i'm a pixel here, myself

Ok, I'll bite. I haven't done a meme in ages! Nevermind that I apparently haven't *written* anything in ages... y'all might have questions?

Ask me a question about one of my fanfics. It can be absolutely anything in any fic and I will tell you the honest-to-god answer. Don’t hold back. Ask about major upcoming plot points if you want to. Whatever you ask, I have to answer truthfully.

Fic I've written, fic I've promised to write, WsIP, anything is fair game!

From Danny:

Ten References You Expect Your Nearest and Dearest To Get

1. Hellojed
2. "Why not? Because I'm a plant!" "I thought men like you were usually called a fruit." Really, this whole movie; it's hard to pick one line!
3. The whole poem that starts "Three rings for elf-lords under the sky..."
4. Tod, wo ist dein Stachel? Hölle, wo ist dein Seig?
5. I, IV, V, I
6. "What happened to Andrae?"
7. "The only reason I let him keep up this charade is that the man's got a mouth like a Hoover. Ooh." (Another eminently quotable movie!)
8. Aunt Helen always bought me two presents.
9. Pantalaimon
10. You know who he is because you don't know what he looks like? Who ever said there's only one Ghost?

Actually, I doubt anyone on my flist can get all of these. Hell, I doubt most of my friends could get all of these! But they're all near and dear to my heart.


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In other news, I have a nice big bruise just under my left kneecap from an excessively vigorous Don Quixote tonight. Note to self: when catching a rolling man, do not put your (already bad) knees on the ground.

I am learning lines way too slowly. I need a new system. Other than that, the show is progressing apace. bexone, note that D mimes having sex with Aldonza, while singing, and it is possibly the scariest thing EVER. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED, but it would be awesome if you came to the show :)

At rehearsal tonight and last night I got to whack people with a bamboo quarterstaff. \o/! In other play news, it appears I am actually going to have to do some character work for this show -- every time I try to wrap my brain around Sancho, he's a different character. Sigh. Our fight director is a sadist, though. There's all of this warmup stuff he has us do, and most of it is yoga. Now, I have no problem with yoga in general, and I think it would be good for me to do yoga if only to become more flexible. But this guy has us in yoga poses that I swear were only invented for the amusement of those around the person doing them. ::massages pretzeled limbs::

Also, because Danny is awesome, I am inventing a meme! When you see this, post a quote from Clue in your journal.

"This is war, Peacock! You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs; any cook will tell you that!"
"But look what happened to the cook!"

From clumsygyrl: ( 1. Out of the fandoms you've participated in, which has given you the most headache? )

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From bexone: ( 1) The world is ending in two months, but you've been sworn to total secrecy. Who do you tell anyway? )

So, uh, hi. ::waves:: Remember me? Yeah.

Things what have happened since I last updated:
* our quarter ended at work, so I have a zillion bits of data to find for various peoples' quarter-end reports
* on Independence Day, I celebrated by having a cook-in at a friend's house (mmm, chicken wings and tri-tip) and watching a movie about food in France (Ratatouille; I highly recommend this movie)
* I got together with J for Sekrit Recording Projekt part the second, then had dinner with The Ex, then had to go back to J's because he'd had a setting wrong with the mic or something and everything I recorded sounded like ass
* lemon pound cake is in the oven

I'm downloading s2 of Project Catwalk because I'm chomping at the bit in re: Project Runway s4. Please, please let it not suck. (Both of them, really, but PRs4 more than PCs2)

Gacked from apetslife, a meme!

THE RULES:

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.

( 1) Given the chance to have dinner with one person from any fandom you've ever participated in, who would it be? How would you imagine it going? )

"ten things I love" meme; Danny gave me "W" and dammit if I didn't have a heck of a time with it.

( that wascawwy wabbit, unfortunately, doesn't count )

Anbody who wants a letter, hit me with a comment :)

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We had a good show runthrough yesterday, but it left me totally drained for the rest of the day -- I can't imagine what it must be like for the guy who's playing Jekyll/Hyde (who, incidentally, left the room to take a walk immediately after we finished, because he couldn't deal with administrative stuff right after we finished). We still have a week and a half before we even get in the theater! It's exciting, though I'm a bit nervous about the fact that we've only got a week *in* the space before we open. :-|

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Unrelated to any of this: why did I not see [this] before? Holy CRAP, people. Yowza.

Meme, from cathybites:

One question.
One answer.
That's all you get.

You get to ask me one question in comments.
Any one question, no matter how crazy it is (unless it's "what's your name and address?").
Any topic, anything you want to know.

Conditions: All questions and answers are screened.

So, there was a love meme, and as y'all have picked up on my aversion to them, I didn't get mentioned (I don't think). Thank you! I appreciate how people approach these things, but in the end my approach is different: it strikes me as a popularity contest, and I'm happy not to be involved.

Danny tagged me for a meme:

post a list of your top five favorite fics you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. this isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most. then tag five other people to do the same.

I apologize in advance; one of these stories is only on my femgeeks.net site, which is down at the moment. When I get home tonight, I will post it to LJ, so it will be available.

( have at it )

I tag trollprincess, ink_stain, starstillwonder, gigantic, and sevenfists. Mwa ha ha!

Gacked from evilprettykitty:

One little compliment can make you feel amazing.

So give me a compliment, anything in the entire world, even that my shoelaces are pretty. Put this in your journal, so I can return the favor. And once you get some comments, put that entry in a memory or tag so that when you are feeling down, you can go to that entry for a quick pick-me-up and a smile. Comments are screened.

Work is looking especially hellish this week, given that I still have to manage my 40 hours even with a three-hour interview someday this week and a "lunch meeting" on Wednesday. :-|

Today has been mostly The Suck. I say "mostly" because I had a lovely phone interview with a woman from the company I interviewed at last Thursday. Same company, different position, yadda yadda yadda. I really hope they bring me in for an in-person on this job; it sounds like a dream.

I woke up feeling queasy and that hasn't gone away all day; I've still got this huge bruise on my forehead that I don't know where it came from; and while my phone interview went well, the HR department at this company is slooooooooow. So today's been mostly eh.

Half an hour before I can go home. I think I'm going to play solitaire or Jigsaw Sudoku until quitting time. I'm just so burned out!

ETA: Nah, let's do the lyrics quiz again! I love that one. This one isn't random, but it's all awesome songs.

( come on in and guess! )

So for those who like such things (as I do!), my lyrics-guessing quiz is [here]; there are still several left unguessed!

In more important news, not only do I have a phone interview tomorrow; I now have an in-person interview two hours later! (Different company, natch.) Fortunately, I have rehearsal tonight in which to blow off steam and try not to think about either one.

I love this meme. Gacked from cathybites:

Step 1: Put your Media player on random.
Step 2: Post the first line(s)/ your favourite lines of the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly. no, just guess as many as you can!

I took out the "no cheating" rule, because it's obvious I cheated -- I have way too much crap in my iTunes, including stuff I never listen to, some language lessons, comedy albums, instrumental-only stuff... it's too much not to cheat. So there. But y'all guessers: no Googling!

( let's get to guessing )

Okay, I'm at work and I'm wading through some Actual Work Things and I'm also applying for jobs and stuff, so what's one more thing on my plate? I love this meme, I really do. Gacked most recently from ink_stain:

Make up a title for a story I didn't write, and I will respond with details of those non-written stories. You may, if you like, include details, such as pairings or fandom or whatnot.

I think I win.

Leave me something in ( my stocking )

Now, who wants to hire me?

Well, I guess this shouldn't be all that surprising. I did grow up in the Baltimore suburbs and go to school outside of Philadelphia:

What American accent do you have? Your Result: Philadelphia Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.

What American accent do you have?

Though I maintain their question about "on" doesn't have the answer I would have chosen.

Gacked from schuyler:

One little compliment can make you feel amazing.

So give me a compliment, anything in the entire world, even that my shoelaces are pretty. Put this in your journal. And once you get some comments, put that entry in a memory or tag and when you are feeling down, just go to that entry for a quick pick-me-up and a smile.

Comments are going to be screened so none of you will know if I'm uber-popular who gets over 100 comments on this or a total loser who doesn't get any.

Have been AWOL because of the boy. Substantive (hah!) post tomorrow, but suffice it to say I have nice new underpants.

But for those of you who wonder why I don't like giving away my real name:



Edit: frankly, I'm surprised it's that high, given that there are only 1200 people with my last name. Conversely, there are 159 Drew Millers and 3,427 Andrew Millers.

Gacked from idiosyncratic:

I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never liked each other, or if we already know everything about each other. Let me know with whom I am friends!

( the questions )