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ETA: pippopippo brought this to my attention:

Come answer my "you are my ___ to my ___" meme!

oh, and in case you missed it, my mega linkspam post!

First off, via flist...
If you see a "Career Cruising" meme going around, please don't participate or pass it on. It's not a free quiz--it's on a pay site, and by using whoever's login/password it is, you're going to get them into a huge amount of trouble. It's a site for professional career counselors and their clients, and my suspicion is that one of those clients leaked the password, probably to their friends, and it went wild from there. So, you know, for the sake of this poor counselor, please tell people to delete or lock their meme entries or not participate at all. I don't know if the counselor can change his/her password, either.

Okay, ( A LONG TALE OF FANNISH APPRECIATION OF MUSIC )

So that is my loose, loose story of most of the main music and music fannishness that's been going in my head recently. If I can get at least a few of my flist trying out the awesomely raw rock of Sleater-Kinney or the creative (yes! really!) reggaeton of Calle 13, then...that would make my day.

And now...the answers to the character crack questions meme!

dramatis personae

I have provided links to very informative videos. Really, go check them out.
1) Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords) he’s the young-looking one with the facial hair
2) Mr. Muggles (Heroes)
3) Irina Derevko (Alias)
4) Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)
5) Captain Jack Harkness (Doctor Who, Torchwood)
6) Mihail Bakuinin, aka “Patchy” (Lost)
7) Gackt (J-music man)
8) Menchi (Excel Saga)
9) Vegeta (Dragonball Z)
10) Yoda (Star Wars)
11) Graham Poll (soccer referee)
12) Man with No Name from Muse’s Knights of Cydonia video
13) Voldo (Soul Calibur games)
14) HK-47 (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)
15) Galadriel (LOTR)
16) Ianto Jones (Torchwood)
Thanks to mossymermaid for the clip.
17) Sylar (Heroes)
18) Conan O’Brien (talk show host)
19) Anya (Buffy)
20) Dwight Schrute (The Office)

( and now, the questions. And answers. )

I should really do this more often.

Oh, and Happy (belated) birthdays to viralmemory and rxni!

As pretty as my old layout was, I needed a change. I needed something dark, but not black, and sleek. This one's alright. The idea of my hidden fortress being an underground rave is very fun.

I have a bunch of links on my other computer, including stuff about the latest LJ mess-up. Sheesh...I'm staying, but I'm not getting a paid account in the future like I had planned before.

Streamed my first match today while joining in on the Gunnerspam on gunnergirls. Yay Arsenal winning! But it was a Triple A match: Arsenal + Ajax + ANGER incarnate, all in Amsterdam.

Finally, a pretty cool link: Lyrics as Limericks!
Example: Stairway to Heaven
There's some lady who's going to the stars,
Via stairs, road, or wind, not by car.
I would say if I could
If she's evil or good,
But it's all drowned out in loud guitars.

Oh, and I still need your cracktastic questions for this meme!
1. I have made a list of 20 characters, which I am keeping to myself for the moment.
2. I ask you, dear flist, to post questions in the comments. Crazy questions. Whatever you like. For example: "4, 6, 12 & 15 are starting a band together, what is their name and what kind of music do they play? Also, who's the lead singer, and what instruments do the others play?"
3. After you ask enough questions, I will round them up and answer them using the 20 characters I selected beforehand, and then post them.

Be creative.

Hi. Brain fried. Too tired to post links here or watch Superliga (if I try to watch games or movies when I'm tired like this, even the best stuff can annoy me).

Rambly brain-fried ramblings...

Milpitas, home of That Smell. There are fields there, past the dot-com ghost town office park, near the stores and restaurants of the place still called McCarthy Ranch. The corn's still growing now, behind the real estate sign. Two fields, side by side; now two lots, for sale or rent.

In the days of agriculture, it was known as the Valley of Heart's Delight. Now, it is Silicon Valley. Some of the richest soil on earth, making the office landscaping greener. I can't let go of this.

There are still farms in the Bay, scattered here and there. Here in Fremont, the place with goats and a llama is recently empty, with the wood of sheds and fences still standing. Across the road, some greener grasses stand. No horses slow their growth now.
Also growing: the business in hiring animals as roadside gardeners. They've even mentioned it in business articles. We've seen the goats by the highway. In their little herds, they keep the golden grasses trim and tidy, decreasing risks of fire and such. Hey- with animals, less need to buy fertilizer. Now and then I see the cows hired to graze the lots where the A's new stadium (and accompanying "village") will be built.

About a month ago, 400 of those goats died in a car accident. 700 goats in a trailer, driver messed up a turn- 300 traumatized goats.

San Jose, 10th largest city in the US. Its downtown is less lively than that statistic would suggest. Pockets of bustle, random events like this weekend's Grand Prix to bring people. All the high viewing spots outside the fenced areas were taken. But I did managed to see the tops of cars speeding past. Wonder if there'll be another driver fistfight like last year. I like hearing the cars.

Saw some cool cars displayed in the circle of palm trees, which you can find in a wide walking area sandwiched between the Museum of Art and the Fairmont Hotel. Ooh pretty Ferrari and Lotus. For someone who can't even drive, I sure like looking at cars.

San Jose's Japantown. Small area, small Japanese population. Still a nice area. Too bad we missed the Obon Festival. There's a Cuban restaurant next to the Filipino community center. And an abandoned 7-11 down the block. Dark glass smashed.

Okay, me stop rambly right now. Memes don't take brainpower. Meme time.

taken from blackmoonruby:

Look at your LJ userpics list. If you have fewer than 50 icons, pick every fifth one. If you have between fifty and seventy-five icons, pick every seventh one. If you have over seventy-five icons, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List each one in your LJ, and tell everyone exactly why you have it, why it's interesting to you, what significance it has....

chrryblssmninjauserpic page.


Look at it. So cute. Taken from a random macro my brother found.


Os Mutantes: a Brazilian psychedelia band that was part of the Tropicalia movement. They make songs that are funny, sweet, scary, or all these things at once. And whee jumping hypernness pic.


Flight of the Conchords! Whee strange Kiwi craziness.


Because I always need a Supernatural icon, and this one looks cool.


Because it's pretty and it's got Nine and Rose.


It looks cool and it's got Captain Jack Harkness.


Because that's what I am.


I always need a non-Arsenal footie icon. I usually use Diego or another Bremen player, but I decided to give this cool Villa icon a try.


It's got Bennet and his moral greyness and the light orange/white/dark blue suit colors are nice.


Me is failed ballerina-ninja. Took it for a combined total of over 11 years. I still like watching dance, though (and trying to perform random steps). I so wish I was better, but...I'm not.
Oh, and the picture's pretty.


Because I'm dark like that. And Uzumaki doesn't get enough attention in the manga world. There's just a small cult of us Junji Ito fans, but that's about it.


It was time that freaky Ben represented my Lost fannishness.


It has Claude looking like he caught the emo bug from Peter. While it didn't turn out the exact shade of blue I wanted, I'm still kind of proud of it.


Because it has Shiina Ringo looking cool. And Shiina Ringo is one of my favorite musicians. I always try to have a Shiina icon.


Because it reminds me of one of the many awesome moments in Deathly Hallows.

I talk too much.

First: US 1- Paraguay 3
I watched this one. There’s a possibility that we can still advance. Despite the two losses, I think we played better than expected. How I feel about this “b” team:

The Unexpected

Slippery and strange, the way this team plays;
Yet sprightly, full of spunk- those words must follow.
Their lungs, at least, are strongest; so many times, so many shouts!
If all their tries
Their passing plays
Succeeded
They’d have won.
Most do not care
Find the phrase too worn
But the truth stands tall:
They did try their best.
Skill wasn’t enough,
but the potential
shines,
waiting,
there.

Wow, that was weird. And aww, I’m watching the sports highlights and I wish I could have seen the Argentina-Columbia game. So much action, in just the first half? And 4-2, final! And Basile’s voice is so deep it makes me laugh.

Comment and I'll give you a letter. In your journal, list 10 of your favorite songs that begin with that letter.
Rebelstrike21 gave me “D.” Aack, must extend to 14. If you really want a letter, just ask for it.
( the songs )

Music link time!
New songs from Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton as well as Muse. The Muse song, “Man of Mystery,” is an NME mag exclusive (they‘ve got Muse on the cover and have a bonus CD of songs picked by the band), and you can download it off the site there. It’s just a two-minute instrumental track, but it’s got the surf guitar/spy feel that I’m always a sucker for.
For more Muse goodness, watch this video of the intro to a recent performance at Wembley Stadium. Oh my gosh they start with that cool Dance of the Knights (?) song from the Romeo and Juliet ballet and then they go into Knights of Cydonia and wheeeeee

Check out this Culture Bully post about the latest album of the Montreal DJ Socalled. The video and first song up for download is a witty little rap about a time “where man woman and child can all log onto the internet and text message each other from across the house.” The video shows the DJ sporting six arms and playing the accordion while on the computer. But the second song, “You Are Never Alone,” is the song I’ve been playing over and over again. At first I was like whaaa? And by the end I was totally into it. It’s a great blend of pop, R&B, and a dash of rap. I think the vocal beats are samples of The Comedian Harmonists, a fun acapella group. There are whistles and pretty lyrics and a tuba? and soul singing and it’s just nice. PLEASE give this song a try.

BBC shows Glastonbury performances! I can’t see the videos, for some reason…
New site for all music fans: Soundpedia. They have a ton of albums that you can listen to.
Animated music vids FTW!
The ending made me gasp really loud, even if I guessed it a split second before.
Another creepy music video. Even the muppet ghosts creep me out.

Watch the White Stripes, Lily Allen, and Wayne from the Flaming Lips get interviewed by a goat puppet
Why did nobody tell me about Pancake Mountain before? Pancake Mountain is a cute kid’s show that consists of interviews and performances with indie bands. Check here and here for videos.
Really, you have not lived until you’ve seen Conor Oberst interviewed by Rufus the Goat. Some of the videos aren’t there anymore, but I did get to see 2 members of Wolfmother dancing and rapping with Rufus, so that was fun.

Finally, from an interview with Paul McCartney:
I was interested to hear the theory of vinyl vs. CDs. One of my engineers said we record something and the frequencies will go [makes high-pitched frequency sound] and beyond that we can't hear, but they are on the vinyl. Similarly, the other way [makes low-pitch sound]… those frequencies that are in the bass. You can't hear them, but they're there in the vinyl. You can measure them on VU meters, but our ears can't pick them up. So he said, that's why vinyl's better. That's why people think of it as warmer and fuller, because it actually is. Whereas a CD, if you go [makes high-pitched sound again] the CD doesn't need any information above that, so it goes to whatever it is -- 5,000 KH -- and cuts off. Similarly in the bass. That's why engineers, some of my engineers anyway, don't think this is good.
That is so true. Let the word be heard!

I’m taking a break from studying to post this. Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) was today. After dropping off my mom at work, we went to Black Cat in Milpitas, Heroes (hee name) in Campbell, and Lee’s Comics in Mountain View. There, I took pictures of some Star Wars cosplayers coming out of Costco. There were also two ducks invading a nearby café. Lee’s Comics was conveniently located next to a restaurant that my mom and grandma wanted food from, so we dropped off food at my mom’s work and home.

Then we had lunch at Rubio’s (hey, it’s Cinco de Mayo, we had to eat something Mexican-related). My brother wanted to go to Fry’s to check something, so I tried to look for a copy of Entertainment Weekly there. No luck. So we made a final FCBD stop at Treasure Island Comics, and then went home to rest a bit and organize our comics loot.
Along with a ton of free comics and free Batman Heroclix, we also spent around thirty dollars on comics and magazines. Spent $8.00 on what turned out to be a variant cover of an issue I already had. -faceslap- Oh well, it might come in handy someday.

I really, really wanted to get a Heroes cover Entertainment Weekly. After checking Albertson’s (nope) and letting my dad get some Starbucks coffee, finally found it at Borders. I chose the Claire-HRG cover. The article is very spoilery in the beginning, but I quickly learned how to skip the dangerous paragraphs and get enough info to sate my thirst. Among the comic items I bought was an issue of Wizard magazine with a joint interview of Tim Kring (Heroes) and Damon Lindelof (Lost). But I won’t get to reading the FCBD stash until after finals.

Ah, finals. My Japanese written exam is split into Monday and Tuesday sessions. My Archaeology mini-final (presentation takes up more points) is on Tuesday. History of Art final is Friday, and the Physics and Music study session is Wednesday, with the exam on Saturday.

On the last day of Conan in SF, they had a funny clip of Conan at Intel headquarters, which is quite near my mom’s work. My brother said, “Conan was so close to Mommy!”
Oh, and Conan + kids + cubicle = fun.

My Japanese oral test was on Friday. During the test, I actually said “y” instead of “to” in order to express “and.” I think this is all because I tried to learn Japanese (and a bit of Mandarin) one summer, and it kind of continued while I was taking Spanish 3 in high school. It can be so weird, thinking Spanish while listening to Japanese or vice versa.

Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor on Smallville) was breakdancing on Last Call with Carson Daly. It’s so weird to see him with hair. And dancing.

A few hours ago, I just watched the fourth episode of Doctor Who and now I’m really hooked. At first, I just watched for the awesomeness of Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, as well as the certain low-budget (compared to the US) charm, zany humor, and sad undertones. But now I’m into the show as a whole.

Linktastic!
Simon Pegg interview on starwars.com. "The Ewoks get a hard time." He also has a cool point the prequels.
AV Club interview with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
Studio 60 returns on May 24
Magneto movie?
Aww, I missed a free sneak preview of this movie: Eagle vs. Shark. It looks like a fun, quirky New Zealand romantic comedy. And it has Jermaine from Flight of the Concords! The movie site is cute, but unfinished.
Via logovo: lol Trek.

Via cleolinda:
Hugh Grant’s weapon of choice: baked beans.
Julia Stiles to be in happy version of The Bell Jar? I don’t like Stiles much, though she is skilled and does fit the role. But a happy version of THE BELL JAR?
Ryan Gosling is cool and teaches Ellen how to salsa.
Christian Bale says Heath Ledger has really crazy take on the Joker
Eric Roberts (music videos, movies, Thompson on Heroes) in The Dark Knight

Stolen from heroes_alerts:
MAD TV’s Heroes parody Like it’s Lost parody, it’s just okay, funny in bits, sometimes unfunny crude, especially in the Claire part. The best parts are the Hiro and Niki ones.
Art history interpretation of Sylar’s painting. Yay, I understand it! Interesting, because Fauvism kind of falls under Primitivism, which is kind of the opposite direction from what Sylar wants…and ooh Alex Maleev does his paintings! I really liked some work he did for the Daredevil comics.
picspam of Jack Coleman (Mr. “HRG” Bennet”) back in his Dynasty days.
Not related to the show, but: Make your own superhero!

Via subtle_sarcasm: Animated Bayeux Tapestry! and this fun meme:
Ask me my top five anythings. Can be fandom-related, doesn't have to be. Come on people, entertain me ;)
It’d give me a nice break from studying.

Hi all. Quick link dump and more. Oh, and just want to say that Monday’s ep of The Black Donnellys was so much more interesting and funny than last week’s well-intentioned bore.

Real-life Kwik-E marts and Star Wars stamps? And, from the people who brought you the Lego Star Wars games…Lego Batman! Whee!
Also, handy tips for the next time you go to a restaurant

Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, and Morgan Freeman to be in movie from director of Night Watch. Sounds interesting.
Resident Evil 2 was horrible, but the Resident Evil 3 trailer makes me think it will return to the B-movie fun of the first one.

interview with LOST director Jack Bender
BENDER: “Hawaiian, as opposed to the young “Hannah Montana” when you call Disney or whatever star they’re promoting during the week. The Hawaiian music, believe me, is better than the insipid pop music.”
Hey, he was already my favorite of the regular episode directors. This interview made me like him more.

Via cleolinda:
Lost’s Matthew Fox (Jack Sheppard) to quit smoking for kids while Naveen Andrews (Sayid Jarrah) wants to remake Fassbinder classic
Matthew Rhys and Cillian Murphy join cast of Dylan Thomas biopic, which also stars Keira Knightley and …Lindsay Lohan?
First Sweeney Todd pics!
Hogwarts train vandalized?
Hey fans of The Office US: Jenna Fischer’s myspace! Have you seen her “nude” cover for Wired? Hee. Here’s a list of movies that Office cast will appear in.
There will be 22 more eps of Battlestar Galactica, along with 2 hour special

And, last link of the day:
The Battlestar Galactica vs. The Star Trek Enterprise!

Since I was tagged a while ago by so many people, ( here’s my 10 things meme. )

Finally, another passage from Shirley Jackson’s Hangsman. This one’s much shorter, just a ( fun little philosophy incident. )

Champions League thoughts and more to come later.

Happy belated birthday to soleta_nf!

First off, Mika’s “Grace Kelly” > Mickey Avalon’s “Jane Fonda.”

UN urged to take on asteroid threat to Earth

The Oscars: the most regally bizarre mainstream televised event to come from the United States. I watched the whole show (and taped it- it’s less than two hours sans ads or those preview things). More thoughts maybe later, if I have time.

foresthouse has a cool new community up: a_plus_products, where you can evaluate various products. Go check it out - I so need to sometime…

Random things from the liner notes to 2400 Fulton Street, ( a best of Jefferson Airplane CD… )

Something to distract me from the Baby!Gunners’ loss at the Carling Cup final (at least we played well. And Baby Theo scored! Felt sorry for JT though):
Via sharkina: Footballer baby pics!
Cesc looks evil, Zizou looks dazed, and Miro is cute as always. Mini!Henry is cute too, while Rooney is freaky, Kaká has mushroom hair, Leo Messi is adorable, and…just click the link!
Schalke lost, but Bremen only tied. Oh well, we still get one point. 2-2 -that’s okay.
Back in about September I posted about a footballer named Francesco Flachi. He caught my attention after jumping up to keep a ball in bounds, crashing into the stands, knocking out a camerawoman, getting fouled, then scoring the penalty- all in the same game. He was soon suspended two months for betting on games. Later found out that he makes great goals, yet always gets into trouble. Interesting guy, no? Well, now he’s tested positive for cocaine. Sheesh. Still, I knew more interesting things would come from this guy. And hey, one of his Sampdoria teammates was the THIRD man to ever headbutt Monkey Materazzi. I’m kind of liking Sampdoria. They’ve got character. Not good character, but more amusing and tolerable than GRR INTER SOMEONE BEAT THEM ALREADY.

Seriously, Materrazzi has this like secret power to attract headbutts. Guess that’s one power Sylar won’t be taking…

sharkina gave me the letter S for this music meme:
List 10 songs that begin with the letter given to you and explain why you picked them. Comment and I shall give you a letter.
( I went overboard and did 25. You don’t have to. )

And finally, taken from canadian_turtle:
( Which Heroes character are you most like? )

Sooooo many things I want to post about, but promises are promises. I have no time right now to put up pics or more explanations, but if you want 'em, comment and you shall be rewarded.

Now, finally, the answers to THE LIST!
The rules:
1. Post a list of 20 fandoms.
2. Have your friends guess your fave character from each fandom.
3. When guessed, bold the fandom, put in brackets who got it and write a sentence explaining why you like the character/person you chose.
Some of them are ties, so credit for both. I’ll put the answers in a post later. I like so many characters, though, so I won’t put the ones that I like way too many people in (Star Wars, HP, Kill Bill) or can’t decide (Xena, Battlestar Galactica, Battle Royale). Hints in my profile page!
1) Lost - tie: Locke and Sun.
2) Heroes [guessed by never_evil, of course] Nathan. He's ruthless yet good, caring yet ambitious. The elder Petrelli is one fascinating guy, and it helps that he's portrayed by the cool Adrian Pasdar.
3) Dragon Ball Z [guessed by never_evil] Piccolo. He's smart, independent, strong, tough, and yet caring towards Gohan. His cool yet aggressive demeanor really appealed to me. And green is my favorite color -well, blue-green, specifically, but he still looks nice.
4) Discworld [guessed by teaglass]. Death. He's so nice yet grapples with his Duty and it's funny when he's drunk or tries to apply pure logic to the world. AND HE TALKS LIKE THIS. You just can't help but root for him...or at least understand him.
The Death of Rats, Susan, Vimes and Vetinari are close behind in favorite status.
5) Buffy/Angel [guessed by soleta_nf] Spike. Yep, another bad boy. While overused and misused now and then, William was both fun and menacing, sly without being all that smart. The weak, tortured poet-turned tough-guy punk vampire was always a distinct, at times refreshing presence. He was emo and dark and a wise-cracking crazy animal who’d beat you up if he felt like it. Though the soul-having thing was bumpy in the execution, it was more or less alright in the end. Even though he’s a Man U fan.
6) LOTR [guessed by point_earedpain] Galadriel. In both the movies and books, she is strong and awesome.
7) Batman comics (heroes) [guessed by never_evil] Bruce Wayne. I just really get into his complex character and the whole Bat-mythology. He's my favorite superhero. Sorry, Supes.
8) Batman comics (villains) - Two-Face
9) X-men comics - Psylocke
10) Justice League of America
11) Supernatural [guessed by never_evil] Dean. I just really sympathize with him. We're both elder siblings who alternately care for and beat up on our little brothers. Also...He's got cocky cowboy attitude. He's got shotguns. He's got the gorgeous Metallicar. It's all cool.
12) Smallville - Lex
13) The Office UK - Gareth Keenan
14) The Office US [guessed by never_evil] Pam. Oh, Dwight may be hilariously annoying, but I am a super Jam shipper. Jim is cool, but Pam is so sweet and funny and smart and sad…awww…
15) Alias - Nadia Santos
16) Final Fantasy VII [guessed by silverence] Sepiroth. I really do have a weakness for bad boys, don't I? Especially when they've got cool swords, cool hair, and an entertaining mother complex.
17) Invasion - Mariel Underlay
18) Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Frylock
19) Powerpuff Girls - Bubbles
20) here’s a hard one: The Pretender - Miss Parker DID ANYONE ELSE WATCH THIS SHOW?