You may kiss the bride!

Getting Started
Name: Melanie
Zodiac: Taurus
Do you think your sign fits you? I think the zodiac is a load of crap.
What qualities do fit you? I'm pretty much a loner, I'm a terrible procrastinator, and I'm a bit of a night owl. I get obsessive about things to the point it is unhealthy.
Put yourself in five words: Mercurial, introverted, dysthymic, intellectual, and.. discombobulated;)

Basics
Likes: Sugar, coffee, books, manga, studying, debates.
Dislikes: Closed minded people, Nextel doot-doot sounds, babies on planes, people snapping gum.
Talents: Wasting time, speaking Spanish, making diet fried rice.
Hobbies: Playing video games, reading books.
Phobias: [You are free to list what you wish; don't post personal ones if you don't wish them to be seen.] Staying in the same place for too long a time, vaulted ceilings.
Dreams or Goals: To become an ESL teacher abroad.
Favorite color(s): Blue
why those colors? I like blue because things that are blue tend to make me smile... no other reason than that.

Going Deeper
What sort of people are you [platonically] attracted to? Intellectuals, people I can open myself up to. It's very hard for me, I've learned not to trust my friends, but I'm trying to "unlearn what I have learned" so to speak.
What sort of people are you [romantically] attraced to? I'm not in any position in my life for a relationship right now, so I immerse myself in movie stars and such. I'm torn between prettyboys (like Legolas from Lord of the Rings) and snarky assholes (like Snape from Harry Potter), though I am known to mix the two (*cough*Draco Malfoy*cough*)
What sort of people do you try to stay away from? Those who aren't genuine, freeloaders, and those who can't hold a conversation to save their lives.
How are you amongst your friends? I'm just... me. I wouldn't say that I put up fronts, I just hide those portions of myself they don't need to see (but don't we all do that?)
How are you amongst your enemies? I don't interact with them.
How are you amongst strangers? I don't talk to strangers. I'm polite if they talk to me.
What are your strengths? If I put my mind to something, I can overcome anything.
What are your weaknesses? It is rare that I put my mind to anything;)
What mood are usually in? Generally? Blah. I'm not happy, I'm not sad. It's somewhere in between the two.
How do you tolerate stress? Sheer procrastination.. if I ignore it, maybe it'll go away! (not)
How do you tolerate being insulted? Back away. Just back away.
What's your family/relatives/guardians like? My mother's incredibly meddling and overprotective, my father just ignores everything that goes on around him.
What's your dark side like? [If personal, leave blank.] Very, very angry and vindictive.
How do you carry yourself? I.E. sum up your personality, your style, etc. I usually dress like a lawyer and carry myself in that way most New Yorkers seem to.. the way we can be in a crowd and be totally alone at the same time.. and LIKE it that way, damn it! :)

If you could be any inanimate object, what would it be and why? A pen, because it would be fun to write things, I don't know.
Tell me what element you most resemble. Not which one you like the most. Helium, because I make balloons fly. Har har;)
Give song lyric(s) that best describes you. Back it up with an explanation.
Darling I don't know why I go to extremes
Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens
You can be sure when I'm gone
I won't be out there too long
Darling I don't know why I go to extremes

Out of the darkness, into the light
Leaving the scene of the crime
Either I'm wrong or I'm perfectly right every time
Sometimes I lie awake, night after night
Coming apart at the seams
Eager to please, ready to fight
Why do I go to extremes?
-Billy Joel, I Go To Extremes

If it's not extreme, I'm not feeling anything, in fact, my life is governed by a succession of addictions and obsessions. As much as I try to say I'm more than that, I keep failing at it, so I've decided to embrace it;)

Corpse Bride Related
Do you believe in true love? Not at all.
Do you believe true love lives beyond the grave? Umm.. the movie was good and very sweet, but in reality? When you're dead, you're dead.
What CB character do you most relate to? Answers like "you tell me" do not count. Victor.. he was so skitterish I couldn't help but love him, but he was really resiliant in the end.
On that note above, which character do you LEAST relate to and why? Lord Barkis.. murdering oaf.
Your favorite character; why? Victor, hands down.. I love Johnny Depp's voice so much;) Besides, he was very hot for a cartoon.
Your least favorite character; why? Lord Barkis. Nothing excuses what he did.
If put in a situation like Victor's, what would you do? I'd totally freak out. To be honest, if I were Victor I wouldn't want to marry either of them and look for a way out completely.

The Ending
Not many people want a stamp. If you want a stamp, now is the time to say yes or no. Please? :)
Oh, you--you like necrophilia, don't you? Oh yeah, baby.

Please post one clear picture of yourself or describe yourself.