An Introduction

I should probably introduce myself.

Let's see...

I'm female.

I'm 21.

I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type III and pretty much all of its bastardly secondary-diseases.

I am unable to work because of this, yet am still vainly hoping to eventually make a career out of the small amounts of either writing or coding that I manage to do when my brain is functioning well enough.

I am officially a published writer*. I write both stories (of the fantasy/sci-fi/horror genres) and poetry. Not modern poetry. I write poems that rhyme.

I hate that I have to point out that poetry should rhyme. I don't understand all of this 'modern poetry' crap. Keep it the fuck away from me.

I have a boyfriend. Let's call him Rambo**. We've been together nearly five years now.

I live with my sister and Rambo, three doors down from my Dad's place. This is probably only a temporary arrangement though as Rambo and I are looking to get a cheapo council house and Sister wants to go live on her own (thank God).

I'm not religious in any way, shape or form. That was just a figure of speech. I capitalise God because that's what you do with deities. It's a proper noun. Basic grammar, people.

I am in love. No, not with Rambo (although I am, very much so), but with the English language and all of its irregular yet wonderful nuances.

I read. A lot. Anything and everything. The label on every single bottle in our bathroom has been pored over due to me running out of actual books to read whilst in there. I must have read every single book in this house at least twice, the better ones a good five times or so. You may not think that's a lot, but you should see the amount of books I own. If you're quiet enough, you can hear my bookcases groaning. No, really!

I have an absolutely appalling memory. Something to do with EDS muddling up my brain, most likely. One good thing comes from this though - I get to go back to old stories and feel like I'm reading them for the first time. The fact that I can do this with my own stories is particularly impressive.

I'm bisexual. I do have preferences, though. Rather odd ones, in fact. I find the vast majority of women attractive. Not that odd, so far. It's very rare, on the other hand, for me to find men attractive. Just to show you quite how rare this is, I want you to think back over your life and think just how many men/women/whatever-you-happen-to-like you have met that you've found attractive. Not that you've fancied, had crushes on or fallen in love with (although count those too, of course), just found attractive. I bet you anything you like that it's a lot higher than mine. In my entire life I have found a total of seven men attractive. That's how rare it is for me. But when it does happen, I can't get them out of my head. I fall in love, completely and utterly.

*Ok so it's only one poem in an anthology that's not actually been released yet, and I didn't get paid for it, but it's a start, right?

**Despite the fact that he is never allowed to read this blog, he knows I'm writing it and insisted I let him choose his own blog-name.