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BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Lauren
AGE: 19
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec
GENDER: Female
PREVIOUS STAMPS: Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)
Aragorn (Reverse Matchmaker: Lord of the Rings)
Erik Lansherr (Reverse Matchmaker: X-Men: First Class) <3
Border Collie (Dog Breed Theme)
Sam Winchester (Reverse Matchmaker: Supernatural)
Harry Potter (Reverse Matchmaker: Harry Potter)
Arwen (LOTR Character)
Agent Coulson (Thor Reverse Matchmaker)
Beauxbatons (Harry Potter Wizarding Education)
Oliver Wood (Harry Potter Matchmaker)
I WOULD PREFER SOMEONE:
[x] male
[] female
[] no preference
The beginning is always today.
ME, MYSELF AND I
List a few of your positive and negative traits (feel free to elaborate):
POSITIVE TRAITS Brave, kind, perfectionist, diligent, independent, intelligent, playful, sweet, tender, serious, a bit of a smart-ass, devoted, protective.
NEGATIVE TRAITS Obsessive, overtly-focused on things, impatient with myself and waiting (NEVER with other people), perfectionist, worry about things I can't control, overthink things, etc.
Describe your personality (how you see yourself), feel free to use different tests:
I found this "patronus analysis" to be spot on my personality:
PATRONUS ANALYSIS: 022. THE PHOENIX
The phoenix is a difficult patronus to come by, and if you do happen to have it, it signifies a very strong heart. These peope have been through a lot in their life, and have risen from the ashes of it and become driven, daring, and a bit stubborn. They will not let anything bring them down, because they’ve been there before and never want to go back to that place. They have fire-like emotions, and can therefore be a bit tense at times. They are natural therapists, wanting to help others get out of tought places to allow them to rise as well. The most common house for a phoenix patronus is Gryffindor. The most common signs are Leo and Taurus.
As well as my usual INTJ self:
Ipersonic:
♥ Analytical Thinkers:
-Reserved, quiet persons.
-Like to get to the bottom of things
-Modest persons with sharp intellect, quickly and comprehensively grasp patterns, principles and structures.
-Analytical Thinkers like to work alone; their ability to concentrate is more marked than that of all other personality types.
-Analytical Thinkers have little interest in everyday concerns - home and workplace are chaotic, only concerns himself with banalities such as bodily needs when it becomes absolutely unavoidable.
-The acknowledgement of their work by others does not play a great role for them; in general,they are quite independent of social relationships and very self-reliant.
-Analytical Thinkers therefore often give others the impression that they are arrogant or snobby - especially because they do not hesitate to speak their mind with their often harsh (even if justified) criticism and their imperturbable self-confidence. Incompetent contemporaries do not have it easy with them.
-Whoever succeeds in winning their respect and interest has a witty and very intelligent person to talk to. A partner who amazes one with his excellent powers of observation and his very dry humour.
Adjectives:
Introverted, theoretical, logical, spontaneous, rational, analytical, intellectual, sceptical, pensive, critical, quiet, precise, independent, creative, inventive, abstract, eccentric, curious, reserved, self-involved, imaginative, determined, modest, careful, incommunicative, witty.
♥ Also, my Myers-Briggs personality:
-Idealists are incurable romantics who prefer to focus on what might be, rather than what is. The real, practical world is only a starting place for Idealists; they believe that life is filled with possibilities waiting to be realized, rich with meanings calling out to be understood. This idea of a mystical or spiritual dimension to life, the "not visible" or the "not yet" that can only be known through intuition or by a leap of faith, is far more important to Idealists than the world of material things.
Highly ethical in their actions, Idealists hold themselves to a strict standard of personal integrity. They must be true to themselves and to others, and they can be quite hard on themselves when they are dishonest, or when they are false or insincere. More often, however, Idealists are the very soul of kindness. Particularly in their personal relationships, Idealists are without question filled with love and good will. They believe in giving of themselves to help others; they cherish a few warm, sensitive friendships; they strive for a special rapport with their children; and in marriage they wish to find a "soulmate," someone with whom they can bond emotionally and spiritually, sharing their deepest feelings and their complex inner worlds.
♥Enegram Type Three:The Achiever:
-The "stars" of human nature,
-People often look up to them because of their graciousness and personal accomplishments.
-They are usually well regarded and popular among their peers, the type of person who is frequently voted “class president" or “home coming queen”
-Threes act as living “role models” and paragons because of their extraordinary embodiment of socially valued qualities.
-Threes will try to become somebody noteworthy in their family and their community. They will not be a “nobody.”
-They want success because they are afraid of disappearing into a chasm of emptiness and worthlessness: without the increased attention and feeling of accomplishment which success usually brings, Threes fear that they are nobody and have no value.
-The problem is that, in the headlong rush to achieve whatever they believe will make them more valuable, Threes can become so alienated from themselves that they no longer know what they truly want, or what their real feelings or interests are. In this state, they are easy prey to self-deception. From their earliest years, as Threes become dependent on receiving attention from others and in pursuing the values that others reward, they gradually lose touch with themselves. Step by step, their own inner core, their “heart’s desire,” is left behind until they no longer recognize it.
-Thus, while they are the primary type in the Feeling Center, Threes, interestingly, are not known as “feeling” people; rather, they are people of action and achievement. It is as if they “put their feelings in a box” so that they can get ahead with what they want to achieve. Threes have come to believe that emotions get in the way of their performance, so they substitute thinking and practical action for feelings.
-Threes report that when they realize to what extent they have adapted their lives to the expectations of others, the question arises, “Well, then, what do I want?” They often simply did not know; it was not a question that had ever come up before. Thus, the fundamental dilemma of Threes is that they have not been allowed to be who they really are and to manifest their own authentic qualities. At a young age, they got the message that they were not allowed to have feelings and be themselves: they must, in effect, be someone else to be accepted. To some degree, all of the personality types have been sent the same message, but because of their particular background and makeup, Threes not only heard it, they began to live by it. The attention they received by performing in a certain way was their oxygen, and they needed it to breathe. Unfortunately, it came at a high price.
Describe how other people see you (strangers, friends, family): Strangers I think see me as a determined and ambitious yet sweet, polite person, family as a force to be reckoned with, ambitious, sarcastic, funny, gentle, kind, devoted, shy and playful, and friends as a total DORK XD Playful, funny, outgoing, but also shy.
What motivates you in life? Success. Advancement. The ambition that I could be talked about and not be a disappointment to my family. The desire to not be talked about and be nothing. Although, after I find a job I love, I don't know what my modivation could possibly be. Probably to enjoy life and to love. -shrug-
WHAT ARE YOUR PET PEEVES AND DISLIKES? Screaming babies and loud noises, drunks, rudeness. Unkindness. People who take up the entire sidewalk when they walk with their friends/significant others |D
LIKES:
Music:
Adele, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Beethoven, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, any sort of classic rock or classical music. James Taylor, Carole King, Queen, Heart, Teddy Thompson, Rufus Wainwright, AC/DC, CCR, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Paolo Nutini, The Proclaimers, The Eagles, Meatloaf, Billy Joel, The Dixie Chicks, Elton John, Cat Stevens, The Doors, Simon and Garfunkel.
TV:
BBC's Sherlock, Star Trek: The Original Series, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Top Gear UK, Real Time with Bill Maher, Mock the Week, QI, Horrible Histories, BBC's Miranda, Russell Howard's Good News,. British and Australian Television.
Literature:
The Godfather, The Silence of the Lambs, anything by Shakespeare, anything by Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries, anything that can be considered classic literature, Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes.
Actors/Actresses:
Michael Fassbender, Tom Hiddleston, Robert Downey Junior, Harrison Ford, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine, Audrey Hepburn, Mae West, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Alex Kingston, Mark Gatiss, Christoph Waltz.
Movies:
Any film by Alfred Hitchcock, Roman Polanski, or John Hughes. The Pianist, The Silence of the Lambs, The Godfather, North and South, The King's Speech. I felt very close to Bertie in "The King's Speech". I had a stutter as well when I was little, as well as a lisp.
HOBBIES: Sports, music, learning languages, traveling, reading, watching TV, writing, literature, history.
INTERESTS: Travel, the Victorian era, sixties music, sports, languages, graphics, volleyball, swimming, running, history.
YOUR APPEARANCE AND STYLE
When going out, do you take a lot of time to get ready or not? Not really, probably fifteen, twenty minutes from pajamas, no hair done, no makeup to being ready to go out.
What can we find in your wardrobe? Business professional clothes mixed with lovable flannel pajamas with pixies on them and oversized colourful t-shirts |D -I like the latter more- |D
Describe your style (feel free to include pictures)! I have a very classic style with playful influences, such as ascots and scarves. I normally have victorian-style boots, jeans, a messenger bag, and a big wooly coat considering I live in a very cold city |D
Post a few pictures of yourself or describe your physical appearance!
LOL I just dyed my hair, no one has said a thing about it, and I'm worried it looks horrid and I should dye it back |D Anyhow, this is me a couple of days ago:
At a get-together, hence why my hair is huge, this is cropped considerably and why I have that air of constant surprise on my face. |D
Me waving "hello" to my parents |D
And me two minutes ago with my grim unsatisfaction at my dye job |D -I'll just keep washing it till it lightens up- |D I am also athletic and 5'10 1/2-6'0. I really haven't measured lately |D
EVERYDAY LIFE
Places one could find you at (why do you like to hang around there?): Library, touring the city on foot while listening to music, coffeehouse. They're all lovely and quiet and you can hear yourself think. I also like athletics alot, so probably the gym, otherwise. Not exactly quiet, but you're able to work out all your pent up stress and frustration, and I absolutely love it.
Places you dislike (why?): Clubs, sweaty crowded rooms, anywhere with loud noises and obnoxious people, really xD I can't really explain why, can I? It's just how I am. Loud people irritate me and this application is becoming ridiculously long and starting to irritate me as well, sorry, Victoria, it JUST IS |D -huff- -still has about fifteen questions or so to jump around to- |D
Are you well known as a person? I'd say people recognize me, yes.
How do you act around friends? Like an idiot XD
How do you act around strangers (are you usually trusting or wary)? Trusting. I'm very naiive, I think. I trust openly, I'm very innocent when it comes to trusting people. I leave my bag places, or my notebooks in public cafes, because I believe in the inherent good in people, when it all comes down to it. The world may not be a perfect or a very nice place, but I like to believe there's enough good people in it that I can trust them openly not to do things to just be deliberately cruel. Even though I've suffered at the hands of people who have been cruel before, I like to think people can be good, if given the trust and the chance.
Are you usually easy or hard to approach? I am a very easy person to approach, and I am very open to people once they approach me. However, if they give me reason to dislike them or they dislike me for some reason, I can be very difficult with them. I keep my answers to strict polite responses so they have no reason to dislike me further.
What do you usually do in your free time? XD Make graphics? Sleep? Watch crap TV? Do sports? Read? |D
OTHER
List a few topics of conversation (what do you like to talk about): 1. Anything involving history or any intellectual debates.
2. Humor.
3. Anything involving planning something to have fun at. (LOL I've so given up giving insightful answers at this point |D)
Which topics you cannot stand and why? Gossip? |D Reality TV shows, talking about drunken escapades, anything involving bad taste and bad grammar, really |D
10 things you enjoy doing a lot:
1. Drinking tea.
2. Travelling.
3. Reading.
4. Being at home with family.
5. Exploring. Just choosing one direction to go in and running as fast as you can until you're out of breath and in a whole new place and world.
6. Laughing.
7. Listening to or playing music.
8. Falling asleep next to someone. I love the feeling that you can trust someone enough to lean on them, and know they won't move for the world.
9. Dancing when I'm alone in the house to cheesy music |D
10. Spend time with a person who's your other half of your personality, whether it be a member of your family or best friend or lover. It's always fun, and always rewarding, and you go to sleep every night feeling happy.
(I also enjoy watching crap daytime TV segments and the news |D And dying my hair)
10 things you could never do without things that make my life just a little bit brighter:
1. The Ricky Gervais Show. No matter how many times you listen to it, it makes you feel like you're having a laugh with a really really good old friend, and it makes you laugh every time. Karl becomes part of your family, you just want to take him in like a little shaven puppy |DDD
2. Classic rock/ Classical music and blankets.
3. Period pieces and tea.
4. Anglophilia.
5. Languages.
6. Humor.
7. Books.
8. Travel.
9. Teasing people.
10. Smiling until your face hurts.
10 things you absolutely loathe:
1. Long plane rides.
2. Chauvanists.
3. Rudeness.
4. Boisterousness.
5. People who can't take a tongue-in-cheek joke about themselves or be self-depricating.
6. People who laugh at serious topics or think because the subject isn't directly applicable to them they can be cruel about it or rude.
7. Screaming children.
8. Drunks.
9. Latin XD
10. People interrupting your quiet night (or day) in xD
You spend a lot of time thinking about ...
Doing things. I'm never satisfied with what I have, accomplishment-wise. I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing.
Favourite books, movies, music, shows, food: I think I did every one of these earlier except food, so...
Food: Sushi, smoothies, sandwiches.
What are you good at? I think I'm a good listener, as cliche as it sounds. People often tell me their problems, even if I don't ask for them, and I try my best to help them and support them the best I can, especially if it's someone I care about. People say I'm both passionate and easygoing, but I think it's odd what you project to others. As for abilities, I played national-level volleyball for a couple of years. I also am a bit of a polygot; I speak several languages and understand many well, including French, Spanish, Italian, German and currently I'm learning Latin. I'm good at not talking about what I'm good at |DDDD -blushes- Supposedly I have a lovely singing voice |D Or so my mum says.
Dating in your experience (anything you feel like sharing): Scarring XD I have a suspicious feeling that if I started to date again actively; that is, if someone properly asked me out, a part of me would be very skeptical that it was all a joke. The person opposite me would need to gain my trust again, because I would definitely hold back both emotionally and physically in the relationship for self-preservation purposes. Until then, I have a suspicious feeling I'd feel like only half of me was involved, because I would be too angry and afraid of getting hurt again. The sweet, kind, fun me would be presented, while the more serious, vulnerable, frightened child side would hide. As it is, until I find someone to break down those walls, I'm decidedly asexual towards most people, because I don't trust easily.
I AM ...
INTROVERTED OR EXTROVERTED? Introverted.
EMOTIONAL OR STOIC? I appear stoic, but I can be secretly emotional.
DOMINANT OR SUBMISSIVE? Dominant. I'm not good at being submissive, even though as a quiet person, I think sometimes I can come off as being very shy or meek.
SOCIAL OR ANTI-SOCIAL? Neither. I'm not an actively social "OMG I WANT TO GO OUT EVERY NIGHT" sort of person, that's just never been my personality, although I do enjoy spending time with other people. I really do need time on my own, and I don't consider that anti-social at all.
FIGHTER OR LOVER? I believe you have to fight for love.
SOFT-HEARTED OR TOUGH-MINDED? I'd like to believe both, but I think if I had to come down to it, my heart would win over my mind.
MATURE OR IMMATURE? Mature. I hate immature people.
FANTASY OR REALITY? Fantasy xD I prefer the term "following your ideals" XD
LEADER OR FOLLOWER? Leader. I hate following.
IMPULSIVE OR CAUTIOUS? Cautiously impulsive.
BRAINS OR BEAUTY? XD Well, I do have both, but brains, obviously.~ xD
PLAYFUL OR SERIOUS? Playfully serious.
PREDICTABLE OR UNPREDICTABLE? I'd like to use the word 'dependable" more than predictable.
ROMANTIC OR UNROMANTIC? Secretly a tad romantic. That by no way means I'm a soppy rose-loving, "someday my prince will come" romantic. I just honestly believe in love and the benefits it provides to a person, whether romantic or not, it's scientifically proven. I'll copy and paste an old rant on here, you'll get what I mean |D
The term 'romantic' has become, I find, an excuse for silly shrieking girls that have pictures of boys taped all over their room and doodle their names with their crush's in her notebook. I am COMPLETELY not like that, and I honestly do laugh at it, how silly it is. Just wanted to point out I'm not a person to swoon over a man's appearance and past his face all over my room; I have to like the person's personality, quite honestly, to like them. They could be the most handsome man in the world, if I don't like their personality and find them irritating, I won't be with them. I've never been that sort of person who's superficial enough to like someone for their looks. I have to like their personality as well. I'm not some crazy batshit old lady reading Fabio novels and going OOOOOO COME TAKE ME AWAY |DD -facepalm- I can manage perfectly well by myself, thank you very much. If the person I'm meant to be with will come along, I won't object. Until then, I won't be one of those silly little girls putting my life on hold solely for a man. -nod-
Just thought I'd put that out there |D -creeps away-
PASSIONATE OR ANALYTICAL? Passionately analytical. Honestly, the drivel that comes out of some people's mouths these days... -rolls eyes- xD
CONVENTIONAL OR UNCONVENTIONAL? I'm a firm respecter and believer of tradition. I love any sort of tradition and respect it immensely. That being said, I really don't think you should be punished for colouring "outside the box", as it were. I think, as a person, appearance-wise, I'm much more conventional. Mentally, and in the way I visualize things, I think I'm much more unconventional.
SUPPORTER OR CHALLENGER? It really depends. Over the years I've always been a person people felt they could come to to lean on, or to confide in, and even though I never mean for it to be, it always happens. I suppose it's because I'm a non-judgmental person, and I'm kind and fair and do hold that quality of residing faithfulness and love in the person, as long as it wasn't a horrible mistake from which they could never return from. If it's something as simple as an argument though, you better believe I'm going to be a challenger xD
KINDNESS OR FAIRNESS? This is difficult. I want to say the two go hand in hand, but we both know that's not exactly true. -bites lip- I'd have to say I like to believe I can incorperate the two, but I am really partial to attempt kindness before fairness, especially in everyday, little-white lie situations. However, if it's a large issue, it's definitely fairness, all emotion is out of it. It's a decision that needs to be made and I'll damn well make it. xD
MATH OR ART? ART. XD Although Mathematics is it's own art, to be fair, it's unfortunately an art I've been unable to be blessed with |D
GROUP ORIENTED OR LONER? I prefer the term "independent". xD I'm not Greta Garbo here, I don't "VANT TO BE ALONE". But then again, I really am not naturally inclined to large groups either. -shrug- I'm comfortable and popular in groups, and I get along well with people in general, I'm a popular person, but I really do prefer more time to myself to live in my own head.
UNTROUBLED OR ANXIOUS? Neither. I do tend to obsess about things and worry about things I can't control, but I've been working on it and it seems to have gotten better. -shrug-
OUTGOING OR RESERVED? Reserved. I can be outgoing in groups, but it really doesn't come naturally, I make an effort to be that outgoing gregarious person everyone likes rather than the quiet, private person I really am.
CLEAN OR MESSY? XD I'd like to say I appreciate clean, and clean, but my brother does always complain how I'm a bit of an "absent-minded professor". Things other people realize, like dirty dishes or bread left on the counter, I don't even remember are there, even if I walk right by them. I always have more important things on my mind.
SPOTLIGHT OR BACKGROUND? I push myself to be in the spotlight, because I know I'm a better person for it. Naturally, I'm not a shrinking violet or wallflower, but I'm also not a spotlight hog either. I'm a dominant force to be one of the main characters or a side figure in a play, I find, but not dominant enough to be presumptive and assume everything is about me.
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