fighting evil by moonlight~
+ B A S I C S +
Name: Lindsay
Age: 22
Gender: Female.
Horoscope: Sagittarius
Does your sign fit your personality? It really depends on the day, and also the description! I never used to think that I was a Sag at all, but the older I've gotten, the more of it I see in myself. I love the trademarks of freedom and independence, but I'm not the cauldron of positive energy that most Sags seem to be described as. :p I sometimes have trouble finishing the things that I start, which is totally a Sag trait.
Likes: Writing, reading realistic fiction (no sci-fi or fantasy kthx) or "the classics" of poetry, older anime (predating 2000 with a handful of exceptions), manga (particularly yaoi and other "adult" genres!), web design & coding, Japanese & French music, classical music and instrumentals, learning new things and ideas, solitude, cats, horror movies and silent films, going to see stand-up comedy, sarcasm and dry humor, analyzing things and people.
Dislikes: Gender roles and the stereotypes that go along with them, people who think they're brilliant but truly aren't (fake Know-It-Alls), children, large or vicious dogs, the dark, bigots in their many incarnations, people who drive inconsiderately or recklessly.
Describe your strengths: Definitely writing! I've been doing it routinely, for fun, since I was 8 years old. Grammar and language come easy to me, and learning foreign languages is easy (and fun!) for me. Through writing, I've also developed some skill in logic and persuasion (so, rhetoric). Otherwise I'm skilled musically, as I can play the flute (and piccolo!) and piano. I am great at reading people because I spend a lot of time watching others, and think about human interaction constantly. I'm good under pressure; some of my best work is done when I'm at my busiest, even if I'll bite off peoples' heads during the process. When I take up a cause, I really take it up passionately and devote myself to it.
Describe your weaknesses: My interests are sedentary, so I'm kind of lazy, physically anyway! I am prone to depression, almost constantly, and need exorbitant amounts of time to myself to unwind and do my own things. I get angry easily, and don't externalize it beyond my own home - so it's fairly internalized anger. I am socially awkward and bad at conversation, and don't even much like it unless it's someone I'm already close to. My head is usually in the clouds, daydreaming, despite being an avid realist who usually gets labeled a pessimist. :P
Five words to describe you: Quiet, brooding, intense, creative, independent.
+ F A V O R I T E S +
Movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
Color: Orange.
Band: Zero 7.
Book: Right now, it's Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. But it changes a lot, since I read a lot.
Food: Tofu burrito with black beans and rice, yum!
Animal: Cats. :3
Holiday: Christmas, because it's so close to my birthday. Makes December a happy month!
Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper <3
T H I S + O R + T H A T
Introverted or extroverted? Introverted to the max.
Hugs or handshakes? Handshakes, if I have to, but I don't really like either! o_o
Confident or shy? Both? I have self-confidence but am shy too; it's not lack of confidence that keeps me quiet.
Mature or playful? Mature.
Impulsive or cautious? Cautious usually, but I do some crazy impulsive things on rare occasion.
Video games or read a book? Book plz. :D I do play some video games, too, but usually puzzle or Sim games.
G O I N G + D E E P E R
It's Halloween and your school is throwing an awesome party there at night. You're completely stoked, are meeting your friends there, and already have your costume picked out. On your way there, you run into a scary Youma, attempting to ruin your plans. What is your strategy?
I would be totally annoyed and angry that it would dare to ruin my night, and knock it out in a hurry so I could get to the party. Once there, I would tell everyone about how awesome I was, hehe. :p
You're at school and a handsome boy walks past you and smiles. Then next day he's in one of your classes and he's having trouble concentrating, glancing at you every other moment. The bell rings and he starts walking towards you. How do you react?
I would wait to see what he does, of course, and be sure to make eye contact with him while he approached. Even though I sound totally confident, I would be anxious as hell, LOL. But if he fled, I would probably track him down later and ask him what he needed. Sometimes being assertive is the way to go.
A new ride opened at a nearby amusement park. You want to go, but start hearing rumors that the ride is terrifying and some people are still having jitters three days after their experience. What do you decide to do?
I would go if my friends wanted to, but otherwise probably not. I'm not big on amusement parks, and most rides give me bad headaches from my childhood problem of motion sickness.
You're heading to your destination when you see a shy girl being bullied by three older girls. They push her and she looks like she's about to break down in tears. What is your reaction to this?
Knowing me, I would've already been listening to/watching the scene unfold. So I would approach calmly, hoping to scare the boys off by just my presence alone. If that didn't work, I would definitely share some choice words with them, namely: Leave her the !*@$ alone. I can't stand when men bully women because they think they're weaker. Then I would check to see if she was okay.
You've just met your idol/role-model/favorite celebrity, and magically are able to spend a whole day with them. Who are they and what do you guys plan to do?
Oh, man, role-model? One of my college professors is my all-time hero and I want to be just like him when I get my PhD. We would hang out (likely over coffee since we're both caffeine addicts) and talk about literature, and horror movies and music, and I would ask him about what it's like to go to school at Harvard and live in New York. Basically, I just want to get to know him and find out what makes him so darn impressive.
If you could change one thing about the world what would that be?
Oh, man, tough choice. I would somehow change the way that we perceive gender, because quite frankly I hate it. Women and men are hemmed into such narrow holes of how they SHOULD and CAN behave, and it's just ridiculous. But there are so many other things I would change, too!
What are your goals and aspirations for the future?
I want to get two PhDs, one in creative writing and then another in some kind of literary field about which I still can't make up my mind! =D While doing this, I want to work as a university instructor, teaching some kind of writing. In short, I am really desiring a career in academia. No kids, plz, because of a plethora of reasons. I want to have a lot of cats, because they make me incredibly happy. My fiance and I will be getting married in the next 2 years, too, and hopefully moving into a bigger apartment or even *gasp* a small house!
What is your general clothing style?
Plain is my favorite! Jeans and a form-fitting-but-not-TIGHT tshirt with flip flops (or even no shoes) is my favorite look. But if I go professional, I really go professional; ladies' pantsuits or even the occasional skirtsuit. =D
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Click to viewThe two talking cats = the cutest thing EVER. <3 Never fails to cheer me up!
T H E + E N D
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Me at Halloween. :p
Anything else?
I'm probably not as severe as I make myself sound, LOL, but I really am a no-nonsense type of person. I still love to laugh and have fun, but I spend more time doing introverted and philosophical crap that will probably kill me at an early age. <\3
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