Interests meme
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shikyrie; I thought this one sounded kind of cool, and like a good way to say a bit about myself that folks reading this journal might not otherwise know.
Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have fewer than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between fifty and seventy-five interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over seventy-five interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them here, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much.
Barbara Michaels: One of the two pseudonyms of my favorite authors. Barbara Michaels books were among the first ones I remember reading and loving during my formative years, especially during high school years after I moved out of Louisville and no longer had band to occupy my time. Barbara Michaels, a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters, is also a huge formative influence on my writing in general.
Carbon Leaf: A band I've come to love thanks to my Great Big Sea fandom. Like GBS, they are sort of "folk rock", though closer to the rock side of the spectrum than the folk side. I'm grooving heavily upon them because of a lead singer with a distinctive, rich voice, a mandolin player with some incredibly talented fingers, lyrics with complex imagery, kickin' bass solos, and complicated, rhythmic melody lines in general.
Elfquest: My very first and longest-lasting Fandom, and the only comic book I've ever gone out of my way to purchase over several years. EQ is responsible for getting me into MUSHing, inspired my first and only attempt to be a GM, and even now retains a special place in my heart. I love it for Wendy Pini's history of lushly drawn art, memorable characters, and one of the most original treatment of elves I've ever seen in the fantasy genre, ever.
Flute: The first instrument I ever learned to play, taken up in fourth grade when I got old enough to start taking music classes in elementary school. It wasn't my first choice; I wanted to play drums. But my brother Donnie had already beaten me to it, so I punted to flute instead. I like to think I did well at it--first chair in middle school band for two and a half years does, I think, back me up on that.
Han Shot First: As a player of Han Solo on Star Wars MUSH, not to mention a self-respecting Star Wars fan in general, how could I NOT espouse the One True Version of A New Hope where Han did in fact plug Greedo first, no questions asked, no apologies, dammit?
Irish Flute: This is an offshoot of my interest in the flute in general. Irish/Celtic music is one of my biggest music loves, and I hope to get hold of an Irish flute someday to be able to play one myself.
Languages: This, I daresay, is an offshoot of my being a writer. I love words in general, and I love the whole idea of how they come together in different languages. If I had lots more time on my hands, I'd be spending it learning several languages I've wanted to learn for years now.
Nanowrimo: Short for "National Novel Writing Month", Nanowrimo is the means by which I kicked myself into gear to finish my third novel and the first one I've attempted to submit for publication since I was eighteen. I hope to try it again this year, at least 'unofficially', to get me moving farther along on the first draft of my current work in progress.
Polyamory: This is on my interests list primarily because I believe that it is possible for a person to have a loving, committed relationship to more than one person at once. Elfquest is actually a formative influence for me in this regard, as there are examples of three-way lifematings here and there in that series. Between that and examples I have come across in real life, I've come to believe that just because you love person A, this doesn't mean loving person B as well is wrong. The tricky part is dealing with it in an open and honest fashion. It's not about sex, for me; it's about having genuine feelings for and attachment to more than one person at once. And it's not something I'd recommend for everyone. People say relationships between two people are hard work; adding more people into the mix makes it all the more challenging.
Seattle: Even though I actually live in Kenmore now, I still feel like a Seattleite because I lived in Seattle for thirteen years--and Kenmore is so close to Seattle that it's really all part of the greater Seattle urban area anyway! The novel I've finished is set in Seattle, and if I sell it, I hope to write more to go along with it. What can I say--any city that has its own Troll just screams to be set in a fantasy novel. Yeah yeah yeah, I know it's been done, but hey.
Susanna Kearsley: Another author of whom I am very fond, and who seems to also have been influenced by Barbara Michaels; in fact, the novels of hers I have on my shelves have "in the tradition of Barbara Michaels" on their covers. Well, the English ones anyway. I have a German translation of a third novel of hers, Mariana, which I hope to work my way through some time soon by way of refreshing my German. See previous commentary re: languages.
Tolkien: Because I'm yet another Tolkien geek, because as with many other authors Tolkien for me is the great-granddaddy of modern fantasy, because I love his mastery of language, because I love the rich complexity of his world. I could go on and on, but all of you Tolkien geeks out there already know all this stuff.
shikyrie; I thought this one sounded kind of cool, and like a good way to say a bit about myself that folks reading this journal might not otherwise know.Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have fewer than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between fifty and seventy-five interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over seventy-five interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them here, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much.
Barbara Michaels: One of the two pseudonyms of my favorite authors. Barbara Michaels books were among the first ones I remember reading and loving during my formative years, especially during high school years after I moved out of Louisville and no longer had band to occupy my time. Barbara Michaels, a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters, is also a huge formative influence on my writing in general.
Carbon Leaf: A band I've come to love thanks to my Great Big Sea fandom. Like GBS, they are sort of "folk rock", though closer to the rock side of the spectrum than the folk side. I'm grooving heavily upon them because of a lead singer with a distinctive, rich voice, a mandolin player with some incredibly talented fingers, lyrics with complex imagery, kickin' bass solos, and complicated, rhythmic melody lines in general.
Elfquest: My very first and longest-lasting Fandom, and the only comic book I've ever gone out of my way to purchase over several years. EQ is responsible for getting me into MUSHing, inspired my first and only attempt to be a GM, and even now retains a special place in my heart. I love it for Wendy Pini's history of lushly drawn art, memorable characters, and one of the most original treatment of elves I've ever seen in the fantasy genre, ever.
Flute: The first instrument I ever learned to play, taken up in fourth grade when I got old enough to start taking music classes in elementary school. It wasn't my first choice; I wanted to play drums. But my brother Donnie had already beaten me to it, so I punted to flute instead. I like to think I did well at it--first chair in middle school band for two and a half years does, I think, back me up on that.
Han Shot First: As a player of Han Solo on Star Wars MUSH, not to mention a self-respecting Star Wars fan in general, how could I NOT espouse the One True Version of A New Hope where Han did in fact plug Greedo first, no questions asked, no apologies, dammit?
Irish Flute: This is an offshoot of my interest in the flute in general. Irish/Celtic music is one of my biggest music loves, and I hope to get hold of an Irish flute someday to be able to play one myself.
Languages: This, I daresay, is an offshoot of my being a writer. I love words in general, and I love the whole idea of how they come together in different languages. If I had lots more time on my hands, I'd be spending it learning several languages I've wanted to learn for years now.
Nanowrimo: Short for "National Novel Writing Month", Nanowrimo is the means by which I kicked myself into gear to finish my third novel and the first one I've attempted to submit for publication since I was eighteen. I hope to try it again this year, at least 'unofficially', to get me moving farther along on the first draft of my current work in progress.
Polyamory: This is on my interests list primarily because I believe that it is possible for a person to have a loving, committed relationship to more than one person at once. Elfquest is actually a formative influence for me in this regard, as there are examples of three-way lifematings here and there in that series. Between that and examples I have come across in real life, I've come to believe that just because you love person A, this doesn't mean loving person B as well is wrong. The tricky part is dealing with it in an open and honest fashion. It's not about sex, for me; it's about having genuine feelings for and attachment to more than one person at once. And it's not something I'd recommend for everyone. People say relationships between two people are hard work; adding more people into the mix makes it all the more challenging.
Seattle: Even though I actually live in Kenmore now, I still feel like a Seattleite because I lived in Seattle for thirteen years--and Kenmore is so close to Seattle that it's really all part of the greater Seattle urban area anyway! The novel I've finished is set in Seattle, and if I sell it, I hope to write more to go along with it. What can I say--any city that has its own Troll just screams to be set in a fantasy novel. Yeah yeah yeah, I know it's been done, but hey.
Susanna Kearsley: Another author of whom I am very fond, and who seems to also have been influenced by Barbara Michaels; in fact, the novels of hers I have on my shelves have "in the tradition of Barbara Michaels" on their covers. Well, the English ones anyway. I have a German translation of a third novel of hers, Mariana, which I hope to work my way through some time soon by way of refreshing my German. See previous commentary re: languages.
Tolkien: Because I'm yet another Tolkien geek, because as with many other authors Tolkien for me is the great-granddaddy of modern fantasy, because I love his mastery of language, because I love the rich complexity of his world. I could go on and on, but all of you Tolkien geeks out there already know all this stuff.