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User:adustierstar (565639) Paid User
Something Nissa This Way Comes
She Knows Where and When to Strike
Name:the Word Burglar
Location:Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Birthdate:1984-12-09
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Bio:Guh...Why are bios always so hard? My name is Nissa Anne Clark, and I'm currently 23, just so you don't have to do the math. Um. Oh, okay. Before you ask, yes, Nissa is my name, my whole name, (and nothing but my name) and is not short for anything. No. Not Vanessa, not anything. It's Scandinavian. My great grandfather came from Denmark. It means "little elf" or "brownie". The mythical creature, not the dessert. If you want to shorten it, call me Iz. I'm a shy-ish, sarcastic language-nut. Currently mostly fluent in French, near fluent in Japanese, Old French, and Middle English, have some German, some Old English, and a long list of "Want to Learns". Adore dry humor, learning, anyone well-read. My favorite historical figures are Alfred the Great, Lady Jane Grey, and John Adams (as seen in 1776).

I graduated cum laude from Tulane University with a BA in Linguistics in May 2007 and am currently studying at the University of Sheffield for an MA in Historical Language Studies. For 2 years, I used to work for a tiny publishing company called University Press of the South, and it was a really good job. I sort of regret not going back, but I needed the time for school.

I like music a lot. I have a continually-expanding iTunes library and lots of CD's. This plethora of CD's combined with my literally insatiable need for books cause me to have little to no money at most times. Also contributing to this lack of money is my videogame habit. That's right. And anime, though not so much anymore. It's really no mystery that I'm terminally broke. It is, however, a wonder than I get any work done at all.

I do, however, get work done, and interested parties can read some of my papers at [info]dyrim.

Selected Quotes:
"Today we salute you, Mr. Constant Collar Putter Upper. You, bedecked in popped collar, teach us that we no longer have to live with a cold back of the neck. Sure, your pink alligator polo may look feminine to some, but not to the 17 other frat guys wearing the same thing at the bar. Where others may see thoughtless fashion conformity, you preach a higher gospel. You preach of a world where it's okay for a man to go tanning. You ask, "why can't we wear make-up, and use shampoo with lavender essence?" So crack open an ice-cold Bud Light, Mr. Abercrombie, because we all know, when we really need a piece of gum, you might have one...in your man purse."

"Modern English is the Wal-Mart of languages: convenient, huge, hard to
avoid, superficially friendly, and devouring all rivals in its eagerness
to expand." -Mark Abley, journalist

"Ðæs oferéode, þisses swa mæg" - Déor ("That passed, so may this")

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat...

"Latin isn't dead, it just smells funny." - Josh Rocchio

"Pumpkins are the only living organisms with triangle eyes." - Harland Williams

"Revenge is a dish best served cold, NOT ON FIRE!" - Johannes

"Don't marry the apple!" - Johannes

"That is one damn sexy ooze." - Johannes

"If anything, I'm a husband-beater." - Johannes

"To be honest they just should have spent the extra money and made her a proper fish-monster." - Sarah

"I hate rational thinking! What the shit is that." - Sarah

"It's a pelvis and bacon!" - Erik

"Kick him in the pit with the toddlers!" - Kathlyn

"Whoever said you can't buy love forgot chocolate and puppies." - chocolate bar

"Just turn off your mind and accept it." - Paul/Date Rape Doug



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User Number: 565639
Date Created:20/05/02
Number of Posts: 1,402
Unpredictable and eccentric, Nissa is a rare and unique creature. Observed most easily in her natural habitat, the internet, she can be lured with music, snide humour, or socks. Though difficult to find, hunting the elusive Nissa is a rewarding venture.
Strengths: Wit, intelligence, curiosity, humour, loyalty
Weaknesses: fear of telephones and skiing, general mechanical ineptitude, unintentional cynicism
Special Skills: Marathon sleeper, well-seasoned wibbler, talented Wookie-caller, expert coloring book colorist
Weapons: black hoodie, paper snowflake ninja stars, heavy books
Goals:
Nissa would like to:
Conquer the world,
Earn a PhD,
Grow her hair,
Not die


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Memories:10 entries
Pictures:over 300 public
Interests:90: archimedes the owl, art, art nouveau, ballet, being alive, big vocabularies, big words, books, boys' sweaters, calvin and hobbes, cherry coke, children's books, comics, dancing, ddr, diablo 2, diana wynne jones, diet coke, disney, drawing, ds, eito rangers, expatriation, fairy tales, fantasy movies (esp. 80's), final fantasy, food, games, garth nix, good voices, grammar, hana yori dango, hellboy, horses, hugs, j-pop, jeans, kanjani8, keys to the kingdom, kingdom hearts, kushiel's legacy, labyrinth, languages, laziness, learning languages, linguistics, medieval history, meet the robinsons, merlin, mismatched shoelaces, movies, muppet show, music, musicals, mystery science theater 3000, mythology, neil gaiman, nerds, nightcrawler, open-mindedness, penny arcade!, pirates, pretty things, pumpkins, reading, rugby, sarcasm, satire, sesquipedalia, sewing, showtunes, singing, sleep, snow, socks, soundtracks, sparkly things, spider-man, stars, surviving the zombie apocalypse, sushi, thinking, trivia, vocabulary, webcomics, wikipedia, words, world domination, writing, x-men
Schools:Charles Quentin Elementary School - Palatine, IL (1990 - 1996)
Krueger Jr High School - Michigan City, IN (1996 - 1997)
Notre Dame Catholic School - Michigan City, IN (1997 - 1999)
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools High School - Chicago, IL (1999 - 2000)
Valparaiso High School - Valparaiso, IN (2000 - 2003)
Ball State University - Muncie, IN (2003 - 2004)
Tulane University - New Orleans, LA (2004 - 2007)
Indiana University - Bloomington - Bloomington, IN (2005)
University of Sheffield - Sheffield, England - South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2007 - present)
Friends:
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