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I have turned away from you (Cool music meme)

2009-09-07T11:09:32Z

I was tagged by my sister in facebook, thought this was kinda cool and different, and had some fun with it, so decided to post it here now that I'm bored :P

Write a poem by putting your itunes/mp3 player/whatever you listen to music on on shuffle and writing down the first line from the first 20 songs that pop up. Use the first line from the 21st song as a title

My poem/song:

Its close to midnight and something evils lurking in the dark
She's like the wind through my tree
Hold your grandmother's bible to your breast
Come now, come by our side
Sorrow sings
This is the time when you need a friend
Mom's sick, she say she cant get up
If you could see me here this way
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto
Say my name and his in the same breath
When the Devil is too busy
Valley's deep and the mountains so high
My Lady d'Arbanville,
It's a human sign
I see a red door and I want it painted black
I walk alone at night,
I'm wishing on a star
Rows of houses all bearing down on me
See the stone set in your eyes
Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen

Song Names (in order of appearance)

01. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (Did iTunes REALLY have to start on that one?)
02. "She's Like the Wind" - Patrick Swayze
03. "How it Ends" - Devotchka
04. "Moment of Peace" - Gregorian
05. "Even Angels Fall" - the Cruxshadows
06. "Sweet Dreams" - Air Supply
07. "Don't You Forget" - Era
08. "Stoned in Love" - Chicane
09. "Mr. Roboto" - Styx
10. "I Don't Care" - Fall Out boy
11. "When You're Evil" - Voltaire
12. "Hymn" - Gregorian
13. "Lady D'Arbanville" - Gregorian
14. "Sacrifice" - Gregorian
15. "Paint it Black" - Rolling Stones
16. "Edge of the World" - the Cruxshadows
17. "Wishing on a Star" - Miriam Stockley (from the 10th Kingdom soundtrack)
18. "Street Spirit" - Radiohead
19. "With or Without You" - U2
20. "Nine to Five" - Dolly Parton

21 (title). "Step into the Light" - Darren Hayes

That's an odd poem. But the title suits it!

Music Thingy

2009-06-22T09:30:52Z

Yup, I'm at it again... doing another music thingy!

Instructions: Put your favorite music player on shuffle and fill in the names of the songs in the order they show up. Or you could pick your own songs, but that’s not as much fun.

My friends see me as: Lost in Translation (Apoptygma Bezerk) (HAH! Actually, I can kinda see that...)

My make-out song is: Mad World (Tears for Fears) (err...no, I would hope not...)

My day will be like: Troll Trouble (Anne Dudley (from the 10th Kingdom soundtrack)) (That doesn't sound so good...)

I’ll have a good day if I can just hear: Nothing Else Matters (Lucie Silvas) (Well, admittedly that IS a beautiful version of the song...)

Next time I’m in front of a crowd, I’ll say: Always Something There to Remind Me (Naked Eyes) (Erm... ok. That makes sense. Maybe)

My message to the world has always been: White Rabbit (The Cruxshadows) (This is getting stranger and stranger...)

Somewhere in my wedding vows, I will include: Drole de personne (Daniel Belanger) (So I'm saying my vows in French now?)

My best friend is like: All Good Things (Nelly Furtado) (Ok, What is WITH iTunes giving me an appropriate song for this question? Seriously! I took it on facebook too, and it picked another incredibly suitable song...GAH!)

My alter-ego is: When a Man Loves a Woman (Gregorian) (err... right...)

Right now, I feel: Numb (Linkin Park) (Hooo boy do I ever..)

My innermost desire is: Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) [Full Length Original 7" Mix] (Pet Shop Boys) (Umm, well, I guess that works..)

What makes me happy is: ABC's (feat. Chubb Rock) (K'naan) (well, not really, no)

My birth was like: Opening Title (Including Underground) (David Bowie (from the Labyrinth soundtrack)) (ooook, I'm not even going to comment on this one...)

My theme song: Torn (Natalie Imbruglia) (In a manner of speaking, that would work)

My deepest secret is: 4 3 2 1 (The SoundCrate Remix) (K-OS) (My deepest secret is that I like this song, LOL)

If I reached the top of Mount Everest, what I would scream: Everybody Gotta Learn Sometimes (Gregorian) (HAH! Yeah, let's all go out and learn to climb a mountain...)

My favorite thing to do is: Flames (CXS Deconstructed Redux) (The Cruxshadows) (Err, not even close...Well, not in the titles, but the opening lyrics are AWESOME and kinda pertain to one of my fav things to do, so maybe it fits that way...)

The story of my life is: Knights of Cydonia (Muse) (*blink* WHAT?)

At my funeral they’ll play: Look Through My Eyes (Phil Collins) (HAH! Only because everyone knows my love of Phil Collins :P)

When I’m drunk I say: Scream and Run Away (Gothic Archies) (ROFL!!!!!!! I could see me doing that!)

Behind my back, my friends think I’m: Airship Pirate (Abney Park) (YAY! You all think I'm a pirate!)

If I got lost on a desert island, I would yell: Pourquoi (Marie-Pierre Arthur) (Hey, that works!)

When I’m in the shower, I sing: Right in the Night (Jam & Spoon) (Umm, that could be dangerous, seeing as how this song makes me wanna do wild n crazy dances...)

My love of life was inspired by the song: Mo Runs Away (Nicholas Dodd (from the Inkheart soundtrack)) (...I certainly hope not)

Highschool was like: The Unforgiven III (Metallica) (I think itunes got this question mixed up with the last one, seeing as how this is one of the songs Bryan really likes...)

My family is described by the song: Volcano (Hans Zimmer (from the Madagascar 2 soundtrack)) (Err..ok...)

How will you die? Love, In Itself (Depeche Mode) (Sounds like it'll be interesting - maybe i die of a broken heart?)

To cheer myself up I: I'll Be (edwin McCain) (Well, that sounds like an awesome way to cheer oneself up, but... not really how I do things, no)

What a fun way to spend Easter...

2009-04-12T21:27:15Z

My Easter so far...has been cruddy.

I couldn't sleep last night because of a pain on my right side I've had since roughly Wednesday evening. It got worse, to extremes last night, and ibuprofen just wasn't helping.

Cue 9am. I think I must've only had an hour or so of sleep. I'm exhaused, and in so much pain i'm actually whimpering. The two didn't make for a great combo, and soon found myself in tears.

10am I call my mom to ask if a) the walk in clinics would be open today and b) if I should do that or go to emergency again. She promptly left, suggesting Emergency and offering to take me again.

Course right after i hang up with her, my partner for my French dialogue calls. We've been trying to get in touch with each other for the past week or so, and it just hasn't worked. So she asks if we can have a half hour conversation in an hour or so. "Well, I'm not sure, actually. I'm on my way to the emergency room" Thankfully she was very supportive and suggested I take care of my health rather than worry about school. Extensions are our friends!

Anyway, so arrive at Emergency at 11:15am. I'm tired, still in pain, and have a long wait ahead of me. Do the whole urine thing and sit and wait.

2 hours later, i'm called in. Horay. "Now lets see if we can find a place to talk." the doctor says. It was SURPRISINGLY packed (like, even more so than when we went 2 months ago on a FRIDAY NIGHT!). We find a spot, he asks questions, writes stuff down, then has me lie down so he can start his poking. Well, nothing hurts when he's poking, it just huts when I move.

"It's too high to be ovaries or appendix, and too low to be galbladder. I don't want to pursue this. go home, take some advil, and if it persists we'll have to pursue"

....i've been taking ibuprofen for it since it started. In fact, since before that becuase I just finished my period and was cramping. The ibuprofens' not helping anymore!

So then we're asked to sit and wait while they hunt for my urine. Because apparently they can't label it and lost it. Great.

they find it and we're asked to wait for the results. Finally, we get them half an hour later.

"there's no infections, but we're still waiting for the pregnancy test"

....are you KIDDING me? A) I've told everyone I've spoken to that I just finished my period yesterday, and B) if you want a pregnancy test, let me whip over to the nearest drug store and I'll call you with the results.
I mean seriously. I knew they were running the pregnancy test, but... lets think about this logically for a minute!

So here I am. Once agian in pain. Once again not having any explanation. i have been dismissed because I LOOK healthy.

Now I'm left wondering just how long I wait before going back and saying "Hey, I was here on the 12th and it's not gone yet" becuase that's bound to happen.

And I have to go to a family dinner tonight, which is usually pressing for me, let alone when I'm in pain and have only had an hour of sleep. I'm still sitting at the "I'm tired, frusterated, and in pain, so I cant' help it if I cry" stage. It's great fun.
And lets not forget about finals this week. That's stressful to the point that I'm going to go insane...

So story short, I hopw you're all having a better Easter than I am! And that the bunny was good to you ;)

Writer's Block: Heavenly Bodies

2009-04-09T10:38:42Z

If you discovered a new planet, what would you name it?

Submitted By thethicket

View 505 Answers

I couldn't resist this one.

Awllua. And anyone who lived on it would be an Awlluwin.

(some of you who have read my NaNos over the years will understand this :D)

As the Rush Comes (Weekly music thingy)

2009-04-09T10:22:13Z

Wellll... I should be writing, but i'm fighting with a chapter a bit, so I'm procrastinating! I know I jsut did this last week, but hey, I have almost 600 songs in iTunes, I could do this MANY times over and never get the same results, LOL

RULES:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 10-20 friends (make me the last one so I so I can see your results).
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.
6. Have Fun!

IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?
"Apprendre a danser" - Chinatown
(Yeah, i'm fine - I'm learning to dance! LOL Ironically last week's version of this started with a French song too...)

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"Through the Fire and Flames" - Dragonforce
(....not really. Mental note to bop Bryan on the head for letting this stay on my playlist for those "long car rides")

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"Citadel (Absurd Minds Remix)" - The Cruxshadows
(Erm...I'm not quite sure how to take that...)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"Alex on the Spot" - Hans Zimmer (from the Madagascar 2 soundtrack)
(Well, the title doesn't fit...but the lyrics kinda do. Heh)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"(You Want to) Make a Memory" - Bon Jovi
(Well, yes, I do want to make memories in life!)

WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
"Remember" - Josh Groban (from the Troy soundtrack)
(yup, I like people to remember things..)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"Forever (Radio Edit)" - Apoptygma Bezerk (and a few others, but the line's so long I can't see it on iTunes x.x)
(We're friends forever? Well, that's nice of all of you!)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"The Lion Fell in Love With the Lamb" - Carter Burwell
(They think I'm a lion and Bryan's a lamb? Or perhaps the other way around. That's...confusing)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green day
(In a way, I do... x.x)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"Dante's Prayer" - Loreena Mckennitt
(Erm... maybe? I dunno...)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Lovely Day" - Ayria
(On a certain level... YES!!!!! This is SO true!!! But on another....no. Shame the person who unknowingly introduced me to this song won't see this)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"Numb-Encore" - Jay-Z & Linkin Park
(LOL! Not really, no...)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"In Caelum Fero (Radio Edit)" - Adiemus
(Well, no, except for the fact that the title makes me think of Latin which makes me think of Bryan...)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"Volcano" - Hans Zimmer (From the Madagascar 2 soundtrack)
(That would be SO MUCH FUN to dance to! I have to laugh though, in the facebook version of this I did last week, this song was my funeral song..)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"Mary is Pregnant" - Paul Cantelon (from the The Other Boleyn Girl soundtrack)
(....maybe if I change my name to Mary and get pregnant then die, but... aside from that... Well, I guess it's not sucha bad song to play at a funeral. Heh)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
"Mad World" - Tears for Fears
(LOL!!!!! Yes, I do like to explore this mad world of ours)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
"One Step Beyond" - Karsh Kale
(My biggest fear is that life will be one step beyond me. that I could say was true. In a way. Maybe not my BIGGEST fear, but..)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"Knights of Cydonia" - Muse
(Either my biggest secret is that I AM one, or I like this song :P)

WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
"Trolls in New York" - Anne Dudley (From the The 10th Kingdom soundtrack)
(Well, I do want to watch that movie. And I did watch that movie last night. And am just past this part. Irony, no?)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"Forever" - Beautiful World
(Well, considering that's what my friends think of me, it's meant to be! The only problem is, the lyrics of THIS song are "Nothing lasts forever" which COULD pose some problems..)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
"As the rush Comes" - Motorcycle
(what an odd title, but sure - it's kinda ironic, seeing as how i'm waiting for that rush of words to come in :P)

Confusion & a question...

2009-04-09T09:58:41Z

I meant to make this post to boot, but someone just asked me a question that really inspired it.

As some of you know, my SL identity is "Sirahal Rees" Because I got skype for SL purposes, my Skype name is also "SirahalRees"

Someone in Africa just friended me on skype - one of those random people that drive me bonkers because they friend first and ask questions later. i'm polite and talk to them, but generally decline their friend requests when they leave, and we never speak again (unless, as some of you know, we get along really well, at which point I'll give a chance - it's how I met some of you!)

anyhoo, moving on. This guy has been asking questions, and I've been answering. But he just asked "Are you a male or a female"

*blink* I know there's a bit of a language barrier here (he can speak English great, but some of the sentences are a tad akward, so i'm of the opinion it's a second language), but... when you see the name "Sirahal" would you really think it's a male?

So there's an interesting lil tidbit...

Anyhoo, on to the question I meant to ask before all this.

when you see the name "Sirahal" how do you think it's pronounced?

I'm curious to see if i'm the only one who thinks it should be spelled that way based on how *I* say it. And considering it's a name I made up and gave to one of my characters, that's a valid enough question.

I ask because I've heard it said SO many different ways it's actually kinda funny. Someone I knew in SL took to calling me the name of my hometown when on voice simply because she couldn't say "sirahal" (and she lives 45 mins away from me).

I'm going to screen comments, so nobody can cheat and copy someone else's answer. In a few days to a week I'll post how *I* consider it to be said and we can compare ;)

White Rabbit (Music thingy!)

2009-04-01T08:22:35Z

Yoinked from my brother on facebook, even though I SHOULD be writing for AF or WriYe. the newly updated itunes just begged to be used :P

Note this is a DIFFERENT version than the one I just posted in facebook, if you have me on both..

RULES:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 10-20 friends (make me the last one so I so I can see your results).
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.
6. Have Fun!

IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?
"Tonnes de victimes" - Kodiak
(that makes no sense, really, but ok!)

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"Walk the Dinosaur" - Was (Not Was)
(......not what usually comes to mind....)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"Out of the Cold" - Gregorian
(Well, yeah, it's good if they're not out in the cold...)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"Nine to Five (dance Remix)" - Dolly Parton
(Ironically? that's been my themesong today! Actually it's my themesong alotta days, but...)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"the Dwarves of Dragon Mountain" - Anne Dudley
(I'm going to be a dwarf living in Dragon Mountain? Why does that not seem logical?)

WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
"Finale" - Paul Cantelon
(Not realy, no. I'd have a pretty sad life if all I wanted was to get to the finale..)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"the Captain of her Heart" - Double
(Aww, I'm flattered!

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"Bad Day" - Daniel Powter
(....oh dear, I hope not! that doesn't sound so good!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN
"Rock Island, 1931" - Thomas Newman
(Can't say that's ever crossed my mind, actaully. Except when the song comes on, of course, which isnt' all that often..)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"Je n'attendais que toi" - Marabu
(Well, maybe in a manner of speaking...kinda sorta.)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Put Your Arms Around Me" - Texas
(I DO love getting those hugs! Specially when i'm having a bad day. Which seems to be often. Hey, maybe THAT'S why my parents think of me as a bad day!)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"Precious" - Depeche Mode
(Yup, I wanna be precious and fragile! :P)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Losing My Religion" - Gregorian
(LMAO! that just makes me laugh so much...)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"Right in the Night" - Jam & Spoon
(...if I DO dance to that at my wedding, there'd better be no cameras nearby.)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"In Place of Someone you Love" - Carter Burwell
(Oh now THAT is irony at it's finest!)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
"The Mummer's Dance" - Loreena McKennitt
(Can't say it is, nope)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
"Moonlight Sonata" - Beethoven
(my biggest fear is this song will fade from memory, perhaps, but otherwise I can't think of an interpretation here..)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"I Don't Care" - Fall Out Boy
(ROFLMAO! That is probably THE most appropriate answer one could ask for there! When it comes to some things, my biggest secret IS that I don't care!)

WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
"Never Surrender/Citadel (Clan of Xymox Remix)" - The Cruxshadows
(I don't want to surrender right now, that's for sure, but aside from that...I'm not sure what to make of this...)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"Before the Dawn" - Gregorian
(They're all morning lovers! :P)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
"White Rabbit" - The Cruxshadows
(Oh sure, why not...)

dances and squeals with glee!

2009-02-25T03:02:53Z

fanfiction.net is working again - WOO!

Let the posting begin!

(Someone must've heard me say I'd be more motivated to write if it came back up :P)

.....

2009-02-24T03:30:00Z

Ok, seriously, is anyone else having trouble getting into www.fanficion.net? I'm starting to think it's just me, like with that yahoo thing...

3 minutes away from 24 hours later and I'm STILL getting the darn message!

ARGH!

2009-02-23T09:33:51Z

My last post was made 6 hours ago. On the nose, as I write this.

ff.net is STILL not letting me in.

What error do I see?

"Login/submission area is currently inaccessible due to a technical glitch. We apologize for the brief inconvenience. Please come back in a few minutes."

Yup, I keep coming back in a few minutes. And then a few hours. And it's still not working....

Once it let me see the login screen and I nearly shrieked. Until I entered my login info, pressed ok, and was faced with that message agian.

*glares @ ff.net*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2009-02-23T03:35:36Z

So I had that fanfic idea I was kicking around, trying to decide if I should actually do it or not.

I ran it past Jackie who helped me work out the kinks and issues, and make something of a plot.

I decided to give it a shot.

Then we had the dilemma, I had it all figured out, but decided I wouldn't write it without a title.

a week later I got the title.

I decided I wouldnt' wite it until today's WriYe SWW.

I wrote it. Almost all of ch 1 in the SWW.

I FINALLY just got it finished and tweaked to my liking, spell checked, etc.

Hold my breath and go to post it.....
....but ff.net won't allow logins because of some technical error.

NO!!!!!

anyone else starting to think maybe this story just isn't meant to happen? GAH!

POV Help!

2009-02-18T09:18:55Z

(Note: If you're doing WriYe and this looks familiar, it's because I posted the exact same plea in the forums :P)

Ok, I need some help here, but it might be a *wee* bit complicated, so bear with me.

A few years back I started writing a story for a final project in a crative writing class (project was to write chapter 1 of a novel and a synopsis of the rest). I fell in love with it and began to write the rest of it.
The only problem was, while I normally write in 3rd person, I wrote chapter 1 in 1st person.

After A LOT of humming, hawing, playing, and everything else, I couldn't part with the 1st person POV - it really just took away from my MC (she's quite the character).
The new problem was that meant I couldn't follow OTHER characters when my MC wasn't in the room.

Well, unfortunately my story jumps around a lot between characters, and many a reader have commented it's just too confusing, as each chapter is in 1st person POV, but seen through a different character's eyes. I'm inclined to agree - it takes away from the story trying to figure out who if is you're following then and there.

So a few months back I took the story down from the site it was posted on and proceeded to re-write it as a friend had suggested some ways to improve it plot wise.
Unfortunately, I was, and still am, stuck with the POV problem.

So what I know:
-I can't make it 3rd person because I lose a lot of my MC. She's a very inner person, and is really more of a thinker than a speaker. She *makes* the story thorugh her 1st personness.
-No matter how much I fight with it, I really cannot keep it solely focused on my MC. And considering she spends a lot of her time in a cell, it'd be a pretty dull story if I tried again.

So what I'm curious to know is what would YOU do to get past this?
Would it be too much of a streach to have the chapters with my MC in them first person and all other chapters done through 3rd person? I think even that might be a bit of a challenge for me to do, but I KNOW I'm much more likely to pull that off than I am to make the WHOLE thing in 3rd.

Any other suggestions?

Music Funness!

2009-02-16T12:06:22Z

Shamefully yoinked from Amanda on facebook for something to do while resting my poor wrist...

Step 1: Put your music player on shuffle.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing. (I only skipped if the first few lyrics really gave away the title OR it was instrumetal (obviously, lol))
Step 3: Strike through the songs when someone guesses both artist and song title correctly.

1) As above, so below, place your bets
Which way the head will roll

2) cutiest girl behind my door
everybody's hiding in love from war

3) Thank you, thank you, thank you, you're far too kind
Now, can I get an encore, do you want more?

guessed by sirwynai

4) There's a man who leads a life of danger
To everyone he meets he stays a stranger

5) From this moment life has begun
From this moment you are the one

6) Take the children and yourself
And hide out in the cellar

7) Roll out of bed, look in the mirror
And wonder who you are

8) They see me mowin'
My front lawn
Guessed by anpumaat

9) Fragile you are
And yet the strongest by far

10) It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Guessed by opportunemoment

11) Precious and fragile things
Need special handling
Guessed by anpumaat</lj>

12) Are you ready maybe are you willing to run
Are you ready to let yourself drown

13) Debbie dates daily with a boy for every finger
She leaves with one now and leaves another left to linger

14) Come in out of the rain thou sayest - but thou ne'er step'st aside;
And I am trapp'd, I'm trapp'd

15) Happy days, happy days, happy days, we're going all the way,
Happy days, happy days, happy days, we're going all the way, we're going all the way, we're going all the way

16) Languid waves of desperation
Fall before the rains

17) Rows of houses all bearing down on me
I can feel their blue hands touching me

18) Steve walks warily down the street,
With the brim pulled way down low

19)

When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do
Is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue
Guessed by anpumaat</lj>

20) Sleeping moments giving birth
to a world of my invention

Seeing Inkheart

2009-02-16T05:57:02Z

Well, for Valentine's Day, Bryan and I had it all planned out - we would FINALLY go see my beloved Inkheart :D

I had high hopes, I really did.

....until I went ot look up times for it the night before and found that it is only showing at *1* theater in all of hte lower mainland! With 3 showtimes on Valentine's day, and less with each day after that!

Well that kinda smashed my enthusiasm. Could it *relaly* have done so poorly in theaters it's been pushed to only 3 showtimes (and decreasing) in one of the "cheap" theaters?

So Bryan and I played with our options. Find something else, or go ahead with the plans as they were.

Well, I decided I still wanted to see Inkheart, so we went to the 2:15 showing.

I can now say I know why it's in such a state. So much for the "it did so well in prescreenings that we're going to push it backa few months to hype up publicity!" (an excuse I always thought was a bit idiotic..)

Now there is a *chance* I merely didn't like this because it's been so long since I read the book, that I simply *think* things didn't happen as they should have, but.. there are parts I KNOW were done wrong.

(Beware of spoilery things from this point onwards)

The beginnign was very wrong, and I was very afraid very fast. Honestly, I don't know why they even changed it so much. Yeah, you kinda get a feel for what's going on and stuff, but... he explains everything explained in the opening in the cell with Meggie and Elinor later -what was the point? I actually MISSED the whole scene at the house and then going to Elinor, etc etc. It just wasn't the same :(

I know character appearance in movies is something that is ALWAYS criticized, and I generally tkae it with a grain of salt and just assume I'm not going to see what I want to see, which usually works for me, but... Mortola AKA the Magpie (who's identity is never actually revealed - I told Bryan AFTER the movie that it was A) Capricorn's mother and B) her name wasn't really "magpie") NOT EVEN CLOSE. Was almost a case of "Erm...what were they thinking??" I didn't even realize it WAS her until they said it outrightly!

Then there was the calling of ALL readers "silvertongues" That kinda irked me. To me, that was always what *Mo* was known as by the book people, not just a title for them all. Sure, Meggie could be "another Silvertongue" becuase she's his daughter, but.. I never got the impression it was given to all readers as a whole.

And what was the deal with Meggie writing all over her arm at the end? I don't remember that happening at all. I had to laugh to myself for a bit, though, because she was starting to look like one of hte things Darius had read out (which is something else I don't recall - his stuff had deformities, yes, but I don't remmeber words written across them).

ACtually, the ending as a whole kinda bugged me, but THAT is a case of my not knowign if it really bugged me, or if I'm just remembering wrong. I don't remember Dustfinger going back. And if he did, Farid went too. Or maybe I'm jsut totally wrong and thinking ahead. Which is possible. Read book 2 and half of book 3 before seeing hte movie, and it all melds together a bit...

So those are my biggest beefs, really. There's probably more I'm just not thinking of at present... If you've seen it and read it, feel free to comment and we can discuss ;)

Title Help!

2009-02-14T05:01:29Z

Oh how many times have you all seen THOSE two little words come from me? But this time there's a twist...

I have a story I'd like to work on, and I've been putting on hold for a while now. I have the first paragraph written out in my head, and expect it will flow nicely from there. Only thing is, I now have it through my head I won't start writing it until I get a title.

So this is for a Twilight fanfic (laugh all you want!), so it might be best if you have read ALL the books before suggesting a title, though it's *not* manditory, if you think you can come up withs omething suitable with what I give here ;)

So the problem is, all the titles I come up with, I'm not fully liking..
The Two I have in mind are:
1) "The Volturi" (which doesn't really fit the story, not to mention there's already a story called that on ff.net)
2) "Living With the Volturi" (Which does fit, but I'm not fully sure on it).

Want something along those lines, because it deals with a girl and her father going to stay with the Volturi (they're some of the human workers..or the father is, at least), and their experiences within it (it's got alotta twists n turns n stuff)

Any suggestions?

Cool!

2009-02-14T04:55:18Z

Saw greenfairyels had taken this and got curious. My results were errily accurate...

Your result for The Golden Compass Daemon Test...

Independent Soul.

You are calm and logical, but not unemotional. You are an introvert, at heart, preferring to read alone than be subjected to the crush and noise of a big party or bar. You have a few friends and family, whose presence you welcome - to a point. Even they can wear on your nerves eventually, and you need to retreat back into your personal space for a while so you can recharge. Your energy comes in bursts, after which you need a long nap or a couple of evenings at home to recuperate.

You are comfortable with yourself, and reasonably confident. You want the friendship and goodwill of others, but you are not willing to sacrifice your principles in order to get it. If your close friends need something that you can provide, however, you will be the first to offer it.

You are a good and sympathetic listener, and are aware of your friend's emotional states. With your very close friends, you will open up, but rarely - you don't like to burden people with your problems. At the same time, though, you are honest and are not willing to alter the truth for the sake of convenience. Among strangers you are reserved, and may resort to making jokes to disguise your true feelings.

While you are not afraid of conflict, you do not seek it, either. When you are hurt or insulted, you feel that you have a choice to make. You can choose to take the up on it and defend yourself, or you can let it pass. Your decision may depend on how well you know the person, how personally you take the insult, or simply what mood you are in that day. Your friends may not always know how you are going to react, for that reason. Whatever you reaction, though, you will be logical, rational and unnervingly accurate: a measured strike.

Your daemon's form would represent your calm, introverted nature, your cool logic, and your impatience with crowds of people. He or she would probably whisper ironic comments in your ear, give logical advice and try to hide his or her soft side from everyone, even you.

Suggested forms:
Peregrine Falcon, Snowy Owl, Snow Leopard, Siberian Tiger, Osprey.

Take The Golden Compass Daemon Test at HelloQuizzy

NaNoism....err...WriYeism?

2009-02-09T11:47:40Z

First one of the year, and it's a fun one!

“One has to start sometime.” Stephen pulled his arm back from around Maya’s shoulders, massaging the fingers back into his feeling.

He...massaged the what....back into his what??

This is what happens when, at 3:30am, you decide that working on a fanfic you've left alone since August of 2007 is a good idea!

Could this week GET any weirder??

2009-02-05T00:29:03Z

This afternoon on the way home from school.... I was flirted with. I think. On teh skytrain.

How....odd.

Guy walks up and introduces himself. I'm not sure what to make of it. He then asks if I'd like to sit with him. Which wouldn't be weird, except...we were both standing.

*confused shrug*

Interesting...

2009-02-02T00:16:31Z

A SL friend of mine is in med school, and following my recent emergency room visit, I sent him an e-mail suggesting he not get like some of the nurses I had the..pleasure? of dealing with, but instead be more like the doctor.

He and I are chatting right now and the conversation is amazing, honestly. He's asked where the pain was, giving me reasoning as to why the whole trip took so long, and shaking his head that certain tests (blood tests) were NOT done.

It's somewhat enlightening, in a way, but very amusing as well.

Skytrain people are odd...

2009-01-30T09:27:38Z

I have had the weirdest experiences on the skytrain these last 2 days...

Yesterday I was headed home and 2 guys got on at the same time I did. One of them I had to force myself NOT to stare at because he was a splitting image of godkingsquiddy (seriously, it was eerie - cut his hair a lil shorter and colour it brown and it pretty well WAS him!)

The guy (lets call him guy #1) stayed pretty quiet, but the guy he was with (err, I *think* he was with, not sure..) (lets clal him guy #2) was kinda...odd. He started looking through his bag muttering something about "candies," then randomly looked up and said loud enough for about half hte train to hear: "Sorry, folks, I just retired from the circus!"

oooooook.

Well this action was semi explained not long after as he murmured (though loud enough to be heard) "I'm so stoned. And tired. Yeah, tired."

Well, Guy #1 finally speaks up and starts babbling away in French (which makes him even MORE like godkingsquiddy , who can speak fluently when asked to). Guy #2 responds to him in French as well, and I kinda zone them out (I'm sitting right in front of them - they're sitting on the front seat of one of the newer trains (so the seat that faces forwards, looking out the window) and the seat facing sideways next to it - I'm on the first row of double chairs facing them)

We hit Sapperton station and Guy #1 gets up, still muttering in French. Guy #2 looks up "Hey, watch your dirty f-ing mouth!"

I nearly burst out laughing. Honestly, Guy #1 was being politer in French than Guy #2 was in English while telling him to mind his manners. It was HILLARIOUS.

TODAY I'm on my way home and a teenage couple gets on in the car behind us (though it's an accordian train, so they're joined - I just didn't see them get on). The girl comes over and asks a guy if she can sit in the seat beside him. He agrees and shuffles over. She sits.

Moments later her guy comes half running half stumbling in. The area is immediately filled with the lovely stench of alcohol (among other things). He leans over and talks to her, I stop paying attention.

But then things pick up and draw my attention again. Teenage guy is being loud. "Hey! Can you get up I wanan talk to this girl!" Umm..RUDE.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) the guy agrees and gives up his seat, while girl thanks him profusely. Teenage guy takes the now free seat and promptly gets ALL over his girlfriend. Like, we're talking pda to a MAJOR extent. the only thing they didn't do was strip and have sex (thank goodness).
They wre loud. They were rude. They kissed each other between sentences (or halfway through a sentence if it was a long one), and did so in such a way they'd be noticed. They cursed every other word. They practically sat in each other's laps (maybe they should have, then the guy could have had his seat back...provided he wanted to sit next to THAT).

What makes this really funny? Every now and again you'd catch him saying such things as "I just wanna make you happy" insweet little tones.

They got off at the same stop as me, and he made some comment about not wanting to leave. She replied with "I'll f-ing see you tomorrow! GO TO SCHOOL!" Which made me nearly laugh again.

And as everyone is walking towards the stairs to get off the platform, the lovely cry of "F***" can be heard from the other end of the platform int eh guy's voice.

*shrug* drunken teens are amusing.

Name Help

2009-01-16T10:14:42Z

In SL, I purchased an En Garde Fencing game a month or so ago. godkingsquiddy and I have been playing it for MANY months now and it's become our new fav game.

Anyhoo, in purchasing the game, I also gained the rights to form a team.

So I remembered this tonight and we promptly got to work at trying to figure out a team name. It'd be GREAT if we could find something that suited both our names, but wasnt' so specific that our friends wouldnt' want to join, etc.

After A LOT of tossing ideas around, we seem to have 2 favs. I'm curious to know what YOU think would be the better one (or if you have a suggestion for another one).

So, what you need to know:
-in game, my name is Sirahal Rees, and godkingsquiddy 's is Squiddy Geiger.
-Our avs are partnered (wedding is up in the air at the moment), thus why we'd like it to be *ours*
-en Garde is a fencing game (as mentioned above), so it should sound appropriate.

The two we've narroed it down to (for the time being) are:
1) Squid Squad
2) Royal Reesigers (Rees+Geiger=Reesiger)

Which do YOU think is more fitting?

While I suggested royal Reesigers, I'm kinda thinking it's a bit Haughty (even though I generally insist upon the two of us wearing medieval clothing when we go to play, and we usually play in a castle, to the point that I actually bought a castle to put on my land with the game, LOL), but it's kinda fun. godkingsquiddy went so far as to suggest that when fencing was big, it WAS ok to be haughty. Still is, i suppose, as one of the team names we've encountered along the way is "The Untouchables"

Squid Squad.... well, we tried and tried and tried to get Sirahal Rees in there SOMEWHERE but it just wasnt' working. "Seaworthy Squids" was tossed around (because Sirahal is really said sea-rah, and I very commonly play on it when doing sea-ish events). So was "UnREEStricted Squids" but that sounds...silly. "Reemed Squids" was IMMEDIATELY tossed out the window, only suggested because it was the only thing *I* could think of with anything close to Rees in it....

So, really, "Royal Reesigers" is more... formal, but "Squid Squad" is more fun.

What do you think?

High Praise comes in the oddest of places sometimes...

2009-01-15T02:59:43Z

A few days ago I was inspired to write a new fanfic. I haven't written it yet, but it's outlined, and I'm waiting to hear back froma friend to see what she thinks. I laughed at this because it's been YEARS since I've written a fanfic, so anyone who has me on author alert would probably have a shock in their inboxes, lol.

Well, a few days later, I had a shock waiting for ME in my inbox. Someone had added me to their Author Alert page on fanfiction.net. After all those years of inactivity, someone is still reading...I almost laughed.

Today someone adds me to their Windows Live contact list and I humm and haw about accepting them, then decide to add them as it could be someone from writing who's failed to mention it (a note to you guys - if you want to add me to an IM list, feel free, but tell me where you're from x.x). I can always delete later.

A few mins later, I get an im from the person "Hello??" Oh goody, now i'm pinning it on one of those weirdos who's added me and will now play the "who are you and why'd you add me??" card. finger on the delete button.

It turns out this was not the case. the person in question was the person who'd read my fanfiction the other day, and had added me to their author alert. I was FLOORED! Not to mention just a tough honoured.

Unfortunately this person smells dreadfully of online translator (they take a very long time to type in a response that's very short, and some of it i KNOW is in another language, as I've had friends tell me this, but I cannot remember which. The sentences are also VERY broken and difficult to decipher, but I'm doing my best), though they seem aware of it and apologize profusely for my not being able to read it.

However, the praise given.... was undeniably flattering, and very sweet. They've read one of my stories (the oddball one at that!), and said "It's too good, you are excellent" (two lines that actaully WERE very well written by them ;D)

And now, apparenlty, i must find time and inspiration to write more Harry Potter/Worst Witch crossovers so I can so more Snape/Hardbroom pairings x.x

Letter

2009-01-11T07:10:18Z

Dear Life,

Kindly stop sucking.

Sincerely,
-Me

I have odd taste in music...

2009-01-08T11:10:17Z

Yes, the subject line proves to be true as i make this post, as the fact that I like the style of music I post in here will likely shock a fair few of you...those of you who know me pretty well, anyway. To others, it may not at all.

So in doing some iTunes browsing, admittedly for songs similar to one I heard ages ago and fell in love with, I found the following in a podcast - a music video of a song done by the same group the song in question was by.
I watched it, and could not help but be in awe, though not for the reasons you might think.

The song? Awesome! I have to say I like it.
The performance? Meh, I can't say i really looked at it.

What DID I look at? Ok, well, I guess I did kinda look at the performance, but my attention was really drawn to the violinist.

I have to say I was somewhat in awe of her performance in here. You look at her, and then look at the others, and she's just so... Well, normal. (Now here i SHOULD point out that I have nothing against the others - everyone has their own sort of style, and I couldnt' care less what it is - i like to look past the outside. Or, I think I do)

You gotta admit, amidst the wild hairstyles (which also drew my attention - I think it'd be kinda fun to do that, while i wouldnt' do it to myself bcuase I'd look a little silly), hers is very, well, again, normal. Just pulled back.

while the rest of hte group goes wild and moves around the stage, dancing around wildly and having fun, she generally stays to her area, face always incredibly composed (I've seen some try to smile during their performances...) She DOES get to some wild jumping in there, which is crazy, but...

Eeh, call me artsy or something for looking at it from this pov, but.. *shrug*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09m2D7up13Y

iTunes

2009-01-02T03:21:16Z

Having recieved an iPod NaNo for Christmas, I've recently been playing around in iTunes.

This is neither an applauding post, nor a "This is TERRIBLE!" post, buuuut...

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions/recommendations/etc for stuff for me to look at/grab/subscribe to (if it's a podcast).

I'm pretty open to stuff, and (here's the fun part for you..maybe :P) If YOU have anything posted on there, I'd very gladly support you by grabbing a song/subscribing/whatever if it grabs my interest in any way/shape/form and listening to it (and subjecting my bf to it when we listen in the car :P)
Actually, one of the first songs I grabbed was a copy of a song by a live performer I used to host for in SL - Dexter Ihnen, AKA Dexter Morph (in RL). During his performances he was hyping his latest CD and evertying (he sells stuff in RL too), and even mentioned it appearing on iTunes. So I had a look and grabbed one I hadnt' heard before - love it. Now I just need to poke him to put my favs on :P

Anyhoo, so if you have anything posted, or have any favs or whatnot, leave me a comment with as much info as you can give so I can find it, and i'll gladly have a look - I have much space to fill and no idea what to do with it, LOL