For sounding like a cat, you are really wise. ;) I realize I don't always make the most interesting or odd characters, but I know what I like to play as and that makes my characters pretty similar to each other. A good roleplayer should be able to play lots of kinds of characters though, I guess, so I better start practicing making unusual characters!
Yeah, I think like that too :] I tend to get jumbled up in too many RPs at once though. Some are just too much fun to not be part of... Oh, you should see my documents for Arcanum xD lists of what will happen in every town or route, key persons, pokémon locations, notes about the players' characters... the nature of the RP makes it so darn slow, though. Gives me more time to plan :] but makes players lose interest or grow impatient, too.