Never judge a book by its movie
What a fantastic idea for a community!
the BASICS
Name: Stephanie
Age: 23. (Though I will be 24 on thursday.)
Gender: Female.
Likes/Talents/Hobbies: Economics, politics, urban legends, jewelry making, messsing around in photoshop, making fanmixes to avoid work, reading (this sort of fell by the wayside during college/grad school, so I'm trying to read 100 books this year), Hindi, Mandarin and German, sociology, linguistics, going for long walks, keeping myself away until 4 am due to too much coffee, obsessively collecting new music, falling into tv tropes NEVER TO RETURN.
Dislikes/Pet Peeves: False modesty, people who mistake being wishy-washy for diplomacy, writing cover letters, getting stuck on a small sidewalk people people who are walking slowly heh, poorly formatted powerpoints XD, computer chargers that go and die whyyyy, people who won't take no for an answer
the FAVORITES (and please try to explain why)
Color(s): Purple. It looks good with my blue eyes, and I love to see it in the sunset right before the sky fades to night. I'm fond of orange lately too, again because of sunsets.
Movie(s): Amadeus is so fantastic. Excellent acting, music and costime, gallows humor, about composers (I played viola for years so I'm kind of partial in this case)... I just think it's just so clever and entertaining.
Music: Favorite genres are electronica/dance, folk and bollywood.
Book(s): Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is my current favorite. ("Current" = this past year.) Looooove studying the Tudor era, so an epic length, complex book about it? YES PLZZZ.
Food: <333 Indian food. SPICY FOOD FOREVER. Samosas, matar paneer, and dosas are some particular favorites. I kinda really love pani puri too heh.
Animal: Angler fish because of this song. Jackrabbits just for being so damn cute.
Season: Autumn in most of the U.S., because it's still pretty warm and I'm not allergic to everything. Now winter is my favorite due to living in the desert and all.
Quote/Saying:
A man's power is in the half-light, in the half-seen movements of his hand and the unguessed-at expression of his face. It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires."
-from the aforementioned Wolf Hall.
the PERSONALITY
What are some of your positive traits?
Adaptable: I'm not especially brave (quite the opposite really), but I'm very accepting of new situations and kinda blunder my way through as needed. Usually successfully! I've gone across the country and abroad for school purposes and adjusted well. I can write long papers with little advanced notice. I'm even calm in airports!
Sense of humor This is hard to elaborate on. It just kind of is. I can see the humor in most things. It's served me well during times like finals week. XP
Curiosity: I've studied three different languages. When people ask why, I tell them it's so I'm more likely to work for the government. While that's true, 99.9% of the reason why is for the lulz. This pretty much describes my typical relationship to information gathering. I'll suddenly decide I want to learn everything about 13th century Mongolia and, by god, I will learn everything about 13th century Mongolia!
What are some of your negative traits?
Indolent: It, ah, sounds better than lazy. XD I'm not exactly a procrastinator; I get nearly all responsibilities done on time! I just tend to take my own sweet time, making the really important life decisions. I have trouble making a choice and then acting on it. I like to keep as many options open as possible, to the point of total confusion.
Reserved: I'm just plain not easy to get to know. On the best of days, I can be witty and outgoing around strangers. On most days I'm quiet, trying to learn as much as I can before really opening up to people. This usually means I have a great idea of who to trust and who not to trust. But it almost means that a lot of relationships (platonic and otherwise) have halted in their tracks due to my inability to make the first move, so to speak.
Moody: Under my calm exterior is a total MAELSTROM OF WHEEEE AND RAWRRRRR!!! and, frankly, it can be kind of embarrassing. I'm opinionated, easily frustrated, quick to love, quick to distrust, enthusiastic, nerdy as hell and I'm always afraid people will 1. notice the extent of this, and 2. judge me for it.
How do you view love and relationships? I'm extremely cautious about this. I would say I'm cynical, but I'm really not. I believe in romantic love, and enjoy being in relationships. But since the emotions involved in love are overwhelming and, honestly, really terrifying to me, I'm single most of the time. I don't give my heart away easily, and it takes a long time for affection to grow to romantic love.
What are your some of your goals and dreams? I'm still working those out. I just got my MA degree and currently want to work in the international study department of a university. On a related note, I really want to see more of the world. I want a spouse who understands and encourages my wanderlust and is a safe anchor for me to return to (you know Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes? "Home is wherever I'm with you" just sounds like the ideal relationship to me.)
THIS or THAT (feel free to elaborate)
Optimistic or Pessimistic? Pessimistic, because then you're always pleasantly surprised. XD
Realist or Idealist? Realist, for the most part. I think I have moments where I like getting carried away in idealism, but mostly I feel like I can't afford it.
Introverted or Extroverted? Introverted. I guess I'm phlegmatic (if we're going to do old school four temperament grouping) because I like people fine, but I need hours or even days away from people in order to get my energy back.
Impulsive or Cautious? I'm a weird mix of the two. I'm kind of cautious when it concerns other people, but impulsive concerning most other things. XD
Leader or Follower? Um, well leadership doesn't come naturally to me (I have to work at it whenever I take on this roll), but following other people is pretty intolerable to me too. I try to strike a nice balance where I'm not the ULTIMATE AUTHORITY!!!1 but I'm not completely submissive either.
Mature or Immature? Mature.
Selfish or Selfless? Ughhh I have my moments in both, really.
Trusting or cynical? Cynical.
Romantic or not? Romantic, I think. Cautiously so, but it's there.
the HEROINE
Describe your personal style: Lazy as hell most of the time. XD When I try I like jewel tones, tunic shirts, comfortable jeans, pretty skirts, sandals (honestly, if I could give up shoes entirely.) I think I'm more into accessories, especially earrings, headbands and anklets.
Describe (briefly!) your ideal romantic partner (or if you’d prefer to be alone, explain why): Heh I got into this above, slightly. In addition to someone I can feel at home with anywhere in the world, I want someone who challenges me. Clever and witty, intelligent, someone I can debate things with without worrying they'll freak out. Extroverted and outgoing without being too overwhelming about it. Having a baseline streak of compassion and decency is so important, too. I want someone who respects my need for space too.
How do you overcome obstacles and hardships? I cry, complain, worry, like an effing boss. And then I get up and try to get through with it. Often with mixed results, but that's my general modus operandi.
Where would you most like to live? I almost don't care about the where. I've lived in all kinds of climates, and all over my country, so that doesn't really matter. Most important to me is having a network of friends nearby and work to do that makes me feel fulfilled. Right now both are kind of lacking in my life (yay for everyone graduating and going away), so my mind constantly leaps to just wanting to belong somewhere.
What kind of heroine do you think you would be? I have no idea, honestly. I can relate to Sara Crewe for being so fiction oriented, Mary Lennox for being so irritable lots of the time, Jane Bennet for people thinking she's disinterested when she's just kinda shy etc etc. Bonus shoutout for Alice because that's my last name.
Which heroine do you think you’re least like? Hah, I WISH I could be like Elizabeth Bennet.
Is there anything else you’d like us to know and take into consideration? Nope.
And finally, please link any (at least three) applications you have voted on:
1. Here
2. Here
3. And here!
the BASICS
Name: Stephanie
Age: 23. (Though I will be 24 on thursday.)
Gender: Female.
Likes/Talents/Hobbies: Economics, politics, urban legends, jewelry making, messsing around in photoshop, making fanmixes to avoid work, reading (this sort of fell by the wayside during college/grad school, so I'm trying to read 100 books this year), Hindi, Mandarin and German, sociology, linguistics, going for long walks, keeping myself away until 4 am due to too much coffee, obsessively collecting new music, falling into tv tropes NEVER TO RETURN.
Dislikes/Pet Peeves: False modesty, people who mistake being wishy-washy for diplomacy, writing cover letters, getting stuck on a small sidewalk people people who are walking slowly heh, poorly formatted powerpoints XD, computer chargers that go and die whyyyy, people who won't take no for an answer
the FAVORITES (and please try to explain why)
Color(s): Purple. It looks good with my blue eyes, and I love to see it in the sunset right before the sky fades to night. I'm fond of orange lately too, again because of sunsets.
Movie(s): Amadeus is so fantastic. Excellent acting, music and costime, gallows humor, about composers (I played viola for years so I'm kind of partial in this case)... I just think it's just so clever and entertaining.
Music: Favorite genres are electronica/dance, folk and bollywood.
Book(s): Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is my current favorite. ("Current" = this past year.) Looooove studying the Tudor era, so an epic length, complex book about it? YES PLZZZ.
Food: <333 Indian food. SPICY FOOD FOREVER. Samosas, matar paneer, and dosas are some particular favorites. I kinda really love pani puri too heh.
Animal: Angler fish because of this song. Jackrabbits just for being so damn cute.
Season: Autumn in most of the U.S., because it's still pretty warm and I'm not allergic to everything. Now winter is my favorite due to living in the desert and all.
Quote/Saying:
A man's power is in the half-light, in the half-seen movements of his hand and the unguessed-at expression of his face. It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires."
-from the aforementioned Wolf Hall.
the PERSONALITY
What are some of your positive traits?
Adaptable: I'm not especially brave (quite the opposite really), but I'm very accepting of new situations and kinda blunder my way through as needed. Usually successfully! I've gone across the country and abroad for school purposes and adjusted well. I can write long papers with little advanced notice. I'm even calm in airports!
Sense of humor This is hard to elaborate on. It just kind of is. I can see the humor in most things. It's served me well during times like finals week. XP
Curiosity: I've studied three different languages. When people ask why, I tell them it's so I'm more likely to work for the government. While that's true, 99.9% of the reason why is for the lulz. This pretty much describes my typical relationship to information gathering. I'll suddenly decide I want to learn everything about 13th century Mongolia and, by god, I will learn everything about 13th century Mongolia!
What are some of your negative traits?
Indolent: It, ah, sounds better than lazy. XD I'm not exactly a procrastinator; I get nearly all responsibilities done on time! I just tend to take my own sweet time, making the really important life decisions. I have trouble making a choice and then acting on it. I like to keep as many options open as possible, to the point of total confusion.
Reserved: I'm just plain not easy to get to know. On the best of days, I can be witty and outgoing around strangers. On most days I'm quiet, trying to learn as much as I can before really opening up to people. This usually means I have a great idea of who to trust and who not to trust. But it almost means that a lot of relationships (platonic and otherwise) have halted in their tracks due to my inability to make the first move, so to speak.
Moody: Under my calm exterior is a total MAELSTROM OF WHEEEE AND RAWRRRRR!!! and, frankly, it can be kind of embarrassing. I'm opinionated, easily frustrated, quick to love, quick to distrust, enthusiastic, nerdy as hell and I'm always afraid people will 1. notice the extent of this, and 2. judge me for it.
How do you view love and relationships? I'm extremely cautious about this. I would say I'm cynical, but I'm really not. I believe in romantic love, and enjoy being in relationships. But since the emotions involved in love are overwhelming and, honestly, really terrifying to me, I'm single most of the time. I don't give my heart away easily, and it takes a long time for affection to grow to romantic love.
What are your some of your goals and dreams? I'm still working those out. I just got my MA degree and currently want to work in the international study department of a university. On a related note, I really want to see more of the world. I want a spouse who understands and encourages my wanderlust and is a safe anchor for me to return to (you know Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes? "Home is wherever I'm with you" just sounds like the ideal relationship to me.)
THIS or THAT (feel free to elaborate)
Optimistic or Pessimistic? Pessimistic, because then you're always pleasantly surprised. XD
Realist or Idealist? Realist, for the most part. I think I have moments where I like getting carried away in idealism, but mostly I feel like I can't afford it.
Introverted or Extroverted? Introverted. I guess I'm phlegmatic (if we're going to do old school four temperament grouping) because I like people fine, but I need hours or even days away from people in order to get my energy back.
Impulsive or Cautious? I'm a weird mix of the two. I'm kind of cautious when it concerns other people, but impulsive concerning most other things. XD
Leader or Follower? Um, well leadership doesn't come naturally to me (I have to work at it whenever I take on this roll), but following other people is pretty intolerable to me too. I try to strike a nice balance where I'm not the ULTIMATE AUTHORITY!!!1 but I'm not completely submissive either.
Mature or Immature? Mature.
Selfish or Selfless? Ughhh I have my moments in both, really.
Trusting or cynical? Cynical.
Romantic or not? Romantic, I think. Cautiously so, but it's there.
the HEROINE
Describe your personal style: Lazy as hell most of the time. XD When I try I like jewel tones, tunic shirts, comfortable jeans, pretty skirts, sandals (honestly, if I could give up shoes entirely.) I think I'm more into accessories, especially earrings, headbands and anklets.
Describe (briefly!) your ideal romantic partner (or if you’d prefer to be alone, explain why): Heh I got into this above, slightly. In addition to someone I can feel at home with anywhere in the world, I want someone who challenges me. Clever and witty, intelligent, someone I can debate things with without worrying they'll freak out. Extroverted and outgoing without being too overwhelming about it. Having a baseline streak of compassion and decency is so important, too. I want someone who respects my need for space too.
How do you overcome obstacles and hardships? I cry, complain, worry, like an effing boss. And then I get up and try to get through with it. Often with mixed results, but that's my general modus operandi.
Where would you most like to live? I almost don't care about the where. I've lived in all kinds of climates, and all over my country, so that doesn't really matter. Most important to me is having a network of friends nearby and work to do that makes me feel fulfilled. Right now both are kind of lacking in my life (yay for everyone graduating and going away), so my mind constantly leaps to just wanting to belong somewhere.
What kind of heroine do you think you would be? I have no idea, honestly. I can relate to Sara Crewe for being so fiction oriented, Mary Lennox for being so irritable lots of the time, Jane Bennet for people thinking she's disinterested when she's just kinda shy etc etc. Bonus shoutout for Alice because that's my last name.
Which heroine do you think you’re least like? Hah, I WISH I could be like Elizabeth Bennet.
Is there anything else you’d like us to know and take into consideration? Nope.
And finally, please link any (at least three) applications you have voted on:
1. Here
2. Here
3. And here!