Things that I love

There's this meme going around where someone asks you about seven things and you're supposed to talk about it. My friend gave me writing, music, my nickname theskeletonboy, nicknames in general, food, laundry and numbers. These are my answers:

-writing
Writing is something that I honestly don't think I could live without. I define myself as a writer so naturally, it's a big part of my life. I've been writing since I was about nine, when one of my teachers said I had a lot of potential. I competed in a speech competition to have my story be the one read at eighth grade graduation. I didn't win, but it didn't stop me from pursuing it as a hobby and hopefully someday as a full-time job. I've written everything from nonfiction to essays to literary fiction, but my niche is in romantic noir. I love reading, and that's what fuels me to be a better writer despite the fact that I'm envious that their writing got them to where they are - published with a big publishing house with a lot of royalties coming from it. I only hope that someday I'll be able to do the same thing, I just gotta keep pushing.

- music
Music is something that means a lot to me. I wouldn't be able to function if I didn't have music playing. My favorite bands are a part of my personality and I'm always expanding my horizons. I like everything from death metal to pop, but my favorite genre is hard rock/heavy metal, whichever you'd like to call it. Some people call it rock, some call it metal, some just call it crap, but I love it. Avenged Sevenfold is and always will be my favorite band, along with Burn Halo, Eighteen Visions (RIP), Track Fighter, New Medicine, and an up and coming band called Dear Silence. Recently I've also gotten into Asking Alexandria and A Skylit Drive, along with a few others which I'd rather keep to myself. In essence, I just love music. Period. I've always wanted to be able to play an instrument, but I don't have the coordination, not to mention whenever I sing, my voice breaks like I'm still a teenage boy so I just satisfy myself by listening and appreciating.

- theskeletonboy
This is a nickname I've been using for about a year. It came from a very old recording done by Andy Biersack. He used to be an inspiration to me, but he's recently fallen out of favor in my book. Anyway, I digress. He was singing a song about a skeleton boy being lonely, I believe - the recording was shoddy and I cold barely hear the lyrics - and I'd been looking for a new handle online, and it just resonated with me. So, that's what I am.

- nicknames
I have a lot of nicknames. As stated above, the skeleton boy, is a nickname I've had for a few solid years .My most used nickname, though, has always been and will always be Joey. My full name is Joseph, but everyone calls me Joey. Some people have called me Grandpa Joe before, or Uncle Joey, or anything of the sort. I've also been called Jade, Syn - because of my love of Synyster Gates - and quite a few others. I suppose over the years I went through a lot of different names to find my niche and what I like to be referred to. It's Joey.

- food
FOOD. Okay, I can go on about this all day, every day. I love food. I could eat all day every day if you let me. Especially when it comes to something fattening and greasy, throw it my way. I could eat burgers every day for the rest of my life and be perfectly content. Aside from that, I do love pizza and I will never say no to eating steak. I also love sweets, like chocolate or sour candy. Also, chips. I am kind of a picky eater, but it's gotten better over the years. I'll eat things now that I never thought I would have, like putting red cayenne pepper into everything I cook. That's all thanks to my partner.

- laundry
Uuuugh, laundry. I love how it smells when it first comes out of the dryer, but the process of actually doing it? It's like pulling teeth.

- numbers!
I have a funny thing with numbers. I like putting them together to create different, bigger numbers. For example, there's this street sign that I almost always passed at least twice a week, and the numbers are 22135. I tend to add them up in my head and try to find patterns, like 10 and 4 and finally 13 because that's the sum of all five separate numbers. I also really like the time 12:34 and 11:11.