Tropical sun, why do you run?
IMPORTANT!
Please provide the link to at least three unstamped applications you have voted on!
http://community.livejournal.com/lostrating/95514.html
http://community.livejournal.com/lostrating/96078.html
http://community.livejournal.com/lostrating/97362.html
Just for the record
Is this your first application here or are you re-applying? First application.
Which season(s) do you want to get character votes from? Any season, any character.
I want to be voted as [male/female/doesn't matter]: It don't matta.
BASICS
Name: Julia
Gender: Female
Date of birth: July 26th, 1985
Likes: A good Friday night at a good pub, dancing, the Internets, thinking (too much) about multiple academic things, film criticism, shopping and fashion, William Blake, drug counseling, trying to understand things, biology, travelling, keeping it real.
Dislikes: Math, hipsters, gaining weight, depression, being stuck in one place with no prospect of anything resembling success, pharmaceutical companies, most of my generation.
Describe yourself in 5 words: Funny, ambitious, sensual, intellectual, neurotic.
THIS OR THAT
(Please provide a short explanation as well)
Optimistic or pessimistic? I'm not quite sure what sort of person could claim to be one or the other. I'm both, however my rampant skepticism and dark sense of humor pegs me more as a pessimist than an optimist. But hey, I do believe in the powers of humanity and have high hopes for the greater world.
Leader or follower? I'm a "power behind the throne" type, which I suppose means that I'm more a leader type. Secret leader type! There's no question about how I feel about "following": I have no problem with authority, but following orders without questioning why you should follow orders is a trait that scares me. When people just say "Okay!" it freaks me out. I've proven myself to be a capable leader, but sometimes it takes a lot of energy for me to break free of my insecurities and take charge. But once I do, you don't need to worry too much.
Introvert or extrovert? Again: both. I can be the life of the party or I can be Debbie Downer. (Did you know the #1 cause of death in domestic cats is Feline AIDS?) I crave and need "Me Time" but I thrive on making people laugh and contributing to a good time. I have good days and bad days.
Mature or immature? I'm mature for my age, but that doesn't make me stiff. I do plenty of immature things that aren't always healthy for me, but that doesn't make me a childish or silly person. I can write 40-page book proposal on complicated themes in Moby Dick and I can also spend days smoking weed and making fart jokes. So... you decide.
Violent or peaceful? I have a labile personality, there's no getting around that. I can be angry one day, happy the next, cold the next. Sometimes I fly into rages and forget about them the next day or expect no consequences. But I study nonviolence as something next to religion. I do not want war, I do not want anger, but sometimes shit happens. So therefore, I'd say that I am a violent person by nature, but I'm trying. I'm trying. So my attempts at humility might also peg me as peaceful.
Selfish or altruistic? Everyone in the know knows there's no such thing as "altruism." Every benevolent act towards another person has a reward for both parties, whether it's material or emotional or spiritual or what have you. I'm not a selfish person, I just don't believe altruism exists.
Rude or polite? I grew up in a world where I regularly had to maneuver around extremely wealthy and "high-class" people; I have excellent manners and I make sure they're followed when that's called for. But no, I'm very rude. Like I mentioned before, I like fart jokes, and I don't like pulling punches. I don't act spiteful though, and I think revenge is a silly concept.
Eat here or take away? If the decor is nice, I'll stay and eat, even if I'm sitting by myself. But there's something fun about getting cheap take out and gobbling it in your 30 minute break next to the overcrowded staff fridge.
MISC.
What do you consider to be your one very best trait and why? That's hard to say, so I'm going to give you a funny/tragic answer to distract you: My best trait is my ability to laugh at myself, because there are a lot of things about me worth making fun of.
And what do you think is your worst? That's a little private.
If you could change one thing about yourself or your life, what would it be? I'd have more self-confidence.
If you could be any inanimate object, what would you be and why? I'd be some beautiful lady's favorite piece of jewelry. A gold charm, something that means a lot to her. Something that she sees every morning and manages to match with every outfit. Analyze that as you want.
What element do you most identify with and why? Fire. Without a doubt, fire. I'm a passionate person, someone full of "fire," one could say, though not always a raging fire. Sometimes just smoldering. I'm familiar with all aspects of astrology and tarot and my personality is always associated with fire. I identify with air second.
LOST
Providing food and water is not an issue, which three items would you want to have with you on the island? Please elaborate. 1. Medicines, like painkillers (morphine, heroin, etc.) and antibiotics (penicillin, Cipro). With some of those medicines I could heal myself and others and, if situations turned devastating, I could kill myself with the painkillers.
2. Soap. SOAP! Am I the only person who wonders how Kate's underarms are always pristine and hairless? When are these people having showers? Sometimes I take two showers a day; I can't imagine not having soap.
3. A companion. A puppy. Someone to keep me company.
Which Lost character do you personally think is most suited to be everyone’s leader and why? Sayid. He is a capable warrior and diplomat. These are the two characteristics that a leader in war time needs. He is straightforward but knows when to keep his mouth shut. And he's a human lie detector! He could rule the Island with both hands tied behind his back.
Would YOU accept this position? Why? Why not? I don't know if I would be a good be a good war time leader as opposed to a "war time consigliere." I don't want to be too relied-upon when lives are at stake. I don't know if I'd lose my grip and go AWOL, but I would be so upset if things went wrong under my command.
Which Lost character do you least identify with and why? Hurley. I wouldn't be able to be so nice all the time, so selfless and preoccupied with the concerns of others in his mostly-impotent way. (I find his backstories great and I know he's a very important character and I'd totally go and have a drink with him, but he's nothing like me at all.)
Anything else you would like to add? In a past life I was a velociraptor. Yeah I believe in reincarnation. I'm Jewish, but I practice Hindu goddess worship. My religious history is just full of surprises.
Pictures
Camwhoring. I don't do this sort of thing often.
That was my 22nd birthday. That cake was delicious. And oh yeah, there's my hot blond friend Chrissie.
I'm on the... Duh.