Daily Pilots Post

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

Based on a couple of responses from yesterday, do you see yourself as more of a Lee type or a Kara type? More logical or more impulsive? Leader or rulebreaker?

Much as I'd love to claim Kara's creativity and out of the box thinking, I know that I'm actually more the Lee type, quieter, more likely to plan things out than jump in head first.

Bonus question: Do find yourself drawn to the opposing type, or do you tend to stay closer to people like you?

Comments

[ninety6tears.livejournal.com]

I'm very, very Lee simply personality-wise, but in terms of principles and moral impulses I'm more of a Kara. My sense of humor is kind of in between the two of theirs, but I can be a pretty quiet reserved person unless I'm with the right people, and that's very Apollo. I'm a little less rigidly principled than Lee is and am more motivated by loyalty in the way Kara is.

Bonus question: I've never really had a "type." I'm more the Kara to my guy's Lee since I'm the more creative one, so I guess he's more of a Lee...

[koolaidmom11.livejournal.com]

I'm Kara. Through and through. Even got in the fist fights although not the brig. I'm impulsive, and when younger, incredibly self destructive...and this was with good parents and family! Fortunately, I married a "Lee" so things are good. That's why I totally identified with BSG.

[scifishipper.livejournal.com]

I am very much like Lee. I wish I could be like Kara, but I can't. Too many control issues and an obsession with doing the "right thing" - feh. :( And I am totally Leeeeemo. LOL.

Attracted more to anarchists than typical rule-breakers, but there's some of that, too.

Fun question!

[kdbleu.livejournal.com]

I am so Kara. I see rules as a nice jumping off point but nothing I really need to worry about most of the time. My husband is very Lee. If there is a rule, he will find it and if there's not he will imply one. It kind of drives me crazy, but it's probably a good thing. :)

[sparklegirl79.livejournal.com]

I'm a Gemini, can I claim a bit of both? Honestly though, I'm very Lee in that I am very idealistic and frequently get dismayed that people and things don't live up to my ideals, I'm very keen on everything being fair and egalitarian, but, like Kara, I'm a creative type. I have a design degree, but I tend to create many things in short bursts of obsession, and if things don't get done by the time that obsession gives way to a new thing, it simply doesn't until it eventually catches my fancy again. Nothing can make me be interested in something if I don't want to be. I'll only resent it if it is tried.

[koolaidmom11.livejournal.com]

I'm a Gemini too and am like that too...when the obsession goes ...so do I..

[sparklegirl79.livejournal.com]

Yep. It leads to a lot of half-finished projects and basic skills learned, but not refined. I frustrate even myself.

[koolaidmom11.livejournal.com]

Me too. I'm writing this blog now that I started in 2008 and only did 3 posts before I was bored. Now I'm doing better but we will see.

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

What a great topic!

I'm 100% Kara. I'm a total tomboy and am loyal to a fault. I will do anything for the people I love and once I pick a side, I pick a side. I'm also very creative and spontaneous and don't like routine. I'm more dangerous when I'm bored than when I'm in the middle of chaos. I also have no filter and speak/act before I think. Because of my terrible & destructive relationship with my mother, I've grown to be very self-reliant and don't like being dictated to, so I don't follow orders very well (especially if I think they're stupid and unnecessary to begin with). I'm also very, very spiritual and take my beliefs very seriously, but have fudged around certain things in moments of complete moral ambiguity.

I've always been super frustrated with Lee in canon because I GET where Kara is coming from, even when she's being mean or running away and I always want him to step up and understand where she's coming from, especially since he is supposedly her best friend. I guess that's why my favorite scene between the two of them is the memorial hallway scene where he just finally accepts her "I'm Lee, you're Kara and nothing else matters."

[koolaidmom11.livejournal.com]

Ditto on the first paragraph. That's why we are besties.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

I'm a Lee personality-type, myself. I'm a bit reserved, a child of divorce, I aspire to be fair-minded, I work well within rules and routine, and I'm somewhat analytical and philosophical when approaching debatable issues. I value moderation, and I need to think before I speak or act. I also have a passive side to my personality.

I almost always get where Lee's coming from, and I usually agree with his take on things. And I married someone who is more Lee-like than I am, so I think I stick with my own type in real life.

I love and understand Kara, too, but there's not an instinctive connection there. She's beautiful and amazing and tragic and extraordinary, and I wouldn't change her for the world. She's just very different from me :)

[thegreenkitty.livejournal.com]

I'm completely Kara at heart...not necessarily as brash or bold, but the inner workings...loyalty, difficulty with trust, perfectionism, pushing limits, career oriented b/c personal life is insane and harder to deal with, emotional and intuitive which sometimes leads to self-destructive tendencies, a desire for simple joys like water fights b/c the more complex joys (being with a Lee, etc) push too many buttons, deffo identify with her feelings of brokenness along with her moments of transcendence...a kind of fragile balance that must be maintained at all costs, even if happiness is one of those costs. The frak or fight dynamic works best for me...I need to be pushed to be my best and get past insecurities...hence my love for Lee (and to a lesser extent, Leoben (don't kill me!)), b/c they push Kara to expect more from herself and FOR herself. Kara pushes herself b/c she knows no other way to live...Lee pushes her because he loves her (likely more than she loves herself) and wants the best for her. So yeah, I'm all Kara, but I love Lee for being so filled with his own brand of awesome that he recognizes and fights for Kara's worth and awesomeness too. Even his "I'll open an airlock for you" comments are often needed to challenge her to focus when she is starting to flounder. I love them both. I will defend them both. I defend Lee b/c I see how his actions are helpful even when controversial. I defend Kara because we think the same. /ramble

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Wow. This was such a moving and beautiful comment about both characters. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

I have a lot more in common with Lee: I'm very much a romantic and tend to wear my heart on my sleeve to some degree, and definitely a bit of an idealist, but I generally play by the rules. I was always the "good one" and an overachiever in school. I love books, thought about being a lawyer (but didn't want to deal with all the paperwork!). I definitely like to think things out...almost to the point of overthinking before I make a decision.

But I have a few bits of Kara: I can be very snarky/sarcastic esp when my temper is riled. I like to be amused at all times and try to create fun (though diff. kinds of fun than she does) when I can. I'm pretty loyal till you cross me. I hate to give up on things. I like to get what I want and I can be very self-involved at times. I don't suffer fools gladly.

My husband is kind of a mix too. He is very much like Lee with the rules and principles and morality. He was totally a boy scout. (And he has pretty blue eyes.) But like Kara, loyalty (even when it's sometimes not deserved) is one of his strongest qualities.

[koolaidmom11.livejournal.com]

Wow. Everyone on this website is too articulate for me to actually comment anymore.

[word-nerd1157.livejournal.com]

I'm.....both? I don't have Kara impulsiveness or outgoing personality, try though i may, but I do have her creative side. While I can't draw or paint, I'm a pretty good with a crochet hook, proven by the army of little crocheted monsters that are all over my bed. I'm loyal and stand up for my friends I'm like Lee in the fact that I'm pretty logical and rational, even if I don't think things through all the time. But I'm working on that. I'm pretty quiet and reserved when around people I'm not too comfortable with, but with my close friends, I can be as crazy as Kara.

I'm defiantly drawn to more Kara-type personalities, and even the Lee to their Kara. I'm the rationality that a good deal of my friends lack and point out the flaws in their plans. (ie, "Mary, let's not do that, I'm pretty sure you'll get us arrested.") As much as I wish I could be more like Kara, I'm not.