"Allow myself to introduce...myself." -- Austin Powers
My name is Amanda, but if you do know me it's most likely under the alias "Wapiko". I've also gone by the names "Sana" and "Onpu" (reflecting my love for Kodomo no Omocha and Ojamajo Doremi, respectfully), but those didn't last long before I settled on "Wapiko" in 2001. I chose this alias for me after seeing an illustration mangaka Takeuchi Naoko did in the infamous Sailormoon Infinity Artbook. I had never seen Kingyo Chuuihou, but I thought the way Naoko drew Wapiko was gorgeous.
I've been designing websites since 2000, when I was 12 or 13. I've also kept a blog since then. It began in Notepad (ys rly o_o), went to Diaryland, then Pitas, and then I was hosted at Digitally Dreaming by Lesley. After there I finally succumbed to Livejournal and have been there pretty much ever since (spending a little less than a year exclusively at Greatest Journal).
As for my design skills, they didn't start even becoming on par with others' until probably late 2005 or early 2006. Even now I know I could be better, but I'm satisfied with most of my work.
Garrr, but why am I talking about this boring stuff?
I like eating. =9 My favorite foods are chicken sandwiches and all kinds of pasta. I eat a lot, but not tooooo much. I suppose. I also like gaming. My favorite games are Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy, and Mario Kart. Tetris and Street Fighter are also classics with me.
I'm a student of the University of Iowa majoring in Japanese. After graduating I plan to utilize my skills doing translation work for companies, be it in America or Japan.
I enjoy politics and political satire, especially The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. I like visiting CNN's website and watching the channel, but I don't enjoy watching local or national news. I prefer cartoons or sitcoms. I'm also a HUGE Disney fan. I hate what the Disney Channel has become though.
I used to be a big animephile. It was embarrassing, and it's a wonder nobody slapped me. Nowadays I don't like anime as much as I used to, but I still watch the occasional show.
For a better, slightly more focused biography, visit my fanlisting collective or my Wiki profile.