I think I finally have time to try and answer this thing. I want the badge! I'm not going to lie, I do. But... I'd like to try and find out more about myself. I also like to believe that is also what these things are about. And your self-discovery efforts are rewarded with a cool badge for dA's birthday! ^_^ Everybody wins. So, here I come. I don't expect some of the answers to be very accurate because it's been so very long, and I don't have a PM (or CM now...) to look at statistics and fancy archives and whatnot, but... I'm gonna try, anyway.

How long have you been on DeviantArt?

I've been here for six, almost seven years, I bet. It's been so long ago... I don't regret all the time I've been here. So many important things in my life have occurred through here. I've met so many nice people here, and done so many things, and developed as a writer thanks to this site. I hope I spend many more years here. _{I should get the 'Till Hell Freezes Over' membership... They should have a thing where 7+ year members automatically got a membership like that...}

What Does Your Username Mean?

My name is Perla Angélica Aguilera Verduzco. Ever since I was little, I've liked writing my name as 'Perla AAV' in my papers, etc. Even my signature is the 'AAV', with the letters interlocked in a (sort of) pretty thing. It's sort of my pen-name... Or... the pen-name I plan to use if I ever become some... I don't know, some hotshot anime author. I'd love to become famous and use that name.

Now, for the '-sama' part of the username... *Sigh* It might've been some little strike of arrogance on my part... I COULD have used '-san', or '-chan', or... whatever else... I've never really been such a fan of the '-chan' suffix, for some reason... I guess I like '-kun' enough (and used on males), but I've never really been such a fan of the '-chan'. Another thing... When I started writing, for the first time ever... I was going through a very hopeless part of my life. I was bullied every day at school. I was bullied after-school, because people called my home just to torment me. I was scared to tell my parents because I 'didn't want to make such a big deal out of everything'. I was so messed up, that I didn't want to turn anyone else against me by pointing fingers. My 'friends' turned against me, even though I hadn't done anything wrong. All I'd done was try to fit in in a poisonous slightly ghetto environment... And then all I wanted was to get those bullies off my back when I couldn't fit in. When I started writing... It became so addictive--I couldn't stop, because... For once, I was finally in control of something. No--when I wrote, I was in control of everything. It wasn't just some control thing. It went deeper than that. In a reality where I was stepped on by everyone else, tormented, made to cry almost every day, oppressed... I wanted to be in control of SOMETHING, even in fantasy. I was their god. I was their mother--I decided the lives of so many people, and, when time came, their deaths, too. I decided their lifestyles. I created poor bullied souls that had nowhere to go or no one to turn to. But, unlike me... I created this marvelous turn of events where a feisty alien companion turned up and changed their world forever. Or they discovered something about their family that they never realized before. Something that gave them the power and change of life that I myself always yearned for.

When I helped them defeat enemies, I imagined I was defeating my own, even though I could never dare to do so in real life. I was their mother, their friend, their creator. I was also their master. And that's what '-sama' means. I am the master of all those worlds, in control of all those fates, to make up for my own, which went astray, and still struggles to find something that is stable. I work myself to death creating the perfect worlds and perfect lives that reflect what my heart desires every waking moment of my days.

By the way--sorry if this turned into a pitiful sob story. I only meant to explain what my username meant...

Describe Yourself in Three Words

Uh... Hmm... That's... an interesting question... I dislike describing anything about myself, in any way, whatsoever. Because I don't believe I do justice to many descriptions. I am too much of a shadow; too much of an 'I wish'. A ghost of so many lives and souls before me, in my head. But... Maybe, if I tried... Shy. Complex. Um... Loyal? Wow, is THAT one a big thing for me... I mean--I really am loyal. More than I realize I am, probably. But gosh, does that Gryffindor-like word sound like a big crest to wear... I'm sure there's a much more simplistic way to describe that that is more fitting for me... Heh! I don't fit big words.

Are you Left or Right Handed?

Right-handed, proudly. Even though that's like, the majority, I don't know. Sometimes I try and practice left-hand, though. And fail epically, of course.

What was Your First Deviation?

I... don't remember. I told you some of these answers wouldn't be very accurate. Or exciting, for that matter. Besides, it probably was literature, and who cares about that nowadays? At least here. It's okay, really. If it WAS literature, I wouldn't show it in here, because it was over six years ago and surely had A LOT of work to be done to. I don't know how I even dared posting stuff like that. XD Yeeeeeahhh... Sorry, folks. I don't have a CM, so I can't check my timeline and whatnot.

What is Your Favorite Type of Art to Create?

Literature. Duh. Heheh, besides, I pretty much suck at any other kind of art. Again--I'm too much of an 'I wish' person. Meh. I've learned to deal and live with it. ^_^

If You Could Instantly Master a Different Art Style, What Would It Be?

Uh... Art. XD Um, I don't know, I'd like just to be able to draw awesome. Like, comics and whatnot. Not even digital! I'd just settle for traditional art, if it meant the comic interpretations of my stories would still be awesome. I'd love to be able to make them into comics that looked great--expressive, detailed, witty, you know, the works.

What Was Your First Favorite?

I don't remember, either. Probably something to do with cats? I love them cats. You'll get lost in the endless labyrinth that is my Cats favorite folder. Or something to do with Inuyasha? Or some of my friend 's work. She IS the one who introduced me to dA so long ago, after all.

What Type of Art Do You Tend to Favorite The Most?

Uh... Fan-Art, I think... Digital art... Lots of cat pictures. X3 But I also love to support fellow author deviants by faving their written collections of work.

Who Is Your All-Time Favorite Deviant Artist?

I have so many! And, I'm such a small-fry, that I doubt they'll even care if I mentioned just a FEW of them. Too many stuff to do with their lives. Let's see... StressedJenny, TamarinFrog, Inonibird, StePandy, JitterbugJive, Mikeinel I might add more names in the future, when I remember them. 'Cause I don't remember them off the top of my head. Basically, everyone I've faved in my folders. XD

If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be?

Who would it be indeed? That's so easy!

, , , , ... And I'm pretty sure I'm missing some people. I'll add you guys later on! Don't think I've forgotten about you. Just not like, right off the top of my head. XD

How has a fellow deviant impacted your life?

I'm not sure how to answer this without going into so many details that make this journal go on forever. Let's just say that they have given me support when it really, REALLY has mattered to me. They've always been there--and they know who I'm talking about, because I've come out and told them about them. Told them what they meant to me, and just how much. I've confessed to them that at many times, their presence, even if it's not right next to me, has been the only thing that keeps me going in especially tough times when I didn't see a positive end to it all. The prospect of meeting them some day has really cheered up my life. Their encouragement, sympathy (without a pity party), advice, support, and their genuine belief in me has left me without words, and has helped me go places that might seem small to any other person, but that I never imagined would ever be reached by me at any given time in my life.

They've selflessly offered me a place to stay (provided I could find a way to get there) when times have gotten particularly hard, in which I've come to believe I have no place to go. They've been there for me where no one else except for four-legged companions would be. Sometimes I got used to things being that way, and kept quiet about stuff that hurt me. However, it was thanks to their concern for me that I managed to expel that poison from myself and get better to get back up and lead a better life.

I still struggle, and it is thanks to their constant support that the ticking time bomb that is my life hasn't gone off sooner than ever. They've helped keep things stable when things seem just too overwhelming for me. That is why I can't give specific details about how they've impacted my life. Because, to begin with, they've encouraged me to keep on with my life. How's that for an impact?

What are your preferred tools to create art?

Paper, pencil, pen. Keyboard, Word Processor, Google Drive/Docs. Simple stuff.

What is the most inspirational place for you to create art?

Uh... Everywhere. The place isn't really the problem, and I get the same levels of inspiration. No physical location delivers any more drive, really. From the Internet? Nowhere, really. I guess, predictably enough, the stuff that I get so many awesome ideas for my own is the amazing, wonderful work of my favorite artists. But really, places for creativity really aren't the problem. I could try and get something out from a garbage can concept if I want to, and tried.

What is your favorite DeviantArt memory?

I'm sorry, guys. You're counting on me making this answer super nice and detailed and feely and everything, but the truth is that I have too many to count, and most of those involve my friends. I might put details in here about those, but for the most part, I have so many, that I'm sure you all could just relate to every one of them. It'd be lovely if we made discussions in the comments talking about those one experiences that you thought to share, huh? But yeah. Most of those memories involve meeting my friends through many unexpected, random means, and usually beginning a wonderful world of RP with them. Others involve meeting with friends and admiring their art, or... I don't know, finding great art on my own and stuff. And of course, growing as a writer with several trial and error experiences and the few feedback comments I've gotten through the years.


Thank you so much for stopping by to read all this stuff! You may go on with your day/night and activities. May you have a great time of it!