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allchildren) wrote2011-03-04 01:12 pm
allchildren) wrote2011-03-04 01:12 pm
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you all still have zoidberg
I wrote a thing about Downton Abbey (which, btw, is now available on Netflix Instant. I recommend it!) here.
AND NOW FOR A POINTLESS MEME
A. Age: 26 for three weeks more. (cough cough)
B. Bed size: Queeeeen. My bed is pretty fantastic, ngl.
C. Chore you hate: Vacuuming. I mean, I actually find it sort of satisfying, but I get really tetchy about having to clear EVERY LAST THING off the floor that can possibly be moved, so it takes forever and I always end up really hot and tired. Ditto for mopping, which is even worse (friends can attest to how scandalized I get over it), but I do much more rarely.
D. Dogs: MY FAVORITE. Rue is a black terrier-dachshund mutt with floppy ears and an uncanny ability to conduct two-way conversations. She looks like a Disney cartoon dog and oscillates in demeanor between Hailee Steinfeld (precious precious princess) and Hedonismbot (Jombe! The chocolate sauce!).
E. Essential start to your day: ~*~PAXIL~*~
F. Favorite color: A deep, hot fuchsia/magenta pink. You see it a lot in Mexico and it was prominent in Kate Spade's last season, although not the new collection. ;__; As you can see from my pink the color tag, I like all pink, but that particular shade delights me in every time.
G. Gold or silver: Toss-up.
H. Height: 5'4".
I. Instruments I play: To my everlasting sorrow, none well enough to mention.
J. Job title: sad person
K. Kids: littlekidlover
L. Live: day to day
M. Mom's name: Kathleen
N. Nicknames: "Tris" was my self-appointed name for the internetz, later updated to Beatricks, so everything else -- Tristopher/Tristoffer, Hobbes, Hobo, Poodle, Buttons, Beatrice, Beatrix, Guy, Cone, etc. -- is a genuine nick. IRL I get called Town, Stupid, Rakie, Bae, Baych, etc. etc.
Generally only people who don't know me call me by my actual name.
O. Overnight hospital stays: I think I might have been hospitalized for some illness when I was a baby, but none in my conscious life.
P. Pet peeve: CERTAIN PEOPLE who turn on the TV, watch for a few minutes, and then walk away with it still on.
Q. Quote from a movie: "Who taught you math?!"
R. Right or left handed: Right.
S. Siblings: My magical older sister, age 32. With whom I currently live, along with our parents and pets! It's very magical.
T. Time you wake up: Generally like 9-11.
U. Underwear: Hate it. Though I recently found what may be the world's least annoying cut, care of Victoria's Sekrit.
V. Vegetables you dislike: CILANTROOOO which is not really a vegetable but still the worst, and also yams, and whilst I will eat squashes and zucchini and eggplant if necessary, the texture displeases me every time.
W. What makes you run late: haha, what do you got?
X. X-Rays you've had: Last day of swim team practice in ninth grade, slipped in the showers and broke a tiny bone in my foot. (Which, btw, nobody could do anything about -- no cast, no crutches -- so I just limped in sneakers for a few weeks and was forced to sit out from the one PE sport I actually wanted to play. My teacher said I could umpire, but as she didn't tell anybody ELSE that, nobody listened to my calls.)
Y. Yummy food you make: Soy chorizo tacos!
Z. Zoo: Disapprove. Give me the aquarium any day.
And about TV
I am caught up with and in love with most things pertaining to: Skins (so many feelings!!), The Good Wife (aaaa), Parks and Recreation (light of my life, fodder for all my dreams), and Nikita (Nikita).
I am at least five episodes behind on The Vampire Diaries with no particular desire to catch up per my friends' reactions.
I have been so cranky with Fringe lately and this most recent episode threatened to be such a potential ... THING that I have not yet worked up the emotional energy to watch it, although I believe I soon will.
Everything else is in various states of apathetic behindness, since I am more interested in Jane Austen than anything else lately anyway. I have things to say, which may or may not eventually be said. Er, over and out.
AND NOW FOR A POINTLESS MEME
A. Age: 26 for three weeks more. (cough cough)
B. Bed size: Queeeeen. My bed is pretty fantastic, ngl.
C. Chore you hate: Vacuuming. I mean, I actually find it sort of satisfying, but I get really tetchy about having to clear EVERY LAST THING off the floor that can possibly be moved, so it takes forever and I always end up really hot and tired. Ditto for mopping, which is even worse (friends can attest to how scandalized I get over it), but I do much more rarely.
D. Dogs: MY FAVORITE. Rue is a black terrier-dachshund mutt with floppy ears and an uncanny ability to conduct two-way conversations. She looks like a Disney cartoon dog and oscillates in demeanor between Hailee Steinfeld (precious precious princess) and Hedonismbot (Jombe! The chocolate sauce!).
E. Essential start to your day: ~*~PAXIL~*~
F. Favorite color: A deep, hot fuchsia/magenta pink. You see it a lot in Mexico and it was prominent in Kate Spade's last season, although not the new collection. ;__; As you can see from my pink the color tag, I like all pink, but that particular shade delights me in every time.
G. Gold or silver: Toss-up.
H. Height: 5'4".
I. Instruments I play: To my everlasting sorrow, none well enough to mention.
J. Job title: sad person
K. Kids: littlekidlover
L. Live: day to day
M. Mom's name: Kathleen
N. Nicknames: "Tris" was my self-appointed name for the internetz, later updated to Beatricks, so everything else -- Tristopher/Tristoffer, Hobbes, Hobo, Poodle, Buttons, Beatrice, Beatrix, Guy, Cone, etc. -- is a genuine nick. IRL I get called Town, Stupid, Rakie, Bae, Baych, etc. etc.
Generally only people who don't know me call me by my actual name.
O. Overnight hospital stays: I think I might have been hospitalized for some illness when I was a baby, but none in my conscious life.
P. Pet peeve: CERTAIN PEOPLE who turn on the TV, watch for a few minutes, and then walk away with it still on.
Q. Quote from a movie: "Who taught you math?!"
R. Right or left handed: Right.
S. Siblings: My magical older sister, age 32. With whom I currently live, along with our parents and pets! It's very magical.
T. Time you wake up: Generally like 9-11.
U. Underwear: Hate it. Though I recently found what may be the world's least annoying cut, care of Victoria's Sekrit.
V. Vegetables you dislike: CILANTROOOO which is not really a vegetable but still the worst, and also yams, and whilst I will eat squashes and zucchini and eggplant if necessary, the texture displeases me every time.
W. What makes you run late: haha, what do you got?
X. X-Rays you've had: Last day of swim team practice in ninth grade, slipped in the showers and broke a tiny bone in my foot. (Which, btw, nobody could do anything about -- no cast, no crutches -- so I just limped in sneakers for a few weeks and was forced to sit out from the one PE sport I actually wanted to play. My teacher said I could umpire, but as she didn't tell anybody ELSE that, nobody listened to my calls.)
Y. Yummy food you make: Soy chorizo tacos!
Z. Zoo: Disapprove. Give me the aquarium any day.
And about TV
I am caught up with and in love with most things pertaining to: Skins (so many feelings!!), The Good Wife (aaaa), Parks and Recreation (light of my life, fodder for all my dreams), and Nikita (Nikita).
I am at least five episodes behind on The Vampire Diaries with no particular desire to catch up per my friends' reactions.
I have been so cranky with Fringe lately and this most recent episode threatened to be such a potential ... THING that I have not yet worked up the emotional energy to watch it, although I believe I soon will.
Everything else is in various states of apathetic behindness, since I am more interested in Jane Austen than anything else lately anyway. I have things to say, which may or may not eventually be said. Er, over and out.
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I'm about to go into more detail in the comment below, but I must say: the first four seasons of Skins vary WILDLY in content and quality. Every two seasons hits a reset button with a new cast and new storylines, so you don't actually have to "catch up" -- and I'm not sure I'd recommend it.
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That said, when it's good it's wonderful at capturing the intensity of growing up, it has really diverse casts, it has an AMAZING soundtrack (NB: the US DVDs replace a lot of the music, so avoid), it's often gorgeous visually, and it's like nothing else on TV.
Every two seasons the cast is replaced, so you can actually start in any odd-numbered season. A lot of people love the first generation the best, and storytelling-wise I found it the most compelling, but I didn't like most of the characters and rarely want to revisit it. I liked the second generation cast more (and it has a canon f/f otp!!) but the storytelling is AWFUL, particularly in s4, for which I can direct you to a superedit of only the abovementioned otp & highlights. And we're now halfway into series 5, the first of generation three, and I LOVE IT. I love the season, I love the entire cast, everyone is adorable, and it's downright un-Skinslike in its loveliness. SOOO... IDK. YMMV.
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