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Because I adore quizzes. And because I have not seen one in too long. This one's just little more than a bunch of random questions.
1) Find something *orange!* in the room. Describe it.
Eh- the colored pencil sitting beside me. Exciting, what?
2) Your desktop?
A generic Apple picture- actually the black and white seacoast. Quite dramatic and lovely.
3) What did you eat for breakfast?
Creepy question...Actually french toast, milk, strawberries, cantaloupe.
4) What are you wearing?
Bright red blouse, denim skirt, hair in a side braid.
5) Tolkien or Rowling?
Tolkien- DUH!
6) Collins or Riordan?
Collins, by a long shot.
7) Sirius or Aragorn?
Sirius, actually. Aragorn is a largely symbolic figure with little or no character. Sirius, on the other hand....*sigh*
8) What was the last movie you watched?
Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley. Good stuff.
9) Favorite musical?
Reaaaallllly random, I know. But mine's Les Miserables.
10) What's the weather?
Threatening to storm.
submitted by Mattie, in a thunderstorm...
(August 7, 2012 - 3:45 pm)
(August 7, 2012 - 3:45 pm)
1) Find something *orange!* in the room. Describe it.
A LEGO carrot. It's a Lego carrot.
2) Your desktop?
A picture of Moon from Whisper of the Heart.
3) What did you eat for breakfast?
Yogurt.
4) What are you wearing?
Gray t-shirt and cargo pants.
5) Tolkien or Rowling?
Rowling
6) Collins or Riordan?
I don't really like either, butI'll have to say Riordan.
7) Sirius or Aragorn?
Sirius.
8) What was the last movie you watched?
The second Pirates of the Carribean movie. And now I desperately want to see the third.
9) Favorite musical?
Don't have one.
10) What's the weather?
Extremely hot.
(August 7, 2012 - 6:24 pm)
1) Something orange? A manila envelope will do.
2) A picture of one of my cats
3) That is creepy.... I had cereal. I always eat cereal. I actually have a rather scheduled and boring life where nothing ever happens unless I go crazy.
4) Shorts and T-shirt
5) Tolkien!!!! How dare you ask such a heinous question???
6) Ugh..... my two least favorite authors. They're equally terrible.
7) Aragorn! My goodness, must you really ask that question?
8) The Secret World of Arriety. And before that, Grave of the Fireflies. (That is, if you don't count watching my sister do an excerise video.)
9) I dunno. I don't watch musicals much.
10) 109 degrees! Yeah! Let's have some real California heat!
(August 13, 2012 - 4:01 pm)
@Mattie: Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley is one of my favorite movies EVER!!!!!:)
1) Find something *orange!* in the room. Describe it.
A book on Greek myths.
2) Your desktop?
A picture of the ocean.
3) What did you eat for breakfast?
A bagel with cream cheese.
4) What are you wearing?
long denim shorts, a light blue tank top, flip-flops and a headband.
5) Tolkien or Rowling?
Rowling.
6) Collins or Riordan?
Both, but if I had to choose... I guess Riordan.
7) Sirius or Aragorn?
Sirius.
8) What was the last movie you watched?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2.
9) Favorite musical?
Uhhh, not sure.
10) What's the weather?
Hot, hot, HOT!!!!
(August 13, 2012 - 6:21 pm)
1) Find something *orange!* in the room. Describe it.
Nothing, actually. Nothing at all.
2) Your desktop?
Vladimir Todd thingie. I think it's kinda cute.
3) What did you eat for breakfast?
Um... nothing. I don't usually eat breakfast.
4) What are you wearing?
Dark blue jersey shorts, black T-shirt with Einstein on it, stripey blue knee socks.
5) Tolkien or Rowling?
Tolkien...? But Rowling is so very close behind.
6) Collins or Riordan?
Collins, probably.
7) Sirius or Aragorn?
Sirius
8) What was the last movie you watched?
Ice Age 4.
9) Favorite musical?
Wicked
10) What's the weather?
Dark. Darkdarkdark. Clouds.
--L
(August 13, 2012 - 8:08 pm)
1) Find something *orange!* in the room. Describe it.
The Chicago Manual of Style (which, incidentally, belongs to my mother, although she dislikes orange)
2) Your desktop?
Do you mean computer wallpaper? I'm pretty sure desktop means non-portable computer (not something I'm currently using). The wallpaper of the computer I'm currently using (which is not mine) is possibly abstract, or maybe it's supposed to be a white building against the sky--I can't tell.
3) What did you eat for breakfast?
Let's see... *thinks* I don't really eat organized meals like that, but the first thing I ate was tomato soup.
4) What are you wearing?
Pajamas: Yellow-orange shorts that I dislike and would never wear in public with a University of Houston shirt that I would also never wear in public (I have it because my father works there, so it was free). (Not that there's anything wrong with UH, but if I wear it in public, people think I want to go there, which is false).
5) Tolkien or Rowling?
Definitely Tolkien! I love Rowling's work, but it doesn't compare to most of Tolkien's, in my opinion.
6) Collins or Riordan?
Certainly Collins. Riordin's books are entertaining, I suppose, but there's no depth whatsoever to them. I suppose Collins' books are at least mildly thoughtful, and they're certainly better written, along with more interesting characters. (I kind of really hate Percy).
7) Sirius or Aragorn?
Mm... I'm not sure. I like them both.
8) What was the last movie you watched?
Tree of Life
9) Favorite musical?
The only musicals I'm especially familiar with so far are "Annie," "Little Women," and "Beauty and the Beast," but I suppose, out of those, I prefer... "Little Women." Probably. But they're all excellent, and "Beauty and the Beast" is very close. I would like to add that I was just bored with Little Women the book; this is the only case I know of where I actually prefer the theatrical version of a book.
10) What's the weather?
I'm sick, so I haven't been outside lately, but I'm sure it's terribly hot. Also, the sprinkler was on earlier today, so it must not have rained or be about to rain, although it's been doing that often lately.
Is your mother an editor, Ima? The Chicago Manual of Style is my closest orange thing here, too! I don't think it's found in the average household.
Admin
(August 13, 2012 - 8:35 pm)
You know the Little Women musical?! squee! (none of my RL friends do, except one but it doesn't count because she'll buy anything with Sutton Foster's name on it). :D
(August 13, 2012 - 10:19 pm)
I have this memory at the back of my head that a local High School did a play of Little Women, and there was singing, so I think I do know the Little Women musical, and like it.
(August 25, 2012 - 12:03 pm)
@ Admin: No, but she is a writer. My dad used to be an editor, though (he works in media relations now), and I don't actually know that it isn't his; I was actually making an assumption because most of the books on that particular shelf are hers. From the very little I know about it, though, it would make sense for a writer to have it--but I'm sure you know more about it than I do, since you've probably read it (as you own the book and also are an editor).
@ TNO: It really is an excellent musical. I wasn't really expecting to like it much, since I didn't like the book, but in the musical, the characters had actual personalities instead of just being Mary Sues with a few distinguishing traits--and Jo was even relatable.
(August 14, 2012 - 3:57 pm)
1) Find something *orange!* in the room. Describe it.
A fat book titled Mary Tudor.
2) Your desktop?
Currently, an ancient temple fantasy art scene.
3) What did you eat for breakfast?
Crepes. My mom made them.
4) What are you wearing?
Pink shirt, long brown skirt.
5) Tolkien or Rowling?
How can you ask me to pick one?
6) Collins or Riordan?
Collins. Never even read anything by Rick Riordan.
7) Sirius or Aragorn?
Aragorn. But I liked Sirius. Weird combination to pick from. Aragorn does too have character.
8) What was the last movie you watched?
Freaky Friday. Weird, I know.
9) Favorite musical?
At the moment, Beauty and the Beast.
10) What's the weather?
Pale yellow sunset. Clear sky. Vaguely hazy in the west.
(August 13, 2012 - 9:43 pm)
1) Find something *orange!* in the room. Describe it.
The Sympathy Jones studio recording (with KATE SHINDLE. :D) because I splurged and bought the actual CD instead of the cheaper digital download. Yay.
2) Your desktop?
A picture of Havot/Chaos.
3) What did you eat for breakfast?
Um... a sandwich I think.
4) What are you wearing?
Black pyjama pants, Follies t-shirt
5) Tolkien or Rowling?
Rowling.
6) Collins or Riordan?
Collins. Never much cared for Riordan
7) Sirius or Aragorn?
I don't particularly like either, actually.
8) What was the last movie you watched?
Mathilda.
9) Favorite musical?
... ... ...Top five?
Anyone Can Whistle (Stephen Sondheim/Andrew Laurents)
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice)
Wonderland (Frank Wildhorn/Jack Murphy)
Follies (Stephen Sondheim/James Goldman)
The Last 5 Years (Jason Robert Brown)
10) What's the weather?
Smoky, mostly. The Fontenelle fire is flaring up again (it's burned 64,215 acres at last measurement). And the wind blows all the smoke STRAIGHT TO US.
On the plus side, it hasn't started raining ash again. And it hasn't quite managed to blot out the sun like last time either (IT WAS LIKE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HERE A MONTH AGO).
(August 13, 2012 - 10:13 pm)
Yay! Random Quiz! :D
1) Find something *orange!* in the room. Describe it.
My Ed Sheeran CD. It's partially orange. :)
2) Your desktop?
Red currants on a flower pot :)
3) What did you eat for breakfast?
Toast with cream cheese and a nectarine.
4) What are you wearing?
Knee-length jean shorts, dark green tank-top and a pony-tail.
5) Tolkien or Rowling?
That's hard. Rowling since I haven't finished the LotR trilogy yet.
6) Collins or Riordan?
Collins!!
7) Sirius or Aragorn?
Sirius.
8) What was the last movie you watched?
Um... Honey.
9) Favorite musical?
I haven't seen many musicals... I like the music from Wicked though...
10) What's the weather?
Sunny :D
(August 14, 2012 - 7:04 am)
YAY PEOPLE ACTUALLY POSTED ON A THREAD I STARTED BECAUSE THIS NEVER EVER HAPPENS PEOPLE MUSTA LIKED THIS ONE CAUSE IT'S A RANDOM QUIZ AND EVERYBODY LOVES THOSE
Please excuse me screaming. I need to scream right now, and I can only do so in caps, because my dad is working and plus our neighbor's house is like two feet away from ours and they'd think I was really insane if I screamed as loud as I want to now- well they do anyway, but that's another story. I just had AP Latin class- first meeting- for two hours straight- and then before that a flute masterclass for more like two and a half hours. So yeah. You can see why I want to scream.
But on a cheerier note, I've been reading Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality and it is HILARIOUS.
Ok italics are malfunctioning I don't know why Admins please fix????
(August 14, 2012 - 2:48 pm)
1) Find something *orange!* in the room. Describe it.
Annoying Bubblething in a ten year old Klutz package. And he talks about purging access stuff. *rolls eyeballs at father*
2) Your desktop?
Grey. Arg. My dad has un-original desktops. It's not even a dark or light grey. Just an average grey.
3) What did you eat for breakfast?
Cold chocolate chip and raspberry pancake. I had a sleepover last night, and we kind of splurged.
4) What are you wearing?
Jeans that are covered with paint (I was painting a doll house with my friend. I know, random.) Extremely bright shirt with lots of leaves and pretty flowers. Green Keens. Falling apart ponytail. *fixes ponytail.* Much better. For the next five minutes.
5) Tolkien or Rowling?
Tolkein. Tolkein. Tolkein. Tolkien.
6) Collins or Riordan?
Collins. Collins. Collins. Collins.
7) Sirius or Aragorn?
Nyarsh. Why must I choose between the two only good characters in amazing serieses? Arg, Aragorn. (Mattie? Where is your Tolkein self defense?)
8) What was the last movie you watched?
Finished the BBC version of Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Last full length movie? Ratatouille. For some reason.
9) Favorite musical?
Carousel. I don't care if it was a movie first.
10) What's the weather?
Overcast.
(August 14, 2012 - 5:23 pm)
@Gollum-
Aragorn is not a character. He is a symbol. He's not really that accessible- I don't know, I never really liked him. I wish Tolkien had given us more insight into his character- argh. You know what? I am totally wrong. Aragorn does have character. The bit with the palantir. That was striking. At Amon Hen, Boromir's last fight, the relationship with Arwen, being willing to follow Frodo to the very end.
Okay, scratch everything I said before about Aragorn being flat. (You know what? Public mind-changes are a royal pain, as both Newt Gingrich and I can attest.
(August 16, 2012 - 5:21 pm)
1) Orange. Let's see. Umm....a plastic--get this--orange from the kitchen toy box.
2) I actually don't know right now, because I am the kind of person who can't remember what something looks like ten seconds after I stop looking at it, and I'm not actually on my computer. But I think it might be a picture of my cat wearing a pair of those cheap 3-D glasses (the kind that are two different colors), with a caption that says I Can Haz Spectraspects.
3) Why do you need to know? : ) A bagel with cream cheese.
4) A Dordt College shirt, denim shorts, seven bracelets, a watch and a pocket knife.
5) Mmmm...tough question. I think I'll be neutral on this one.
6) Riordan. Collins has more character developement, true, but Riordan's books are funny while still keeping a dark undertone, which I highly appreciate.
7) I'll have to go with Aragorn, mostly because Sirius was an arrogant snob.
8) The Hunger Games. I was not impressed.
9) Oh...do I have to pick just one? I"ll have to go with Wicked.
10) Sunny.
(August 14, 2012 - 6:18 pm)