Refreshing for a journal update

Stolen from furiosity: Go to your icons page in LiveJournal and look at the first two icons (the one on the right and the one on the left). Pair up the characters in the two icons. Go to the next two and do the same until you have a list of ships. Then... well, write 'em.

( Can you say 'cracktastic'? )

Even my icons slash themselves! Some of these are actually not that bad while some completely break my brain ow ow ow...

List 6 of your favorite TV shows
[01] Stargate SG-1
[02] Lost
[03] Firefly
[04] Will and Grace
[05] Full Metal Alchemist
[06] Psych

( Answers! )

FINALS :(

Which means that it's meme time again! OH NOES.

( Can't remember who I stole this one from... )

( Stolen from Brett... )

1. Are you going to look at every possible spoiler you can before the book comes out? Did you with HBP and how accurate were the ones you saw?

NO SPOILERS. Absolutely none. I'm going on a media blackout the day of release until I'm done with the book. Harry Potter is serious business. (I didn't consider the chapter titles that JKR put on her site last time to be spoilers. Same thing with the book cover and synopsis, bring on the speculation but not the spoilers!)

2. What will you do if Amazon (or whoever;) don’t deliver your copy on time, and everyone is reading it except you?

I'm not patient enough to wait for mine in the mail, plus it takes all the fun out of going to the midnight party! Sleep over at my place!!!

3. Will you read the last chapter before anything else? Are you planning to read the book all in one go or are you a slow reader?

I NEVER read last chapters first, takes away all the suspense. I'm PLANNING on reading only a chapter a day to stretch it out buuuuut, we'll see how long that lasts...

4. What’s your theory on the meaning of “Deathly Hallows?”

Maybe where the final showdown takes place? Other than that, I have no idea. Sounds creepy though.

5. What’s the craziest Harry Potter theory you’ve got, which you could only share with your trusted f-list?

That Harry is going to die and Sirius is really alive and that Draco is going to redeem himself.

Okay, maybe that last one isn't so crazy as the first two.

6. If you could write in a sub-plot of your own choosing to the main Harry one, what would it be?

I've always wondered what wizards in other countries think about this whole Voldemort business. I'd like to see more of Durmstrang and beauxbatons, too.

7. Who do you think will die in the book, and who would you be most upset to see die, even if you don’t think it’s likely?

I have only one answer to this question: Harry. I've been on this crazy kick about Harry dying lately probably because I'm preparing myself for the worst, just in case, so if he really does die, I won't be as shocked. A good plan IMHO.

8. Name three main (ish) characters who you think will definitely live and why. Is there a very minor character(s) you really want to have a happy ending?

Ron, Hermione, and Ginny will all live. And I think Remus is the most deserving of a happy ending, second only to Harry (but I already gave my opinion on that subject)

9. If you don’t like the book, or are bitterly disappointed by it, do you think you’ll still stay in the fandom?

There is no way I will hate this book. If I don't like it, at the very least it will become my least favorite in the series but it impossible for me to hate any Harry Potter book. I am also certain that I will never leave the fandom.

10. One word (or concise) answers only!

- Snape: good, evil, own agenda?
Snape is a Slytherin.

- Bill: will he help Remus or just be on permanent honeymoon?
Bill's a cool guy, of course he'll help.

- Peter: a Gryffindor moment or not?
He still owes Harry a life debt.

- Harry: is he a Horcrux?
No.

- The Weasley’s: will they all survive?
They had better!

- If no to the above: who won’t?
Percy

- Did Snape love Lily: yay or nay!
It wouldn't surprise me

- Hogwarts: will they go back to school or not?
The trio will not go back for their seventh year, though they may go back to use the library. However, Hogwarts will remain open.

- Remus and Tonks: will they get married in the book?
Maybe in the epilogue.

- Bellatrix: who will be her nemesis?
Neville. If not him, then Harry.

- The new leader of the OotP is …?
McGonagall

- Percy: will he see the error of his ways or not?
No (can you tell I don't like Percy much?)

11. If Harry could take just one adult Order of the Phoenix member with him on the search for Horcruxes, who should it be and why?

I would like him to take Remus but he still might be hanging out among the werewolf population. so maybe....Tonks or Kingsley, then.

12. Will Remus and Greyback have a confrontation in human or werewolf form? Will Tonks be involved? Who will the other werewolves support?

Hmmm, good question, I think it would be an interesting fight in werewolf form. Remus wouldn't want Tonks involved but she might follow him anyway. Once Greyback gets killed though, hopefully by Remus, I think the rest of the werewolves would follow Remus considering he challenged their leader and won.

13. Who is the person from Harry’s class (and it isn’t him, Ron or Hermione), who will become a Hogwart’s teacher? What subject will they teach?

I've always loved the idea of Neville teaching herbology!

14. Do you think Harry will observe Remus looking less lined and walking with a little more of a spring in his step? If so, do you think he'll attribute it to Tonks, and if he does, will he blush?

Harry = chronically oblivious.

15. Will Ginny use, "But Professor Lupin saw the futility of being a noble prat!" for one of her million arguments with Harry about why they should be together? Do you think they’ll get back together at all?

I think Ginny will understand why Harry broke up with her and not pressure him about it. I do hope they get back together in the end when Harry doesn't constantly have the threat of death hanging over him anymore, though.

16. Which house do you think Tonks is in, and why? Is she going to morph into someone important and who will it be?

She was a Gryffindor. Her morphing abilities have already been of use to the Order.

...sudden thought: What if she morphs into Harry at some point to distract Voldemort...what if she dies because of it...? GREAT. Now I'm going to worry about her. WHY do I do this to myself?

17. Who will be revealed to be the heir of Gryffindor?

I don't think anyone in the books really cares about the 'heir' thing as much as Tom Riddle did so I don't think it will be that important.

18. As JKR has promised the final chapter will be like an epilogue; how do you think the final paragraph (hopefully) donated to Remus’ future, and/or Tonks’, and/or anyone else you want to write a paragraph on, will read?

I think it will be an overall summary of what happened to everyone after the war. How many years after the war, though, I don't really care, just as long as it wraps up the series nicely while still giving the fans room for fanfic interpretations.

19. Which question from the books would it annoy you most not to have answered?

This might take some thought, I'll have to get back to you on this. I probably won't know until they don't get answered.

20. What do you think the last line of the book is?

Of course I've heard the rumors about the last word being "scar" but I'll leave that up to JKR :D

Help me name this playlist!

Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray My current song obsession for the moment :D
Hanging By A Moment - Lifehouse
Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
Brighter Than Sunshine - Aqualung
More Than A Memory - Hoobastank
Crash And Burn - Savage Garden
Far Away - Nickelback
When I Look To The Sky - Train
Lost Without You (Live) - Darren Hayes This song is so pretty!
Set The Fire To The Third Bar - Snow Patrol (feat. Martha Wainwright) So is this one!
Name - Goo Goo Dolls
The Last Waltz - The Rasmus

And if anyone wants any of these songs, I'd be happy to share!

Time for my second annual end-of-the-year meme!

I took the first line the first post of every month for 2006.

Last year's is here.

January 6, 2006
I've been meaning to post ever since the Christmas in retail d00m! ended but then I just didn't, wtf me.
Ahh, looking forward to another year in retail doom! Not really.

February 3, 2006
Oh man, I love this show like -------------------------------------------------------- this much.
The show in question is Whose Line Is It Anyway? of course!

March 7, 2006
Because I'm taking a break from some reading...
I commented on the American idol female contestants.

April 8, 2006
Tim Curry. Rocky Horror. Pirate. Enough said.
Heeeee. Funny youtube music vid. Check it out :D

May 3, 2006
:'(
Yeah. That was the first line. I was sad over a Lost episode.

June 14, 2006
I know I haven't been online too much lately :(
I think I say that atleast once a month!

July 9, 2006
...because I finally decided to do it :D
An iTunes meme!

August 20, 2006
+ Still not certain on when I'll be online regularly
Hahaha, the good old days of no homework.

September 13, 2006
This? Is so much fun and so very odd at the same time.
Some random meme maker thing...

October 3, 2006
ROTFLOL.
"I memorized the Holy Grail really well, I can recite it right now and have you ROTFLOL."

November 1, 2006
I went to the Castro last night with a few friends for Halloween
And it was so much fun too!

December 5, 2006
There are no words to describe how completely AWESOME All-American Rejects are in concert!
Aaaaand, my most recent post.

In celebration of finishing a paper, here's some mindless meme!

( 100 Things You may not have Known About Me... )

This? Is so much fun and so very odd at the same time.

See these:

CorranHorn writes fic about LePetitPrince

What's Your Ultimate Fandom OTP?
Shiver My Timber--A Pirate RPG

( more... )

Also,

( Three more reasons why Teryl Rothery and Amanda Tapping are TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY AWESOME )

...because I finally decided to do it :D

Step 1: Put iTunes/your music program of choice on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.

Rules
1. No skipping songs because they're embarassing! (Unless they're just music/a movie)
2: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!

1) "Traveling in a fried-out combie"
2) "Beauty queen of only eighteen" by eriklebeau
3) "Long ago, just like the hearse you die to get in again"
4) "You say our love is like dynamite"
5) "She's his yellow brick road"
6) "Un oiseau, un enfant, une chèvre"
7) "I'll lay me down tonight"
8) "There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea" by i_have_a_spork
9) "I'm lookin' at my watch" by emily_goddess
10) "Well, there's a house on the block that's empty now that Dominique's gone"
11) "My story starts the day they said 'she can't be found'"
12) "She says she's no good with words but I'm worse"
13) "There is no future, there is no past"
14) "Hope dangles on a string" by eriklebeau
15) "Forgive myself, I walk a man"
16) "A planet on the go" by emily_goddess
17) "Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time"
18) "When the laughter fade away, ma vie"
19) "Funny how I find myself in love with you"
20) "When you're alone and life is making you lonely" by eriklebeau
21) "Circling your head contemplating everything you ever said" by eriklebeau
22) "I've posed for pictures with iv'ry soap"
23) "How did we get here, how the hell"
24) "Let's get down to business"
25) "One last thing I beg you please just before you go"


(Cause I ran out of time) Next post: MAJOR squeeage about the new Pirates movie and pictures of the new Jack Sparrow Animatronic on the ride.