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[cimorene]

fandoms
1. lotr
2. star trek

Pairings I used to love and now thoroughly detest because they've been so fucked up by both canon and fanon that they are no longer recognizable:
1. viggorli
2. picard/q

Pairings I look at with old affection:
1. sam/frodo
2. spock/mccoy

Current pairings I squee over:
1. legolas/gimli
2. kirk/spock (duh)

For each of your fandoms, and without reusing anyone if possible, who was the character you most:

Identified with?
frodo
spock

Lusted over?
legolas (in books and thus fanfic. in the movie? aragorn. rar.)
spock

Hated or were thoroughly annoyed by?
merry and pippin (book canon)
chekov (in fanon)

Adored in a platonic sense?
aragorn (in the book. in the movie? RAR.)



YOUR NAME

(1) The singular boring question: ...cim
(2) If you had been born a member of the opposite sex, what would your name have been?: philip
(3) Would you name a child of yours after you?: no
(4) If you had to switch first names with a friend of your's, who would you switch with?: rachel
(5) What's the way people most often mispronounce any part of your name?: my real last name they usually just skip and go, 'umm.'
(6) If you were to become famous, would you drop your last name (like Madonna, Cher, Roseanne)?: i don't think famous writers do that.


DEEP THEOLOGICAL QUESTIONS. oh, blah blah.

(7) Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell?: no. heaven and hell at all? no.
(8) Do you think God has a gender?: no. do you think there is a god? no.
(9) Do you think science counteracts religion?: 'counteracts'? wtf. 'contradicts'? yes.
(10) Do you believe in organised religion?: evidently the world needs it, so i grudgingly put up with it.
(11) Where do you think we go when we die?: where do i *think*? nowhere. although i don't say i *believe* this, because there's no certainty attached.
(12) Do you feel a little funny thinking about the questions in this section?: oh for god's sake. no. shut up.

HUMOUR

(13) How easy is it to make you laugh?: er, well. i'm a strange one. easy in some circumstances.
(14) What person you know makes you laugh the most?: most easily? holls. most frequently? claire.
(15) Do you laugh at jokes you know you shouldn't?: no.
(16) Do you tell jokes you know you shouldn't?: no
(17) What words instantly make you laugh or at least smile?: wax
(18) What do you think is the funniest thing you've ever said or written?: i think my brain just doesn't work right for answering this question.

MUSIC

(19) Do you ever dance to music when nobody's watching?: yes
(20) What is/are the worst song(s) you have ever heard?: so much sucks. probably something twangy and country.
(21) What song(s) do you wish you could understand a little better?: some queen
(22) What song(s) are constantly in your head?: changes all the time
(23) What song(s) do you think describe your personality best?: i like to think my personality is a little more complex than this
(24) If you were to serenade the object of your affections, which song(s) would you use?: shakira's 'quiero.' then she'd get pissed off that it's in spanish. then we'd kiss and make up. >:]
(25) If the object of your affections were to serenade you, what song(s) would you hope he or she used?: o.0 i think just maybe i'd rather not know.

MOVIES

(26) What movie(s) do you love that nobody else seems to?: the sesame street movie don't eat the pictures
(27) Do you agree with the idea that sequels are always worse than the original?: pretty much
(28) Who's your favourite Star Wars character?: leia
(29) What kind of movie do you think there should be more of?: original star trek. or failing that... funny.
(30) What movie(s) do you simply not understand the appeal of?: die hard

FOOD

(31) When eating, are you more concerned with taste or healthiness?: not upsetting my stomach
(32) What's your favourite kind of cheese?: i don't have a favorite.
(33) What do you think your answer to the previous question reveals about your personality?: that i'm lazy?
(34) If you knew exactly what went into Chinese food, hamburger meat, etc., would you still eat it?:probably
(35) Do you ever feel guilty eating meat?: hmmm. not really.

COMPUTERS

(36) Mac or PC?: pc
(37) How much do you actually care about the inner workings of your computer, as long as it works?: ...not
(38) Do you ever begin preferring IMs to other forms of conversation?: except with wax because then i can't see her
(39) Do you find you're different talking through IMs than face-to-face or on the telephone?: more articulate
(40) Have you ever ended bid on something on eBay and regretted it later?: no

THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES

(41) Have you ever wished you could experience being the other gender?: yes
(42) What do you love most about the other gender?: those trim hips.
(43) What do you dislike most about the other gender?: they make no sense whatsoever
(44) What do you understand least about the other gender?: attention span

CELEBRITIES

(45) Do you sometimes see a movie or watch a show just because a good-looking celebrity is in it?: yes
(46) What celebrity's autograph do you want most?: samuel delany's
(47) Have people ever said you looked like a celebrity, and if so, who?: not that i recall
(48) If there was to be a movie about you, who do you think should play you (in personality, looks or both)?: no idea.
(49) Does it ever annoy you when you know someone is a celebrity but you can't remember why?: buh?
(50) If you could enter any celebrity's mind like in "Being John Malkovich", whose would you enter?: someone cool. patrick stewart. or ian mckellen.
(51) Do you want to be John Malkovich?: ::smites quiz::

NUMBERS

(52) Do you laugh when you hear or read the number 69?: no
(53) Were you lying about your answer to the previous question?: no
(54) Do you actually know your Social Security Number?: yes
(55) Do you actually know your IP address?: hahahahahaha no
(56) Do you know what an IP address is?: vaguely
(57) Do you know the four-character extension on your ZIP code?: at college, cause it's easy to remember
(58) Are there too many numbers floating around in our lives?: no. numbers aren't things, they're things that *describe* the universe. and other things. and i like computers functioning and all, so no. fuck off.
(59) Does your head begin to hurt when you think of infinity, imaginary numbers, irrational numbers, etc.?: no, i get all starry-eyed. love that kind of philosophy. though i hate most math.
(60) What do you think of pi?: um. it has... a lot of... neat digits... it makes a good wallpaper border? the thing about it in the bible? BWAHAHAHHAAH.

LOVE, SEX AND ALL THAT

(61) Did you get a little frightened or uncomfortable seeing this as a section title?: nope.
(62) If someone you had no interest in dating expressed interest in dating you, how would you feel?: uncomfortable.
(63) Do you prefer getting to know someone first before dating them or going in "blind"?: the former.
(64) Could you carry on a relationship with someone with the same first name as a family member?: yeesss
(65) Have you ever wished it was more "socially acceptable" for a girl to ask a guy out?: no
(66) What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment?: i think i'd throw up, but i'm all for it for anyone who wants to. yay sex.
(67) Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive?: once or twice.
(68) Do you think the opposite sex finds you good-looking?: evidently some of them do.
(69) Would you be willing to give up sex in exchange for an emotional commitment you knew would last?: hm. i dunno. does that include masturbation? ;)
(70) Do you think the number of the last question was a coincidence?: i didn't think it was particularly clever, either, and this one makes it worse.

POSSESSIONS

(71) What is your favourite possession?: dog, unless he doesn't count. then laptop. ::strokes:: my preciousssss.
(72) What physical, tangible possession do you want most?: books
(73) How badly do you want it?: mildly
(74) Have you ever seen 'The Exorcist'?: no
(75) How long did it take you to understand why the last question is in this section?: ::stabs you::

HOLIDAYS

(76) Does Christmas music too far away from Christmas annoy you?: yes
(77) How old do you think you will be before you stop liking getting older?: pretty old
(78) What was the best Halloween costume you ever had?: britney spears
(79) What was the worst Halloween costume you ever had?: ...not sure
(80) What holiday do you think has still managed to retain its original meaning?: don't care
(81) There are currently no federal holidays during August - what should be put there?: yawn

MEMORIES

(82) How good is your short-term memory?: okay
(83) How good is your long-term memory?: horrible
(84) What is your earliest memory?: coming home to our house from a trip when i was a baby
(85) What is your happiest memory?: it's hard to choose. varies. right now it's probably from last august and involves wax and, unfortunately, no sordid details that i couldn't share with the whole world.
(86) What is your strangest memory?: eh
(87) What song, movie, etc. do you wish you could memorise?: i can. and i do.
(88) What movie(s) makes/made you cry?: stepmom did, once. i was younger and more vulnerable.
(89) What book(s) makes/made you cry?: magic's pawn did, but i was about 10 at the time
(90) What song(s) makes/made you cry?: any song, if i'm in the right mood