"Queen Gayle graciously acknowledges her subjects before the beheadings commence."
For this week's game, we are supposed to post a picture of someone fictional who we think best represents our personality. The original poster said to "be creative."
Hmm... Who best represents me?
For those of you who don't know Daria, this was a cartoon series on MTV. Daria was a smart, acerbic high school student, trying to find herself in that chaos called teenaged life. On the outside, I was too polite and quiet to compete with her snarkiness, but on the inside, she and I were identical twins.
This is a picture of the main characters. The pity of it all is that I wanted to be the girl on the left with the short black hair, Jane. She was Daria's best friend, a totally hip artist, unafraid to be who she is, plus she's tall and slender. Hell, I still want to be her.
Then, in my twenties, I felt a lot like Molly Dodd. Don't remember her? She was on a cable channel (don't remember which one), and was a kind, funny, single gal who was making her way through each day, trying not to be the one with her skirt stuffed into the back of her pantyhose.
On the inside, I'm a lot of people. One of my favorite's is Murphy Brown. In my youth, I was never allowed to blow my top in any way, and I'm afraid I have a hard time expressing my disappointments as an adult. But when Murphy aired, each week I lived vicariously through her funny, smart, temper tantrums. Rant, Murphy, rant and rave at stupidity! Ahhh, that feels good.
The biggest part of me is probably Auntie Mame. I saw this movie at an early age and never forgot its message, even if it took me a few (dozen) years to put it to use. "Life is a banquet," she says, "and most poor suckers are starving to death."
Thanks, Mame Dennis. As God as my witness, I'll never go hungry again.
But in the end, I chose the one character who represents me 90% of the time. Through his highs and lows, his brilliance and his foolishness, this is the closest to me that I can find in the media:
How about you? Anyone out there have a fictional personality they'd like to share?
2 comments:
My husband sometimes calls me Yosemite Sam, and I've had friends say I remind them of Elaine (of Seinfeld fame). I'm never sure whether to be flattered or insulted.
Okay, I don't see the Yosemite Sam (unless there's a handlebar mustache you keep cleverly waxed), but I can almost see Elaine. You're smarter than she is, by a long shot!
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