Less of a meme and more of a youyou

[hackthis_archive]

(gacked from obsessedmuch)

I know very little about some of the people on my friends' list. Some people I know relatively well. I read your fic, or we have something else in common and we chat occasionally. Some of you I hardly know at all. Perhaps you lurk, for whatever reason. But you friended me and I thank you.

But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's so and so...she likes spinach."

I'd love it if every single person who friended me would do this. Yes, even you people who I know really well. Then post this in your own journal.

My personal goal is: to get over my writer's block, write my Obscure Santa thingy, and perhaps do something illegal this weekend.

I aim high.

Comments

[resmin.livejournal.com]

There were eight Jennifers in my sixth grade class, so I became Jenni. There were six Jenni/Jenny/Jennies in my eleventh grade class, so I became Jenn. There were three Jenns in my dorm in college, so now I became *insert last name here*.

Based on this, I can tell within 5 secs of answering the phone what age I was when I met the person.

[lizzyjit.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I got sucked in by your O.C. fic and your spot-on Seth voice.

And about me... In college, I was a cocktail waitress at a country-western roadhouse that was exactly like Gilly's from Urban Cowboy . Complete with mechanical bull rodeos every Friday night.

[goss.livejournal.com]

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

I:

- have no gag reflex
- love your stories like a big, loving thing, even though I have no Draco love whatsoever
- love saying the word "Monkeys!"
- have some weird fic-fetish about voyeurism
- have said far, far too much.

[cyclogenesis.livejournal.com]

My name is Sara. I like long walks on the beach, loitering in bookshops, and expensive makeup.

I might possibly be responsible for this (http://www.livejournal.com/users/vanityfair/333631.html?thread=4629567).

Possibly.

:-D

[jennyo.livejournal.com]

When I came back from NOLA in 2001, I had a Southern accent pronounced enough that old friends asked if I was putting them on; I, on the other hand, was like, "what accent?" And I apparently still have an accent when drunk, tired, or using the word "bastard."

[serrico.livejournal.com]

I'm not a big fan of hot chocolate; if I have more than about half a mug-full, I feel quite sick.

[lazy-daze.livejournal.com]

I have a half-brother with the same name as me. I still don't know to this day exactly what went through my Dad's head when he named his son - conveniently forgetting he already had a daughter called that? Hehe. (yes, it is an interchangeable name, not like Katie or something :P)
I love your fic and want you to write more HP.

[camillafarfalla.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I move around a lot. I lived in Italy for two years. Boston for a year on either side. And now NYC, since September. Despite my recent inability to settle down, I am ridiculously loyal and get attached to things to the point of (not too unhealthy, I like to think...) obsession. The whole fandom thing works into that well. I love Ira Glass with a great and enduring passion. Also eggplant, artichokes, peaches, cheese, and dark chocolate. Spinach too. And your fic, which perhaps you've noticed.

[wootsauce.livejournal.com]

I like to make up languages.

[mskat.livejournal.com]

I lurk. It's true. I found you through another friend and I love reading your fic... The OC stuff brings a smile.

I like spinach, but not as much as bacon. I'm in the middle of writers block too, but for academic type writing, not personal and enjoyable sorts. Love to bake. I don't run as much as I should anymore.

And I own three pairs of red shoes... Carson from QEfTSG be damned.

[rivki8699.livejournal.com]

I do like spinach. Especially the spinach souflee that Stoffers makes. I cannot spell or punctuate for my life - yet was somehow able to graduate with an English major from college. I am excessively obsessive and your fabulous fic does nothing for this problem. I love fantasy/sci fi in books, movies and TV. Books in general are good things and I have more than twice as many books as I have space for them on my bookshelves. I wrote a 50,000 word novel in November doing nanowrimo (http://www.nanowrimo.org) and am proud to be able to introduce myself as a novelist who has included such things as: The Corset O' Doom (which transports breasts into another dimension in order to stop them getting in the way), The Ogres of Aaaaarrrrggghhh (whose fighting technique consists of picking someone up and then swinging them into someone else) and Geoff the god of Biscuits (a blatant homage to Eddie Izzard) into my novel.

[g-martin-blank.livejournal.com]

Hmmm,
Hi, My name is Gary. And slash fanfic is my guilty, illicit pleasure.

And you write well. Mainly, I kept agreeing with some of your comments and responses to other posts, and your fic? Good! Although you NEED to write more Smallville!

Gary

[semielliptical]

I really like wool. Nothing is quite like a pair of nice wool socks.

[corinna-5.livejournal.com]

Spinach, sauteed in olive oil with some garlic. Mighty fine.

I own too many books. I am in an intense love-hate relationship with technology. I listen to a lot of alt-country music, particularly the stuff recorded by former punk rockers. My friends want me to rewrite "The Thin Man."

[ladysorka]

I like to drive. I once drove 200 miles, turned around at a gas station and drove back home just for fun.

[ex-monochro174.livejournal.com]

Yes, I, too, like spinach.

I am also a huge fan of Tom/Hagrid, which I'm sure is less common.

[spiderine.livejournal.com]

I like spinach! But not creamed spinach. Ew.

Um, I sometimes do weird little-house-on-the-prairie things like make my own cheese. Bake my own bread - I have a sourdough culture that's like a pet. Spin wool and knit it. Make candles and soap. I have this weird idea that if society went *boom* at least I could kinda sorta eat, be clothed, see in the dark and be clean.

[alicewonders.livejournal.com]

found you through a friend pointing out Telegraph.

interesting fact: I once broke my kneecap slow dancing.

seriously.

[prmalscream.livejournal.com]

In the early 90's Gun 'n Roses was banned from St. Louis, Missouri for inciting a riot at the newly finished Riverport Amphitheater. I was there, in floor seating, and received an elbow to the face resulting in a black eye which in turn resulted in ruining a friends wedding pictures. I was the maid of honor, so she really couldn't just keep me out of them. We no longer keep in touch, hmm, I wonder why.

Oh, and I only like spinach in spinach dip.

[holographis.livejournal.com]

I...can't think of anything. Er. Since the last time we had any sort of interaction, I have started at university, droppd out, got a job, and reapplied to university. And not written any fic. *g*

[ameliakate.livejournal.com]

Delurking to say that I adore your Seth, and I am trying to learn Japanese :)

[melo-l.livejournal.com]

Let's see... I think phones are evil and it usually takes me days to gather the courage to make one phone call. Even when I call people I've known all my life.

nebt_het

[nebt-het.livejournal.com]

Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's so and so...she likes...

cannons!!

Okay you already know that. ummm...how about..I was never exposed to comics as a kid so I am trying to make up for it now. I bow to your superior knowledge and hope to learn at your feet. *g*