Except for the Pope car, I lied about that.

[boomqueen]

First things first. Any of my TX girls going to Dragon Con this year? And anyone else who's been before--how much did it cost you overall (flight+hotel+random-fannishness)? Still pretty broke from the whole house-buying thing but I'm kind of curious/hopeful.

Secondly, I'm taking a quick break from the usual BSG/SPN/Lost squee you'll find on this channel to do a quick getting-to-know-you/de-lurking thing. Doesn't matter if I just met you or if I see you every week and you are my BFF, I'd still like to get to know you better!

Five things about me from association meme (as tagged by the lovely taragel)

1. Crack vids - It's a chicken and egg thing. Did I start making crackvids BECAUSE I was a crackhead, or did crackvids MAKE me this nuts? I think I was definitely influenced by the first fanvid I ever saw: Closer, which is either crack or slash depending upon how you look at it. And I love videos that manage to combine emotion, amazing visuals AND a wicked sense of humor. But don't just take my word for it; go watch some other pros like deirdre_c, heidi8, anno_superstar, nnaylime or taragel


2. Twitter - I am a fan of the tweets, I'll admit it. The NYT said it best: Each little update — each individual bit of social information — is insignificant on its own, even supremely mundane. But taken together, over time, the little snippets coalesce into a surprisingly sophisticated portrait of your friends’ and family members’ lives, like thousands of dots making a pointillist painting. I really enjoy participating in the minute details of my friends/loved ones lives, especially the ones who live far away and I never see in person anymore. Shit, even my DAD tweets.


3. Starbuck - *sigh* I'm still in love, can't shake it despite season 4's best attempts to squeeze all the badassery out of my girl. Kara Thrace is one of the most amazing, complex and powerful female characters I have ever encountered and Katee Sackhoff just slays me with her gorgeousness.


4. Library - Just graduated from library school in '07 with my masters and I'm still in the throes of job-love. To quote myself on FB: this job is bloody awesome. I come home everyday with great stories for [Mr BQ] of kids/teens/parents I talked to, crazy activities I did, funny books I read, whatever. It’s the best job ever.


5. Young Adult books - I suspect that T picked this one because we first bonded over the insane awesomeness of Hunger Games, but YES, I read a lot of YA lit. It is both the blessing and curse of my job to be surrounded by so many tantalizing books because 1) I have a pretty good heads up on when good stuff is coming out, and 2) I will never ever be able to catch up on my huuuuge to-read list. I'ma keep tryin' though!

Speak up and I'll tag you if you like :)

And now some random, entertaining questions for you fab folks
1. Can you cook?
2. What was your dream growing up?
3. What talent do you wish you had?
4. Favorite place?
5. Favorite vegetable?
6. What was the last book you read?
7. What zodiac sign are you ?
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
9. Worst Habit?
10. Do we know each other outside of lj?
11. What is your favorite sport?
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15. Tell me one weird fact about you:
16. Do you have any pets?
17. What is the last (or favorite) song you've had stuck in your head?
18. What time is it where you are now?
19. Manicure, pedicure or both?
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22. What color eyes do you have?
23. Ever been arrested?
24. Favorite fictional character of all time?
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
26. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
27. To quote Strongbad, would you use your powers for good or for AWESOME?
28. What's your favorite hangout?
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30. Do you swear a lot?
31. Biggest pet peeve?
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?

Comments

[taragel.livejournal.com]

Aw yay! Answers to the assoc. meme! (And thanks for the kind words on my crack!vid skills--you the queen of crack!vids! Good luck at DPTM too!)

We should talk more YA fic. (Did you know they're making a movie of Hunger Games though? V. exciting. Only a few months till galleys should be avail of Catching Fire too.)

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, a movie of hunger games sounds awesome! I really hope they pick some awesome actors--I can't think of any known teen actresses who could pull off Katniss, so I hope they pick unknowns!

[taragel.livejournal.com]

I know! Me neither. I was joking to a friend "Crap, it's gonna be Dakota Fanning, isn't it?"

[chrryblssmninja.livejournal.com]

Kara! during the more drawn-out episodes, just seeing her brings things back to life.



1. Can you cook? a little. I'd like to cook more.
2. What was your dream growing up? in 4th grade, I wanted to be an inventor. I came up with this washer (and later on, drier) for individual clothes. I don't think the mechanics would work out, though...but it got me researching patent laws and stuff. Later, I wanted to open my own retail store. I looked up all the "How to start a business" books in the library and was able to give a presentation on it in 7th and 8th grade. Right now I'm majoring Anthropology, and I hope to use those people-studying skills as well as my video camera and editing experience to work in any job that lets me be even a little creative. whoa shoot that was long.
3. What talent do you wish you had? perfect pitch.
4. Favorite place? CALIFOOOORRRNNNIIIIAAA
5. Favorite vegetable? zucchini
6. What was the last book you read? non-manga/comic, not for school? The Turn of the Screw and other Short Stories, by Henry James. I was a dork and stayed up late reading that
7. What zodiac sign are you ? Gemini
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? besides the ear piercings I got as a little kid, no
9. Worst Habit? a blend of procrastination and flooding apathy/negativity
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? don't think so
11. What is your favorite sport? soccer
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? cautiously optimistic, overall
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? call for help, then chat about whatever
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? life things one after the other
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: I don't know how to swim. Many people have tried to get me even just floating by myself. Doesn't work.
16. Do you have any pets? no
17. What is the last (or favorite) song you've had stuck in your head?
I always have several songs going on at once:
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr2kPc6Oh-E) - Shiina Ringo (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons cover)
Boyz - Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit (M.I.A. cover/remix) - can be heard or downloaded here (http://www.greenowl.verbsite.com/project/15943-esau-mwamwaya-and-radioclit-ar)
I Wish I Was Someone Better (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtt2gM3rpZE) - Blood Red Shoes
18. What time is it where you are now? 11:23 PM, PST
19. Manicure, pedicure or both? I'd like both without the painting
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? better skin that doesn't get too pimply or too dry
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? depends
22. What color eyes do you have? brown
23. Ever been arrested? no
24. Favorite fictional character of all time? I can't pick a favorite...I like cool people.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
Save some, take care of family stuff, invest in my career, give some to charity
26. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
not sure...the ability to change hair color at will! haha
27. To quote Strongbad, would you use your powers for good or for AWESOME?
AWESOME
28. What's your favorite hangout?
nice downtowns with cafes and bookstores
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? anything
30. Do you swear a lot? not at all. I prefer to express myself more creatively, by shouting commands to squirrels or something
31. Biggest pet peeve? stubborn insensitivity
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? creative

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

I love the idea of being an inventor! What a cool aspiration :)

[nebakanezer]

1. Can you cook?
Yeah. I make killer pasta. Haha, but really I can cook when I need to or have the time.
2. What was your dream growing up?
I think I wanted to make party dresses.
3. What talent do you wish you had?
Music. Play, read, sing. I can't do any of those.
4. Favorite place?
I love my cozy, warm bed.
5. Favorite vegetable?
Asparagus.
6. What was the last book you read?
Uhm, I guess Breaking Dawn and that was awhile ago. Sad!
7. What zodiac sign are you ?
Gemini.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
3 tattoos and 7 piercings but all in my ears.
9. Worst Habit?
Comfort eating and being late.
10. Do we know each other outside of lj?
Yes we do! :)
11. What is your favorite sport?
I like watching the Tour de France but I live rollerblading.
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?
I'm a glass half empty kinda gal.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
We would fangirl out hearts out about tv and you would tell me again how I have to watch Buffy and how LAME I am that I still haven't and we wouldn't even know the elevator had started moving again. Now I have Aerosmith in my head! LOL
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
I should say when my mom left when I was 6 but I honestly don't remember that. My cat dying last summer while laying on my desk next to me.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you:
I love cheese and yet I hate Swiss cheese.
16. Do you have any pets?
4 cats.
17. What is the last (or favorite) song you've had stuck in your head?
Aerosmith's Love in an elevator! Because of this meme!
18. What time is it where you are now?
12:51pm on a Saturday.
19. Manicure, pedicure or both?
Love them both but working with my hands there is no point in manicures so I'll just get my toes done and wear open toe shoes.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Loose weight, yeah, not an original answer but so true.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Conscience for sure.
22. What color eyes do you have?
Boring brown.
23. Ever been arrested?
Not I.
24. Favorite fictional character of all time?
All time? Geez. I don't know. Maybe Kara Thrace.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
Pay off credit cards and give some to my dad.
26. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Flying maybe so I could visit all my friends and still be back for work on Monday :)
27. To quote Strongbad, would you use your powers for good or for AWESOME?
For Awesomeness for sure.
28. What's your favorite hangout?
I'm going to be lame and say my couch infront on my HDtv. Is that sad? Was I supposed to say a bar or something?
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Lose myself in lj-land and make fanmixes
30. Do you swear a lot?
Frakkin A. Well not too much lately but sometimes a situation just needs a good 'FRAK'.
31. Biggest pet peeve?
Asshole drivers.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Nice.

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

*hugs my beloved D*

And I LOOOOOVE that this meme put Aerosmith in your head. That is too awesome!

Hey look at me doing another meme tonight.

[prncssflutterby.livejournal.com]

And now some random, entertaining questions for you fab folks
1. Can you cook? Nothing fantastic, but I'm in the process of learning.
2. What was your dream growing up? Don't remember want to be anything. Just wanted to have fun.
3. What talent do you wish you had? To sing or play guitar well.
4. Favorite place? Fav place been to- Grand Caynon. Fav place wanna go to- Vancouver.
5. Favorite vegetable? Potatos
6. What was the last book you read? UMmmm no comment I don't wanna incure the weird wrath associated with liking that book. I'm working on reading my comics right now though... Firefly ones at the moment.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Cancer
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Not tats though I want some. Double piercings in my ears though.
9. Worst Habit? I procrastinate.
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Not that I'm aware of. *looks around suspiciously*
11. What is your favorite sport? To play Basketball of baseball. To watch FOOTBALL!
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Really kinda depends on the day.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Probably talk about BSG episodes or some other fandomy thing.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Recently- We'll go with that. Wrecked my truck in January. (got it somewhat fixed though)
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: Weird things spawn plotbunnies. Oh and I like far far to many fandoms.
16. Do you have any pets? Nope. Not anymore.
17. What is the last (or favorite) song you've had stuck in your head? Bad Company "Bad Company" was on the radio earlier. It's in my head now. Fav song today- Kane "More Than I Deserve".
18. What time is it where you are now? 1:12am--Home.
19. Manicure, pedicure or both? Either so long as I'm not paying for it.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? My lovely breakouty skin.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Partner in crime of course.
22. What color eyes do you have? Blue
23. Ever been arrested? Nope got away with all my trouble-causing.
24. Favorite fictional character of all time? Jayne Cobb, Lindsey McDonald, Spike, Angel, Booth, Apollo, Helo, Starbuck, Dean Winchester, Eliot Spencer.... Do we get the point there is no me picking 1 favorite on this one. I could keep going. Xander Harris, Priestly, Capt. Jack Sparrow, John Casey, Chuck Bartowski, Don Flack, Nick Stokes........
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Probably put alot in the bank. Maybe move to Vancouver to stalk all my fav stars that film there. Shopping maybe. 10,000 isn't a whole lot in the grand scheme of things.
26. If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Teleport.
27. To quote Strongbad, would you use your powers for good or for AWESOME? Who knows... Probably for selfish reason or Good.
28. What's your favorite hangout? Wherever I can hang with friends. Conventions are awesome for this!
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? TV, movies, reading, attempting to write fic.... The usual.
30. Do you swear a lot? Hells fuckin' yeah. Sometimes in other frakkin' languages.
31. Biggest pet peeve? Right now money-economy-politics.... It all kinda winds within each other....
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Crazy. Second word- Fannish!