[3.25.2013] Congrats to caissene for guessing which movie inspired my outfit: Burlesque!

Mimi is the snarky, spunky, negative-nelly daughter of the famed n0regrets.  She moved here from the the sadly forgotten land of MDD in 2010, where she had happily resided since 2007.  She thought she'd never get over the loss of her home, but it seems time does heal all wounds, even though she still misses it greatly.  She's always been a little bit of a misanthrope, but don't worry, she usually doesn't bite!

Mimi loves a variety of things, including: reading, writing, math, drawing, ranting about life, graphic design, choir, music in general (as one of her favorite bands, Hinder, would say: "it ain't real music without guitar"), Just Dance, pretty much all video games, her mom's cook¡es, anything edible, Converse, musicals, oversized sweatshirts, occasionally her little sister, and quirky finger fun.

First things first, my rules, right at the top of the textbox so people don't have any excuses for missing them:

-My art.  Emphasis on "MY."  Yes, that is a picture of my dolli to the right.  Yes, I drew it myself.  No, I do not take requests.  Please don't ask.  (Tis one of my BIGGEST pet peeves >.<")  Also... my art is a huge investment of my time, and a VERY personal expression of myself.  As such, it belongs to no one but me and should appear nowhere except my page.  If I find out you have STOLEN my work (and I will), you will be reported... it is against OMD rules.  (PSST!  See that little c with a bubble around it at the bottom of my page?  That means "COPYRIGHT."  Just because something appears on the internet does NOT make it public domain.  I retain all rights to my artwork... SHOCKING.  A lot of you so-called "artists" need to brush up on your knowledge of intellectual property rights *cough* art theft *cough*)  Sorry for the rant; I'm very paƨƨionate about this subject.  Note to self: next layout, make a whole box dedicated to art theft.

-Do not ask for personal info.  Anything that is not already stated will not be answered.  You may not ask, and I will not tell.  This includes: my full name, age, date of birth, where I live, etc.  I was raised to be wary of Internet interactions… and I continue to do so.  You may refer to me by my username, or "Mimi", or come up with your own quirky title; I've got a few, and I respond to them all.

-I am a stranger.  Do not send me random messages asking: “can we be friends?”  It is another one of my biggest pet peeves (though not so much as art theft).  Lasting friendships are not built on that question.  Friendship is not taken; it is earned!  If you were walking down the street, would you ask a random stranger “can we be friends”?  It is the same on the Internet… the person on the other end of the computer is a complete stranger.  If you want to be my friend, talk to me!  I promise… I won’t bite (maybe)!

-No chatspeak.  Ever.  This is more of a request, as I can understand a little bit beyond the typical "LOL!" but honestly?  It's just common courtesy.  Our generation is so self involved that we can't even take the time to write someone (even better, a total STRANGER) a message in proper English?  It's ten seconds of your life; get over yourself.  Also, I do not speak French.  This is the English version of the game, therefore it does not make sense that I should have to learn your language.

-Remember the Golden Rule.  Treat others as you'd like to be treated.  Simple as that.  You send me abusive messages for no reason?  You'll be blocked.  Post obnoxiously on my page?  I'll leave it as an example for all the other trolls with some update about how I've lost my faith in humanity.  And this should go beyond your interactions with me.  Just because I may be the only one with it on my page, doesn't mean that you shouldn't extend the same courtesy to others.  You'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

-Keep your hands to yourself. They taught you that back in kindergarten.  So keep your sticky-right-clicking-paws off of my page.  This includes my graphics as well as my phrases (my rules seem to be a very popular target... which is very confusing to me, since they are not intended to be warm and fuzzy...).  You may not "quote" me without due credit.  I hate seeing people stealing the words out of my mouth.  I put a lot of thought into my writing, because in a game where you're simply player #70254, your words become another person's perception of yourself.  Choose them wisely.

Wow... the length of that scrollbar makes me sad... but again, I reiterate: I have lost faith in my generation! *bangs head against wall*