Haven't done a meme in a while. This one is snagged from oxbastetxo

1) Post a list of up to 20 books/movies/anime/TV shows/video games/bands [fannish etc.] that you've had an obsessive fannish love or interest in at some time in your life.
2) Have your f-list guess your favorite character/member from each item.
3) When someone guesses correctly, strikethrough the item and put the name of your favorite character next to it.

EDIT: Only 1 left!
Traders - There is a connection between Traders and Stargate: Atlantis that will give you a clue.

This last reference is hard unless you've watched both series. Sooo, as incentive, I will write a drabble of your choice for whomever guesses this final one.

And the winner is....emerald_happy!


1. Blakes 7 - Avon (no surprise there), reapermum and oxbastetxo, Cally & Vila would be seconds, followed closely by Gan
2. C.S.I. - Grissom, emerald_happy
3. The Closer - Brenda, oxbastetxo
4. Doctor Who (old) - the Brig, reapermum, Dr. Elizabeth Shaw is also up there
5. Doctor Who (new) - Donna, vilakins
6. Sapphire and Steel - Silver, emerald_happy
7. Eureka - Jo Lupo and Henry are a toss up, vilakins, seconds would be Fargo and Taggart
8. Alias - Jack, emerald_happy
9. Firefly - Inara, wolfma, she and Shepherd Book were my favourites, with Wash and Zoe as close seconds, I hated when they killed Book and Wash in the movie
10. Life - Charlie Crews, emerald_happy
11. House - House, oxbastetxo, Cuddy and Wilson would be seconds
12. Bones - Temperance Brennan, vilakins
13. Boston Legal - Alan Shore and Jerry Espenson, vilakins
14. Burn Notice - Sam, vilakins
15. Yes, Minister and Yes, PM - Humphrey, vilakins, though I'm a softie for Bernard as well
16. Traders - Grant Jansky who is played by David Hewlett(Rodney McKay) (hmm seems he was born in Surrey, UK, and his family moved to Canada when he was young), emerald_happy
17. Chef - Gareth Blackstock, wolfma
18. Millenium - Frank, emerald_happy
19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Spike! debris4spike, though I have a soft spot for Giles too
20. The Avengers - Steed, reapermum, Mrs. Gale is a close second

( Warning...no funny illustrated cartoons to look at. You have been duly warned...please ignore. Just therapy in the form of whining. )

( Course Catalogue )

A meme seen in several places:

Name your 15 favourite couples (het/slash/friendship) and ask people to see what trends they notice. Try to pick different fandoms.

 1. Avon and Cally
 2. Avon and Vila
 3. Avon and Servalan
 4. Avon and Anna
 5. Sapphire and Steel
 6. Sapphire and Silver
 7. Jarod and Sydney
 8. Jarod and Ms. Parker
 9. Crews and Reese (Life)
10. Crews and Ted
11. Grissom and Catherine
12. Catherine and Warrick
13. Grissom and Lady Heather
14. Grissom and Sophia
15. Mal and Inara

Since everyone seems to be doing this...yes, I am easily led. Well, for memes anyway.

( Where in the world have I gone? )

I'm not including any countries that I've only been to the airport of. Don't think those count.

Snagged from debris4spike

If only...

You Are a Playwright

You are a highly literate wordsmith. You love both reading and writing. You are also a natural storyteller. You can turn a mediocre anecdote into a riveting tale. You find people and all aspects of life fascinating. No topic is off limits for you. In modern times, you would make a good filmmaker or novelist.

In a desire to know my flist a little better...

All of the people on my flist write fanfic for B7 and various other fandoms. Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to answer the following questions regarding writing fanfic.

1 Why do you write fanfic?
2 When did you write your first fanfic and which fandom was it for?
3 Which fandoms do you, or have you, written for?
4 Do you read much fanfic or do you mainly write?
5 What comes easiest for you when writing?
(dialogue, descriptions, plot, characterizations, humour, angst...)
6 Which genres do you mainly write? (action, angst, dark, drama, horror, humour...)
7 Which genres will you not write?
8 Are reader comments/responses important?
9 Do you use a beta reader?
10 Which is your favourite character to write fanfic for and why?
11 Which are your favourite ships (including friendships) that you write the most?
12 Do you have characters that are so strongly established that they're in your heads?
13 Which characters are you most comfortable doing a POV for? Which is the hardest?

debris4spike pointed out that I haven't answered these questions. I guess it's only fair.

( ...so here goes... )

It loads like a normal online shopping website but...

Check out this crazy Dutch shopping website.

I can't seem to get past the horsey one...

...never mind, I got it...onto the next one.
Rats now I'm stuck on 50.
Grr...anyone got 59?
Finally to 60.

( The Impossible Quiz )

Rolling right along with the theme of stupid things that people do...

Great paint job!

Part 2 is inspired by vilakins, who noticed the last list was skewed to silly women. This one is mainly silly men. Enjoy!

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Thanks to debris4spike. What's even sadder/funnier about this is that I sent this out on an email and got several replies back from people who said that they've seen some of these or similar things happen.

ONE

Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets.

'We don't have half dozen nuggets,' said the teenager at the counter.

'You don't?' I replied.

'We only have six, nine, or twelve,' was the reply.

'So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?'

'That's right.'

So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets

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I know you probably don't clean your screen very often, and it's virtually impossible to clean on the inside anyway, so here you go...

Shortcut to: Screen Cleaning

This is from debris4spike ... if you just need a giggle ... then read!!

Warning - if you read it at work, and choke ... don't try to read it to the boss ... especially if said boss is male!!

( Cat Lover or Not, this is Hysterical! )

A fun and silly one snagged this from debris4spike

Don't spoil the fun, and keep it going............ Type out the sentence you end up with in the TITLE of your post and tag your friends.

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( Here's something to start the weekend )

These really tickled me. From debris4spike.


( Things of the Gender Persuasion )

It's lunch time. I'm bored. So I did this one. Snagged from debris4spike

( The Alphabet )

I was in two minds when I did this so both of them had a stab at it. It may be because I currently have too many people in my head. Can you all pipe down so I can sound somewhat sane? And no wisecracks from you, Avon or I'm going to go find Servalan. I mean it.

This is what I feel like currently...

You Are a Fruitcake

People pretend you're sweet and precious, but they know how weird you really are!

You Are a Gingerbread House

A little spicy and a little sweet, anyone would like to be lost in the woods with you.

When fictional characters have set up camp in your head and refuse to move out, it can get a bit crowded during writing time. And when even Vila starts showing up...sigh. Maybe I need a bigger head.

And BTW I want to thank all the people who contributed ideas for the lighter story. Some really wonderful and creative ideas. There are so many now that it's hard to chose. I might combine a couple or do a separate ad hoc piece too. Stay tuned...

( Where my brain explodes... )

( or remember to cancel your credit cards before you die... )

( No one messes with mom! )

( Did I Read that Sign Right? )

Current Mood: amused

Back from a tiring trip to Ocean Park. Lots of cute dolphins, pandas and sea lions. Did this meme from vilakins . The result is predictable.

( Your result for Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test... )

Current Mood: tired

I'm too sad to write today. A good forum friend died on the 28th. You won't know her here, her name was LaraAvila and she was a great Avon fan. She was on an acting tour in Europe when she fell ill a couple of weeks ago. Heard from her family that she passed away. Fortunately she was able to make the journey home to be with her family.

Really can't bring myself to finish part 2 of the current chapter. Avon is in a bad place at the moment and it just does not help writing right now. I might have to postpone posting for a few days.

From many people...

An interesting one from vilakins .

The Paladin

Courage

Courage is your greatest virtue.

Current Mood: amused

Got this one from: entropy_house. Word Clouds fun!

These turned out better than I thought.
Did a couple of drabbles. One of the Avon and the Kitten stories and one of the longer stories from the Perceptions series.



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In an attempt to get to know my flist better...

I've always been curious about some of the user names which people chose and I've finally decided to do something about it. Drop by, put up your feet and tell me how you decided on your LJ user name.

The origin of kalinda001:

This name comes from my (much much younger) school days. At one point I did some fiction writing and created a character named Kalinda; who wasn't connected to any fandom (I was young and naive in those days and had never even heard of fanfic).

As is invariably the case, when I decided to use it as my penname, I discovered that other people were already using it; and many variations thereof. Tacking on the '001' seemed to work on most sites.

Current Mood: curious

Myers Briggs Personality Test

This one seems fairly accurate for me. Even down to the choice of careers and types of games I prefer.

Seems I'm a INTP (Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving).

Introverted (I) 79%Extraverted (E) 21%
Intuitive (N) 73%Sensing (S) 27%
Thinking (T) 50%Feeling (F) 50%
Perceiving (P) 68%Judging (J) 32%

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Current Mood: bored

I'll take a stab at this...

Use the first letter of your name or user name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real (or real fictional) places, names, or objects: nothing you've made up. Try to use different answers if the person you got this from has the same first initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy's/girl's name question.

1) 4-LETTER WORD: Kiss
2) BOY'S NAME: Kerr
3) GIRL'S NAME: Kayla, Kally
4) OCCUPATION: Kingmaker
5) A COLOUR: Khaki
6) SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Kilt
7) BEVERAGE: Kahlua Earthquake (which is a mix of white tequila, Kahlua and cola)
8) FOOD: Kielbassa, Kidney pie
9) SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Kleenex
10) A PLACE: Korea, Kenya
11) REASON FOR BEING LATE: Killing or Kissing...take your pick
12) SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Kool!

Current Mood: amused

Snicked from entropy_house

Your Slogan Should Be

Kalinda001. Live the Pleasure.

Current Mood: amused

From lots of people...

( My Interests Collage! )

Taken from lots of places

You are The Hermit

Prudence, Caution, Deliberation.

The Hermit points to all things hidden, such as knowledge and inspiration,hidden enemies. The illumination is from within, and retirement from participation in current events.

The Hermit is a card of introspection, analysis and, well, virginity. You do not desire to socialize; the card indicates, instead, a desire for peace and solitude. You prefer to take the time to think, organize, ruminate, take stock. There may be feelings of frustration and discontent but these feelings eventually lead to enlightenment, illumination, clarity.

The Hermit represents a wise, inspirational person, friend, teacher, therapist. This a person who can shine a light on things that were previously mysterious and confusing.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Took a break from writing today and have been playing with a new gif animation program.

Current Mood: accomplished

Snicked from debris4spike

 

Current Mood: mischievous