I am a leaf on the wind; watch how I soar.
Obligatory Questions
01. Name: Zoë (no, seriously).
02. Age: Nineteen.
03. Gender: Female.
04. Location: The grim and frostbitten North (that is, British Columbia, Canada).
05. Likes: Art of all kinds (painting, drawing, writing, playing music, you name it), reading, mathematics, learning, an intellectual challenge, role playing games, conversation, adventures, sci-fi and fantasy.
06. Dislikes: Boredom, routine, self-righteousness, bigotry, ignorance, religious fundamentalism, pineapple on pizzas.
07. Hobbies and/or Talents: Talents include... music (singing, clarinet and piano), drawing, writing... hobbies are the same, as well as playing video games, making jewelry.
08. Strengths: I'm a quick learner.
09. Weaknesses: I'm impatient, especially when people don't understand things as quickly as I do, I tend to take things too seriously, and I have difficulty relating to people my age at times (okay, most of the time).
Favourite
01. Colour: Green.
02. Movies: Umm. The original Star Wars films.
03. Books: OH DEAR. Well, my two favourite books of all time are J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, and Joseph Heller's Catch-22. In addition... C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy, Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy, and Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy. Plus many, many more. I read a lot.
04. Music: My musical taste is varied but my number one love is metal. Favourites include Opeth, Gorgoroth, Arcturus, Enslaved, Blind Guardian, Emperor, and My Dying Bride...
This or That
01. Leader or follower? Leader. I'm a perfectionist and prefer to do things for myself. I get nervous when others are in control.
02. Brains or brawn? Brains. I'm tiny, but my boyfriend says I'll never need to fight, since I could probably talk an opponent into punching herself in the face.
03. Fight or run? Run like the wind.
04. Psychological warfare, or a good ol' fashioned ass-kickin'? Both have their appeal, but I think my skills lend themselves better to psychological warfare.
05. Dreamer or realist? Realist with a penchant for escaping into fantasy worlds. Does that make sense?
06. Win at all costs, or honour until the end? Win at all costs.
07. Paper or plastic? I bring my own bags.
Random
01. How to do react to stressful situations? Panic initially, have a drink if necessary (:P), and then try to approach it rationally, carefully weighing options before making a decision.
02. Who is your least favourite person in the universe, fictional or not? Bigoted, irrational lunatics in general.
03. The eternal question. You find a wallet full of money, credit cards, etc. What do you do with it? Probably turn it in.
04. How well do you take and insult? Not very well. I tend to take things personally, plus I'm not really very patient.
05. Pick a weapon. Some kind of ranged weapon. I figure attacking from afar is my best bet.
06. You're sending a capsule into space, to educate any alien races who might find it on human culture. Remember, you have to impress them, or else they'll think we're stupid and blow us up. What do you put in the capsule? Some kind of voice recording, a film or pictures of different plant and animal species, a picture of male and female humans. You know, so they can know what the native life is like.