August 23, 2007
You Are 82% Bitchy |
![]() While you may not think of yourself as the ice queen, admit it, you're often in a bad mood. And it's those around you who often bear the brunt of your annoyance, even if they haven't done anything wrong! |
Love ya, babe!
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August 22, 2007
We'll see how that goes.... I of course chose Flickr, because I'm becoming obsessed with it.... and my 556 pictures uploaded to Yahoo! should have a nice home there.
I wonder if Tivo now supports Flickr.....
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What book have you stayed up all night NOT reading (because it disturbed you in some way)? Has a book ever entered your dreams?
Hmmmm. I don't think a book ever disturbed me to the point of not sleeping... I put Pet Sematary down first. Most books I read come into my dreams, especially if I read just before bed and I like the characters immensely.
Again, a toughie. I generally love long series, so I like to work out my own post-series endings. When I was a kid I had new books plotted out for Mary Poppins and the Anne of Green Gables series (post- Rilla of Ingleside, of course)
Best book to movie transition? And as a corollary, what books should NEVER be a movie?
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone was done well, as was Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Also, two of the best book movies were The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption. Now that I think about it, Stand By Me was also good (from the Stephen King novella "The Body").... The Count of Monte Cristo is such an intricate story, it DOES NOT make a good film, ditto Dumas' other classic, the Three Musketeers. I'll have to think of others....
Do you prefer one-off novels or character-driven series books? What's your favorite book series?
I love series books, always have. Starting with Laura (Little House) and Anne (of Green Gables); Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden. My shelves are full of series novels: Alexander McCall Smith (Sunday Philosophers' Club, 44 Scotland Street, and Ladies #1 Detective Agency series); the Big Stone Gap series by Adriana Trigiani; Robert Crais' Elvis Cole mysteries; J.A. Jance's J.P. Beaumont; Kathy Reichs (I can't watch Bones because I like the books so much, BTW); The Dragonfly in Amber series; A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket; Harry Potter (of course); Sherlock Holmes; Peter Mayle's Provence books; Eragon and Eldest; Tolkien; C.S. Lewis' Narnia series; Stephen King's Dark Tower; etc. etc. There's more, but I can't think of them now. I think when I read a story, the characters speak to me more than the plot, and I like to follow them as they change across the ebb and flow of their lives.
Which book character do you see yourself as most like? How about when you were a kid?
That's pretty tough. Today the character MOST like me that I've read is Hermione Granger. I know, kinda trite, but you know that whole scene in HP7 where she gets mad at Ron (I'd say more but some haven't yet gotten that far)? That's me. I knew what was going to happen there before I read it. Think I've lived it. Not to mention the whole nerd thing. As a kid the characters I most identified with were Josephine March and Laura Ingalls. Which shouldn't surprise anyone that knows me at all.
Yes. Definitely. I get very wrapped up in the characters, and I have a maxim that life is too short for unhappy endings. There is little more I dislike in literature than when the characters I love and adore get the shit end of the stick at the end of the book. Give me a break. I feel really cheated when that happens. Speaking of cheating, the last book I remember flinging was "Big Cherry Holler". If you've read it, you know what I mean.
Sorry it was later than I planned, but there it is.
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August 20, 2007
What are you reading right now?
Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith
Do you have any idea what you'll read when you'e done with that?
Probably The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl
What magazines do you have in your bathroom right now?
Magazines? You mean those things ammo comes in? There's books, though, including some Harry Potter in the bathroom right now, though. 5 or 7..... not sure which I brought back in the bedroom.
What's the worst thing you were ever forced to read?
How about a top 10 list?
Great Expectations, Lord of the Flies, The Awakening, The Crying of Lot 49, Heart of Darkness, Arrowsmith, A Tale of Two Cities, Emily Dickenson poems (not because they suck but because they lead to weeks of "Yellow Rose of Texas" earwormage), and for sheer suckage, my Calculus books (Tommy I and Tommy II) and that god-awful Physical Chemistry text.
What's the one book you always recommend to just about everyone?
Another list:
Reading Lolita in Tehran, Devil in the White City, The Dante Club, The Historian, Stephen King's Different Seasons, Harry Potter, etc. etc.
Admit it, the librarians at your library know you on a first name basis, don't they?
Nope. I love my books to death. And I love to reread. Hence I buy them and KEEP them. My mom's a librarian, though. She knows me on a first name basis. Does that count?
Is there a book you absolutely love, but for some reason, people never think it sounds interesting, or maybe they read it and don't like it at all?
My favorite book is Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. Most people just don't get it. Also a lot of Stephen King books. People are scared to pick up a "horror" novel, and they're just not that. Yeah, scary stuff, but it's just a platform for an amazingly written, character driven story.
Do you read books while you eat? While you bathe? While you watch movies or TV? While you listen to music? While you're on the computer? While you're having sex? While you're driving?
That would be: Yes, Yes, Sometimes, Often, Occasionally (usually this has to do with work), NEVER (that would be rude), and ABSOLUTELY not (UNSAFE, hello!!!)
When you were little, did other children tease you about your reading habits?
Hell yes. I got teased for breathing. Come on, now. But I read constantly. Let's put it this way, once, when I was a kid my mom tried to punish me by taking away my books. So I picked up the shampoo bottles and toothpaste tubes in the bathroom and read those.
What's the last thing you stayed up half the night reading because it was so good you couldn't put it down?
Literally? The Da Vinci Code. I was on a red eye to Michigan and couldn't sleep. The Historian. I read that in TN after a night of hanging out with Blown-Eyes. It was that good. And of course, HP7.
I've thought of some other book questions for you all:
What book have you stayed up all night NOT reading (because it disturbed you in some way)? Has a book ever entered your dreams?
What book/ series would you like to write an ending too? Or rewrite? I'm not strictly talking about fanfic, just this: given the opportunity, which stories would you like to work on?
Best book to movie transition? And as a corollary, what books should NEVER be a movie?
Do you prefer one-off novels or character-driven series books? What's your favorite book series?
Which book character do you see yourself as most like? How about when you were a kid?
Ever NOT want to finish a book because you were desperately afraid that the author was going to take it somewhere you didn't like? Ever fling a book at the wall because that happened?
Ok, that's plenty. Feel free to do the whole meme, or in parts. I'll answer the second half tomorrow.
Oh, and consider yourself tagged, mostly 'cause I wanna know what you read:
Christina
Phoenix
Ken (because he tags me all the time)
wRitErsbLock
Richmond
Amanda
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August 18, 2007
J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.I love Scottish detective novels! And I love JKR, too. This ought to be AWESOME!The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.
"My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper, which was available late Saturday, quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival.
"It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes," said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.
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August 17, 2007
After two panicked seconds I restarted it, and everything seems to be working fine, except Firefox seems to have reloaded all of my extensions, as if I had just installed them for the first time, and I had to reset my profile and reload my rss feed list into Sage. All my buttons and bookmarks were present, though.
Anybody got any clue? Virus check didn't find anything new.... It seems to be cooling down, too.
It also has this trick of unfastening the battery because the fan pad pushes the lock bar over, but it hasn't done that in a while, so I think this is unrelated to that.....
Oh, and it's a Sony VAIO VGN-SZ330P running Windows XP.
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August 15, 2007
You Are a Club Sandwich |
![]() You are have a big personality. It's hard for anyone to ignore you! You dream big. You think big. And you eat big. Some people consider you high maintenance, but you just know what you want... and when you want it. Your best friend: The Tuna Fish Sandwich Your mortal enemy: The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich |
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August 10, 2007
Yes, I own it. But STILL.
And Flash Gordon starts tonight.
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August 07, 2007
On the Common Sense Quiz:
Am-I-Dumb.com - Are you dumb?

On the Sports Quiz:
Am-I-Dumb.com - Are you dumb?

h/t Chickie..... who is smarter than 92.8% of you.
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July 23, 2007
But I love google talk. Not the least of which includes the fact that you can run Gtalk from your Gmail without having to download the chat program or that you don't need to add people to your list manually, all you have to do is send them an email from your Gmail account.
But by far my favorite aspect of google talk is the "status message" that you can customize. That's so much better than "available" or "not available"
Recent status messages I've posted:
I am not among the rice-eating robots
I wish I'd never been broiled
I have a date with Harry Potter
Ice! We have Ice!
I'm afraid of Farmer Shootypants too
I've noticed some of you getting into the act too! Notably sarahk and Paul Burgess who usually have an amusing message attached to their avatar...
So, fellow googleheads, do you have Gtalk? Do you like to leave wacky messages on your "status" line too?
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July 09, 2007
Even if you've only seen the movies, I'm interested in other people's takes on it. Especially if you disagree radically, or if you agree, but for different reasons. Post your predictions in the comments. Contest ends July 20, 2007. Void where prohibited. Do not fold, spindle, or multilate.
I'll start: My own "official" prediction is Snape and Hagrid. Maybe Draco Malfoy. Snape is a good guy and proves it via his death. Similarly I suspect Malfoy bites it to prove his own "redemption". And poor Hagrid is the "Innocent" of the stereotypical hero myth, so I suspect he gets caught in the crossfire and his senseless death serves as a spur to Harry's ultimate action against He Who Shall Not Be Named. I think Harry lives too. He almost MUST. And if Harry lives, Ginny probably does too. Remember, Harry WILL end up with Ginny. Hermione is in love with Weasley. Speaking of, if she kills off either Ron or Hermione before they get a happily ever after I will hurl the book at whatever is close and cry for a while. Profanity will be uttered, too. Deep, dark profanity, of the sort that forms the proverbial cloud over Lake Michigan...
this post inspired by sarahk's
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July 02, 2007
Last night we finally found out it's called Robot Chicken.
If you grew up in the 80s and had way too many action figures, this show is for you.
Holy crap, it's funny. It's filthy, too.
As proof, I offer Robot Chicken: Star Wars:
(PG-13 for violence and some language)
Part I:
Part II:
Part III:
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June 28, 2007
You'll love the ending.
H/T the ever amusing and interesting Baldilocks
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June 27, 2007
The Army announced today that the first successful F-Bomb test has taken place in the New Mexico desert. The F-Bomb - which is not nuclear but still produces a mushroom cloud - was begun after the above ground testing ban treaty in the 1960's. "There was a lot of research left undone." according to Dr. Renaldo Hererra, chief of Munitions Linguistics at Los Alamos. "We went straight from the A-Bomb to the H-Bomb, omitting everything in between. The B project showed promise, but C through E were complete failures. It's good to finally have some success."Read the whole report here!
The test took place yesterday at 5:42 AM, reportedly flooding the Jouququ Valley with brilliant light, and creating a blast that resounded off the surrounding mountains for several minutes. "It was ****ing awesome!" exclaimed General Milton C. Ironcrotch, Commanding Officer of the program, curiously potty mouthed after the test.
h/t Joyner
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June 26, 2007
I sure hope she takes after her mom. Dad is on the left, below:

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June 19, 2007
Does it strike anyone else as WRONG that they are playing that commercial during an episode of Little People, Big World??
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June 18, 2007
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June 15, 2007
“Learn A Lot Of Little Known Facts About Those You Know”
WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My Daddy (first name) and my Mom's friend (middle name)
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Two nights ago when we watched the Ugly Betty season finale (finally!). Why did no one warn me, you barsteds?
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
actually, yeah. It sucks. No one else can read it.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Roast Beef. Sliced thin. Followed closely by pastrami. Yum.
DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
I have a pooch. She's my baby.
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
depends..... could I put up with me? Hmmmmmm.....
DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
oh, hardly ever, not me. I couldn't.
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes, thank you.
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Oh Hell Fuck No.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Bran Flakes. Or Quaker Oat Squares. Yum.
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Birkies don't have laces.
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Emotionally, yes.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Cookies and Cream, Ben and Jerry's Oatmeal Cookie, Fosselman's Peppermint Stick
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
whether they are smiling.
RED OR PINK?
Both.
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
the allergy that is making my face break out
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My Nana
WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
I'm not wearing either pants or shoes, but my toenail polish is red, and I have a black and white dress on.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Chipotle!
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Last night's "The First 48" courtesy of TiVo.
IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Green.
FAVORITE SMELLS?
My husband, puppy breath, Christmas trees
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Christina and Dash
FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football and Hockey
HAIR COLOR[S]?
Dark, Dark Auburn
EYE COLOR?
Brown/Green Hazel. They were dark blue when I was born.
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
24/7/365
FAVORITE FOOD?
hmm, this is actually tough..... I'll go with fried dill pickles today.
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy Endings. Duh. Life's too short.
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Auntie Mame
WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Again, no shirt. But my dress is black with a white and blue and yellow pattern.
SUMMER OR WINTER?
WINTER. More winter, please.
HUGS OR KISSES?
Both, please.
FAVORITE DESSERT?
cheesecake or a brownie sundae
MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
no one
LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
everyone
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I just finished "Eye Contact" by Cammie McGovern. I'll pick up HP6 as soon as I unpack it to prepare for HP7.
WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Tigger and Pooh
WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
The Riches, Deadliest Catch, and After the Catch. All courtesy of TiVo
FAVORITE SOUND[S]?
snow falling
ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Neither. Play Free Bird!
WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
well, farthest from where I was living at the time, Ontario, Canada.
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Several
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
St. Agnes Hospital, Fresno, CA
WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
whoever
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And folks, #10 is "Whale Feces Researcher".... makes me appreciate my job (which I love) all the more.
h/t HWNNL
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