Character Dilemma

Ugh. Okay. I'm gonna rant and whine and complain and hope that a wiser, more experienced writer will have pity on me and decide to give me words of wisdom.
Here I go.
I have a character in my story. She is quiet, thoughtful and self-sacrificing. She hates sweets. She holds grudges. She puts many things before her own well-being, which can be a pretty bad thing. She is a good debater, but prefers to stay out of debates. I guess that kind of gives you a general idea on what kind of person this girl is.
The thing is that I feel like I'm missing something. I feel like she's boring. See, she's the protagonist in the story and everything is seen from her perspective, but nothing about her perspective is really engaging. She has a good sense of right and wrong, and is very down-to-earth. Yeah, she does have weaknesses and flaws, but they don't help in making her any more interesting. 
Normally, I create characters with crazy, strong personalities (like a fun-loving, eccentric adventure seeker or a reclusive, irritable grouch). I keep thinking that those are the interesting characters, that those are the characters that make a reader want to dive into a story. This is the first time I've created a character that is shy instead of boisterous, thoughtful and quiet instead of impulsive or eccentric.
The problem is that I don't know what I have to do to add color to her. Writing from her perspective is no fun- I really don't feel any strong connections to this character at all. Usually I try to add something in a character that relates to me- a habit, a fear, an experience- so I can connect to him/her. But none of that works. She's still boring. I've tried to give her stronger qualities, but I end up making a mess of her and ruining the entire characterization. Still boring in the end.
So how can I add zest to an otherwise timid, introverted character? How can I make her point of view interesting and intriguing? And most importantly, how can I turn her into a character that a reader could root for?

New Yolk, New Yolk!

I recently came back from a trip to New York, and let me tell you, it was CRAZY. Soooooo many people! And considering the fact that I went on a weekend and it's the holiday season, things were pretty nuts. I'm not really a big-city kind of girl, but this trip was especially awesome to me CUZ GUESS WHAT. I'm working on a novel right now about a futuristic, dystopian city. I don't really want to go into detail about it right now since I'm not exactly sure about the details myself, but New York really served as a good source of inspiration for me. I practically went insane taking pictures of everything! I'm happy to say that I now have a better, more concrete idea of the setting of my story. I was going "BRAIN BLAST" every five seconds, Jimmy Neutron style.

Isn't it purty? :D

O.O

Just experienced a cuteness overload. I think I might blow up.

What happens in the shower.... STAYS in the shower...

Quick question for all the writers out there:
Why must we get all our best ideas in the shower?

I mean, seriously. First I'm scrub-a-dub-dubbing, belting out whatever lyrics I remember from High School Musical when
BAM!!!
That scene- that one scene that I've been trying to figure out for ages- just pops into my head and plays out so beautifully, and I'm miraculously inspired to write. My hand is itching to find some sort of writing utensil, but what am I supposed to do? I'm in the shower, and all I have in my hand is a bar of soap that has proved itself a good microphone substitute... But I'm not exactly sure it could be a good pen substitute.
Next thing I know, my idea is going down the drain and there's no way to retrieve it. My mood is ruined and suddenly I don't feel like singing anymore.
Is that just me, though? Or do other artists suffer from this as well?
Hm, I should find myself one of these!

That would definitely come in handy...

Hooray!

What motivated me to create this blog? Well, about ten minutes ago, I thought, "Hey! I wanna make a blog!"
...And I made one.
Actually, that's only part of it. I've actually been thinking about fixing myself up one of these babies for a long time. I'm a 16 (Going on 17!) year old girl who's passionate about all kinds of writing- specifically fiction. I've been writing for as long as I can remember, and am pursuing a career in creative writing (however crazy that may sound.). Although I've always had a passion for writing, my grandma has always claimed that the time I spend writing is actually spent estupidiando, which is Spanish for... stupiding.
Think stupid in verb form.
"Oh, Nat, you silly girl. Always stupiding in that notebook of yours."
Yep, that's what I have to put up with. It fills me up with so much rebellious teenage angst that I can barely take it. I must put it in writing. I must put it up online. I must SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD.
So yeah, that's why I decided to make a blog! :) Hooray, my first post!