| Hiding. |
[Mar. 21st, 2009|04:32 pm] |
I have cocoa, cookies, and some leftover cookie batter.
I have an overdue paper I'm picking away at by proposing my zaniest theory (the theory is called "pure dumb luck" or "delimited options" -- historians, how mad am I?). It's guaranteed to get completely shot apart by my professor, but after the shitty week I've had, I don't care.
I have the next chapter of Out Of Bounds rewritten and (probably) ready for reposting. I have WG here reading the Watchman. (I figured he'd better read the novel first or he'd be bewildered and frustrated by the movie.) I'm making minor edits to the epilogue. The music for the short program is queued up.
I have two movies on hand. I am fully equipped to ignore all RL disasters for the weekend. If all this doesn't work, there is also popcorn.
And oh, look, this quiz result surprised me with a writer that I...
a) know, and
b) respect.
How unexpected.
 | I am:Ursula K. LeGuin Perhaps the most admired writing talent in the science fiction field. |
Which science fiction writer are you?
And now... dive! *The yellow Icarus submarine burbles beneath the surface of reality* |
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| Yes, most of my WiPs are Merlin fics. |
[Mar. 1st, 2009|03:28 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | meme, merlin, sg-1, sga, spn | ] |
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| | South German Philharmonic Orchestra - Brahms: Symphony #4 In E Minor, Op. 98 - 2. Andante Moderato | ] |
Gacked from ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) torakowalski: Post a single sentence from each WIP you have (or as many as you want to pick). No context, no explanations. No more than one sentence!
1. "Ah, good." Rodney snatched away one of the buckets and padded barefoot to the bathroom. Several other buckets of ice were lined up on the tile. "I waited to run the bath." He turned the cold water on full.
2. Based on dad's journal he'd narrowed the possibilities to a curse, possession (which he quickly disproved), the influence of a demigod, or a complete mental breakdown on Dean's part. As Dean smiled at a biker who bent over to dump his trash, Sam decided not to rule out the last.
3. "Jack. Okay. Let's say I did have a yard sale. How many people in Boulder do you think will buy Epistemology in Ancient Mesopotamia for fifty cents?"
4. "You may play with my hair," Arthur said.
5. "Pick it up!" Arthur actually whacked Merlin's bottom with the flat of his blade. "No cowards on the practice field. I won't allow it."
6. "I shall mock your tonsure," Arthur assured him, although it was a little too soon for lightness and Merlin flinched.
Now which of these is part two from The Care & Feeding of Unicorns? |
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| Not your usual Numerology meme. |
[Dec. 8th, 2008|11:46 pm] |
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Your Spiritual Number is Three
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You bring creativity and meaning to people's lives.
You can help someone see a whole new world and possibilities that they never imagined.
Right now, your life is about compromise and union.
A close friendship, partnership, or romantic relationship is very important to you right now.
And while you may be primarily focusing on one person, you never forget how interconnected the world is.
You try to respect and understand those you have differences with.
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| Hiding out in memes. |
[Nov. 30th, 2008|07:50 pm] |
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| | cheerful | ] |
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| | Mediaeval Baebes - There Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu | ] |
Picked up from sage_theory:
The one who seduced you and fucked you over and broke your heart in a million pieces and laughed about it: Stargate Atlantis
The old flame you don't see very often any more but whom you still really enjoy getting together with for a few drinks and maybe a pleasant nostalgic romp in the sheets: Harry Potter
The mysterious dark gothy one whom you used to sit up with talking until 3 a.m. at weird coffeehouses and with whom you were quite smitten until you realized he really was fucking crazy Christian: Lord of the Rings (book fandom)
The one you spent a whole weekend in bed with and who drank up all your liquor, and whom you'd still really like to fuck again although you're relieved he doesn't actually live in town: Supernatural
The steady: Stargate Atlantis
The one you repeatedly cheat on your steady with: Merlin
The alluring stranger whom you've flirted with at parties but have never gotten really serious with: Ironman
The one you hang out with and have vague fantasies about maybe having a thing with but ultimately you're just good buddies 'cause the friendship is there but the chemistry ain't: Supernatural
The one your friends keep introducing you to and who seems like a hell of a cool guy except it's never really gone anywhere: (I don't really have a good answer for this one)
The one you slept with on the rebound who still smiles at you, yet you have no interest in any more: Stargate SG-1 (so I made up my own)
The one who's slept with all your friends, and you keep looking at him and thinking, "Him? How the hell did he land all these cool babes?": Dr. Who
The one your friend has fallen for like a ton of bricks and whom she keeps babbling to you about on the phone for hours, and you'd be happy for her except you just know it's going to end badly: Supernatural |
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| Supreme Court meme: United States v. Nixon |
[Oct. 1st, 2008|10:15 pm] |
I wasn't going to do this, but I couldn't resist. My first thought was Hustler Magazine vs. Falwell. And that post-bellum decision that upheld racial segregation on trains and mandated it at the federal level (the name of which I'd have to look up). But then I found a much more appropriate decision for an election year: Watergate.
As was demonstrated in an interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade.
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
United States v. Nixon (1974)
Five men broke into the Watergate complex and were arrested with cameras and bugging equipment. The men all worked for the campaign to re-elect President Nixon. They went to jail, but one of the men wrote to the judge detailing pay-offs from the highest levels of Nixon's office in return for his silence. It was then discovered that Nixon taped all of his conversations. The special prosecutor subpoenaed those tapes.
Nixon stonewalled the investigation by invoking "executive privilege."
The case tested the limits of presidential power. Does executive privilege mean that the president has absolute power to withhold any information he likes from the other branches of government? If his power is not absolute, can he withhold tapes pertinent to a criminal investigation? Does it breach the separation of powers if the judicial branch investigates the executive branch? If so, wouldn't that mean that the executive branch would have to investigate itself? Did invoking "executive privilege" violate due process for the man trying to defend himself?
Result: The President could not withhold information from a criminal investigation simply because he was president. Nixon had to turn over the tapes. Nixon resigned shortly thereafter, rather than be impeached.
Why is this relevant today? The Bush administration has claimed executive privilege more times in the last eight years than we've seen since Nixon. McCain refused to turn over his notes concerning his meetings with Kenneth Lay of Enron despite the fraud investigation of Enron. This week, the White House stonewalled investigation of the suspicious firings of nine US attorneys.
...the White House refused to turn over to Justice Department investigators emails and other documents that investigators believed were crucial to uncovering the truth as to why the U.S. attorneys were fired, the report said.
Raises a lot of questions, eh? |
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| Donate clean water by playing a game? I can do that. |
[Aug. 20th, 2008|08:55 am] |
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From squishtoy:
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| Meme: 100 Top Movies. |
[Jul. 7th, 2008|11:25 pm] |
This is Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 movies of the last 25 years list.
1) Bold the ones you have seen.
2) Put an asterisk after the movie title* if you really liked it.
3) Cross it out if you saw a film and really disliked it.
4) Underline the ones you own.
( It appears we like movies. )
Er. Yeah. We watch a lot of movies around here. Most of these were picked out by wildernessguru. I give a nod to his good taste. |
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| Which sci-fi/fantasy character are you? |
[Jul. 6th, 2008|02:15 am] |
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Snagged from girly_curl_3.
This quiz result is genuinely surprising. Puzzling even.
Galadriel
Possessing a rare combination of wisdom and humility, while serenely dominating your environment you selflessly use your powers to care for others.
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.
Gently is Frodo avenged for my testing of his heart.... |
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| Oh, alas. I am a terrible 1930s housewife. |
[Jun. 6th, 2008|12:43 pm] |
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Gacked from mellow_dk:
Alack and alas. |
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| Done? Not quite, but it's time to unspool. |
[Jun. 5th, 2008|09:05 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | meme, school | ] |
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| | The folding of newspaper as WG reads. In the dark. | ] |
Ah. I just finished my last class for the quarter. Now I have just one 12-page research paper and a five-page essay (I have a first draft, need a second draft). Due next Tuesday.
Witness the Icarus unspooling.
And now, from auburnnothenna: Ask me a question about one of my stories. It can be absolutely anything in ANY fic and I will tell you the honest-to-God answer. Don’t hold back. Ask about posted fic, WIPs, series, or things I've only briefly mentioned, and I will do my best to answer. All my fic is here. |
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| One more meme, and I'm off LJ until I have fic. |
[Mar. 23rd, 2008|11:35 pm] |
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| | cheerful | ] |
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| | Mas - Ah Ia Zen | ] |
Working on Out Of Bounds. Good news: I have 8,000 more words written. Bad news: there are big blank spots in between scenes so I can't post the 8,000 words. But we're working on that, honest.
Toronto people, we have a winner! Rodney lives in the Scarboroug Bluffs, a.k.a., "The Bluffs." Formerly cheap-ville, Kingston not being too pretty as Toronto streets go, with all those strip malls. Now the early buyers are sitting pretty.
And today I learned that I have a lot of instrumental music. I had to go through about 33-35 songs to hit ones with lyrics. So here's a guessing game for you all. I picked this at random in iTunes. What songs are they from?
( Most of these aren't that hard. ) |
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| Which mosquito ringtone can you hear? |
[Mar. 20th, 2008|09:30 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | meme | ] |
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| | headachy | ] |
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| | Wagner - flight of the valkries | ] |
You are a thirtysomething | You're a little frustrated that you can't hear all the tones that the young 'uns can but will be more than happy if it means you don't have to listen to their damn ringtones on the bus anymore. The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is 14.9kHz | | Find out which ultrasonic ringtones you can hear! |
Yep. My hearing, which used to be outstanding, was damaged during the four years I worked next to a warehouse fan (we had to shout over it). |
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| Musical randomness |
[Feb. 5th, 2008|06:58 pm] |
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| | Metallica - Through The Never | ] |
And now, I shall horrify you with my taste in music. Yes, yes, this is supposed to be couched in a meme, but what is the point of said memes, I ask you?
Let the horror begin.
I quickly add that some of these may be WG's fault.
( We randomly start off with two songs I have Played To Death. )
There you go. My random 20. Thank you for participating. Any songs you like I will be more than happy to upload.
Huh. We didn't even hit the Bollywood movie music yet.... *Icarus dodges tomatoes* |
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| Meme: If you could hypnotize me.... |
[Dec. 19th, 2007|09:07 pm] |
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Borrowed from telesilla and keeleywolfe:
If you had me under your command and could make me write anything,regardless of whether or not I know the fandom or if anybody evenwrites fic in that fandom and no matter how crack-addled it mightbe,what would you love to see me write?
I'm not actually going to write any of these (unless something strikes me), but I am curious.
You're getting sleeeeeepy....
In other news, now watching Demolition Man. It's hilarious, well-paced, tongue-in-cheek, and Stallone and Wesley Snipes are clearly having a ball. Much recommended. |
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| Huh. Is this a description of my LJ or a warning? |
[Dec. 12th, 2007|06:41 pm] |
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Y'all should comment with things that you think people reading thisLJ ought to know about me. If you were describing my LJ to someone whowas trying to decide whether to read it, what would you say?
What do you think? |
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| Meme. |
[Nov. 28th, 2007|04:22 pm] |
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Gacked from roaringmice:
To cut-tag, or not to cut-tag, that is the question... nah. It's small.
| Which Stargate Atlantis character are you most like? Your Result: Col. John Sheppard Spunky, witty, brave, and surprisingly intelligent--these are all adjectives that describe John Sheppard. By being simmilar in personality to him, it means that you can do pretty much anything you set your mind to. You love adventure, na dyou know how to make people laugh. | | Ronan Dex | | | Teyla Emmagen | | | Dr. Rodney McKay | | | Dr. Radek Zelenka | | | Dr. Carson Beckett | | | Dr. Elizabeth Weir | | Which Stargate Atlantis character are you most like?
Take More Quizzes |
I'd be more pleased with this result if they hadn't misspelled Ronon. |
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| Meme gacked from Auburn. No, you can't cheat and pick a better sentence. |
[Oct. 12th, 2007|06:28 pm] |
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| | The Mercy Seat - Johnny Cash | ] |
Gacked from auburnnothenna:
Post in the comments the last sentence (or bit of story) you wrote, then post this in your own lj. Here's mine:
"But John's eyelids fluttered once or twice more, and fell shut. Rodney was far from comfortable and suddenly aware that, yes, in fact, it was lunch, and he was hungry. But he looked down at the warm weight of John's cheek and decided he could wait fifteen minutes. Maybe twenty."
Yes, it is Out Of Bounds. |
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