All About You (Part II) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aganzir · 07-03-2008, 03:48 PM

Name (that you go by): Maria; Pixie Dick to some Downers.
Age: 20. I was born on the winter solstice shortly after midnight.
Occupation: English literature major with art history, gender studies & Hungarian as minors. On my spare time I do things for Amnesty International.
Future Aspirations: Move into a city called Jyväskylä with my three closest friends and live together in a happy platonic polyamorous relationship that involves staying up late roleplaying.
Goal in life: Enjoy myself.
Short term goals: Paint my Seven Deadly Sins series that I've been contemplating for a couple of years already.
Passion: Homoerotic art, lions, Ancient Rome, fictional villains and the human body.
Hobbies: Artsy things, tabletop RPGs, books, Linux and writing letters to dictators.
Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): I'm the assertive girl with the freakish long nails and a thing for Scar.

Fave book: The Etched City (Bishop), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Hugo), the Moomin books (Jansson), A Song of Ice and Fire series (Martin), Iron Council (Miéville), Blindness (Saramago), The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien), Orlando (Woolf).
Fave movie: The Lion King (Disney) & J'ai tué ma mère (Dolan).
Fave sport: Mounted archery.
Fave store: Tea shops.
Fave music: Anouar Brahem, Leonard Cohen, Patrick Wolf, Orplid, Nicholas Lens, Pink Floyd, The Art of Noise, BWO.

What you can't stand: Circular reasoning, bigotry and homophobia.
What you plain dislike: People who make promises they can't keep. Alternatively, people who don't know what a promise means.
Who you admire: Everyone who accepts being a tabula rasa and picks up a pencil instead of letting others write their life for them.
What you most love to do: Learn absurd obscenities in obscure languages. Jsem šílená čarodějnice, lízej moje boty! Egy hupikék törpike vagyok és az agyádat eszem.
Your self-confessed flaws: I am controlling and short-tempered.
What intrigues/fascinates you: Blood, fire and power relationships.
What scares you: Someone putting a hand blender into my eye.
Quotation to live by: The sleep of reason produces monsters.

Oddwen · 07-03-2008, 09:30 PM

Name (that you go by): Alice, Evil Alice, Malice and Oddwen are the usuals.

Age: Haa, I actually had to think about it... less than 24.

Occupation: Full-time thrift store, part-time radio.

Future Aspirations: I'd love to raise a family. I'd also like to someday get off my computer and pick up my drumsticks again. And take guitar lessons. And own a car again, so I can sing loudly. Oh heck, let's be honest, I wanna be a rock star.

Goal in life: To be married. To a better rock star than I.

Short term goals: To start a Barrow-Downs rock band. Man, that would be schweet. To get through each day.

Passion: Eating candy, listening to music, reading. I am not an actively passionate person.

Hobbies: Reading, the Sims2, random surfing of the 'net, wasting time.

Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Being the weirdest in a crowd of weirdos.

Fave book: LotR, Pratchett, Sherlock Holmes, most of the Narnia series, Last Unicorn, quite a bit of fantasy.

Fave movie: Ummmm, not so much...The Day the Earth Stood Still, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Stargate (original).

Fave sport: Random acts of violence. Having pun.

Fave store: Secondhand stores. Book & music stores, Hot Topic once in a while.

Fave music: Fair to Midland. Muse. Chevelle. A Perfect Circle. Not country, not rap, not girls. My last.fm username is Oddwen.

What you can't stand: Filthiness. Giant, flesh-eating bugs. Being found fault with. Too much silence. Most current female singers.

What you plain dislike: Swearing & vulgarity. Seeing my friends hurting. CGI in a starring role. Being without candy.

Who you admire: People who can do things I like to do better than I can. This does not apply to surfing the 'net. The Chapman Brothers.

What you most love to do: See 'hobbits' (a typo, but I'll keep it)

Your self-confessed flaws: Too often I am content with what I am and not with what I have, when it should be the other way around. I'm also too sneaky for my own good.

What intrigues/fascinates you: Creating/ed little things. The inconsequential intricacies. Symmetry. Asymmetry. Straight lines. Other people. The secrets deep underneath the mountain that no-one else knows. Shopping.

What scares you: The fact that I have to be me for the rest of my life.

Quotation to live by:

"Comfort the Disturbed, Disturb the Comfortable"

"Common sense won't pay the rent and doesn't grow on trees / But splitting hairs will get you anything you need"

Additional comments: Homeschooled and awesome.

07-03-2008, 03:48 PM	#1
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Update 11/2011 Name (that you go by): Maria; Pixie Dick to some Downers. Age: 20. I was born on the winter solstice shortly after midnight. Occupation: English literature major with art history, gender studies & Hungarian as minors. On my spare time I do things for Amnesty International. Future Aspirations: Move into a city called Jyväskylä with my three closest friends and live together in a happy platonic polyamorous relationship that involves staying up late roleplaying. Goal in life: Enjoy myself. Short term goals: Paint my Seven Deadly Sins series that I've been contemplating for a couple of years already. Passion: Homoerotic art, lions, Ancient Rome, fictional villains and the human body. Hobbies: Artsy things, tabletop RPGs, books, Linux and writing letters to dictators. Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): I'm the assertive girl with the freakish long nails and a thing for Scar. Fave book: The Etched City (Bishop), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Hugo), the Moomin books (Jansson), A Song of Ice and Fire series (Martin), Iron Council (Miéville), Blindness (Saramago), The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien), Orlando (Woolf). Fave movie: The Lion King (Disney) & J'ai tué ma mère (Dolan). Fave sport: Mounted archery. Fave store: Tea shops. Fave music: Anouar Brahem, Leonard Cohen, Patrick Wolf, Orplid, Nicholas Lens, Pink Floyd, The Art of Noise, BWO. What you can't stand: Circular reasoning, bigotry and homophobia. What you plain dislike: People who make promises they can't keep. Alternatively, people who don't know what a promise means. Who you admire: Everyone who accepts being a tabula rasa and picks up a pencil instead of letting others write their life for them. What you most love to do: Learn absurd obscenities in obscure languages. Jsem šílená čarodějnice, lízej moje boty! Egy hupikék törpike vagyok és az agyádat eszem. Your self-confessed flaws: I am controlling and short-tempered. What intrigues/fascinates you: Blood, fire and power relationships. What scares you: Someone putting a hand blender into my eye. Quotation to live by: The sleep of reason produces monsters. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle. Last edited by Aganzir; 11-19-2011 at 01:41 PM.

07-03-2008, 09:30 PM	#2
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	Three years? Name (that you go by): Alice, Evil Alice, Malice and Oddwen are the usuals. Age: Haa, I actually had to think about it... less than 24. Occupation: Full-time thrift store, part-time radio. Future Aspirations: I'd love to raise a family. I'd also like to someday get off my computer and pick up my drumsticks again. And take guitar lessons. And own a car again, so I can sing loudly. Oh heck, let's be honest, I wanna be a rock star. Goal in life: To be married. To a better rock star than I. Short term goals: To start a Barrow-Downs rock band. Man, that would be schweet. To get through each day. Passion: Eating candy, listening to music, reading. I am not an actively passionate person. Hobbies: Reading, the Sims2, random surfing of the 'net, wasting time. Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Being the weirdest in a crowd of weirdos. Fave book: LotR, Pratchett, Sherlock Holmes, most of the Narnia series, Last Unicorn, quite a bit of fantasy. Fave movie: Ummmm, not so much...The Day the Earth Stood Still, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Stargate (original). Fave sport: Random acts of violence. Having pun. Fave store: Secondhand stores. Book & music stores, Hot Topic once in a while. Fave music: Fair to Midland. Muse. Chevelle. A Perfect Circle. Not country, not rap, not girls. My last.fm username is Oddwen. What you can't stand: Filthiness. Giant, flesh-eating bugs. Being found fault with. Too much silence. Most current female singers. What you plain dislike: Swearing & vulgarity. Seeing my friends hurting. CGI in a starring role. Being without candy. Who you admire: People who can do things I like to do better than I can. This does not apply to surfing the 'net. The Chapman Brothers. What you most love to do: See 'hobbits' (a typo, but I'll keep it) Your self-confessed flaws: Too often I am content with what I am and not with what I have, when it should be the other way around. I'm also too sneaky for my own good. What intrigues/fascinates you: Creating/ed little things. The inconsequential intricacies. Symmetry. Asymmetry. Straight lines. Other people. The secrets deep underneath the mountain that no-one else knows. Shopping. What scares you: The fact that I have to be me for the rest of my life. Quotation to live by: "Comfort the Disturbed, Disturb the Comfortable" "Common sense won't pay the rent and doesn't grow on trees / But splitting hairs will get you anything you need" Additional comments: Homeschooled and awesome. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door Last edited by Oddwen; 07-03-2008 at 09:43 PM. Reason: A stupid non-working link.