the lord of the rings

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Hey, everyone. I just realised I haven’t updated this journal in a week. Well, nearly. Unfortunately, the only thing I have to offer is a meme. And some brief rambling…I had my eighteenth birthday party and it was fantastic, then the very next day I woke up and had a cold. I still have the cold, and so was prevented from going to see V for Vendetta today. Bugger. I did, however, recieve the graphic novel for my birthday. Along with Firefly: the complete series, an iPod nano, a MP3 player, and many other things. It was the rockin’est birthday ever.

And here’s the meme, done because I hate having a cold and was bored:

List twelve characters from any fandoms you like:

1. Sora Takenouchi (Digimon)
2. Gene Hunt (Life On Mars)
3. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
4. Kaylee Frye (Firefly)
5. Mickey Smith (Doctor Who)
6. Sirius Black (Harry Potter)
7. Eowyn (LOTR)
8. The Emperor (Star Wars)
9. Kate Barlow (Holes)
10. Edmund Blackadder (Blackadder)
11. Jackie Tyler (Doctor Who)
12. Harry Osborn (Spider-Man)

Answer the following questions:

1. Who would make a better college professor, 6 or 11 (Sirius or Jackie)? What subjects would they teach?
I could totally see Sirius teaching at Hogwarts up until OOTP. *glum* He wouldn’t be too bad, I think, as long as he didn’t have to deal with Snape.
Jackie…what would she teach? Hairdressing? I quite like that idea, actually.

2. Do you think 4 (Kaylee) is hot? How hot?
Well, I’m not really sure- ask a guy. ;) She is pretty, but I always thought she was the most ordinary-looking out of the Firefly women.

3. 12 (Harry) sends 8 (The Emperor) on a mission. What is it, and does 8 succeed?
Ooh, this one’s easy. Harry’s still out for vengence on Peter, so he hires the most evil man in the galaxy to kill him. The Emperor brings Peter back, is about to kill him, then Harry changes his mind and throws the Emperor out of the window.

Sounds familiar…

4. What is or would be 9’s (Kate’s) favorite book?
Erm, good question. She can read, being a schoolteacher and all…I’m guessing it would be that book of poetry she and Sam read in the movie.

5. Would it make more sense for 2 (Gene) to swear fealty to 6 (Sirius), or the other way around?
I don’t care. I just want to see what would happen if those two got together.

6. For some reason, 5 (Mickey) is looking for a roommate. Should he share a studio apartment with 9 (Kate) or with 10 (Blackadder)?
Hey, I can see Mickey and Kate getting along quite well, assuming one of them them was transported to the other person’s time. Luckily, one of them knows someone with a time machine, so…oh man, I want to write a DW/Holes crossover now.

Edmund Blackadder would probably take Mickey in as a roomate because then he could throw Baldrick and Percy out. XD

7. 2 (Gene), 7 (Eowyn) and 12 (Harry) have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
Gene wants to go to some random Manchester restaurant, Harry insists he pays for them all to eat at some upstate New York place, Gene agrees with this, and Eowyn…doesn’t care.

They don’t discuss anything of much importance, but Gene does flirt with Eowyn.

8. 3 (Luke) challenges 10 (Blackadder) to a duel. What happens?
Luke is obviously going to win, so Blackadder fakes his death, runs away and leaves Baldrick to fight the duel for him. Baldrick can’t be bothered. Luke gives up and goes home.

9. If 1 (Sora) stole 8 (The Emperor)’s most precious possession, how would he get it back?
Hmmmm. What is the Emperor’s most precious possession? The Death Star? It’d be hard to steal that. Maybe she stole his lightsabre. Anyway, he’d follow her to Earth, go to force-choke her and instantly be set upon by a ton of fluffy monsters.

10. Suggest a title for a story in which 7 (Eowyn) and 12 (Harry) both attain what they most desire.
I can’t think of anything angsty enough…

11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 (Kaylee) and 1 (Sora) to work together?
I have no idea, but I want to have them work together, because they’re incredibly similiar…

12. If 7 (Eowyn) visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
I don’t know, but I’d make her teach me how to sword-fight.

13. If you could command 3 (Luke) to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
…I’ll leave that to your imaginations.

14. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11 (Jackie)?
She gets written about, but not often. :(

15. If 2 (Gene) had to choose sides between 4 (Kaylee) and 5 (Mickey), which would it be?
Kaylee, of course, ‘cos she’s a girl. Or ‘bird’ as Gene would probably put it.

16. What might 10 (Blackadder) shout while charging into battle?
Aw, don’t. You’re making me think about Goodbyeeeee. :(

17. If you chose a song to represent 8 (The Emperor), which song would you choose?
Something that had the word ‘evil’ in it.

18. 1 (Sora), 6 (Sirius) and 12 (Harry) are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Harry buys it from whoever reaches it first. ;)

19. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 (Gene) to use on 10 (Blackadder)?
No! Stop with the crack!

20. What would 5 (Mickey) most likely be arrested for?
Ooh, the possibilities are endless. Possibly the Doctor takes him to a completely alien place, and he doesn’t know how to act, and prompty gets arrested.

21. What is 6’s (Sirius’s) secret?
…apart from the fact he can turn into a dog…I dunno. Maybe he writes sensitive poetry. (To Snape)

22. If 11 (Jackie) and 9 (Kate) were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Kate has a horse! But Jackie could ask for a lift in the TARDIS.

24. “1 (Sora) and 9 (Kate) reluctantly team up to save the world from the threat posed by 4 (Kaylee)’s sinister secret organization. 11 (Jackie) volunteers to help them, but it is later discovered that she/he is actually a spy for 4 (Kaylee). Meanwhile, 4 (Kaylee) has kidnapped 12 (Harry) in an attempt to force their surrender. Following the wise advice of 5 (Mickey), they seek out 3 (Luke), who gives them what they need to complete their quest.” What title would you give this fic? Name three people on your friends list who might read it. Name one person who should write it.
Whoa. I would never inflict that on anyone, so I woul write it myself. In a notebook. And then hide the notebook. And never speak of it again.

25. If you had to walk home through a bad neighborhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 (Eowyn) or 8 (The Emperor)?
I think I’d go for the chick with a sword.

I love those memes. They inspire crackfic.

Now, off to put up the sw_awards winners…

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Okay, small icon post here. :) Comment and credit and don’t hotlink, okay?

1. wanderlj 2. changedlj 3. hobbitlj 4. areweaklj 5. boromirlj 6. rosiesamlj 7. celebornlj 8. dammitlj 9. striderlj 10. wizardlj 11. wizardbase 12. wizardslj

crossposted in lotricons, goodhplotricons and geekyicons. Brushes by calixa and icons_with_love. :)

(Oh, and for anyone who’s reading this journal just because they can, I also just posted a bunch of icons in tracy_island. In case you wanted to know. :p)

Holes, LOTR, Spiderman, POTC-

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1. idolj 2. stanleybase 3. wardendarklj 4. allgonelj 5. remnantslj 6. cursedforalwayslj 7. shallowlj 8. ghostslj 9. zerolj 10. entwinedlj 11. elyalj 12. flowerpotlj 13. twitchlj 14. lonelyendlj 15. morengolj 16. ifimeverlj

LOTR

17. samlj 18. samsexiestlj 19. mordorlj 20. heartlj 21. swordofthekinglj 22. borntobelj 23. formerlj 24. formerstilllj 25. haschosenlj 26. merrylj

Spiderman

27. comesbeforelj 28. 29. thegoblinlj 30. nextdoorlj 31. spidermanlj 32. onewishlj 33. harryosbornlj 34. superherolj

Pirates of the Caribbean

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Brushes by calixa, all the fantastic Holes screencaps by withpaperwings_
Number 33- He looks SO MUCH like Hayden Christensen in that shot. I really am starting to wonder if they’re related…

A bunch of movies, and abuse of the Georgia font-

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LOTR

1. instantlj2. thegreylj 3. fellowshiplj 4. hobbitonlj 5. healinglj 6. rangerlj 7. somegoodlj 8. starswentoutlj

Spiderman

9. teardownlj 10. givinglj 11. 12. wastherelj 13. gratitudelj 14. ibelievelj 15.shatteredlj

Holes

16. samtextlesslj 17. whereverlj 18. loverevengelj 19. eyeslj 20. waitedlj 21. wardenbase 22. beginninglj

Thunderbirds the movie

23. t-onelj 24. t-twolj 25. t-threelj 26. t-fourlj 27. t-fivelj 28. islandlj 29. pinkcarlj 30. outofthestormlj 31. thunderbirdslj 32. island2lj 33. groundlj

The Terminal

34. terminallj

Brushes by calixa, quebelly and ragingquietly
Number 9- third place at sm_chorus
Number 10- Mod’s choice at sm_chorus
Numbers 23-27- dude, those took research, y’know…just not very much, as you can see by the fact I had to edit them again a few days later
Number 34- oh, all right, I haven’t actually seen it yet, but I want to
The screencap of the young Warden in number 22 taken by withpaperwings_

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Icons!

I did have time after all. :)

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1. changetheworldlj 2. changetheworldbase 3. 4. 5. throughlj

6. laughinglj 7. brotherslj 8. arefallinglj 9. deceitlj 10. owenlj

11. neverlj 12. queenlj 13. gandalflj 14. battlelj 15. pitylj 16. decisionslj 17.fadelj

18. anamarialj 19. freedomlj 20. monkeyjacklj 21. deservedlj 22. cursedlj 23. elizabethlj 24. hatlj 25. willfirelj 26. potcgirlslj 27. rescuelj 28. swordsmanlj 29.kisslj

30. timetoflylj 31. followlj 32. braverysm2lj 33. citylightslj 34. citylightsbase 35. theonelj 36. whatsgonelj 37. cantlj 38. lazylj

39. siblinglj 40. fearslj 41. waterlj 42. mermaidlj 43. pkmnfriendshiplj 44. jirarudanlj45. writerlj

Brushes by calixa and quebelly, Spiderman screencaps by oxoniensis :)

1-won Mod’s choice at hp_chorus
6-was entered at sw_chorus
8 & 9-repeat after me: ‘There needs to be more Lando icons’
30-got second place at sm_chorus
31-won Mod’s choice at sm_chorus
32-made from one of the bases of an icon in this songset I made, posted at the_ockult

Doing my bit to break the Internet

One day the internet will drown under the sheer amount of icons we make. Don’t say I didn’t WARN YOU!

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Star Wars

1. tonightlj2. hearlj 3. womenlj 4. assassinlj 5. changlinglj 6. greenknightlj 7. fangirllj fanboylj 8. rotslj 9. duellj 10. endlj 11. choicesyoumakelj

LOTR

12. forgottenlj 13. becauselj 14. pippinsmilelj 15. theodencouragelj 16. failedlj 17. braverylj 18. treeslj 19. beatpeacelj 20. leftlj

Spiderman2

21. recognizelj 22. seemelj 23. elevatorlj 24. badguylj 25. backlj 26. eyebrowslj 27. mankindlj 28. strengthlj 29. heroinlj

Holes

30. zerodestinylj 31. myralj 32. futurecallslj 33. xraylj 34. zigzaglj 35. katesamotplj 36.wardenshoeslj

Credits: Some of the SM2 screencaps by oxoniensis, and some of the Holes ones by worthdyingfor_
Brush credits: calixa, quebelly and crumblingwalls

Icon 1-was entered at sw_chorus, didn’t win ;)
Icons 21 and 22-were entered at sm_chorus. 21 won Mod’s choice. :)
26-I have an eyebrow fetish. Probably best you don’t ask.

Teh icon post to END ALL ICON POSTS (!!!11one)

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Harry Potter

1. miraclelj 2. homelj 3. burrowlj 4. hplj 5. weasleys2lj

Star Wars

6. jediknightlj 7. dressedinblacklj 8. ragelj 9. jadelj 10. macelj 11. terriblelj

Lord of the Rings

12. legolaslj 13. byhersidelj 14. gimlilegolaslj 15. manandelflj 16. eowyn2lj 17. archerlj 18. ladyoflightlj

Spiderman 2
(good grief there’s a lot of these)

19. smsacrificelj 20. suceedlj 21. flyinglj 22. harryrevengelj 23. mjpetertogetherlj 24. normanlj 25. choiceslj 26. choicesstilllj 27. ordinarylj 28. ordinary2lj 29. graveyardlj 30. monsterlj 31. donthurtlj 32. rosalielj 33. freefalllj 34. goblinmasklj 35.masklj 36. liesbeforemelj 37. runawaylj 38. octaviuslj 39. nomorelj 40. trulylj 41. mjpotplj 42. 43. orotplj 44. orotp2lj

Digimon

45. squeelj 46. beginningslj 47. daimiyalj 48. justturnaroundlj 49. comfortlj 50. couragelj 51. lovelj 52. friendship2lj 53. knowledgelj 54. sinceritylj 55.reliablitylj 56. hope2lj 57. light2lj

Credits: SM2 screencaps by oxoniensis & kreugan
Brush credits: quebelly and crumblingwalls

Because you can never have enough icons

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BTW-credit is nice if you take a icon, but I won’t explode if you don’t. (that doesn’t mean ‘don’t bother’ though :p)

And a snippet from the Holes fanfic I said I would write. Okay, it’s not the same fanfic I had in mind when I said I’d do one…this is a different one…but I still quite like it.

Ordinarily she would have asked “Is anything the matter, sir?” But that was before. The sweet, pleasant Miss Katherine had clearly died along with Sam.
“What are you looking at?”

He didn’t look away, he wasn’t intimidated. Perhaps not really suprising. “I’m looking at the woman who just saved my brother.”

Her jaw dropped; she quickly closed it. “You are? I mean…you are.”

“Tell me, girlie…why’d you do that?”

“They were going to hang him, and he hadn’t done anything.” She just remembered to add “And don’t call me girlie…I have a pistol. I could shoot you and not loose a wink of sleep over it.”

“Somehow I doubt that,” the man said. Katherine, of course, doubted it too. “Answer the question, anyway. Why’d you save him?”

“Because I heard people talking…he was clearly innocent.”

“Ah, but not from their side of things.”

Whose side was he on? “I care nothing for their side of things. This town can go to hell.”

“Now, now…I wouldn’t go that far. Haven’t you ever killed an innocent person before?”

“No, and I don’t plan to.”

“Then you won’t get far out here. No-one can take the law into their own hands and not have a few people caught in the crossfire.”

“I’ve only ever killed one person on my life, and that was the sheriff who was going to hang-” She stopped immediately, but the man was looking at her.

“Ah, so there was another reason.”

“I want the injustice I’ve seen displayed to end-”

“You use a lot of long words,” he interupted her. “You won’t get nowhere by just talking.”

He had sucessfully made her feel like a stupid little girl. She turned to leave, furious.

“Thank you for saving my brother,” he told her.

She stopped. “I didn’t exactly save him. He ran out of town. He could have been bitten by a rattlesnake…or a lizard…or anything.”

“He can look after himself.” The man sounded almost amused. “Anyway, my lady…tell me your name?”

In future years to come she would have no idea why she’d told him. “Kate Barlow.”

Ah.”

There was no mistaking what that meant. “You knew who I was? You did! And that means you know…”

“Sam.” He ignored the sudden look of grief on her face. “Onion Sam. Knew him when we were both kids. His family was the only other black family we knew of, see, and vice versa. I remember his dad…he used to pick onions too, you see. Must’ve shown Sam where to pick them.”

Katherine felt weak. “And you know what happened to him?”

“News reached me.”

“I see,”

He suddenly stood next to her and looked into her eyes. “I have a piece of advice for you. Go home. Don’t forget about Sam…after all, if it had been James hanged I wouldn’t have forgotten in a hurry…but go home all the same. There ain’t anything you can do, understand?”

“Is this just because I’ve decided to achive my objectives with as little blood spilled as possible?”

“There go go again with the long words…girlie. You ain’t made for this kind of life. Kill or be killed. The strong survive. You’re a schoolteacher, ain’t you? You know about nature. How it’s meant to work.”

She realised her fingers were closed around her pistol. “I was a schoolteacher.”

“What are you now?”

The night air was humid and it was closing in around her. She thought of her own bed, in her own home, in her own town…but how did she know it was even still there? They’d taken her lover, her job and her schoolhouse, how did she know they hadn’t taken everything else too?

“Well, I’m not what I was. I’m Kissin’ Kate Barlow…apparently.”

“Thought of that name yourself, huh?” She nodded. “Most outlaws are named by the people trying to catch them.”

“I kissed the sheriff after I killed him. I don’t think it’ll take people too long to get used to my new name.” When he didn’t say anything she added. “And I could kill you if I wanted, and kiss you too.”

“You’re playing a dangerous game.” he said, unconcerned.

“This isn’t a game…and I’m not going home. Ever.”

“Suit yourself,” he said, and put his hat on his head. “I’ll leave you to it then…Miss Katherine. But if you really do intend to right a few wrongs…I’m warning you now, you won’t be able to stay innocent while doing so.”

Then he walked off into the night. Katherine blinked back some tears.

She was not going home.

Lastly but not leastly…

The word “Jew” has been googlebombed by an anti-Semitic group which wants its definition of “Jew” to be the first that shows up on a websearch. If you would like to combat the hate, please link to the Wikipedia definition of Jew. Your link tag needs to include the word “Jew” in order for it to work. –

So I’m going to link the word “Jew” as often as possible…in this journal, if I type a word like ‘jewel’ I’ll link it to Wikipedia’s Jew entry. Unfortunately, there seems to be a lack of words with the word Jew in them. Jewellery, jeweller, jewel…ah well. More oppotunity to invent my own words. :D

And just one more thing…what is it with pop-up ads recently? I mean, they’ve always been there, but now they seem to pop up even when I’m not doing anything…I hate ads…