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I've spent the past couple of days playing Professor Layton and the Curious Village and my brain is now in pain. Therefor, I really could do with some mindless entertainment tonight. However, I've decided to watch the latest star trek movie instead, because it rocks.
I'm going to start reading the Discworld books (in response to kuteki 's suggestion) but I've decided to put off buying one till tomorrow. However, I just realised that we're due some torrential rain tomorrow. I actually quite like being out in the rain, as long as it doesnt lead to pneumonia or something, so maybe it wont be so bad.
One of the reasons I hadn't started reading the Discworld books is that at this point, there's so many books that It would take me ages to catch up. I've had the same feelings about some comic series I could have gotten into, like Batman. I mean, where would you start? It has about 300 years of comics already.
I have similar feelings about getting into new fandoms. Some of them are so big that I just don't know where to start. It might be interesting to find a few decent Star Trek fics to read...Hell, I've been a fan of Star Wars most of my life and I've rarely read any Star Wars fics either. Man, I really think I've been neglecting my geekiness....
So, anyone got any decent fics to recommend? Anything from Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings...I've read plenty of Naruto and Harry Potter fics, so I can skip those. Preferably no Kirk/Spock please ;)
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Bought a car. I WASNT SCARED AT ALL.
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Nope, didn’t make any. Probably wont make any this year either.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I’m aware of....
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, although my granddad had a second stroke.
5. What countries did you visit?
Scotland
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A girlfriend. Does that make me sound desperate? Lol.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
8th November, when I went to my first Merlin Meet :)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Buying the car. I found it terrifying, so I shudder to think what’ll happen if I get around to buying a flat.
9. What was your biggest failure?
My utter lack of success with women?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just a couple of colds, thankfully.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Train tickets to London for the first Merlin Meet that I attended.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
People I met in London. They refrained from throwing things at me.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
A couple of people at work, although saying it appalled me is a little strong. Various news items have made me appalled at the stupidity human kind can sink to.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Car!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The second Merlin Meet up I went to ;) The first one I was mostly terrified.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Killing in the Name of? Not because I like it particularly, but because it getting to number one for Christmas amused me.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? God, I don’t know. Happier, I guess.
ii. Thinner or fatter? Thinner krazykipper ? Although Sanity is a relative term.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Angel Coulby maybe?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Ugh. It’s possible that various issues stirred me at the time they were being discussed, but mostly politics depresses me.
37. Who did you miss?
Kristen.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Merlin people sillyshy , tahariel , wickednotevil , freedomdarkness and the rest too :)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
No where is too far to travel for good times.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I can’t think of any, offhand...man, I suck.
I'm going to start reading the Discworld books (in response to kuteki 's suggestion) but I've decided to put off buying one till tomorrow. However, I just realised that we're due some torrential rain tomorrow. I actually quite like being out in the rain, as long as it doesnt lead to pneumonia or something, so maybe it wont be so bad.
One of the reasons I hadn't started reading the Discworld books is that at this point, there's so many books that It would take me ages to catch up. I've had the same feelings about some comic series I could have gotten into, like Batman. I mean, where would you start? It has about 300 years of comics already.
I have similar feelings about getting into new fandoms. Some of them are so big that I just don't know where to start. It might be interesting to find a few decent Star Trek fics to read...Hell, I've been a fan of Star Wars most of my life and I've rarely read any Star Wars fics either. Man, I really think I've been neglecting my geekiness....
So, anyone got any decent fics to recommend? Anything from Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings...I've read plenty of Naruto and Harry Potter fics, so I can skip those. Preferably no Kirk/Spock please ;)
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Bought a car. I WASNT SCARED AT ALL.
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Nope, didn’t make any. Probably wont make any this year either.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I’m aware of....
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, although my granddad had a second stroke.
5. What countries did you visit?
Scotland
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A girlfriend. Does that make me sound desperate? Lol.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
8th November, when I went to my first Merlin Meet :)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Buying the car. I found it terrifying, so I shudder to think what’ll happen if I get around to buying a flat.
9. What was your biggest failure?
My utter lack of success with women?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just a couple of colds, thankfully.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Train tickets to London for the first Merlin Meet that I attended.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
People I met in London. They refrained from throwing things at me.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
A couple of people at work, although saying it appalled me is a little strong. Various news items have made me appalled at the stupidity human kind can sink to.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Car!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The second Merlin Meet up I went to ;) The first one I was mostly terrified.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Killing in the Name of? Not because I like it particularly, but because it getting to number one for Christmas amused me.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? God, I don’t know. Happier, I guess.
ii. Thinner or fatter? Thinner krazykipper ? Although Sanity is a relative term.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Angel Coulby maybe?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Ugh. It’s possible that various issues stirred me at the time they were being discussed, but mostly politics depresses me.
37. Who did you miss?
Kristen.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Merlin people sillyshy , tahariel , wickednotevil , freedomdarkness and the rest too :)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
No where is too far to travel for good times.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I can’t think of any, offhand...man, I suck.