Silly Memes

[lunabee34]

I've seen these memes running around lj, so here we go.

Meme the first:

Ask me anything. You can ask it anonymously if you're embarrassed by the question or are worried I'd be insulted by it. I promise I'll answer it. I invite everyone and anyone can do this in their journal.

Meme the second:


i• d • i • o • syn • cra • sy

1. A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group.
2. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity.
3. An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug.

List five of your own idiosyncrasies and then tag five friends to do the same.

She's CRAZY, CRAZY I say

1. I am hyper aware of the marginalia in my books. I almost always mark up the books I read, even the ones I read for pleasure. I always try to make my marginal comments interesting for the next person who might inherit it. *snort*

2. I make all kinds of crazy sauces and dip cheddar cheese in them. Mustard and Dale's mixed together is a good one. As is soy sauce, worchestershire sauce and hot sauce. Yes, I do know that most people find this habit disgusting. *g*

3. I have an almost uncontrollable urge to yawn when I am forced to sing in a public setting. Hymns at church (although what I'm doing at church, *shrugs*), the alma mater at a football game (ditto with the sporting event), etc.

4. I have an incredibly high tolerance for some medications. Nitrous oxide does nothing for me. No appreciable difference in pain or awareness levels. Others knock me out inexplicably. One teen-ninecy sip of cough syrup with codeine and I'm insanely f*cked up.

5. I like to pretend I'm a rock star or a sexy vampire slayer or Adam Baldwin's girlfriend when I'm going on long trips in a car. I just sit back and start imagining this story in which I am super cool, undeniably hot, and can kick ass. Makes teh time go by faster. /over-identification with Andrew.

Comments

[margarks.livejournal.com]

Adam Baldwin's girlfriend

OMG! You, too!!!! :)

[thelastgoodname.livejournal.com]

I wish I marked up books more than I do. It's not because I worship authorial intent or anything like that, it's because even when I do mark them, I have to do it in pencil so I can go back and change what I've said as my own thoughts and feelings (and sense of humor) change. I have no respect for the author, especially me-author. That said, I love margins — the physical space of margins. I like margins perhaps even more than the words themselves.

And I love used books more than new books, so I can read what other people have said (underlined more than highlighted; the highlighter has done more to ruin western intellectualism than even Republicans), and sometimes I make marginal notes on other people's marginal notes. I think that's best; really, books should be all margin and very few words, so we can share more thoughts.

[thelastgoodname.livejournal.com]

I think I'm kind of tired: that went in the wrong place.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

I also detest the highlighter. I've watched my students sit with books and highlight entire pages accomplishing nothing. The highlighter doesn't tell you why what you've marked is important or interesting.

The reason I don't do it in pencil is that I like the evolving nature of my reaction to a piece. My marginalia is almost like a diary of sorts. I like to look back and see how my impression of Great Expectations or what have you has changed since I read it last. I usually end up commenting on my past marginalia and noting new disagreement with myself, etc. LOL

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid so. LOL

Lord that man is hot. And he is so not my usual type. I am incredibly drawn to the skinny, heroin chic, androgynous look (Spike anybody? LOL), but something about him just gets me. Maybe because he is so different from what I normally go for.

[margarks.livejournal.com]

For me it's because I'm in love with Jayne!!!!! *sigh* He's so big and selfish and vulnerable. damn him!

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. It's alot about the character, too. It's his physicality, the sense that he could literally overwhelm you just with his presence. You know?

*swoons*

[margarks.livejournal.com]

so, totally right. That's exactly it. and they totally play that up on the show. ::shudders:: man, just thinking about him gives me goosebumps.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm about to start reading all the multitude of FF fic I've got book marked and updating those posts. Be sure to keep periodically checking the 2 and 3. I've done all the updating I'm gonna do to FF fic rec post 1, so it's complete. But I updated post 2 as recently as earlier today. With some really good stuff, too.

I also saw earlier that you posted looking for a beta. I saw that someone responded but if you ever need an extra set of eyes, I'd be happy to.

[margarks.livejournal.com]

ooh, yes, can I send you my first chapter? I just want to get as many eyes as I can. then after you read it I'll post it... if that's okay.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. lunabee34@yahoo.com or I'm on AOL right now if you have AIM you could send it through that.

[tabaqui]

Dude!
Yes!
Number five!
:)

Driving along, oh so tedious, so there you are, being the one that makes the difference in some dumb movie or tv show ep. Heee!
*la la la*

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Oh thank goodness I'm not the only one. I used to think I had a tenuous hold on reality. LOL If so, I see many people share my disorder. *g*

[tabaqui]

BWAAAahaha.
That's what's good about this meme - it helps us to learn that we are not alone in our freakishness!
:)