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[deelaundry]

queenzulu had five more words for me for the Five Words meme: Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you. (Please note: If you simply wish to comment on something I've said but don't want to participate in the meme, that is fine. I will only give you five words if you specifically comment with 'Words!')

The five words she gave me are: domestic, woman!Wilson, writer's block, vidding, connections!

Domestic. It's amusing that this word should be associated with me in fandom, because I am actually one of the least domestic people in the world. My family is wonderful; being home is awesome; but the housework, household affairs aspects of domesticity: I just don't care. I admire people who are proficient at it because I'm just not.

Anyway, when it comes to House-Wilson, count me in as an ardent fan of well-written domestic fics. As I've said before, House and Wilson are two miserable men who are slightly less miserable when they're together. And if they could work their way to being together together, they could even approach something like content. House was happy with Stacy; he could be happy with Wilson. Wilson's happier with House than he is with anyone else; having permission to be "properly" doting on House would satisfy him to no end.

Of course, they also have the potential for their insane obsessiveness with each other to collapse into a black hole of angst. But a good, in-character domestic fic is more challenging to write than a good, in-character angst fic, and happier to read besides. For me.

Woman!Wilson. So much to say about this, but I'll focus on my belief that Wilson is being deliberately written as a classic ESFJ ("Caregiver") in the Myers-Briggs typing. As it says on this excellent site, "ESFJs incorporate many of the traits that are associated with women in our society. However, male ESFJs will usually not appear feminine at all. On the contrary, ESFJs are typically quite conscious about gender roles and will be most comfortable playing a role that suits their gender in our society." (As an aside: "Being highly practical, the ESFJ is excellent in matters regarding home management. They're likely to be very responsible about taking care of day-to-day needs, and to be careful and cautious about money matters." (source) Domestic!)

Writer's block. I'm known for writer's block? Waaah. It's true, though, that currently my ability to write fic has left the building. Plenty of ideas, no drive to get them done. Not even my Remix, which is due in eleven days.

Vidding. Oh my stars, Zulu is so evil to bring up this word! EVIL. I have five six top-of-mind ideas for vids, and have already tortured bironic with the cheese-tastic song that would accompany one of them, but I DON'T NEED ANOTHER HOBBY. Especially not one that requires me to learn new software packages to undertake. No. NO!

Connections!. I'm scratching my head as to why Zulu associates this with me, especially with the exclamation point. I will say that I adore identifying connections in ideas, seeing how one thing relates to another.

Comments

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...I actually see Wilson more as an INFJ as he seems to keep to himself, a few social connections aside (he is good with people but you don't have to be extroverted to do that) and he seems to be more abstract to me with the way he comes up with ideas, I know House mentioned his intuitive way of thinking in some episode. But it's pretty close, could go either way really and Wilson definitely has his caregiver qualities (to go deeper into theory, Fe ie extroverted feeling is one of the top two functions in both SFJs and NFJs so that makes sense).

Oh man, I WISH you vidded. That'd be awesome.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I think it's a strange oddity of the show that we don't see Wilson with more people. For example, the show has never shown him with any other oncologists, even though he's supposed to be the department head. I don't think he's very close with many people, but serving people is very important to him and seems to energize him -- for example, we know that patient care is very important to him.

The flaws of the ESFJ type are especially what make me think of that type for him: the "flexible" moral code, the tendency toward nagging, the tendency to think poorly of oneself if not given external reassurance.

House doesn't think much of the way Wilson comes up with his ideas, but I think that's a "T"'s scorn for an "F." : ) House is above all a logical thinker, and he doesn't get why Wilson makes his decisions from the "F" perspective.

But, as you say, the two types are similar, so it could be either.

No vidding! I don't have the time! Really! Really! (Don't be surprised if a rather crappy vid shows up at some point on my LJ.)

[chickloveslotr.livejournal.com]

words!

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I don't know you too well, but here are five:

fandom

House

reading

slash

Wilson

[zulu.livejournal.com]

*is evil* Very cool. I was thinking connections in terms of connections with people, making friends, that sort of thing. And the exclamation point was just the end of the list; I was doing it for all my words, hee.

[photoash.livejournal.com]

That's a really interesting theory about Wilson's personality -- I had never thought about it in terms of Meyers Briggs!

[magie-05.livejournal.com]

EEEE, domestic-ness <3 Don't know why I didn't think of that one for you. Agree with everything you said...predictably, lol.

And just to be completely evil, I would LOVE to see vids from you, omggggg. I can't even begin to imagine the WIN <3

...could I have some more words, plz? If you can think of any, that is :)

[hibernia1.livejournal.com]

I love your thoughts on House/Wilson, two miserable men who are slightly less miserable when they're together, yes! So right.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

House is lord god king of the INTJs, isn't he?