Hayley Anne Perkins

February 8, 2010

Music Monday Survey

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For this music monday, I could either squeal over One Night Only, laugh at Da Vinci’s Notebook’s “Title of the Song,” or fill out this survey stolen from Siobhan Nichols, the author of Diversion Press’ The Darling Rebels.

I chose the least painful for you all.

How many songs total: 5,437

How many hours or days of music: 14.3 days

Sort By Song Title

First Song: Aaron’s Party (Come Get It) – Aaron Carter
Last Song: 99 Times – Kate Voegele

Sort By Time
Shortest Song: Introduction to Hotel Paper – Michelle Branch (0:0:12)
Longest Song: Live on WNYC Radio 6/10/01 – Dream Street (0:37:54)

Top Five Most Played Songs

Let Me Sign – Robert Pattinson

To Roam – Robert Pattinson

White Houses – Vanessa Carlton

Nothing – RAPOSO

Hold On – Jonas Brothers

First Song That Comes Up On Shuffle: Summer In the City – The Lovin’ Spoonful

Search The Following & State How Many Songs Come Up:

Death – 2
Life – 115
Love – 357
Hate – 4
You – 779
Sex – 5

And now, check out “Title of the Song” by DaVinci’s Notebook and “Just For Tonight” by One Night Only!

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December 30, 2009

Countdowns of 2009: Books

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Clearly, I did not write one-a-day, but it just seemed too many categories.

One a day until it’s time to party like it’s ten years ago!

Bests in Books of 2009

The full list of my recommended reads (to date) is here, but these are my choice books of 2009 — some new releases, some new discoveries, and some that reminded me of their brilliance this year!

James Bond, 007: Dr. No

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December 19, 2009

Countdowns of 2009: Movies

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This Wednesday’s #YALitChat on Twitter had the theme “Bests of 2009 in YA: Books, Music, Movies, TV, Anything!”

I’ve been thinking ever since.

So, to finish out 2009, here are my own lists of The Bests of 2009, one a day until it’s time to party like it’s ten years ago.

Best New Movies of 2009

Here’s the thing about movies and me: I don’t see a whole lot of them, and they pretty much stick to a small range of themes/actors/aesthetics/plotlines. I’m splitting this list in two parts — Movies of 20o9 That I Saw And Liked, and Movies of 2009 That I Will See and Will Like.

Movies of 2009 That I Saw and Liked

: Saw in theaters November, Illinois

The Boat That Rocked (Pirate Radio)
DIR. Richard Curtis
CAST
Philip Seymour Hoffman   …    The Count
Tom Sturridge   …    Carl
Bill Nighy   …    Quentin
Will Adamsdale   …    News John
Tom Brooke   …    Thick Kevin
Rhys Darby   …    Angus
Nick Frost   …    Dave
Katherine Parkinson   …    Felicity
Chris O’Dowd   …    Simon
Ike Hamilton   …    Harold
Kenneth Branagh   …    Sir Alistair Dormandy
Tom Wisdom   …    Mark
Jack Davenport   …    Twatt
Ralph Brown   …    Bob
Rhys Ifans   …    Gavin
Talulah Riley   …    Marianne
January Jones   …    Elenore
Emma Thompson   …    Charlotte

I doubt I need to reiterate my love for this movie again. Just look at the cast list if you don’t believe my faith in its grooviness.

: Saw in April, NYC

How To Be

DIR. Oliver Irving
CAST
Robert Pattinson   …    Art
Powell Jones   …    Dr. Ellington
Mike Pearce   …    Nikki
Johnny White   …    Ronny

The best part of this movie is Ronny, played by Johnny White. Ronny is the agoraphobic, nitrous oxide addicted best friend of the movie’s protagonist, and many of the film’s more humorous moments take place in Ronny’s flat. Ronny enjoys spying on the deli across the street with his binoculars because “the delicatesseries look quite delicious.”

When I saw the film, the cast (minus Pattinson) did a Q&A after the showing and Johnny White stuttered a lot, which made me love Ronny even more.

Then the subway ticketing machine ate my $104 at 3:30 AM (after the midnight showing) and I felt very much like the poster for this film was the poster for my life, which is pretty much the point of the whole movie if you’re in your twenties and want to have some sort of independent, creative profession.

: Saw in August, Illinois

Taking Woodstock
DIR. Ang Lee
CAST
Demetri Martin   …    Elliot Tiber
Emile Hirsch   …    Billy
Paul Dano   …    VW Guy
Kelli Garner   …    VW Girl
Henry Goodman   …    Jake Teichberg
Imelda Staunton   …    Sonia Teichberg
Eugene Levy   …    Max Yasgur
Jonathan Groff   …    Michael Lang

This movie was completely different than I expected it would be — I was picturing something more like Across the Universe (2007), lush and full of music and colors. Instead, this movie is… almost depressing. It does a really good job of showing the ’60s counterculture as a dirty, hungry, damaged phenomenon as much as it is one of beauty and ideas, and I’ve never seen another film that balances the two sides quite so well.

Demetri Martin is also completely adorable, and Jonathan Groff is absolutely transcendent; he was my favorite part of the movie.

However, I never needed to see the parts of Emile Hirsch that belong inside his pants. Never.

: Saw in May, NYC

Little Ashes (Sin Limites)

DIR. Paul Morrison
CAST
Javier Beltrán   …    Federico García Lorca
Robert Pattinson   …    Salvador Dalí
Matthew McNulty   …    Luis Buñuel
Marina Gatell   …    Magdalena

I’m very fascinated by Spain in the period between WWI and the Spanish Civil War, and Federico García Lorca is one of my favorite poets.

However, I won’t pretend like Pattinson’s crazy mustache wasn’t a major draw in my interest in this film.

It’s just so curly!

While it’s clear that this is a lower-budget indie film, and not all of the acting is impeccable, I really enjoyed this movie and found it emotionally wrenching, particularly the ending.

Any movie about Lorca cannot end happily, and even though you know what’s coming, Little Ashes succeeds in making it shocking and disturbing and painful anyway. Javier Beltrán does a beautiful job playing the tragic poet.

I got unbelievably lost trying to find the theatre for this movie in NoLIta, and then all of the trailers were actually commercials for really weird, bohemian things like German hybrid cars and oil paints and stuff.

: Saw in July, Illinois

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
DIR. David Yates
CAST
Daniel Radcliffe   …    Harry Potter
Rupert Grint   …    Ron Weasley
Emma Watson   …    Hermione Granger
Jim Broadbent   …    Professor Horace Slughorn
Michael Gambon   …    Professor Albus Dumbledore
Bonnie Wright   …    Ginny Weasley
Tom Felton      …     Draco Malfoy

This is the first Harry Potter movie that I actually liked, and it’s the first one that everyone else I know hates.

Yes, they cut out huge portions of the book.

Yes, they alluded to the actual canon ships (Harry/Hermione shippers, get out! To paraphrase JK Rowling: “Harry and Hermione? Eurgh!”).

But I personally choose to believe, until I am almost inevitably proven wrong, that the cut portions from HBP will be added to the first of two Deathly Hallows films so that the audience has Voldemort’s backstory fresh in their mind as the story goes forward, and I think that the pacing of HBP was great the way it was.

Plus, the shot of Narcissa and Bellatrix at Spinner’s End was absolutely perfect. It was exactly as I always pictured it.

However, I am not OK with the minimization of Harry/Ginny’s kiss. THAT WAS NOT SEVERAL SUNLIT DAYS, that was a few musty nanoseconds!

Movies of 2009 That I Will See and Will Like

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December 18, 2009

Countdowns of 2009: Music

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This Wednesday’s #YALitChat on Twitter had the theme “Bests of 2009 in YA: Books, Music, Movies, TV, Anything!”

I’ve been thinking ever since.

So, to finish out 2009, here are my own lists of The Bests of 2009, one a day until it’s time to party like it’s ten years ago.

Best New Music of 2009

“Jump,” Glee Cast (cover of Van Halen)
\”Jump\” (Glee Cast) HQ on YouTube

I don’t know if any song in 2009 makes me happier than this one. I’ve said that about many a Glee song, because the show — and its music — just keep impressing me more, but this has been the pinnacle in my opinion. I have to dance in my seat when I hear it.
“Fireflies,” Owl City
\”Fireflies\” (Owl City) on YouTube

Who isn’t including this song on their 2009 countdowns? Pure whimsy in musical form.
“Shades of Gray” by Open Till Midnight
Listen on MySpace

I am a huge fan of Open Till Midnight. This song is supremely easy to listen to on repeat and is beautiful, poetic lyrics and a catchy hook that are indicative of the band’s style on the whole.
“Brick by Boring Brick” by Paramore
\”Brick by Boring Brick\” (Paramore) on YouTube

I love Paramore’s lyrics, Hayley Williams’ voice (and name!), and the soundscape of their songs, as well as most of the other acts on the Fueled by Ramen label. I’m that person.
“F*cking Lights,” Sam Bradley & the Men
\”F*cking Lights\” (Sam Bradley & the Men) on YouTube

Clearly not the style of music I listen to most often, but I love Sam Bradley’s voice and the guitar part to this song. I wish I could find a cleaner recording than this.
“World War III,” Jonas Brothers
\”World War III\” (Jonas Brothers) on YouTube

I like the Jonas Brothers even though I am in my twenties. Their music is fun, and so are their concerts, and I will publicly admit that when I saw them this summer, I yelled “MARRY ME, NICK JONAS!” four times. And texted their big screen-thing.
“America’s Suitehearts,” Fall Out Boy
\”America\’s Suitehearts\” (Fall Out Boy) on YouTube

The album came out in 2008, but the single was released in 2009, therefore giving me an excuse to slip Folie a Deux into my countdown list. This album is pure genius, as are most things Fall Out Boy, and I love the topsy-turvy poetry of Pete Wentz’ lyrics. This song is no exception, although the video creeps me out a little bit. It’s also very similar to the “Brick by Boring Brick” video.
“Let Me (Get It) [Acoustic Viafore Mix],” statespeed
There aren’t any online sources to listen to this mix of the song, which is vastly superior to its electrified version, and that’s a shame. It’s a lovely, simple song by a lovely band.
“Party in Your Bedroom (Acoustic),” Ca$h Ca$h
\”Party in Your Bedroom (Acoustic)\” (Ca$h Ca$h) on YouTube

Please kindly ignore that this is a fanvideo, all of the live acoustic videos were muffled. In terms of feeling, this song reminds me of “Fireflies,” if a bit more cynical. I once accidentally hung out with Ca$h Ca$h at Pete Wentz’ bar all night and ended up on The Real World: Brooklyn. Then I got lost on the subway and ended up in the wrong burrough at 4AM, in a thunderstorm, crying because I was wearing leggings as pants. It was an interesting night. This song is lovely regardless.
“Remember December,” Demi Lovato
\”Remember December\” (Demi Lovato) on YouTube

Demi Lovato is one of the most impressive musical artists I’ve seen perform live. She is a madwoman onstage, playing three instruments while singing and having great charisma. She’s also cute as a button!
BONUS: The Beatles 40th Anniversary Digital Rereleases
\”Hey Jude\” (The Beatles) on YouTube

There will never be another band quite like The Beatles.

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October 23, 2009

Friday Free-For-All: Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations?

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In 1999, I wrote this entire meme down in my diary for safekeeping.

1. If you throw a cat out of a window, does it become kitty litter?
2. If you choke a smurf, what color will he turn?
3. If you take an Asian person and put him in Africa while spinning him around, is he then disoriented?
4. Is it okay to use AM radio in the PM?
5. What do chickens think everything tastes like?
6. What is a male ladybug called?
7. What do people in China call their good plates?
8. What does the DMV put as the hair color of a bald man?
9. When dog food claims to have “New and Improved” flavor… who tests it?
10. Why didn’t Noah swat the two mosquitoes?
11. Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
12. Why doesn’t superglue stick to the inside of the bottle?
13. Why is it called “tourist season” if we can’t shoot them?
14. Why are there drive-thru liquor stores when it’s illegal to drink and drive?
15. Why isn’t phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
16. Why are there interstates in Hawai’i?
17. Why are there only flotation devices in the seats of planes, and not parachutes?
18. Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking at gas stations is prohibited?
19. How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work?
20. If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the door?
21. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
22. If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what do freedom fighters fight?
23. If olive oil is made by crushing olives, how is baby oil made?
24. If a cow laughs hard enough, will milk come out of her nose?
25. Why are there Braille dots on the keypads of drive-up ATMs?
26. Why is it that when you transport something by car, it’s called a shipment, but if you transport something by ship, it’s called cargo?
27. Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains?
28. Why do you drive on parkways and park on driveways?
29. If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends separately?
30. What would Geronimo say if he jumped out of an airplane?
31. Why are apartments called apartments if they’re all stuck together?
32. If the opposite of pro is con, is congress the opposite of progress?
33. If flying is so safe, why are airports called terminals?
34. If a synchronized swimmer drowns, do they all have to drown?

I really wasn’t as clever in middle school as I thought.

What’s your favorite riddle?

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October 9, 2009

Friday Free-For-All: The Friday5

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A short meme courtesy The Friday5…

What are the titles of the last three books you read all of [in their entirety]?
The Darling Rebels, by Siobhan Nichols; The Beatles Anthology, by The Beatles; and City of Ashes, by Cassandra Clare.
What are the titles of between three and five magazines you subscribe to or used to subscribe to?
Food & Wine, Gourmet (sob sob!), Girls’ Life/GL, American Girl, and Time Out New York. I honestly subscribe to way more newsletters and mailing lists than magazines.
What’s on your night table?
A lamp. And an alarm clock.
What are the three best things that happened to you in the past seven days?
My high school best friend is coming to visit and will arrive shortly; My editor was very happy with the beginnings of one of my Metempsyche world short stories; my car radio spontaneously generated life and works again.
What was your senior yearbook quote, and what would your yearbook quote be this year if there were such a thing?
We didn’t get “yearbook quotes,” as it were, but I did get two quotes regarding plays that I was in. I’m pretty sure that my favorite one said, “I got to be tan and blonde, which was unusual, and I almost suffocated my best friend with a wig. Best. Play. Ever.”

My quote this year would either be a line from Green or a Beatles lyric, dependent on how I thought the audience would perceive me using my own work.

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September 18, 2009

Friday Free-For-All: Letters Survey

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Leave me a comment and I will give you a letter. Then, go to your journal and post ten things you love starting with that letter. Give your friends letters, too.

My beautiful friend Indira petiiit gave me the letter “M.”

Madeline Kahn in Clue.
Mexican Hot Chocolate Mochas from Innkeepers. OK, they’re called “Cococcinos,” but the description is Mexican Hot Chocolate Mocha.
Macadamia nuts. Deelish.
Mr. Robert Pattinson. I maintain that this counts. If you get “D,” you can put Dame Maggie Smith. Or “S,” Sir Paul McCartney. It’s all kosher.
Mid-90’s sitcoms.
Midcentury celebrities: George Harrison, Pattie Boyd, Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Ringo Starr, etc etc etc.
Markers.
Mickey Mouse. Double M’s; I win!
Mu Shu Vegetable.
Mr. Feeny!

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July 31, 2009

Friday Free-For-All: “25 Things”

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Hey, remember a few months ago when the “Twenty-Five Random Facts About Me” meme was considered a huge cultural phenomenon?

My favorite words are “constellation” and “quintessential,” and I wish I could find more uses to say or write “syzygy” in my day-to-day life.
All four books in the Green quartet have passages written. None of them, thus far, include “syzygy.”
I can’t focus without having either music or television on in the background of whatever I’m doing. Having a built-in distraction keeps me from searching for one.
More often than not, I’d rather be eating Chinese food.
The albums I’m listening to right now are Heroes & Thieves by Vanessa Carlton, Folie A Deux by Fall Out Boy, all of Robert Pattinson’s sundry unreleased tracks, and the 2009 tracks by Open Till Midnight. I also listen Owl City’s “Fireflies” a LOT.
In regards to many Pieces of Flair, would take Jim Halpert over Edward Cullen any day. I’d actually take pretty much anyone over Edward Cullen. But almost no one over Jim Halpert.
I idolize Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to this day. I originally joined their Fun Club in 1990. I am not currently an active member, except maybe in spirit. …Winning minds, winning hearts, Winning London.
I prefer salty over sweet and hot beverages to cold beverages. Potato chips and hot cocoa is the best snack. I really eat way too many potato chips.
I’d rather see a local band in concert than a big, signed, super-professional band. I prefer the atmosphere of hope to one of smug success. I’m also really into has-beens, in a sad kind of way.
There’s nothing more beautiful in the world than the Manhattan skyline at night — my favorite is the Chrystler Building.
My favorite movie is secretly Superbad. I tend to tell people it’s Clue.
If I could have any three guests to dinner, I would invite J.K. Rowling, Jack Kerouac, and George Harrison.
I still get American Girl catalogs in the mail.
I HATE socks. I HATE socks. HATE.
I will always prefer YA and 6-8 novels to novels written for adults. “The salient fact of an adolescent girl’s existence is her need for a secret emotional life—one that she slips into during her sulks and silences, during her endless hours alone in her room, or even just when she’s gazing out the classroom window while all of Modern European History, or the niceties of the passé composé, sluice past her. This means that she is a creature designed for reading in a way no boy or man, or even grown woman, could ever be so exactly designed, because she is a creature whose most elemental psychological needs—to be undisturbed while she works out the big questions of her life, to be hidden from view while still in plain sight, to enter profoundly into the emotional lives of others—are met precisely by the act of reading.” — Atlantic Monthly|Dec08
I have a presumptuous fascination with molecular gastronomy and experimental haute cuisine. The best meal of my life was at Alinea; I have philosophical problems with Moto; and I feel that I will never be important enough to get a reservation at El Bulli, but relish the idea that someday I may get to go to Adriano Zumbo at Balmain.
I have terrible taste in movies, and I know it. But I genuinely believe that I have the best taste in music in the entire freaking world.
Secretly, I kind of wish I could dress like a hipster.
The only person I really talk to on the phone is my Gramma, three times a week (or more).
I love the New York Times, and prefer it to the Chicago Tribune. I hate the New York Post with a passion.
I wish it were always raining, and I love thunderstorms more than anything.
I’ve read fanfiction for twelve years. ::Facepalm::
I have a complete fascination with superheroes and often like to pretend that they’re real. Particularly Spider-Man and the X-Men. The only person I would date right now were they to ask is Spider-Man. Or, I guess, Peter Parker.
The only colors I’ll really wear are black, white, red, and turquoise. If I could pull off kelly green, I’d wear that, too, but I can’t.
If I could live in any year, it would be 1964.

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July 24, 2009

Friday Free-For-All: In Honor of Harry Potter, Part II

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Meme/survey taken from one of my favorite people and favorite bloggers, Sarah Colangelo, of Technicolor World and A Dash of Ribaldry. However, to her second-least-favorite character assessment, I say: HOW DARE YOU?

Hey, there were wizards…

All time favorite character?
Ginny Weasley

List the books in order from your favorite to your least favorite.
1. GoF
2. CoS
3. OotP
4. HBP
5. SS
6. DH
7. PoA

List the movies in order from your favorite to your least favorite.

1. CoS
2. PoA
3. OotP
4. SS
5. GoF
6. I haven’t seen HBP yet, but am tomorrow! I know, I’m inexcusably late.

Favorite chapter from your favorite book?

Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at Number Four, Privet Drive… /or/ several sunlit days…

Top 5 favorite characters?
1. Ginny Weasley
2. Moaning Myrtle
3. Molly Weasley
4. Justin Finch-Fletchley
5. Arnold. You think I’m kidding, but I’m not. Or maybe McGonagall, because she was awesome, too. Or Fred.

Five least favorite characters?
1. Zacharias Smith
2. Fleur Delacoeur
3. Severus Snape. Don’t you make that face at me. I really said it.
4. Vernon Dursley
5. Bellatrix Lestrange. I don’t find her to be as intimidating as the other Death Eaters.

Favorite member of the Golden Trio?
Ron

Favorite family?
The Weasleys

Favorite antagonist?
Dolores Umbridge inspires more hatred in me than Lord Voldemort does, but Fenrir Greyback might be the most chilling children’s lit character of all time. Not that I consider Harry Potter children’s lit in the slightest, personally.

Favorite Death Eater?
Fenrir Greyback… BECAUSE he’s so terrifying.

Three favorite spells?
Prior Incantato
Avis
Expecto Patronum

Three favorite potions?
1. Amortentia
2. Felix Felicis
3. Pumpkin Juice

Favorite Non-Hogwarts magical building?
Either The Burrow or the idea of the Shrieking Shack.

Favorite Diagon Alley shop?
Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor or the owlery

Favorite Hogsmeade Shop?
Honeydukes!

Favorite Unforgivable Curse?
Imperius

Favorite mode of wizard transportation?
The Floo Network, because the description of Floo Powder is gorgeous.

Favorite Weasley?
Ginny. Followed by Molly. Followed by Fred.

Favorite Order Member?
Original: Gideon & Fabian Prewett; 1990s: Minerva McGonagall.

Favorite DA Member?
Aside from the obvious (Ginny), easily Angelina Johnson.

Favorite pet?
Arnold!

Favorite Hogwarts room?
The Prefects’ Bathroom

Favorite Hogwarts Professor?
Minerva McGonagall; outside of her, Professor Sprout.

Favorite non-human Hogwarts resident?
Firenze

Favorite Tri-Wizard Champion?
Harry, actually. But I think it’s asking aside from him, in which case, I’ll say “Cedric by default.”

Favorite House Elf?
Dobby

Favorite Wizard sweet?
Chocolate Cauldrons

Favorite canon couple?
H/G FOR LIFE!

Favorite non-canon couple?
Neville/Katie

Biggest surprise of the series?
HOW COULD HARRY BE A HORCRUX? THAT MAKES VOLDEMORT’S INABILITY TO POSSESS HIM MAKE NO SENSE!

Biggest letdown of the series?

I will sound like a loser and completely uneducated when I say this, but: “Albus Severus”? Really?

Actually, the biggest letdown was that Ms. Rowling made Dumbledore, her allegory for constant goodness, fallible, without making Voldemort — constant evil — at all redeemed.

One character you wish lived?
Fred Weasley, or one of Teddy’s parents.

Moment that will always make you cry?
“Here lies a free elf.”

Your Patronus would be___?
An owl! Or a peacock. Or a turtle!

Three things Amortentia would smell like to you?
Dusty book pages, baking bread, and brown sugar.

You would use Felix Felicis to___?
Green.

Job you would most like to try?
Hmmm… Madame Rosmerta has a fascinating job, I think, because she interacts with such a diverse clientele of magical beings.

Ron/Hermione or Harry/Hermione?
Ron/Hermione. The Good Ship.

James/Lily or Snape/Lily?
James/Lily. There’s certain canon that I just can’t mess with, even in my head.

Do you know which page Dumbledore was killed on?
No.

Do you think Harry Potter is better than Twilight?
That’s like asking if soda is better than steak. They’re completely, completely different genres, styles, levels of social responsibility and social commentary, and are aimed at evoking nearly opposite audience response. After saying that, yes: I find Harry Potter more engaging, inspiring, and multilayered than Twilight, but I think the Twilight fandom enjoys itself more than the Harry Potter fandom has in the last few years (since the books/speculation ended).

Are you going to go see the Half Blood Prince in theatres?
Tomorrow! FINALLY!

Do you own the books/movies?
The books, yes; the movies, only SS, CoS, and PoA. I may buy GoF Used On Amazon, for a certain actor who played a doomed Triwizard Champion.

Have you ever played any of the video games?
I’ve played two video games, on one occasion each, in my entire life. And neither was a Harry Potter game.

Don’t they kind of suck?
I believe you…

Do you think it would be cool to have a pet owl?
Yes! But only if it were a Scops owl like Pigwideon, because owl pellets are gross.

How about a rat?
No… their tails scare me a little.

Have you ever listened to the soundtrack?
It’s one of the few orchestral film scores I own.

Which house would you want to be in?
I think I would want to be in Gryffindor by default, since we know their House best, but I would probably be sorted into Slytherin because I’m ambitious.

Do you like Draco?
I don’t dislike him, but I never thought he’d become redeemed and transition into a likeable character. Fanon Draco annoys me to no end, which may be at fault.

Would you ever enter the Triwizard tournament?
Most likely not, because I’m bad at being outdoors.

Would you keep your money in Gringotts?
I mean… It’s kind of like… THE option.

What class would be your favorite?
History of Magic, Transfiguration, and Charms.

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April 8, 2009

MEME: The Countdown

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Here’s the deal: Seven days until my rough manuscript is due. Four chapters in that time. Two days spent mostly traveling.

This blog will be a time-saving, but entertaining, meme!

15 Random Favorites
1. Rain
2. Autumn
3. Writing
4. Television, in general.
5. Chinese food
6. Curly-haired brunette beautiful boys
7. Peanut Butter & Jelly on toast
8. Harry Potter
9. Flash Forward
10. Fall Out Boy
11. Ian Fleming’s James Bond: 007 novels
12. Lay’s potato chips
13. Macarons
14. Sushi
15. Halloween

14 Favorite Foods
1. Salmon skin roll
2. Cheeseburgers
3. Anpan
4. General Tso’s chicken
5. Baked potato soup
6. Panda Express orange chicken
7. Spaghetti & garlic bread
8. Catalina chicken
9. Spinach & cheese souffle
10. Barbecue eel roll
11. Black truffles
12. Pistachio macarons
13. McDonald’s french fries
14. Earl Grey tea

13 Most Watched Shows
1. Law & Order: SVU
2. CSI: New York
3. Futurama
4. Bones
5. The Office
6. Veronica Mars
7. Arrested Development
8. America’s Next Top Model
9. Boy Meets World
10. Family Guy
11. American Dad!
12. South Park
13. Flash Forward

12 Good Bands/Singers [In No Particular Order]
1. Fall Out Boy
2. Paramore
3. Robert Pattinson
4. statespeed
5. Mark & James
6. Demi Lovato
7. Open Till Midnight
8. Kings of Leon
9. RAPOSO
10. The Jonas Brothers
11. John Mayer
12. Savannah Outen

11 Memories from this Year
1. Shmores behind the libarry
2. Walking with Liz through Galesburg and looking at all of the pretty old houses — “I don’t know why I’m talking about all of this.” “It’s OK. I have a very good attention-filter.”
3. Writing Green!
4. Lauren kissing the van…
5. “Mom, we’re just watching a movie! No, Mom, don’t cry!”
6. “OH MY GOD, we’re in CONNECTICUT.”
7. Skeller’s stew (It happened. I’m sorry, but it did happen.)
8. “What time is the concert?” “…8:45.” “IT IS NINE O’CLOCK AND WE ARE 25 BLOCKS AWAY!” “Oh, well. Let’s go to Max Brenner’s.”
9. “If he were Edward Cullen, the FREAKY MOLE PERSON, then yeah… he’d be creepy.”
10. 10 Beatles albums for $50
11. Chicago with Liz and Carly! )

10 Close Friends
1. Liz
2. Jacee
3. Skeller
4. Sarah
5. Colleen
6. Christine
7. Jenn
8. Fallon
9. Jessie
10. Jimmy

9 Things You’re Looking Forward To
1. Finishing the rough draft.
2. Finishing this meme, which is more time-consuming than I thought.
3. Seeing Christine and Jimmy on Friday!
4. Celebratory sushi on Wednesday with my favorite people!
5. Cutting my hair; it’s really ridiculous.
6. Moving back to my favorite sleepy little town. It’s odd, but it’s true: I am looking forward to leaving New York City. I may be back someday.
7. The near future of the next few years.
8. SEEING MY GALESBURG GIRLS. I have missed you all so!
9. Writing. And writing and writing and writing…

8 Things You Wear Daily
1. Underwear
2. My uniform pants.
3. A tank top
4. My uniform shirt.
5. The most rockin’ glasses since 1958.
6. My uniform shoes.
7. My $30 iPod shuffle.
8. My purse from Aunt Mayme Jane’s.

7 Things That Annoy You
1. People who stop in huge clusters in the middle of the sidewalk.
2. HUMAN STATUES. I HATE THEM. THEY FREAK ME OUT IN THE SUBWAY.
3. When crab rangoons have crab in them.
4. People who order drinks from Starbucks that do not exist.
5. Misplaced apostrophes on public signs.
6. When coworkers who are eighteen years old complain about being “too old” to stand for six hours. Get over it.
7. Having to wear a uniform at all.

6 Things You Touch Every Day
1. The computer keyboard
2. A pen
3. My notebooks
4. My hair, because it’s always getting in my face.
5. The computer mouse
6. Teacups.

5 Movies You Could Watch Over and Over
1. Clue
2. Winning London
3. The Sandlot
4. Superbad
5. Polly

4 Your Favorite Toys When You Were Little
1. Birdo
2. Strawberry Shortcake
3. My Little Ponies
4. Care Bears

3 Members of the Opposite Sex You Have Kissed (most recently)
1. I really feel a lot of shame in answering this question. It’s sort of pathetic. Although also principled. Or something.
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2 Of Your Favorite Songs At This Moment
1. “(Coffee’s for Closers),” Fall Out Boy
2. “Stay On Me,” Open Till Midnight

1 Person you’d Spend the Rest of Your Life With
1. Wow, that’d be boring.

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