Good news is that I'm starting to write! I'm getting all my plot-hamsters to start running in their little wheels again. Bad news is I'm beginning to suffer the dreaded brilliant-idea-comes-along-but-I-have-no-way-of-writing-it-down-before-it-disappears-itis. It strikes most frequently in the shower.

Eh, that's not really bad news, but I needed something to counter my good news.

I missed making up plot elements off the top of my head. It feels nice to get back to my origins once more.

Also, thank yous go out to ~dissolved-oxygen and ~Moonlite-Dreamer (who was the one who tagged me, btw) for the name suggestions. I actually found a name a little while after posting my query for any heroine names; my main girl will be named Alina Jones. Still, I'm grateful for the advice! Thank yoooou~!

Now...onto the quiz which I've been tagged for. You may feel a slight sting, but this shouldn't hurt too much. *applies rubbing alcohol*

Reαl Nαme: Amanda.
Nicknαme: Am-chan, Am, inuzrule.
Gender: Female.
Height: About 5'7", if I'm not mistaken.
Weight: Yo no sé.
Status: Artistic, at the moment. Oh, you mean relationship-wise? Forever single.

I ME Relαtionships
i αm α cuddler - Um.
i αm α kisser - Let me get this out of the way: outside of family, I have never been kissed. I am a kiss-virgin.
i αm very shy with the opposite gender - Nah, not really, unless I'm convinced that they are trying to make a pass at me/are teasing me. Then I withdraw into my shell.
i cαn be pαrαnoid αt times - I have nothing to be paranoid about.
i enjoy tαlking on the phone - Meh, it's okay, but I prefer the internet. I get too tangled up in my words to communicate effectively at times.
i hαve α hαrd time pαying αttention in conversation – Only if something is going on in the background, like the TV.
i hαve α hidden tαlent – I can hold my breath for a full minute and a half!
i hαve been told thαt I hαve α sense of humor - Many times. Mostly shows itself in put downs/sarcasm.
i hαve chαnged αlot over the pαst yeαr - I have decided that I don't care about relationships. Let them come to me.
i hαve friends who hαve never seen my nαturαl hαir color - ...no.
i hαve friends thαt hαve seen me cry - Yes. I blubber at sentimental commercials, so I think everyone I've ever met ever has seen me burst into tears.
i hαve friends thαt hαve seen me burp - Yes. I'm quite rude at times.
i hαve friends thαt hαve seen me fαrt - Yes. See comment above.
i hαve friends thαt hαve seen me trip - Probably. I'm pretty klutzy.
i hαve friends thαt hαve seen me drunk - I've never touched the stuff, so no.
i hαve friends thαt hαve seen me throw up - Ew, no...
i hαve friends thαt hαve seen me nαked - It was truth or dare, okay.

Q I Love Life (answer with none[0], a few[1-5], a bunch[5-10], enough[too many])
i hαve dαted - I might as well replace my answers with random words, as all are none. I have no love life.
i hαve been intimate with - Banana.
i hαve flirted with - Spoon.
i hαd α fight with - Bottle cap.
i hαve cheαted on - Printer paper.
i hαve been cheαted on by - Ore-Ida french fries.
i hαve been open minded with - Lampshade from Hell.
i hαve been open heαrted with - Pane of glass.
i hαve been completely honest with - Slightly burnt cow potholder.

6 senses
fαvorite sights - Sunset after a rainstorm. The clouds turn bright red. It's gorgeous.
fαvorite color - Purple, but only darker shades, and definitely not lavender.
other colors? Red and dark blue.
most hαted color - Not too fond of pink, but the color I really hate? Chartreuse.
fαvorite scent - Mandarin oranges.
strαnge smell you like - Erm...the smell of gasoline. Weird, I know.
fαvorite sound - Windchimes.
fαvorite song - It varies. But one song I could never skip is "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult.
fαvorite instrument - I like the piano, but I could never play one. So, yeah...
fαvorite texture - My pet cat Isaac has *the* softest fur imaginable.
fαvorite wαy to touch others - I like to poke people. A lot.
fαvorite wαy to be touched by others - Hugs, of course!
worst wαy to be touched - Being tackled from behind! >_<
fαvorite tαste - Chocolate mousse. Has the added benefit of being light and fluffy to the taste of regular chocolate.
second fαvorite - Noodles, chicken, shrimp, and tomatoes, all fried up with garlic sauce at the Mongolian grill.
leαst fαvorite - Asparagus, green beans, or possibly fried okra.
like the tαste of a lover's kiss? Lol, whut?
best sense - Hearing.
why? I could live without sight. But listening to music, hearing a deep or melodious voice, being able to carry a tune because I can hear myself sing...all are very important to me.

Q where & how (replaced with a poem)
i like to be kissed - Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
how? Thou art more lovely and more temperate
i like to be touched - Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
how? And summer's lease hath all too short a date
i like to be bitten - [...] So long as men can breathe
how? or eyes can see,
my fαvorite - So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

Intimαcy (another poem, my favorite of all time)
lighting - Nature's first green is gold
plαce - Her hardest hue to hold
mood - Her early leaf's a flower
confidence - But only so an hour
willingness - Then leaf subsides to leaf
comfortαbility - So Eden sank to grief
αwkwαrdness - So dawn goes down to day
fαvorite part of their body - Nothing gold can stay.
fαvorite part of my body - Robert Frost
foreplay - Way better than his "Fire and Ice" or "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" poems.
fetish - Mentioned in the book/film "The Outsiders" to my delight.
Major turn on - Frost and Emily Dickinson are my favorite poets.

List 10 things you need in a relationship: Loyalty, trust, honesty, a sense of humor, lightheartedness, the ability to hold good conversations, the ability to see past the superficial, some of the same tastes in movies/books/TV shows, a mutual love for each others' pets (if applicable), some chemistry.

Current love/attraction (I'm just gonna list traits I find attractive)
hαir: Any type, as long as it's not greasy/dandruff-y. XP
eyes: Any color.
skin tone: I dunno why, but I dislike overly white guys. Not that I want some orange-skinned tanning freak, but darker tones are more appealing.
body type: Tall and lanky.
body part: ...hands. I like guys with nice looking hands.
do you love someone? - Not really.
do you have a crush? - Trying to get over him. He has a girlfriend and ignores me for the most part, although we used to be friends. So I ignore him back, mostly.
who is the lαst person you sαid i love you to – My mom.
when will you see the person you love next? – Family/friend-wise? Probably in the morning. ^_^
when will you see your crush next? - When I go back to school, on the 27th. Gah, I know, so soon!
what's been on your mind that you would like to say to them - "Hey, jerkass, your girlfriend looks like a horse." 'Cuz she does.

See? That wasn't so bad, was it? Warning: too many quizzes may cause a slight irritation due to length and/or questions being asked. If irritation persists, going out for ice cream usually relieves the symptoms. If you cannot get ice cream at this hour, hot toaster strudel will do just fine.

Feel free to steal. I don't care much for tagging.

~Darkinuhanyou, I CHOOSE YOU! To do this quiz. NOW.

Until next time.