Meme and intro post~

[candyland]

Pass a Secret Note ✘ Meme


Everyone on my f-list is doing it, and I cave before peer pressure! *SHOT* Besides, I had quite a day at work. Pick-me-up comments are win ~♥ But seriously, yeah. Twenty pizzas, a pack of garlic toast, two packs of breadsticks, and a calzone later? I can has die nao, pleez.

It occurred to me that it has been ages since I did an intro post, and I've made LJ friendings with some new people since my last one, which may or may not have been back when I started this journal. So time for me to toot my own horn a bit, I suppose?



Greetings! My name is Candyland, a handle derived from my high school nickname of Candy, which came from my unmatched sweet-tooth. I have gone by the same handle for years, and when I mentioned that I was thinking of changing it, I was started at how many people told me no ^__^

I am twenty-two years old, going on twenty-three (end of October). I am the elder of two kids, with a sister two years my junior who is affectionately referred to on this journal as Bug. That comes from a nickname our grandmother gave her when she was a toddler. She hates it. So of course I use it here :D She can be a brat, but I love her anyway. My parents are...well, my parents, I suppose.

My best friend is kaitodoushi, who I have known since kindergarten. We have been friends longer than some of the people on my f-list have been alive: going on eighteen years. Kat is my sister in fangirling and video games and overall squeeing, and I adore her ~♥ She is more or less a part of our family.

I have been playing video games since I was about five years old, when my parents bought our first system: the original NES. And lord, what a glorious package of dreams that little gray eight-bit box was ♥ My hands were barely big enough to work the controllers right. I got my first Gameboy in third grade with the money from my First Communion. The big ol' gray clunkers. I am now the proud owner of a PS2, a PSP, a Nintendo DS, a Wii (well, technically my parents', but I play it), and a newly acquired XBox 360.

M'also an anime fan. My first one was Sailor Moon, as is the case with many of my generation of fandom-goers, but really didn't kick in until I started watching DBZ and discovered that writing fanfiction was sort of fun and I didn't seem to suck too badly at it. It's gone since then, and I am quite happy with my fannish activities. I've met a ton of interesting people through them.

...we won't talk about jobs right now. It makes me very, very angry >_>

Let's see, what else can I tell you about my boring self...my favorite colors are green and pink, and my favorite combination is blue, green, and yellow. I love all things musical, and have been told that I am a pretty decent singer. I love things that make me laugh. I am remarkably anti-social when face-to-face, but I'm a little social butterfly online (sort of).

I am an impulse shopper unlike any other, and I'm not terribly good at handling money. Spoiling my friends rotten around Christmas is almost a personal mission. I also suck at prioritizing. Seriously. SUCK. I have a bit of a jealous streak in me, and I will go to the ends of the earth for my friends.

I love to chat and stuff, but I am actually insanely shy about commenting to people and friending people--one of the reasons that I haven't posted more to gyakuten_saiban, really... *is a bit intimidated* It takes me a while to feel comfortable in new surroundings, and that goes for fandoms as well. I'm like an old woman: I get set in my ways XD


Contact info is on my main LJ page, but pretty much everything is Candyland1030--my handle and my birthday combined into one nice, easy for my horrible memory to remember name. I love talking to people, but again, I'm horrendously shy about initiating contact.



...now that I have you all bored to tears and dozing off, I shall hypnotize you into doing my bidding and conquer the world! *DISCIPLINED WITH BRICKS* ♫They're Candy, they're Candy and the Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain--NARF!♪

Comments

[asai-arcion.livejournal.com]

I is stealing the meme after I post here, and there's nothing you can do about it :p

which came from my unmatched sweet-tooth.

I seem to remember when I read before (maybe your initial intro, maybe some other time when it was mentioned) that you favor a particular seasonal candy? If so, mind refreshing my brain-box what it is? If I ever find a chance to visit (I like visiting friendlies) I'll try to bring some, always good feeling to bring gifts for friends when visiting :)

my parents bought our first system: the original NES. Original NES happy-shared-ness. Have one of those too, I think it still works too O_o

I love all things musical, and have been told that I am a pretty decent singer.
I is rather same, though I prefer lyrics to instrumentals, and carrying my own music tools When asked what instruments I play, I take great joy in answering 'the vocal chords' *smug*

M'also an anime fan. My first one was Sailor Moon, as is the case with many of my generation
I used to say the same thing.. then I found out that one of the movies I grew up with was I'm guessing, made for English an anime, and one of the shows I used to watch before when I was growing up is the same apparently. My g-ma has anime and doesn't even know it, hehe

I am an impulse shopper unlike any other...
Same.. thus the reason I don't like to go out to shop.. I'll spend to much. And don't like spending on myself either, have no problem and would rather spend for friends, probably to a fault.

...I will go to the ends of the earth for my friends.
Same, I've always thought that, if a gunman shot at one of my friends, I'd take a lethal hit to prevent them from taking a minor scrape if I could. Unlike most males I'm also quick to decide if a person is a friend or not an hour before I decide is a record long for me.

I love to chat and stuff, but I am actually insanely shy...
Same, probably the reason I hadn't even commented on your stories for the longest time =^_^=

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

A seasonal candy...hmm...the only one that comes to mind is that most delectable of treats that only graces my candy-dish around Easter. And that is the Cadbury Creme Egg, which actually led me to utter the phrase, "Cadbury Creme Eggs are God's gift to Easter! ...well, that and the whole Jesus thing, of course."

We only recently got rid of our NES. And so many of the games now are being rereleased onto other systems or for download. But man, that was a great old system ~♥♥♥

I have a really wide taste. Sometimes it need lyrics, and some instrumental songs just suck me in liek whoa. Depends. Although I've been listening a lot to "Sanctuary" from Kingdom Hearts and "Diego's Goodbye" from The Mask of Zorro as of late.

I've been getting better at buying things I legitimately need before buying excess stuff, but...sometimes I just want the shiny things ;o;

For me? It usually takes either Lurker Day or friending memes before I work up my nerve and comment/friend anyone ^^;; I have this weird paranoia about coming off as a stalker or something XD

[asai-arcion.livejournal.com]

Sorry for taking so long to reply again -_-

"Cadbury Creme Eggs are God's gift to Easter! ...well, that and the whole Jesus thing, of course."

Well, the whole Jesus thing is more of a Christmas event, but putting that aside. *chuckle* I'll see if I can find a place to get them out-of-season and if I ever get a chance to possibly visit I'll bring some for you.. hopefully they'll survive the trip. Sis goes to college in Missouri(Misery according to someone who lived there :p), so it's plausible for a visit?

I have a really wide taste. Sometimes it need lyrics, and some instrumental songs just suck me in liek whoa.

Same here the only music I don't like is the stuff that curses meaninglessly, if there's a good reason for it it's fine though, and rap (songs are poetry, rap started out as bad poetry)

Songs create images, and lyrics seem to help with the images more for me. Some instrumentals work for me, but usually not. Sometimes the lyrics just help make the music more powerful.

I think you'd really like Bleach because of it, they really have the musical angle and almost every other too down, it just takes a bit to really get into it.

but...sometimes I just want the shiny things ;o;

The crow in ya lol

I've only gotten up the nerve to be more outgoing recently, mostly prefer to stay @ home and read. Glad the internet's here to save me from being a complete loner ^_^