But at any rate, enough with the non-listed information! Here we go!
- I've been using the name Illyrianna for about fifteen long years now, ever since I picked it up from a random generator. These days it's more like my real name than my actual real name - Andrea. So, feel free to call me Illy, Anna or something similar if you like. <3
- I'm an avid programmer with a half-baked IT degree. I've dabbled in many languages thus far, from Assembly, Basic/VBasic, C/C++, Java, across HTML, Javascript, PhP and even SQL. Most of which we've covered at my atrocious college. xD
- I've made some games like tetris(I don't even look at that code anymore. Oh the shame) and the like but currently, my passion is name generators. Lemme tell you, it's tough to make a good-sounding, random name unless you want to just have a list of them and then pick one. Teaching a computer what a syllable is and how to break up a name is a chore on its own.
- Surprisingly to most people, English isn't my native language. I've been learning it since 5th grade elementary but despite that I still consider myself self-taught. Because public schooling is.... public schooling. I've learned more RPing since 2008 than I did during my elementary and highschool years. Seriously.
- Similarly surprising is that I don't live in Britain, America, Canada or pretty much any part of the world people most often think of. In fact, I often make new people in my life guess where I'm from so if you feel like playing, have at it. xD Just no cheating. Trust me, I'll know if you cheated. And no, bringing up the world map and looking at places isn't considered cheating in my books. Yer gonna need it.
- When it comes to gaming, my preferences are a bit all over the map. Currently, I'm playing Starbound, but I also like RPGs such as Skyrim or a more hack-n-slash Diablo franchise(D3 doesn't count. >>;). I've tried some really indie or indie-like titles(like Aquaria, Forager, Windward, Banished) and I'm always on the lookout for more. Well okay anything that my poor old PC can handle.
- Similarly with music. One day I lean more towards alternative rock, the next I like epic or orchestral stuff, and the day after that I might bob my head to something pop you might find on the top radio lists.
- As for books, I tend to have a select few favorites. Such as few first books of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher and then some works from Brandon Sanderson. Of course, things such as the LoTR and Harry Potter are given favorites, though admittedly I couldn't make it through the Return of the King nor anything past the Goblet of Fire. Now, years later, I can't even remember anything of them but shhhhh I still consider myself a fan.
- What else? Ahhh I'm a fan of coffee, even though I'm perpetually trying to cut back on that and soda. You might hear me here and there whining about that. xD
- I tend to be a bit... brutal. Don't get me wrong, I'm not mean(or at least I don't think I am though I'm sure there are some people calling me a B out there), but my reaction to someone saying they have a bad day is "Whom do I murder?" and/or "Let me get my shovel.". I occasionally tend to cuss as well, though I do try to keep it mild - eg. using fudge or heck instead of the more.... intense versions. If any of that bugs you at any time let me know. I use such things for passionate expression, not to make people uncomfortable. <3