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12 years ago
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Oh alright. These are fun every now and then, so here ya go!
What's your real name?
We'll just stick with 'Doran Eirok' for public internet purposes, shall we? It's real enough!
How tall are you?
5'9" (175 cm)
What's your natural hair color?
Dark brown
What's your eye color?
Dark brown
What's your orientation?
Some combination of bisexual, pansexual, and asexual. Essentially, I don't get interested 'that way' by many people, and when I do it's for the person irrespective of their equipment.
Are you single, taken or undecided?
Happily taken!
What do you do in your spare time?
Many things! Relaxing and watching shows with my loved ones, and eventually a bit of drawing, video gaming, and noodling around on my electric bass given enough time.
What's your job or occupation?
I am a researcher, currently involved with a project modelling urban ecosystems.
What do you like about yourself?
Quite a few things! Which I recently addressed here, actually: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/12270200/
In general I work hard at being a kind and gentle person, warm and genuine with people, and focusing on the brighter side of things wherever possible. I try to be the sort of person I'd want to hang around with, and treat others the way I'd want to be treated.
What do you dislike about yourself?
See above! The trouble with the 'golden rule' thing of treating others the way you'd want to be treated, is that it falls apart a little bit when it turns out that you're kind of an oddball with different priorities and perceptions and sensitivities than everybody else. I can be awfully fragile at times, and odd things that don't seem like much to other people can really affect me deeply. So I guess I wish I occasionally had the ability to sort of turn down my 'sensitivity' so to speak. I also sometimes wish I were better at expressing myself; I often err on the side of wanting to avoid conflict or causing trouble when I really ought to call somebody out on something they're doing that I'm uncomfortable with.
What did your friends notice about you when they first met you?
Difficult to say, and I'd be curious to hear people's answer to this. Possibly the fact that I squeak. Randomly. It's this thing my body's decided that it's going to do instead of either hiccuping or burping conventionally, apparently.
What is your belief/religion if you believe in anything at all?
I generally categorise myself as 'eclectic.' I am a quite spiritual person, but it's a pretty open-minded spirituality that will happily take inspiration from just about everything from liberal Christianity to Buddhism to Wicca to Carl Sagan documentaries.
Do you drink?
In moderation. A few times a week at most, and more than one unit over the course of an evening is quite rare for me. Although since moving to the UK I have developed a deep appreciation of good Scotch Whisky.
Do you smoke?
Nope.
What are your major fears?
A little bit of everything. No particular phobias or anything, but new or awkward social demands and responsibilities can raise my blood pressure a fair bit. Being a disappointment to people I care about. Being shouted at or snapped at by people I care about.
Do you have any dreams or goals?
Many! with varying degrees of realism. I've already conquered transAtlantic geography and international barriers to be with my loved ones, which was a pretty big one dominating the last decade of my life. At this point, I'm very much wanting to own a house with them (hopefully soon if things keep moving along!), and in a few years own a sporty car I can really be excited about. In a general sense I just dream of and work toward a comfortable and stable life with my Special Somedragons. The ability to transform into my dragon self would be kinda cool, too, since you're asking.
Have you ever had a crush or an ex?
Have had a crush once, which eventually matured into very special platonic friendship. No complaints there.
Who's your best buddy?
I don't really go in for ranking my friends, so I'll just express my overwhelming joy at having a number of people who are very very dear to me, and whom I am deeply grateful to have in my life. <3
What's your favourite dish?
Old Chicago deep dish supreme pizza. I miss that stuff dearly and wish they'd open up a franchise in the UK! Or at least that somebody in this country would discover the wonder of proper chicago-style deep dish and import it.
What's your favourite drink?
Hmm. It used to be pretty easy for me to just say 'root beer' but it's tricky, I've got a lot of things I like now. Talisker single malt whisky is up there.
What's your favourite colour?
I am a particular fan of both Dorey Blue and green.
If you had a super power, what would it be?
I still really like ToeClaws' answer of the ability to remove greed/jealousy/hate from people, and it's hard for me to go better than that. Maybe to put something similar in my own words, I'd say... the ability to give people clarity. To somehow let them see an issue from other perspectives, so they could understand the point of view of the person they're hating on or being jealous of, see the big picture, and be granted that spark of realisation that comes with 'oh... I hadn't thought of it that way.' I like to think the world would be a more harmonious place if more people could do that.
What's your favourite movie?
My favourites list includes How to Train your Dragon, DragonHeart, Aliens, Terminator 2, Contact, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Fifth Element, and Children of Men.
What's your least favourite food?
Hmm... I'll happily give just about anything a shot, but I tend to react badly to anything with mayonnaise if it isn't fairly well-hidden.
What do you drive and what would you really like to drive?
Current car is a 2009 Peugeot 107 in black, a cute little manual drive Eurobox with a 1.0L 3 cylinder petrol engine. It's fun enough now that I've gotten more comfortable driving manual, but my dream is to own something a bit sporty and stylish a few years down the road. I'm looking at things like the Volkswagen Scirocco, Peugeot RCZ, and Toyota GT86, but given positive past experiences and being an American 12 year old boy at heart, I'm eyeing the 2015 Ford Mustang's Europe release with great interest.
What is your most disliked bug?
Gotta go with mosquitoes. Yes, they're slow flying and not hard as hard to hunt down as some, but that NOISE is pure psychological warfare, man.
What pet peeves do you dislike the most?
It is a very, very long list, for I am a quirky dragon with a lot of funny hangups. I don't think any of them are particularly unreasonable, and I imagine the greatest ones all concern matters of personal consideration and respect, and how people choose to channel their hostile emotions. I know people have bad days and get frustrated and angry at all sorts of things, I do too, but don't EVER take that out on the person who loves you and is trying to help and isn't the cause of it. Because that hurts in awfully deep ways that take a long time to heal. Don't ever channel it into how you drive, either, because that's just catastrophically dangerous.
What do you dislike in life?
People doing those things I just whined about in the previous question. And in the question about my major fears. I dislike letting people I care about down, I dislike being the target of people's anger. And more broadly, I dislike the actions of people and the designs of things that cause harm or frustration in ways that are easily and completely avoidable.
What do you love in life?
As much as possible. Because goodness, just look around, there's so much to love. I'm most grateful for my friends and loved ones though, since they're the ones who constantly fill me with the happiness required to be able to perceive that beauty.
P.S. Just as an aside, while the subject is being on everybody's minds it seems... as my profile page has said for a while, in addition to being here on FA, I've also got accounts on deviantArt ( http://doran-eirok.deviantart.com/ ), Weasyl ( https://www.weasyl.com/profile/doraneirok ), SoFurry ( https://doraneirok.sofurry.com/ ), and InkBunny ( https://inkbunny.net/Doran ). I still consider FA my main gallery, but in general most of the same stuff should get posted to all sites. So if for whatever reasons you prefer some of these sites over others, there can still be Dorey art in your life!
What's your real name?
We'll just stick with 'Doran Eirok' for public internet purposes, shall we? It's real enough!
How tall are you?
5'9" (175 cm)
What's your natural hair color?
Dark brown
What's your eye color?
Dark brown
What's your orientation?
Some combination of bisexual, pansexual, and asexual. Essentially, I don't get interested 'that way' by many people, and when I do it's for the person irrespective of their equipment.
Are you single, taken or undecided?
Happily taken!
What do you do in your spare time?
Many things! Relaxing and watching shows with my loved ones, and eventually a bit of drawing, video gaming, and noodling around on my electric bass given enough time.
What's your job or occupation?
I am a researcher, currently involved with a project modelling urban ecosystems.
What do you like about yourself?
Quite a few things! Which I recently addressed here, actually: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/12270200/
In general I work hard at being a kind and gentle person, warm and genuine with people, and focusing on the brighter side of things wherever possible. I try to be the sort of person I'd want to hang around with, and treat others the way I'd want to be treated.
What do you dislike about yourself?
See above! The trouble with the 'golden rule' thing of treating others the way you'd want to be treated, is that it falls apart a little bit when it turns out that you're kind of an oddball with different priorities and perceptions and sensitivities than everybody else. I can be awfully fragile at times, and odd things that don't seem like much to other people can really affect me deeply. So I guess I wish I occasionally had the ability to sort of turn down my 'sensitivity' so to speak. I also sometimes wish I were better at expressing myself; I often err on the side of wanting to avoid conflict or causing trouble when I really ought to call somebody out on something they're doing that I'm uncomfortable with.
What did your friends notice about you when they first met you?
Difficult to say, and I'd be curious to hear people's answer to this. Possibly the fact that I squeak. Randomly. It's this thing my body's decided that it's going to do instead of either hiccuping or burping conventionally, apparently.
What is your belief/religion if you believe in anything at all?
I generally categorise myself as 'eclectic.' I am a quite spiritual person, but it's a pretty open-minded spirituality that will happily take inspiration from just about everything from liberal Christianity to Buddhism to Wicca to Carl Sagan documentaries.
Do you drink?
In moderation. A few times a week at most, and more than one unit over the course of an evening is quite rare for me. Although since moving to the UK I have developed a deep appreciation of good Scotch Whisky.
Do you smoke?
Nope.
What are your major fears?
A little bit of everything. No particular phobias or anything, but new or awkward social demands and responsibilities can raise my blood pressure a fair bit. Being a disappointment to people I care about. Being shouted at or snapped at by people I care about.
Do you have any dreams or goals?
Many! with varying degrees of realism. I've already conquered transAtlantic geography and international barriers to be with my loved ones, which was a pretty big one dominating the last decade of my life. At this point, I'm very much wanting to own a house with them (hopefully soon if things keep moving along!), and in a few years own a sporty car I can really be excited about. In a general sense I just dream of and work toward a comfortable and stable life with my Special Somedragons. The ability to transform into my dragon self would be kinda cool, too, since you're asking.
Have you ever had a crush or an ex?
Have had a crush once, which eventually matured into very special platonic friendship. No complaints there.
Who's your best buddy?
I don't really go in for ranking my friends, so I'll just express my overwhelming joy at having a number of people who are very very dear to me, and whom I am deeply grateful to have in my life. <3
What's your favourite dish?
Old Chicago deep dish supreme pizza. I miss that stuff dearly and wish they'd open up a franchise in the UK! Or at least that somebody in this country would discover the wonder of proper chicago-style deep dish and import it.
What's your favourite drink?
Hmm. It used to be pretty easy for me to just say 'root beer' but it's tricky, I've got a lot of things I like now. Talisker single malt whisky is up there.
What's your favourite colour?
I am a particular fan of both Dorey Blue and green.
If you had a super power, what would it be?
I still really like ToeClaws' answer of the ability to remove greed/jealousy/hate from people, and it's hard for me to go better than that. Maybe to put something similar in my own words, I'd say... the ability to give people clarity. To somehow let them see an issue from other perspectives, so they could understand the point of view of the person they're hating on or being jealous of, see the big picture, and be granted that spark of realisation that comes with 'oh... I hadn't thought of it that way.' I like to think the world would be a more harmonious place if more people could do that.
What's your favourite movie?
My favourites list includes How to Train your Dragon, DragonHeart, Aliens, Terminator 2, Contact, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Fifth Element, and Children of Men.
What's your least favourite food?
Hmm... I'll happily give just about anything a shot, but I tend to react badly to anything with mayonnaise if it isn't fairly well-hidden.
What do you drive and what would you really like to drive?
Current car is a 2009 Peugeot 107 in black, a cute little manual drive Eurobox with a 1.0L 3 cylinder petrol engine. It's fun enough now that I've gotten more comfortable driving manual, but my dream is to own something a bit sporty and stylish a few years down the road. I'm looking at things like the Volkswagen Scirocco, Peugeot RCZ, and Toyota GT86, but given positive past experiences and being an American 12 year old boy at heart, I'm eyeing the 2015 Ford Mustang's Europe release with great interest.
What is your most disliked bug?
Gotta go with mosquitoes. Yes, they're slow flying and not hard as hard to hunt down as some, but that NOISE is pure psychological warfare, man.
What pet peeves do you dislike the most?
It is a very, very long list, for I am a quirky dragon with a lot of funny hangups. I don't think any of them are particularly unreasonable, and I imagine the greatest ones all concern matters of personal consideration and respect, and how people choose to channel their hostile emotions. I know people have bad days and get frustrated and angry at all sorts of things, I do too, but don't EVER take that out on the person who loves you and is trying to help and isn't the cause of it. Because that hurts in awfully deep ways that take a long time to heal. Don't ever channel it into how you drive, either, because that's just catastrophically dangerous.
What do you dislike in life?
People doing those things I just whined about in the previous question. And in the question about my major fears. I dislike letting people I care about down, I dislike being the target of people's anger. And more broadly, I dislike the actions of people and the designs of things that cause harm or frustration in ways that are easily and completely avoidable.
What do you love in life?
As much as possible. Because goodness, just look around, there's so much to love. I'm most grateful for my friends and loved ones though, since they're the ones who constantly fill me with the happiness required to be able to perceive that beauty.
P.S. Just as an aside, while the subject is being on everybody's minds it seems... as my profile page has said for a while, in addition to being here on FA, I've also got accounts on deviantArt ( http://doran-eirok.deviantart.com/ ), Weasyl ( https://www.weasyl.com/profile/doraneirok ), SoFurry ( https://doraneirok.sofurry.com/ ), and InkBunny ( https://inkbunny.net/Doran ). I still consider FA my main gallery, but in general most of the same stuff should get posted to all sites. So if for whatever reasons you prefer some of these sites over others, there can still be Dorey art in your life!
AWW ADORAMABLE I could juuuust barely tuck your head unner my neck. :> Maybe with some fidgeting and a phonebook.
What do you dislike about yourself?
I didn't think/ponder till I read this. If there's things that get you down-- I mean I know some but others I'm sure I am not aware of. Don't hesitate, tell me, 'cuz I don't want to bring up the things that are part of that fragile side of you.
You squeak? X3 *eyes nearly pop* You SQUEEEEAK? *adds that on to list of reasons to go see you* cx ....the thing I noticed about you when I 'met' you is that you are meek... a friend told me we're kinda alike that way. Or you are more so. Maybe it's our default demeanor that we're like that.
...*earperks silently at pet peeves.*
I can't think of any times you've ever done anything to make me feel hurt or uncomfy, but I promise I'll let you know if such a thing ever comes up. :)
And yes... I... I squeak. *shuffles paws* ;D 'Meek' seems a good way to describe how I tend to be at least by default. It isn't my entire personality but it is sort of what I tend to default to! Just wanna be quiet and not in the way...