1. Peculiarities of my life that have made me see with special eyes:
1. Being a twin
- For my entire life, I've been part of a duo.
- It's always been John and Rachel
- Sharing birthdays, first days of school,
- Competition
2. Technology (geekdom)
- Since before I was born, my families had a computer in the house
- Technology has surrounded me my entire life.
- Had my first computer to share with my sister while still in elementary.
- My Older brother and I built my first personal computer while in early middle school
- Dual phone lines for Dial-Up
- Older brother went on to get a masters in computer science
- Accountant Parents, also huge Sci-Fi fans
- Star trek ornament collection
- Science Olympiad (both brother and I) – built first robot in middle school
Used to dream of going to MIT
2. Conflicts formative in my life are:
1. Break Ups (Relationships)
- Constantly in and out of relationships since middle school.
- Always in it for the long-term - Committed
- First girl I dated was for two years
- Been in emotionally abusive relationships before
- Currently in a long-distance relationship with my girlfriend of almost 3 years (22nd oct)
- Attempted to make remain friends with all those whom I’ve dated, but learned which relationships weren’t healthy to keep.
2. Competition
- Mentioned before with siblings
- I have become a very competitive person in certain aspects
- Had to constantly be compared to both older brother and twin sister
- One National Merit Finalist, the other valedictorian
both Full Ride scholarships
- Had to find a way to excel besides academically – art
- Gaming
- Been doing for as long as I can remember
- Online gaming
- Outlet for my competitive side.
- Been gaming online since around ~10 or 11 years old
- Introduced by my older brother
- Counter strike, Unreal Tournament, Quake 3
- Being chubby as a kid, I was never competitive at sports
3. Themes that I'd like to work with are:
1. Loneliness or abandonment
- Refer back to relationships and being a twin
- One of my biggest fears is being alone
2. The future of Technology
- I'm constantly wondering what the future has in store
- Fascinated by outer space
- ever expanding limits of technology
- Moore's law - # of transistors on ICs doubles every 2 years
- Now the density of storage compounds
- Unoffically the rate of technology advancement ever increasing
- Smart phone now has more ram and cpu ghz than my last computer
- Where can it take us?
- Brings me back to the growing up with a sci-fi loving family
4. Types of characters I empathize with are:
1. Sidekicks or supporting characters
- Rachel always being the outspoken one
- Me being the more shy, less likely to be outgoing
- Never like to hold much of a leadership position
- Being a twin as a part of a duo
2. “Freaks” (abnormal)
- Punks, Skins, Goths, Emos, Metalheads, Nerds, Geeks
- Music Taste
- Being shunned as a nerd through half of my school life, and going to a richy private school in which I never felt like I belonged
- Fringe of society
- One of my other interestes is Body Modification
- Tattoos, Peircings, Branding, Scarification, Implants, anything.
5. Story Topics I'd like to explore are:
1. Similar to the themes answer
- A culmination of current science, science fiction, the future, technology
- A wonder at what is to come or what is or will be possible
2. Refer back to loneliness and abandonment
- Always obsessed with a connection with people
- The opposite of that or the denial of that has always been a fear and interest of mine.
6. Ways I'd like to act on my audience:
1. A sense of wonder
- I'm always amazed when a piece of media leaves something with me
- inspiration, hope, amazement,
2. An appreciation for their lives and all they have in it.
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