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1. Name: Jess
2. Age: 22
3. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose? It’ll definitely be with my girlfriend. And because I always tend to give this crazy little answer here that answers the question and is sort of, kind of a cheaty answer, I’ll say in a tour bus. A really really big one, so I can actually live in it. I’m tired of being all cooped up in this small town of nothingness; I want to get out there and see things with the one I care about most with me.
4. What would your Room of Requirement look like? It certainly depends on what I require at the moment. So.. if I want this thing to be multi-purpose.. it’ll probably have a hot tub, some foreign flavored cigarettes (yes I know, bad habit, but I only need such things on some occasions), a computer possibly with Snood on it or something equally mind-numbingly addictive, some sort of music that doesn’t make me want to throw things at the speakers. As for actual appearance, it’d probably have quite a bit of red and black furniture and stuff to just relax on, same color scheme for the walls, and I’d have all sorts of funky lamps around. And if someone else walked in they’d probably be a bit unsure about what I’m doing with how it’d look, but that’s okay. It’s MY room of requirement. :P
5. Who is your least favorite Harry Potter character? Umbridge. Although I’m pretty sure she was created just to be a hateable character without any depth to her except neverending nastiness. But aside from her? Peter Pettigrew. He makes me very angry. It’s one thing to screw your friends over by forgetting to meet them somewhere, but to go and do what he did?! WRATH. TO. THE. PETTIGREW.
6. Is the glass half empty or half full? It really depends on my mood. Sometimes it’s half full for me, other times it’s half empty. But if I feel like it’s half empty, after I get past the initial “Well doesn’t this just suck” angst/sulking/glaring, I’m going to try to fill the glass up. I don’t like just accepting things like that; I’ll try to change it somehow, or try to change how I view things, although I can be stubborn and that might be a bit hard at times.
7. Give us a quotation (Can be from a famous person, a song, or even a poem-whatever you want) you feel represents your life or personality. I don’t know who said this, or if it’s one of those really weird cheesy bumper stickers, or what.. but I pretty much can be summed up as “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” I’m all about living and doing what makes me happy, and not putting a pause on that for anything. Like the quote from who-knows-where said.. I’ll have plenty of time for that later. Hopefully a very very long time from now.
8. In your life, who comes first: family or friends? Family. But I really must elaborate here. Family to me isn’t those who happen to share the same DNA or genes or.. well I don’t really know the technicalities. And friends.. friends can come and go. But those who really do mean the most, whether they’re related to you by blood or not, those people are the ones you can really call family, the ones who really stick with you and don’t decide to turn on you for stupid petty things, assumptions, whatever. Some people who started out as being my friends are now really family to me. And some people who are biologically related to me really don’t feel like family at all, especially with how they are-refusing to accept me for who I am. Conservative (read: not really conservative, but rather pigheaded) family from prejudiced little hick town + me = REALLY BAD MATCHUP. Makes me wonder how that even happened.
9. What is your favorite childhood memory? I used to walk around the neighborhood near my grandmother’s house after sneaking some money from my mother’s purse, and sneak up to this one ice cream stand and buy myself some of that penny candy stuff..then going walking somewhere that no one would see me with the candy and wonder how I got it. I don’t really have too much. My childhood was kinda sheltered.
10. What would you say is your biggest flaw? Definitely my temper. Once that thing goes off (and it can get set off alot.. I'm prone to being really impatient, intolerant of idiots, and I'm easily angered by people who are doing things that I consider just not right), I start acting/reacting and speaking on impulse left and right. I’m impulsive enough to begin with (in a positive way if the temper’s not involved) but if the temper’s going off, I can really say and do some stupid things because at that point I just don’t think.
11. If you had been at Hogwarts during Harry’s fifth year, do you think that you would have joined the D.A.? Yeah definitely. It was very important for them to learn Defense Against the Dark Arts the RIGHT way, especially with what was going on. And I would have definitely joined. What the Ministry was doing was hurting people more than helping them. Yeah they might’ve been shielding people from the truth, acting in blind denial, whatever.. but DADA was especially essential then so the students could learn to deal with things that could very well happen to them in real life. It wasn’t just theory at that point. And yes, I admit part of the appeal to join would also be because Umbridge was such an idiot and I wouldn’t ever make myself follow or respect someone who’s proving themselves unworthy of that.
12. Describe how you react to difficult or stressful situations. It depends on what sort of situation it is. If it’s something that’s happening to someone I care about, I sometimes can use humor and just listen to them (whatever’s appropriate).. or I may get aggressive if there’s a definite cause of their stressful situation that I can solve in some way. When it comes to myself, it’s mostly my temper starting to act up and I start to react to everything. I can get mean and sarcastic sometimes, and say things I really don’t mean and I’ll take back later (whether or not I’ll admit it to anyone is another story though). I really hate to admit I’m upset or sad, and I don’t like most people knowing when I’m feeling that way.. it just makes me uncomfortable. So I tend to get angry.
13. Which do you value more: compassion or justice? I don’t know how someone can be just if compassion isn’t even taken into account. I think everyone, and every case should be taken individually. If someone was going to be “just” which I assume means going by the law, then someone who kills someone out of self defense would be considered no different than someone who kills for financial gain. And I think that’s just sick. Every factor should be considered, and appropriate action should be taken based on the situation. So definitely compassion. Although I personally have trouble with having compassion for someone that I have personal grudges against, but I think that’s human nature at work there. Or something of the sort.
14. Would you say that you’re a child at heart, or that you have an old soul? I’d say I’m definitely a child at heart. The whole being a “mature adult” thing just seems far too boring for me. The way some people act they make it seem like I should just sit around and knit and be happy (nothing wrong with knitting for those who enjoy it but personally I’m terrible with stuff like that) by just that..and just want calm quiet adult-like things.. nah. And being far too practical. Ew. I’m just not up for that. I'm more suited to be a rock star, actually.
15. Which Hogwarts House do you think that the Sorting Hat would place you in? I’ve been sorted most frequently as a Gryffindor and I think that’s more or less accurate. I was sorted that way at an actual sorting community (with real people, as opposed to one of those little quiz thingies). I’ve been sorted as a Slytherin in little quiz thingies before too. So I’m probably a mix, but a bit more predominantly Gryffindor.
16. If you have a picture of yourself and feel comfortable posting it, please do so! Pictures are fun!
I have a few!
I'm either the clothed one or the naked one. You decide. Why do I always make a comment about clothes or lack thereof?
It's a clear photo of myself, yes, but watch out for the hair. I didn't have a haircut, and I didn't really do much with it either.
Me, a horrible webcam picture. But it's the most recent one I have.
Yeah, this is still me. It's an older picture but I really like it. I miss my eyebrow ring.