So I am very new to writing, but I love Naruto and subsequent fanfiction inspired by the work. I love reading far more than writing, but I am unemployed and have time at the moment so I have decided to write more and explore if I can string some words together to tell some of the stories sitting in my head. Travel the roads others didn't go on, and see where they lead:) Due to my love of reading I think I enjoy editing more, so I would like to explore that avenue as well to any writers out there. Have a good day.

Anime I love/loved:

Vision of Escaflowne- Van/Hitomi. Beautiful story, animation, and great memories of deep fried cauliflower and mushrooms when watching this on the TV in 1996:) But this was a first love, and still is a great love.

Sailor Moon- Ranks amongst the first anime I watched. Loved the characters even if the sequences all repeated and it had a formula to each show, but I watched the entire series at least three times on TV, then multiple times afterwards in college where I finally got to see the last season in Japanese. Then watched it again multiple times in Japanese and English, with all the dubs. Then bonded in a foreign country, in the food court, with a girl also traveling from another country (she was doing lovely missionary work) in a freak moment where we collided, and started talking about how amazing this show was/is, and I got a really great friendship out of the experience.

Dragon Ball Z- Gohan! Favorite character of all time, and while it might not be apparent, as I have a volatile temper, I am thankful that I got to travel and meet so many people, that I can truly appreciate how important it is to promote peace more than violence, especially today.

Inuyasha- with some odder pairings like Inuyasha/Kouga along with the more traditional Sesshomaru/Kagome. This was one of the first anime I liked when I got older.

Naruto- Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi, Kakashi, Might Gai, Neji, and while the female characters didn't make me amazed at their depth I really loved this show because it resonated that even outsiders, or people from every background go through so much pain, suffering, and work so hard to make it in this world. I like the parallel with real life. But I love that they captured that spirit and strength and growth.

So many more:) Happen to love sports related anime too.

Books:

I have seriously taken a hiatus on reading books in general so my list is so outdated as my current reading list includes a lot of textbooks and more science related topics, which I enjoy less then the fantasy, until I realize how weird/cool those things are. I read an article on how laser printers put out droplets of ink to make the printed document which I thought was cool. I could actually watch paint dry and grass grow, I am that boring, or that optimistic that I can find the experience rewarding.

Harry Potter

Game of Thrones- the series

Gathering Blue

A Separate Peace

Anthologies of Folk Stories

Howl's Moving Castle

A Circle of Magic/ and other books by Tamora Pierce

Every single story I can get my hands on related to Greek Mythology

Series of Unfortunate Events

Amy

The Alice Series

The Brain Series-Ftizgerald

Outlander

Cancer recovery story

Gone with the Wind- not a romantic, but friend loved/loves this book so she got it for my birthday so I read it backwards. Then I read it forwards because it was great.

Favorite Movies:

I live under a rock but somehow managed to watch the Shawshank Redemption in college without knowing the ending prior and it was amazing.

Godfather

Batman - The Dark Knight, and the Dark Knight Rises (I liked 2 and 3)

Howl's Moving Castle

How to Train Your Dragon 1 and 2. Though I got to watch the second in a theater by myself in the middle of the back row surrounded by couples, so there I was laughing hysterically at the antics of the dragon in the background, while people around me got lovey-dovey and offended, but I had a good time:) I am not a loner by choice, but when friends are absent I am the person who can go to movies, dinners, and other events alone and can still appreciate the experience.

Spy

Kingsman- Awesome movie, great soundtrack, fun times with friends in the theater:)

Wolverine- left the state and traveled to another state to watch the movie, and enjoy a mini-vacation with friends. It was ridiculous, spontaneous, and fun.

TV shows:

Gossip Girl

Outlander

Game of Thrones

Grey's Anatomy

Scandal (I am forced to watch this one)

How to Get Away with Murder

Last Man STandiing

Big Bang Theory

Modern Family

Time After Time

Supergirl

Flash (sometimes it s more of a dalliance)

...more, a lot more.

About Me:

I am young in age, wise in experience, lived around the world, traveled, dealt with sick parents, friends, my own health failing and been told it was because I was insane/mentally ill when I was not, been treated horrifyingly poorly in a number of areas in my life which I am just coming to terms with and while nothing has worked out for me yet I am going to hold on to the hope that one day it will. I got to experience things that I never would have otherwise experienced, and yes I was probably bullied as a child/every age except my time in high school (how odd?) and now at this period in my life.

I say probably because I really only got the opportunity to talk to a few people in school because I looked different, was smarter then, and moved around a lot. Then each subsequent year apart from isolation, there were people making fun of my name which was just rhyming silliness it only got bad in college when it back a nickname to turn my name into a slur (referencing the female genitals), then subsequently singing the Lion King's Can You Feel the Love tonight on buses whenever someone else sat next to me, and the usual making fun of my appearance. Others locked me into basements at parties, or stealing my shoes after school so I would walk home barefoot, or people stealing my homework and while I did report that to teachers nothing was ever done, as well when I asked for help in school to improve my grades the teachers kept saying I was doing just fine etc. I never realized it was bullying at all because I moved so frequently, every two years, and they never really mattered to me at all. I only realize this now, because after talking about it other people who claimed they were bullied they were just so surprised by the experience. I think the moral of the story is that you build resilience to these experiences by doing the things you love to do, mine was when I was younger I wanted to read an entire library (didn't work I moved way too much for it to be feasible) then it became fanfiction, and knowing intrinsically that some experiences are always limited by time, you get to move on with your life and leave people behind. Sometimes that sucks, as you lose good friends, other times it is a blessing that you don't need to deal with someones insecurity, prejudice, or fear.

I have gone through some very dark times and when I was younger this quote that a health teacher said in class one day helped the most when I was at my most, current, darkest time which was "Suicide is the permanent solution to a temporary problem", and every problem is temporary including sick parents, sibling discord, bullying at school, even health issues that take some people to a dark place where they know they can't recover. I don't think she ever knew how much that little bit of wisdom helped.

I don't believe in being upset at the world, it just poisons my mind and I don't need that, and I don't discriminate based on a persons gender, sexual identity, their income, experiences, or anything else for that matter because I am obtuse enough that it isn't my first impression of someone. I think the quote has changed a lot now that it was best summed up when I watched the Netflix Series of Unfortunate Events:

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”

― Haruki Murakami

Well that is me, exposed and vulnerable, and I hope to keep doing the things I love.