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Five Questions Meme, via [livejournal.com profile] prester_scott Leave me a comment requesting, and I will ask you five personal questions so I can get to know you better. Then you update your LJ with the answers to the questions, as well as this explanation and offer.

1. Tell me more about the kitties who feature in your icon set.

The orange and white kitty that I use the most is named Percivale. He's a male long hair that I got from a shelter almost a year before I married [livejournal.com profile] anher. At the time, I was living by myself in a cruddy apartment that had mice, going to college, and feeling depressed. I wanted a cat, and I was able to persuade my landlord that it would help with the mice. [livejournal.com profile] anher helped me pick up and pick out Percivale, and my apartment was soon mouseless. It also helped with my depression. Percy's a classic American mix; we suspect a share of ragdoll in him, as he's very patient when picked up. He also tends to whine and mope and cling to me, so he's my kitty.

The black kitty is a male short hair. His name is Mordred. We picked him up from a shelter during the days I worked as a church secretary. The church was right next to a major highway, so we frequently had people dump cats nearby. [livejournal.com profile] anher and I had dropped off three cats at the local shelter, and just couldn't leave without taking one with us. Mordred climbed right up the side of a cage and meowed his little head off, so we took that as a sign he wanted to come with us. Oddly enough, he's a little afraid of heights. He's skittish and distractable and likes sitting beside people rather than on laps, which makes him more [livejournal.com profile] anher's kitty.

2. What qualities make for a church you would join?

I want a place where I don't hear too many politics from the pulpit, and where the pastor actually believes in the Apostle's and Nicene Creed. I want to hear the Good News often. I'd also like a place where I can feel like I'm part of what's going on. I guess I'm attached to the idea of feeling special, a remnant of being a PK for so many years, and I've been struggling with that.

3. What impact, good and bad, would you say that role-playing games have had upon your life?

I have to say that there's little bad about role-playing games in my life. I got more flak for being Christian than being a gamer (figure that one out). It's helped me meet some fun people at times, and it's given me a place to let loose a big imagination and have fun with friends. The financial cost is significant enough to make me put off getting new stuff until I really expect to use it with a group. It's one of the few ways I really socialize these days.

In meeting people and role-playing with them, I've learned a lot about how they think and act. You can learn a lot from what kind of game-play certain people enjoy. I've also had to learn where my personal limits are- what I'll put up with and what I won't. There are people who game who figure that everybody will put up with them because we're all gamers, and I had to learn how to tell those people 'no' when they bothered me.

4. Why and how do you role-play?

It's a fun way to hang out with friends, and I love stories. I love telling stories and I love being part of stories. I get to indulge my taste for puzzles, either as the one designing them, or the one solving them. It's also a safe way to blow off steam or take big risks without losing anything more than a character.

I usually RP in person with my friends. I've done a little online, too. I prefer non-crunchy systems like 2nd ed AD&D or BESM rather than, say, GURPS. We'll sit in a room, chat for a while, then play until we get something significant accomplished in the game. After that, we may switch games or break up for the night, depending on how late it is. Having fun with friends is more important than getting in X amount of game time, so we're tolerant of tangents and indulge in a lot of aimless chatting. Some nights, we'll do something else instead. Sometimes I cook for the group, sometimes we order pizza.

5. What would you say is your calling?

That's the hardest question of the bunch. The only thing I've really felt called to do is get married, but our culture pretty much frowns on aspiring to be a housewife. I know I could do a lot. I learn fast and I'm good at a lot of things. The best I have is that I get a lot of satisfaction out of helping others, but that hasn't translated to a specific calling that I can stand up and say, "This is what I want to do!"
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