Member Questionnaire 1 (catalogadora)
What is beauty? What is love? Beauty is what provokes enchantment. Love is a state of being, as well as beauty is kind of a state. You can say something is beautifull on the outside, but it has to provoke a internal response, it's not purely a agreement made by the outside world. Love too, it is something that you feel, in some way internally.
What are your most important values? Hmmm... i value sincerity, i value true exchange between people, helping another person in understanding the moment they find themselfes in life, and what they have to learn. I maybe value learning, growing, and living life to the fullest, in the sense of living the life is asked by the times that continually change,beign adaptable, and learning the best about situations.
Do you have any sort of spiritual/religious beliefs, and why do you hold (or don't) those beliefs in the first place? I dont have religious beliefs, but i do believe in living life and responding to it, by how you feel about things. And intuitions you get. I do study astrology, numerology, mitology...
Opinion on war and militaries? What is power to you? War and militaris serve as a way of protecting and gaining power, but i do think is stupid, there is a lot of way of getting power. More smart ways, you can disarm forcefull people by lot of ways. There is two ways i think of power: as force, anytype of force, beign charismatic, beign forceful, strongwilled, elegant, appearing fragile and manipulating people, it is intrisic... and there's power that is given to you, extrinsic, by other people.
What have you had long conversations about? What are your interests? Why? I have long conversations about art, relationships, mysticism, spirituality, history, psychology, about other people. This are my interests hahah, the same things i have long conversations about. I do have this interests because i like understanding life, and people, i like to predict things, to sense what way should i go.
Interested in health/medicine as a conversation topic? Are you focused on your body? I dont think i have much interest in this, maybe ayurveda, and healthy eating. I like to eat well, to feel clean. But i do tend to exagerate on drinking, bad eating, smoking sometimes, cause its fun to be carried away by this things. I am focused in the sense of liking to appear beautifull, to feel attractive, but also sometimes i don't care.
What do you think of daily chores? BORING, i hate hahahaha. My house is chaos, lot of things on the floor.
Books or films you liked? Recently read/watched or otherwise. Examples welcome. Film i watched yesterday: "i walk around moscow". Book i am reading: andy warhol by arthur danto. I feel very identified by this two references.
What has made you cry? What has made you smile? Why? People that make me suffer, that are mean, that abuse my love make me cry. Simple things make me smile, like children, pets, people. discovering something aesteticaly, that has a profound meaning, overcoming problems
Where do you feel: at one with the environment/a sense of belonging? I do feel like this in streets, in the museum, outdoors.
What have people seen as your weaknesses? What do you dislike about yourself? I am very humorous, and sometimes i am not serious when needed, i dont look sure of my self, always look lost. I dislike that i am too expressive facialy(?), i cant hide emotions, if i feel something it goes out, i have lot of photos that i am laughing like crazy. I have a problem of imaginig things, or mishearing someone talking and laughing alone, and nobody understands.
What have people seen as your strengths? What do you like about yourself? People always tell me i am charismatic, and tend to keep good relationships with all kinds of people, i am very funny also, always joking. People that know me better also tell me that i am kind of "guru", i have good insights into other peoples lifes, and how social setting is taking place, what will gonna happen. I sometimes look at people and know if they are gonna be together or not, married, boyfriend girlfriend, those things... I like that i know how to get my way with people, i know how to manipulate them to get what i want, i like to create a good atmosphere.
In what areas of your life would you like help? In beign pratical, getting things done. I live too much in my head, lose deadlines, because things require lot of effort.
Ever feel stuck in a rut? If yes, describe the causes and your reaction to it. Yes. I do tend to react by going out, drinking, seeing friends, dancing, having sex. I end up going to work and college with the same clothes, because i slept in the house of someone. Sometimes i do go to museum, or take a walk drinking beer, and eventually talk to strangers. I also write in the diary.
What qualities do you most like and dislike in other people? What types do you get along with? I like people that appear strong, that is commanding. I get along with a lot of people. Mostly intuitive people. I dont like people that are too factual, logical.
How do you feel about romance/sex? What qualities do you want in a partner? I like both hahahaha. I enjoy casual sex, but sometimes tend ti feel used. I like man that are kind of primitive, animalistic, that are confident. That make me feel alive. Adventuous men.
If you were to raise a child, what would be your main concerns, what measures would you take, and why? I will concern for the children to feel free, do what they want, not carying about other people opinions too much. I will give them space
A friend makes a claim that clashes with your current beliefs. What is your inward and outward reaction? Inward i will disagree, depending on thw person, i will tell what i think. If i dont care about the person nor the conversation, i will change subject.
Describe your relationship to society. How do you see people as a whole? What do you consider a prevalent social problem? Name one. I see people as surviving animals in a social context. I consider bureocracy a problem, trying to explain everything with reason.
How do you choose your friends and how do you behave around them? I choose them by how i feel about them, if i feel that we have something to grow together, in personality or in other aspects. I like people that challenge me. I behave diferent depending on the people.
How do you behave around strangers? Friendly, and like to make strangers laugh.