Much Belated Meme-A-Palooza.
I've been so busy faxing, e-mailing, and even snail-mailing (!) resumes like mad and stressing out over family finances that I've neglected to answer a few memes sent my way, so here goes.
First, from kcobweb, a friendslist meme:
Leave a comment and I will....
1 - Tell you why I friended you.
2 - Associate you with a song/film.
3 - Tell a random fact about you.
4 - Tell a first memory about you.
5 - Associate you with a character/pairing.
6 - Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
7 - Tell you my favorite user pic of yours [if it pertains].
8 - In retort, you must spread this disease in your journal.
From muliebrity, a music meme:
Music Meme
Leave a comment and I'll assign you a letter. List ten of your favorite songs that begin with that letter in your journal.
My letter was "M," so here's my list.
1. "Music," Madonna
2. "My Name Is," Eminem f/Dr. Dre
3. "Minority," Green Day
4. "Mexican Radio," Wall of Voodoo
5. "Magic Carpet Ride," Steppenwolf
6. "Mary Mary," Run DMC
7. "Mr. Spaceman," Byrds
8. "Middle of Nowhere," Hot Hot Heat
9. "Milkshake," Kelis
10. "My Band," D12
And an icon meme from kcobweb and kassrachel:
1) Comment and ask to be tagged!
2) I will pick THREE of your interests and/or user pics I find odd or nifty!
3) You post, explaining in detail about the three I chose!
4) People comment on your post!
Answers for kcobweb's interest picks captioning, mind of mencia, around the horn
1. Captioning, or "capping," is really simple to do but really hard to explain. If you're familiar with "Mystery Science Theater 3000," it's basically the same idea, but the riffs are typed under still frames of a movie/TV show. "Caption This," a realtime screengrabber from which the "capping" name is derived, was a feature of the SciFi Channel's website while MST3K was still running, but is now sadly defunct. You can see a wide variety of caps here, at my favorite captioning site.
2. It's not fashionable to say so these days, but I am a Carlos Mencia fan. I don't think everything he says is funny (who could possibly pull that off?), but I laugh a hell of a lot more at "Mind of Mencia" than I ever did at "Chappelle's Show." Sure, maybe his name isn't really Carlos and maybe he's not actually Mexican, but half a Latino is good enough for me. Perfect for jaded post-modern Latinos who may have trouble identifying with George Lopez's old-school comedy stylings. (Actually, I love G-Lo's standup act too, but that's another post entirely.)
3. "Around the Horn" is a weekday talk show on ESPN in which sportswriters from Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Chicago start out discussing the hot sports topics of the day but generally end up hollering over each other and hurling the occasional insult. The "competitive banter" is scored by a host who awards points based on knowledge, correct use of statistics, wit, and, occasionally, pop culture references and wardrobe. At the end of the half-hour the winner gets 30 seconds to pontificate on a topic of his or her choice. It's fun to watch if you like sports and/or sportswriters.
Answers for kassrachel's query speak to me of columbo, seinfeld, and ds9 / bashir failed?
1. "Columbo" interests me not only because I love a mystery, but because of the class conflict inherent in the setup: the wealthy and/or famous murderer quietly, inexorably pursued by proletarian hero Columbo, a little one-eyed fellow in a rumpled raincoat. The inverted structure, in which we know from the beginning who the murderer is and watch his or her deceit slowly unravel, is terrific but wouldn't work without Peter Falk and the curious magnetism with which he imbues the unconventional detective.
2. "Seinfeld" did an episode in which a dentist converts to Judaism purely for the jokes. I'm particularly fond of that one, since I enjoy a good Jewish joke myself. I was late to the "Seinfeld" party, so as in many of my fandoms, I grew to love it once it was all over. Sure, the characters were shallow, selfish, and food-obsessed in weird ways, but they were always consistent--and New York herself was the most important character. Although I've never visited the place myself, I am fascinated by the different ways New York is portrayed in popular media, from Batman's Gotham City to Jerry Seinfeld's Jewish paradise to the multi-culti melting pot we all got introduced to on "Sesame Street." But that's a topic for another post.
3.
DS9-Bashir failed icon: My favorite Deep Space Nine icons are babel's, and I have much fangirlish love for Dr. Julian Bashir. This icon is one I fell for as soon as I saw it, since it perfectly portrays Julian in one of his glorious moments of angst. It's the icon I reserve for when I feel my absolute lowest, because its simplicity and beauty are such that it always makes me feel a little better to see it on the screen.
That was fun! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have two more cover letters to compose so I can send two more resumes out into the nameless, impenetrable void. Good times.
First, from kcobweb, a friendslist meme:
Leave a comment and I will....
1 - Tell you why I friended you.
2 - Associate you with a song/film.
3 - Tell a random fact about you.
4 - Tell a first memory about you.
5 - Associate you with a character/pairing.
6 - Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
7 - Tell you my favorite user pic of yours [if it pertains].
8 - In retort, you must spread this disease in your journal.
From muliebrity, a music meme:
Music Meme
Leave a comment and I'll assign you a letter. List ten of your favorite songs that begin with that letter in your journal.
My letter was "M," so here's my list.
1. "Music," Madonna
2. "My Name Is," Eminem f/Dr. Dre
3. "Minority," Green Day
4. "Mexican Radio," Wall of Voodoo
5. "Magic Carpet Ride," Steppenwolf
6. "Mary Mary," Run DMC
7. "Mr. Spaceman," Byrds
8. "Middle of Nowhere," Hot Hot Heat
9. "Milkshake," Kelis
10. "My Band," D12
And an icon meme from kcobweb and kassrachel:
1) Comment and ask to be tagged!
2) I will pick THREE of your interests and/or user pics I find odd or nifty!
3) You post, explaining in detail about the three I chose!
4) People comment on your post!
Answers for kcobweb's interest picks captioning, mind of mencia, around the horn
1. Captioning, or "capping," is really simple to do but really hard to explain. If you're familiar with "Mystery Science Theater 3000," it's basically the same idea, but the riffs are typed under still frames of a movie/TV show. "Caption This," a realtime screengrabber from which the "capping" name is derived, was a feature of the SciFi Channel's website while MST3K was still running, but is now sadly defunct. You can see a wide variety of caps here, at my favorite captioning site.
2. It's not fashionable to say so these days, but I am a Carlos Mencia fan. I don't think everything he says is funny (who could possibly pull that off?), but I laugh a hell of a lot more at "Mind of Mencia" than I ever did at "Chappelle's Show." Sure, maybe his name isn't really Carlos and maybe he's not actually Mexican, but half a Latino is good enough for me. Perfect for jaded post-modern Latinos who may have trouble identifying with George Lopez's old-school comedy stylings. (Actually, I love G-Lo's standup act too, but that's another post entirely.)
3. "Around the Horn" is a weekday talk show on ESPN in which sportswriters from Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Chicago start out discussing the hot sports topics of the day but generally end up hollering over each other and hurling the occasional insult. The "competitive banter" is scored by a host who awards points based on knowledge, correct use of statistics, wit, and, occasionally, pop culture references and wardrobe. At the end of the half-hour the winner gets 30 seconds to pontificate on a topic of his or her choice. It's fun to watch if you like sports and/or sportswriters.
Answers for kassrachel's query speak to me of columbo, seinfeld, and ds9 / bashir failed?
1. "Columbo" interests me not only because I love a mystery, but because of the class conflict inherent in the setup: the wealthy and/or famous murderer quietly, inexorably pursued by proletarian hero Columbo, a little one-eyed fellow in a rumpled raincoat. The inverted structure, in which we know from the beginning who the murderer is and watch his or her deceit slowly unravel, is terrific but wouldn't work without Peter Falk and the curious magnetism with which he imbues the unconventional detective.
2. "Seinfeld" did an episode in which a dentist converts to Judaism purely for the jokes. I'm particularly fond of that one, since I enjoy a good Jewish joke myself. I was late to the "Seinfeld" party, so as in many of my fandoms, I grew to love it once it was all over. Sure, the characters were shallow, selfish, and food-obsessed in weird ways, but they were always consistent--and New York herself was the most important character. Although I've never visited the place myself, I am fascinated by the different ways New York is portrayed in popular media, from Batman's Gotham City to Jerry Seinfeld's Jewish paradise to the multi-culti melting pot we all got introduced to on "Sesame Street." But that's a topic for another post.
3.
DS9-Bashir failed icon: My favorite Deep Space Nine icons are babel's, and I have much fangirlish love for Dr. Julian Bashir. This icon is one I fell for as soon as I saw it, since it perfectly portrays Julian in one of his glorious moments of angst. It's the icon I reserve for when I feel my absolute lowest, because its simplicity and beauty are such that it always makes me feel a little better to see it on the screen.
That was fun! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have two more cover letters to compose so I can send two more resumes out into the nameless, impenetrable void. Good times.