it's days like these that keep me on my winning streak

I made this same post for 2008 and 2009. Might as well keep it going for 2010! It's helped me keep track of what I've done over the year!

The 2010 Meme...
( cutty mccut )

Last updated: Dec 28, 2010

Day 14 → A non-fictional book

More book talk today! I think my choice for this is Dan Savage's The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage and My Family. Because I love Dan Savage a whole lot. This book is the tale of his quest to marry his boyfriend Terry in Canada. And it's super cute and smart and funny!

a non-fictional book??

Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy

Klingon Language Institute - The fastest growing language in the galaxy!

Because they mentioned it at A Klingon Christmas Carol tonight (which was AWESOMELY FABULOUS,btw!) and I want to make sure I remember it.

Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad



I've been thinking about Riley a lot lately and how much I wish he was still around. It's been almost two years now and I still miss him everyday. =(

Day 05 → Your favourite quote

I've posted this Bill Hicks quote before, but it's certainly worth posting again. This philosophy is something I think about every single day and I strive towards living my life under it. Maybe someday I'll be able to achieve that.

The world is like a ride at an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think that it's real, because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly coloured, and it's very loud and it's fun for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us. They say "Hey! Don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride." And we... kill those people. Ha ha ha. "Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride. Shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account and family. This just has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter because it's just a ride. And we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money. A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourselves off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one. Here's what you can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money that we spend on weapons and defense each year and instead spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, for ever, in peace.

Day 02 → Your favourite movie

Now, see? This one is much easier than yesterday. Stupid meme.

My choice for this is Se7en, David Fincher's brilliant crime thriller starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. Not a cheerful or uplifting movie by any means. It's gritty and harsh and fairly unforgiving. I can still remember sitting in the theater the first time I saw it being completely blown away by the ending. It's still hard to believe that Fincher was able to get away with it. I've re-watched this movie many many times and while it will never again have the same jolt as the first viewing, it's still very visually captivating and gripping.

If you're at all curious, my top 5 movies of all time are:
Se7en
Reservoir Dogs
The Boondock Saints
Desperado
Star Trek
Yes, 4 out of 5 are incredibly violent. I'm not sure what that says about me.

I have nothing of substance to say. ( so here's that icon meme )

Some of those were so hard! How to you choose a favorite icon??

I could use a little pick me up this week. It's kind of dragging on and on and on. Go over and write things about me! ;)

the i-envy-this-about-you meme

Okay, I'm bored. They're doing this on ontd_startrek today, so I thought I'd steal it.

Marry, Shag Cliff?
Kirk, Bones, Spock
-and/or-
Scotty, Sulu, Chekov

GO!

Me?
Marry Bones, Shag Kirk, Cliff Spock
Marry Sulu, Shag Scotty, Cliff Chekov

I gave in to the five things meme going around.

Comment to this post and I will give you five subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.

From duckduck:
1. Hair bands
So, in 5th grade my favorite band in the world was The Monkees. Then I discovered Poison and my life pretty much changed forever. ;) They were my favorite band in the world until I discovered Skid Row, who were my favorite band until I found Faster Pussycat. I can remember sitting on the floor in the basement of my parents house, waiting with eager anticipation for the "I Remember You" video to premiere on MTV. And sneaking out of the house when I was 16 to see the Faster Pussycat/Blackboard Jungle show at the Mirage. I still love my hair bands. (I'd better, since I now have a Faster tattoo on my chest) I don't go to as many hair band shows as I did five years ago, but I did see Skid Row last year and they still rocked as hard as ever. =)

2. Chicago
The only place I could see myself living if I decided to leave Minnesota. I love visiting! There was a summer where I was in Chicago almost every other weekend. I have lots of friends there, I've seen lots of shows there and I don't even mind the traffic much. I'll be there in May for the Fall Out Boy show and in June for John Barrowman's TorchSong convention. Can't wait!

3. Lebanon
My mother's family is Lebanese. The whole family. I grew up going to a Lebanese Maronite Catholic church. Unfortunately, my grandpa didn't talk about the old country much before he passed away and my grandma never actually lived there, so I don't know much about Lebanon itself. I would like to visit there one day though. And I really would like to learn to speak Arabic. It's one of those goals I have.

4. Wicked
I don't even remember how I got into the Wicked musical. It probably had something to do with Idina starring in it, since I love her. There is something about the show and the music and Elphaba specifically that I totally relate to and emphasize with. The first time I saw it live (in Chicago, actually) I was crying and shaking uncontrollably all during "Defy Gravity". No musical has meant so much to me since RENT.

(a note, I do also love the book, but the musical is what really has my heart)

5. Curly hair
I have some intensely curly hair. When I was growing up, I had no idea how to take care of it and it was a frizzy, disgusting mess. I like to think I've moved on from that and learned a thing or two about what to do with my hair. It involves lots of conditioner and never using a comb or brush. I must be doing something right because people seem to have problems with resisting the urge to play with it.