Meme. Yeah, I suck.

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From manic_subbie

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451. Which book do you want to be?
Do I look dumb if I say I've never read it? *guilty*

In a general sense, the book I'd most like to be is... um, probably either High Wizardry by Diane Duane (it's before all the angst, it's exciting, there are redheads lots of cool characters, and having a good vocabulary helps you do magic. Oh yes) or any of Charles de Lint's Newford ss collections; I think they're simply delightful, I don't know why. Or actually, yes I do; they combine magic, the real pure fairytale stuff, with reality and living in a city in a way that's faithful to both reality and myth.

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Uh, of course. ;)

The last book you bought is?
The Onion Girl, by Charles de Lint, yesterday afternoon; before that Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix, a few months ago. I don't really buy books much, although I wish I could do so more. What with this whole Borders thing I expect I will for a bit though.

The last book you finished is?
The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint. I finished it this afternoon or this morning, I forget which. Thoroughly recommend it, BTW although I would also maybe suggest reading something like Memory and Dream or Moonlight and Vine first.

What are you currently reading?
The Bone People by Keri Hulme and The Art of Standing Upright by Glenn Culquhoun. Really recommend both; Hulme succeeds at the fine art of writing a novel out of traditional format that nevertheless remains readable. Sometimes pushing the boundaries of grammar and format too hard just makes the book illegible rather than brilliant and groundbreaking; The Bone People, on the other hand, is totally succeeding, so far. A New Zealand classic.

Five books you would take to a deserted island?
oh my god you want me to pick five? Holy moly.
1. Imagine that there's a boxed set of the YW series akin to Diane Duane's Box of Wizardry only with all seven books? Yeah, that. If you won't accept that, Wizards at War. ;) You didn't say it had to be a published book, right?
2. Pratchett and Gaiman, Good Omens.
3. Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything because it might keep me going for a while, I've never finished it.
4. My Heart Goes Swimming, an anthology of NZ love poetry. it's basically a seriously adorable little book.
5. omg don't make me choose between The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera and Realm of Possibility by David Levithan. Please, I'm begging you here. :(

I sort of can't believe I haven't got something huge like Tolkien on there. It would probably be useful. And no Charles de Lint, and, and, and, seriously, I couldn't survive anyway, I'd go nuts. Five books?

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
gianp because I really have no idea what he reads or what he would take, and I think that's the kind of thing one should know; tisis because he's new to the flist and therefore I also don't know any of his likely answers; and, hmm, rysade because I would have known once but I don't now and that breaks my heart in an understated sort of way.

Really, though, the flist should ALL DO IT, DAMN YOU. GO, GO, GO.

I mean, seriously, if it's not my ex asking me if I regretted breaking up with him, or total strangers asking me who I am, it's MORE total strangers telling me... well, just read it. I am never ever, jsut so's you know, and no, I have NO FUCKING CLUE who this chick is; the email address is one of a girl I used to do ballet with who I haven't seen for, like, four years or something.
I am very cool indeed says:
hay babe
never ever have I ever says:
heya
never ever have I ever says:
'sup?
I am very cool indeed says:
nuth mch. u?
never ever have I ever says:
oh, you know. This and that.
never ever have I ever says:
uni, that kind of thing.
I am very cool indeed says:
nice... im cold
never ever have I ever says:
heh
never ever have I ever says:
is it cold in welly? it's fine here.
I am very cool indeed says:
r u?
never ever have I ever says:
not especially.
I am very cool indeed says:
whr r u @ da mo?
never ever have I ever says:
Christchurch.
never ever have I ever says:
It's getting pretty damn cold here but it's always okay inside...
I am very cool indeed says:
lucky u.. im not dressed
never ever have I ever says:
hah
never ever have I ever says:
pjs?
I am very cool indeed says:
nope
never ever have I ever says:
..?
I am very cool indeed says:
completely NAKED
never ever have I ever says:
... ookay.
I am very cool indeed says:
r u a chiock??
I am very cool indeed says:
chick**
never ever have I ever says:
yes!
I am very cool indeed says:
me 2!
never ever have I ever says:
I know!
never ever have I ever says:
You're Gabrielle, aren't you?
I am very cool indeed says:
nope
I am very cool indeed says:
this is lauren
never ever have I ever says:
... okay, that's strange. *scratches head*
never ever have I ever says:
Lauren what?
I am very cool indeed says:
gabz saes hi
I am very cool indeed says:
lauren redican
never ever have I ever says:
oh, okay

*shakes head, wierded out* I kind of desperately want to know
-why she's not wearing anything???
-why she is TELLING ME THIS OMG WHY WHY TMI (ooh, it rhymes)

And, er, two more memes.

1. How far would you go for good grades?
*squints* nowhere, really, if by "far" you mean, like, bribery and corruption. If you mean studying.. still not terribly far, but perhaps a little further.
2. Who is cooler than both Spiderman and Superman? Why?
THINGY. *laughing* because ridiculous NZ childhood reminiscings rock. Raise your hand if you remember thingy. (Not getting it? Hint: Jason Gunn oh-hohoho)

3. If you had a themed party, what would the theme be?
I wouldn't. um... no, i can't even think of one, that's how unlikely it is, so I'll just say: vampires, because that would be funny AND emo.

4. Tell us a fact about pandas.
I have a crazy Chinese moneybox in the shape of a panda bear. It's totally useless as a moneybox cos I lost the thing in the bottom but it does glow in the dark so def. not a total loss.

5. What should we have for dinner?
Chocolate-dipped tomatoes. Did you know there's a lady who only eats chocolate? I mean, chocolate with other stuff, like chocolate dipped tomatoes, but only chocolate. Actually, I could definitely go with a chocolate themed party.

And the ten-guys-you'd-shag meme.

1. Johnny Depp
2. Brad Pitt omg I am so so sorry, but he's just inescapably gorgeous.
3. Tobey Maguire
4. Paul Bettany, because he was Chaucer and also Stephen in Master and Commander where he played pretended to play the Bach cello suite which rocks my socks so.
5. Orlando Bloom. See: Brad Pitt.
6. Jude Law. Especially as seen in Gattaca.
7. Heath Ledger
8. The guy who plays Sawyer. Oh lord I don't know his name. Google says Josh Holloway.
9. Christopher Gorham
10. Sean Biggerstaff, OR, that guy in Bend it Like Beckham. It's the accent.