Just thought I would introduce myself and take the action immediately before somehow ending up becoming trapped in that cycle which is known as "lurking"...
Hello, my name is Jon/athan, 19 years old, and I am an avid Visual Novel reader. I have this tendency to build up an ideal in my head for things. Visual Novels, when I came across them for the first time, completely fit that specific ideal I had for media. And now, I have something of an addiction to them. Though I still do love anime (especially mystery anime like Steins;Gate and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni *.*), and usually, games... but in my mind, reading and imagination can't be beat. I actually used untranslated VNs as a viable Japanese study method for quite a while, and now I can even read those progressively better. Now my ideal VN, or should I say, my favorite VN is: Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~ (it changed my way of thinking and I'm extremely obsessed with it to boot).
Outside the subject of VNs... there would mostly be music and scenery. Listening to or creating music, either one is an excellent activity I love to do in my spare time. Sometimes, I literally find myself doing absolutely nothing and just listening to music... And, taking pictures of scenery whenever possible (because I do not live in such a diverse and scenic area :/).
That is all, and I'm extremely glad to be here to become a part of the VN community. Love.