The Personalized Fic Awards Meme!
For this meme, you get to invent the categories and pick five winners...from your own fic-list. It's all about the shameless self-promotion. No fair listing something that has actually won an award though!
Well, seeing as how I've never won a fanfic award, that shouldn't be too hard...
The "Story That Probably Should Have Been Finished A Year Ago But Still Drags On Incessantly" Award: An Act of Desperation, hands down. I started this thing about 2 1/2 years ago, and it still has about five chapters to go. And I actually started writing chapter 30 recently.... but got sidetracked by mix cds. *facepalm*
The "Aliens took over my brain for this one. Seriously. I have no clue how this one came from my brain" Award: Two's A Crowd. One of the crazy Faramir fans over at theonering.com mentioned something about the book and movie versions of Faramir meeting, shortly after the third movie came out, and this story came out in its entirety in one evening as a result.
The "What on Arda was I thinking? crack!crossover"Award: Again, inspired by crazy Faramir fans at TORC. After The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy came out in theaters, someone said that Zaphod Beeblebrox bore a striking resemblance to Karl Urban's version of Eomer. This was the result.ing insanity..
The "Never Trust A Hobbit" Award: The Best-Laid Plans. I think this was the most fun I ever had writing a story. I'm seriously tempted, if I ever do finish AAOD and get around to that long-pondered Eomer/Lothiriel sequel, to have Eowyn and Lothiriel find out what happened here.
The "Not really a fic, but best song-twising" Award: A long time ago, me, Julie and
whereismysam started writing a parody of the LotR movies, shamelessly borrowing from every other fandom we've ever liked. I doubt it'll ever get finished now, since I'm the only one who's written anything on it in months, and Julie probably won't have time anymore now that she has a boyfriend. Sigh. But anyway, it's ended up more or less as a musical, with several of our favorite songs getting twisted to Middle-earth lyrics. Out of the ones I wrote, my favorite is set to the tune of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything", orignally from Veggie Tales. But since I never posted it anywhere online, without further ado...
Scene 2a: The Hobbits Who Don’t Do Anything
A Random Narrator: And now it’s time for Silly Songs with Merry, the part of the show where Merry comes out and sings a silly song. Joining Merry are his cousins Frodo and Pippin, and their friend Sam, who together make up the infamous gang of scalawags, the Hobbits Who Don’t Do Anything!!
All (singing): We are the Hobbits who don’t do anything,
We just stay at home and lie around,
And if you ask us to do anything,
We’ll just tell you… we don’t do anything.
Frodo: Well I’ve never been to Rohan and I’ve never been to Gondor
And I’ve never been to Mordor, I don’t want to go at all!
And I’ve never been to Mirkwood and I’ve never been to Lorien
And I’ve never been to Rivendell in the fall!
All: ‘Cause we’re the Hobbits who don’t do anything,
We just stay at home and…
Frodo and Sam: lie around…
Merry and Pippin: (at same time) drink a round!!!
All: And if you ask us to do anything, we’ll just tell you…
Sam: We don’t do anything.
Well, I’ve never seen a cave troll and I never rode a ferry
And I’ve never backed a giant spider up against the wall,
And I’ve never seen an Oliphaunt, I’ve never heard an Elf sing
And I’ve never been to Rivendell in the fall!!
All: ‘Cuz we’re the Hobbits who don’t do anything… (repeat chorus)
Merry: Well, I’ve never plucked a dragon and I’m not too good with horses,
Pippin: And I’ve never thrown my roasted mushrooms up against the wall,
Merry: And I’ve never kissed an Uruk,
Pippin: And I’ve never seen a tree walk,
Both: And we’ve never been to Rivendell in the fall!!
Frodo: Huh? What are you talking about? What do horses and walking trees have to do with being a Hobbit?
Sam: Hey, that’s right! We’re supposed to sing about… Hobbity things.
Merry: Oh!
Frodo: And who’s ever kissed an Uruk? That’s disgusting! Why even bring it up? Am I right? (turns to Sam) What do you think?
Sam: I think you look like Gollum.
Frodo: Huh? No I don’t!
Sam: Do too.
Frodo: No we doesssn’t.
Sam: You’re freaking me out… (backs away slowly.)
Frodo: That’s it! You’re trimming the verge!
Sam: Says who?
Frodo: (in weird voice) Says the Preciousss, that’s who!
Sam: Oh yeah? Aye aye, Stinker!
Frodo: (Gollum scream) AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! (starts chasing Sam around)
Sam: Yikes!
Merry: And I’ve never licked a lembas and I’ve never sniffed a Nazgul
Pippin: And I’ve never sung a sad song for a Steward in a hall,
Merry: And I’ve never bathed in Ent-draughts
Pippin: And I don’t look good in Elf-pants…
Frodo: You just don’t get it.
All: And we’ve never been to Rivendell in the fall!!
Frodo: Pass the pints!
Sam: Who’s got the pipeweed?
Pippin: Here it is!
Merry: Time for elevensies!
Frodo: It’s definitely time for lunch.
Sam: Oh, I thought it was second breakfast!
Pippin: Hey look! I found a mushroom!