I am somewhat tempted to tell people that all I want for my birthday this year is books.  I doubt my family will buy me volumes of Bleach, but regular books are a very common thing for me to want, so...


I'm asking for must-reads.  I'm a bookworm who will read just about anything, but I have a soft spot for fantasy.

Please refrain from ever prying up giant pieces of ice again.  Or if you insist on doing so, for heaven's sake be careful.  Crying in pain due to throwing out your back is not exactly how you planned on spending your evening.

No love,
Your Spine

I was bored and having trouble motivating myself to do anything... so I stole this from Jackie.

When we role-play, we tend to pick up a variety of characters. They could be ones that we like, ones that we want to experiment with, or ones that we just end up making from scratch. Eventually, we come to associate with (some of) them in one way or another. Out of all the characters (past or present) I role-play, pick out the one I am most like and tell me why you think so.

THE LIST:
Ty Lee (Avatar)
Orihime Inoue (Bleach)
Nana "Hachi" Komatsu (Nana)
Hana Inuzuka (Naruto)
Elphaba Thropp (Wicked)
Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Shizuru Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)

No year's summaries from me.  With how introspective I've been lately, I think it would get a little angsty.  Instead, I just want to say  thank you  to all of the friends who helped me make it through the past year, both those I've known for years and those I've met more recently.  I don't know what I'd do without any of you... besides be a depressed and reclusive mess, that is.  I wish I could go through and give you all the more personal thanks you deserve, but I think the list would be longer than any of you would care to read, and longer than I have time to write tonight.

For all my stress today, the multiple near-crashes on the snow-roads from hell, the thinking I would be snowed in at my uncle's... It's a pretty damn good day.  Any day I get to see some of my best friends is wonderful, even if they are acting like immature five year olds or creepy pervs half the time.  *has actually punched both her guests (on the arm) hard enough to hurt a little tonight... which she never does*  XD  At least I wasn't involved in the catfights; I'm the mother hen of the household at the moment, despite being the youngest.  Seriously, I left them alone for 10 minutes to take a shower, and came back down to yelling about abuse and boobs having been touched.  Me:  "Stop it!  Dinner's ready, get your butts in the kitchen and eat!"  (We all love each other, really, even when I'm covering my ears and going "LALALA, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT!")   Aaaaaaanyways...

Happy New Year!  I wish you all untold happiness in the coming year, since you deserve that and more.


...I'll be up all night, as I'm being forced to go outside at sunrise and shout my wishes for the new year, so feel free to call and help me stay awake!  (...I'm pretty sure my cell number never got deleted from my facebook if you have me friended on there and feel like harrassing me~)

To make up for being whiny emo-Tri a little while ago...

I enjoyed leaving things for people on theirs, so I figured I'd put one up... If you search, you can find some interesting things. XD I laughed when like 4 results came up for tardis.




Christmas Gift Toy & MySpace Layouts at pYzam.com

Leave me a comment and I will reply with why I like you. If I don't know you, I'll either make something up or tell you why I like your LiveJournal. You must pay for the privilege by posting a message like this one on your LiveJournal.

Feel free to respond whether you intend to post or not!


Edit: This may be my favorite meme ever.  I like getting to tell y'all I love you, and the ego boosts and warm fuzzy feelings you've given me certainly aren't unwelcome either.  ♥

My evening:
...My brother & I both had coughing fits... and then we started singing... He started it?
N: "Anything you can cough I can cough better!"
T: "I can cough anything better than you!"
N: "No you can't!"
T: "Yes I can!"
With each of out can/can'ts punctuated by coughs, until my coughs devolved into laughter. XD


On another good note, I've gone from being a recluse to having too many plans. I'm being more social than I've been since... I don't think I've ever been this social! At least, not on my own efforts. I'm getting out of the house so much, my dog may even start to miss me!

And it's definitely reflecting in my mood. I'm feeling so much better than I have in a really long time, and I need to put some music on so I won't feel stupid dancing around like an idiot. So for all my friends, both online and in person, I just want to extend a huge thanks, and let you know that you've made an immense difference in my life, and I love you.

Ha, see, I posted something that wasn't a meme or a stupid whiny rant. MUCH LOVE FOR ALL OF YOU. That is all.

"The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed."
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them. ;)
5) Asterisk those you own.


6) (added by Tri) Tilde (~) indicates books read out loud, primarily to younger sibling in her case.


( I guess that makes my 35 a pretty good number, even if a bunch of them are children's books... there are some on here I definitely intend to buy/read in the near future. )

I highly recommend The God of Small Things, but beware, it's a bit depressing.

A couple of you have already seen it, but awhile ago I decided to make a journal for icons, layouts, etc.

Tri's graphics journal: trichan868

Feel free to check it out and/or friend it, and to let me know what you'd like to see there. Requests are available to friends/RP buddies!

Except for X or Z... fine, I admit it, U or V either, and it's tied with J.

1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List (and upload, if you feel like it) 5 songs that start with that letter.
3. Post that to your journal with these instructions.

Okay, so here goes: K!

1. Kevin's Song (Goo Goo Dolls)~ I love instrumentals.
2. Kody (Matchbox 20)~ ...Is it wrong to put a smiley face next to a depressing song?
3. Konna ni Chikaku De (Crystal Kay)~ from the Nodame Cantabile soundtrack.
4. Kimi no Power to Otona no Furi (Ayaka)~ I love this one. Yes, the Japanese songs on here ARE quite fun, rhythm-wise.
5. Kryptonite (3 Doors Down)

Aaaand, from Jill: A!

1. Any Other World (Mika)~ A couple lines make this my theme song... I'll post lyrics.
2. Ashes and Wine (A Fine Frenzy)~ And as an added bonus, here, have another of her songs: Almost Lover.
3. As Long As You're Mine (from Wicked)~ No, I don't have an obsession with that play... 'kay, maybe a little.
4. All I Can Do (Chantal Kreviazuk)
5. Amie (Damien Rice)


( Any Other World lyrics... and a little rambling )
♥

Meme 1
Respond and I will:

1. Tell you why I friended you.
2. Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, etc.
3. Tell you something I like about you.
4. Tell you a memory I have of you.
5. Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
6. Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.



Meme 2
Ask me seven questions. Not just any seven questions though. No, to keep it interesting, use the seven questions as per below - just copy and paste the following, replace the blanks with something you want to know/ask (e.g. 4. Donkeys or sandcastles and why?), anything you want, personal, silly, surreal or deep, comment away and I'll answer honestly as I can!


1. What do you think of _____________ ?

2. When did you last ____________?

3. __________ or ___________ and why?

4. What did you ______________?

5. What's your favorite ______________?

6. How would you ______________?

7. Who would you most like to ________ ?


~*~

Also, I REALLY need to start drawing again soon... the fact that minor photo manipulations and some icons is all the semi-artistic stuff I've done lately is rotting my drawing ability. Somebody please jumpstart my drawing hand! Need to finish a few, they've been sitting around unfinished FOREVER. I think this one'd probably be easiest.  Pencil's always been what I'm most comfortable with.  Must find my drawing pencils. 4B, dónde estás?

( First drawing on my To Finish list... Easing back in? )

Stella posted, & I have to admit, I'm interested in what people'd guess for the ones in which my preferences aren't extremely well known.

a. Post a list of 15 fandoms.
b. Have your friends list guess your favorite character from each one.
c. When guessed, bold the line, include the character name, and write a sentence about why you like that character.



You all know how indecisive I am, so there's more than one for a few of these!  If the series name isn't bolded, you can still guess for that one!




By the way, as I was typing this, a girl who looks like Orihime COME TO LIFE just walked in. She's pretty...

No real spoilers...

Title: The Fox
Author: Sherwood Smith
Genre: Fantasy (not as blatantly magical as many fantasy books though)
Rating: 9.8 / 10

( Review: Absolutely amazing ... )

At the moment, Inda & The Fox are my favorite books, although I do tend to change my mind often.

I'm eagerly awaiting the next book. (And I pray it comes soon...)

I'll be updating this list in the future, these are just what pops into my head today.

So, I'm not a blog or journal type person...I really made this account because there are some people here who write AMAZING stories & fanfics, so I thought I'd make an account to keep track & to comment on theirs.