Cause sturgeonslawyer made me!

[stonebender]

Reverse Meme
You get to answer this one and I get to read the replies.

Gakked from sturgeonslawyer.

Instructions: Tell me all about you in the comments section.

(People I know really really well in RL can probably skip this...)

1. Name:
2. Age/Birthday:
3. Relationship Status:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song:
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist:
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Favorite TV Show:
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game:
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?:
12. Would you give me a unicorn?:
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?:
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?:
16. Post a picture of you:

Comments

[sogwife.livejournal.com]

1. Sogwife
2. 35
3. yes
4. Nightmare Before Christmas
5. Chi Mi Na Morbheana (Which, being in Gaelic, I can't sing - yet.)
6. Annwn, now permanently defunct. Sigh.
7. Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
8. Both ears, twice; left nipple
9. Lost, Numbers, Stargate SG1, Red Green Show
10. Diablo II: Lord of Destruction / Settlers of Catan
11. Aren't you the funny guy in the electric recliner?
12. If I had an extra one.
13. This is an appropriate number for this question. Where's my pointy hat?
14. Working on that now.
15. Mebbee
16. See icon

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

10. Diablo II: Lord of Destruction / Settlers of Catan

I'm not sure I've heard of Lord of Destruction. What do you like about it?

11. Aren't you the funny guy in the electric recliner?

No, I'm the deadly serious guy in the electric wheelchair. :-)

[sogwife.livejournal.com]

Diablo II is, of course, the sequel to Diablo. In its basic version it has 5 character classes, versus Diablo's 3, a stash chest, so you don't have to carry everything you own all the time or drop it in the village and risk another player taking your stuff in a multiplayer game, or losing it in a computer crash, it gives you the option of running, rather than having to walk everywhere,(which can be frustrating when you're just backtracking or walking through the village), money doesn't take up space in your inventory, as it does in Diablo, and pressing "control" lights up any items lying on the ground, which is not available in Diablo. Let me tell you, trying to find a ring that's aout 5 pixels wide on a textured floor is a bitch without that ability. There are also gems which fit into socketed weapons and armor, allowing you to custom craft items with magical attributes. You can form parties with other players, which allows you to share class specific buffs when you're all in range, and see where other players are on the automap. The Necromancer character can raise skeletons and a clay golem to fight for him. He can get quite a posse going, which can have the unfortunate side effect of creating lag from time to time.

"Lord of Destruction" is the title of the expansion for Diablo II. It provides 2 new character classes (druid and assasin), more storage space in the stash chest and more and different things for setting in socketed items. The Druid can summon wolves, ravens, vines, and spirits which will variously fight for, buff, or heal you. Posse time again. : )

The game can be played strictly by mouse, but the hot keys do make it a lot easier, especially the control-lighting-up-items thing. Oh, and right-clicking is required for casting spells or using an off-hand weapon. Not so good for you, unfortunately.

[snippy]

1. Name: Kai Jones
2. Age/Birthday: I'm 45. Birthday on info.
3. Relationship Status: married with boyfriend
4. Favorite Movie: can't pick one, too many. Camelot, maybe.
5. Favorite Song: see above. I usually say The Very Thought of You
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: see above. Billie Holiday? Harry Connick Jr?
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: oy gevalt, again with the favorite. War for the Oaks, maybe.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: standard ear piercings (one each, in lobes) and a rocket ship tattoo on my left breast.
9. Favorite TV Show: for heaven's sake, I can't pick. I loved West Wing, but it's over. My current TIVO season pass list is: Gilmore Girls, ER, Grey's Anatomy, The Closer, Project Runway, Medium, House.
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game: Buffy the Vampire Slayer the Board Game. Card game: Uno. Dice game: Yahtzee. RPG system: GURPS or Fudge.
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?: We've met once.
12. Would you give me a unicorn?: Unlikely. My gifts run toward the consumables: food, liquor, lotion.
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I often sing Paper Roses when I'm drunk.
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: Sure. I change things all the time. I'm going to college, for example. If you mean in the fantasy/wish sense, MORE MONEY always helps. Money in chunks too big to carry would help a lot.
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?:Nah, I prefer when people volunteer information to asking them, except in meatspace with people I don't know well.
16. Post a picture of you: See icon.

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

5. Favorite Song: see above. I usually say The Very Thought of You
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: see above. Billie Holiday? Harry Connick Jr?
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: oy gevalt, again with the favorite. War for the Oaks, maybe.

War for the Oaks is possibly one of my favorite fantasy novels.

Generally when asked what my favorite whatever is I just pick one of the many and warn folk that my favorites are always subject to change. I posted this meme without thinking it through very much. If I had had more energy I would have reworded several of these questions.

8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: standard ear piercings (one each, in lobes) and a rocket ship tattoo on my left breast.

Yours is much prettier, but it reminds me of one of mine http://pics.livejournal.com/stonebender/pic/000022a0/g1


9. Favorite TV Show: for heaven's sake, I can't pick. I loved West Wing, but it's over. My current TIVO season pass list is: Gilmore Girls, ER, Grey's Anatomy, The Closer, Project Runway, Medium, House.

Except for Project Runway (which I don't have enough interest in fashion to care for) and The Closer (which I haven't seen). We'd get along real well television-wise.

12. Would you give me a unicorn?: Unlikely. My gifts run toward the consumables: food, liquor, lotion.

Food and liquor, I'm your guy! I tend to avoid the lotions

15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?:Nah, I prefer when people volunteer information to asking them, except in meatspace with people I don't know well.

Well, if there's anything you're dying to know about me feel free to ask. If you don't feel comfortable asking feel free to not ask. :-)

[sturgeonslawyer.livejournal.com]

1. Name: Dan'l (R/L), Sturgeon's Lawyer and others (online)
2. Age/Birthday: 6/24/58
3. Relationship Status: Married these 28 years
4. Favorite Movie: Does anyone really have a favorite movie? Candidates would include Blade Runner, The Wizard of Speed and Time, and Casablanca.
5. Favorite Song: Does anyone really have a favorite song? Candidates would include Genesis's "Firth of Fifth," Talking Heads's "Once in a Lifetime" and Red Elvises's "Flaming Cheese."
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: Does anyone really have a favorite band? Candidates would include King Crimson, Chicago, and the Who.
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: Does anyone really have a favorite book? Candidates would include LotR, The Wizard Knight, and Watchmen.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: No thank you, though I enjoy good body work on others.
9. Favorite TV Show: Does anyone really ... you get the idea. Candidates: The Prisoner, Babylon 5, and the first three Trek series, with Deadwood creeping up fast.
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game: See above... Monopoly? Risk? King's Quest 3? Solitaire?
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?: Gee, ya think?
12. Would you give me a unicorn?: If I had a unicorn I'd certainly give it to someone. I have no interest in raising livestock.
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I itch constantly.
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: Fuck yes, starting with a job. Or even better, a competence, as they called it in Victorian days.
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?: Too late.
16. Post a picture of you:

[sturgeonslawyer.livejournal.com]

Forgot to answer #16. , for the morbidly curious. (http://www.progressiveears.com/forums/members/profileimage.asp?PeopleID=2145)

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

2. Age/Birthday: 6/24/58

I am for months and three days older than you.

4. Favorite Movie: Does anyone really have a favorite movie? Candidates would include Blade Runner, The Wizard of Speed and Time, and Casablanca.

I kept most of my choices in a relatively recent past. So the movies you mention are also favorites. I loved the Wizard of Speed and Time but it always makes me sad to think of how they treated the movie's creator.

5. Favorite Song: Does anyone really have a favorite song? Candidates would include Genesis's "Firth of Fifth," Talking Heads's "Once in a Lifetime" and Red Elvises's "Flaming Cheese."

No, I don't think many people have "one" favorite, but I copied the meme from you. :-)

9. Favorite TV Show: Does anyone really ... you get the idea. Candidates: The Prisoner, Babylon 5, and the first three Trek series, with Deadwood creeping up fast.

*nodnod* to all of those and I'm really liking Deadwood too!

13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I itch constantly.

Me too!

[firecat]

1. Name: Stef
2. Age/Birthday: 44 / 1961
3. Relationship Status: Pretty darn full dance card
4. Favorite Movie: Der Himmel über Berlin
5. Favorite Song: I don't have a single favorite, but a sample favorite is "Stray Cat Strut" by the Stray Cats
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: A sample favorite is The Roches
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: A sample favorite is Neil Gaiman's Sandman series.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Three ear piercings, one virtual tattoo (a Welsh dragon)
9. Favorite TV Show: I'm not watching much TV these days. I'll go with whatever professional sports game is on.
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game: I'm not much for gaming. A while back I especially enjoyed a small text adventure game called Babel.
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?: Yeppers
12. Would you give me a unicorn?: If you promised to take care of it.
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: jonsinger first showed me how to get onto Usenet...and then firmly warned me not to spend any time on it.
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: I'd like to get rid of the t*rrorists in the White House that are making it even more unlikely I'll ever get on a plane again.
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?: I don't think I'll post it on my journal, but feel free to fill it out for me as a reply to this comment.
16. Post a picture of you: See icon.

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

3. Relationship Status: Pretty darn full dance card

Braggart :-)
4. Favorite Movie: Der Himmel über Berlin

Wow, I think of myself as quite the moviegoer but I haven't even heard of that one.
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: A sample favorite is The Roches

They do such pretty harmonies!
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Three ear piercings, one virtual tattoo (a Welsh dragon)

I think I can guess but what do you mean by a virtual tattoo?

9. Favorite TV Show: I'm not watching much TV these days. I'll go with whatever professional sports game is on.

I didn't realize you are sports fan. Do you have a team/teams?

12. Would you give me a unicorn?: If you promised to take care of it.

Of course I would!

13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: jonsinger first showed me how to get onto Usenet...and then firmly warned me not to spend any time on it.

And did you listen?! No wonder he won't give you any more advice. I love the image in my head of Jon warning you off Usenet. :-)

14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: I'd like to get rid of the t*rrorists in the White House that are making it even more unlikely I'll ever get on a plane again.

Sing it sister!

[firecat]

Not braggart so much as hermit :)

Der Himmel uber Berlin == Wings of Desire

A virtual tattoo is one I'm thinking of but haven't gotten around to making actual (and may never).

Watching sports on TV has more to do with thinking it's less boring than other things on TV than with liking it a lot for itself. I like watching people do physical things well and I like trying to figure out the rules of games I don't know very well, and the outcomes are not entirely predictable, and the ads have good production values. :) I have some residual fondness for Detroit teams because I grew up there, and if the local teams do well I root for them, but sports isn't generally where I spend my fandom energy.

Don't let it melt:
http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/05/2.10.05/unicorn.jpg

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

Der Himmel uber Berlin == Wings of Desire

*sheesh* I knew that! :-) Wonderful film!

Watching sports on TV has more to do with thinking it's less boring than other things on TV than with liking it a lot for itself. I like watching people do physical things well and I like trying to figure out the rules of games I don't know very well, and the outcomes are not entirely predictable, and the ads have good production values. :) I have some residual fondness for Detroit teams because I grew up there, and if the local teams do well I root for them, but sports isn't generally where I spend my fandom energy.

Gotcha

Don't let it melt:
http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/05/2.10.05/unicorn.jpg

Thank you :)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

1. Name: Serene (aka Buttercup)
2. Age/Birthday: 39/next month
3. Relationship Status: In love
4. Favorite Movie: Too many to count, but pretty stand-by favorites are Bull Durham, Fried Green Tomatoes, and The Godfather
5. Favorite Song: Lately, Temporary Road
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: Indigo Girls, probably
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: Hmm. It used to be Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, but I haven't read that in a long time. Dunno.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Ears pierced. I plan a few tattoos in the next year. I want to get them all while I'm 40.
9. Favorite TV Show: The West Wing
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game: Trivial Pursuit
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?: In the biblical sense. :-)
12. Would you give me a unicorn?: Nope. They don't exist. ;-) (Just funnin' with you -- if I had one, you'd be welcome to it -- you're the one with the big backyard.)
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I've got seventeen stitches in three places -- above the neck. (Many many more below the neck.)
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: I have to say that right now I would have more money, but not a ton more. Maybe a hundred bucks.
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?: Probably not, but feel free to comment with answers if you want. *smooch*
16. Post a picture of you: http://pics.livejournal.com/serenejournal/pic/0005hfcw/