15 Facts About Me

1. I hate the phone. I have always hated answering or calling people on the phone.
2. I'm a major anime and manga fan. I have been a fan for almost 5 years officially. Before that I didn't know what anime was, but I watched it without even knowing it.
3. I can finish a book like Harry Potter #5 for example in 7 hours.
4. In high school I was famous for always carrying around a book with me everywhere and / or reading it.  I started reading a lot in the 10 grade.
5. I love everything that is mint flavored. I have a  never ending craving for things that are minty for some reason it just never goes away. I can't really complain though. 
6. My favorite colors are hot pink and aquamarine.  my first favorite color was forest green, and my second was baby blue.
7. I don't like being around large crowds or loud places for long amounts of time it stresses me out.
8. I am an introvert. If there is any one word that describes me very well it is this one.
9. I can count the number of people I consider to be real friends on my two hands. I take friendship very seriously and wont call just anyone my real friends.
10. I always have to have something in one of my hands, or both. I don't know where I got this from but if I don't I feel really weird. I really like playing wit things with my hands. 
11. I love to chew on stuff, I don't know why. Probably because I chewed gum a lot when I was younger. I try not to do this around other people, but I am usually chewing or sucking on something usually.
12. I'm not a very big fan of modern music, and what modern music I do love is usually European bands like Nightwish, Delain, or Kamelot, etc.My favorite genre is Power Metal.  I love oldies, and rock and roll, and classical music a lot, especially New Age.
13. I have been playing tetris since I was 3 years old and I show no signs of stopping any time soon. I love tetris a LOT. On an average basis I play Tetris at least 12 hours a week. I am not especially fast, but I am skilled at stacking the blocks without creating any holes now.
14. I love fruit a lot. I just think fruit is one of the best things life gives us and it's totally yummy.  My favorite food in general is anything Japanese though. I love Japanese food.
15. I was born deaf and blind. They fixed the problem with my ears when I was younger, and by some miracle my brain generated an alternative vision center when I was  a baby. I stil have pretty bad vision, but at least I have it now. :)

 

I guess this is all for now. I'll think of some really good ones for next time I do this.

Out With My Cane...

Just got back from the store. I carried my white cane around for the first time.  A lot of you don’t know this but I have super bad vision and have always had super bad vision. I’ve had a cane for most of my life but have never really used it that much. I am a really stubborn person and insisted on getting around on my own for most of my life. Glasses don’t really help in most situations for complicated reasons I don’t know how to explain. I’ve been thinking about starting to use my cane lately, not only to let others know I am visually impaired, but to bridge the gap between what I can and can’t see.  I also have really bad depth perception. that is another reason why I have started to use it. I am not going to use it everywhere, but I am going to carry it around everywhere. If you see me using it or carrying it around don’t be to surprised. :)

I have had a cane for my whole life but have never used it because i was to stubborn.

I have been taking O & M classes since I was 7 years old to help me know how to get around and use my cane if I ever wanted to use it.

I went to the school for the blind and visually impaired up until 6th grade, it was great. :)

Yes I do know braille, but I have forgotten a lot of it since I don’t use it really.  I might want to learn about for fun though some day.

Most my friends growing up were either blind, or visually impaired.

My class at the school for the blind and visually impaired only had 8 people in it, we were all really close to each other. :)

My best friend Eric that I do not have contact with anymore because he is married, I met at the school for the blind. We were really close up until my senior year of high school. :)

I used to have a talking watch  

Despite my impairment I am very good at getting around and taking care of myself. I usually do not create any hassle for anyone. 

All my computer fonts, and browsers, and web pages are enlarged so I don’t have to have my face 7 inches from the screen at all times like I used to when I was stubborn. ha ha.

I use size 20 font for my browser menus. :)

I never use the word disability when describing my vision, I am not disabled since I have some of my vision, if you are not able to do, or use part of your body completely, that is a  disability, if you can use it partially , that is am impairment.  I am not disabled because I can see still, but not completely, I am visually impaired. :)

We bought a few things at the store, mostly shampoo, dish soap, and a few other things that I forgot. My sister got some ice cream bars… mmmm. I had the chocolate. :)