Hello! Welcome to Libri Touches, my not-so-solely-about-books book blog! This is the ‘About Me’ section, which I’m sure you’ve gathered already. ^-~
Taken on Sept 19th, 2009 in Kasteeltuinen Arcen.
So Who Am I?
I’m Shanra, and I never quite know what to put in these ‘about me’ things. I mean, I’m Shanra and… You know… What more is there to say about a person but that one label that is their own name?
And what are some of the various splinters that make up this person ‘Shanra’? See, that I never quite know how to answer. You’ll inevitably miss and forget so many facets… But I’ll see what I can come up with.
I’m Dutch born and bred, and have had a passion for the English language from age three or something. (I even think in English!) I love reading (no, duh), and writing (fantasy). I also enjoy singing (badly) and gaming (cheatingly – this is why you’ll hardly ever catch me playing multiplayer games).
I have synesthesia (or so I’m told – I’m a bit lazy on the research thing, but hey I was told this by someone with synesthesia in the first place, so!), though while most people think of physical experiences of ‘taste-colour’ or ’sound-colour’ when you mention that, I only have that very rarely. Most of what I get is associations with sounds and textures. I often find it very hard to describe just how something feels, though. That’s one of the reasons I record the textures of the books I read as clearly as I can – practice.
Uhm… Oh! I’m studying to get an English degree and hopefully, maybe, if I’m lucky, go into teaching. But I have panic attacks when I stand in front of a group of people, so I don’t know how that’s going to work…
How to Contact Me
Email: libritouches *ANOSPAMT] gmail {DNOSPAMOT^ com
MSN: shanra *ANOSPAMT] live {DNOSPAMOT^ nl
AIM: shanralyncooper
Skype: shanra_sparrow
LT: Shanra
DW: shanra
LJ: shanra
I don’t bite and generally do love chatting with people, so don’t hesitate to drop me a line somewhere if you want to! ^-^
Things to keep in mind:
- Obviously the all-caps sections in the email addresses should be replaced with their corresponding symbols in order to reach me.
- I don’t add people back to IM services if I don’t know who they are, so please introduce yourself! (Doesn’t have to be much – just a “Hi! I’m from your blog!” or something like that. Just a little something so I know who you are.)
- I don’t use AIM or Skype a whole lot, so if you add me to either of those, please drop me a note in email or it might be months before you see me online!
- Timezone-wise, I live in CET/GMT+1/UTC+1 (or +2 in the summer).
- Both my LJ and my DW accounts are locked/not-public. My LJ’s main function is to keep up with my friends (seeing how they don’t want to move to DW, really, and I quite like keeping in contact with them.)
Why I’m not on Twitter (or Facebook) or the like? Simple. I get overwhelmed incredibly easily and twitters would be both too fast and too many for me to handle. (No, seriously, I mean it. I tend to hit my ‘mark all as read’ button when things go over 100 unread blog posts because I get nervy and ZOMG! Can’t keep up! So, er, yes. Shanras + Twitter = not compatible, alas. You can simulate/fake twittering in short email conversations, though, if you really want! ^-~)
