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When my body wants to go
Tell me will my mind and soul
Live on and on forever
Am I on another level
A learning vessel of several
Lessons to make me more cleverer
Tell me will my mind and soul
Live on and on forever
Am I on another level
A learning vessel of several
Lessons to make me more cleverer
| Alex Atalay |
| Vital Statistics |
| Full Name: Temel Iskender Atalay Age: 21 Birth Date: 1988 Birthplace: Los Angeles Citizenship: US Location: Los Angeles Residence: His parents' home Occupation: University student/occasional Background Actor |
| Personality |
| First Impression: Easy going, curious and maybe even naive are the impressions Alex sometimes leaves people with. His youth can often be mistaken for innocence and his quietness for cluelessness. He's quiet but not shy. Alex will say hello to anyone, comfortably shows affection toward friends and family and enjoys conversation for the sake of it, idle and light or deep and meaningful. Still, he's far more the type to sit back and watch others interact, observe and laugh along at the jokes someone else is telling. Wary and cautious more than passive, he'll act (react) when need be but until that point, he's content to take in the world around him. Likes: football (soccer), karaoke, trying new alcoholic concoctions, listening to music that isn't Neil Sedaka, acting, film, television and movies, the beach, being in L.A. Dislikes: shallow and vapid people assuming they are better than others, pain, sugar in his tea, wearing shoes in the summer time. Fears: The origins of his "gift" and what it might mean. Religion: Alevi Turn Ons: a pretty smile, cheerful disposition, someone athletic, red hair is a bonus. He's young, and still largely finding his way in terms of what he truly likes and enjoys where sex is concerned. In part, any sex is good sex but then again there is still a host of things he has yet to explore...in theory, he likes dominate women. In practice, he doesn't really know what that is like. Turn Offs: negative attitude, being closed-minded, fanatics of any variety, malicious intent. With sex specifically in mind, a partner that isn't enthused or responsive. |
| Appearance |
| Gender: Male Nationality: Turkish Height: 5'11" Weight: 165 pounds Build: Kinda lanky Eyes: Brown Hair: Dark brown and wavy Skin: Olive, mostly clear (occasional breakouts) Wardrobe: Somewhat conservative in that he wears a lot of button down dress shirts and trousers, vests and jackets (no ties). Football kits or jerseys with jeans and sneakers are about as laid back as he gets. Even his casual clothes are well kept and in good condition. Distinguishing Marks: Does pretty hair count? Manner of Speech: He's plain-speaking if polite. Alex will use slang and buzz words and so on but he very seldom swears or curses. General Presence: He's something of a calming presence in most situations because he doesn't cause a commotion or go out of his way to draw attention to himself. There are times when his "gift" or sixth sense makes him something of an asset--Alex can sense impending trouble or danger, foreboding. It's on the order of psychic ability in that he's capable of reading the vibes in a room, of a person and in a situation. Good vibes, bad vibes...he picks up on it. The next best thing to actually being able to "see" the future. (If this is good or bad is really debatable but Alex tries to look at it as a positive thing) |
| Relationships |
| Orientation: Straight Status: Single Significant Other: None Children: None Past Love(s): Had a long term girlfriend (Samantha Porter) in high school that was the total sweetheart pairing people thought would last. He never got past third base with her and when she got accepted to an out-of-state-university, they both said bye bye with promises of getting back together on breaks and summers, letters, phone calls...long story short, during Rush Week, she opted for Greek Row life and found some meathead to bone. Alex decided that he was going to sleep with the first girl he asked out and said yes as a means of dealing with things (hah). It was awkward and unenthusiastic first time sex. He was 18. Crush(es): He has a bit of a man crush on Donna's Sasha but there aren't any women in his life that he's hung up on at the moment. Parents: Bora (father) and Ceren (mother) Sibling(s): Adem (older brother) Canan and Pinar (younger sisters) Relatives: Büyükanne (his maternal grandmother) Best Friend(s): TBD Friends: Many Acquaintances: Many Ambiguous: TBD Disliked: TBD Enemies: TBD Pets: He has a box turtle named Soup. |
| History |
| Iskender (Alex to his friends) is what he likes to call a 'first second-generation' Turkish immigrant who was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. His mother's parents came to the states in the Seventies, during one of the larger influxes of white-collared, higher educated, multiple degree holding men and women from Turkey found their way to the States. His father didn't immigrate until the following decade, pursuing his own degree at UCLA (where he happened to meet Iskender's mother). With a mother who grew up in Los Angeles and a father who grew up in Istanbul, Alex and his siblings were raised in a household full of mixed cultural traditions, even if the influence was (and is) still very heavily Turkish. His mother thinks nothing of celebrating Ramadan, a secular Christmas and football (soccer) may as well be the family's official religion. His father is an engineer working for an A/E firm located mid-Wilshire in what's known as Korea Town. He's one of many project managers overseeing large commercial projects and his work sometimes takes him overseas. With a career as all-consuming as that, his mother has taken to only working as a part-time consultant (she began doing so when their first child was born and just never saw the need to go back to full-time work) as a landscape architect. Her flexibility means that Mama is able to run her home (and her children's lives) quite efficiently and effectively. It also means that when Alex was younger, she had the time to indulge him in his acting interests. As a child, he had a moderately successful acting career in the world of advertising. A series of commercial spots for Welch's (he was one of those darling children who grinned for the camera after sipping a glass of juice. "Mmmm!"), a spot for McDonald's and a lot of long-running local ads. His mother kept a tight rein on what Alex was allowed to audition for, wanting him to enjoy the process for what it was and not end up being an overworked and very pressured child. There were offers of roles in film and television that were bypassed in the name of letting Alex grow up as a normal child, modeling interests that were turned down because his mother felt that industry was no place for healthy development and while her son sometimes said he wanted to be a star, she kept her foot firmly on the ground on the matter. Where his earnings and residuals were concerned, his parents put nearly every last cent into bank for Alex's future. At sixteen, he had the money to buy a reliable car. At eighteen, he had money to pay for college. At 21, he still has the luxury of focusing on his studies and not having to worry about finances the way many of his peers do. The acting bug is still there in his system but it's mellowed. He works through a central casting agency as a background artist. He's an extra in a lot of television shows and movies that are filmed on location in L.A. or on studio lots in the area. Some day, he may actually have enough lines spoken to qualify for his SAG card. It's a tale that is common for many people in southern California and nothing he thinks of as unusual or noteworthy. The job is simply a means of quick cash, free food and simple work that he gets to do with several of his friends that happens to fit well with his university schedule. That's the ordinary picture he'll paint for you of his life, his home and his family. Good, loving, close-knit people who believe in working hard for their successes in life. What he won't discuss are the abnormal and extraordinary oddities in his life. That well-developed sixth sense of his that has saved him from more than one hairy (scary) situation. The knowledge that the world isn't as simple as most people like to think. Things do go bump in the night, monsters are real (some of them aren't really so monstrous once you get to know them)and some of those so-called 'fringe' sciences and theories really do pan out. He doesn't have a name for his gift, the ability to sense impending danger and ill-intent. What he does know is that it was given to him for some purpose and that he feels obligated to use the extra advantage to not only protect himself but those around him. That heads up, a warning, a split second of realization that the shit is going to hit the fan--sometimes it makes all the difference to the outcome of a situation. It also leaves him very open-minded and accepting of things other in the world. The bigger and broader picture where there is more than good and evil to choose from, it's a muddled mess of something in between and Alex tries to navigate as best he can. |
| Random Trivia |
♦ Cocoa Pebbles are his favorite food. ♦ He cannot stand to drink any kind of fruit cocktail, even if you add booze. ♦ In & Out Double Double Animal Style and fries done twice. ♦ Drives a Toyota Camry. ♦ Keeps a soccer ball under his bed for good luck. ♦ Loathes the 405 |
| OOC Information |
| Played-By: Mun: is over 21. Journal Lyrics: are from Imogen Heap//Frou Frou Layout Credit: ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif){kind=small} rp_tutorials for the bio and user info. Disclaimer: Not real. For fun only. |
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