http://didurhusband.livejournal.com/ (![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
didurhusband.livejournal.com) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
ff_classchange2011-03-28 07:49 pm
didurhusband.livejournal.com) wrote in ff_classchange2011-03-28 07:49 pm
Entry tags:
I OWN THIS CITY
The Basics:
Name: THE ONLY WORDS I WANT TO HEAR OUT OF YOUR FILTHY SEWERS IS "MA'AM"
Age: 23
Location: US
Occupation: Student, future US Marine (lol, eat it, DAD!)
How did you find out about this community? (Specify usernames if you remember them.) I was pointed in this direction by my petite friend with a 40lb head, ViperChurros, who likes to CONSTANTLY REMIND ME OF HOW INTELLECTUALLY INFERIOR I AM. MATH IS HARD, OKAY?
Personality Questions:
1) List and expand upon your three best traits / strengths. (These should be personality-related, not physical.)
1.) Highly Responsible
I like to think I'm one of the most responsible broads you'll ever lay your heathen eyes upon. I'm a firm believer in personal responsibility. Your success and stability in life is largely dictated by the personal choices you make in your life. You aren't *~unable~* because of your race, sex, or economic status. If you decide to make poor decisions such as throwing your money away on garbage rather than investing, cutting class and studying time to go screw around with your buddies, or end up knocked up with kids you can't afford because you decided to do some Live Action Role Playing as a high class Troian whore, that was all you, babe. Don't expect people to pay money for your mistakes (you aren't *~entiiiitled~* to it, either). Rarely are things just given to you, either by birth or the Grace of God. You have to get your hands dirty and work for it, be it wealth, respect, or skills. Get rid of the crutch, guy.
I can't stand it when some of my friends complain about their *~circumstances~* they brought ENTIRELY upon themselves, and shift the blame onto someone else, or a disorder they self-diagnosed themselves using Wikipedia. YOU decided to blow $500 bucks on a tattoo, rather than save it for school. YOU decided not to study. YOU never have "any tiiiime" because you've attached your umbilical cord to your USB port. Pull yourself away from the damn Facebook and plan a course of action! You don't have ADD or ADHD like you claim. You're just lazy, and have no drive to improve your station. I have a bona fide learning disability in math (brain damage at birth, or so the story goes), and VERY slight short term memory problem (usually, it's almost imperceptible to people..unless I'm learning dance steps or specific martial arts techniques ). I couldn't enroll in college credit math courses until I passed the State Exit exam. I failed my Beginning Algebra class twice. This past semester, I was in danger of failing again. I did nothing but eat, sleep, and BREATHE math. I tutored four hours a day, four days a week, and continued working when I returned home. And all the while, a voice in my head taunted me silently. Needless to say, I cured its "Silence" status by clobbering it with a sack of quarters and Echo Screens. I had It, and that Exit Exam screaming "OH, MY HERO" in no time flat. And guess what? NO ONE thought I could do it, and NO ONE gave a passing grade to me. I earned it myself.
2.) I don't back down from my beliefs and have a strong sense of right or wrong. I'm not going to change my way of thinking to curry favor with some head honchos, or to make sure I don't *~offend~* someone with thin skin.
3.) I'm as charitable as a woman on Hill Gigas steroids. Or so ViperChurros says.
4.) Oh, look. I miscounted. Here is a fourth trait: I like to think I have a deliciously twisted sense of humor. I wouldn't mind going into writing with it. :D
2) List and expand upon your three worst traits / weaknesses.
1.) Overly analytical and methodical. I have a proclivity to plan every. Little. Detail. And paralyzing myself because of it.
2.) Math is hard. 'Nuff said. ("LOL, HEY, BUDDY. 101 ARABIAN NIGHTS? I THINK YOU FORGOT A PLACE VALUE!" GO PACK SAND, CHURROS)
3.) I can't just sit and listen to someone download all of their problems on me. I always have to find a solution. I can't stand it when people just sit there and take it when something CAN be done to ameliorate it. A few of my friends in high school (usually the female ones) always took this the wrong way, and found me a bit *~insensitive~*.
3) Rate yourself on the following traits by putting an 'X' in the box you think fits best. (E.g. if you are slightly more introverted than extroverted, put an 'X' in the second box.) Explain your choice as well.
Introverted [ ] [ x] [ ] [ ] [ ] Extroverted
Explain:
Straight up, I prefer being left alone to my own devices. Contrary to what I've typed above, I'm actually fairly aloof, and can come across as surly and unapproachable (just look at my face, lol). I tend to not initiate conversation or speak much; I prefer to listen. I'm of the persuasion that "less is more"; I'd rather have a handful of loyal friends than 50 acquaintances. Give me a chance and I think you'll grow to like me.
Cheerful [ ] [ ] [ ] [x ] [ ] Gloomy
Explain: I'm pessimistic.
Leader [ ] [ ] [x ] [ ] [ ] Supportive
Explain: I don't mind being a leader or having a support role, either. If there is a void that needs to be filled in the leadership role (or the leader can't lead to save his life), I'll happily fill that void.
Confident [ ] [ ] [ x] [ ] [ ] Modest
Explain: Eh, I'm humble.
Reserved [ ] [x ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Impulsive
Explain: Slow and steady wins the race. And peace through superior fire power! >:D
Energetic [ ] [ ] [ ] [ x] [ ] Calm
Explain: I have RIDICULOUSLY low blood pressure. How's that for calm?
Feminine [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ x] Masculine/Tomboyish
Explain: I prefer male things; martial arts, seinen manga (BERSERK), camo, calisthenics, low-brow humor, politically incorrect jokes, etc. I'd rather not sit around and gush over epicene "male" heart throbs that need to hit the weights and grow some chest hair, the guys you slept with IN DETAIL (I have a lot of female friends that do this. In public. In restaurants. ) or how *~faaaaat~* you are.
4) Describe how you typically work in teams. Is it generally a good experience, or do you prefer working by yourself? Do you like to lead and make decisions or do you prefer to let others make decisions so that you can do the legwork? You may find it helpful to give an example of a team you worked on recently and how that went.
I prefer working by myself, however, if I MUST work with others, I'm usually the first to take charge; in my experience, I've found that people are lazy and would rather be told what to do. It's cool with me to delegate and give them a kick in the rear when they start to slack. Bottom line, I can take orders and I can give them.
5) What interests/hobbies do you have? How do you like to spend your free time? Calisthenics, drawing, video games, martial arts (Aikido, specifically), politics, reading (mythology and Robert E. Howard's "Conan"), guitars (self taught..this ain't goin' well) manga.
6) Describe one to three careers you would find ideal, with a little explanation of why it appeals to you.
1.) US Marine (with the MP MOS specialty)
I'd be serving my country, and be a law enforcement officer at the same time. That, and a few people that are MPs in different branches (I have a friend that is an Army MP) tell me it's a BLAST...or very dull. I love this country and all that it stands for. I'd gladly die for it.
Half of my family escaped a totalitarian communist regime with NOTHING but the clothes on their backs. This country's boundless opportunity allowed many of those relatives to go from living in one room houses with dirt floors (the old country), to having their own homes, and successful businesses. One of them even became a millionare. I don't think a lot of us (those that live in the US, lol) truly realize how lucky they are to be Americans. The ugly truth is that there are people in the world that want to kill us, and I think it is my duty to help protect and defend it.
2.) Graphic Novelist
This looks like fun! I want to show the world what a REAL story looks like! Ever see Kentaro Miura's Berserk? GREAT stuff. The brother's my idol.
3.) Video Game Character designer
(Move over, Nomura. This is how you draw a MAN!) Lately, I think many video game designers are lacking in originality. Many of the characters and demons look like palette swaps from World of War Craft type games. Oh. Horns. Yeah, elves. What? These things with the pointy ears aren't elves? Oh, HIGH elves...yeah, 'cause they suffer from albinism or something.
FF Questions:
7) List one to three favorite Final Fantasy games and why you like them. Sequels/spin-offs/non-numbered/KH/Dissidia games are okay.
1.) Final Fantasy IV would have to be my favorite. This game was literally my first RPG; I was in preschool when I picked this bad boy up, and I think this game has aged considerably well for what it is. I like the game for its sound track, believable characters, and that story is somewhat dark (for its time, anyway). This was also one of the few games where I didn't mind the romance. In many of the JRPGs I've played, I normally want to put a .44 caliber round behind the head of the heroine because of her constant emotional outbursts. But Cecil and Rosa? I like how they keep their relationship low-key.
I'd like to illustrate this game one day, and flesh it out a bit (lol, fun with side quests). And who doesn't love Cid's outburst at Babs? "THAT [bleeping] BROAD!!"
As for the sequel? I like to believe it doesn't exist.
2.) Final Fantasy VI was my second Final Fantasy game. I like this one for most of the reasons why I love Final Fantasy IV. This game actually creeped me out as a kid, and I loved how violent it was (my second grade teacher, looking at my fan art? Not so much).
3.) Final Fantasy Tactics (PSone). Ohhhh sweet LAWD, this one's a good 'un! I like this one for its characters and story. This game is the love child of political thriller and dark fantasy after one torrid night in Troia! Straight boots-to-nuts action, people stepping on throats, and back stabbings in the worst possible way.
8) List one to three of your favorite Final Fantasy characters and why:
1.) Cid Pollendina
I like the guy for his strength of personality and strong work ethic--that, and he has the wedding tackle the size of the Lunar Whale to threaten the King of an entire COUNTRY that he'll "knock his teeth in".
2.) Cecil Harvey
He's kind of a given; the dude was my first RPG hero (And to quote Rosa, "I'd hit that s#1t with a 100% accuracy rate!"). I like that he's courageous and magnanimous, but he doesn't prance about like your typical naive, clean cut, squeaky clean hero of that era. You know the type; the kind you want to gift a pair of cement galoshes and a fish net to, and then have him "catch fish" at the bottom of Lete River because he's such an obnoxious goody two shoes? Yeah.
But I digress! Cecil is stoic and duty bound, and I like that in a male hero. Rather than cry and eat a gallon of chocolate ice cream with his men about cutting a bloody swath through some Mysidians to gank their crystal, he acts becoming of a military officer and verbally smacks them around to keep 'em in line, rather than fan the flames of discontent that could possibly harm the king. Instead, to quote The Rossman, he confides his doubts to his "hot tamale" of a girlfriend.
I also admire his perseverance. He doesn't complain, or cut his wrists over how *~useless~* and *~weak~* he is, he just goes out there and bursts some guts with the heel of his boot. And most of all, he LEADS.
Dissidia Cecil makes me rage. Not only is he painfully out of character, what heck were the designers thinking giving the dude child bearing hips and make up (not to mention, an unimpressive physique)? It's hard to believe this is the same guy that practically swam to Mysidia wearing a 65lb suit of armor, descended Mt.Ordeals with nothing but a sword and a banana hammock (tunic, underwear, same thing), heroically saved his main squeeze, AND slipped her the tongue in front of EVERYBODY. SAY WHAT YOU WANT, BUT THIS IS MANLY
9) One to three characters you relate to (you may reuse answers from #8 if applicable) and why:
I can't say I relate to any characters. There are some traits I admire, though (Cid's work ethic, Agrias's sense of duty).
10) The FF game you liked playing least:
OH SWEET GOD Final Fantasy 13. Final Fantasy 13. FINAL FANTASY 13. "LOL, HEY GUISE WHERE'S OUR PLOT AND OUR PERSONALITIES? LOL" Sazh and Yun Fang are the only two positive attributes about that game. Everyone else? They look like they'd be better suited on the ads for Crest teeth whitening strips you see at the dentist's office.
11) One to three FF characters you dislike and why:
I have a handful of characters I dislike, but the one who is currently standing the most prominently in my mind's eye is Snowe. To be brief? MAN CHILD.
12) Favorite weapon in a Final Fantasy game (either the name if you liked the name, or a picture if you liked the look of it, or a description if it had awesome stats/abilities):
I like the blade the King of Fabul gives you, because it practically obliterates all enemies in one hit! I believe it's either called "Death" or "Death Bringer".
13) Your favorite Final Fantasy summon (e.g. Ifrit, Carbuncle, Bahamut, etc.):
Final Fantasy VIII's Doom Train. Not because of all the sweet MUY MAL status effects it can possibly inflict upon your enemies, but the fact I like shouting, "WOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! HERE COMES THE PAIN TRAIN!"
14) Your favorite spell/ability/technique that can be learned in a Final Fantasy game (e.g. Esuna, Steal, special finishes/overdrives such as Tifa's Final Heaven limit break, etc.):
It's a tie (*~I love it when men fight over me~*) between Kain's "Jump" and the "Wave Fist" the Monk class can learn in Final Fantasy Tactics. I was able to defeat Odin and Bahamut WOEFULLY under level with his Jump. Wave Fist always resulted in a critical hit that turns my enemies into ugly piles of Picasso.
15) A Final Fantasy mini-game/sidequest you invested entirely too much time into:
Two of them, actually:
1.) Cecil's mini-game on the DS (I don't remember what it was called. Cecil's 'Roid Rage, Cecil on a Kilo of Troian Coke and Jalapeno Poppers, Cecil Meets Tetsuya Nomura, Cecil's Troian Bar Brawl...). It only took me five tries, but with the help of Dethklok on my itunes, I was able to score 9,989...haven't been able to score any higher. KILL!
2.) The Pink Tail quest. I was too much of a mathematical bonehead to figure out just how small that percentage was for the Pink Puff to drop that item, until one of my friends told me...;_;
16) Your favorite Cid:
Final Fantasy IV's, hands down!
17) Optional: Up to one class you think does not fit you, with reasoning why.
White Mage. I'm not a healer! Besides, all that pill measuring involves MATH.
Team Monk
However, the overall tone of this application makes me wonder if you would even enjoy being a part of this community to begin with. The point of this community is for fans of the final fantasy series to come together despite differences of opinion, personalities, nationalities, and the like. Divisive behavior that alienates fellow members is not the goal here. I understand and even sympathize with a few of the points you make, certainly I also believe in personal responsibility and the importance of hard work, and I also enjoy a dry sense of humor. I just don't know if your intent in filling the application was because you want to join the community or you want to make a statement.
I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to go with No Vote as well.