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Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) zenhansei gave me these:
Japan: If that's not the first thing people think about when people think about me, it'd probably be anime, and I'd be surprised if it wasn't one of those two. Amazingly enough, I would NEVER want to live there, but I had fun when I was just visiting. I don't even know why I like it so much. I liked it before I even knew what anime was, or so I've been told by my parents. I think it's because their culture is just SO different from my own, it's interesting to me.
Anime: Ffff. There's the other one. ^_^ Yes. I love anime. In a lot of ways, I'm glad I do, and in others, I'm not. I like that it made me more interested in learning another language, outside the scope of English/French/Spanish. I like that you can watch a whole series and the plot actually went somewhere. And I like that it led me to other things too. I watch all kinds of Asian dramas and listen to a lot of Asian music (yes, Asian, not just Japanese!). On the other hand, I'm kind of a black sheep wherever I go. Not so much in undergrad, but now that I'm in law school, and definitely at home, I kinda stick out like a sore thumb, and I don't even do any of the weeaboo stuff. You'll be hard pressed to get me to say anything in Japanese, even though I know it, because it just seems awkward to. (Most times, I feel like it's to make fun of me in some way. "You watch those cartoons? Do you like Japan? Say something in Japanese! Hah! That's so funny" ...people are assholes. Sorry I don't like sports, hooking up with random guys and drinking. Of course, none of that STOPS me from watching anime though. I marathoned a lot this summer because I don't have a lot of time for it during the school year.
Driven: D'aw, thanks. Mom likes to joke that I've always had a list, and I've always crossed everything I put on that list off it, because I finished/accomplished it. I don't accept that I can't do something, and I'll work harder and keep trying until I do. I love it, because it's nice to have a positive attitude and see my efforts pay off. On the other hand, i think it tends to keep people away from me. Because I always do what I say I will, even if I have to work harder, or beat around many bushes to do it, I can't understand the concept of "I can't do that." I've gotten in a lot of arguments with my best friends about it, when I think they should be able to do something and get tired of all the excuses for why they can't. Because all I can think is, they obviously don't want it enough or they'd do everything they could to get it. I hate standing around waiting for people to make decisions, so I tend to come with a disclaimer: if you don't make a decision in less than 5 minutes, I'll make it for you. So, while being driven is good for me personally, since it means I have my life in order, the way I want it to go, I come off as bossy to other people. >.> I swear I'm not! Just because I decide something doesn't mean everyone else has to go along with me. It just means I'm not standing around with all of you waiting for you to decide where you want to go (literally and in the philosophical sense).
Intelligent: You're making me blush. I wish I could say that it all comes naturally to me. It doesn't. What I know is the product of hours and hours of studying and doing my homework. I can process things quickly and retain them, but if I didn't put forth the effort, I would be about as smart as mayonnaise. I think it has a lot to do with my being driven. I have high hopes for the future, but you can't be a common joe and get everything you want in life. The ones who rule the world are the ones who make the rules. And while we like to say that those who are above us are just a bunch of monkeys who can't pull legislation out their ass, or drove us into a recession, they are actually very intelligent and know more about the world than most people care to. (You can't effectively run a government or business when there is complaining and griping no matter what you. I think the saying goes something like "You can't please all the people, all the time") Not that I want to rule the world, but I'm not going to let those that do take me for a ride either.
Artsy: I almost said that it came hand in hand with anime, but before that, Art was always my favorite class in school. See, anime didn't make me weird, I was ALWAYS the outcast of my family. I love art. Law, actually, is an art to me. You have to be creative in how you interpret the law. I just get paid more than the typical artist.
>.> Amazing how everything about me is connected with everything.
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