They Say What They Say

YOU
1. Name you like to be called: Online: Scriggle One of my aunts has been calling me that for as long as I can remember.
2. Date of birth (or birthday, or age, or whatever you're comfortable with): June 7 and a year that does not need mentioning at this juncture.
3. Where you live: Massachusetts
4. What makes you happy: DS and CKR, coffee, chocolate, and good books
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to: A playlist consisting mainly of The Headstones, The Tragically Hip, Lifehouse and John Butler Trio
6. How often do you read my journal?: Every day/whenever you post
7. What do you particularly like or dislike about it?: I enjoy reading any fic that is posted plus the general entertainment factor
8. An interesting fact about you: I have degrees in both Anthropology and Mechanical Engineering
9. Are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment?: Attainable in RL? No. Otherwise the answer is CKR.
10. Favourite place to spend time: Home, curled up with a good book.
11. Favourite lyric or quote: "People who think they know everything are particularly aggravating to those of us who do" *g*
12. The best time of the year: Spring
13. What (if any) pets do you have?: None at the moment. My last pet was a cat named Loki.
14. What or who do you miss?: I miss mother who passed away 5 years ago.
15. What's your favorite swear word/obscenity (word or phrase)?: Fuck.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: Velvet Goldmine
2. A television show (currently airing or on DVD): Currently airing: NCIS. On DVD: due South or Starsky & Hutch or The A-Team or Firefly or......
2. A book: Lynn Flewelling's Nightrunner series: Luck in the Shadows, Stalking Darkness, and Traitor's Moon.
3. A band, a song, or a CD (download links welcome!): Right now, I'm hooked on Hugh Dillon/The Headstones & The Tragically Hip.

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: You're half a world away and it's neat to be able communicate with someone over such a distance.
2. Two things you like about yourself: My eyes and my multi-tasking ability
3. Look at my friends-list and tell what you like about one of our mutual friends: china_shop for her fantastic fic.

In two parts because I clearly don't know when to shut up...

YOU
1. Name you like to be called: Linda, though Mal is fine, too, for online folks.
2. Date of birth (or birthday, or age, or whatever you're comfortable with): May 12. I'm 47.
3. Where you live: Up in the NW corner of California
4. What makes you happy: I did a pretty comprehensive list over at bohemian__storm's LJ, so I'll just answer for today: This is the fourth time in two days I've done this meme so I'm running out of new things to say... hmm... Singing. Hugh Dillon's voice. CKR's neck. Paul Gross's mouth. Kisses from my goddogs.
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to: Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" (the things I'll do for Hugh Dillon...)
6. How often do you read my journal?: Whenever you post.
7. What do you particularly like or dislike about it?: You're funny. And you're a Dean McDermott fangirl. I mean seriously, what's not to like?
8. An interesting fact about you: I was once bitten by Secretariat. The racehorse. It was sooooo cool!
9. Are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment?: In love, no. Crushes, many. PG, HD, CKR. Rupert Giles, Jack O'Neill, John Sheppard, Benton Fraser, Ray Kowalski (and too many other CKR-based lifeforms to list here).
10. Favourite place to spend time: In front of my PC in my "office" at home.
11. Favourite lyric or quote: "I know the answer! The answer is in the hearts of all mankind! The answer is twelve? I think I'm in the wrong building." (Charlie Brown)
12. The best time of the year: Late spring/early summer. I'm a gardener.
13. What (if any) pets do you have?: None at the moment, but I have goddogs Dylan and Indy Anna Jane (see icon) and brand new godpuppy Francesca, a stray adopted by my lovely fannish neighbors (and yes, named after Francesca Vecchio because I win at life *g*).
14. What or who do you miss?: Corey, my dog. Tyronne, my ex-husband and always beloved friend. People (and pets) we love shouldn't be allowed to die, dammit.
15. What's your favorite swear word/obscenity (word or phrase)?: Lately it's fuck me swingin' because it stuck in my mind after I heard Russell Crowe say it was his favorite curse word on Inside the Actor's Studio.

YOU
1. Name you like to be called: Melissa or Sheepy
2. Date of birth (or birthday, or age, or whatever you're comfortable with): December 10--same as your mom, wasn't it? But I'm a bit younger. ;D
3. Where you live: A cheap apartment in Arizona
4. What makes you happy: Good sex, violent comics, and veggieburgers.
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to: New roomie practicing musical instruments.
6. How often do you read my journal?: Whenever you post.
7. What do you particularly like or dislike about it?: I like to hear about your shopping! :D
8. An interesting fact about you: I've been known to read Reformation-era theological treatises for fun.
9. Are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment?: Haven't been in love in ages. Right now I've got a lot of generalized crushy energy, but no notable focus/focii.
10. Favourite place to spend time: At home! I wasn't able to say that up until a few months ago, and that makes me happy.
11. Favourite lyric or quote: "Life is pain. Anyone who says otherwise is trying to sell you something." --The Princess Bride
12. The best time of the year: Depends heavily on where I'm spending it. (Around here, fall or spring.)
13. What (if any) pets do you have?: None, but a coworker brought her very cute baby boxer puppy to visit today.
14. What or who do you miss?: K.; my family's dogs (once in a while); that Norwegian who never visits
15. What's your favorite swear word/obscenity (word or phrase)?: I use "fuck" (and variations) most often, but my use of "piss" as an exclamation is marginally more interesting.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: Rozencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
2. A television show (currently airing or on DVD): I rather like Fullmetal Alchemist and all the hateful-but-collaborating relationships open for slashing, but I don't think you're quite as much into the dysfunctional slash. . . .
2. A book: Can I recommend a comic? Enigma is really wonderful, if you like existentialism or postmodernism at all.
3. A band, a song, or a CD (download links welcome!): John Hartford--bluegrass/folk, lots of banjo. Sadly, I don't actually own any of his stuff.

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: You're girly, in a way that's appealing, not annoying. That's hard to do!
2. Two things you like about yourself: My keen intelligence, and the stunning amount I accomplish when I have one of my occasional bouts of motivation
3. Look at my friends-list and tell what you like about one of our mutual friends: We haven't any! Except for my fic journal, and it would be just vain to compliment that mutual friend.

YOU
1. Name you like to be called: Kris
2. Date of birth (or birthday, or age, or whatever you're comfortable with): March 20, 35 this year
3. Where you live: on 29 acres east of Perth, Western Australia
4. What makes you happy: email, LJ, my horses, my growing seedling trees, chocolate
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to: can't remember, I like silence more than music
6. How often do you read my journal?: whenever you post
7. What do you particularly like or dislike about it?: lots of RL content, which I like
8. An interesting fact about you: I lived in Australia for 18 years before I became a citizen
9. Are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment?: No, kind of
10. Favourite place to spend time: At home, either outside or on the computer!
11. Favourite lyric or quote: "One person with courage makes a majority"
12. The best time of the year: May, when my place starts to turn green after months of being bone-dry
13. What (if any) pets do you have?: Two horses
14. What or who do you miss?: LJ friends/acquaintances I haven't met in person
15. What's your favorite swear word/obscenity (word or phrase)?: None

RECOMMEND
1. A film: Last Night (Canadian film about the last hours before the world ends)
2. A television show (currently airing or on DVD): Magnificent 7
3. A book: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (2 and 3 are no good to you if you don't like Westerns!)
4. A band, a song, or a CD (download links welcome!): Dire Straits' Making Movies

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: You remind me of all the years I spent in your state
2. Two things you like about yourself: I'm no longer living in your state (*g* — it's warmer over here!), I lead a pretty unconventional life
3. Look at my friends-list and tell what you like about one of our mutual friends: celli and out_there have written AccountingFic!

Since I pasted it in my LJ, I should actually complete it, too!

YOU
1. Name you like to be called: Jo
2. Date of birth (or birthday, or age, or whatever you're comfortable with): 34
3. Where you live: Queensland, but looking to move this year.
4. What makes you happy: chatting with friends, bubble baths on cold winter days, reading in the bath.
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to: Desperate Housewives CD
6. How often do you read my journal?: Whenever you post.
7. What do you particularly like or dislike about it?: It makes me giggle
8. An interesting fact about you: I can touch my nose with my tongue?
9. Are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment?: No. But I was in love for a very long time.
10. Favourite place to spend time: In the bath or with friends. Or both ;)
11. Favourite lyric or quote: Get busy living, or get busy dying
12. The best time of the year: Spring/Autumn
13. What (if any) pets do you have?: Dog
14. What or who do you miss?: I will miss my dog when I move soon. I miss my life before the drama.
15. What's your favorite swear word/obscenity (word or phrase)?: Fuck. It's just so versatile.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: The Joy Luck Club
2. A television show (currently airing or on DVD): Veronica Mars - but you already watch it.
2. A book: Ummm, I've just packed them all and can't for the life of me remember any to recommend. D'oh!
3. A band, a song, or a CD (download links welcome!): Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen. Even though it probably shouldn't, it always puts me in a good mood.

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: You make me laugh
2. Two things you like about yourself: My strong sense of loyalty and honesty.
3. Look at my friends-list and tell what you like about one of our mutual friends: Whoops! We have none.