Seven questions meme
Okay, kiddos, here's how this works: comment on this post, asking for seven questions to answer, and I'll ask them to you. Then, you post this in your own journal along with the answers. ferneberga asked me my seven, so
1)What was your favourite TV programme as a child and why?
Growing up, I loved watching Star Trek: The Next Generation. I have always had a fascination with computers, the future and science, and TNG mixed all those up in this utopia that was a nice escape for a 'braniac' like me. Also, it was on every afternoon at 4 or so, so it was part of our routine.
2)Would you have changed the NCIS Judgement Day episode in anyway and if so how or why not?
JD is one of those episodes I don't watch a lot. I don't like the Jenny years a whole lot. Mainly because the team was so fractured already and she liked to insinuate herself into things. Then there was the Jeanne arc and the Chip thing, which I don't really like much at all. However, that being said, I'm not sure Jenny's life could have ended any other way. I would probably have changed some of Tony's and Ziva's experiences, because they certainly felt responsible for her death, even though she tried to make sure they wouldn't. I don't know HOW I'd change it specifically; just that in my version, Tony and Ziva would't have been there as 'escorts'. Or, if they were, they would have had a little more 'closure' than they did.
3)How many fandoms are you in and what attracted you to them?
Oh, wow. You asked, hon.
Narnia, Perelandra, LOTR: Read the books as a kid.
Star trek, for reasons in question 1.
Star Wars, Battletech, Pern, Alera, Erragon, Dungeons & Dragons, Ryanverse, Doctor Who, Firefly, Ender's Game (and maybe a couple more) because my husband loves them, and I get a chance to talk to him about them. Most of them, I have fallen in love with by now. However, I got started with them with his 'help'.
Dresden Files: I was bored, waiting for R to come home from work, and was watching the Sci-Fi Network
when this new show came on. I watched because the actor is a serious hottie, frankly, and was hooked. When it was canceled after one season, I decided... there are books. I must read. As per usual, the books far outshone the tv series, and I decided it was my favorite series ever.
Harry Potter: Same as Dresden, though I didn't read for a while, because I was fighting my rearing which said, "witches shall burn!eleven etc. Went ahead and read, and found that I thought it was almost as ... allegorical as Lewis' stuff.
Stargate: I think we started watching it because the movie looked interesting, and it was MacGuyver in the series, man!
Andromeda: watched a little when I was watching sci-fi.
Farscape: started watching on the advice of a friend. Loved it.
NCIS: I was watching JAG (Love JAG, too, btw), and I saw MH come on in Ice Queen. I don't remember much about their two NCIS eps, except that it was MH whom I knew from Reasonable Doubts (Watched that because I'm a signer). I started watching NCIS when I could, and have since gotten ahold of every episode and watched them straight through.
Torchwood: I liked the Jack Harkness episodes on Doctor Who, and decided to watch it. I like the first two seasons best. Children of Earth was very difficult to watch, and I didn't watch series 4, because the one I did see creeped me out, and friends advised it only got worse.
Mass Effect: Friends dragged me into this game. Looking at you, Ace and Sci. :D I love it, though.
Hawaii Five-Oh: I thought it looked interesting, and decided to watch it. I love the first season. Stopped about four into the second season, though. I think the episode in Korea jumped the shark, and sickened me. That coupled with the stories about how they treated veterans on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day turned me off completely. (Especially with a show dealing with SEALs. I mean, come on.)
The Sentinel / Magnificent 7 : these two are completely fandom's fault. I kept reading NCIS and Stargate crossovers with these fandoms, and liking the characters. So, I looked up the series and watched them. Loved them both.
There may be more, but these are the ones I read / write fic in or hide in their 'verses, or .... you get the picture.
4)What's your ideal day?
Wake up late, like after noon. Eat something. R is home. Spend time with him and the kids, either going to the zoo or to the playground, or maybe have some friends over to game. (or all of the above). Go out to eat for supper, then just spend the time quietly together on our computers until it's time for the kids to sleep. Then, spend time with R. Usually he goes to sleep first, so then, I'd come talk on the computer for a while to friends, then go to sleep.
5)If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
I really like it here in the Southwest. I love the warmth and the friendliness here. Sometimes, it'd be really nice to live in a town with a better transportation system, like maybe Cruces, but I like NM, and like this town pretty well. I'd like to have a 'summer home' in Northern Ireland, though. I loved it there. I loved the people, the cool weather, and the scenery. And, in western US terms, it's not that far at all to other parts of the UK. So, it'd be nice. :D
6)What is your best childhood memory?
I have a horrible long-term memory. I have to take pictures to remember anything. That's part of the reason I put all my kids' funny sayings on twitter and Tumblr, because without that, I would completely forget them. This way, I can go back and look and see what my kids said that was funny. However, I do remember a few things. One of my favorites is my earliest memory. I had to have been tiny. I was sitting on my father's lap, small enough to fit my legs between his as he sat with his leg across the other. I looked down and saw the triangle shape, and remembered it. But the reason I love it so much is that I remember him just holding me. He might have even gone to sleep with me just sitting quietly in his arms. (He worked long hours, so when he was home, he tended to doze anywhere).
7)If you could live your life again, what would you change?
I would choose to trust R in his choice of marriage counselors. I was nervous about the people he wanted to talk to, and so we went with my pick. Partially because of that, some very difficult things happened, and it was one of the most painful times in my life. Those moments might still have come, but they may have come a little more gently than they did.