THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:

~ Cyndi
~ C
~ Cyn

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:

~ wildechild
~ roguetrader
~ emotivation

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:

~ hands
~ eyes
~ legs

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON’T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:

~ stomach
~ hair
~ boobs

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:

~ English
~ French
~ German

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:

~ vampires
~ cockroaches
~ the past

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:

~ writing
~ coke
~ medication

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING NOW:

~ glasses
~ shoes
~ jeans

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:

~ The Rolling Stones
~ Nightwish
~ The Pink Spiders

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (RIGHT NOW):

~ Have Gun, Will Travel – The Audition
~ Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
~ 1000 Miles – Vanessa Carlton

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:

~ a sense of adventure
~ love
~ lust

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

~ I once went to Miami with three strangers
~ I broke my arm jumping into a ditch to evade the police after prom
~ I once met Antonio Banderas

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:

~ eyes
~ hair
~ chest

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:

~ writing
~ internet mucking
~ making pretty things

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:

~ get a job
~ see THE X-FILES
~ move out

THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING/YOU’VE CONSIDERED:

~ filmmaker
~ bartender
~ pimp

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:

~ London
~ Chicago
~ New Jersey

THREE NAMES YOU LIKE:
~ David
~ Benjamin
~ Lestat

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
~ Finish that novel I’ve been working on … YEAH SHUT UP
~ Skydive over the Congo…whatever it’s called now
~ Read more…learn a foreign language and actually be fluent in it

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:

~ I suck at math
~ I like cute things and magical creatures
~ I place emotional attachment over sex

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:

~ I like action movies and Monty Python’s sketches
~ I’m afraid of commitment
~ I like sports, but I hate phones

confusing pple is fun

not out of any ill will, really

just, you know,

the joy of knowing you caused someone who probably never thinks farther than their own prejudices to go beyond their comfort zone is always rewarding

Consciously, sometimes, often, I ...
have no idea, honestly.

"Love"? Such a vague, unobtrusive word as it's not really one of those words that has any sort of particular meaning, but more allowing for others to choose what it means for them.

I suppose Paul's letter to the Corinthians is a popular example, but it is no less true:
4 Love is patient, love is kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; [2] 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Or in the words of The Beatles, "All you need is love."

Or as the demon told Wesley in that episode of Angel, how his people defined love, "The same way all civilizations define love: Love is sacrifice."

You see, I have very little concept of love beyond hideous clichés.

But from my own experience I can say that "True love is a pilgrimage, it happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists."

So as with all things in life, "Embrace every moment and never settle for anyone who doesn't respect you for you."

And once more we wander into cliché again.

This is called the "alternative life meme" and basically you have to fill out the questions with fictional characters that come to your mind. Pick a different person for each answer. No repetitions!

1. The guy you would take to meet your parents:
Ron Weasley

2. The one girl you would do:
Tonks, because she can alter her appearance

3. The guy you'd have sex with in your parents bed:
Dwight McCarthy (Sin City)

4. The girl you'd take to the mall:
Jane Lane (Daria)

5. Your male BFF:
Ten (Dr. Who)

6. Your female BFF:
Susan Bones

7. Your gay BFF:
Albus Dumbledore

8. The guy who'd take you to prom:
Marius de Romanus (lol, prom is way over)

9. Your big brother:
Eliot Ness...don't judge me

10. The guy you'd marry:
...uh...Mr. Darcy?

11. The two guys you'd have a threesome with:
Spike and Angel

12. The girl and guy you'd have a threesome with:
Mickey and Mallory (Natural Born Killers)

13. The guy you'd go clubbing with:
Lestat de Lioncourt

14. The guy you'd have angry hot sex with:
Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)

Do you think people will ever get smart enough to actually vote for a candidate based on the issues (diplomacy, Global Warming, alternative energy sources, health care) rather than war, race, gender or whether they think 'That guy looks like I could have a beer with him' or 'he looks trustworthy'?

I really hope so.

I've come to redefine the houses now in terms I can better understand. The key is to stop thinking of it in such black-and-white terms as "racial division" as many in the fandom do, even Rowling herself has attempted to put across in the relation of Voldemort to Hitler. But besides being a bigot, what else was Hitler?

An artist. Even as a dictator he added his own "artistic flair" to the political realm. Which some of his fellow Nazis shared. They are the rabid extreme -- those who believe in using violence to put those they consider inferior in their place. The Death Eaters, who believe in total wizard control. Someone really needed to hug Riddle when he was a boy. But the Death Eaters are not exclusive to any one house. The Slytherins are more naturally predisposed to it, because, by house description, they believe that those who use magic are above those who don't -- and those who were born to those who don't are somehow genetically inferior to "Purebloods." To "Guard the security of their blood" or some other such kitsch. It's all about status to them.

They're more like the Hollywood Elite. Like the Copolla's or Hepburns, course literally anyone with enough ambition to become it, so you also have the Jackson's, the Culkin's, the Barrymore's, the Arquette's or Nolan's or Burton's or Spielberg's and Lucas's of the scene, etc. They're very much about family, but loyalty only when it suits them, as anyone who has tried to break onto the scene can attest. They're not all perfect however, as anyone, literally, can rise and fall at any time, and Slytherins -- though they are usually the last if ever, to be caught, are not exempt from this. And they are equally protective of their status, though some better at hiding than others. This can work in a Socratic type method, as with people like Snape, who though they scare away about 2/3 of their students, there's always those rare few who are unaffected at all, and others who just think those like Snape are slimey gits.

Hufflepuffs are the opposite extreme. They're the community theatre projects. The schools that let practically anybody in. Their goal being to teach anyone with an interest (metaphorically the power, gift of magic). They're not always recognized, but it's more "art for arts sake." Living day to day. Many of the characters in RENT would probably appeal to them.

Ravenclaws might also be attracted to a few of the characters in RENT. Those of great imagination, wit and learning, and a general open-mind about things (Mark, Marlene, Roger, Collins). Rowena was best friends with Helga, so I imagine there's crossover of characteristics in as much as they are also pretty much complete opposites. Ravenclaws are those enigmatic artists who love learning for learning's sake, (art for art's sake as well), however much less content to merely stay in one place and let things happen, being more of an air sign. I believe they are only content if they are free to do as they please. They might seem a little smug and perhaps emotionally unavailable at times, but they don't share the Slytherins belief that "magic is might" it merely makes them stand out a little bit. Ravenclaws are quite used to that. They might believe it is in their duty to make people aware of what they can do, and use their powers for the utmost good, simply, naively, because it is the right thing to do rather than any sort of profit or personal gain. Billie Joe Armstrong, Janeane Garofalo and George Clooney might be happiest in Ravenclaw.

Finally Gryffindor -- well, you probably hear about them the most. They generally don't believe that "magic is might", and that this needs to be made known AS DISTINCTFULLY AS POSSIBLE. They believe in using the media for social change and are not afraid to be completely outrageous to do so -- ala Abbie Hoffman or Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Though occasionally being terribly bias and unfair to the other side -- like James Potter as a boy, like Michael Moore, they can be a bit polarizing but still producing a desired passionate response. Or a bit -understated- like Neville, patient, Hufflepuff-ish Gryffindors, but with so much drive, an anamoly really, like Kevin Smith.

Something that has been bothering me lately, but sort of wondering about, whether my avoidance of negative things is more a connection with the PTSD (which can't be treated for, really, just the symptoms...and since I already take meds for OCD...I've had this discussion with therapists before...). And I already self-monitor like hell (hello, OCD). Oh, right, Google! Articles also say I need to throw myself into somewhere I feel useful...yeah...I do generally feel better there. Why unemployment is a bitch. I don't know how this is exclusive to those with the symptoms of PTSD though.

Well, it probably depends what sort of alien I'd be. If in they do exist, and I'm not really sure they do, I imagine they are as varied as we are. But, generally, I'm thinking, creature of higher intelligence:

I would say, that collectively, the human race is phenomonially stupid. They have some intelligence, certainly, they have histories and histories of being able to reason and create wonderful things, but for the most part these creations are only interested in fulfilling their own selfish and immediate desires. Most have a great desire to please somebody, either themselves, or others, some can even do great things. Others, not so good things. Many are still in their fiscal economy stage, others are quite more primitive and either content or learning. They're one of the fastest growing predators in their biosphere. A few animals and plants are learning to adapt, however, the humans are quite territorial and don't have much respect for intruders or anything they percieve as a threat. Their an industrious species, and their interest in progress has depleted much of their habitat and resources. However, most don't want to cause trouble for anybody, just want to go on with their lives. When confronted, many will lie and make excuses, but never really change anything. Most aren't even interested in change. A good many will resist it at all costs. Some have killed for it. There world is quite large, but no matter how many places they go, they seem to quickly adapt their own standard routines and prejudices. They're quick to judge and reluctant to forgive, frequently hypocritical of their own values. At times, this makes them quite comical, and others malicious and cruel. They are so much like children. They have a considerable amount of growing up to do before we ever decide to meet with any of them publicly, but one-on-one most of them can be pretty damn cool.

Now, everyone grab a surfboard! You're going to love it.

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"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. Years ago we had the church. That was only a way of saying - we had each other. The Knights of Columbus were real head-breakers; true guineas. They took over their piece of the city. Twenty years after an Irishman couldn't get a fucking job, we had the presidency. May he rest in peace. That's what the niggers don't realize. If I got one thing against the black chappies, it's this - no one gives it to you. You have to take it."
-Frank Costello "The Departed" (2006)

They grab your attention, tell you something, maybe everything about atleast one of the main characters in just a single speech or action.

For instance - opening scene for Pirates of the Caribbean is pure genius and Jack doesn't even have to say a word.

from xfortytwo
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them ;)

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12 Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19 The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown OMG MY EYES THE GOGGLES THEY DO NOTHING
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte's Web - EB White
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

and from the Slytherins

how jedi are you? :: by lawrie malen

1. Italicize the films you've seen
2. Bold the films you own

( blade runner, why do you allude me? )

I'm always torn between iNtuitive or Sensor, but deep down, I know I'm iNtuitive.

Call a bunch of people. Try to see who I get over. Go to them if possible/necessary.

Reading "New Moon" and "Eclipse" as I keep putting it off. Nah, I'd probably still put it off. But I might try again. I don't know if I want to die not knowing what happens at the end. I R lame.

Get drunk and fall asleep.