lady_karelia

luvsev tagged me *glares*

Sometimes it's okay to pimp yourself. Post a list of your top five fic-favorites you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. This isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most. Then tag five other people to do the same.

Mine, in no particular order:

A Potion With an Unintended Notion: Ron Weasley is very careless during a Potions lesson. Chaos and love ensue, and Rita Skeeter changes her profession.
I'm fond of it because I surprised myself there writing humour.

Etude de Magie: Sometimes, a coincidental find can change one’s life entirely.
My 2007 exchange fic, in which a diary plays a significant role. I like it still.

No Music More Enchanting: Hermione is offered a job before sitting her NEWTs.
I'm fond of it because I had a whale writing it, and it was actually the last fic I wrote with a kind of generic muse. Writing Lucius for the first time evidently made him decide to become my Muse.

Soul Food: Lucius learns over the course of a few years that mushrooms can be a lot more than just fungi.
A love for LuLu remained with me even after I finished NMME, and I indulged. ;)

Travel, Conspiracy, and Men: Hermione accepts a career offer she can't resist only to find out she's been set up. Two unlikely men offer help.
The first fic in which Lucius completely took over, and I'm fond of it because I think it's my best to date. Some people evidently agree because it won third place in the multichaptered category in the Potter Place challenge.

If you feel like doing it, consider yourself tagged.

Snagged from mmestrange

Fell free to be a sheep; I don't like tagging anyone.

1.What is your favorite word?
Casitive and squeelicious ;)

2. What is your least favorite word?
Lack

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Beethoven's music, Sibelius's music, (need I go on about music?), Really Good Fiction, synchronicities, squeefests, making cheese, knitting, Good Conversation

4. What turns you off?
People's opinion about some subjects they have no idea about but read something about in a so-called reputable paper written by a journo who is in the pockets of the evils and think they now know it all

5. What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck

6. What sound or noise do you love?
Rain

7. What sound or noise do you hate?
Certain noises that are considered "music"

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Author

9. What profession would you not like to do?
Any other than author

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"About fucking time, karelia!"

Because I responded to Ari's post...

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me. My choice. For you.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for you.
- It'll be done this year.
- You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be wood. Not metal. Perhaps a picture. Something written. Or, I may bake can something and mail it to you. With complete ingredients list of course. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure.
- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you have to put this in your journal as well. We all can make stuff!

rdholmantx and I spent a lot of yesterday chilling, which involved some writing and lots of bouncing ideas off each other. I really enjoy doing that because it happens so rarely for me face to face, and online is just not the same thing.

We went to Pei Wei for dinner, which was great. It's a quirky, modern-style Asian place, inexpensive, with good, freshly-prepared food, and they have tons of veggie choices.

Later on, we watched Bottle Shock. I really enjoyed it. There is a lot to be said about watching a movie with another AR fan. ;)

And just as I got ready to shut the computer down for the day, I received a gift. I just had to read it, and I'll have to say, it was a scream. Thank you so much, pyjamapants!!! I'll let ya'll know when it's up on TPP since I love to share. :)

Today, we'll do the tourist thing I think. Yes, that involves Beale Street and possibly Graceland. Yes, really, there isn't much else that's considered sightseeing here. LOL.

Last, but by no means least, I'll follow the f-list:

If you could force me to write anything, what would it be? One story only per person.

I'm not saying I will write them. I'm merely curious. And if I'm inspired, well... then I'm inspired. I'm just not making any promises.

abitofadork tagged me, and because I'm in a sheepish kind of mood or maybe because I'm procrastinating, I'll play along.

A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs & replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

B) Tag 6 people to do this quiz. These people must state whom they were tagged by & cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by. Continue this game by sending it to other people.

1.) What was the last DVD you watched?
The Last Mimzy

2.) What are you wearing at the moment?
One of my black button-down dresses. Later, I'll add one of my knitted socks and my old black, favourite Esprit boots and my knitted sweater; but not until I go out.

3.) Who is/was your favorite fictional character?
Severus Snape. And lately, Lucius Malfoy, too.

4.) What is your favorite scent?
The forest on an autumn day after recent rains.

5.) What is your favorite food?
Asparagus. Chanterrelles.

6.) What do you drink the most?
Water, coffee

7.) Is there a useless thing that you cannot brace yourself to throw out?
No. Material things don't mean a lot to me.

8.) Who was your first big crush?
A boy named Klaus who lived in the neighbourhood when I was four years old. He told me he'd marry me when I'm grown up.

9.) Who was your first CELEBRITY crush?
Never had one!

10.) What is your favorite object on your table?
The computer

11.) Do you have more CDs, DVDs or books?
Books

12.) What color do you like the least?
Most shades of brown.

13.) What do you use more often:
My cell phone, but mainly to text.

14.) What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
A lovely one

15.) What are you afraid of?
Of withholding love

16.)What's your favorite item of clothing?
The pj pants I bought just after we arrived here nearly two years ago. They're from Hot Topic, are black with a turquoise fairy on one leg.

17.) What are you into right now?
Writing, musicking, music, reading.

18.) What did you do today?
Laundry, cleaned the kitchen, right now I'm procrastinating, then I'll do some queue work, then take the kids for self-defense, then go to Starbucks to write for an hour, then make dinner, and then do some overdue beta work.

19.) What do you want?
Travel to Argentina and from there cruise to Antarctica. Aside from that, happiness.

20.) What should you be doing right now?
Exactly what I'm doing. ;)

Tagging... If you want to do it, consider yourself tagged.

Because little_beloved thinks I'm bored.

Choose a singer/band/group
- Answer the following questions using ONLY titles of songs by that singer/band/group
- Tag 7 more people.

All picked from music sung by José Carréras. What? You didn't think I'd choose something like Stones or Beatles, or worse, Barry Manilow, did you?

1. Are you male or female? Lolita
2. Describe yourself. La Boheme
3. What do people feel when they're around you? The Long and Winding Road
4. How would you describe your previous relationship? O Sole Mio (what previous one?)
5. Describe your current relationship. Bésame Mucho
6. Where would you want to be now? Brazil
7. How do you feel about love? Adeste Fidelis
8. What's your life like? Lippen Schweigen
9. What would you ask for if you had only one wish? Amazing Grace
10. Say something wise. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing

If you haven't played, consider yourself tagged.

Tagged by the most adorable subvers *beams*

Pick 10 people and give them the "you make my day" award in no particular order. If you're picked, you are charged with picking 10 of your own (unless you've already done it).

1. blue_paris
2. ellaselenelupin
3. southernwitch69
4. kimberly_elf
5. little_beloved
6. alabastard
7. notsosaintly
8. rdholmantx
9. sshg316
10.ariadne1

Dang! Only ten? *pouts*

Snagged from lilyginny27

Random quotes that resonate. Go here and pick your favourite ones.

Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing – Elizabeth Goudge

Say little, and love much; give all; judge no man; aspire to all that is pure and good – White Eagle

I simply cannot understand the passion that some people have for making themselves thoroughly uncomfortable and then boasting about it afterwards – Patricia Moyes

Intimacy is what makes a marriage, not a ceremony, not a piece of paper from the state – Kathleen Norris

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything – George Lois

Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it. – Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950), Letters

To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains – Mary Pettibone Poole

Feeling playful...

Interactive Meme pinched from mmestrange

Comment here and I'll...

1. Tell you why I friended you.

2. Associate you with something.

3. Tell you something I like about you.

4. Tell you a memory I have of you.

5. Associate you with a character or pairing.

6. Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.

7. Tell you my favourite userpic of yours.

8. In return you must post this on your journal. Please?

Because little_beloved tagged me, and I use any excuse to procrastinate.

1. List your top five favorite musical artists.
2. List your top five favorite songs from each artist.
3. Tag five people to do the same.

( The Favourites )