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( username: vanadium!
( name: michelle surya paint
( nickname: m.s. paint, paint
(michelle sounds too clinical even for her)
( sex: female
( gender: unsure -- uses she/her for now
( romantic orientation: demiromantic
( sexual orientation: bisexual
( birthday: july eighth
( hometown: port moody, british columbia
( currently lives: richmond, british columbia
( three pleasures: photography, using
pinterest, shopping for new accessories
( three poisons: cooking, unkempt
fur, foggy windows
( biggest hope: to sort out her gender
identity midlife crisis
( biggest fear: her house being flooded
or becoming mouldy
( secret: despite her committed
relationship with dasdria, she often develops
celebrity 'crushes' -- which is strange as her
demiromanticism makes it hard for her to
connect romantically with real people
( favourite song: probably something by
regina spektor
( favourite childhood toy: legos
( favourite website: pinterest
( favourite item owned: her new desk
( personality creation date: 12.27.15▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
original art piece, by me:

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daily schedule:
6:45 am - awaken
7:00 am - shower
7:08 am - put toast in toaster
7:10 am - eat breakfast
7:15 am - double-check briefcase
7:20 am - leave for work
7:45 am - arrive at office
8:00 am - begin work
11:30 am - lunch
12:30 pm - resume work
5:00 pm - finish work for day
5:30 pm - arrive home, figure out dinner
6:00 pm - eat dinner
6:30 pm - evening walk or weekly houseclean
7:05 pm - fill out journal or begin work on project
7:15 pm - work on current project
8:15 pm - 'free time'
10:00 pm - shower again
10:30 pm - get into bed, set alarm
11:15 pm - fall asleep▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
myers-briggs type index:
istj - t: "the logistican"
i -> introverted
s -> observant
t -> thinking
p -> percieving
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playlist: (links are to youtube!)
obsessions - marina and the diamonds x
fake you out - twenty one pilots x
i won't give up - jason mraz x
you there - aquilo x
fix you - coldplay x
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xxxPERSONALITY STATEMENT▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ paint fits the caricature of the
neat-freak stereotype. she is always folding up stray clothes, trying to block the noise from her ears so she can focus, and will grow old to be the grandmother who shakes her fist at the kids on her lawn. well, almost. paint is also incredibly
reckless, and is secretly
afraid of judgement from others. she is almost
mercurial in this aspect -- it is easy for her to pretend to 'change' her personality for her to be someone that she believes others will like (note: she does not have multiple personalities! she just tries to act how she think will best complement her current situation). these shifts are subtle, but do not work -- no matter if she adjusts her tone from F major to Gb major, no matter if she walks with her left paw first in front of her right paw to assert confidence -- she's still the same m. s. Paint. She
tends to peer into others lifestyles to figure out a way to 'fix' this problem, when really, paint has all the tools she needs to fix it herself. she's just
got to be a bit more creative in using them. her life is very
predictable, but her
jumping from inspiration to inspiration keeps it more than a monotonous cycle.
xxxxxxxxxxxxQUIRKS
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paint is
fluent in many languages, but the language which she cherishes most of all is
latin. it makes things sound so beautiful, even if they are meaningless -- like a cipher. she surprisingly enjoys
sugary beverages, as they keep her awake and allow her to partake in her
extensive projects she frequently begins. however, due to her ideals of perfection,
many will be scrapped before they are finished. she was supposed to wear a
retainer when she was younger, but ended up not wearing it half as much as she was supposed to -- she felt it made her look bad and her teeth look (even more)
imperfect. this resulted in her having a
slight overbite. as a human, she would often
rub her eyes and pull at her
eyelashes, feeling as if there were things stuck there or causing her eyes to tear up. however, she hates this habit. her friends repeatedly tell her it's bad for her and to
stop obsessing.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxJOB
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paint works at a
graphic design company. she usually does text or
text-heavy logos. because she enjoys
neatness and minimalism, she is particularly
good at her job due to the trend of 'flat,' minimalist app icons. paint's
job requires lots of solitude / time alone with her computer and perhaps some quiet music to block out background noise. the only part of her job she doesn't like is the nearly-daily meetings about goals and changes to previous goals. whenever she wants to get a point across, she is often interrupted. most of paint's
suggestions about the company are sent in via email.
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as a child, paint was extremely determined to 'beat' her fears that mirror the ones she has now. she also
didn't mind getting a little mud on her clothes. she was encouraged to go into sports by her loving, but somewhat oblivious, npc parents. she didn't want to be seen as a 'bad child,' despite the fact that her parents loved her very much. at the age of 10 years old, paint suffered a bad fall on the soccer pitch, tearing the ligaments in her ankle and ruining her nice new soccer outfit in the mud. she had to wear a cast for a few months, and her limp didn't go away for a few years. nevertheless, she continued playing soccer until it became unfeasible with her school schedule and her position on exec of every art club there was. she wasn't very good at it though -- she became 'scared of the ball' and 'afraid to fall.'
up through her highschool years, paint gradually became more soft-spoken, dropping debate in favor of 3d design. she was an average student, and disappointed that she wasn't as smart as her doting parents had called her all those years ago when she'd finished the kindergarten number puzzle before any of her classmates. slowly, paint retreated into herself, swapping extroversion for introversion. however, she became more introspective and wise, and through her senior year was often a source of advice for younger students.
xxxxxxOUTLOOK ON LIFE
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many people mistake paint for being depressed -- but this is
not the case at all. yes, paint
regrets most of the decisions she makes and projects she starts, because her
neat-freak complex clashes with her impulsive nature. however, she
enjoys the act of being alive, she loves her mate, and she's
grateful that she has as good of a life she does. some regrets she has is not continuing sports -- maybe, if she'd set apart thoughts of her old injuries, she
could have overcome her other fears and phobias. she
doesn't have any 'dark secrets' or 'other sides,' she
considers herself to be quite normal. she does, however, crave the high life (but only when she spots a 3 million house on the market), but manages to put it out of her mind and focus on what she's doing at the moment. overall, she understands that her life is good and tries to hide her wishes of improving it, because she forces herself not to try and tidy it up but be grateful with what she already has. granted, this doesn't always work. the worst factor in her outlook, however,
hold grudges very easily. this can make life harder for her to live out as if she sees the ice cream man who refused to refund her once she might be reluctant to purchase the ice-cream her own son wants.
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xxxxxxxxxxxDASDRIA
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paint and
dasdria think they're perfect together. despite the maturity difference and the loud conversations that occur. dasdria would often try to prank paint, but as she is obsessed with cleanliness, she will quickly notice anything that is out of place and clean it up before she can get her namesake splattered all over her fur. however, if the prank involves dasidra actually touching paint, paint will flinch instantly before realizing it is just her mate. their relationship follows the old saying 'opposites attract' -- they gravitate to each other due to their silly-sounding differences.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxAHAEL
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paint worries too much over
ahael. she knows his reserved nature is in some part caused by her own wariness of the world around her, but she believes (this is possibly dasidra's influence) that he needs to get out more and make more connections. since she dislikes conflict and heated discussions, she usually refrains from mentioning her hopes for her son's social life -- but her presents for him (memberships to prestigious clubs, etc) hint at her true wishes for him. although this can annoy him, neither of the two mind -- they have a loving mother-son relationship and it will likely stay that way. overall, though? paint just wants ahael to open up to her a bit more.
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paint has met
hana on canada day, when she was visiting the vancouver area, and consequently, richmond. paint made uneasy friends with her, but did not open up a lot about her personal life, which confused the social butterfly hana. hana is about 10 years younger than paint, so when they met, paint almost 'spoke down' to hana. overall, they do communicate over email, but are fairly neutral about the other. they are both jealous of some of the other's traits, but will refuse to admit it. it pains paint to admit that meeting hana almost reminded her of a younger dasdria.
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xxxxxxxCURRENT PROJECT
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she is currently in the planning phases of designing her own, to-scale, model of the eiffel tower. she's planning to give it to dasdria as an extremely belated holiday gift. unfortunately, her sudden decision to begin this project has left her last endeavor, a glow-in-the-dark keyring, completely scrapped. (this was probably something dasdria would have preferred). keyrings are much easier to store, however, than prototypes of eiffel tower models. after all, housing is expensive in the vancouver/richmond area, so the house paint currently resides in is quite nice, but it doesn't have any unused rooms that could hold hundreds of cardboard pieces. this is not one of paint's best thought-out ideas, but if she gets it to work, it could be quite an endearing craft.
xxxxxxxACCESSORIES
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paint wouldn't call herself a big sucker for accessories -- she likes to appear as clean and composed as possible. however, she's often wearing a large
leather purse, which seems to become messy as much as she tries to keep it in order. she occasionally wears
glasses, but her vision is nearly at the point where it doesn't need correction -- wearing glasses all the time can make her (embarrassingly) break out in acne, so she opts not to wear them unless extreme concentration is required by one of her commitments. of course there's her
hat and bowtie, which are almost impossible not to wear due to the strange aura that surrounds them. she believes they make her look neat and presentable for work, so she personally finds no fault with them.
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xxxxxxxA FINAL NOTE
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to pink shards and other judges: thank you so much for reading my form! i appreciate the chance to win this gorgeous plumie and the use of your own time to readopt her. hana is my own plumerian, and her ref is
here. to all my other competitors: i wish you guys luck! i saw some really great forms, and i hope whoever wins this beautiful bab spoils them as much as they deserve!