Only self-indulgent prats write blogs...oh, wait...

Oh, lord, I haven't posted in half a year and I choose to come back with a meme. Ah, well.

Tagged by the inimitable jlrpuck .

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 16 people to be tagged. (Except that I'm not tagging 16 people, because I don't know 16 people. You want in, go right ahead.)
( Yay! I remember how to do a cut! )

Tagged by the inimitable jlrpuck.
Rules of the meme
A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs & replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

B) Tag 8 people to do this quiz. These people must state who they were tagged by & cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by. Continue this game by sending it to other people.

1. How has LJ changed your life?
It got me entirely too obsessed with a TV show about an alien who is also a time traveler. No, seriously, before LJ, I was all, "Yeah, I like that Doctor Who. Rose and the Doctor are cute." After LJ, it was more, "DOCTOR WHO...eat...ROSE/TEN OTP FTW... breathe... DAVID TENNANT MMMM ...sleep..." I blame fanfic, picspams and fan vids, in that order.

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well let's see.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them ;-)

 

 

WHAT? I call shenanigans! Tigger has always annoyed the crap out of me, and I refuse to think I'm like him. Give me Rabbit or Owl, anyday.

When you see this post, quote from Doctor Who on your LJ.

Cassandra (in the Doctor's body): Well... this is... different...
Rose: Cassandra?
Cassandra (in the Doctor's body): Goodness me, I'm a man. Yum. So many parts. And hardly used.
[starts jerking around]
Cassandra (in the Doctor's body): Ah, ah! Two hearts! Oh baby, I'm beating out a samba!
Rose: Get out of him!
Cassandra (in the Doctor's body): Ooh, he's slim... and a little bit foxy. You thought so too; I've been inside your head. You've been looking. You *like* it.

And I... liked it! Which is a very strange feeling. Perhaps it was a result of lowered expectations from all the whinging and moaning about it.

I don't heap scorn on the chick-lit genre as a whole...just the books that treat their main character as if she has an IQ of a wet dishrag. One author that never disappoints is Marian Keyes.

...here it is, about a week later. Also, this picture is way too delicious not to share. And my desktop is about to change into something very spoilery.



Seriously, that man is holding onto more than his fair share of sexy. I can't believe I ever doubted he would make a fabulous Bond.

How do you get the taste of something like Twilight out of your mouth? Nothing better than to follow it up with a literary classic. Something that has remained cherished and beloved through decades and with good reason. So, I decided to pick up To Kill A Mockingbird again. I was in the middle of it when Edward Cullen decided to come barging rudely into my life, and I was glad to return to it.

The Big Post of Me

You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out :)

 

 

Y'all. I'm going to South Beach tonight to see Eddie Izzard, live, which is, of course, exciting in its own right. I get to be in the presence of the man that came up with this.

But what makes it extra exciting? According to my local news, JOHN KRASINSKI is in South Beach, filming scenes for a new movie with Maya Rudolph. John. Krasinski. So, if you never hear from me again, it's because I've bumped into him oh-so-casually and tricked convinced him that I am, in fact, the love of his life.

One of my favorite things about being a teacher is the long, luxurious summer breaks. I tend to devour books during this time, since I don't have to try and find a way to shove a chapter or two into my normal schedule. I'm pretty omnivorous when it comes to books. I like a lot of genres. This is just to let you know that I'm not some sort of snooty lit snob.

That being said, I was actively offended by the Twilight series, on several levels.

Tagged by jlrpuck and earlgreytea68. Like, a million years ago.

Is there something in fic that really, really bothers you when you read it? The sort of thing that can turn you off reading, even if the rest of the fic is brilliant? Label it here... then tag five others to do the same!

This one's easy. 

To the best friend a girl could ever have!

Here's a special message from David Tennant himself.



"What?...It's EGT's birthday?! Why didn't anyone say anything?"



"It's just...She's so tiny and cute and perfect...How could I ever get her anything good enough? I mean, does anybody know what she wants? Given any hints, clues, anything?...She has? Awesome...What did she say?"



"Ohhhhhh........."



"Wellll. It *is* her birthday. And she *is* blonde. Come and get it, you wee timorous beastie!"

Rules gakked from many, many journals

1. Leave me a comment saying anything random, like your favorite lyric to your current favorite song. Or your favorite kind of sandwich. Something random. Whatever you like.
2. I respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. You WILL update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions.

Okay so here's what you do.. you just answer each of the following questions using lyrics to a song! Simple enough?

Stolen from EGT and jlrpuck,

It's National Poetry Month, and so I share my favorite poem of all time.

Tagged by cutiedaydreamer.

Step 1: Open up whatever MP3 program you use and add every song in your collection.
Step 2: Put it on random.
Step 3: Pick random lyrics from the first 10 songs, no matter how embarassing the song.
Step 4: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 5: Cross out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 6: DON'T HINT THEM!