Well, everyone else I know (practically) has done this writerly analytic meme lately, and I couldn't resist joining the pack. So here's nothing - my Writer's Meme, for better or worse...

( Putting things below a cut because that's only polite... )

samtyr assigned me the letter "P". If you want a letter, just ask me in the comments below and let's play. Now...here we go ( Read more... )

I wrote a letter to Santa. Are you naughty? Or are you nice? Put your own LJ name in the block at the bottom and follow the instructions to find out your own personalized "Letter to Santa".

Here's what my letter said...


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lindahoyland assigned me the letter "L"...so here I go ( Read more... )

Copied from silver_trails and alexcat...

The BBC thinks you will have read six of the books on this list. Many of these titles are classics so I'd think that if you ever went to school, you'd have read more. Copy and paste your bolded books read an italicized books not completed, and then sum up with a head count, so to speak ( Read more... )

Once again taken from just_ann_now  because I am pushing off my Thanksgiving blog for a little longer.

11. Name a magazine you subscribe to?  Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist Magazine - how to make metal jewelry, shape stones and play with fire.  What’s not to like?

12. Your favorite pizza toppings? .Italian sausage and pepperoni with black olives, onions and ( Read more... )

Because why answer all these in one blog post, when I can split it up into three? From just_ann_now

1. It's 2AM and you are not home. You are more than likely: At a conference.  I'm very much a homebody and travel rarely.  2AM is pretty darned close to my wake-up time, so...yeah...at a conference like my annual trip to the Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee ( ( Read more... )

Just Ann Now's desktop meme was so relaxing, and I told her in a comment that hers and mine couldn't be farther apart.  Here is my desktop meme, a photo by James L Amos of the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea in all of Pele's fire and glory.  I adore it.  I added text in the right corner that says:

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success ( Read more... )

Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4. What is it?
The nearest book to me is an art book of Andy Goldsworthy and page 18 is a full-page picture - no text.

Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
A huge stack of papers on my desk and my lamp

Before you started this survey, what were you doing?
Catching up ( Read more... )

What is your political ideology
Your Result: Liberal Progressive

You value personal liberty, which can only be secured by regulating corporations. So legalize weed, but regulate the dealers. Bringing the troops home is important too.
Social Democrat
Socialist
Libertarian
Anarchist
Moderate
Soviet Communist
Nationalist
Totalitarian
Conservative
What is your ( Read more... )