Post by Sandy on Sept 3, 2013 21:48:19 GMT -5
(For the photo I assume you mean the one I want to use for my profile? Lemme know if you need a 2nd photo.)
- Name: Zack (Zachary) Pieper
- Preferred Nickname: Pipez
- Age: 20
- Location: Buffalo, NY is more recognized over my small town, so I'll go with that!
- Skype ID (necessary to be interviewed for iSurv1vor L1ve): itspipez
- AIM Screen Name: N/A
- Marital Status: Single
- Facebook link: www.facebook.com/zack.pieper
- Luxury Item: A ball because there's an endless amount of games that can happen with a ball and 1-2 people.
- How did you hear about iSurv1vor?: My friend Cassandra, otherwise known as Sassy, played last season, and was the one to recommend the game to me!
- Approximately how many hours a day do you spend online?: About 6-7 at least, I have too much free time.
- Any past ORG or online gaming experience? Have you ever played on proboards?: I don't have any experience on proboards or ORGs, but I've been on Tengaged for 4+ years playing for than a couple group games, and hosting one of my own for 6 strong seasons, so I know what a host expects and wants from a player.
- Have you ever followed the iSurv1vor series? If so, which seasons?: Only the tailend of your most recent season from what Sassy told me about it.
- Give one adjective to describe you with a brief anecdote to explain it: I would use "daffy" to describe myself, not only because I wanted to find a word no one would EVER use, and came up with that, but because whether it's in a classroom with kids while I'm student teaching, or at work, I'm usually the humorous character in settings I feel comfortable in. I'm always trying to crack jokes with my kids and coworkers, and I'm usually the only one to dress up on costume days (Ugly Sweater Day, and every Halloween I'm a giant Angry Bird).
- If you could be one TV Show character who would it be and why?: I think it may sound like a stupid answer but I'm gonna say SpongeBob! He doesn't have a worry in the world, he has great friends and has fun at his job despite not being paid well. Plus all the kids love him, who doesn't love him?
- Would you rather have the ability to fly or the power of invisibility?: I'd like to think of this question as "Big Player VS Under the Radar", and my game is definitely under the radar (invisibility). I'd prefer you not to see me coming when I strike.
- Would you rather be miserable and rich or happy and poor?: I'd rather be happy and poor. Money makes you happy temporarily. Friends make you happy for much longer. And plus I won't be getting that much money from my teaching job when I finally get my degree!
- Do you consider yourself an optimist or pessimist?: I'd like to think in the game of life, I'm an optimist, while on the other hand, an environment like Survivor makes me a pessimist. For example, I get paranoid about people, if someone says they won't vote someone out yet, I'll probably be paranoid that they have a F2 and wanna take me out, which will probably EVENTUALLY happen, but it's a big flaw of mine when Day 1 I experience feelings like that. I know it's a flaw, but can't help it.
- What real Survivor castaway do you think you most resemble?: As much as I didn't win him to win his season, I'm going to say I'm most like Fabio from Nicaragua. These two quotes describe him very well:
"I'm very aware of the vibes that I give off and the way other people perceive them, and I'm also aware of what I'm getting back and if there's an imbalance..."
"My whole strategy is to be out in the open and make people laugh and be all crazy... but it goes deeper than just 'oh, ha ha ha, let's keep him around because he's funny'... it's like I wanna be kept around for more than just because I'm funny, I wanna be kept around for my mentality, my spirit..."
- If a genie granted you one wish what would it be and why?: Being able to read others minds for the simple and vain fact that I like to know what people really think about me (going back to the paranoid answer).
- If selected, would you be willing to do a Skype interview during/after the game for iSurv1vor L1ve?: Of course!
- What makes you different/stand out from other people?: I've watched MANY strategies fail while hosting my own game, so I really know what works with people, and I know what doesn't work, I think moreso than the average player. I think my strategy when I approach these games is good, provided I get past the initial few days. Once I get past the first impressions, I think I can make a run far into the game. I either fall flat on my face or I excel in games like this.
- What is the best way to get in contact with you?: When online, Skype, and when not near the computer, probably just texting me.