So I've decided that I should do my homework(albeit a month late...but what's new). I'll get myself caught up, and starting Friday I'll do my best to keep up. I know I'm a bad student, and owe it to @missy @charmaine @lyxzen and @rambo to make an effort to improve my grades. I wish I had them as teachers in junior high! I would've taken school more seriously I think :P Warning: there may be some sogginess up ahead ;)
9/12: If you could invent something what would it be?
I've given this one a lot of thought over the years, and have even started drawing up blueprints, as well as doing EXTENSIVE scientific and technical research. Simply: an arc reactor. Roughly like the big one Tony Stark has. Really, I'm surprised no one has given this one a chance. Too many so-called experts have dismissed the science behind it, without giving it the attention it deserves. Free abundant, clean energy. Our energy needs for the future would be met, plus the technology would open the doors to other technical endeavors. I think this would be a major break-through if it happens.
9/19: What is your biggest accomplishment in life?
For a lot of people, accomplishments are attained/measured tangibly. Whether it's getting married, buying a home, getting that great job, or becoming an SG(which is the biggest of them all). For me, it's about inner growth. Looking back on my life, my story isn't that much different than anyone else's here in SGU. So let me tell you mine. I'll keep it short-ish, promise!
I wasn't always an introvert. I used to be talkative. I liked to be heard. I like to be entertaining. The class-clown even. At some point I became aware of how others perceived me. It was the negativity that was the loudest. The strange looks, the condescension, the patronization, and the attempts at bullying. All of this didn't affect me like it does most people. I'm too stubborn. The strange looks were met with scowls, the condescension and patronization with snide remarks and sarcasm, and the bullying with fisticuffs. Over the years this made me cynical and distrustful of others. And introverted. I stopped caring about other people, to the point where I even pushed my friends away(what few I had). Even now I still do this. I even had a difficult time receiving compliments. Or giving them. I became detached. I've somehow become the asshole, and lost(or forgotten) my humanity. This is why you should be nice to people, folks. You have no idea how it affects them, even long term. So my thesis here isn't so much what my accomplishment is, but an event that has helped me re-find myself, and to become human again. In the name of all things corny; joining SG - and reading everyone else's stories, and associating with people who know what it's like - has been the biggest step in my quest for personal, inner growth. I've found it in myself to appreciate and accept others for who they are, and what they make of their lives. We're all different in our own ways. I've re-found some of my lost humanity. I'm not where I want to be yet, and I have a lot of growing and evolving yet to do, but I'm well on my way. I may be the captain of my ship, but it's hard to sail a ship without a crew. So, thank you @suicidegirls for being the community that I need to become the person I need to be. Since I don't have any friends left in the real world, you guys are the closest thing I have, apart from my blood family.
9/26: What is your hidden talent?
I don't think I actually have a hidden talent. I believe that a person should be as diverse in their talents as they can be. I can tear things apart and rebuild them without reading instructions. I'm really good on guitar. I excel in martial arts. I have skills behind the wheel of a car stunt drivers would marvel at. The thing is; I have too many interests, and I want to be the best I can at all of them. I just pick the ones I have a knack for. I guess my real talent is being able to focus on a thing and be the best I can at it.
10/3: Who is your favorite fictional character and why?
This is a tough question! I think I can narrow this one down to Tony Stark. Apart from the whole "playboy" thing, we have a lot in common. We both have spent out lives doing things for ourselves, and leaving everyone else behind. No time for other people. Becoming more of a machine than a person. We've both have learned to play with others and share our toys. Sort of. He has nicer toys than I have. But still. He's a character I can relate to.
So that's my homework done and caught up. I hope I've left a little insight into who I am. If I don't post much, now you know why. Still working on that. Can't wait to see what Friday's homework is! So for now, this is Captain out.
