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1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself in a few sentences.
Okay then, my name is Roberto, I'm 23, and I'm
Portuguese. I'd say I'm average height, a bit pudgier than I should be, but I have been worse. I like Doctor Who, iCarly, videogames (faves: Assassin's Creed saga, Half-life universe, World of Warcraft) and learning. Seriously, I just love to know. Especially when it's related to the conscious/subconscious mind, body language and stuff about the Law of Attraction.
2. What got you into the iCarly fandom?Well, I joined the iCarly fandom because of one scene of the show and one comment from my brother. I joined the fandom on March 26th 2010, the day after my brother returned from Kosovo.
This scene itself is quite powerful, and when my brother says "she likes him", I decided to look it up. I found YouTube accounts of people who were reviewing the show, and saying how much fun it is, so I started to do the same, not by video, but in blog-form. And while the show lasted, fans have flocked there like migrational birds...
3. How did you find fanfiction or any forums you are involved??Google. XD Seriously, either Google or referrals...
4. What does your username stand for/mean/how did you pick it?It was in September of 2007. I had a slight problem with my e-mail account. I thought it had been hacked. Turns out it was the Caps Lock light on the keyboard had died. Anyway, I created another e-mail, and had no idea what to call it, so, I added Spiderpig, and after a few iterations it became Sp1derp1g. And you know what they say about Sp1derp1g. "Does whatever a Spiderpig does." And funnily, only last year, it came to my attention that my nickname contained the word "derp"...
5. What's one thing you dislike about Advanceshipping?The fact that it's not canon. Seriously, the fact that May didn't show up anymore...
6. What's your view on life?I was once a pessimist kid. I was bullied in school, and that takes a toll. My self-confidence was comparable to that of a goldfish (i.e. on the brink of non-existence). After some years, people started seeing who I’ve become. There were no drugs or acts of violence involved. There was one act of stealing, but I swore on my life I would pay it back, and I shall. But I digress. My only safe harbor was home, more specifically, my computer. I grew up as the ultimate nerd next door. (as I wrote that, that line honestly seemed cool).
To ‘help’ with that, a divine prank. I dreamt that a close friend of mine and my crush were actively making out on a forest and there was a TV playing a show with a clown. (BTW, I don’t like clowns.) Then on a field trip, which I didn’t go to, they actually do. Out of sight, out of mind, right? You’d think so. He bragged about it, as kids often do. But words hurt more than every punch or kick could (no wedgies at this point in time, they hadn’t been imported here yet). Because he used a set of words that would be repeated on a song portraying a kiss between two school kids. Any guesses at how I became? Guess I’m good at compartmentalizing, otherwise I’d have a difficult time hanging around with girls named Sara.
A funny side-note regarding this story: a friend of mine called me in the middle of the night about 2 years ago. He said that the guy mentioned in this story was drunk off his ass and was crying and begging forgiveness betraying my confidence. But I never got to speak to him again. I guess I should track him down… I could write a movie with this stuff...
I was a very religious kid. I used to go to church with my grandmother every Saturday (it's hard to get up early on a Sunday). I was brought up to believe that God created everything and all that stuff. I'm sincerely surprised that I hadn't had a test in which every answer was "God did it." But then came June 20th, 2007. Fresh outta high school… The day my life made a complete 180-degree turn. I found out that reality is shaped with our thoughts… If there is a godlike entity (trying to cover all the bases here), it is the greatest gift that we were ever given.
So, this is me now. A partially new man, with a few unfinished businesses…
7. What are we to you?A group of like-minded individuals, who happen to be freaking AWESOME!
8. What's your favorite book?Ma farvrit berk? "The Secret" and "The Power" by Rhonda Byrne. These books shed some light on events who I thought I had no control over...
9. What's your favorite shipping other than ADV?Seddie. Samantha 'Sam' Puckett and Fredward 'Freddie' Benson from iCarly.
10. Burgers or Hotdogs?Hotdogs.
11. Pancakes or Omelets?Never had either, but I'm guessing pancakes.
12. Adv INC Or Advancers?The most toughest question so far. It's like comparing your current girlfriend with your first crush. In ADVinc, friendships and relationships were formed. Here, it's like we're still discovering new things about each other.
13. What is the meaning behind your name?Roberto... I had to look this up, honestly. Apparently, it means "bright fame." But if you mean RobSp1derp1g, my answer will probably disappoint you: no meaning at all…
14. Are you a Creddie or Seddie fan?Seddie. It resembles the relationship I had with my first crush...
15. Favorite Pokemon character shipppings?Pearlshipping but in a sibling kind of way.
16. Do you like fried chicken?I do, actually.
17. Favorite members on this site?S. Muffin, LuciferIX (we go way back), Midnight. So far these are it. If I didn't mention you, do not be offended, it means I don't know you well yet.
18. How you get into Advanceshipping fans?Geez, I've told this story so many times, I'll just paste it from ADVinc/Bulbagarden/SPPf...
19. What's your opinion on Sam & Cat?I like it, but I don't loooooove it. It's lacking something, but I can't quite put a finger in it...
20. What is your favorite song at the moment?Imagine Dragons - "On Top of the World". But their whole album Night Terrors is fantastic.
21. What do you feel is one of your greatest strengths as an individual?My greatest strengths... I like to think critically sometimes, emotions can cloud your judgment. Also, I don't like to give up. When I DO give up, it's only for a matter of days, if not hours, then I'm back on whatever I've given up.
22. Similarly, what do you think is your weakness?My low self-esteem; whenever I listen to something that triggers a memory I've locked for some reason, my body tenses up, and if I don't grab hold of something, I will most definitely fall down.
23. What do you like best about Advancers?The fact that the people on this site work and feel like a family. You guys here get emotionally involved in one single member's issues, and everyone pitches in what they thing could solve it. I'm gonna get an earful for saying this, but not even ADVinc was like this (well, it was, but to a lesser extent).
24. If you were a banana, how would you rule the world and under what policies?Last time I was a banana, I didn’t think I could rule the world, so I don’t know. But I’ll study it to know in which ways a banana can indeed rule the world…
25. Do you consider yourself as a celebrity in the advanceshipping world?Actually, no, I don’t. I did the Soundtrack and one successful collab fic, but besides that, nothing… I do consider myself in the iCarly fandom. People are always saying they love my reviews and stuff...
26. How many poptarts will it take back to Narnia if you were in Area 51 holding a majurple balling while riding a unicycle while wearing a
monkey suit? 42.
27. And the most important question asked ever (as seen on presidential conference) Boxers or Briefs?Though I wear briefs most of the time, I actually prefer boxer shorts. Was it really in the presidential conference?
28. If a friend disagreed with an opinion of yours how would you respond?
There are several responses that are used depending on the subject being discussed. If it’s something about which I have knowledge, I try to convince them. If I don’t, I’ll try to convince them I know about the subject by putting my best poker face and suggesting a slapbet.
29. What is your favourite type of spoon?Tea spoon.
30. Ok now that I got my head together again.....can u give me a detailed comparison between the adv inc and advancers staff? I mean I just wanna know lol. I know our staff is the shit alreadyI don’t know if our staff is the shit, but it is pretty cool, I’ll give you that. As I said before, I can’t really compare ADVinc and Advancers.