So, uh, hi. It’s me, Aeth, the vertically-challenged (and occasionally vertically-haired) youngest, and only British member of the Geeky Girl group, hailing from just north of Inverness.
I have no idea when I realised I was a geek; I suspect it was a slow realisation. This is something carried in my genes, though, I’m sure of it…right from my grandfather’s Blake’s Seven obsession. I taught myself to read a few words as young as 18mths, and could read the newspapers (and had a good number of books) at 3 years old. At 5, I remember watching, fascinated, as my mum programmed Arkanoid into our Sinclair ZX Spectrum (and on to actually playing the games, I remember waking her up shortly after to get me past Armorog). My book intelligence far surpassed my physical prowess however. My lack of a sense of balance is legendary, and it took me 3 years to learn to ride a bike.
I was also obsessed with the TV from being a kid – late 80s and early 90s, I still believe I had the best of the best! I have a ridiculous memory for it which still continues. I am not ashamed of my collection of obscure UK kids series DVDs. Somehow, I always manage to miss the obvious stuff – I got into Stargate in the 10th season! – in favour of series I love which get cancelled when I‘m horribly involved in the story. Some examples are Jake 2.0, Invasion, and Farscape for which I will never forgive. Never mention PK Wars in my earshot. I actually was briefly nicknamed Aeryn in school, in connection with the long black coat, large black boots and long black braid I wore at the time. I believe the black coat was acquired after The Matrix. It was the first 15-rated film I saw in the cinema. I deny the existence of any spin-offs other than The Animatrix.
Between all the black, and my denial of being a goth, a kid in my sister’s class in school did a project in which he covertly tested whether or not I was a vampire. Results were inconclusive, but the fact that I didn’t drink his blood when he casually placed his hand on mine in the library to ‘check my temperature’ probably places me in favour of the human element.
But yeah, this is my history. My present, well… I share a flat with my immensely cute hamster, Bourbon. My TV unit proudly displays my PS2, Mega Drive and Gamecube in beautiful harmony – current gen be damned. I play keyboard and acoustic guitar, and used to play violin but the thing’s wrecked now. Thanks to the power of the internet, I have a boyfriend in Texas. Work-wise, I have an unfulfilling office job in which I am underappreciated, underpaid and seem to be the informal IT support for half the building. Happy days. Unfortunately, the only solid ambition I have is to eventually perform Weird Al’s The Saga Begins in public, which isn’t much help. Oh, and I drive a Citroen C3 Pluriel, which according to my sister invalidates my entitlement to any opinion on matters of a vehicular nature. Look it up. Even the salesman tried to talk me out of it; but I love it to bits, so whatever. ^_~
So there you go. Bit about me.
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