random game of randomness

[lirazel]

First of all, to all of you who left me comments on the love-meme, y'all are wonderful. Your comments moved me so much, and I know that I'll revisit them often when I'm feeling really down. I love y'all so much.

So let's play a game, okay? Just because I'm curious.

Tell me:
1) Which fandom character you most identify with personality/emotions-wise
2) Which fandom character's life you most identify with

Like this:

1) Emotionally, I really relate to Annie Sawyer from Being Human. She's a very emotional person, but that's not portrayed as a bad thing. She's just easily overcome by her feelings, both good and bad. She's more outgoing than I am, and she doesn't seem to have a passion about anything the way I do/did about writing and school, but she reacts to things emotionally the way I would. I also quite relate to Sam Seaborn in that I'm smart (though not a smart as him--the guy's a genius) but I'm very insecure and have a difficult time believing I can accomplish all I want to accomplish or that I deserve to play with the big kids. I'm always half-afraid that people are going to find out that I'm a giant loser and that I'm not nearly as smart as they think I am. He's also an idealist who tends to live in his head, which I am too. I can imagine him getting as frustrated as I do that I have to deal with the details of life instead of just living my dreams all the time. (Oh, and you all know I relate to Spike. Emotionally. Not in the details at all.)

2.) Julie Taylor. She's a white, straight, middle class, red state girl with a little sister and parents who love each other and a good home environment. She goes to church, does well in school, and doesn't live the party kind of life. She has some good friends but doesn't seem to have lots of them. Now, there are lots of details that don't match up with me--the boyfriends and her little acts of rebellion (and let's leave most of S5 out of this, because: NO). But her life is the closest thing I've ever seen to my life on television.


Anybody up for this? I'm really interested! I feel we can learn a lot about each other from this.

Comments

[zombie_boogie.livejournal.com]

My answer to both would probably be Jaye Tyler from Wonderfalls or George Lass from Dead Like Me. Like Jaye I have an arts degree (two, in fact) and I'm currently slogging through that post-graduate malaise where I don't really know what to do with my life and no one will hire me. Technically I'm more of a George Lass at the moment since I'm no longer working retail, but have "moved up" to office temping. Like both ladies I can be abrasive, sarcastic, and acerbic, but it's really a defense mechanism. I have this need to protect my heart - whether it be from humiliation or heartbreak - so I tend to be guarded (I think I'm far less prickly online because it's a safe environment for me emotionally). I'm close to a few people but a lot of the time I prefer being alone.

And of course, there's the Liz Lemon thing. I know everyone thinks they can relate to Liz, but I really can in terms of personality if not her actual life. I have a close relationship with food (I really do like working on my night cheese), as well as a tight relationship with sarcasm. Liz has this thing where she seems to lack self-confidence, but she also tends to hold herself above others and be bossy which I can relate to a lot.

The one big difference between me and all three of these characters is that I've managed to establish a functional relationship with an adult male. Hooray.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Confession: I still haven't seen Wonderfalls. But I loooove George and her face! I'm now imagining you making George faces as you temp. And I just have my B.A., but I'm doing office work too instead of using my degree. So I really feel you there.

The one big difference between me and all three of these characters is that I've managed to establish a functional relationship with an adult male. Hooray.

Good for you!