tagged me, so I guess I have to go along with it or fear being attacked once he turns into a zombie (which I expect to happen any day now).

Very well. Here are the rules:
1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.
5. No tag-backs.
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Here we go, ten things about me:

01. I am a geek. A nerd. Whatever you like to call me. I think it's great to be able to be excited about stuff - and that's what being a geek is all about. (Things I'm a geek about include, but aren't limited to: Star Trek, language, literature, history, Harry Potter, LotR, Pen&Paper Roleplaying Games, fashion & costume history)

02. I hate German accents. I'm allowed to, because I'm from Germany But just listen to our current foreign minister... don't you agree? Gives me the creeps.

03. I love the vlogbrothers, though John is my favourite. I watch their vlogs religiously.

04. I read Harry Potter fan fiction (only English, can't stand the German expressions) and listen to Wizard Rock. Yes, I do. Some of it is quite atrocious, but there are hidden gems. And it helps me ease the withdrawal symptoms as there'll be no book 8. I love Severus Snape the most. (One of the reasons might be Alan Rickman (even though I don't like the films that much), but I also think Snape's monologues about "the subtle science and exact art of potion making" and the Dark Arts show he's a big geek. And passion for a subject is a plus in my book.)

05. I can't seem to grasp the English punctuation rules and it really bugs me 'cause I'm a perfectionist and:

06. I'm a grammar and spelling Na... err... enthusiast. There, left the closet for good. I hate it when people are just too lazy to spell-check. Stupidity is well and good, but some things are just too much - in those cases I turn into a Giant Squid of Anger. It's worse in German (well, it's my native language and I'm going to be a German teacher), but if I'm reading fan fiction in English that's just littered with mistakes, it makes me feel sick, too.

07. I. love. fashion. I would be happy if I could spend every day thinking about clothes.

08. I feel bad and shallow about #07. Isn't an intelligent person supposed to care about changing the world etc. more than about clothes?

09. If I could start over from the age of 18 or something, I'd definitely not chose to study German and History for becoming a teacher. I'd try to get into fashion design.

10. I'm obsessed with British English (I know that's not one single accent...), though I probably speak American Standard or something (at the very best, I'm quite out of practice).


As is the only person on DevArt I know personally, I don't know whom to tag - so consider yourself tagged if you read this (And please tell me so I can read your journal)


D.F.T.B.A.!