Reading is Making us Speak Good English

Happy 10:13!!!

Reader's Circle tonight!  It's fun, it's exciting, it's books!  And, yeah, could I be any more geeky?

I stayed home yesterday, due to a sore throat that made speaking my least favorite activity.  My glands are no longer swollen, though, so I'm back in the saddle at work today.  Still not sure if it's allergies, or a cold, or some type of infection; but it seems to be healing itself, so I can avoid the doctor if the swelling is completely gone by tomorrow.

I'm still slogging through the same gothic novel I've been reading on and off for a couple of months; now with a haunted castle!  I also took some time out from reading that to reorganize my printed-out fanfic, and read an extreeemely trashy romance novel, that was so bad I will not be discussing it tonight.  One of those jobs where there is no character development, and the plot is too derivitave to be taken seriously in any way.  It had a plot like swiss cheese; for example, one of the main characters gets shot at, and doesn't tell anyone, or worry about it, or bother to take any interest in figuring out who shot at him. It kinda made me sad, because I've read other books by the same author that I thought were really creative, plot-wise.  Next up, HP revisited.  That should have me finishing book 6 right around the time book 7 gets delivered.

And, as an added bonus, concert! after the book meeting.  One of our original members is in a band, and they're having their first show tonight, so we will all stick around and applaud wildly.

It seems silly to do a 'weekend update' on Wednesday, so I'm gonna skip it.  It was a weekend, I had fun, I wish it was still a weekend.  'Nough said.  There will most likely be a happy hour tomorrow, and some other activities for the coming weekend.

Meme swiped *Squishes* From Ozma914

So ... what fictional character do I remind you of?

THE YOU-SO-ODDLY-RESEMBLE-THIS-CHARACTER-THAT-I-SWEAR-MY-FANDOM-IS-REAL MEME.

It goes without saying at one point or another we have suddenly observed that a person on our friends list oddly behaves, speaks, and acts like a character from a fandom in which we participate. It dawns on us that they are, for want of a better word, a near replica of that very character and we never lose that idea of them, as that certain person. So, if you've hesitated to admit to someone that you've regarded them as a particular character, out of the fear of looking like a lifeless loser who rarely escapes from the house, here's your opporunity to finally acknowledge it. Simply leave a comment with your username and link to it from your LiveJournal; then your friends - or random people, even - will reply to it saying which fandom character they feel you are most like. Who knows? There may be a consistent agreement among your friends list that you suffer from OCD as severe as Argus Filch.

Please remember to pimp!

Meme/Survey, from Kazzy_cee & Ozma914

It's Meme Day, I guess...



1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Sarah, in the Bible.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last night; I was writing, and made myself sad!

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR OWN HANDWRITING? It's better than my brother's (not that that's saying much...)

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Meatless Ham.  No, really.

5. HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE? None!  As I'm not married, I think that's an accomplishment.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Totally!

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Moi? *pfffft* <I'm gonna keep that answer.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yep.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Hells no, it's right up there with Skiing, on my "Sports I'll never try" list.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? Honey Nut Cheerios!

11. FAVOURITE HOLIDAY? Christmas

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Mentally or physically?  Okay, so neither.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? Ben and Jerry's...Everything except Chunky Monkey.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Eyes.

15. RED OR PINK? Red, Pink is for girls...Oh, wait...

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Randomly fluctuating emotions.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Right now?  The girl covering me for lunch, because I am ready to go!

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Not really.  A couple would be nice.

19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?  brown pants, blue flowered shoes

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? water
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? silence, and office noises
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE?  Lime Green

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? My mom's kitchen

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? An attorney's wife

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Don't know them well, but yes.
26. WHO WOULD YOU SAY KNOWS YOU BEST? My Ex-Roommate, or my cat 

27. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Hockey, American Football, Everywhere Else Football (or soccer, as we like to call it), figure skating, golf (it's relaxing!)

28. HAIR COLOUR? Current or natural?  Right now, it's Auburn.

29. EYE COLOUR? Green Hazel 

30. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? not currently, but have in the past

31. FAVOURITE FOOD? Pizza!

32. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Always happy.

33. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Hot Fuzz, which was the most excellent thing since Shawn of the Dead!
34. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? White

35. SUMMER OR WINTER? SUMMER!
36. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? "The Mysteries of Udolpho" by Ann Radcliff

37. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? At work, so it's a Westlaw ad.

38. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? nothing, I took the night off to nurse my throat

(where are the other questions?)

43. FAVOURITE SOUND? rainstorms
44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles, mostly

45. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? San Francisco, CA 

46. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? DOes writing count?  My toes are double jointed...I should post a pic of that.
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?  Greenwich, CT