![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
HAH. HAH.
Oven problem has been determined, and I go to Radio Shack tonight to find missing fuses.
Keep your fingers crossed, people. *knocks on wood*
Also I have The Decemberists stuck in my head. The ENTIRETY of the Crane Wife album in various snips and snatches, to be precise.
(Also our office printer is making disturbing noises and people will not stop using it. WTF.)
And, for your patience in sticking with me thus far, a meme!
Reply to this and I will...
1)Tell you why I friended you.
2)Associate you with a song/movie.
3)Tell a random fact about you.
4)Tell my first memory of you.
5)Associate you with an animal/fruit.
6)Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
7)In return, you MUST spread this disease in your lj.
(Okay, seriously. STOP USING THIS PRINTER. I AM FULL OF HATE.)
Oven problem has been determined, and I go to Radio Shack tonight to find missing fuses.
Keep your fingers crossed, people. *knocks on wood*
Also I have The Decemberists stuck in my head. The ENTIRETY of the Crane Wife album in various snips and snatches, to be precise.
(Also our office printer is making disturbing noises and people will not stop using it. WTF.)
And, for your patience in sticking with me thus far, a meme!
Reply to this and I will...
1)Tell you why I friended you.
2)Associate you with a song/movie.
3)Tell a random fact about you.
4)Tell my first memory of you.
5)Associate you with an animal/fruit.
6)Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
7)In return, you MUST spread this disease in your lj.
(Okay, seriously. STOP USING THIS PRINTER. I AM FULL OF HATE.)
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
From:
no subject
*GRATUITOUSLY USES ICON OF COLIN* *MORE OR LESS*
From:
no subject
2). I want to associate you with Stop, or my Mom will shoot! I don't know why. Alternatively Crane Wife 3. Don't ask. *g*
3). You have (or had?) an unholy love for corsets. It is spiff.
4). I remember being in crackchat and you were like 'Oh, so you're the one that plays the other Adrien Brody pup. I can't read his threads because I too have an AB pup.' In hindsight, this is hilarious.
5).A platypus. It's almost a duck! Kind of.
6). What do you think about when you're almost asleep but not quite?
From:
no subject
2) I don't think I've ever seen that. On the other hand, I kind of love that song, so I'm really not going to complain about it. :D
3) I actually brought my corset with me to school! I have absolutely no idea when or if I will ever wear it here, especially As Intended, but I brought it anyway.
4) And ... yeah. I think the first Raven thread I read, in fact, was when he dropped in on Edmund and I was busy going "... whut." And then it was awesome and hilarious and they hit it off tremendously well and I facepalmed sheepishly.
5) I think that this question is the main reason I posted on this meme, and it was at least halfway because I was curious if you would pick a rabbit or not.
6) I think about a fuck of a lot, actually. I come up with crackplots, often, because my brain tangents along five hundred Fibonacci splits an hour, which really explains a lot about me -- it's worse then than any other time, I think, because I don't have anything I'm trying to think about. I come up with plots of giftfic and crossovers. I visualize porn, because it's pretty, and then I want to write it. I guess most of the things I think about involve things that I am writing or want to be writing, but sometimes it's stuff that's been going on during the day, or stuff I'm planning for a weekend out, or stuff involving my band-to-be, The Lesbian Oligarchy. I get a soundtrack while I'm thinking, a lot of the time, too -- just songs that I like, or songs that I was listening to before bed.
What do you?
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
2). I want to associate you with that 'I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts' song as performed in Disney's The Lion King. I blame the your current icon.
3). You are not really a giant burning robot. And you have absolutely amazing taste in books and music. I pick up a lot from you.
4). Well--I really do think it was either random Doverplot things, or you asking if you could friend me in my LJ. I miss our IM conversations *sad*
5). You are a pygmy marmoset.
6). If you could change one thing about how biology worked, what would it be?
From:
no subject
I resisted for so long.
But now, I tag everything in sight. MUAHAHA.
From:
no subject
1). I friended you, I think, in the wake of Oberon plot and conversations in crackchat. Yes.
2). I will associate you with the musical CATS. Particularly the opening song. Blame Harth.
3). You are British, I think. And taller than me. I sulk.
4). Crackchat craziness, I think. Alternatively, plotting to really mess with Puck via Havelock and Raven flirting.
5). You are a wombat. Hush. I know what I'm talking about.
6). What's it like staying up all night to thread with people in different timezones?
From:
no subject
2) *giggles*
3). I am definitely British. But as for taller, I don't know! I am taller than some people, though, so it's possible?
4). ...*snicker* Ah, Puck. I really must find the link to that...
5). Of course!
6). It's fun! Obviously, or I would never do it. It's also very tiring, however, and gives me a form of jet lag if I do it too often. *eyedart*
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
2). You get to be David Bowie's Fame, because you are that fabulous. Also Ziggy Stardust. It's the spiders.
3). You have lovely taste in wedding dresses. And, I presume, in grooms.
4). Well, I remember reading Lilly-threads waaaaaay back before I joined the game, and going OMFG this is AWESOME. Then there was my first Lilly-thread, and flying, and I have no real idea when we actually started talking talking. It's great that we did, though. *very pleased with this state of affairs*
5). You are a kumquat. Or a fuzzy tomato. Are fictional fruits okay?
6). Did you ever dream of living in a city that isn't where you are now?
From:
no subject
And hey, at least your printer is working. *eyes student printer with Hate and Grr*
From:
no subject
1). I friended you because of Ace-Raven, and because I think we were IMing a lot from almost but not quite day one. YAY.
2). Toy Story. I am the plastic Buzz Lightyear doll to your wooden cowboy. Or something. *g*
3). You have an unholy love for Tolkien, and Doctor Who, and if someone could manage to convincingly combine the two, I think you would explode. I would too. Whee.
4). I remember the OOC note exchange during the first Ace-Raven of rudeness in which I was so like . . . will she eat my face and be like NO DO NOT INTERFERE WITH MY PLOT. I'm weird. You know that.
5). You are a kookaburra. I have never been to Australia.
6). Why did you decide to be a veterinarian?
From:
no subject
...
Also James Herriot. I swear that man is responsible for a good half of the people in my class.
zomg some of my classmates have never heard of him whutFrom:
no subject
I am not going to do it, though, because I suck at the "associate me with X" sort of meme even more than I suck at meme-followthrough in general. But other people's answers always intrigue me.
*helpfully drops anvil on people using the printer*
From:
no subject
1). Milliways. And possibly chatthings. Yes.
2). Bartender, the Dave Matthews one. My brain is weird.
3). You have very long hair, and once carried a purpley-black rose around New York for several days.
4). AHAHAHAH. We were in chat, and Someplace to be Flying came up. (This is my first solid memory, honestly). And I was like, if someone else would be one, I would pick one up. And you said 'huh, I might consider that'. And then I pestered until you caved, and history was made.
5). It's a pity okra isn't a fruit. Ummmm. Nectarines.
6). Do you write to tell stories, or do you write to express your point of view? Is there a difference?
From:
no subject
2) ...Hunh. I do not know that one. But, in looking at the lyrics, I like it.
3) *grins*
4) Ahahahaha. I remember that! *beams*
5) mmmm nectarines.
6) mm. I would say that I write to tell stories.
They're tied up together, of course; the reason I tell a story is that I think for one reason or another it should be told, and is worth the effort of telling. And often part of what I write is spurred at least a little by contrariness -- I see this done wrong, or I never see this done, or whatever -- so there's that, too.
But the story should stand on its own, and the characters shouldn't necessarily think what I think. And... honestly, when I look at a story, when I approach one to tell something, what I tell is often a question.
Not necessarily any answer to the question.
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
1). You, too, are a victim of random Milliways friending. OH NOES.
2). That 'when you're a jet' song from West Side Story. Because it's true for Beccas as well. I swear.
3). Your hair is curlyish, and you have just as much energy IRL as you have online. It is hilariously great.
4). Meeting you at the pizza place thinger and being so . . . . are . . . are these the people I'm looking for? And you were lovely and nice and I was relieved. Whew.
5). Field mice!
6). What's the weirdest dream you've ever had, and did you know why you had it?
From:
no subject
2) *giggling*
3) . . . I do? Cool! :D
4) Obviously, that was before you really knew me.
5) I FREE ASLAN FROM HIS BONDS.
6) My dreams don't tend towards the too bizarre, actually. *thoughtful*
I had one that terrified me when I was quite small, when my two best friends from camp and I were captured by an evil witch. Who planned to turn us into chimpanzees. (Yes, this was long, long before I'd ever seen Emperor's New Groove.) And then our parents burst in to rescue us, but it was too late for my friend, and her face was distorting and she was speaking in sort of slow-motion, "I am slowly turning into a chimpanzee and I cannot be saved!" Which . . . whoever writes the dialogue for my dreams clearly ought to be sacked, but all the same I woke up panicking. My parents pop-psych analyzed it as my fear of camp ending, and us going to different schools and losing touch. Which seems plausible, I don't know.
Alternately, I dreamed once that I was awake and couldn't get to sleep. Which was excessively weird, just because it was so boring. And so realistic. The only difference was a clock that existed in the dream so I could watch the minutes not tick by, which was not in the room in real life. And that one I have no idea about.
What about you?
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
2). You are the Poe song about walking to the beat of your own drum. I wish I could remember the title. *sad*
3). You sprinkle glitter on people in real life. It is glorious.
4). I remember thinking 'oh god she is going to think I am weird and creepy and boring and awful' during the first Kitty-Raven thread. Zombie Piglet rides again!
5). You are a Siamese cat.
6). What's it really like having multiple Endless in your brain?
From:
no subject
2) ...Walk the Walk? *uncertain*
3) I do. It is true. I should do it more often.
4) ...*CACKLES* LITTLE DID YOU KNOW.
5) I keep getting cat-like things. *amused*
6) Confusing. And not.
They know the same things from different sides. I just have to look through the right pair of glasses.
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
2). Hmm. The City of Lost Children. You were Ron Perlman in another life, admit it.
3). You are, in fact, one of the few people that is both shorter and more insane than me. And you are a big fan of bands I learn to like.
4). I remember pinging Heather and being like 'Do you think Thom-mun would mind if I tagged him? I don't want to, like, be annoying.' In hindsight I go AHAHAHAHAHA.
5). You are peaches.
6). When did you decide to study languages, and why?
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
2). La Cage Aux Folles. It is hilariously funny.
3). You love what you do a whole hell of a lot. It is beautiful to see. *envies*
4). It was definitely Doverplot, watching as you bounced in among everybody and I was so overwhelmed. It was cool. And then there were some other random chats and plottish things, and then . . . . I dunno. Wasteland!
5). You are a myna bird.
6). What actually drew you to the theater? What keeps you there now?
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
2). There's a song by Toad the Wet Sprocket, I think it's called Windmills. Yeah. That one.
3). You are tiny and evil and giggly, and I will meet you soon for reals!
4). We were in crackchat, and you mentioned something about wishing more people would app London Belowers. Well, that was the first memory to come to mind. My actual first memory is, as it seems to be for so many here, Doverplot chatroom, where you very kindly explained Dementors to me. And kept me from panicking.
5). You are a chipmunk. (Kind of like a chipmunk version of the rabbit in Monty Python)
6). What makes you keep playing at Milliways?
From:
no subject
6) You know, that's a good question. I've nearly stopped a few times in my two-and-a-half years. But I find I love the stories and the relationships, more OOC than IC at times, and I am just not done. I love Tom, and I love Ingress, and I enjoy my other headvoices when I have time to play them.
I guess I am just in it for the long haul. It's a nice hobby.
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
2). Almost anything by Loreena McKennit. But particularly the one about lights in the distance. Gah my brain and titles tonight.
3). You are from Australia, and you are hilariously silly.
4). I think you asked in chat whether I would send Raven to Morgan to help her learn some stuff. I was like 'sure'! And it went on from there. YAY.
5). You are one of those fish like in Finding Nemo. The orange ones. Crap me and my sieve-like memory.
6). How do you develop the mythologies you use for your . . . mythologically based characters? *likes processes*
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
*g*
1). I friended you because of Milliways, I think, and icons, and really interesting bits of media I would not find on my own. Thing.
2). A whole bunch of Blue Oyster Cult, really. Esp Godzilla. I blame War. (c'mon, the juxtaposition is FUNNY.)
3). You are a lot taller than Ji.
4). I suspect it was a crackladen conversation in a chat, once. My first clear clear memory is a random ping about Xas. And then Supernatural squee. I think I'm getting old. *sad*
5). A pear. Alternatively, a gecko. Hush, there is logic there. Somewhere.
6). What do you think about the state of the world today? Are you ever afraid of what will happen tomorrow?
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
2). I associate you with a lot of Sufjan Stevens, and it is entirely your own fault. If forced to choose something not that, ummm. *considers* Poolhall Junkies, the movie.
3). You were immensely gleeful at the potential of Bernard getting glittered. I think there was cackling.
4). I remember my first thread with Bernard, which I think you pinged me after to say hi and things, and I was gobsmacked. The first really really firm memory is shortly before Doverplot, when we were chatting and you were really welcoming and things. It was great, because it was my first week or so in-game and I was terrified.
5). Wolfhound. I have this impression of you being larger than life.
6). What is it that draws you to particular poems, or to particular objects of art. Is it style, is it the meaning behind it, is it just the way it makes you feel when you see/read it?
(And yeah, I shall steal a 6 b) and go why DO we so rarely thread? I think this should be fixed. *resolved*)
From:
no subject
Um.
I don't know.
I think it's a combination. It's use of language and a sort of hyper-meta awareness of language and culture. You see that in Robbins, in Doty, in Stevens.
Making connections among seemingly unconnected objects, concepts.
I'm not articulate.
But Robbins makes me want to weep, he's so clever with his language. And some people hate that cleverness.
How could you hate a man who writes this:
This sentence has lost its period
Anyway.
Blah!