Interests meme

[mari4212]

I'm stealing this one from wisdomeagle, as it is fun.

Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have less than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between 50 and 75 interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over 75 interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much:

1. Atlantis. Because this is a show that makes me go squeeful at the drop of a hat? I'm a longterm fan of Stargate, so when the spinoff was announced I thought I would give it a try. And I fell happily in love with the characters, with the episodes, with the whole feel of the show. As anyone watching my livejournal can probably tell, considering how much I write about Atlantis. Besides, Rodney McKay. Need I say more?

2. Christianity. Because I am a Christian, because that is a huge part of what makes me who I am. My faith is very important to me, and I do try to live it out.

3. Dragons. Because they're cool and breath fire and I fell in love with Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books back in fourth grade when I discovered sci-fi and fantasy beyond the children's section.

4. Fanfic. Seriously, the only reason I learned to use a computer was because I heard there were stories online about my favorite shows. I read too fast, if I didn't read fanfic I would never have anything to read. As it is, even with fanfic and the internet I go through three novels a week. And on a personal level, I love being able to explore the what ifs, to expand a scene, to understand what a character was going through. And sometimes, I just need fluff to turn my brain off when I'm upset, and fanfic gives me that in large quantities. My only problem with fanfic is that large amounts of it are so poorly written, which is why I find good writers and latch onto them and their work.

5. Giving casual massages. Okay, the phrasing of that interest comes from hermionesviolin, but since I've been giving backrubs since I was eight years old and had not even heard of the internet, the idea behind it was original to me. I love making people feel better, and this is one of the best ways to do it. This is also part of what inspired my choice of major, PT. If you want to know some of the more amusing incidents regarding my giving backrubs, talk to my dad, he's the one who tells them well, and he'd appreciate an audience that hasn't heard it five thousand times before.

6. Madeline L'Engle. One of my favorite authors. Beautiful, fantastical prose, wonderful ideas, and characters you can identify with. Best known for the Wrinkle in Time trilogy, but I love her Vicky Austin books as well, especially A Ring of Endless Light and Troubling a Star. Go, read, and enjoy muchly.

7. Minerva McGonagall. One of my favorite characters in Harry Potter, she's steadfastly moral, loyal, and intelligent. She's strict but fair, and I know she'll do what's right for her students.

8. Personality. I like knowing how people work. I like knowing how I work, and personality typing is a way to approach that. Mainly, it's fascinating, especially when you do a test and it really describes who you are and what you stand for.

9. Religion. See what I said about Christianity. I want to see how people see the divine, why they feel the way they do, and how it shapes the way they see the world. I know my beliefs, and they are an integral part of myself. Plus, it's just so cool and interesting, and why wouldn't anyone be interested in religion?

10. Space. Because I got into sci-fi before I could remember, and because space has always been able to give me that "oh wow" reaction when I think about it.

11. Willow/Giles. Semi-unconventional ship, but I like the characters and they mesh well. Plus, they can geek out over books together.

Comments? Concerns? Delaying tactics while you contact the mental hospital?

Comments

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

Yay for stealing my phrasing!

And Willow/Giles is one of the few contexts in which I can actually like Willow again.

Delaying tactics? No way. This list totally affirms that I am so glad I friended you. (Though personality tests and space hold no interest for me.) And looking at your userinfo, seeing so many interest matches (both bolded -- yay stealing my phrasings -- and non -- yay Luna, Neville, Gargoyles, mythology, Hermione, Celtic music) is further happifying. And of course the list includes things that don't particularly interest me, but that is how life goes.

[ljmckay.livejournal.com]

Ooh, nicely put. Not a whole lot I didn't know already but it's really cool to hear your reasons behind some of your interests. Like hermionesviolin said, a lot in common but not everything -- which is what makes life interesting!

[ljmckay.livejournal.com]

And of course, I have to steal this one, too. I'm such a klepto! ;D

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

But that's half the reason I try to find all these fun ones, because I know you'll take them too and share.

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

Well, some of them weren't my strongest interests, like personality tests, but that's where the random draw went to.

And it would be somewhat boring if everything coincided. But yes, discovering interests in common is very happifying.

And I'm glad that you're glad you friended me. And that sentence had far too many pronouns in it.

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

Thank you. And differences are interesting, but the commonalities bond, so I'm glad that we have both.

Of course, how many of the commonalities did I drag you into in the first place? *starts counting on fingers*

[wisdomeagle]

Like Elizabeth, I'm all a-glee over the shared interests -- 'lantis, McGonagall, Willow/Giles, L'Engle. Those are my two favorite Austin books as well. Dolphins! Antarctica! *glee*

[ljmckay.livejournal.com]

And I am infinitely grateful, of course! But I've been into Madeline L'Engle for a long time, fiction and non. And Harry Potter.

And, really, the fact that you are able to drag me into the more recent fandoms just proves that we're alike enough for you to know what I'll like. (Hey, that actually made sense!)

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

Dolphins! And hey, the fact that you actually read this makes my day, considering how long I've been reading and enjoying your journal.

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

When do you not make sense?

And yes, that does just prove that I know you well. Gee.

[wisdomeagle]

*g* I have been following your journal, just, um, not commenting? (I'm so bad at remembering to engage in other people's spaces as opposed to just luring them into mine.) <3

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

Well, some of them weren't my strongest interests, like personality tests, but that's where the random draw went to.

*nods*

And the actual interest "personality" is something of a shared one. I am interested in how/why people -- myself included -- work.

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

People are fascinating. I'm sort of an unusual mix, being a people-focused introvert. I love other people, but I only want to deal with them in small doses.

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

Hey, it took me about a year of lurking on people's live journals before I decided to get one, and I understand not commenting that much.

And it's fun playing in your space, which is why so many of us have been lured there.

[heylittleriver.livejournal.com]

Yay, more info on you! :D

Personality. I like knowing how people work. I like knowing how I work, and personality typing is a way to approach that. Mainly, it's fascinating, especially when you do a test and it really describes who you are and what you stand for.

Ooh. I have to say, that really intrigues me too. Figuring out a person and understanding them. Plus, how your answers to these questions can point to some unrelated aspect of your personality.

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

It is much fun, isn't it?

And I'm glad information about me makes you happy.

[heylittleriver.livejournal.com]

Yep!

And oh yes. :D I'm an information gatherer.

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to feed the information need.