that it makes it look like I'm fake-crying in order to win, which makes it looks like my arguments aren't that valid if I have to resort to such a crap girlie tactic. I'm not trying to be manipulative though...I can't help it!
When I grow up, I'd like to be a writer. I'm not sure how well this would work out , but I'm pretty sure I could manage a few trash romance novels. I might have to use a pseudonym though.
Though it's difficult to make me really properly angry, I do get irritated quite easily. Current top Things That Annoy Me are CJ de Mooi from the quiz show Eggheads, and people using the word literally to emphasize a point when the are actually speaking metaphorically...like saying 'It's literally raining cats and dogs out there!'
I've just moved back to Ireland after a year and a half living in Paris. Sadly my dream of meeting a talented but tragically impoverished playwright and then dying of consumption remains unrealised.
I have an astounding memory for both song lyrics and useless trivia. Remembering whether or not I've locked the front door when I'm halfway to wherever I'm going is a different matter though.
I miss letters. Email is all very well and good but it's not the same as a proper hand-written letter being delivered by the postman
If the being a writer thing doesn't work out for me, my next choice would be a singer. Not a famous one though...I hate having my picture taken so that wouldn't work. Just successful enough to get by would be great.
I'm petrified of clowns. Though actually, not as bad as I used to be. They're still evil, I just don't hyperventilate as much when confronted by one.
I really really wish someone had written 'Kathleen' by Josh Ritter about me
I collect anything to do with fairies. I have ornaments, jewellery, posters, jigsaws(which I have made and now can't bear to take apart again cause they're so pretty), snowglobes, postcards, and a tattoo
I eat like a five-year-old. I point-blank refuse anything with onions, mushrooms, garlic, peppers, or indeed anything particularly strong-tasting in it. In fact pretty much the only vegetable I do like is carrots, and then only if they're raw. I could happily live on spaghetti hoops and toast forever.
I would really like to be able to see me the way other people see me.
I met Gabriel Byrne once. Well...I say met...I wasn't looking where I was going and walked into him on the street. I looked up, thought he looked familiar, and for some reason decided he had taught me in school or something(NB I never actually had a teacher who looked anything like him, he just sort of looks teacher-y). I said 'Oh hi! How're you sir?" then realised who he was and ran off really embarrassed.
I crashed a go-kart at a summer camp when I was 11. I'm still scared to learn how to drive a real car.
I have awful taste in films, music and books sometimes. I can absolutely tell the difference between good and bad examples of the above art forms, but at the same time I love cheesy 80s pop, Mills & Boon historical romances, and I have never laughed so much in my life as when a friend of mine came over and we watched Cruel Intentions 2, Crossroads(with Britney Spears) and Glitter(with Mariah Carey)in one sitting.
I also love awful jokes. This may be because I can't tell proper jokes without messing up the punchline, so I have developed a love of rubbish one-liners cause they're the only ones I can remember. Seriously, I have been known to literally fall off my chair at the following: What do you call a fly without any wings? A walk. And what do you call a parrot without any wings? A walkie-talkie. I'm giggling right now...it's good to be so easily amused...

I just started back at university studying Arts. I'll probably emerge at the other end of the course unqualified and indeed unable to make any sort of practical contribution to society, but at least it'll keep me occupied for the next few years.

Remembering song lyrics, birthdays, and obscure trivia; making tea; codebreaker and sudoku puzzles; karaoke/singstar ; keeping in contact with people I don't see for ages. That's a pretty useless skill set...I do occasionally try and learn to do new things but I have a bad habit of getting bored with things I'm not really good at immediately.

I used to have a stupidly long list of stuff here but having decided that I'd rather people contact me based on what I'm like rather than what I like, I'm getting rid of most of it. So...the viciously abridged version:
Books: I mostly read fiction. I get enough reality from actual reality...for entertainment purposes I want some straight-up escapism.
Movies: Thanks to five years spent working in a video shop(not as much fun as Clerks would have you believe y'know)I now boast probably the most eclectic DVD collection of anyone I know. I would bet that anyone from a toddler to a ninety-year old could find something we could watch together. If I absolutely had to name my all-time favourite, I'd probably go with The Princess Bride.
Music: As long as it's made by a person and not a computer I'm happy.
Food: Steak and mashed spud. Nom nom nom nom...

Tea, Internet access, my hot-water bottle...and I really can't think of anything else. I guess I'm a girl of simple needs.

Absolute nonsense. My internal monologue is an odd place.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Twilight books. Don't judge me!!

In terms of your own motivation...I suppose if you haven't already read something that makes you want to do so there's probably not much else I can say here to change your mind
Regarding who I would like to message me, all I ask is that you put a little effort into it...if you message me just saying 'hi!' or 'how are you?' you probably won't hear back from me because I honestly won't know what to say...be creative! Ask me some questions! Tell an amusing anecdote! Remark upon how witty and intelligent you found my profile! Give me something to work with!!
I will also confess that I am a bit of a grammar Nazi...perhaps it's the fact that I used to be an English teacher but if you can't tell the difference between your and you're(or, God forbid, ur), or they're, there and their on your profile, odds are you won't be getting a response. And yes, I realise that sounds very fussy, but if you're that bothered by pedantry we probably wouldn't get along very well anyway.
One more thing...scroll back up to the top of the profile, on the right-hand side, and reread the stuff under where it says "The Skinny". Go ahead...I'll wait for you to get back.................................OK, so where it says Looking For and I've put down New Friends...remember that bit? This means that if what you're looking for is what Craigslist would describe as a casual encounter, I am not the girl for you. Really. I'm not judging...just trying to save you some time. There are girls out there far better suited to you so move along.