The Curious Case Of Penny Dreadful's type (With video!)
Against my better judgement, I have finally made a typing video, answering some of @thehotelambush Questions. As you can see, it's fairly long, and since the speech was utter shit anyway, as i felt my throat freezing and my mind blacking out every 5 seconds or so, I went to answer the other questions of the QA down below, in writing. Hope you can still juice some VI material out of that shitty video ^^
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIB2_G3Aemo&t=1s
And hurry up, as it will be removed in 24 hours.
How would your friends describe you?
Peculiar, probably. Imaginative. I don't have that many good friends so i can't really offer wide perspectives on this question, sadly. Like I said in the video, I'd want to form more connections but lack the drive to do so.
What do people generally see as your strengths? What do you like about yourself?
'What do I like about myself' surely is hard to answer. There will always be one thing that I will be nitpicky about, I'm hard on myself. Even if people point out a good trait in me, I'll find ways to prove them wrong, just for the sake of doing so, I guess. I suck
What are your weaknesses? What criticism do you often face from others? What do you dislike about yourself?
Can someone donate some motivation to me, please? I'm running thin on it. Seriously though, I suck at managing things. My time, money, being practical, that sort of stuff. That, in comination with a low self-esteem and feebleness makes for a deadly combination for myself. Sometimes, others give me shit for being 'condescending'. I guess I can be, i appear quite self-assured when near people I am familiar with, but i still don't know where they're coming from in that regard. What do i dislike about myself? Everything, from toe to head. Physical appearance-wise, genetic lottery decided to hit me with a hammer. That, among a plethora of other things that are embedded within my cerebral cortex, of course. Things and thoughts that make me want to hate every particle of my being sometimes. But lately I have been working on it, and I can say it's not as bad as in the past.
In what areas of life can you manage well on your own? In what areas of your life would you like help?
I need someone that can take care of my needs. I'm a bloody baby. I am forgetful, I always disregard small details, never actually get shit done. Guess I'm looking for a 'secretary' but more humane.
Someone that can motivate me, for short. Someone that can pull me out of my brooding puddle and get me to 'smell the flowers'.
Not sure that I manage well on my own in any area actually, HAHA. But I guess relationships with people would be a thing?
What things do you dislike doing? What things do you enjoy more than others?
Chores, house and grocery shopping, many other things that I can't exactly remember at the moment. Basically, everything that has to do with day-to-day-living makes me feel like a vegetable. Things that I enjoy more than others would be random banter with people, creative writing, reading and full-time daydreaming.
What goals, aspirations, or plans do you have for the future? How did you come to have them?
Each time i set a long term goal, I sabotage myself. I always shift my perspective, I always find ways to undermine myself for what I like doing. I am an aspiring author, but as I set myself in motion, I take one step forward and 300 backwards, because I know that there will be a hole that I'll fall into midway on the path. I've had this epiphany after writing a 2-page fable about a Rabbit and a Fox fighting for supremacy over an Enchanted Forest, back during the 3rd grade. People commended my storywriting and storytelling abilities, and it was all a beautiful journey of self-discovery from there. Having to tell beautiful lies for a living is my aspiration, I guess. I want to incite people to dream, fear, cry, smile and travel. I want to offer them (and myself) a gateway, away from this world. But it's a long and rocky road, one that I feel pretty discouraged to even set foot on.
If you had enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life without working, what would you do with your time?
As much as I spoke about hating High School and my despise for the consumerist society that we live in, I can't imagine a world without it. A life without sorrows would be, in my opinion, a life not worth living. 'Comfort' would not be for me, at least I don't think so. It's nice to know that after sailing on troubled seas, Odysseus had a home to come back to. But I think we all need a little bit of an Earthquake in our life to shake out foundations, help us see things in perspective, spice things up a little. As such, If a miracle like financial comfort were to ever happen, I would go and do things I hate. Do them just for the sake of feeling miserable, I suppose.
What traits do you find endearing that others might dislike? What traits are considered positive/neutral by others but tend to annoy you?
I don't like starting shit, but I love stirring it. As such, I admire the people that start shit in groups, but with a clear goal in mind. I guess it's a bit of an odd thing to find 'endearing' in individuals, but I do LOL. This being said, overpragmatism tends to annoy the fuck out of me. Or just overly-bubbly people in general.
What kinds of things do you do to manage and/or beautify your environment (your room, your house, etc.)? What do you think of daily chores?
...What environment? Seriously though, I could probably live in a 3-star hotel room for the rest of my life. I just need a place where to sleep, sit back and unwind. I would probably hang a few things around or bring souvenirs from my travels, but nothing too fancy. Chores, as I mentioned above, are little imps that I must fend off against every day, if i want to surive. Honestly, if it weren't for my parents, my house would probably look like Isabelle and Theo's house from 'The Dreamers' after their parents' departure.
How do you behave around strangers?
Proper, at first. I need to start building the bridge to get over to them, somehow. As such, I maintain a good impression initially, peeling out the layers of my true self only after a period of interaction. I feel awkward around strangers, though. The whole 'smile and nod' attitude that I have to adopt kind of makes me cringe.
How do you react to conflict? What do you do if somebody insults or attacks you?
Sharp. I retaliate verbally, and I won't hold back. Though conflict for the sake of conflict is just stupid, and I will try to reconcille the situation the best I can. If someone attacks me, they'll get some sharp insults back, for sure, and they can fuck right off. I don't have time to deal with them, as some people just want to watch the world burn.
What is one common misconception that people have? Explain why it is wrong.
After every history lecture, our teacher scolds us for being such a 'failed' generation. She says that they had it worse, back in their day, and yet prevailled. They prevailled, despite the system being as corrupt and miserable as ever. Bottom line is, that we have to swallow the load and move on. That is what pisses me off, expecting other people to do as good as you, yet better. Expecting change, yet inciting stagnation. Just because things have been so for decades doesn't mean that they should stay this way. Blaming the world for your problems is also a pet peeve of mine. Be the change you want to see in the 'world', don't just abscond. It is not the World, that which is a burden for poor Atlas, but the people inhabiting it.
What did you do last Friday?
My parents are go, mother went to the Netherlands for a conference so I had all that time for myself. I was supposed to do the typing video for this forum, but bailed out. I spent the day reading, listening to music, writing drafts for my works. At night, I took a walk and went to the plaza to see the Christmas lights. After arriving there I noticed that the mayor was standing on a stage, with a sea of people surrounding him. God, what a loud and obnoxious event. It was awful, so I just slowly came back home, and devoured pages from Neil Gaiman's 'Stardust'. Splendid book, even though I saw the movie before reading it, I can say that i like the book more, as it contours the fantasy world better and has a much darker, serious atmosphere. While it lacked in expressiveness (For a secondary-plot love story, it was prety lame, and the movie was better in that aspect) it was charming.
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Originally Posted by tru
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is not in ego or super-ego especially I think ignoring.
No one still typed by strenght of ego functions directly. Such was used only in 8-functional tests, where anyway Talanov, as I remember, prefered dichotomies averages, at least initially, to decide about type.
