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[alcanis-ivennil.livejournal.com]

Name: Alcanis
How did you find out about the community? If it's through an LJ user, please tell us who it is (individual user if possible, not just a community name!): Random googling for ASOIAF memes
Age: 26
Location: Hungary (I Do Not Support The Current Idiot Of A Prime Minister)
Occupation: usually secretary when I have a job



All About You

1. Describe your ideal house/home. Please go into as much detail as possible, and be sure to include your ideal geographical location in the description!.

It would be an elegant 19th century English mansion with a huge park, a lake and that general "Victorian ghost story" aura. Preferably not far from London so I could go to the Covent Garden/ENO anytime.
I'd keep horses and a huge amount of cats. I'd like antique furniture with inlay, a bed with curtains, a huge wardrobe for all my burando and medieval/Victorian gown replicas. I'd definitely have a godswood.

If I could live in other eras, I'd be either a princess in tsarist Russia or a Roman lady in the late Republic.



2. Imagine you’re given the classic opportunity: a genie granting you three wishes. What would you wish for? Please be as elaborate as you can. Wishing for more wishes is not permitted!

- Make the Frankfurt Opera release a dvd of their current Billy Budd production. (It's a modern take with an interesting concept and the best bass ever to play Claggart. I have a serious bad guy crush!)
- Brainwash humanity into forgetting war and violence.
- Let me make a Julius Caesar movie with my dreamcast and unlimited budget.


3. In your life so far, what accomplishment are you the most proud of? Why? You can list more than one if you have trouble deciding. ;)

- I haggled a rare BtSSB dress from $400 to $255. Like a boss.
- I wrote a western novella, my first try to write in English. (Zapata western actually.)
- As for westerns, my thesis was about Sergio Leone. I got away with the genre I loved most instead of writing about some boring art crap...
- I read Shakespeare at ten and enjoyed it. Wondered why other people had problem with it...
- Same for Les Misérables. When I finally came to the musical, I was over 15 readings.
- I made at least 3 people Britten fans.


4. Which of the following is most important to you: Love, Money, Knowledge, Family, Friendship, Adventure, or Pleasure? Which is the least important to you? Please explain why for each choice.

Most: Family - why, it's everything to me. What would I do without them? I would also never abandon my children like Cat. That is, if I ever HAD children.
Least: Pleasure - I'm pretty much uninterested. Of the seven sins, lust isn't even an option. Wrath is my sin. (Or... does drooling over Khal Drogo count? :D)

5. What's one quote (or passage, song lyric, etc.) that effectively describes you and your values? Explain.

"Vengeance is a dish served cold" - Khan
I'll one day find and humiliate everyone who ever wronged me.

"Shoot me now or shoot me later
Every schoolboy to his sport
Death to each and every traitor
I renounce your people's court!" - Inspector Javert, being awesome.

I could quote just about anything from him but I particularly love this scene, he's surrounded by very angry revolutionaries, not afraid at all, being all "come at me bro". In the book, he's even better. He'd make an awesome Kingsguard (but being as stubborn as Stannis and as honourable as Ned, he wouldn't last long in Westeros).


6. How do you manage your money? On that note, how important is money/financial security to you? Go into as much detail as you can.

Security is very important. And I never buy useless things, but I don't hesitate when I really need/want something either.


7. Name (and elaborate on) some of your hobbies. What are your favorite things to do outside of school/the office?

Opera - I'm into the hardest stuff - Wagner (Ring is so epic... the only thing to make it better would be if Brünnhilde had walked out of Siegfried's funeral pyre with some dragons!), Britten (gotta love slashy, tragic operas!), Mozart. Yes, Mozart is hard. It may seem light and fluffy, but just look at things like the Commendatore scene. Love Verdi and Puccini too. Dislike opera buffa.
Writing - various fantasy and steampunk projects, and an Age of Sail WIP which I progressed over 220 pages by now. It's dark, gloomy and will end with pretty much everyone dead. Good guys included.
Drawing - fanart mainly. Wish I had a tablet and patience for Photoshop. Photoshop I have...
Lolita fashion - frills. Ruffles. GOOD lace. Petticoats, bonnets, bloomers, being princess-y. I've always been into historical fashion but one just can't run around in crinolines like Scarlett. Loli is the same but with knee-length skirts. Problem solved, I can even drive in it!

8. Name three things you are afraid of. Explain.


Spiders. They're fucking gross. I have a crusade against them.
Wasps and just about anything that buzzes and has a sting (but not bees. Bees are cute.)
Horror/disaster movies. I just hate watching disgusting things (unless it's ASOIAF. Watching Viserys being crowned? Perfectly ok. Watching disfigured serial killers in work? NEVER. I won't even watch Batman movies.)

And I'm not telling my biggest fears since the questions didn't say BIGGEST. Problem?


9. Name (and elaborate on) your top three BEST and top three WORST qualities (personality-related, not physical). Please answer as fully as you can, as this is an important question.

Best: witty (Would I enter a battle of wits? Well, if I had developed an immunity to iocane powder, maybe), good-humoured (I write parodies of pretty much everything), intelligent (Do I really have to boast? This is a job interview question. I hate job interviews.)
Worst: fast to anger (and usually fast to calm), cursing like a sailor all the time (is it bad? I enjoy it), unforgiving (to people I'm not related to).



A Song of Ice and Fire Related

1.Who are your favorite three characters in the series? Why? Tyrion because he's awesome, Roose because he's cunning and has a certain elegance in his evil, and Jorah because he's just a huggable bear.

Ok, more details.

Tyrion quickly became a favourite partly thanks to Dinklage, and then I read the books. The guy's a walking Crowning Moment Of Awesome/Funny and he's full of quotable sayings. And he beats up Joffrey Prickhead twice. Gotta love such a man!

Roose recently became a favourite as we got to see him from closer. He's fascinating. Wits like Tywin's, style, class, leeches, calm, soft voice... wears pink and nobody could ever call him girly. He could wear a (flayed) Hello Kitty signal and still be super creepy. And he's got those otherworldly eyes and eerie paleness. I always fall for this kind of look. No matter how evil he is, I'd do him.

Jorah: I love his shady past and failings. Always good to have a flawed character, plus he's a good counsellor and bodyguard. Also, unrequited love for Dany. Poor thing. (And then Iain Glen is just smoking hot.) I'm a big Dany/Jorah supporter, although I love to keep it unrequited. Hope he will be pardoned and gets the classic Redemption Equals Death.


2.Who are your least favorite three characters in the series? Why? Pycelle because he's a weak player of the Game, Ramsay because he's a Complete Monster and UnCat because she's bloody unnecessary.

Pycelle? Seriously, why isn't he killed off in book 2? His role is so minor and he's a loser.
Ramsay - can't tell why without spoilers, but I want his own dogs to eat him. What a sick SOB. He's like O'Brien from 1984, only ten times worse. He scares the shit out of me.
UnCat: so why exactly does she exist? It lessens the effect of the RW. Beric could've done all that Frey hanging instead. And I didn't like living Cat to begin with.

Of course I do hate Joffrey, Cersei, Freys, Gregor etc. but they're fun to read about.

3.#1 Favorite moment in all of ASOIAF so far? Why? Pre-ADWD runner-up: Dany kicking the astapori slaver's arse. I hate slavers and those bastards deserved it.

ADWD: all I will say is "Titus Andronicus homage". There, no spoiler. (How do I say without spoiler what I enjoy in it? The ingredients, the irony and the whole build-up. It's hilarious.)

4. In your dream-world, how would you like to see the series end, and why?

Well, pre-ADWD I was like: Dany as Queen, Tyrion as Hand, Varys still as spy master, Cersei killed by Jaime (who either died or married Brienne), Jon as a glorious, long-ruling LC who brings back the Watch's old glory, Sam as his Maester, Bran as Lord of Winterfell and Rickon as his heir, Arya as master FM. Sansa would kill Littlefinger (or Sandor does it) and become Lady of the Vale and/or Riverrun. Sandor kills UnGregor and either dies or marries Sansa (would be too happy for GRRM), Jorah sacrifices himself for Dany, Ser Alliser dies (preferably by Others), the Others almost take over but are defeated by dragons, one of the dragons dies, the remaining two breed. Euron kills some more relatives (hopefully Damphair too). UnCat is pwn'd. Barristan most likely dies heroically with sword in hand and goes to Westeros' equivalent of Valhalla. Ramsay gets some very nasty death after backstabbing his father. All male Freys die except Lord Walder who is left heirless and broken like he deserves. Loras lives and either becomes a monk or joins the "Mutilated Badass Club". Davos goes home to his remaining family. Stannis dies in battle or takes the black. Melisandre dies or loses her powers.

I expect an epilogue that shows what the remaining characters are doing years after the big finale.

A bit too happy... I'm sure GRRM will kill 3-4 sympathetic characters before the end.



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Done. I've edited three times, decide or else be like that annoying Doran.

Comments

Stark

[misstopia.livejournal.com]

It's a bit brief, yeah, but I'm getting Targaryen more than anything else, though I see some Lannister too. I think a Targ would think up brainwashing humanity into giving up violence, it has the right mix of autocratic decisiveness and broad scale magnanimity.

Lannister

[ladynyks.livejournal.com]

No vote because there is little sorting to be done if we're not actually getting much in the line of answers. It doesn't seem to be a language barrier problem, as opposed to your refusing to answer the question about fears outright, for example. I'm also a little concerned over the "humiliate everyone who wronged me" angle when it comes to socializing even online, but whatever.

Some of the hinted at opinions seem cool enough and Roose love is always welcome, but with the elegance of the house option combined with the "no go" sides it might even hint at a push and that skews my being able to sort things. Wrath leans the Targ or Martell ways, but what to do?

I always go thumbs up over western or Leone love, but I don't know what to do with the missing bits of info. Yes, you may need to "boast", or at least maybe elaborate some on the traits? People have in the past leaned the Greyjoy way simply because the applications were short, and it's easier having a bit more meat to sort from. What I read I love in many ways, but it's difficult to pick the right house from the rest. I've suggested Targ or Greyjoy for operas in the past, but that's not necessarily the best aspect to sort from.

I'll leave it to actual Cat fans to go into the "Abandon which of her many children?" sides, since they argue the fronts from time to time. ;)

Tully

[kibethsbark.livejournal.com]

I was very close to no-voting because it's really hard to get a read here, since your answers are all so short. I'll say Lannister for now, but if you end up returning and expanding (most of the answers) my answer may change.

Lannister

[pinktutu.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, but I am going to have to go with No Vote until you elaborate further. I really need a clearer picture of who you are before I can decide to put you in a particular house.

Martell

[kittenmittons.livejournal.com]

I really, really hate the idea of giving someone a no vote, especially when I do kind of get a vibe for a particular house like I do for you. The issue is I'm getting vibes for two particular houses, Targaryen and Lannister, and without more information, I don't really have a good way to decide. For example, let's look at your quote. I could see it going either Targaryen (bring down the usurper and his dogs!) or Lannister (a Lannister always pays his debts) or, of course, Martell (vengeance for Elia), but without more elaboration, I can't determine which way is closest to your intended meaning.

I'm very sorry, but I'm going to have to go no vote for the time being. I'd love for you to come back and elaborate on, erm, all your answers, and will definitely be checking back to see if you do so. I hope you do!

Lannister

[firebluespinel.livejournal.com]

I have to join the no votes for now, though I think you'd potentially make a good Targ, Lannister or Martell. Please elaborate--and please answer every question, including #8. We all did, and it didn't kill us.

Lannister

[liaku.livejournal.com]

Lannister. I'm with the general trend that your application is sparse, but it's not giving me nothing. My vibes are Lannister and Martell only (uninterested in pleasure PLUS not buying useless things makes you very un-Targaryan for me--you're just not crazy enough, basically). You're artsy, but not in a Tyrellish way; I think your admittance of anger issues mean more than your hobbies here--so: Lannister (debts!) or Martell (vengeance, justice!). If Tyrion's amongst your favorite characters, I see no problem using that as a tie-breaker and sorting you in with the lions. Even if your app were way longer, I doubt I'd sort you differently.

As an aside, I just got back from a year abroad in Hungary (studying politics, no less), so... I am sorry about your PM and the rest of the administration. :\

Stark

[raikune.livejournal.com]

not a lot of info, but tentatively going for Martell

Lannister

[sakuraberries]

Going to go with no vote until you elaborate. I'm getting a vague Lannister vibe, but it's not strong enough due to the lack of detail.

Martell

[sternflammenden.livejournal.com]

I'm getting a Martell vibe here,even if you rated pleasure last. It's the favorite quote that did it.

A Wagner AND Roose Bolton fan? An LJer after my own heart. :)

Re: Martell

[alcanis-ivennil.livejournal.com]

I have a soft spot for Roose. Elegant, creepy and has a style in his evil... unlike his son.

Aren't you the one who made that beautiful Roose on devart?

Re: Martell

[sternflammenden.livejournal.com]

No, that wasn't me (I am artistically challenged - I just write fic) - do you mean that watercolor one? (It's here (http://gold-seven.deviantart.com/gallery/137761)).

Re: Tully

[ms-geekette.livejournal.com]

Hey, me likey that cast! Although I always find it funny that Italians hardly ever get to play Romans when it comes to world-wide sorta projects. ;-D

And I hope you do get enough votes to get sorted this go. I think some people here are overly in love with "word vomit," although I feel it's sorta unnecessary. (I got complaints about my app being too short, too.) To be honest, I find myself scanning/skimming about half of the apps most of the time. LOL

Lannister

[deeplyunhip.livejournal.com]

Targaryen for your grand style of fierceness. I could also see some of them being all "I don't need no stinkin' questions - I am the blood of the dragon!" :P

Re: Lannister

[tantdetentation.livejournal.com]

After some consideration, I'm going to change from a no-vote to a Targaryen.

Stark

[oparu.livejournal.com]

I think I'd like to see more whys in your app. What pleased you about the Titus Adronicus homage? Why is UnCat unnecessary? Why is Tyrion awesome? What do you like about Roose?

I'm going to vote Lannister but it's more of a hunch. You have the same kind of curtness that reminds me of Twyin, the desire for revenge, knowing who wronged you and you want financial security.

Stark

[matitablu.livejournal.com]

The overall tone of your app makes me think of Greyjoy, even if you put family first :)

And yay spaghetti westerns!

Stark

[ice-elf.livejournal.com]

Lannister

Lannister

[mirasango.livejournal.com]

Martell

Lannister

[coaldustcanary.livejournal.com]

Like many others I'm tempted to no-vote, but I see a Targaryen edge to this application. You may take this the wrong way, but I see your app as an odd mix between what we know of Rhaegar as well as Viserys. Sort of the best and worst traits of the dragons together.

tyrell

[stoopid-silly.livejournal.com]

tyrell

Martell

[angerfish.livejournal.com]

No-vote. I really couldn't get a vibe at all.

Tully

[fallingtowers.livejournal.com]

I had some difficulties to get a proper vibe from this application, but I think you'd fit in with House Lannister. I see a certain curtness, pride, wish for financial security and luxurious environment, wit, and vengefulness.

Stark

[adhara.livejournal.com]

No-vote for now, sorry.

Stark

[wandaxmaximoff.livejournal.com]

No Vote - I'd like some mre elaboration and an answer to question eight, please.