Hi!

I'm Skkai. I've never blogged before, but I guess there is a first time for everything!

I enjoy doing arts. Not just the common style with paintbrushes and paper--I enjoy working with metal and clay. I'm currently working on "knitting" a chainmail shirt, but I also do jewelry designs and necklaces between bursts of shirt "knitting." I admit that I do work well with color pencils (give me 2 color pencils and i can give you all the colors inbetween!)

I also enjoy music. My passion lies in piano. I've gone 3 hours strait in a day practicing, though most days are about 1.5 hours. Most songs I listen to are wordless--classical piano and orchestra are by far my favorite because of their dynamic feelings and emotions accompanied by their melodies.

Being active is another important aspect to me--I doubt I could last a week idle without going insane. In the fall, I run cross country, and in the spring, I pole vault. Summer: run, garden, run some more, and probably take a HUGE nap (lol).

After highschool, I plan to go to college. My dream choice would be UW Madison, especially since they have a renouned medical school. I hope to reach medical school and become a doctor, but if I cannot, I'll go into any science field. Anything science-y by default fascinates me.

I don't really have a favorite book, but I'd probably say Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson is one of my favorites. During the Han Dynesty in Ancient China, a slave girl forcibly cares for the last imperial dragons. Upon several devistating events, she and the last dragon, Danzi, escape and begin a quest to the magical place, Ocean. It may be an easier read than most books, but the story is amazing!

I never watch movies, but the kind I enjoy are the animated kind (both computer and celluloid style). I'm currently planning to watch all the disney movies in cronological order (since I've forgotten most of them D: )

My favorite dead musician would probably be Chopin. I LOVE his songs, both playing and listening. If that's obsolete, my favorite living musician is Muse. Lots of their songs have a dramatic shift from one emotion to another, creating an interesting song to repetively listen to.