Name: Tora

Country of Origin: U.S.A. but my ancestry is Irish, German and Polish.

Age: Old enough to vote and drink, but not rent a car. Go figure.

About Me: Not much to say, honestly. My only skills are reading, writing, and cooking. I have a cat and two dogs. I like animals better than people. I love all kinds of books, though I tend to favor fiction and fantasy. My favorite author is Robin McKinley. I don't watch much TV, but I'm currently obsessed with BBC's Sherlock. I like comic books, and some manga. I'm fairly inconsistent with my interests, honestly. I'll obsess over something for months before losing interest and moving on to something else, hence my collection of favorite fanfiction is enormous and varied.

I like reading well-written fanfiction, so I do my best to post stories that are, if nothing else, free of spelling errors and any major grammar issues. I adore constructive criticism, seriously. Nothing makes me happier than people telling me how to be a better writer.

Now for some quotes!

"So the secret to good self esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they're already met?" – Calvin & Hobbes

"Sleep is for wimps. Happy, healthy, well-rested wimps. But still wimps" -no idea

"You're a team player, a save-the-day superhero. I hate people like you."-Hiei from YuYu Hakusho,

"From the day I was born until the day that I die, the only side I'm on is my own."-from Saiyuki by Kazuya Minekura

"Eat until you can't anymore. Play until you drop. Sleep the day away. It's okay to laugh or yell or cry. Just Live, live, live."-Also from Saiyuki

"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."-i have no idea where this is from...

"Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof." -V for Vendetta (Hugo Weaving's voice is dead sexy!)

"Lord, give me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill because they pissed me off"-I have no idea where this is from, but I like it.

"You can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need." - Rolling Stones

"Ag fuascailliú na sciatháin atá díomhaoin i mo cheann atá mé"-Kíla from the song: "Tóg É Go Bog É" (translation: I am liberating the wings that are idle in my mind.")