Late Introduction :)

Now, I know my last blog posts haven't been too happy and cheerful.. I am not really as sad and depressing as I sound in my posts. Truly I am a fairly optimistic and joyful girl... But when I get to writing, the feelings I am unable to express to anyone just flow out of me. As though my brain switches to auto pilot as I type out the words I have longed to say for years. That is why, for this post, I will be talking about happy things! :)
So, yesterday I went to my old blog. (I had very little posts.) And read all of them. I really enjoy doing that. Reading old journals, or blogs, to see how I as a person have changed. (By the way, this is the my old blog: Moustache Love) I wanted to transfer those posts to this blog, but.... I have no idea how to do that, so imma just leave them over there... :)
      Well, I haven't really introduced myself yet, have I? I guess I was so caught up in the emotions I have been holding in for so long that I forgot to do so... Well, here I go!
      My name is Noel. My birthday is December 18th. I hate long walks on the beach, mostly because I dislike the ocean and sand feels gross against my skin... Especially when it is wet. (That's what she said.... ;P) I am a sophomore in high school. I love drawing, writing, and singing the most, out of all of my hobbies and interests. They are yet another way to release my pain and unspoken words. I make youtube videos of my drawings and such. Some are also of school projects, though. (Youtube Channel) Also, I have a job at my towns soup kitchen and another local charity organization. I have been diagnosed with depression (big shocker there.... |-/), anxiety (why I hate people...), and OCD. My OCD is so bad that when people say "Shouldn't you be calling it CDO? So it is in alphabetical order.." I want to hit them in the face. OCD is an acronym that stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. CDO would make it mean Compulsive Disorder Obsessive. That doesn't make sense! I get very aggravated over that. (But that isn't saying much due to the fact that I get irritated over some of the smallest things.)
      NEW PARAGRAPH TIME! This one is all about my love of manga and anime. :) I am too indecisive to choose favorites for almost all categories, but manga and anime is in a league of its own. A few questions I ask myself (because no one else really asks me anything) about manga and anime:

Q: Do you like anime or manga more? Why?
A: I enjoy manga more. I have more time to process everything and my mind and emotions respond better to the still images.

Q: How do you pronounce "manga"?
A:  Mon-gah (The way the Japanese pronounce it. The correct way.)

Q: What is your favorite manga?
A: Special A by Maki Minami

Q: What is your favorite anime?
A: Fruits Basket (XD YUKI AND KYO!)

Q: What kind of manga/anime do you like? (Subject matter, genre, etc.)
A: I like a lot of romance and shoujo. Depending on the anime or manga though, I will read others outside of my usual comfort zone... (Such as: Death Note, Durarara!!, Bleach, etc.)

Q: Who is your favorite manga author? Why?
A: Maki Minami. I love her drawing style and the creative plots she thinks of.

Q: Do you like the older or newer style of anime?
A: I enjoy the newer. (Only because I have seen very little of the older... Pokemon: Indigo League, Cowboy Bebop....)

Q: How long have you been interested in manga/anime?
A: For one year in June.. I haven't been a (sort of) otaku for a long time or anything, but I still have loved every moment of it. :)

Q: Are you also interested in the Japanese culture?
A: Yes! Right now I am learning Japanese in hopes that one day I can visit Japan and actually understand people.

Q: Why did you first start watching anime and reading manga?
A: I was really bored one summer and found Fruits Basket on Netflix. (Yes, my favorite is the first one I have ever watched...) I began watching it and fell in love! After I finished the series I wanted to watch more anime.. So I watched Ouran High School Host Club. I wanted it to continue.... :( So, I went to the manga to see if it was longer, and sure enough.. It was! (Such a sweet ending by the way! XD) That is what got me into manga... :) Now, I am totally in love with it!

      So, I have answered those questions, and it sort of seems like I am completely obsessed... Haha :) I do watch other things though, not just anime. And I read actual novels, with only words. Currently, I am reading Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It is fairly good, but not really my style. I am required to read it for class, so that is the only reason why I am even reading it still. (The book is good, I just cry too much... I understand how the family feels following her death...)

      Soon to come: A post on my cat... Some crazy and cool photos.... My hair!!! And finaly the most important one.... A post all about school and how I survive it. :) See you next time!