I Am

     I am an artist. I try to make it my responsibility to create every chance I get. The simplest art form I'm involved in is drawing and painting, but I also love to knit, and use computer software like Adobe Photoshop. I play the guitar and sing with my girlfriend of two years, Kaylah, and we cover songs by many bands including my favorite band, Tegan and Sara. Although the arts hold a special significance in my life, that significance is only matched by my love for animals. Even when I'm drawing, there's a good 95% chance it's a picture of an animal. I currently volunteer at the San Martin Animal Shelter, training dogs and preparing them for adoption. Reading is a passion of mine, and when I find myself with free time I mostly like to read memoirs. I like fantasy as well, however and am currently on the fifth book in the Chronicles of Narnia. I have kept journals all my life and try to write as much as I can, no matter how useless my thoughts are at the time. I come from a very laid-back family of musicians still living out their hippie days. I can go to them for anything and everything, making it so that I never forget I have a good life. I have one tattoo, a heart with a peace sign in the middle. I'm planning on getting more soon, it just depends on when I finish designing them and saving up the money. When it comes to the two dreaded topics of politics and religion, I don't hesitate to voice my strong support of liberalism and atheism. My real name is Emily, but since I know over five girls with the same name, my friends started calling me Emi and now I never answer to my full name when I'm called by it (unless it's my mother speaking). Thank you for reading the unnecessarily long paragraph about my life, my name is Emi, it's nice to meet you.