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01 Jul 2010, 2:28 pm

Hey, I thought I may as well post here, just to say hi to everyone.
My name's Viki, I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was around 12, after my teachers thought I had depression.
I've always been awkward round people, par for the course, it seems. But I do try and make friends, and enjoy the small amount of company I have.
I'm a kind of obsessive doodler, always drawing. I could have a 300 page notepad and it'll be completely filled with doodles and pictures before the end of the day haha.
I love point and click adventure games, both old ones, and new ones by other p&c fans, such as Trilby, by Yahtzee.I prefer a mentally stimulating game to one where button mashing is a major part of the game play.
So in general, I'm a friendly person, if painfully shy and prone to prattling on about a topic. I listen to peoples problems and try to help, if only because I like seeing people happy. My dream is to become a professional artist, or possibly to go into the field of comics books, as I'm a huge DC fan.
So yeah, if you'd like to talk to me, and this whole intro thing hasn't scared you off, I'd like that ^_^



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01 Jul 2010, 3:14 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!!
I'm like you, I like games that involve a bit of strategy more than button-mashing ones, and adventure games are the greatest! :D
If you're an artist, do you have a DeviantArt account?


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01 Jul 2010, 3:22 pm

Hi, Viki.
I'm psychologically ambiguous. Trying to get a diagnosis nailed down, see my info for explanation. I'm new here, but not to neuro-chemical imbalance (I'm 48). Art and writing are the only real ways I have of communicating effectively. I am tongue-tied in public most of the time. When I do speak in group situations, I can carry through for upto 6 or so hours. BUT then it hits. I lose control over my words; I can't fit them together effectively and end up isolating. My emotions start going haywire too. And then the depression hits. *sigh*
I'm going to go on my third regimen of medication soon - have to flush the current round out still.
I doodle a lot and always have. My high-school art teacher got me to take art classes in lieu of study hall (yay!). One thing he taught me was that talent will get you in, but you have to back it up with technique and discipline, and the right medium/media.
Funny but the most success I have socially is during games. Card games, board games, word games especially - Scrabble is one of my all time favs. Many games are like sonnets. They have a strict structure and rules, BUT those strictures force you to think creatively to succeed.
*sigh*
Going on and on... Hang in there, and feel free to talk if you need to. We know what you go through, in our own ways.


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01 Jul 2010, 5:14 pm

Welcome!



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01 Jul 2010, 5:14 pm

Welcome to WrongPlanet. :)


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01 Jul 2010, 6:03 pm

Nice to meet you, Viki - and welcome to the WP forums.


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02 Jul 2010, 8:36 am

musicislife wrote:
Welcome to Wrong Planet!!
I'm like you, I like games that involve a bit of strategy more than button-mashing ones, and adventure games are the greatest! :D
If you're an artist, do you have a DeviantArt account?


Thanks, and I like you too ^_^ Adventure games are awesome, my favourite 3 games will always be Monkey Island, Sam and Max and Day of the Tentacle.
I have a devvy account, but there's nothing good on it. The trouble of not having a scanner ^_^;; My name's HeatedRomance on there, if you wanna check me out =]



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02 Jul 2010, 8:50 am

artophrenic wrote:
Hi, Viki.
I'm psychologically ambiguous. Trying to get a diagnosis nailed down, see my info for explanation. I'm new here, but not to neuro-chemical imbalance (I'm 48). Art and writing are the only real ways I have of communicating effectively. I am tongue-tied in public most of the time. When I do speak in group situations, I can carry through for upto 6 or so hours. BUT then it hits. I lose control over my words; I can't fit them together effectively and end up isolating. My emotions start going haywire too. And then the depression hits. *sigh*
I'm going to go on my third regimen of medication soon - have to flush the current round out still.
I doodle a lot and always have. My high-school art teacher got me to take art classes in lieu of study hall (yay!). One thing he taught me was that talent will get you in, but you have to back it up with technique and discipline, and the right medium/media.
Funny but the most success I have socially is during games. Card games, board games, word games especially - Scrabble is one of my all time favs. Many games are like sonnets. They have a strict structure and rules, BUT those strictures force you to think creatively to succeed.
*sigh*
Going on and on... Hang in there, and feel free to talk if you need to. We know what you go through, in our own ways.


*smiles* Don't worry man, I understand your situation.
I'm currently on meds for my depression, the crushing lows are pretty bad haha ^_^;;
Over the years, I've found that when I get excited over being with someone, I've developed a bad stutter. It only happens when I'm happy and haven't seen anyone in a while. It often gets so bad words don't even come out, just a series of mumbled clicks.
I used to get complained at by my art teachers for drawing on lined paper in pen haha they were not too impressed ^_^;;
But I love art, I like seeing an image appear from a blank page. I do write alot, but I have this terrible habit of writing 4 really good chapters then losing interest and never finishing it. Some nights I write the starts for at least 5 good stories, and never ever get around to finishing them, despite how engrossed I was with them when I started.
I'm generally more of a wordsearch kind of girl when it comes to word puzzles. Writing, drawing, origami, anything to keep my hands busy I guess ^_^;; But yeah, thanks for the hello, and I'd like to chat =] Talking to people is always nice ^_^
Sure beats spending all day on your own in your room :)



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02 Jul 2010, 9:00 am

Hello Viki, welcome to WP! I like comics too, and would love to have a career in them. I am on the writing side of the equation though, as I can't draw very well, but I have already developed my own comic universe. I mostly read Image comics nowadays.


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