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Partnership - I do like working with people... or at least, the right people. I'm pretty easygoing, so it's not hard for me to have at least a reasonably-functional partnership with a lot of people. I have, however, had the occasional bad experience, and they've basically taught me that I don't deal well with disorganized people who are poor communicators. I figure that's not an unreasonable thing to ask, though. ;)
My favorite partnerships are the kind where we can express ourselves freely, naturally bounce ideas back-and-forth, and then make them a reality. The follow-through is critical, but the sharing of the creative process can be so, so enjoyable. I love when someone comes along and gives me a new angle to consider when looking at a situation, because I do get mentally stuck, at times.
Trust - Oh, nelly. I have certainly accumulated some trust issues over the years. I'm not sure how much more I can say about that without *really* oversharing, but suffice it to say, trust is a Very Big Deal for me. My trust can be difficult to earn, but it's also pretty darned tough to break. I've been known to talk like a huge misanthrope, at times, but on a person-to-person level, I love to give people the benefit of the doubt. But, those who do manage to break my trust have rarely come back from it in any permanent sort of way.
Hand-to-hand Combat - This is funny to me, because I actually have very little experience in hand-to-hand, but I like to pretend. ;) I practice contemporary wushu, and a lot of folks assume that I can beat the crap out of them, but we actually do very little sparring, and mainly practice forms for performance. The up side of this is that I look pretty awesome when I'm pretending to beat people up. There are definitely martial applications behind the moves, but there's an element of flashiness in contemporary wushu forms that you wouldn't see in an actual fighting situation.
I *have* recently become more interested in gaining more practice at hand-to-hand skills, however, and have been idly tossing around the notion of studying muay thai. Note that I say, "idly," though, so it may be a while before I find the time and resources to actually do it.
Photography - Yeah, this is definitely a Thing I Do. It's not who I am, but it's a major player in my life, certainly. My major point of fascination is people, and I guess I like the challenge of a moving target, heh. A flower will stay put until I grab the perfect shot of it, but a person will not. And, well, I think I'm sort of in love with the notion of showing each person a part of themselves that they were previously blind to.
Friendship - Friendship has always been a big deal to me, but I haven't always handled it well. I've spent a lot of time in the past worrying about being perceived as a complainer, about being too emotionally high-maintenance, or too much of a burden, and I've come to realize that it has often kept others from sharing *their* burdens with me, no matter how willing I was to accept them. I am learning how to be more open again, and I think it's finally starting to help me build the kind of friendships I always wanted, but was too anxious or afraid to take on.
I pride myself on being a loyal and trustworthy friend, on not sharing secrets that shouldn't be shared, and on making my own judgments about the people I know and associate with. I'm lucky enough to have had truly amazing people in my life, and I don't know where I'd be without them. They've made the bad times bearable, and the good times amazing.
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NOW, you do it:
Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.
I'll give the same caveat he did: if you don't post/comment often, or we aren't close via chat/RL, please don't be bothered if my 5 words aren't the greatest fit. :)
theamazingjosh :Partnership - I do like working with people... or at least, the right people. I'm pretty easygoing, so it's not hard for me to have at least a reasonably-functional partnership with a lot of people. I have, however, had the occasional bad experience, and they've basically taught me that I don't deal well with disorganized people who are poor communicators. I figure that's not an unreasonable thing to ask, though. ;)
My favorite partnerships are the kind where we can express ourselves freely, naturally bounce ideas back-and-forth, and then make them a reality. The follow-through is critical, but the sharing of the creative process can be so, so enjoyable. I love when someone comes along and gives me a new angle to consider when looking at a situation, because I do get mentally stuck, at times.
Trust - Oh, nelly. I have certainly accumulated some trust issues over the years. I'm not sure how much more I can say about that without *really* oversharing, but suffice it to say, trust is a Very Big Deal for me. My trust can be difficult to earn, but it's also pretty darned tough to break. I've been known to talk like a huge misanthrope, at times, but on a person-to-person level, I love to give people the benefit of the doubt. But, those who do manage to break my trust have rarely come back from it in any permanent sort of way.
Hand-to-hand Combat - This is funny to me, because I actually have very little experience in hand-to-hand, but I like to pretend. ;) I practice contemporary wushu, and a lot of folks assume that I can beat the crap out of them, but we actually do very little sparring, and mainly practice forms for performance. The up side of this is that I look pretty awesome when I'm pretending to beat people up. There are definitely martial applications behind the moves, but there's an element of flashiness in contemporary wushu forms that you wouldn't see in an actual fighting situation.
I *have* recently become more interested in gaining more practice at hand-to-hand skills, however, and have been idly tossing around the notion of studying muay thai. Note that I say, "idly," though, so it may be a while before I find the time and resources to actually do it.
Photography - Yeah, this is definitely a Thing I Do. It's not who I am, but it's a major player in my life, certainly. My major point of fascination is people, and I guess I like the challenge of a moving target, heh. A flower will stay put until I grab the perfect shot of it, but a person will not. And, well, I think I'm sort of in love with the notion of showing each person a part of themselves that they were previously blind to.
Friendship - Friendship has always been a big deal to me, but I haven't always handled it well. I've spent a lot of time in the past worrying about being perceived as a complainer, about being too emotionally high-maintenance, or too much of a burden, and I've come to realize that it has often kept others from sharing *their* burdens with me, no matter how willing I was to accept them. I am learning how to be more open again, and I think it's finally starting to help me build the kind of friendships I always wanted, but was too anxious or afraid to take on.
I pride myself on being a loyal and trustworthy friend, on not sharing secrets that shouldn't be shared, and on making my own judgments about the people I know and associate with. I'm lucky enough to have had truly amazing people in my life, and I don't know where I'd be without them. They've made the bad times bearable, and the good times amazing.
-----
NOW, you do it:
Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.
I'll give the same caveat he did: if you don't post/comment often, or we aren't close via chat/RL, please don't be bothered if my 5 words aren't the greatest fit. :)
