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2nd-Mar-2008 10:20 pm - "In the future you have many friends"

Ghosts of the Civil Dead, Nick and Nat, Something Wicked, Melinda Clarke, Stephen King, Cordelia, Sabriel, Bellatrix, Dark Tower, Prismatic, Platinum Grit, Sierpinski Triangle, Sabella, Ravenloft, Clive Barker, Nikita, Alice, Morticia, Grosse Pointe Blank
We saw the first ep of the Sarah Connor Chronicles (not to be confused with the Sarah Jane Adventures, though I'm suspicious of the dog). It was pretty good, though I guess I have to recallibrate down from the scale and detail of the movies. We shall keep watching.

I'm relatively sure the use of 1963 in their time travel plot was not an accident. It was a cute touch, and a lot more subtle than the episode of Dexter we saw prior, when we discover Dex uses the cover name Patrick Bateman. Maybe I'm just annoyed at the rather large logic hole in that ep, which I can't really describe without spoiler warnings.

Meanwhile I've been playing the new Dungeon Twister expansion, been thrashed at RoboRally, finished the Empire Strikes Back commentary, designed much of my next RPG character (not unrelated activities) and been told I belong on the crew of Deep Space Nine. I've never seen the show, but I will at least admit to recognising Summer Glau from that other space thing.

17th-Feb-2008 01:20 pm - Movie quotes meme

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After failing dismally at [info]kateorman's selection, I thought I'd do my own. I had to swap some movies out to get usable quotes, and one is from the DVD.

Read more... )

12th-Nov-2007 10:34 pm

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And oh yes, apparently there is a meme going round.

William Shakespeare

Fear no more the heat o'the ashamel
Nor the furious winter's rages.

Which work of Shakespeare was the original quote from?

Get your own quotes:


Very apt indeed, although we shall kindly say this relates to my utter inability to buy winter clothing today.

20th-Sep-2007 10:33 pm - For those with short attention spans:

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Prismatic in 100 words )
Thanks(?) to Word's AutoSummarise function, and started by [info]halspacejock.

And this )

19th-Aug-2007 09:53 pm - What does the gun do?

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Let it not be said we ignore recommendations -- it just might take a while to get to them. So we just watched the first two eps of The Lost Room, and it is indeed very good.

The director also did Kingdom Hospital which we liked -- and no-one else did, apparently, so quick, a meme...


Haiku2 for ashamel
very sneaky and
managed to pronounce both
fetish correctly
@
Created by Grahame

21st-Mar-2007 11:33 am - Well, this is... wrong

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  • You are driven and ambitious and tend to make radical moves to reach your goals.
  • You have a peaceful mind, viewing the world with calm and serenity. To you, life is not about struggle and strife but about existence and co-existence.
  • You like following the rules and being objective. You are precise and meticulous, and like to evaluate decisions before making them.
  • You have a sunny, cheerful disposition.
drawing personality

What does your drawing say about YOU?

Mainly it says I can't draw.

20th-Mar-2007 10:52 pm

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ashamel — [adjective]:

Banshee-like



'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com
I guess this could be an omen of death, or just someone who shrieks a lot.

(Grabbed from [info]deborahb)

2nd-Mar-2007 09:57 pm

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You Are a Marble Cake

Eclectic, inventive, and peaceful.
You are never willing to accept what's "normal." You live to push the envelope.
You find it hard to make up your mind. You prefer to have everything you want, right away!
This is getting silly.

I could launch into a tirade about not being able to eat cake — somewhat circumvented by the fact [info]kylaw makes some beautiful (and edible) examples.

2nd-Mar-2007 08:16 am - "Don't go into the light"

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You are The Hermit


Prudence, Caution, Deliberation.


The Hermit points to all things hidden, such as knowledge and inspiration,hidden enemies. The illumination is from within, and retirement from participation in current events.


The Hermit is a card of introspection, analysis and, well, virginity. You do not desire to socialize; the card indicates, instead, a desire for peace and solitude. You prefer to take the time to think, organize, ruminate, take stock. There may be feelings of frustration and discontent but these feelings eventually lead to enlightenment, illumination, clarity.


The Hermit represents a wise, inspirational person, friend, teacher, therapist. This a person who can shine a light on things that were previously mysterious and confusing.


What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

7th-Feb-2007 11:38 am

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Visitor Map
Create your own visitor map!

Grabbed from everyone.

2nd-Jan-2007 05:02 pm

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I won't complain about this one.

What super-villain am I? )

31st-Dec-2006 09:19 am

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What Fantasy Archetype Are you?



The Traitor
You are the traitor! You remind me of Smeagol (Lord Of The Rings), Lancelot (Arthurian Legend), Darth Vader (Star Wars), Mr. Tumnus (Narnia), Hunter (Neverwhere), Wormtail (Harry Potter) and Michael Cypher (Wizard's First Rule). You are often an average or okay guy, but for whatever reason you end up betraying the forces of light on their quest. Don't let the glory of the Unlikely Hero or maybe a crush on the Pillar-of-Strength Love Interest tempt you to evil! Sometimes you make a turnaround and fix your mistakes, which is good, because you invariably feel bad about what you've done. Take things a little easier, it'll help.
Take The Quiz Now!Quizzes by myYearbook.com
Well, I guess that's bad.

Probably something to do with taking memes instead of railing at the injustice of the world. Or maybe writing (hah).

(From [info]queenoftheskies.)

30th-Dec-2006 11:50 pm

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In 2007, [info]ashamel resolves to...
Be nicer to [info]docbrite.
Spend more time with my unknown armies.
Backup my sengoku regularly.
Take evening classes in horror.
Cut down to ten dvds a day.
Eat more serial killers.
Get your own New Year's Resolutions:
Well, somebody should certainly be nicer to [info]docbrite, but I'm not sure I'm in a position to do so. As for the rest of them, they're more sensible than anything else I've got planned.

(Grabbed from [info]drhoz.)

28th-Dec-2006 04:33 pm

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This is entirely cheating because I just reloaded until something interesting turned up.

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my ashamel.

Which movie was this quote from?

Get your own quotes:


But the Army of the Twelve Ashamel might be useful.

23rd-Dec-2006 11:15 am

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I did the SF quiz thing going around, and got Olaf Stapledon, whom I knew nothing about. But this does sound interesting, from his Wikipedia entry:
His fiction often represents the strivings of some intelligence that is beaten down by an indifferent universe, and its inhabitants which, through no fault of their own, fail to comprehend these lofty yearnings. It is filled with protagonists who are tormented by the conflict between their "higher" and "lower" impulses. Last and First Men (a projected history of humanity) and Star Maker (a sketched history of the Universe) in particular were highly acclaimed by figures as diverse as J. B. Priestley, Virginia Woolf and Winston Churchill. Their philosophy repelled C. S. Lewis, whose Cosmic Trilogy was written partly in response to a perceived amorality. In fact Stapledon was an agnostic who was hostile to religious institutions, but not to religious yearnings, a fact which set him at odds with H. G. Wells in their correspondence.

18th-Dec-2006 09:00 am

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Suddenly it seems more interesting.

What I've been journaling about )

13th-Nov-2006 11:48 pm

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What, actual content?!

Nope, just a meme )

30th-Aug-2006 10:48 pm - Done thing

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A meme )