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Once again, the First Lines meme

My holiday traditions are pretty much 'terrible movies' (this year's was Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 and due to financial constraints I didn't even get drunk) and this meme.

January: Okay so I basically have one New Years tradition and it relates to LiveJournal.
February: I got laid off today.
March: [No entries]
April: Exploring Halifax’s secret underground world | The Chronicle Herald
May: Cleric: I don't think we should touch the weird rift th -
June: And you know, my first thought was to laugh, but last night my d20 kept giving me crap rolls and finally I put it in a container for a time-out (in fact, a party joke is that that set of dice is curséd) and threatened it with said shaming if it didn't behave.
July: Look, the decision to put the female lead in four inch heels for the entire film in Jurassic World puzzles me too.
August: Phone scammers. "The VISA and Mastercard Company" my ass.
September: Or, Star Trek II in under 2 minutes, in opera form.
October: Hey, it's October! Time to watch a horror movie a day again.
November: I went outside earlier to dig over the vegetable garden and the compost before winter hits.
December: I came across a listing for "a shitload of free ereader fairy tale books" earlier today and once I'd finished downloading them all decided to share.
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Yup, this again

Okay so I basically have one New Years tradition and it relates to LiveJournal. Everybody's got to have something, right?

First lines meme!

January: Surprise, surprise, it's the First Lines Meme!
February: Steve got this for me as a birthday cake.
March: Original here, text behind the cut.
April: Nor'easter last week.
May: Last week or so I went searching for copies of an out-of-print book series.
June: Time to break out these tags again, I see.
July: I ran across this description of the end of Zardoz in the Trippy Finale Syndrome entry of TVTropes.
August: We had to replace the fridge.
September: Does anyone know what to do with VHS tapes?
October: Because clearly I need an excuse to watch horror movies...
November: I have no idea why.
December: A new Blind Guardian album is coming! ^_^
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Happy 2014 Everyone!

Surprise, surprise, it's the First Lines Meme!

  1. May it be filled with joy and awesomeness, and may the inevitable bumps in the road not be too rough.

  2. http://thoughtcatalog.com/2013/25-things-you-dont-have-to-justify-to-anyone#q3CTSpVsoyLvtw1u.21

  3. I'm convinced of it, because I live in a house that dates from '47.

  4. Amazon.com: Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer: Kitchen & Dining

  5. This is the first film adaptation (and a very loose adaptation it is) of Frankenstein.

  6. So I  spent the last 20 minutes of the workday today on IM with my National-General Manager talking about Rush.

  7. From the frequently-referenced Joy of Cooking (1997, p. 309).

  8. This is my recommended movie list for this summer so far:

  9. ...I appear not to have recced this to everyone yet.

  10. All right, let's try this...

  11. I bring you the preview from the new Rhapsody of Fire album, Dark Wings of Steel.

  12. Infographic by Kristin Myers.

  • Current Location: Sol 3, Mutter's Spiral
  • Current Music: A Voice in the Dark - Blind Guardian
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Reality causes stress

Happy 2013 Everyone!

May it be filled with joy and awesomeness, and may the inevitable bumps in the road not be too rough.

As per my usual New Year's Tradition, have the First Lines Meme. (Posting the first line of the first post of the last year.)

  1. Also known as, the closest thing I have to a New Year's tradition.
  2. Straight Goods - NB stalls pay equity*
  3. Have a taxidermied badger theremin:
  4. One: Cover letters arehard.
  5. Recipe 5: Stuffed Mushrooms
  6. Recipe 9: Beef Stroganoff
  7. 'We've observed a new particle': leaked video reveals apparent 'God particle' confirmation - Metro & Regional - National - General - Stock Journal
  8. Fro thisNot Always Romantic ost:
  9. So you want to keep your lover or your employee close.
  10. Courtesy o rusty_chevy
  11. It is engaging and gorgeous, and the storyline follows from the preceding games (Halo: CE (Halo 1), Halo 2&3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo Reach and the RTS whose name I can't be bothered to remember).
  12. (On an unrelated note, what happened to the editor? Does every-damn-thing need to be a Facebook clone?)
*They're still stalling.We're all shocked, right?
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Well this looks interesting


{Take the 100 Things challenge!}

Click the picture for more info, but it's pretty much what it says on the tin. Pick a topic, sign up, make 100 posts about said topic.

Not sure yet if I'll sign up - what would I write about? I think we've about covered all the ways people can be stupid with computers - but it's interesting. So I thought I'd toss it up here both as a reminder and in case any of you good people might be interested. ^_^

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Reality causes stress

Soundtrack to your Post-Apocalyptic Life

Found on Failblog:
Soundtrack to your Post-Apocalyptic Life
Put your media player of choice on shuffle
  1. The first song is the overall theme for the apocalypse
  2. The second song is the one that plays during your first zombie kill
  3. The third song plays while you're getting chased by a horde
  4. The fourth song plays when you're forced to kill your loved one
  5. The fifth song plays when you find your new love interest
  6. The sixth song plays when you make your final stand
  7. The seventh song plays when you (think you) make it through it all
  8. The eigth song plays when you discover a bite mark on you
And the results are:
  1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
  2. El Tango de Roxanne - Moulin Rouge
  3. She Bangs the Drums - The Stone Roses
  4. No Quarter - Led Zeppelin
  5. Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
  6. Wizards in Winter - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  7. Astronomy - Blue Öyster Cult
  8. Open Road - Rawlins Cross
This meme presupposes a zombie apocalypse. The soundtrack for the robot revolution and alien invasion(s) would clearly be quite different. Also, 'Don't Stop Me Now' didn't make it in? I am very disappointed in you, playlist!
  • Current Music: The Trees - Rush
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Lyric meme!

Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post the first line(s)* from the first 30 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly (No lyric hunting! That is cheating!)
* I reserve the right to pick a random other line I like better, or the second line if the first gives it away. :p
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  • Current Music: The Enemy Within - Rush
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Book meme!

Books I'm reading: Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien. I don't know why, but I've been on a LotR kick this year. The first five volumes of the History of Middle-Earth are also waiting. I'm not even that fond of Tolkien as a writer (*is instantly murdered by rabid Tolkien fans*) but I do enjoy the world. That, and lots of fanfic.

Books I'm writing: Ahahaha, like I could plot anything? Not to say there aren't ideas, I'm just so damn lazy I'll never do anything with them.

The book I love the most: ...obviously, meme, you have not seen my library. Or my parents libraries. Or my borrowing history. Or you'd know there's absolutely no way I could pick one out.

The last book I received as a gift: The Dictionary of Mythology, affectionately nicknamed the Brick of Monsters because it is large and impressively heavy.

The last book I gave as a gift: A book of science experiments for children, to my niece for Christmas. 

The nearest book: The Sharing Knife, Volume Two: Legacy, by Lois McMaster Bujold. I don't think its as strong as her other work, largely because it's a romance and romantic relationships really aren't her strong suit. And she keeps hinting at this fascinating backstory for the world but we never get it in any depth! Please to be going back to the convoluted plots, now?
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Random questions meme

Comment and I will give you seven completely random nonsense questions/prompts to write about. I got tagged by raisedbymoogles

1. You're marching on Washington! What does your protest sign say?
That would depend on what I'm protesting. Now, if I were marching on Ottawa, it would probably be something about impeaching Harper because oh my God, the Conservative party. (Internet spying bills, robocalls, dodgy election practices, being convicted of election fraud, cutting funding to various rights groups...the list just goes on.)

2. Reach blindly to your right and grab the first item you can touch. That item is now going on a Magical Adventure!
Aww. Have fun, telephone! Enjoy your adventure and come back to us with tales of mighty deeds!

3. You're on one of those competitive cooking shows. The theme: grilled cheese sandwiches. Wow the judges.
Old cheddar, mozzarella, and havarti shredded and mixed together, along with thin-sliced tomatoes and a sprinkling of cilantro, sandwiched between two thick slices of fresh home-made bread grilled in butter with a touch of olive oil mixed in.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Don't wanna grow up! :P

5. Sanity: overrated?
Highly.

6. Megatron's chosen YOU to design his next Weapon of the Week! What do you do now?
Design the best damn weapon of the week ever, then use it to overthrow him, and Starscream too for good measure.

7. Write a haiku.
Because I like you
I should spare you that attempt
You asked, so here.

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Meme time!

You can learn a lot about someone by the music they listen to. Hit shuffle on your iPod or mp3 player and write down the first 20 songs. No cheating or skipping songs that are shameful. That is the fun!

  1. Safe Upon the Shore - Great Big Sea
  2. Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
  3. Africa - Toto
  4. Radio Ga Ga - Queen
  5. Sign of the Gypsy Queen - April Wine
  6. Patricia the Stripper - Chris de Burgh
  7. End of the World - Great Big Sea
  8. You're My Temptation - Alice Cooper
  9. Between the Wheels - Rush
  10. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
  11. In the Hall of the Mountain King - Deep Purple 
  12. Bitch - Meredith Brooks
  13. Caramelldancing - Caramell
  14. St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr
  15. Long Night - Rawlins Cross
  16. In Thee - Blue öyster Cult
  17. El Tango de Roxanne - Moulin Rouge
  18. The Rite of Spring - Igor Stravinsky
  19. Move Your Dead Bones - Dr. Reanimator
  20. Run Runaway - Great Big Sea

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