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Name:Jen
Age:19
I. Describe yourself: Alot of the time I like to sit and read and get lost in my books. I also like to crochet alot, mostly scarves, but hopefully bigger things one day. I work on the potter's wheel and do some handbuilding with clay. I find working with clay very intense and very therapeutic, I like making combinations with the glazes because sometimes things don't go right and the color turns out totally different, so you really learn to let go of the piece and just let it happen. I like doing alot of arty stuff. I like creating things, it makes me feel...useful sort of, like I'm contributing something to the people I know and they'll remember me for it.
I don't like parties really, but occasionally I'll go to one if I know alot of people there. I'm the sort who has no problem with sitting home on the weekend and reading. I have a few friends who I am loyal to, unless they betray my trust and then it is all over. I don't take crap from anyone, especially friends because they should know better. If someone says something insulting to me or a guy tries to hug me alot even though I have a boyfriend and I tell him to stop I won't hesitate to put him in his place. I will use force where it is necessary to protect myself or my friends and family.
I am in my second year of college and the main building and library of my school looks like Hogwarts, which is nice. I want to major in studio art with certification so I can teach. I was really into art when I was little and I received HUGE amounts of support and encouragment from my family, which sort of turned me off from art for a long time. I was expected to be an artist by family and that sort of bothered me. I wanted to have more freedom than that. Now I realize that it is what I want to do. I considered being an English major, but changed my mind. I love literature though, don't get me wrong. I just don't want a degree in it. I like John Dunne's 'The Flea', I like reading Shakespeare, Shelley, Browning, etc etc. I like to write occasionally. Poetry and prose.
Watching movies works on a cycle for me. I watch the same two or three films over and over again for weeks, and then they change, but amidst the changing films there are always some constants.
I liek to drive around with my boyfriend and listen to music. We don't have to be going anywhere. It's just fun in a Kerouac sort of way I guess. Just being on the road and seeing what happens.
Sometimes I'm very silly, just to mix things up a bit. I can be loud and strange at times, but in bursts. I sing outloud too, but not when others are around. So don't let this quiet demeanor fool you, I can be just as loud and silly and fun as anyone else, but on my own terms.
II. What are some of your pet peeves?People who declare they are going to change their ways and yet nothing ever changes, but they act like they are doing something wonderful. People who think they are right and refuse to even hear another opinion. I really, really don't like it when I express an interest in something- harry potter, ceramics, whatever- and before I'm finished my sentence someone proceeds to say my interests are stupid, childish, or easy to do. It's really unnecessary. A simple comment on their view would do. It annoys me when people are rude on my behalf, it's really embarassing and it makes me feel like they don't think I can take care of myself. The smell of dogs bothers me. I don't know why, it just bothers me.
III. What is your take on religion?Well, I went to church when I was little and I spent some time in high school reading up on Buddhism and other religions, just to see what else was out there. Religion isn't about God or saints or anything like that for me, it's more of an internal thing. I guess I just believe in doing what is right and enjoying life and that's enough religion for me. I'd rather donate to Rainforest Rescue and other organizations than give money in church. However, I don't have a problem with organized religion in general. I think it can teach kids good morals and so forth. I don't really have a clear take on religion I guess. It has it's ups and downs. It's for some people, not so much for me.
IV. If you were a character in the Harry Potter series, which of the following would you be? (Pure-Blood, Half-Blood, Muggle Born, Squib, or Muggle) I would be muggle born because I have been made fun of in school since I was little and always about the same things-too fat, too ugly, too weird- the typical. More recently it has stopped because someone gave me the confidence to realize those people were wrong. I feel I would be muggle born because alot of muggle borns are made fun of for their ancestry, something that is unimportant in what kind of person they are. They are just as good at magic. I think that sometimes it takes some fighting and sometimes you need a leg up to believe in yourself and not get discouraged by the nay sayers.
V. Which house do you not fit in at all?Slytherin. I'm not overly competitive, but when I am I'm not willing to do 'anything it takes'. I can see the qualities in others even if I don't like it. While I can be determined-or stubborn- like slytherins I think that is all of them I see in me. I don't see myself as a SLytheriny person. But who knows, maybe I am.
VI. How do you feel about inter-house relations? I think it'd be great for people to really cross house lines and get to know unknown territory. A lot of what people learn is from our peers. Since each house has different qualities students would really get to see other perspectives. It is definitly important to know that your house is 'like your family', but that is no reason to shut others out. Even if there is serious loathing going on between two houses, I think they should be able to work together in a civil manner at the very least. Opposites attract, you know.
VII. If you recieved a Howler from your parents, what would it be for?That is really tough to answer. I have never had a detention in the entirety of my life. Never ever. In the instance I got caught though I'd get a howler for hexing some jerk who tested my patience one time too many. Even then though, I think my parents, especially my dad, would be understanding and just send a regualr, non-exploding letter. My mom usually explodes at me for not cleaning my room, making a mess in the kitchen and stuff like that, so that really wouldn't apply to school.
VIII. What would you die for? I can't answer that with total confidence. Theoretically I would die for love. For the love of my life or for family, but it would really depend on the circumstances. I mean, so many factors would be involved that I couldn't be the judge of it ahead of time. It's something to decide on in the moment. I would have to be really passionate about whatever or whoever it is. I don't just mean plain love, I mean some other connections too, like mental connections, a gut feeling, something aching and calling me from every inch of my body. A combination. Like I said I can't answer this very well now. Ask me when it happens.
IX. If you found your best friend's diary would you read it? Your worst enemy's? I would read neither of them. My best friend doesn't deserve to be treated that way. I trust her to tell me anything I need to know. Her thoughts are her own. It'd be like hacking into her brain. It could be argued that she has nothing to hide, but still, I'd be betraying her trust. Trust has to go both ways. I mean if she said "Here read this, it's about that thnig that happened yesterday," that'd be totally different. I wouldn't read my worst enemies diary either. I know that if I read that diary I will read something that will really get under my skin and it'll make me shake and want to take action. If my worst enemy wants to make me angry they can say it to my face. I would have to be very silly to go looking for trouble. I don't like having enemies, so I wouldn't want to make things worse. Somethings just aren't done.
X. What is your life's dream? To be happy. I'd like to get a good job, something I can enjoy(bearing in mind that it is work and is going to be tough sometimes). I'd like to get married to someone I really love, someone who I can talk to always and who will listen. Someone I will listen to. Someone that I love so much that every part of me pulls towards them. I want to travel and see things. I want to keep creating things. I want to crochet a sweater! I want to see the positive side of life even when things get tough. I want to keep close to my family and encourage the younger ones to accomplish what they want. I want to keep learning things all the time. Simply: to be happy.
XI. What makes you unique? Explain. I could be fickle and say that since everyone is unique that we're all the same, but I'm feeling agreeable. I don't like hanging out with alot of people my age. I don't connect very well with them. I like to be alone or with someone I like very much. I think most people are the flocking type. I guess I'm unique because I have friends of all ages, which I think is nice and balanced, but alot of people think it's kind of weird. An example would be that I am friends with the step mom of a guy I graduated with. I get along really well with both of my parents, which is sort of unique because alot of people have a standing feud with one parent or another over something either big or trivial. I'm having trouble with this question. I've spent a good deal of my life trying to be different or trying to emphasize my different-ness, so now it seems like such an old question. I've learned that being unique isn't about having funny colored hair or wearing crazy clothes( i've done both). I think I'm unique for a teenager(okay very nearly not one anymore) because I'm tired of trying to show that I'm unique. People have pointed out that I'm unique more recently, which is funny, cause I'm more 'normal' now than I was before and I'm not trying to be unique- I'm just me. I feel strange and sort of cheap answering this question. It feels sort of showy to brag about my 'unique-ness' when I can't really put my finger on it.
XII. What sets you apart from the crowd? Everything above. I don't have a 'crowd' really. I don't see alot of my friends too often because of various reasons, so naturally we are very different because we're not there to influence each other a lot. I was always allowed a sip of wine and so forth so I don't like heavy drinking like everyone else I know. I've never done any drugs at all. I don't do that whole 'hooking up' thing with random guys. I can't handle that raucous life style. I like being in love with a guy and just 'hooking up' with him. I don't drive by choice although I might have to learn soon. I just do what I want and stay away from whats 'in' cause I'd rather wear what I like. I don't go out because everyone else is going clubbing. I'm content to stay in. Once again I don't see staying home as a waste of a friday night. Some people will say "Oh you're being boring" and I'll just say "yeah, i like being boring. it's pretty fun when drips like you aren't making it so bad." They have no right bothering me and my boring activities. I'm apart from the crowd because I just don't care about the crowd.
XIII. Which of the Seven Deadly Sins (envy, pride, gluttony, wrath, sloth, greed, lust) do you feel you possess the most?Sloth. I can sleep for twelve hours and I don't care. Some nights I don't get enough sleep and so I make up for it on other nights. Sometimes I just lie about and think about stuff. It's a great pastime. I'm a bit wrathful too I suppose. I just get angry about really little stuff sometimes. I mean really really insignificant small meaningless stuff. I don't know why. Somethings just set me off, but I control it pretty well. I just get real quiet and imagine my way through it. The other day I got lost somewhere on my way to buy a big huge clipboard for my sketchbook and I ended up walking ten miles. Cars were whizzing past me at high speeds and one jerk yelled at me out of a window. During my walk I saw a small office size clipboard and I was close to tears. I was so close to picking up the little clipboard and chucking it into the road. I really wanted to cause it pain, but I didn't. I just marched on.
Age:19
I. Describe yourself: Alot of the time I like to sit and read and get lost in my books. I also like to crochet alot, mostly scarves, but hopefully bigger things one day. I work on the potter's wheel and do some handbuilding with clay. I find working with clay very intense and very therapeutic, I like making combinations with the glazes because sometimes things don't go right and the color turns out totally different, so you really learn to let go of the piece and just let it happen. I like doing alot of arty stuff. I like creating things, it makes me feel...useful sort of, like I'm contributing something to the people I know and they'll remember me for it.
I don't like parties really, but occasionally I'll go to one if I know alot of people there. I'm the sort who has no problem with sitting home on the weekend and reading. I have a few friends who I am loyal to, unless they betray my trust and then it is all over. I don't take crap from anyone, especially friends because they should know better. If someone says something insulting to me or a guy tries to hug me alot even though I have a boyfriend and I tell him to stop I won't hesitate to put him in his place. I will use force where it is necessary to protect myself or my friends and family.
I am in my second year of college and the main building and library of my school looks like Hogwarts, which is nice. I want to major in studio art with certification so I can teach. I was really into art when I was little and I received HUGE amounts of support and encouragment from my family, which sort of turned me off from art for a long time. I was expected to be an artist by family and that sort of bothered me. I wanted to have more freedom than that. Now I realize that it is what I want to do. I considered being an English major, but changed my mind. I love literature though, don't get me wrong. I just don't want a degree in it. I like John Dunne's 'The Flea', I like reading Shakespeare, Shelley, Browning, etc etc. I like to write occasionally. Poetry and prose.
Watching movies works on a cycle for me. I watch the same two or three films over and over again for weeks, and then they change, but amidst the changing films there are always some constants.
I liek to drive around with my boyfriend and listen to music. We don't have to be going anywhere. It's just fun in a Kerouac sort of way I guess. Just being on the road and seeing what happens.
Sometimes I'm very silly, just to mix things up a bit. I can be loud and strange at times, but in bursts. I sing outloud too, but not when others are around. So don't let this quiet demeanor fool you, I can be just as loud and silly and fun as anyone else, but on my own terms.
II. What are some of your pet peeves?People who declare they are going to change their ways and yet nothing ever changes, but they act like they are doing something wonderful. People who think they are right and refuse to even hear another opinion. I really, really don't like it when I express an interest in something- harry potter, ceramics, whatever- and before I'm finished my sentence someone proceeds to say my interests are stupid, childish, or easy to do. It's really unnecessary. A simple comment on their view would do. It annoys me when people are rude on my behalf, it's really embarassing and it makes me feel like they don't think I can take care of myself. The smell of dogs bothers me. I don't know why, it just bothers me.
III. What is your take on religion?Well, I went to church when I was little and I spent some time in high school reading up on Buddhism and other religions, just to see what else was out there. Religion isn't about God or saints or anything like that for me, it's more of an internal thing. I guess I just believe in doing what is right and enjoying life and that's enough religion for me. I'd rather donate to Rainforest Rescue and other organizations than give money in church. However, I don't have a problem with organized religion in general. I think it can teach kids good morals and so forth. I don't really have a clear take on religion I guess. It has it's ups and downs. It's for some people, not so much for me.
IV. If you were a character in the Harry Potter series, which of the following would you be? (Pure-Blood, Half-Blood, Muggle Born, Squib, or Muggle) I would be muggle born because I have been made fun of in school since I was little and always about the same things-too fat, too ugly, too weird- the typical. More recently it has stopped because someone gave me the confidence to realize those people were wrong. I feel I would be muggle born because alot of muggle borns are made fun of for their ancestry, something that is unimportant in what kind of person they are. They are just as good at magic. I think that sometimes it takes some fighting and sometimes you need a leg up to believe in yourself and not get discouraged by the nay sayers.
V. Which house do you not fit in at all?Slytherin. I'm not overly competitive, but when I am I'm not willing to do 'anything it takes'. I can see the qualities in others even if I don't like it. While I can be determined-or stubborn- like slytherins I think that is all of them I see in me. I don't see myself as a SLytheriny person. But who knows, maybe I am.
VI. How do you feel about inter-house relations? I think it'd be great for people to really cross house lines and get to know unknown territory. A lot of what people learn is from our peers. Since each house has different qualities students would really get to see other perspectives. It is definitly important to know that your house is 'like your family', but that is no reason to shut others out. Even if there is serious loathing going on between two houses, I think they should be able to work together in a civil manner at the very least. Opposites attract, you know.
VII. If you recieved a Howler from your parents, what would it be for?That is really tough to answer. I have never had a detention in the entirety of my life. Never ever. In the instance I got caught though I'd get a howler for hexing some jerk who tested my patience one time too many. Even then though, I think my parents, especially my dad, would be understanding and just send a regualr, non-exploding letter. My mom usually explodes at me for not cleaning my room, making a mess in the kitchen and stuff like that, so that really wouldn't apply to school.
VIII. What would you die for? I can't answer that with total confidence. Theoretically I would die for love. For the love of my life or for family, but it would really depend on the circumstances. I mean, so many factors would be involved that I couldn't be the judge of it ahead of time. It's something to decide on in the moment. I would have to be really passionate about whatever or whoever it is. I don't just mean plain love, I mean some other connections too, like mental connections, a gut feeling, something aching and calling me from every inch of my body. A combination. Like I said I can't answer this very well now. Ask me when it happens.
IX. If you found your best friend's diary would you read it? Your worst enemy's? I would read neither of them. My best friend doesn't deserve to be treated that way. I trust her to tell me anything I need to know. Her thoughts are her own. It'd be like hacking into her brain. It could be argued that she has nothing to hide, but still, I'd be betraying her trust. Trust has to go both ways. I mean if she said "Here read this, it's about that thnig that happened yesterday," that'd be totally different. I wouldn't read my worst enemies diary either. I know that if I read that diary I will read something that will really get under my skin and it'll make me shake and want to take action. If my worst enemy wants to make me angry they can say it to my face. I would have to be very silly to go looking for trouble. I don't like having enemies, so I wouldn't want to make things worse. Somethings just aren't done.
X. What is your life's dream? To be happy. I'd like to get a good job, something I can enjoy(bearing in mind that it is work and is going to be tough sometimes). I'd like to get married to someone I really love, someone who I can talk to always and who will listen. Someone I will listen to. Someone that I love so much that every part of me pulls towards them. I want to travel and see things. I want to keep creating things. I want to crochet a sweater! I want to see the positive side of life even when things get tough. I want to keep close to my family and encourage the younger ones to accomplish what they want. I want to keep learning things all the time. Simply: to be happy.
XI. What makes you unique? Explain. I could be fickle and say that since everyone is unique that we're all the same, but I'm feeling agreeable. I don't like hanging out with alot of people my age. I don't connect very well with them. I like to be alone or with someone I like very much. I think most people are the flocking type. I guess I'm unique because I have friends of all ages, which I think is nice and balanced, but alot of people think it's kind of weird. An example would be that I am friends with the step mom of a guy I graduated with. I get along really well with both of my parents, which is sort of unique because alot of people have a standing feud with one parent or another over something either big or trivial. I'm having trouble with this question. I've spent a good deal of my life trying to be different or trying to emphasize my different-ness, so now it seems like such an old question. I've learned that being unique isn't about having funny colored hair or wearing crazy clothes( i've done both). I think I'm unique for a teenager(okay very nearly not one anymore) because I'm tired of trying to show that I'm unique. People have pointed out that I'm unique more recently, which is funny, cause I'm more 'normal' now than I was before and I'm not trying to be unique- I'm just me. I feel strange and sort of cheap answering this question. It feels sort of showy to brag about my 'unique-ness' when I can't really put my finger on it.
XII. What sets you apart from the crowd? Everything above. I don't have a 'crowd' really. I don't see alot of my friends too often because of various reasons, so naturally we are very different because we're not there to influence each other a lot. I was always allowed a sip of wine and so forth so I don't like heavy drinking like everyone else I know. I've never done any drugs at all. I don't do that whole 'hooking up' thing with random guys. I can't handle that raucous life style. I like being in love with a guy and just 'hooking up' with him. I don't drive by choice although I might have to learn soon. I just do what I want and stay away from whats 'in' cause I'd rather wear what I like. I don't go out because everyone else is going clubbing. I'm content to stay in. Once again I don't see staying home as a waste of a friday night. Some people will say "Oh you're being boring" and I'll just say "yeah, i like being boring. it's pretty fun when drips like you aren't making it so bad." They have no right bothering me and my boring activities. I'm apart from the crowd because I just don't care about the crowd.
XIII. Which of the Seven Deadly Sins (envy, pride, gluttony, wrath, sloth, greed, lust) do you feel you possess the most?Sloth. I can sleep for twelve hours and I don't care. Some nights I don't get enough sleep and so I make up for it on other nights. Sometimes I just lie about and think about stuff. It's a great pastime. I'm a bit wrathful too I suppose. I just get angry about really little stuff sometimes. I mean really really insignificant small meaningless stuff. I don't know why. Somethings just set me off, but I control it pretty well. I just get real quiet and imagine my way through it. The other day I got lost somewhere on my way to buy a big huge clipboard for my sketchbook and I ended up walking ten miles. Cars were whizzing past me at high speeds and one jerk yelled at me out of a window. During my walk I saw a small office size clipboard and I was close to tears. I was so close to picking up the little clipboard and chucking it into the road. I really wanted to cause it pain, but I didn't. I just marched on.