My holiday traditions are pretty much 'terrible movies' (this year's was Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 and due to financial constraints I didn't even get drunk) and this meme.

January: Okay so I basically have one New Years tradition and it relates to LiveJournal.
February: I got laid off today.
March: [No entries]
April: Exploring Halifax’s secret ( Read more... )

Okay so I basically have one New Years tradition and it relates to LiveJournal. Everybody's got to have something, right ( Read more... )

Surprise, surprise, it's the First Lines Meme!

1. May it be filled with joy and awesomeness, and may the inevitable bumps in the road not be too rough.
2. http://thoughtcatalog.com/2013/25-things-you-dont-have-to-justify-to-anyone#q3CTSpVsoyLvtw1u.21
3. I'm convinced of it, because I live in a house that dates from '47.
4. Amazon.com: Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer: ( Read more... )

May it be filled with joy and awesomeness, and may the inevitable bumps in the road not be too rough.

As per my usual New Year's Tradition, have the First Lines Meme. (Posting the first line of the first post of the last year.)

1. Also known as, the closest thing I have to a New Year's tradition.
2. Straight Goods - NB stalls pay equity*
3. Have a ( Read more... )

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Found on Failblog:
Soundtrack to your Post-Apocalyptic Life
Put your media player of choice on shuffle

1. The first song is the overall theme for the apocalypse
2. The second song is the one that plays during your first zombie kill
3. The third song plays while you're getting chased by a horde
4. The fourth song plays when you're forced to kill your loved one
5. The ( Read more... )

Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post the first line(s)* from the first 30 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 lyric hunting! That is cheating!)
* I reserve ( Read more... )

Books I'm reading: Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien. I don't know why, but I've been on a LotR kick this year. The first five volumes of the History of Middle-Earth are also waiting. I'm not even that fond of Tolkien as a writer (*is instantly murdered by rabid Tolkien fans*) but I do enjoy the world. That, and lots of fanfic.

Books I'm writing: ( Read more... )

Comment and I will give you seven completely random nonsense questions/prompts to write about. I got tagged by raisedbymoogles

1. You're marching on Washington! What does your protest sign say?
That would depend on what I'm protesting. Now, if I were marching on Ottawa, it would probably be something about impeaching Harper because oh my God, the Conservative party ( Read more... )

You can learn a lot about someone by the music they listen to. Hit shuffle on your iPod or mp3 player and write down the first 20 songs. No cheating or skipping songs that are shameful. That is the fun!

1. Safe Upon the Shore - Great Big Sea
2. Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
3. Africa - Toto
4. Radio Ga Ga - Queen
5. Sign of the Gypsy Queen - April Wine