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[meme] Women SF Writers
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 05:06 pmA pleasant break from filing!
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[meme] World Book Day!
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 03:00 pmcourtesy of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
la_marquise_de_
Happy World Book Day, everyone!
The books I am reading: Elly Griffiths, The House at Sea's End; The World Without Us (Alan Weisman); Musicophilia (Oliver Sacks)
The book I love most: varies day to day. Very fond of Stephenson's Baroque Cycle, Le Guin's Earthsea (original trilogy), Dunnett's Lymond chronicles, Ysabeau Wilce Flora Segunda, Diana Wynne Jones Eight Days of Luke, O'Brian's Aubrey / Maturin novels, Julian May's Saga of the Exiles ...
The last book I received as a gift: many books at Christmas, of which I have read few. I have read Soulless (Gail Carriger), a gift from high-heeledfishlifter.
The last book I gave as a gift: in terms of actual buying-to-give, probably The Beekeeper's Apprentice and History Play (Rodney Bolt) and Ink and Steel -- for high-heeledfishlifter at Christmas. I did give bugshaw a few spare / duplicate / stray books during library-whittling ...
The nearest book on my desk: no books, am at Werk. But I do have PDA to hand, and the first book in eReader (alphabetically) is Excession by Iain M Banks.
Reading habits have gone weird lately: I've been busily sorting through, and discarding >50% of, my library, and that plus Paid Employment have left me little time to read -- or to write up the last few books I read, which leaves them feeling unfinished, which means I don't want to start something else ...
So, in the next week or so you might expect writeups of:
Gentlemen of the Road -- MIchael Chabon
Aegypt -- John Crowley
The Poison Throne - Celine Kiernan
The Liar - Stephen Fry
Fast Women - Jennifer Crusie
la_marquise_de_Happy World Book Day, everyone!
The books I am reading: Elly Griffiths, The House at Sea's End; The World Without Us (Alan Weisman); Musicophilia (Oliver Sacks)
The book I love most: varies day to day. Very fond of Stephenson's Baroque Cycle, Le Guin's Earthsea (original trilogy), Dunnett's Lymond chronicles, Ysabeau Wilce Flora Segunda, Diana Wynne Jones Eight Days of Luke, O'Brian's Aubrey / Maturin novels, Julian May's Saga of the Exiles ...
The last book I received as a gift: many books at Christmas, of which I have read few. I have read Soulless (Gail Carriger), a gift from high-heeled
fishlifter.The last book I gave as a gift: in terms of actual buying-to-give, probably The Beekeeper's Apprentice and History Play (Rodney Bolt) and Ink and Steel -- for high-heeled
fishlifter at Christmas. I did give bugshaw a few spare / duplicate / stray books during library-whittling ...The nearest book on my desk: no books, am at Werk. But I do have PDA to hand, and the first book in eReader (alphabetically) is Excession by Iain M Banks.
Reading habits have gone weird lately: I've been busily sorting through, and discarding >50% of, my library, and that plus Paid Employment have left me little time to read -- or to write up the last few books I read, which leaves them feeling unfinished, which means I don't want to start something else ...
So, in the next week or so you might expect writeups of:
Gentlemen of the Road -- MIchael Chabon
Aegypt -- John Crowley
The Poison Throne - Celine Kiernan
The Liar - Stephen Fry
Fast Women - Jennifer Crusie
Me, right now
Monday, September 13th, 2010 11:07 am
Via many many people:
When you read this you're tagged. Take a picture of you in your current state, no changing your clothes or quickly putting on makeup. NO PHOTOSHOP. Show your F-List the real you!
What has my f-list done to deserve that, eh?
I write like a schizophrenic
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 01:04 pmAnalyze your writing style
Apparently I don't write like anyone in particular. Analysis of five different stories came up with Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, William Shakespeare, Chuck Palahniuk and James Joyce.
Incidentally, has anyone scored a female writer? Or don't women have writing styles?
Apparently I don't write like anyone in particular. Analysis of five different stories came up with Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, William Shakespeare, Chuck Palahniuk and James Joyce.
Incidentally, has anyone scored a female writer? Or don't women have writing styles?
[meme] Music Meme
Monday, June 28th, 2010 12:23 pmVia bugshaw
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 them to your journal with these instructions.
bugshaw gave me a 'K', and because I am anal organised I put them in chronological order:
Kyrie -- Biber (Missa Salisbergensis) Missa Salisbergensis (written to celebrate one thousand years of Christianity in Salzburg: 1683 I think) is one of my very favourite choral works.
Kashmir -- Ofra Haza (cover of Led Zep classic) I'd have linked the Led Zep version but all the videos are frightful. And I love Ofra Haza's voice, which makes this an interesting cover (also, rather shorter than the original).
Knock on Wood -- Amii Stewart with all the subtlety of a Seventies disco classic. I adore this song. I think I first acquired it on one of the Top Of The Pops compilation albums (cassette) pretty soon after Amii Stewart's version was released.
Kiss - Age of Chance Ooooh that Eighties vibe! The prehistory of the mashup. I remember introducing this on student TV at university, and not really getting it until I'd listened a few times (after which I was hooked on the whole cover/mash thing).
King of the Rodeo -- Kings of Leon The first minute of this vid is rather vexing but then it gets good. And this song will always remind me of driving south to Christchurch, NZ, with my darling co-author (who is an excellent source of music).
bugshaw1)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 them to your journal with these instructions.
bugshaw gave me a 'K', and because I am Kyrie -- Biber (Missa Salisbergensis) Missa Salisbergensis (written to celebrate one thousand years of Christianity in Salzburg: 1683 I think) is one of my very favourite choral works.
Kashmir -- Ofra Haza (cover of Led Zep classic) I'd have linked the Led Zep version but all the videos are frightful. And I love Ofra Haza's voice, which makes this an interesting cover (also, rather shorter than the original).
Knock on Wood -- Amii Stewart with all the subtlety of a Seventies disco classic. I adore this song. I think I first acquired it on one of the Top Of The Pops compilation albums (cassette) pretty soon after Amii Stewart's version was released.
Kiss - Age of Chance Ooooh that Eighties vibe! The prehistory of the mashup. I remember introducing this on student TV at university, and not really getting it until I'd listened a few times (after which I was hooked on the whole cover/mash thing).
King of the Rodeo -- Kings of Leon The first minute of this vid is rather vexing but then it gets good. And this song will always remind me of driving south to Christchurch, NZ, with my darling co-author (who is an excellent source of music).
[meme] Poetry
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 07:30 pmvia all sorts of people, most lately la_marquise_de_:
Question -- May Swenson
Body my house
my horse my hound
what will I do
when you are fallen
Where will I sleep
How will I ride
What will I hunt
Where can I go
without my mount
all eager and quick
How will I know
in thicket ahead
is danger or treasure
when Body my good
bright dog is dead
How will it be
to lie in the sky
without roof
or door
and wind for an eye
With cloud for shift
how will I hide?
(via Poemhunter)
la_marquise_de_: Question -- May Swenson
Body my house
my horse my hound
what will I do
when you are fallen
Where will I sleep
How will I ride
What will I hunt
Where can I go
without my mount
all eager and quick
How will I know
in thicket ahead
is danger or treasure
when Body my good
bright dog is dead
How will it be
to lie in the sky
without roof
or door
and wind for an eye
With cloud for shift
how will I hide?
(via Poemhunter)
Library of the Mind
Sunday, May 10th, 2009 09:57 amFifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. (via fabu)
( hmm, harder than it seems )
fabu)( hmm, harder than it seems )
GURL? UR DOIN IT WRONG
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 10:49 pmYou Are 8% Girly |
 Um... you're a guy, right? If not, you're the most boyish girl in the world. And for you, that's probably the ultimate compliment. |
Have scared Shiva by laughing like a drain.
hairdye: weepiness. Er, and being over 20 and thus not target audience.
[meme] 4 x
Monday, February 18th, 2008 11:40 amA) Four jobs I have had in my life (other than current job):
Market trader, typist, barmaid, filing clerk
B.) Four movies I would watch over and over:
Pirates of the Caribbean 1; Once Upon a Time in Mexico; Amadeus; Shine
C.) Four places I have lived
Canewdon, Norwich, Hassocks, Balham
D.) Four TV shows that I watch
Er, no. Torchwood and Lost, at the mo.
E.) Four places I have been:
New Orleans, Ljubjana, Auckland, Niagara
F.) People who e-mail me (regularly):
Kate, Liz, Gaby, Lorraine
G.) Four of my favourite foods:
Paella, tuna sashimi, cheeeeeese, chocolate mousse
H. ) Four places I would rather be right now:
Gran Canaria, Canvastown, Crete, Aspen
J.) Four things I am looking forward to this year:
Eastercon, K's birthday, first beach trip, Anathem
K.) Four favourite authors:
Roger Zelazny, Dorothy Dunnett, Tanith Lee, Jeffrey Eugenides
Market trader, typist, barmaid, filing clerk
B.) Four movies I would watch over and over:
Pirates of the Caribbean 1; Once Upon a Time in Mexico; Amadeus; Shine
C.) Four places I have lived
Canewdon, Norwich, Hassocks, Balham
D.) Four TV shows that I watch
Er, no. Torchwood and Lost, at the mo.
E.) Four places I have been:
New Orleans, Ljubjana, Auckland, Niagara
F.) People who e-mail me (regularly):
Kate, Liz, Gaby, Lorraine
G.) Four of my favourite foods:
Paella, tuna sashimi, cheeeeeese, chocolate mousse
H. ) Four places I would rather be right now:
Gran Canaria, Canvastown, Crete, Aspen
J.) Four things I am looking forward to this year:
Eastercon, K's birthday, first beach trip, Anathem
K.) Four favourite authors:
Roger Zelazny, Dorothy Dunnett, Tanith Lee, Jeffrey Eugenides
That privilege meme
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 06:46 pmI've seen this all over, and every time I read another take on it I notice something -- some assumption, some omission -- that I haven't noticed before. So ...
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Thing is, few of the above factors made me feel underprivileged. I did feel underprivileged by things like my mother telling me off ("you did it on purpose!") instead of being sympathetic / taking me to the doctor when an exploding cherryade bottle sliced my knee open. By going on a school trip and having the teachers ask me why I was wearing 'smart' shoes and not trainers, and being too embarrassed to say that I didn't own a pair of trainers. By going to the first wedding I remember attending (I was about 14) and having to wear a hat that my mother had made for me, because everyone wore hats to weddings as far as she was concerned. By not having 'official' school uniform because my parents refused to buy it from the 'official' shop.
But that's all relative. And there were others in the same boat.
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Thing is, few of the above factors made me feel underprivileged. I did feel underprivileged by things like my mother telling me off ("you did it on purpose!") instead of being sympathetic / taking me to the doctor when an exploding cherryade bottle sliced my knee open. By going on a school trip and having the teachers ask me why I was wearing 'smart' shoes and not trainers, and being too embarrassed to say that I didn't own a pair of trainers. By going to the first wedding I remember attending (I was about 14) and having to wear a hat that my mother had made for me, because everyone wore hats to weddings as far as she was concerned. By not having 'official' school uniform because my parents refused to buy it from the 'official' shop.
But that's all relative. And there were others in the same boat.
Careers meme
Thursday, September 13th, 2007 05:36 pmBy way of approx 50% of my f-list:
1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com/.
2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
4. Post the top umpty results:
1. Multimedia Developer (slightly, a bit)
2. Website Designer (ditto)
3. Desktop Publisher (what?)
4. Computer Programmer (done that, got the T-shirt)
5. Industrial Designer (cannot draw! but questions only asked what I liked, not what I was good at.)
6. Animator (as 5)
7. Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator (as 5)
8. Interior Designer (as 5, though I did read that as Inferior Designer in which case yes)
9. Fashion Designer (as 5)
10. Costume Designer (as 5)
My current main role is #32.
1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com/.
2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
4. Post the top umpty results:
1. Multimedia Developer (slightly, a bit)
2. Website Designer (ditto)
3. Desktop Publisher (what?)
4. Computer Programmer (done that, got the T-shirt)
5. Industrial Designer (cannot draw! but questions only asked what I liked, not what I was good at.)
6. Animator (as 5)
7. Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator (as 5)
8. Interior Designer (as 5, though I did read that as Inferior Designer in which case yes)
9. Fashion Designer (as 5)
10. Costume Designer (as 5)
My current main role is #32.
That Asperger's Quiz
Sunday, July 30th, 2006 12:24 pmAsperger's quiz
Your Aspie score: 98 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 85 of 200
You are more Aspie than neurotypical
Like others, I could have done with a bit more shading on the answers. And there are a couple of things they left out that I think could be relevant: talking to oneself, reaction to crowds, sleep patterns, attitudes towards drugs / alcohol, tendency to addiction.
And I have to say that at least some of the questions seem more about old-fashioned introversion than Asperger's. I do think there's a difference -- and I've never really thought of myself as an Asperger's sufferer. Introversion, oh yes. Exhausted by people, definitely. (Especially now that I'm out of practice!)
Interesting, though. And great when I'm prevaricating.
Your Aspie score: 98 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 85 of 200
You are more Aspie than neurotypical
Like others, I could have done with a bit more shading on the answers. And there are a couple of things they left out that I think could be relevant: talking to oneself, reaction to crowds, sleep patterns, attitudes towards drugs / alcohol, tendency to addiction.
And I have to say that at least some of the questions seem more about old-fashioned introversion than Asperger's. I do think there's a difference -- and I've never really thought of myself as an Asperger's sufferer. Introversion, oh yes. Exhausted by people, definitely. (Especially now that I'm out of practice!)
Interesting, though. And great when I'm prevaricating.
October the Sixth is Too Late
Friday, April 7th, 2006 01:19 pmMeme gacked from mr_flay (why, yes, am bored, and still awaiting my 11:30 meeting):
Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List two neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1600 - Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, premieres in Florence.
1289 - King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)
1573 - Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)
1536 - William Tyndale, English Bible translator (burned at the stake)
I don't mind sharing my birthday with Thor Heyerdahl or Barbara Castle, but David Brin?
mr_flay (why, yes, am bored, and still awaiting my 11:30 meeting):Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List two neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1600 - Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, premieres in Florence.
1289 - King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)
1573 - Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)
1536 - William Tyndale, English Bible translator (burned at the stake)
I don't mind sharing my birthday with Thor Heyerdahl or Barbara Castle, but David Brin?
Horribly accurate, and only two 3-option questions! (Some of these statements are perennial themes ...)
( I'm a Four )
( I'm a Four )
Meme, and waiting for focussed time
Friday, November 4th, 2005 02:44 pmToday has been All Go. No, really: phonecalls from 8:55am, cleaner at 10 (in chatty mood today), Tesco's bringing me food, and now Rob the Gardener (not an exhortation).
When he's gone I will be able to settle down to writing -- something I find very difficult when I know I'm going to be interrupted. But meanwhile, LJ redesign [works better in Firebird than IE]; accounts; online shopping; usual irritation with people who don't respond to emails.
It's not even 3pm but the sun's gone behind the trees and it feels like evening. I don't think I'll manage a swim today.
So ...( that job meme )
When he's gone I will be able to settle down to writing -- something I find very difficult when I know I'm going to be interrupted. But meanwhile, LJ redesign [works better in Firebird than IE]; accounts; online shopping; usual irritation with people who don't respond to emails.
It's not even 3pm but the sun's gone behind the trees and it feels like evening. I don't think I'll manage a swim today.
So ...( that job meme )
one of those meme thingies
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 11:05 am| THIS WAY UP รก |
| tamaranth has fragile contents which may break! |
From Go-Quiz.com
Caution: site contains spelling errors. But having discovered that my NaNoWriMo journal is ...( [horribly apt] ), I could not resist.
Today's motto: run errands while the sun shines. E.g. NOW.
