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Name: Melanie
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!): Someone posted a link to the comm in ONTD's FFA ages ago. I honestly couldn't say who posted, though, as it's been months and months.
Age: 24
Location: Southern United States
Occupation: Job searching at the moment
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!. I'm one of those strange people who don't have an ideal house or home...because I don't want to live anywhere. I've always wanted to simply travel. Stay in one spot for a few months or so, or, for as long as I want and then move to the next. I'd simply be roaming the planet and staying in random hostels and hotels and couch surfing instead of having a proper home. Though, if I HAD to have one, it'd be a studio flat somewhere probably in Paris, France. Loads of books piled onto shelves on all of the walls and a large low bed in the far end of the flat surrounded by jewel toned curtains as a canopy...my flat would be decorated Morroccan style, lavish rugs and ornate headboards and beautiful lanterns. And lots and lots of loose tea in my little kitchen. A clawfoot tub...and maybe a bay window. 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! I'd first wish for incredibly good looks. I'm not...pretty. (or at least I don't think I am) And it's of my opinion that pretty people have it easier in the world, so I'd like to be devastatingly gorgeous. I'd secondly wish for some kind of incredible talent. I like to write and draw, but don't do either outstandingly, so I'd love to have an insane amount of talent in either. And thirdly, I'd wish for charm and wit, as with this and the two above I'm pretty sure I could find a surefire way to pay for my marvelous misadventours around the globe. 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 honestly don't have one, and that's a constant source of contention in myself. I feel I haven't done anything worth being proud of yet, and I'm behind so to speak because I'm getting "old". And though I know 24 is not old at all and tons of people have yet to find something they've done that they can be truly proud of...well, I keep thinking I'm washed up. Part of me though, is stubborn enough to think that when I finally do something amazing, it will rock the world. 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 important: Adventure. I've been stuck in a tiny town my entire life, surrounded by narrow minded people that I do NOT have anything in common with and I'm itching for adventure. I honestly would forego just about everything else if I could just take off and do something wild and crazy. Least important: Love. I don't really feel like it exists, to be honest. It's never happened to me, and truth be told it probably won't. It seems nice and great and marvelous...but it also seems like something that is far out of my grasp and something I don't deserve at all to have. 5. What's one quote (or passage, song lyric, etc.) that effectively describes you and your values? Explain. "It's not a matter of luck, it's just a matter of time." As frustrating as my lot in life seems at time, I keep telling myself that my time will come, that it's only a matter of when, not if. And that it'll simply take time for me to get there, based on my own merits and strengths as opposed to luck. 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. I don't have a job right now, and didn't make very much when I had one, so most of my money went to bills, bills, and more bills, leaving me with little to save or put back. Money to me is something I've been trying to have for as long as I can remember and never has been able to make, so to me, it's almost life's blood. I can't do anything or be anyone without money because money is what fuels everything that's going to get me where I am. Being poor is just not an option, though it's where I am right now. 7. Name (and elaborate on) some of your hobbies. What are your favorite things to do outside of school/the office? As I said before, I like to write. I like cooking some, and mostly baking. I spend most of my time on the internet reading fanfiction and browsing tumblr, as of late. Most of my writing is fanfiction, as coming up with my own characters seems almost overwhelming. 8. Name three things you are afraid of. Explain. Being worthless-I feel like I've never done anything of worth in my life and I fear I'm going to end up a worthless clot to the end of my days. It literally haunts me. Falling-I hate the sensation of being dropped or falling, so I can't do rollercoasters at all. I literally will start to panic and freak out from the sensation. It's not a pretty sight either. Fire-This is strange, because I love fire at the same time...love the light and warmth of it, and I'm a bit of a pyromaniac because I like to just set things alight and watch them burn. But I'm deathly afraid of being trapped by fire and being killed because of it. There's honestly no more brutal or agonizing way to die in my opinion and it'd be just my luck one day that I die in a house fire. 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 three: 1) My intelligence- I'm not particularly street smart as I'm a bit sheltered, but I'm pretty book smart. I tend to pick up on a new task or job really easily and fairly quickly. I also pick up on languages rather well. I speak four, including English: French, Spanish, and a little bit of Japanese. 2)My loyalty- I'm loyal to a fault, almost. I never give up on people, most times at the cost of my own feelings, and tend to put other people ahead of myself to my own detriment. It's a bit of a duality between best and worst quality, but I try to see it as a best and reign it in a bit. 3)Hard working-I work really hard when I need to. Things have to be just so, and lots of times I'll go out of my way so something is done properly and even above and beyond standard. For instance, if I need to clean the kitchen, most likely I'm only required to wash dishes and clean the cabinets...but I'm the type that will also mop the floors and scrub out the microwave and fridge too, even when it hasn't been asked of me. Worst three: 1) I'm very very hard on myself. I have low self esteem (low is an understatement at times) and can find something wrong even in the best parts of myself. I can not accept a compliment well, though I'm trying to work past this. It's caused a lot of problems with people I become friends with because no one really wants to be friends with someone who doesn't think they're worth anything. 2) I'm petty. I find faults, little stupid ones, in others as well, and use that against them in my head in order to push them away. That's mostly because of the third one. 3) I am terrified of being close to anyone. I'm convinced that no one would really want to have much to do with me outside of using me, and if I put any kind of stock into a relationship, it would tear me to pieces if the other party proved my point right.
A Song of Ice and Fire Related 1.How many books from the series have you completed? All of them, and currently doing a re-read up to AFFC right now. 2.Who are your favorite three characters in the series? Why? 1) Sansa- She's the person you least expect to survive and come out on top, but in my head, she's the one that would prove every one wrong. She isn't physically strong, but she does use her brain later on to help her live...surviving with her manners, her name, and her seemingly sweet naivity, which at times are truth and later times, only a show to keep her head. She's calm, loving, and smarter than most give her credit for. 2) Oberyn- Simply put, he doesn't care much about others opinion of him and he loves all of his daughters regardless of their maternity. He is a somewhat revelutionary individual for the world he lives in. 3) Tyrion- He's another one that uses his wits to survive. He's smart, clever, and charmingly honest. He also won points for being kind to Sansa when she was at her most vulnerable and for looking past Jon's illegitmacy to see that he was actually a real person underneath. He does have his faults, which I can't excuse, but in the grand scheme of things, he's a complex and interesting person. 3.Who are your least favorite three characters in the series? Why? 1) Joffery- Sadistic, bratty, and just vile. Besides being an idiot, he has a serious daddy complex that he should have learned to get over, but instead, used as a crutch to be as hateful as he pleased. Plus, he's responsible for pretty much all the bad that happens to Sansa. 2) Tywin- Strangely enough, I admire Tywin in some ways (he's clever and a brilliant tactician), but his over all attitude of looking out for number one is just grating. He's arrogant, snotty, and just too cold to really care about. And he's also responsible for some pretty merciless and nasty things during the Rebellion. 3) Robert- Besides his obvious abuse of Cersei (whom I can't hate though I try, and simply pity and understand) and his neglect of Joffery, the man was a pompous and brash moron who got himself a title he didn't really want. And it showed. His reign was detrimental to the kingdom, to his family, and to himself. He wasn't very smart, wasn't very bright, and only got to where he was by way of his good looks early in life and the help of two men smarter and more trustworthy than he himself. 4.#1 Favorite moment in all of ASOIAF so far? Why? Littlefinger pushing Lysa out the moon door. It's just not what you expect will happen, because we're used to a sly and subtle con man doing things behind the scenes. I figured Lysa would be disposed of in some way, but not as daring and not as shocking as she was. And then, of course, his statement pretty much sums up almost all his motivations and characterization in the series. "Only Cat." 5. In your dream-world, how would you like to see the series end, and why? Dany comes back to Westeros and finds out she doesn't like it near as much as she would think she does, and decides to head back across the Narrow Sea...when the White Walkers show up. She teams up with a resurrected Jon (who it's revealed is her nephew, because R +L+J is in fact true) uses her dragons and his dragon glass to defeat them. Winter comes soon after, so victory is short lived, as it is brutal and harsh, nearly wiping out a third of the continent. But fortunately, the harshest Winter is short and Spring soon comes, giving the people a chance to reform and rebuild. With Dany's apparent lack of interest in the Iron Throne, Aegon dead, and Jon back to helping rebulid the wall, it's little Sansa, safely hidden in the Vale for the entirety of the Winter, who rises to the challenge, and she goes from sweet subdued hostage/fugitive, to competent and strong Queen. She gives Winterfell back to baby brother Rickon, consolidates the Westerlands and Iron Islands into the hands of former husband Tyrion, and takes Brienne as her Queens Guard, her sister Arya as her hand, and after his task of rebuilding the Wall done, her cousin Jon as consort. And she's the best ruler in the world.
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!. I'm one of those strange people who don't have an ideal house or home...because I don't want to live anywhere. I've always wanted to simply travel. Stay in one spot for a few months or so, or, for as long as I want and then move to the next. I'd simply be roaming the planet and staying in random hostels and hotels and couch surfing instead of having a proper home. Though, if I HAD to have one, it'd be a studio flat somewhere probably in Paris, France. Loads of books piled onto shelves on all of the walls and a large low bed in the far end of the flat surrounded by jewel toned curtains as a canopy...my flat would be decorated Morroccan style, lavish rugs and ornate headboards and beautiful lanterns. And lots and lots of loose tea in my little kitchen. A clawfoot tub...and maybe a bay window. 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! I'd first wish for incredibly good looks. I'm not...pretty. (or at least I don't think I am) And it's of my opinion that pretty people have it easier in the world, so I'd like to be devastatingly gorgeous. I'd secondly wish for some kind of incredible talent. I like to write and draw, but don't do either outstandingly, so I'd love to have an insane amount of talent in either. And thirdly, I'd wish for charm and wit, as with this and the two above I'm pretty sure I could find a surefire way to pay for my marvelous misadventours around the globe. 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 honestly don't have one, and that's a constant source of contention in myself. I feel I haven't done anything worth being proud of yet, and I'm behind so to speak because I'm getting "old". And though I know 24 is not old at all and tons of people have yet to find something they've done that they can be truly proud of...well, I keep thinking I'm washed up. Part of me though, is stubborn enough to think that when I finally do something amazing, it will rock the world. 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 important: Adventure. I've been stuck in a tiny town my entire life, surrounded by narrow minded people that I do NOT have anything in common with and I'm itching for adventure. I honestly would forego just about everything else if I could just take off and do something wild and crazy. Least important: Love. I don't really feel like it exists, to be honest. It's never happened to me, and truth be told it probably won't. It seems nice and great and marvelous...but it also seems like something that is far out of my grasp and something I don't deserve at all to have. 5. What's one quote (or passage, song lyric, etc.) that effectively describes you and your values? Explain. "It's not a matter of luck, it's just a matter of time." As frustrating as my lot in life seems at time, I keep telling myself that my time will come, that it's only a matter of when, not if. And that it'll simply take time for me to get there, based on my own merits and strengths as opposed to luck. 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. I don't have a job right now, and didn't make very much when I had one, so most of my money went to bills, bills, and more bills, leaving me with little to save or put back. Money to me is something I've been trying to have for as long as I can remember and never has been able to make, so to me, it's almost life's blood. I can't do anything or be anyone without money because money is what fuels everything that's going to get me where I am. Being poor is just not an option, though it's where I am right now. 7. Name (and elaborate on) some of your hobbies. What are your favorite things to do outside of school/the office? As I said before, I like to write. I like cooking some, and mostly baking. I spend most of my time on the internet reading fanfiction and browsing tumblr, as of late. Most of my writing is fanfiction, as coming up with my own characters seems almost overwhelming. 8. Name three things you are afraid of. Explain. Being worthless-I feel like I've never done anything of worth in my life and I fear I'm going to end up a worthless clot to the end of my days. It literally haunts me. Falling-I hate the sensation of being dropped or falling, so I can't do rollercoasters at all. I literally will start to panic and freak out from the sensation. It's not a pretty sight either. Fire-This is strange, because I love fire at the same time...love the light and warmth of it, and I'm a bit of a pyromaniac because I like to just set things alight and watch them burn. But I'm deathly afraid of being trapped by fire and being killed because of it. There's honestly no more brutal or agonizing way to die in my opinion and it'd be just my luck one day that I die in a house fire. 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 three: 1) My intelligence- I'm not particularly street smart as I'm a bit sheltered, but I'm pretty book smart. I tend to pick up on a new task or job really easily and fairly quickly. I also pick up on languages rather well. I speak four, including English: French, Spanish, and a little bit of Japanese. 2)My loyalty- I'm loyal to a fault, almost. I never give up on people, most times at the cost of my own feelings, and tend to put other people ahead of myself to my own detriment. It's a bit of a duality between best and worst quality, but I try to see it as a best and reign it in a bit. 3)Hard working-I work really hard when I need to. Things have to be just so, and lots of times I'll go out of my way so something is done properly and even above and beyond standard. For instance, if I need to clean the kitchen, most likely I'm only required to wash dishes and clean the cabinets...but I'm the type that will also mop the floors and scrub out the microwave and fridge too, even when it hasn't been asked of me. Worst three: 1) I'm very very hard on myself. I have low self esteem (low is an understatement at times) and can find something wrong even in the best parts of myself. I can not accept a compliment well, though I'm trying to work past this. It's caused a lot of problems with people I become friends with because no one really wants to be friends with someone who doesn't think they're worth anything. 2) I'm petty. I find faults, little stupid ones, in others as well, and use that against them in my head in order to push them away. That's mostly because of the third one. 3) I am terrified of being close to anyone. I'm convinced that no one would really want to have much to do with me outside of using me, and if I put any kind of stock into a relationship, it would tear me to pieces if the other party proved my point right.
A Song of Ice and Fire Related 1.How many books from the series have you completed? All of them, and currently doing a re-read up to AFFC right now. 2.Who are your favorite three characters in the series? Why? 1) Sansa- She's the person you least expect to survive and come out on top, but in my head, she's the one that would prove every one wrong. She isn't physically strong, but she does use her brain later on to help her live...surviving with her manners, her name, and her seemingly sweet naivity, which at times are truth and later times, only a show to keep her head. She's calm, loving, and smarter than most give her credit for. 2) Oberyn- Simply put, he doesn't care much about others opinion of him and he loves all of his daughters regardless of their maternity. He is a somewhat revelutionary individual for the world he lives in. 3) Tyrion- He's another one that uses his wits to survive. He's smart, clever, and charmingly honest. He also won points for being kind to Sansa when she was at her most vulnerable and for looking past Jon's illegitmacy to see that he was actually a real person underneath. He does have his faults, which I can't excuse, but in the grand scheme of things, he's a complex and interesting person. 3.Who are your least favorite three characters in the series? Why? 1) Joffery- Sadistic, bratty, and just vile. Besides being an idiot, he has a serious daddy complex that he should have learned to get over, but instead, used as a crutch to be as hateful as he pleased. Plus, he's responsible for pretty much all the bad that happens to Sansa. 2) Tywin- Strangely enough, I admire Tywin in some ways (he's clever and a brilliant tactician), but his over all attitude of looking out for number one is just grating. He's arrogant, snotty, and just too cold to really care about. And he's also responsible for some pretty merciless and nasty things during the Rebellion. 3) Robert- Besides his obvious abuse of Cersei (whom I can't hate though I try, and simply pity and understand) and his neglect of Joffery, the man was a pompous and brash moron who got himself a title he didn't really want. And it showed. His reign was detrimental to the kingdom, to his family, and to himself. He wasn't very smart, wasn't very bright, and only got to where he was by way of his good looks early in life and the help of two men smarter and more trustworthy than he himself. 4.#1 Favorite moment in all of ASOIAF so far? Why? Littlefinger pushing Lysa out the moon door. It's just not what you expect will happen, because we're used to a sly and subtle con man doing things behind the scenes. I figured Lysa would be disposed of in some way, but not as daring and not as shocking as she was. And then, of course, his statement pretty much sums up almost all his motivations and characterization in the series. "Only Cat." 5. In your dream-world, how would you like to see the series end, and why? Dany comes back to Westeros and finds out she doesn't like it near as much as she would think she does, and decides to head back across the Narrow Sea...when the White Walkers show up. She teams up with a resurrected Jon (who it's revealed is her nephew, because R +L+J is in fact true) uses her dragons and his dragon glass to defeat them. Winter comes soon after, so victory is short lived, as it is brutal and harsh, nearly wiping out a third of the continent. But fortunately, the harshest Winter is short and Spring soon comes, giving the people a chance to reform and rebuild. With Dany's apparent lack of interest in the Iron Throne, Aegon dead, and Jon back to helping rebulid the wall, it's little Sansa, safely hidden in the Vale for the entirety of the Winter, who rises to the challenge, and she goes from sweet subdued hostage/fugitive, to competent and strong Queen. She gives Winterfell back to baby brother Rickon, consolidates the Westerlands and Iron Islands into the hands of former husband Tyrion, and takes Brienne as her Queens Guard, her sister Arya as her hand, and after his task of rebuilding the Wall done, her cousin Jon as consort. And she's the best ruler in the world.
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Date: 2012-09-10 07:45 pm (UTC)Your best and worst qualities, like loyalty (you're never give up on people) and intelligence (e.g. good in languages) sealed Dragons for me.
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The whole family lived with sometimes foolish courage, in a quest to conquer and have power, accomplish something and be recognized.
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