Though I don't really know what to do about my icons with more than one character on them...

Make a list of all the characters in your icons. (Although you may have more than one icon of a single character, they only go on the list once.) Alphabetize it. Take the first two people on the list; that's your first pairing. Second two people; second pairing. Etc. Then write your reaction to each pairing (or a snippet of a hypothetical fic featuring each pairing).

And I'm also very good at procrastinating about doing my reading log which needs to be submitted before I go to work. Hooray!

1. My username is ______ because ______.

I'm pretty sure everyone knows this story, because I swear I've told it a dozen times. I'm LeDiz because, back when I first got hotmail, I was all of ten years old, and I did like looking at stars, so I picked the ohsoawesomely original name of Stargaza341 or... something along those numbers. And one day, crica age thirteen, best friend decided that was a stupid email, and went about looking up random fantasy names for me to have. She came up with something very long and complicated but cool, and I wish I could remember what it was because it would make this story more believable. It got shortened to Diz, which was, unfortunately, already taken on hotmail. So we went 'LeeDiz', because, you know, that's me, but uh... yeah. Also stupid looking. So it was shortened once more to LeDiz, and I have come to love it. I also occasionally go by DeLiz, if I'm not logged in somewhere, because it was a rule on Internutter's nutboard (my first fandom... I kinda miss it these days) that you couldn't be not logged in and use a member's monniker, and Yma (being dyslexic) thought that's what my name actually was, and used to call me such accordingly, and you know, she's awesome, so it's a nod to her. Yes.

2. My name is _____ because ______. 

I am Lee because... -blink- I don't actually know why I'm Lee. I know that if I had been a boy, I would have been Scott, because all the boys' names that my parents liked had already been taken by various members of the family, which my mother refused to copy (we have about three Michaels and at least two Chrises. It's ridiculous.), and Scott was the only one left. I know Lee is spelt 'Lee' because my mother is a firm believer in keeping it simple, and "Li" would have made people assume I was Chinese, and I get called enough nationalities for my accent, so props to her for thinking ahead. Now I just have to contend with the numerous people who either assume it means I'm a guy or that it's not my full name. -rolls eyes-

3. My journal is titled ____ because ____.

This is The Rantings of a Rockish Rambler, because I ramble, rant, I would love to live under a rock and only come out to play on the internets, and I rather like alliteration.

4. My friends page is called ____ because ____.

The Victim's Words, because I stand by the claim that you are all very strange people that I must have somehow coerced into being friends with me. Hence, 'victims'. And you speak. Hence, 'words'.

5. My default userpic is ____ because ____.

"When our powers combine, we are Captain Planet!" by yummynummy icons because it's so utterly ridiculous, a little bit sad, awesome, and altogether true. Which I think applies to an awful lot of my life, so... Also, it combines my childhood with the saviour of my university years. How could you possibly go wrong?

6. My LJ name (you know how you can change that sort of sub-name thing?) is:

I am the Diz of Leeness, because once, back when I could talk to Jay all the time (then she went and got a life. Damn her.), she proclaimed my habits "leeness", and decided it was a religion and/or way of life, and proclaimed me the Diz of it. I thought it was hilariously ridiculous at the time, which kind of fits my journal's theme, and now it just kind of meets the username halfway. It works.

Put your playlist on random. Post the first three songs, alongside explanations for why they're even on your playlist in the first place. Then pick three people you think will actually do this meme. 

Alive, by POD
-blink- I have no idea why this is on my playlist. I think I must've downloaded it in a FST at some point... It's a cool song for the lyrics, but even though they sing, and I love the drums, it just sounds like a lotta noise to me. It's very odd.

Pay the Man, by The Offspring.
This is on my playlist because it's on the Americana CD, which I ripped a few months ago in order to get a song I think I've since lost. Woohoo! But the reason I like it is because it often shuffles itself into position behind a particularly loud song, and the combination of soft lyrics, guitar that sounds like something from the middle east and so might not actually be a guitar, and the strong drums, it's a nice come-down. I always forget that until I actually listen to it. And then it ends on a hard and fast set, to warm you up for the next one. It's a 'well done piece' for The Offspring.

Ironic, by Alannis Morrisette.
I could say I'm embarrassed to even have this on here, but I don't think I am. I am, however, embarrassed that the only version I have is from a ridiculously scratched CD that died a miserable, horrible death and which I tried to save by ripping it to a computer. It worked, for about half the songs, by the way. But other songs, liiiike... Forgiven? I think it's called? anyway. That song sounds really good until you get halfway. But Ironic lives on. And while I think I'm supposed to hate it because I loved it at ten, and because she doesn't actually know what 'Ironic' means (apparently. I think she does sometimes, but everyone says she doesn't, so who am I to argue?), and because this song is kinda depressing, but I still love it anyway. All hail!

...those were not the awesome songs I was hoping to show up, but we take what we can get, yes?

I tag... anyone who's likely to do it!

I do this every few months... and realise that I have been productive... I just... suck at finishing things, these days...
 

If you happen to be working on some creative writing project, fanfiction or NaNoWriMo or what have you, post one sentence/paragraph/whatever from each of your current work(s) in progress in your journal. It should probably be your favorite or most intriguing sentence so far, but what you choose is entirely your discretion. Mention the title (and genre) if you like, but don't mention anything else--this is merely to whet the general appetite for your forthcoming work(s).

 

( YGO )

( TEH EVIL IDEA )

( Digimon Frontier. I rather like these and don't know why )

( NCIS (I'm such a Tony fangirl....) )

( NCIS/Inuyasha crossover. Don't ask. )

( Straight up Inuyasha )

( Ranma 1/2 )

I totally resent you for this, Scrib. Mainly because now I have to think of someone to tag.

A. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
B. Tag seven people to do the same.
C. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it". 


I tag (under extreme duress, by the way)...
yma2
hales731
myaibou
jkateel09
edmondia
supah_ser
...Inami. I can't spell your username

AND HOORAY I'M DONE TAGGING! -falls over dead-

-rubs face- I wish I was more of a party person. Then I would probably not suffer such ill effects from the late night.

Anyway. Fanfic meme!

Stolen from obabscribblerbecause I asked one of her and it was awesomesauce fun. -nodnod-

Below the cut, I'm going to list a total of 20 characters (10 male, 10 female). Your job, if you choose to accept it, is to pick two of the characters (can be from same fandom or not, can be the same gender or not, can be the same species or not) and give me a prompt (nothing too detailed so my creative juices have room to manouvre). I will then attempt to write something in which those two characters interact.



Go nuts!

 Put your playlist on random. Post the first ten songs that come up, alongside a brief note on why they're on your playlist and/or why you like them. Then tag ten people to do the same and learn more about them through song!


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...-sigh- I promise I'll be much more interesting at the end of the month. Really.

I FINALLY FINISHED NEVERWINTER NIGHTS 2!!!

now I want to play it again as a different character...

yanked from obabscribbler

Pick a fandom and I'll tell you:

01. The first character I fell in love with
02. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
03. The character everyone else loves that I don't
04. The character I love that everyone else hates
05. The character I used to love but don't any longer
06. The character I would shag anytime (Never had a whole heap of attraction to fictional characters, though...)
07. The character I'd want to be like
08. The character I'd slap
09. A pairing that I love
10. A pairing that I hate
 
Because my taglines would either be too easy or difficult.

I'm a publishing major, we do that.

Once I stop slacking off on LJ, I have to go write a presentation for CIT. I'm even more paranoid about it after the party on Friday night, because Random 1 told me that my tutor said all the presentations have been great, except for the ones in my class. And I need to pass this with at least a six.

... -emosob- I'm going to have to pay another two thousands dollars and stay for another semester!!!!

Each player of this game starts off with 10 weird things/habits/little-known facts about themselves. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 10 weird habits/things/little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end you need to choose 10 people to be tagged and list their names. No tagbacks.

I tag the first ten people to read this!!!

Coz I felt the need.

1. YOUR REAL NAME:
Lee Sinclair (honestly, I have no sense of net-safety...)

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 5 letters of real name plus izzle.)
Leeanizzle. (... -snicker-)

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal)
The Green... (it was a toss up, but I'll take the funny one) Cow

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (your middle name and street you live on)
Annette Bendigo

5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name.)
Sinle (Random 1 would be proud...)

6. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME: (Your 2nd favorite color, and favorite drink).
Yellow Coke. (That sounds more like a villain from an eighties kids' show, doesn't it?)

7. YOUR ARABIC NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, 1st letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of you dads middle name, 1st letter of a siblings first name, and last letter of your moms middle name)
(This feels somewhat insulting to the Middle East, but okay) Enaorch (Huh. If this were fantasy, I'd like that. It'd be the sidekick's name)

8. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: ( Moms middle name)
Annette. (Wow. I'd be hunted down within a week. Hooray!)

9. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets)
Black Toby (Evil...)

...

Heh heh...

I thought it was about time I caught up on all my tagged memes...

...until I went through my friendslist and realised I probably should have put them in a word document. I don't remember what I've been tagged with. So, if you really feel the need, do tell me what I'm missing.

They might be wrong...

So, you know... whatever.

what flavor pocky are you?

[c] sugardew

I'm not quite sick, but I'm not really healthy, either. It's the beginning of Summer Flu season, which is always a bitch, but what can you do about it? At this stage you're totally capable of doing anything, but your limbs start getting heavy and you make stupid little mistakes... like dropping half your coffee out of the mug on its way from the container.

Poor coffee.

Two and a half memes, today.

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This not-quite-a-flu is making it even harder for me to get the enthusiasm to go work than usual. The good news is that it's the first of the month, so I can download the rest of Ouran without worrying about going over my download limit! Hooray!

Was wandering around LJ and noticed I've suddenly gotten myself a lot of friends I didn't really know about beyond the occasional comment! -guilty laugh- Sorry guys! Hi!

Anyway. So as always, I was checking out these friends to see if you're all stalkers, and found memes. Psychological memes. I like these ones more, if just because they amuse me.

So!

I have the Video Ezy job interview today. I've been getting all sorts of horror stories about it, though. Because they pay in cash, anyone that gets money from the government can cheat the system and say they aren't earning anything. So, of course, most university students do, because they get jack all anyway. But there the horror stories begin. Because of that, Video Ezy managers apparently treat their employees terribly because they know no one's going to complain and therefore rat everyone out. But I don't get government support, so I'm in no position to cheat any system, and I am studying to become a writer of some kind, so this is all fodder for a future expose... [insert evil laugh here]

Anyway. A meme I'm sure I've done before, but why not do it again?

( You're on my friends list. I'd like to know 26 things about you. You'll be surprised how much you didn't know about your friends after this! )