Site

Alytta.com is the latest in a long line of registered and then inevitably abandoned domains, a habit which I first formed in the early 21st century. Like the others, its purpose is to be a personal site for myself, though it's more like a landing page than a full-fleged website. But maybe that'll change in the future.

Etymology

The name Alytta is a mix of my real name and the Athenian spelling of its origin: the Greek goddess of rage and fury, Lyssa (Greek: Λύσσα; Attic Greek: Lytta, Λύττα). I used to dislike my name when I was younger, but after finding out it basically means "rational", it's grown on me. Like cordyceps.

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About

I'm a casual gamer, animal enthusiast, and former web developer. I was born on Hobbit Day in San Diego, California. I now live with my boyfriend and two dogs on the east coast. I've described myself in the past as a "lazy perfectionist", "expert procrastinator", and "your friendly neighborhood Slytherin"... So, take what you will from that.

Interests and Hobbies

I love sci-fi, fantasy, and murder mysteries. I play video games occasionally, mostly RPGs with the odd two-week binge of The Sims, of course. Some of my favorites are Puppeteer, the Mass Effect trilogy, Hogwarts Legacy, Ghost of Tsushima, The Wolf Among Us, and Spiritfarer. I also read, though not as much as I'd like to. My attention span is completely shot because of TikTok and my brain cells have been fried from bad fanfiction.

A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.
—Kurt Vonnegut, Welcome to the Monkey House

I like to listen to different music, sometimes in different languages. For some reason, I think finding really obscure music was a lot easier pre-Spotify, but perhaps it's just the quality that's dropped. I still listen to stuff that I did in middle school and high school. And despite trying to outgrow my adolescent K-pop phase, I was sucked back into the fray by Stray Kids (thanks a lot, Hyunjin).

Random Facts

  • I love all animals, but my favorite dog breed is the Shih Tzu because they look like mogwais, Ewoks, and aliens all in one.
  • My MBTI bounces between INTJ, INFJ, and INFP.
  • I don't have any tattoos, but I want to get one eventually.
  • I named one of my dogs after a character in Telltale's Game of Thrones.
  • My favorite color is blue; more specifically, it's the color of the sky at twilight (cue "Twilight Time" by The Platters).
  • Opossums deserve all the love in the world and anyone who thinks otherwise can
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