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mmexlibris) wrote2009-08-17 01:10 pm
mmexlibris) wrote2009-08-17 01:10 pm
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[meme] Words!
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wordsthatfail :
Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.
Burn Notice: Crazy good looking spies have fun blowing things up and helping innocent people get some back. I realised awhile back why I love this show so much (Jeffrey Donnovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Sharon Gless, & Bruce Campbell notwithstanding). It's basically The A-Team set in Miami. It's bad guys on the run from the Government (or vague nebulous threat of the week) helping the little guy on the way. Along with the ubiquitous process montage. (The Pretender also falls into this category for me.) Oh show. I love you so.
writing: Oh pick an easy one, why don'tcha. Writing is my life's blood. It has often been said that I am a drinker with a writing problem. I have always written, I always will write. It's not something I do, it's who I am. Choosing the right word to express a particular moment, a specific emotion, a span of heart beats, is absolutely essential to me. I have no patience for people who do not take the time to craft their words. Language is the most powerful tool we have for interacting with other people. Language is magic. It creates worlds, it brings characters to life, it defines us in ways we cannot even begin to understand. When I put pen to paper (or pixels to page, perhaps), I seek to create magic. I want to take you on a journey, transport you, make your world better for having taken the time to read.
Taken: This is an interesting one, and one that I perhaps take a little too seriously. If you know me at all, you know that my husband is a fire arms instructor as well as a self-defense instructor. He's worked in Executive Protection. So this film has a lot of specialised knowledge around it that I had already been exposed to outside of the theatre. Several of our friends called after having seen the film to say, "Does Wolf know they made a movie about him?" There are several concepts that this character is founded on that are very much a part of who he is. Improvise, adapt, overcome. Always cheat, always win. (There are, of course, things in the film that he would never do. But a person's toolkit is only as limited as their own will to accomplish the mission.) So yeah -- I wanted a character to explore that mindset, why he does what he does. I've learned a lot and it's generated a ton of really interesting conversation. (I love rp.)
The Gecko (yes, that one *g*): What do you want to know about the Gecko? He's crack, pure and simple. He's a jaded ex-stage actor sucked into doing commercials for auto insurance. He knows about the seedy underbelly of Hollywood and has almost been stepped on by some of its greatest talent. Whatever you do, don't get between a lizard and his martini. You saw what happened to Billy Mays ~hands up~ I'm just sayin'.
music: Gah, ok. This one could be a freakin' dissertation. I have a degree in music, emphasis on conducting. It means I play most instruments, but none of them really well. I didn't discover I could sing until my senior year, and by that time, I was burned out on academia. I will listen to anything once, and have wildly eclectic tastes. As long as it's interesting, I'll probably listen to it. I love World Beat and particularly Middle Eastern music. I've had some amazing performance experiences, both as a vocalist and an instrumentalist. I think music is the one truly universal language, and I think if it played a more important part in our culture and day to day life, I think we, as a species, could overcome some of our darkest instincts and truly learn to accept and indulge the piece of divinity that exists in every single one of us. (How's that for a high falutin' opinion, hmm?)
So who wants words?
wordsthatfail :Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.
Burn Notice: Crazy good looking spies have fun blowing things up and helping innocent people get some back. I realised awhile back why I love this show so much (Jeffrey Donnovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Sharon Gless, & Bruce Campbell notwithstanding). It's basically The A-Team set in Miami. It's bad guys on the run from the Government (or vague nebulous threat of the week) helping the little guy on the way. Along with the ubiquitous process montage. (The Pretender also falls into this category for me.) Oh show. I love you so.
writing: Oh pick an easy one, why don'tcha. Writing is my life's blood. It has often been said that I am a drinker with a writing problem. I have always written, I always will write. It's not something I do, it's who I am. Choosing the right word to express a particular moment, a specific emotion, a span of heart beats, is absolutely essential to me. I have no patience for people who do not take the time to craft their words. Language is the most powerful tool we have for interacting with other people. Language is magic. It creates worlds, it brings characters to life, it defines us in ways we cannot even begin to understand. When I put pen to paper (or pixels to page, perhaps), I seek to create magic. I want to take you on a journey, transport you, make your world better for having taken the time to read.
Taken: This is an interesting one, and one that I perhaps take a little too seriously. If you know me at all, you know that my husband is a fire arms instructor as well as a self-defense instructor. He's worked in Executive Protection. So this film has a lot of specialised knowledge around it that I had already been exposed to outside of the theatre. Several of our friends called after having seen the film to say, "Does Wolf know they made a movie about him?" There are several concepts that this character is founded on that are very much a part of who he is. Improvise, adapt, overcome. Always cheat, always win. (There are, of course, things in the film that he would never do. But a person's toolkit is only as limited as their own will to accomplish the mission.) So yeah -- I wanted a character to explore that mindset, why he does what he does. I've learned a lot and it's generated a ton of really interesting conversation. (I love rp.)
The Gecko (yes, that one *g*): What do you want to know about the Gecko? He's crack, pure and simple. He's a jaded ex-stage actor sucked into doing commercials for auto insurance. He knows about the seedy underbelly of Hollywood and has almost been stepped on by some of its greatest talent. Whatever you do, don't get between a lizard and his martini. You saw what happened to Billy Mays ~hands up~ I'm just sayin'.
music: Gah, ok. This one could be a freakin' dissertation. I have a degree in music, emphasis on conducting. It means I play most instruments, but none of them really well. I didn't discover I could sing until my senior year, and by that time, I was burned out on academia. I will listen to anything once, and have wildly eclectic tastes. As long as it's interesting, I'll probably listen to it. I love World Beat and particularly Middle Eastern music. I've had some amazing performance experiences, both as a vocalist and an instrumentalist. I think music is the one truly universal language, and I think if it played a more important part in our culture and day to day life, I think we, as a species, could overcome some of our darkest instincts and truly learn to accept and indulge the piece of divinity that exists in every single one of us. (How's that for a high falutin' opinion, hmm?)
So who wants words?
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Mythology
Legend
Library
baking
writing
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Ahem.
Denis Leary (why? cause I wanna hear it AGAIN.)
firemen
cybermen (your header makes me headscritch.)
fandom
Big Band/Swing
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characterisation
nuance
roald dahl
fascination
fandom
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Serves you right for being interesting in so many other ways.
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*ROG REQUIRES NO PUNCTUATION OR LOWER-CAPS EITHER THOSE ARE FOR WUSSIES
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ALSO, WATCH OUT FOR A BARKING MAD WEDNESDAY POST IN MM.
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Also, I have known you for almost five years on LJ and I did not know this about your husband! Now I must rent Taken.
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GOD HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG!?
Words for Kali!
art
speculative fiction
warren ellis
racefail
well-written erotica
I really can't wait to read this one. ~GLOMP~
!!!! Wow, that was unexpected.
I don't mind heavy films - I'm in that state of mind right now, in fact, so it sounds perfect, and given my love of Frank Castle, doesn't this kind of tale sound like it's, oh, I dunno, RIGHT UP MY ALLEY?!
well-written erotica
...Where did that come from? Because surely I've never produced such a thing. Have I? Good lord, are you SURE?
So, are we supposed to answer here and also replicate on our own LJs?
(Jesus god on the half shell, you can't be thinking of Frank/Elektra, can you? Or was it that Jenny Sparks/Pete Wisdom thing?)
Re: !!!! Wow, that was unexpected.
I answered in my lj and left a link at the original comment.
And "well-written erotica" is straight out of your LJ interests, my dear. ~waggles eyebrows~
Re: !!!! Wow, that was unexpected.
But I bet he and Fiona might have an interesting conversation if he found himself stuck at M_M one night! Maybe we should do a thread. Anyone else you want to throw at him?
Oh ho, I see. This is "pluck five words out of your LJ interests" - THAT part I didn't get about this meme. Yeah, it's in there as a motivational goal. Sadly, I lack the skill to execute on it. :-D And I rarely come across it in fandom, which is even MORE sad.
Re: !!!! Wow, that was unexpected.
Okay, you can substitute "characterisation" for "well written erotica", and I shall just have to remain uninformed on your opinion of what makes well-written erotica. ~le sigh~
And Fiona? Wants to scale Frank like Mt. Everest. She wants to get stuck in an elevator with Frank. She wants to ride him hard and put him away wet. She wants to ~muzzles headvoice~ Yeah, we should totally thread those two. And after you've seen Taken, maybe he can meet Mills.
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Nah, I'm takin' on that "well written erotica." Mostly so's I can GET SOME RECS from people and talk about how much I ship Certain Couples (Danny Rand and Misty Knight come to mind - "Misty, I think I need some pancakes and an IV drip" is still the BEST post-coitus line in all of Marvel comics canonical history).
Re: !!!! Wow, that was unexpected.
Re: !!!! Wow, that was unexpected.
I think Frank counts as a Heavy, don't you?
Re: !!!! Wow, that was unexpected.
A lot of things are my mother's fault. I'm very careful not to give her credit for any of them. B)
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You.
~ponders deeply~
design
myth
legerdemain
dialogue
hats
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Fortean... things
craft
self-sufficiency/service
Asian Studies
fandom (my favourite meta subject it seems)