Here's some of what I've been looking at lately: Kim Jong-Il Looking at Things
character
Character Study Name- Georgian Laguardia
Age - 52
Job - Works as a shipping and receiving manager at a hiking shoe distribution company.
Marital Status - Widowed for 20 years. Husband died a year after they married.
Home - Owns a small basement apartment in a Boise, Idaho suburb. Keeps her house impeccably clean. Has her aunt's watercolor landscape paintings covering all available walls. Collects miniature teacups.
Fantasies - Wants to take a cruise to Greece. Wants to get up the courage to sing in front of her co-workers. Wants to learn how to make her own bread.
Style - Colors her short hair frequently with bright colors - blues, reds, greens, pinks. Wears a lot of white hooded sweatshirts and white jeans. Very thin. Almost frail. Wears purple lipstick daily.
Demeanor - Keeps to herself for the most part. Doesn't make eye contact. Walks with her head down. Doesn't smile when smiled at. Usually doesn't engage in conversation unless someone initiates it on their end. When conversation happens, she tends to do more talking than listening.
Beliefs - Raised Catholic, and still attends mass each Sunday, but does this out of habit rather than faith.
Most used facial expressions - Talks out of the side of her mouth. Scratches her head frequently. Tugs on her thin eyebrows when she's thinking.
Hobbies - Rollerblading. Ice skating. Going to fairs. Watching basketball on TV. Reading thrillers. Collecting miniature teacups.
Relationships - Calls her mother daily. Her father is dead. No living grandparents. Her aunt on her mother's side is her best friend. She occasionally invites her hair stylist over for dinner. She doesn't have any romantic interests, but does sleep with one of her co-workers every Tuesday night.
surround sounds
In the now - surround sounds: refrigerator hum
fly buzz
car engine
children's voices
scratchy baby monitor
nasal breathing
bird chirp
cat lick
rustling bamboo leaves