1. If the Gryffindor common room was more to my taste, I may still have put in an appeal. However, I probably would have stuck it out longer. I think a good portion of the reason I didn't enjoy it also had a lot to do with the prefects not being around or being to busy to get things done in a timely manner. Which, I understand things come up, and people get busy. So, please don't think I am being rude and whatnot, I don't mean to be. I stated those reasons because I have seen that different HP communities have different attitudes/attributes that go into a house so I was trying to focus on what bothers me about HiH's Gryffindors. So, the main reason I put in for an appeal was the feel of the HIH Gryffindor common room.
The only other reason I may have eventually put in for an appeal would be the fact that I just don't feel like a Gryffindor. Maybe this is tainted because I feel like everyone in the fandom longs to be a Gryffindor and that they are the house to be a part of since that was the home of the main characters in the series. I really enjoy the idea of being in another house because I think it's a little more interesting. There's a lot more that is left to the interpretation of the reader, and therefore the community just tends to be more fun and sociable. It's that bond over not being in the main house and realizing that the other houses can be just as awesome.
2. I'm a really busy college kid, a student leader in my residence hall and so it's sometimes hard to separate myself from those leadership positions and "work" since it's so prevalent in where I live and when I do have time off from that, I have studying to get caught up on.
That said, I would like to put forth two ideal "day off" days. One: If it's the kind of day off that I'm feeling sociable, which is most of them, I would sleep until my body woke me up instead of the alarm clock. I would spend the evening with friends playing games of some sort: outdoors, Wii games, or board/card games. Then, possibly head out to the bars for a couple hours with part of that same group (plus some minus some since not all of my friends are drinking age), have a few drinks and hopefully catch karaoke or a drag performance. Finally, I would spend the late night hours just my partner and myself chatting or watching a little TV, just spending some time reconnecting as a couple as she would have spent the entire day with me before calling it a night and heading to bed together. Two: If it's the kind of day off that I want to just spend some time alone I would most likely sleep until my body woke me, grab a sandwich for lunch, then settle in with a good book, a video game, or just some fun on the internet. Then, I would nap until dinner. Lastly, I would just chill out and watch some TV or a movie and then head to bed.
3. I don't have many pet peeves, but the ones that I have are big. I get easily annoyed with people who don't follow through with the things that they say they will do. i.e. Group members who don't add anything to the group and then bitch and moan about what the rest of the group has done or people who no-call, no-show or are excessively late at/to work. Also, people who think they know everything and aren't open to other opinions but will argue with you about how their point/view/idea is superior without even listening to another point/view/idea.
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Date: 2007-09-06 04:11 am (UTC)The only other reason I may have eventually put in for an appeal would be the fact that I just don't feel like a Gryffindor. Maybe this is tainted because I feel like everyone in the fandom longs to be a Gryffindor and that they are the house to be a part of since that was the home of the main characters in the series. I really enjoy the idea of being in another house because I think it's a little more interesting. There's a lot more that is left to the interpretation of the reader, and therefore the community just tends to be more fun and sociable. It's that bond over not being in the main house and realizing that the other houses can be just as awesome.
2. I'm a really busy college kid, a student leader in my residence hall and so it's sometimes hard to separate myself from those leadership positions and "work" since it's so prevalent in where I live and when I do have time off from that, I have studying to get caught up on.
That said, I would like to put forth two ideal "day off" days.
One: If it's the kind of day off that I'm feeling sociable, which is most of them, I would sleep until my body woke me up instead of the alarm clock. I would spend the evening with friends playing games of some sort: outdoors, Wii games, or board/card games. Then, possibly head out to the bars for a couple hours with part of that same group (plus some minus some since not all of my friends are drinking age), have a few drinks and hopefully catch karaoke or a drag performance. Finally, I would spend the late night hours just my partner and myself chatting or watching a little TV, just spending some time reconnecting as a couple as she would have spent the entire day with me before calling it a night and heading to bed together.
Two: If it's the kind of day off that I want to just spend some time alone I would most likely sleep until my body woke me, grab a sandwich for lunch, then settle in with a good book, a video game, or just some fun on the internet. Then, I would nap until dinner. Lastly, I would just chill out and watch some TV or a movie and then head to bed.
3. I don't have many pet peeves, but the ones that I have are big. I get easily annoyed with people who don't follow through with the things that they say they will do. i.e. Group members who don't add anything to the group and then bitch and moan about what the rest of the group has done or people who no-call, no-show or are excessively late at/to work. Also, people who think they know everything and aren't open to other opinions but will argue with you about how their point/view/idea is superior without even listening to another point/view/idea.