- arielle -

Some things I like:

- Good music.
- Dancing around aimlessly.
- Singing in the rain.
- Acting like a complete and utter nerd.
- History. Because it kicks ass.
- Writing, in all its forms.
- Being a fangirl.
- Boys, especially those who are warm and smell nice.
- Chillin' out with the coolest people ever.
- Concert-going.
- High-fashion and modeling.
- The art of make-up. My collection is huge.
- Laughing at things that really aren't amusing.
- Getting unexpected phone calls/hugs/generally nice things.
- The 1980's. Especially the music and fashion.
- Anthropology.
- Being warm.
- Fire, but I'm not a pyro.
- Playing my violin, and the viola, cello and piano when the mood strikes me.
- Partying like it's 1999.
- Burlington, which is pretty much the best place ever.
- Food: see Italian, Chinese and Mexican.
- Pictures.
- Shaking my tailfeather.
- Photo booths.
- Big cities.
- Shopping.
- Anime and manga. See "nerd."
- Karaoke.
- Playing dress-up.
- Walking around town in the wee hours of the morning.
- Drawing with chalk on my driveway.
- Being outside.
- Summertime.
- Sunsets.
- Playing some good ol' childhood games, like Capture the Flag.
- Running around with really no destination in mind.
- Getting lost in really, REALLY small places.
- Being awed by a rather fine-looking specimen walking by.
- Books.
- Kissing, as it is quite enjoyable.
- Being in love.
- Working with lights for drama.
- My spotlight lovechild.
- Snuggling.
- My computer, as it basically consumes my life.
- Dead languages.
- Mythology.
- Philosophy.
- Theatre and opera.
- Movies. But not scary ones.
- Teaching.
- Singing along to foreign music when I don't understand any of the words.
- Vitamin Water.
- My l♥ved ones.
- Sculpture.
- Politics.
- Debating religious views.
- Learning about foreign cultures.
- Writing letters to people.
- Painting and drawing, though I can't do either for shit.
- Swearing. It's what I do.
- Independence.
- Driving along with the windows rolled down and the music blasting.
- Seeing someone after not seeing them for months.
- Staying up at all hours of the night.
- Good grammar, punctuation and spelling.
- Relaxing.
- (Trying to) enjoy life.

Some things I dislike:

- People who try to shove their religion in your face.
- Homophobes.
- Math.
- Waking up tired.
- Homework.
- Scary things.
- Rejection.
- Stupid people.
- The kids who always manage to get in my way in the halls at school. Dumbasses.
- Overly-conservative people.
- My current lack of independence.
- Nervousness.
- Writing essays on really stupid topics.
- Talking behind peoples' backs.
- Rumors.
- Hate.
- War.
- Genocide.
- People who complain about the current state of affairs in Washington, and yet don't vote.
- Pity.
- Idiocracy.
- Ignorance.
- How my feet and hands are constantly cold.
- My lack of fitness and exercise.
- When things get complicated.
- Racism, or other prejudices.
- Sexism. But I'm not some crazy feminist Nazi.
- People who tell you that their music is better than yours.
- Tests.
- Gore, but for some reason excessive, cheesy gore amuses me.
- Seeing my loved ones hurt or down.
- Inside jokes that I'm on the outside of.
- Sleazy guys, even those that just pretend to get a laugh.
- Drugs.
- Excessive alcohol.
- Being cold.
- Smoking.
- People who constantly put on fronts.
- People who don't shut off their cell phones during a concert.
- "Scene" kids who do it just for the look.
- Getting yelled at.
- Being sick.
- Sadness.