life sucks; watch classic movies.
Comment to this post, and I will list seven things I want you to talk about. They might make sense or they might be totally random. Then post that list, with your commentary, to your journal.
Questions from hecatescurse:
1. When did you realize that you wanted to be a writer? How did you get into it?
It's hard to pin it down now; it feels like I've always been a writer. I credit my Grandma Faye for getting me into writing/encouraging me -- she was a writer herself, and gave me a typewriter when I was still in the single digits. I remember the first story I ever wrote was about six pages long and about a girl who found a horse in her backyard, lololol. I found my way into fanfiction in 8th grade, starting with Dark Angel and Gundam Wing, and so far the only novel that I've ever finished completely was Sword and the Sorceress, which I wrote the summer between freshman and sophomore year of high school.
2. What is a movie that you've seen once that you wouldn't touch again with a ten-foot pole?
I'd say The Last Airbender, but it doesn't actually exist. Never happened. Ugh. And given the dreck I purposefully watch on the regular, that is indeed saying something.
3. You can only watch shows/films that involve one certain actor or actress for the rest of your life. Whose shows/films would you pick?
Fuuuuuck. Um. I'm torn between saying Nathan Fillion (for Firefly/Whedonverse and Castle), RDJ (OBVIOUS REASONS), or a British actor/actress (for the incestual British talent pool that intermingles everywhere).
4. Other than writing and TV, what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Knitting, watching really atrocious movies with Lucas and Sarah and providing our own MST3K-style commentary, and eating out way too much.
5. Give me a topic you would spend a day/lesson on as a professor at some college.
GENDER POLITICS IN SCIFI AND HORROR. I want to devote an entire fucking semester/class to this. We'll break it down by sub-genres/particular shows and movies, focusing heavily on Joss Whedon, Steven Moffat, and George Romero.
6. What do you usually eat for dinner?
Carbohydrates and cheese. No, but really. I typically eat mac and cheese or rice or ramen or pop tarts or cereal. Because A) I'm poor, B) I can't cook worth a damn, and C) I'm really fucking lazy and never want to waste time preparing actual food.
7. What fictional character would you sleep with if he/she knocked on your door right now?
Tony Stark. Carlos Olivera. Carrot Ironfoundersson. Aloysius Pendergast. Ned the Piemaker. Mortimer Brewster. Rick Castle. Hatter. ...This list could literally go on for pages.
ICONS:
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• Syfy's Alice and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
• Multifandom.
• Dead Like Me, SPN, misc from boxed.
• The Avengers.
• Farscape.
• Game of Thrones, Teen Wolf.
• Multifandom.
• DW, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Parks and Recs, Pushing Daisies, Marvel, and SWATH from calikalie.
• Sherlock Holmes, OUAT, MI: 4.
• Harry Potter.
• Breaking Bad, Misfits, Dexter, Community, misc.
• Being Human, OUAT.
• Primeval.
• LOTR.
• Merlin, Sherlock, Ashes to Ashes, DW.
• Norman Reedus.
• Game of Thrones, 28 Days Later, DW.
• Marvel-verse.
• Teen Wolf battle.
• Teen Wolf battle pt. 2.
• Teen Wolf.
• Teen Wolf, Pretty Little Liars.
• DW, Legend of the Seeker.
• Teen Wolf, OUAT.
• Multifandom.
• Fantasia, HP, DW.
• Teen Wolf.
• Teen Wolf, Misfits.
• DW.
• Downton Abbey.
• Harry Potter, DW, Sailor Moon.
• Actors, Lana del Rey, stock, Skins, Whedonverse, Friends, misc.
• Teen Wolf.
• Multifandom.
• Avatar: TLA.
• DW, Game of Thrones, Merlin, Downton Abbey, misc.
• Continuum, Teen Wolf.
• Merlin, DW.
• DW, Harry Potter.
• DW.
• Teen Wolf, Amazing Spider-Man, Star Trek.
• Teen Wolf.
• Game of Thrones, DW, HP, OUAT.
• Multifandom.
• Teen Wolf.
• Teen Wolf.
• Legend of the Seeker, Merlin, DW.
• The Avengers, Breaking Bad, Buffy, THG, Tron.
• DW, misc.
• OUAT, New Girl.
• DW s7.
• DW, Teen Wolf, Fight Club from boxed.
• Multifandom.
FANDOM ASSORTMENTS:
• Great opening sentences from classic fantasy novels.
• Why journalism is screwed (and obsessed with dinosaur sex).
• Totoro isn't all cute; for some he's the god of death. I hope your childhood hasn't been violated by this...
• I need this Morticia Addams print.
• The reading lists of your favourite fictional characters.
• Female Venetian "Vampire" had brick jammed in mouth. VAMPIRES. IN. VENICE.
• 10 civilizations that disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
• Maybe I'm Just Afraid: A Vincent/Amy fanmix.
• SAILOR DEADPOOL. OMFG.
• Sorrow, She Said: a classical mix for when you want to wallow in sadness.
• Zombie Disney princesses.
• Promise Not to Promise Anymore: a Peter/Gwen (Amazing Spider-Man) fic from professor_spork. Everyone needs to read this. PLEASE.
• Deleted scene from s2 of The Walking Dead, wherein Daryl is awesome. AGAIN.
• 12 questions to ask yourself about the system of magic in your fantasy novel.
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1996 would have included Dana Scully and Zack Morris. I especially like the past members represented on the walls.
• Why The Hell Do We Want Everyone To Die and Eat Our Brains?: Zombie Fiction and The American Obsession With The End of the World.
• The 15 most disturbing illustrations from Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark.
TO CHEER YOU UP:
• The most hilarious review of 50 Shades of Grey you will ever have the pleasure of reading.
• ERMAGHERD TRANSLATOR.
• Someday your gay Disney prince will come. BRILLS.
• Automatic flatterer.
• Boggle the Owl is here to support you.
• The 7 most unintentionally hilarious movies of the decade.
• Nic Cage can be anyone. WINNNNNNING.
• 23 ways to instantly make your day better.
• German pug races. Just as epic and adorable as it sounds.
IMPORTANT SHIT:
• What has happened since NY legalized gay marriage. A lovely collection of photos to warm the cockles of your heart.
• Panorama of Mars from Curiosity.
• The 8 worst things Republicans have said about rape, sex, and women's bodies.
• "Trampire:" Why the Public Slut Shaming of Kristen Stewart Matters for Young Women.
TV/MOVIE "NEWS" (MONTHS OLD, BUT MAYBE YOU MISSED IT):
• Michael Fassbender to star and produce Assassin's Creed adaptation.
• Firefly special coming in November.
• CBS' fall premiere schedule.
• Christian Bale and Nic Cage to play Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. But. BUT. This means I'll have to hate Nic! NOOOOO!
• Christopher Eccleston to play Malekith the Accursed in Thor 2.
• Hi-res photo of Raaarmitage as Thorin.
• Do we already know the theme of this season of Doctor Who?
YOUR MOMENT OF ZEN:
