So, I filled this out on AW forum, but I'm going to do it here, too, and add some more thought to it.
1) What's your favorite Harry Potter book?
My favorite would really have to be Deathly Hallows, although I also really like HBP and OotP (although most people don't.) I don't really like CoS or SS (although it is amazing because it started it all) because they really just introduce the characters and everything, which gets dull after you've read them so many times. PoA's the slowest of the books, I think, especially since Voldie isn't mentioned at all, and GoF I don't really have a huge opinion on either way. Of course I love them all, but...
2) What's your favorite Harry Potter movie?
Well, I love SS and CoS because the trio is just so little and adorable, and Dumbie's right. But I also really like HBP because they're all so grown up, and there's the humorous aspect to it, although it's also really dark. I've probably watched HBP more than any other movie, but I'm sure DH will be my favorite soon. I love and hate them all, I guess.
3) Is there any of the films adaptations that have made you angry because they’ve ignored important parts of the book?
Oh, yesiree. That's the reason why I love and HATE them all- they leave stuff out. Of course, I understand WHY they left stuff out, but it still really, really annoys me. I can't watch the movies without yelling at the TV. Basically, if they left out something that was in the books, I'm annoyed. If they put it in and it wasn't in the books, I'm probably annoyed at that, too.
4)Who is your least favorite female character?
Lavender Brown is pretty annoying, and I must say, I don't LOVE Ginny or Cho. Please don't kill me.
5) Who's your favorite male character?
Oh, that's really hard. I like Snape, a lot. And, of course, Harry. And Dumbles is amazing.
6) What house would you want to be in? I'm a Slytherin by choice, Ravenclaw by the hat. People need to realize that Slytherins aren't always evil. So, if it's canon, I'm Slytherin. If it's not, I'm Slytherclaw/House of Awesome.
7) Who is your favorite female character?
Also really, really difficult. I love Hermione because she's so similar to me. Luna is amazing. Bellatrix is great. Mrs. Weasley is cool. Madame Pomfrey doesn't get enough screentime. Prfsr. McGonagall kicks ass.
8) What do you think would be your favorite lesson?
I think I would love charms, DADA, and transfiguration. Astronomy sounds fun.
9) Who's your least favorite male character?
Obv., I don't like Lucius, or Lockhart. Voldie's pretty awesome, though. Esp. AVPM Voldie.
10) Horcruxes or Hallows?
I'd like to hope that I'd choose hallows, not horcruxes.
11) What character would you say you are most like?
I'm kind of a mix between Hermione and Luna.
12) What's your favorite 'ship?
Non-canon or canon? As far as non-canon goes, I love Snape/Lily, Luna/Neville, Quirrelmort, and Dramione (it's just funny).
13) What's your least favorite movie?
Again, I love and hate them all. Maybe GoF.
14) Team Voldermort or Team Harry?
I'm a DA Slytherin, okay? Team Harry all the way.
15) Who would be your best friends at hogwarts?
Probably Luna and Hermione, and hopefully Harry.
16) Who's your favorite teacher?
McGonagall and Snape.
17) Are you excited about The Deathly Hallows movie or scared it won’t do the book justice?
BOTH. Mainly excited, though.
18) What's your least favorite book?
Probably SS or CoS, as I said.
19) Do you prefer the books or films?
Did. You. Seriously. Just. Ask. That. Question. BOOKS ALL THE WAY!
20) If you had to meet one member of the cast, who would it be?
Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Radcliffe. Actually, I would probably literally DIE if I could meet Darren Criss. Seriously, I would DIE.
21) Out of all the characters that died, if you could bring one back, who would it be?
Fred. And Snape. I miss Fred.
22) Harry Potter or Twilight?
If you have to ask, AVADA KEDAVRA.
23) Are there any part of the books/movies that makes you cry?
Yes. Especially if I'm already in a sad mood. I cry when I see the old Dumbie. I cry when Fred dies. And when Snape dies. And when Voldie dies, because it's over. I cry when Dumbie dies, in the books and movies. I cry when Sirius dies, in both. I cry when Harry goes to die, and when he sees all the people in the Great Hall, dead. I cry during Snape's memories. I cry when Dobby dies. I cry even when sad stuff isn't happening, because I know it will in the future.
24) Any particular scene you wished would have been put in the movie but it wasn’t?
Yes. All of them they skipped. AND IF THEY SKIP SNAPE'S MEMORIES SOMEONE'S GOING TO PAY. Same as if they skip "I am about to die" scene.
25) Nineteen years later. Are you happy how it turned out, or do you wish something was different?
It's just so sad to see them all grown up and old, with the series over. I can't really love it, because it's just so horrible to have these people I grew up with be 30+ years old.
26) If you could be able to work one spell without a wand, what would it be?
Summoning. Then I could summon a wand and be able to do all the other spells. I guess that's kind of cheating, though, like asking for 1,000 more wishes.
27) Would you rather own The Invisibility Cloak, The Resurrection Stone or The Elder Wand?
Invisibility Cloak. I agree with Hermione, there.
28) Do you listen to Wizard Wrock? What do you think about it?
I do, and I love it. Some of it stinks, but a lot of it is amazing.
29) Did you enjoy A Very Potter Musical?
Uh, DUH. I'm obsessed with StarkidPotter.
30) What affect has Harry Potter made on your life and how much does it mean to you?
I would be an entirely different person without Harry Potter. It means the world to me. Everything I said in my speech, and so much more. In my speech, I spoke of people coming back from depression and the brink of suicide because of the series. That's me, as painful as it is to say it. Harry has given me role models, morals, life lessons, and a reason to live in a time I needed it most. It has given me something to talk about, and a community to belong to. Harry Potter has given me something to laugh and cry about, to dream about. The series has provided me with friends, and a place to go when I'm sad. The Boy Who Lived has given me amazing music, and humor, and all that A Very Potter Musical involves. And don't get me started on AverageWizard and all that means to me. I could literally go on for hours about this subject, but let it suffice to say that I wouldn't even be writing this today without Harry Potter.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
My eccentricity is evident in many places... but mainly my room.
And one of them is, most definitely, mi cuarto.
There are several things one can assume from my room.
1) I like to read. A lot.
2) I'm very interested in travel.
3) Can you say, "theatre geek?"
4) HAAARRYYY POTTTEEERRRR.
5) And LOTR.
6) I collect porcelain dolls and fairies.
7) I have a LOT of stuff. Odd stuff.
8) I'm just a little OCPD.
And more.
I have a LOT of books in my room. Like, over 250. And I've read all of them. If you open one of them up, you'll also be able to learn a lot about me. Most of my books have little scribbles and notes in them- my opinion, a particularly moving passage highlighted, etc. I also have book jackets on my walls.
There's also a lot of pictures from places around the world on my walls- like, every postcard everyone's ever sent me, prints of Italy, posters, drawing, pages torn out of old calendars.
And I have a lot of odd theatre stuff. Stuff like posters for Phantom and quotes and sheet music in binders, but also things like hot pink Cindy wigs, funny hats, and costumes.
Harry Potter is an obvious one. I have quote posters on my wall, bookmarks, the series, books ABOUT Harry, figurines, Spectre-Specs, a Slytherin scarf, tie, and hat, the HP trivia game, 13+ shirts, 18+ necklaces, fan art drawings, signed photos, and much more. In fact, I have an entire WALL devoted to HP stuff.
And the LOTR is also obvious. Drawings, posters, bookmarks, book jackets, quotes, etc.
I have over 88 porcelain dolls, and a whole shelf of fairies.
Besides all the other stuff I described, there's a ton of random objects on my walls and ceiling. Things like headphone cords, teapots, keys, pop-tops, posters, fake money, postcards, a plastic cheetah figurine thingy, a spoon... I try ro make my room interesting. If you really want to see everything, it would probably take you years.
About the whole OCPD thing.... well, OCPD basically means OCD, but not so serious. For example, someone who's OCD might have their entire room color coded, but someone OCPD would more likely have parts of their room color coded, because they were too busy doing something else to entirely do it (but they would have if they had had time). So I have OCPD tendencies- my entire room is hideously messy, but certain parts are meticulously organized.
It's really difficult to describe my room without actually showing it to you. And, right now, my room doesn't really look like that, because I'm packing up EVERYTHING because we're remodeling my room so that it's bigger. Because my room is miniscule right now.
There are several things one can assume from my room.
1) I like to read. A lot.
2) I'm very interested in travel.
3) Can you say, "theatre geek?"
4) HAAARRYYY POTTTEEERRRR.
5) And LOTR.
6) I collect porcelain dolls and fairies.
7) I have a LOT of stuff. Odd stuff.
8) I'm just a little OCPD.
And more.
I have a LOT of books in my room. Like, over 250. And I've read all of them. If you open one of them up, you'll also be able to learn a lot about me. Most of my books have little scribbles and notes in them- my opinion, a particularly moving passage highlighted, etc. I also have book jackets on my walls.
There's also a lot of pictures from places around the world on my walls- like, every postcard everyone's ever sent me, prints of Italy, posters, drawing, pages torn out of old calendars.
And I have a lot of odd theatre stuff. Stuff like posters for Phantom and quotes and sheet music in binders, but also things like hot pink Cindy wigs, funny hats, and costumes.
Harry Potter is an obvious one. I have quote posters on my wall, bookmarks, the series, books ABOUT Harry, figurines, Spectre-Specs, a Slytherin scarf, tie, and hat, the HP trivia game, 13+ shirts, 18+ necklaces, fan art drawings, signed photos, and much more. In fact, I have an entire WALL devoted to HP stuff.
And the LOTR is also obvious. Drawings, posters, bookmarks, book jackets, quotes, etc.
I have over 88 porcelain dolls, and a whole shelf of fairies.
Besides all the other stuff I described, there's a ton of random objects on my walls and ceiling. Things like headphone cords, teapots, keys, pop-tops, posters, fake money, postcards, a plastic cheetah figurine thingy, a spoon... I try ro make my room interesting. If you really want to see everything, it would probably take you years.
About the whole OCPD thing.... well, OCPD basically means OCD, but not so serious. For example, someone who's OCD might have their entire room color coded, but someone OCPD would more likely have parts of their room color coded, because they were too busy doing something else to entirely do it (but they would have if they had had time). So I have OCPD tendencies- my entire room is hideously messy, but certain parts are meticulously organized.
It's really difficult to describe my room without actually showing it to you. And, right now, my room doesn't really look like that, because I'm packing up EVERYTHING because we're remodeling my room so that it's bigger. Because my room is miniscule right now.
Friday, September 17, 2010
NERD.
And I can prove it. In fact, I'm rather proud of the fact. If you're on the AW forum, you probably saw my list. And if you've been on Sparknotes for awhile, you'll also remember the list. But if not, here is my NEW and IMPROVED list of nerdy things about me.
1) Nerdy t-shirts. You betcha.
2)I have pretty much memorized the entire Harry Potter series.
3) I am undefeated in Harry Potter AND LOTR trivia. (But this means the asker has to know the answer to the question, too, or it's unfair.)
4)I have read the HP books over 25 times each.
5) Vlogbrothers. YES.
6)I enjoy Wizard Rock. It wrocks.
7) I know pretty much the entire soundtrack to Hunchback, Mulan, LWL, MAMD, AVPM, AVPS, HSM, Aladdin, Pochahontas, Peter Pan, Annie, WSS, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Phantom, Chicago, and Seussical.
8) I had braces for 5 years.
9) And I've had glasses since 3rd grade.
10) I can connect Harry Potter and the LOTR to absolutely ANYTHING and have been tested on this.
11) I have been in the school library.
12) I enjoy going to the public library.
13) And when I go, I like to write little notes and stick them in the books- Harry Potter, self-help, PostSecret.
14) I check PostSecret every Sunday.
15) I do research outside of school.
16) Freckles.
17) I repeat myself a lot because people don't understand what I'm saying.
18) I don't drink, smoke, take drugs or have sex with random people.
19) My nickname is Hermione.
20) MUUUGGGGLLLLEEEENNNNEEEETTTT.
21) Monty Python and the Holy Grail. <3 "What is the airspeed velocity of an unlaiden swallow?"
22) Uhm... Grammar Nazi.
23) I read, on average, a book a day.
24) And I can read several at once, without getting them confused.
25) And I can read upside down.
26)Last, year, for Halloween, I went as Anne Boleyn. The year before, Helen of Troy. This year, I'm going as a Slytherin student, but next year, I'm going as a Plague Doctor.
27) I name things. Name them things like "Galadriel" and "Ithilian."
28) I believe that I own around 250 books, but I kinda lost track and I keep getting more.
29) I reference things no one has ever heard of regularly.
30) Sparklife. <3
31) Uhm... WikiAnswers Floating Supervisor.
32)I am regularly called both a Walking Dictionary and a Walking Encyclopedia.
33) HDM= awesomeness.
34) I have read during recess. This used to be all I did during recess up until about 4th grade.
35) I did a speech on "The Effects of Harry Potter on the World Today" for class.
36) I have a blog.
37) Someone says "Harry Potter" and I almost inevitably involuntarily clap.
28) I can walk and read and not run into anything from years of following my mom around with a book in hand while she did her shopping.
29) People will no longer watch the HP/LOTR movies with me because I always end up yelling at the screen for being incorrect.
30) In first grade, I read at an 11th grade level. No lie.
31) And I read the LOTR for the first time in first grade, too.
32) I correct spelling and grammar on FB.
33) And my FB photo is me holding a giant stack of HP books.
34) I kind of have a giant rubber band ball.
35) I read fan fics.
36) But I hate them.
37) I get into constant arguments over the internet as to why Harry Potter is better than Twilight, an argument that is usually in essay form.
38) I use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar over the internet.
39) I am an environmental freak, I go crazy when people don't throw away their trash, do not recycle, or waste their paper in school.
40) I hate sports.
41) I always prefer the book to the movie, no matter what the case.
42) I play the harp.
43) And I'm president of the Builder's Club at my school.
44) All advanced honors classes that are available.
45) I use extravagantly long/large words just because I can.
46) HPA. <3
47) History's Mistery's, Cities of the Underworld, Antique's Roadshow.
48) I have read the Lord of the Rings books each more than 8 times, the Return of the King more than ten. (Most of the time I just read them repetitively over and over-finish it, restart...)
49) Over 90% of my FB statuses are HP related.
50) AverageWizard contributer, moderator, and commenter.
51) I just came up with all of these of the top of my head. *sigh*
And, now HERE is the original list, without any corrections, additions, or changes. Be wary of doubles. Also, please recall that I posted these when I was 12 and I no longer do all these things.
I have read the Lord of the Rings books each more than 8 times, the Return of the King more than ten. (Most of the time I just read them repetitively over and over-finish it, restart...)
I first read LOTR in first grade. By myself.
I have read the Harry Potter books each more than 10 times as well.
I am always in the middle of listening to a Harry Potter book on tape. Constantly.
The above two things have resulted in me almost constantly quoting HP to everybody I meet.
My favorite Halloween costumes are of obscure historical character.
In second grade, I read at a high-school level. It's true.
One night when I couldn't fall asleep, I decided to learn the alphabet backwards. I can still do it in less than 12 seconds.
I carry a book everywhere I go.
I have an emergency kit in my school backpack that includes a whistle in case I get locked in the changing room. (I also have a kaleidoscope, but that's besides the point.)
I always correct the teachers.
The english teacher had to look up one of the words in my essay to make sure it existed. It did.
I am a professional actress, and yet I'm only 12.
I love to sing songs from musicals. I always dance along. Even at school.
Instead of telling someone to bug off, I'll tell them: "Get you gone, you dwarf, you minimis of hindering knot-grass made, you bead, you acorn!" (Midsummer Night's Dream).
I like to wear costumes to everyday places. (I regularly wear wings to Staples).
The owner of the local coffee shop calls me "smart girl."
People actually call me "the walking dictionary."
I read over 150 books last year; each with over 250 pages.
After reading "A Comedy of Errors" for school, I found myself actually thinking in Shakesperian English.
In almost all photos of me, I'm reading.
The Renaissance Fair is my favorite place in the world.
I am well known for useless tidbits and facts that are worthless to others, but very interesting.
I thoroughly studied the Smithsonian book of Gems and Minerals when I was in Kindergarten.
I wanted to be mummified when I died when I was five, and I decided that i should learn all I could about it so I could give my mom instructions.
I often pretend to be a character from a book in public.
My favorite youtube videos ever have to do with Harry Potter.
When I was in fourth grade, i decided to recopy the dictionary into a notebook so I could have it with me all the time. I stopped at G.
I did eventually get a copy of the dictionary and thesaurus to keep in my purse just in case.
I won the school Scrabble competition in third grade, and I have every year since.
I am more comfortable with adults than kids my age.
My mom has to force me to watch tv.
My favorite sport is reading.
I have never been to a sports game, or have I ever watched one on tv, but I feel like I've seen quidditch thousands of times.
I own a highly edited copy of Quidditch Through the Ages, and two copies of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
I actually read the entire Silmarillion. I do not recommend it.
I won the Theatre Camp talent show two years in a row.
I look up quotes in my spare time- hundreds and hundreds of them. I comprised three books full of them. It took me about three years.
When "IMing", I use semi-perfect grammar and spelling.
Until i was in sixth grade, my favorite music artist was Rimsky-Korsakof. I had never heard of Fergie, Lady Gaga, Lil' Wayne, Kayne West, etc. I still don't like their music.
I have been a vegetarian for three years.
I have been an environmentalist, activist, and feminist almost my entire life.
I have always thought I should have been born during the Renaissance, even though I know it would be hard for me.
The only tv channel I ever watch is History International.
I am a WikiAnswers Supervisor, a Mythbusters Forum Senior Member, and a member of so many different environmental and literary sites, it's scary.
I am obsessed with organizing my USB drive.
My fashion style is somwhat.... eccentric.
I dream about Harry Potter. (And not just Harry Potter; I dream about Harry Potter's dreams. That's weird. And nerdy.)
I read HPDH in six hours straight. My aunt had to take it away and hide it in her safe so that I would stop long enough to eat dinner.
When climbing the escalator at the airport, I fell all the way down it because my carry on bag was too heavy. I had five hardcover books (each 500-700 pgs.) in my bag. I finished them within a few days.
I love Severus Snape. He rocks.
My mom hates sitting next to me on flights. She says random strangers are more companionable that me. I just read the entire flight. We have to keep buying books if we stop somewhere.
I have taught myself to read in the car, even though it makes me sick.
My signature for all my texts is "peace.read.tofu"
I was nominated as President of our school's setion of the Kiwanis Club, but I declined.
When I was in third grade, the Junior High LA teacher at our school had me read a poem of my own composition to her students. She said they needed some inspiration.
I am unbeatable at LOTR trivial pursuit. I have never been beaten in the seven years we have had the game. Ever.
I wake up in the morning by saying "A Elbereth Githoniel!"
My school uniform skirt is at least five inches longer than it has to be.
I almost always wear knee socks to school. (And I live in the desert.)
I always wear my top button buttoned on my school uniform skirt. I've done this since kindergarten.
The nerdiest boy in my class told me I looked like a librarian with my glasses chain last year.
I have my own wooden sword, inscribed with the words "Friend of Middle Earth" in Dwarvish. I translated it myself.
I have a plaque on my door with the poem of the door at Gringotts on it. (Enter stranger, but take heed...)
I have a plaque on my door that says "Do not enter without the express permission of Regulus Arcturus Black."
I have a sign on my door with an edited version of the poem from the LOTR movie: "The way is shut, it way made by those who are girls, and the girls keep it..."
I know exactly what a real Hand of Glory is and how it's made, but can't remember for the life of me how many players are on each team in soccer.
I love tofu.
And mushrooms. Raw.
I named my new phone Galadriel.
My ipod's name is Ithilien. It's green.
I quote LOTR all the time.
I have glasses, braces, freckles, pale skin, and I'm really short. Typical.
I. LOVE. FANTASY.
The first fight my best friend and I ever had was whether or not a tuna fish had spikes.
I now love WizardWrock. From a musician's point of view, the songs I have heard are horrendous. The artists have no talent. The lyrics are lame. BUT I JUST LOVE IT! Something about Harry Potter always makes my heart rate speed up and the rational part of my brain freeze up as I scream aloud:
harrypotterharrypotterharrypotterharrypotterLOVEHARRYPOTTER!
*ahem.* I'm better now.
When the seventh book came out, I cried for an hour because I wasn't allowed to wait in line for the book. I had to go to a rock concert instead, where I was dressed in a Harry Potter costume (because I was allowed to go to the release party for a half an hour). I made a sign that said "Severus Snape is Good! Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Tomorrow!" As we were driving to the party, I kept screaming "I love Severus Snape!" out the window at random passersby. When we got to the party, I had "Snape Is Good" written in facepaint across my nose. There was a man in an amazing Snape costume there; I am still have certain it WAS actually Snape. I walked up to him and looked up at his face (he was like 6'7''.
I said, "I believe in you, Professor Snape."
He looked down his hooked nose at me and said,"I hope I am worthy of your trust," then twirled around in his long black cloak and strode off. It was totally cool.
And, almost more amazing, we also saw a snowy owl in the middle of downtown Denver on that very night as we were walking to the car.
Oh. Dear. Me.
1) Nerdy t-shirts. You betcha.
2)I have pretty much memorized the entire Harry Potter series.
3) I am undefeated in Harry Potter AND LOTR trivia. (But this means the asker has to know the answer to the question, too, or it's unfair.)
4)I have read the HP books over 25 times each.
5) Vlogbrothers. YES.
6)I enjoy Wizard Rock. It wrocks.
7) I know pretty much the entire soundtrack to Hunchback, Mulan, LWL, MAMD, AVPM, AVPS, HSM, Aladdin, Pochahontas, Peter Pan, Annie, WSS, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Phantom, Chicago, and Seussical.
8) I had braces for 5 years.
9) And I've had glasses since 3rd grade.
10) I can connect Harry Potter and the LOTR to absolutely ANYTHING and have been tested on this.
11) I have been in the school library.
12) I enjoy going to the public library.
13) And when I go, I like to write little notes and stick them in the books- Harry Potter, self-help, PostSecret.
14) I check PostSecret every Sunday.
15) I do research outside of school.
16) Freckles.
17) I repeat myself a lot because people don't understand what I'm saying.
18) I don't drink, smoke, take drugs or have sex with random people.
19) My nickname is Hermione.
20) MUUUGGGGLLLLEEEENNNNEEEETTTT.
21) Monty Python and the Holy Grail. <3 "What is the airspeed velocity of an unlaiden swallow?"
22) Uhm... Grammar Nazi.
23) I read, on average, a book a day.
24) And I can read several at once, without getting them confused.
25) And I can read upside down.
26)Last, year, for Halloween, I went as Anne Boleyn. The year before, Helen of Troy. This year, I'm going as a Slytherin student, but next year, I'm going as a Plague Doctor.
27) I name things. Name them things like "Galadriel" and "Ithilian."
28) I believe that I own around 250 books, but I kinda lost track and I keep getting more.
29) I reference things no one has ever heard of regularly.
30) Sparklife. <3
31) Uhm... WikiAnswers Floating Supervisor.
32)I am regularly called both a Walking Dictionary and a Walking Encyclopedia.
33) HDM= awesomeness.
34) I have read during recess. This used to be all I did during recess up until about 4th grade.
35) I did a speech on "The Effects of Harry Potter on the World Today" for class.
36) I have a blog.
37) Someone says "Harry Potter" and I almost inevitably involuntarily clap.
28) I can walk and read and not run into anything from years of following my mom around with a book in hand while she did her shopping.
29) People will no longer watch the HP/LOTR movies with me because I always end up yelling at the screen for being incorrect.
30) In first grade, I read at an 11th grade level. No lie.
31) And I read the LOTR for the first time in first grade, too.
32) I correct spelling and grammar on FB.
33) And my FB photo is me holding a giant stack of HP books.
34) I kind of have a giant rubber band ball.
35) I read fan fics.
36) But I hate them.
37) I get into constant arguments over the internet as to why Harry Potter is better than Twilight, an argument that is usually in essay form.
38) I use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar over the internet.
39) I am an environmental freak, I go crazy when people don't throw away their trash, do not recycle, or waste their paper in school.
40) I hate sports.
41) I always prefer the book to the movie, no matter what the case.
42) I play the harp.
43) And I'm president of the Builder's Club at my school.
44) All advanced honors classes that are available.
45) I use extravagantly long/large words just because I can.
46) HPA. <3
47) History's Mistery's, Cities of the Underworld, Antique's Roadshow.
48) I have read the Lord of the Rings books each more than 8 times, the Return of the King more than ten. (Most of the time I just read them repetitively over and over-finish it, restart...)
49) Over 90% of my FB statuses are HP related.
50) AverageWizard contributer, moderator, and commenter.
51) I just came up with all of these of the top of my head. *sigh*
And, now HERE is the original list, without any corrections, additions, or changes. Be wary of doubles. Also, please recall that I posted these when I was 12 and I no longer do all these things.
I have read the Lord of the Rings books each more than 8 times, the Return of the King more than ten. (Most of the time I just read them repetitively over and over-finish it, restart...)
I first read LOTR in first grade. By myself.
I have read the Harry Potter books each more than 10 times as well.
I am always in the middle of listening to a Harry Potter book on tape. Constantly.
The above two things have resulted in me almost constantly quoting HP to everybody I meet.
My favorite Halloween costumes are of obscure historical character.
In second grade, I read at a high-school level. It's true.
One night when I couldn't fall asleep, I decided to learn the alphabet backwards. I can still do it in less than 12 seconds.
I carry a book everywhere I go.
I have an emergency kit in my school backpack that includes a whistle in case I get locked in the changing room. (I also have a kaleidoscope, but that's besides the point.)
I always correct the teachers.
The english teacher had to look up one of the words in my essay to make sure it existed. It did.
I am a professional actress, and yet I'm only 12.
I love to sing songs from musicals. I always dance along. Even at school.
Instead of telling someone to bug off, I'll tell them: "Get you gone, you dwarf, you minimis of hindering knot-grass made, you bead, you acorn!" (Midsummer Night's Dream).
I like to wear costumes to everyday places. (I regularly wear wings to Staples).
The owner of the local coffee shop calls me "smart girl."
People actually call me "the walking dictionary."
I read over 150 books last year; each with over 250 pages.
After reading "A Comedy of Errors" for school, I found myself actually thinking in Shakesperian English.
In almost all photos of me, I'm reading.
The Renaissance Fair is my favorite place in the world.
I am well known for useless tidbits and facts that are worthless to others, but very interesting.
I thoroughly studied the Smithsonian book of Gems and Minerals when I was in Kindergarten.
I wanted to be mummified when I died when I was five, and I decided that i should learn all I could about it so I could give my mom instructions.
I often pretend to be a character from a book in public.
My favorite youtube videos ever have to do with Harry Potter.
When I was in fourth grade, i decided to recopy the dictionary into a notebook so I could have it with me all the time. I stopped at G.
I did eventually get a copy of the dictionary and thesaurus to keep in my purse just in case.
I won the school Scrabble competition in third grade, and I have every year since.
I am more comfortable with adults than kids my age.
My mom has to force me to watch tv.
My favorite sport is reading.
I have never been to a sports game, or have I ever watched one on tv, but I feel like I've seen quidditch thousands of times.
I own a highly edited copy of Quidditch Through the Ages, and two copies of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
I actually read the entire Silmarillion. I do not recommend it.
I won the Theatre Camp talent show two years in a row.
I look up quotes in my spare time- hundreds and hundreds of them. I comprised three books full of them. It took me about three years.
When "IMing", I use semi-perfect grammar and spelling.
Until i was in sixth grade, my favorite music artist was Rimsky-Korsakof. I had never heard of Fergie, Lady Gaga, Lil' Wayne, Kayne West, etc. I still don't like their music.
I have been a vegetarian for three years.
I have been an environmentalist, activist, and feminist almost my entire life.
I have always thought I should have been born during the Renaissance, even though I know it would be hard for me.
The only tv channel I ever watch is History International.
I am a WikiAnswers Supervisor, a Mythbusters Forum Senior Member, and a member of so many different environmental and literary sites, it's scary.
I am obsessed with organizing my USB drive.
My fashion style is somwhat.... eccentric.
I dream about Harry Potter. (And not just Harry Potter; I dream about Harry Potter's dreams. That's weird. And nerdy.)
I read HPDH in six hours straight. My aunt had to take it away and hide it in her safe so that I would stop long enough to eat dinner.
When climbing the escalator at the airport, I fell all the way down it because my carry on bag was too heavy. I had five hardcover books (each 500-700 pgs.) in my bag. I finished them within a few days.
I love Severus Snape. He rocks.
My mom hates sitting next to me on flights. She says random strangers are more companionable that me. I just read the entire flight. We have to keep buying books if we stop somewhere.
I have taught myself to read in the car, even though it makes me sick.
My signature for all my texts is "peace.read.tofu"
I was nominated as President of our school's setion of the Kiwanis Club, but I declined.
When I was in third grade, the Junior High LA teacher at our school had me read a poem of my own composition to her students. She said they needed some inspiration.
I am unbeatable at LOTR trivial pursuit. I have never been beaten in the seven years we have had the game. Ever.
I wake up in the morning by saying "A Elbereth Githoniel!"
My school uniform skirt is at least five inches longer than it has to be.
I almost always wear knee socks to school. (And I live in the desert.)
I always wear my top button buttoned on my school uniform skirt. I've done this since kindergarten.
The nerdiest boy in my class told me I looked like a librarian with my glasses chain last year.
I have my own wooden sword, inscribed with the words "Friend of Middle Earth" in Dwarvish. I translated it myself.
I have a plaque on my door with the poem of the door at Gringotts on it. (Enter stranger, but take heed...)
I have a plaque on my door that says "Do not enter without the express permission of Regulus Arcturus Black."
I have a sign on my door with an edited version of the poem from the LOTR movie: "The way is shut, it way made by those who are girls, and the girls keep it..."
I know exactly what a real Hand of Glory is and how it's made, but can't remember for the life of me how many players are on each team in soccer.
I love tofu.
And mushrooms. Raw.
I named my new phone Galadriel.
My ipod's name is Ithilien. It's green.
I quote LOTR all the time.
I have glasses, braces, freckles, pale skin, and I'm really short. Typical.
I. LOVE. FANTASY.
The first fight my best friend and I ever had was whether or not a tuna fish had spikes.
I now love WizardWrock. From a musician's point of view, the songs I have heard are horrendous. The artists have no talent. The lyrics are lame. BUT I JUST LOVE IT! Something about Harry Potter always makes my heart rate speed up and the rational part of my brain freeze up as I scream aloud:
harrypotterharrypotterharrypotterharrypotterLOVEHARRYPOTTER!
*ahem.* I'm better now.
When the seventh book came out, I cried for an hour because I wasn't allowed to wait in line for the book. I had to go to a rock concert instead, where I was dressed in a Harry Potter costume (because I was allowed to go to the release party for a half an hour). I made a sign that said "Severus Snape is Good! Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Tomorrow!" As we were driving to the party, I kept screaming "I love Severus Snape!" out the window at random passersby. When we got to the party, I had "Snape Is Good" written in facepaint across my nose. There was a man in an amazing Snape costume there; I am still have certain it WAS actually Snape. I walked up to him and looked up at his face (he was like 6'7''.
I said, "I believe in you, Professor Snape."
He looked down his hooked nose at me and said,"I hope I am worthy of your trust," then twirled around in his long black cloak and strode off. It was totally cool.
And, almost more amazing, we also saw a snowy owl in the middle of downtown Denver on that very night as we were walking to the car.
Oh. Dear. Me.
Friday, Shout-Outs, and Mommy/Me Fights.
Xtreme Emigma/Sam, you were right; today wasn't as bad as yesterday or the day before. I suppose that was inevitable, because, after all, today is Friday, and yesterday was... not.
And, hey! Guess what! Turns out I wasn't just talking to myself. In July, there were 118 pageviews. In August, 104. In September... 369! This is because of you, AverageWizards. (: I know it because 231 of those views were on my Harry Potter speech, which was, of course, part of a published AW story. Gotta love you all... baby I'm not alone, 'cuz you're here with me.
Aaaanyways.... now I'm done with annoying shout-outs to people who are probably not even reading this... I'll skip straight to the annoying depressing blathering of a random teenager with a totally uninteresting life! Hoooraaayyy!Haha, no, I'll skip it (directly, anyways), and talk about something cool. Something cool other than Harry Potter (which will, today, include AVPM, MAMD, LWL, AW, AW forum, WWoHP, and Helena Bonham Carter).
Oh, right. This totally goes against what I just said, but since I brought it up earlier, and I said I might talk about it, I guess I'll explain what my dear madre and I were arguing about so profusely yesterday.
It all boils down to StarkidPotter and "Not Alone." And me being OCD. Basically, she was making fun of the song/me and singing it with the lyrics "You're all alone/'cuz it's all about me" which really, really bothered me. Anyone who's been on AW for a while and knows my username there will know why, and for those of you who have not, let it suffice to say this song means A TON to me, for a variety of reasons. I actually thought long and hard about whether or not to sing this song at chapel, and open it up to the wide variety of opinions and jokes that were sure to follow, but I finally decided the opportunity was just too great to NOT sing a Starkid song. My mom, of course, could never understand this. I feel like a total angsty teen when I say this, but she really has no idea whatsoever what Starkid, "Not Alone," and AverageWizard mean to me. So when she calls AW "that god-damn website," I get much more upset then I would be if she swore at me.
So, yeah, that's pretty much it. AVPM is hilarious and amazing, but making fun of it is NOT cool. And neither is making fun of AW. At. All.
And, hey! Guess what! Turns out I wasn't just talking to myself. In July, there were 118 pageviews. In August, 104. In September... 369! This is because of you, AverageWizards. (: I know it because 231 of those views were on my Harry Potter speech, which was, of course, part of a published AW story. Gotta love you all... baby I'm not alone, 'cuz you're here with me.
Aaaanyways.... now I'm done with annoying shout-outs to people who are probably not even reading this... I'll skip straight to the annoying depressing blathering of a random teenager with a totally uninteresting life! Hoooraaayyy!Haha, no, I'll skip it (directly, anyways), and talk about something cool. Something cool other than Harry Potter (which will, today, include AVPM, MAMD, LWL, AW, AW forum, WWoHP, and Helena Bonham Carter).
Oh, right. This totally goes against what I just said, but since I brought it up earlier, and I said I might talk about it, I guess I'll explain what my dear madre and I were arguing about so profusely yesterday.
It all boils down to StarkidPotter and "Not Alone." And me being OCD. Basically, she was making fun of the song/me and singing it with the lyrics "You're all alone/'cuz it's all about me" which really, really bothered me. Anyone who's been on AW for a while and knows my username there will know why, and for those of you who have not, let it suffice to say this song means A TON to me, for a variety of reasons. I actually thought long and hard about whether or not to sing this song at chapel, and open it up to the wide variety of opinions and jokes that were sure to follow, but I finally decided the opportunity was just too great to NOT sing a Starkid song. My mom, of course, could never understand this. I feel like a total angsty teen when I say this, but she really has no idea whatsoever what Starkid, "Not Alone," and AverageWizard mean to me. So when she calls AW "that god-damn website," I get much more upset then I would be if she swore at me.
So, yeah, that's pretty much it. AVPM is hilarious and amazing, but making fun of it is NOT cool. And neither is making fun of AW. At. All.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
The most horrible parts of my day, which was not, after all, as bad as it could have been.
Even though I had already written a more wonderful post than this, I'm going to write this one now, because THAT ONE'S GONE. But I'm going to write again because I'm upset, and sad. And it's by far easiest to write when you're sad and upset. However, the result is not always amazing. But it gets written, anyways.
Today was another "I'm so exhausted I burst into tears at the slightest provocation" kind of day. It was also a Thursday, which is always kind of stressful, and I had a screaming headache, and I had to sing in chapel. So the day was kind of difficult, and then, of course, socially, I simply fought with EVERYONE today.
Today my mom called me an insensitive, self-centered b*tch, and I believe her. Which, of course, makes me self-centered and insensitive. I just feel like everyone hates me today, which shouldn't really affect me since I kind of hate them, too. But I keep getting yelled at.
And this stupid student log in tech thing. Of course all the help sources our teacher gave us are out of town, and of course she doesn't answer my email to her. I'm going to get another reminder card for this, which'll put me at two, and all of them in tech. I got screamed at for 20 minutes straight, and I'm still going to get a reminder card. FABULOUS.
Oh, and the milk was sour. And I drank half a glass of it in my tea.
The problem with having amazing role models (Darren Criss, Lindsay Carpenter, Emma Watson, etc.) is that you will never achieve as much in your life as they did, and will constantly be in a state of comparison. I have the sinking feeling that I will never accomplish much of anything in my life, and leave the world without having made a difference at all, quick to be forgotten, never having made myself or anyone else happy. I'm afraid I'll never meet these role models, never do the things I've set my hopes on, and live a dull, uninteresting life and then die.
What a day. I feel like punching a baby.
Today was another "I'm so exhausted I burst into tears at the slightest provocation" kind of day. It was also a Thursday, which is always kind of stressful, and I had a screaming headache, and I had to sing in chapel. So the day was kind of difficult, and then, of course, socially, I simply fought with EVERYONE today.
Today my mom called me an insensitive, self-centered b*tch, and I believe her. Which, of course, makes me self-centered and insensitive. I just feel like everyone hates me today, which shouldn't really affect me since I kind of hate them, too. But I keep getting yelled at.
And this stupid student log in tech thing. Of course all the help sources our teacher gave us are out of town, and of course she doesn't answer my email to her. I'm going to get another reminder card for this, which'll put me at two, and all of them in tech. I got screamed at for 20 minutes straight, and I'm still going to get a reminder card. FABULOUS.
Oh, and the milk was sour. And I drank half a glass of it in my tea.
The problem with having amazing role models (Darren Criss, Lindsay Carpenter, Emma Watson, etc.) is that you will never achieve as much in your life as they did, and will constantly be in a state of comparison. I have the sinking feeling that I will never accomplish much of anything in my life, and leave the world without having made a difference at all, quick to be forgotten, never having made myself or anyone else happy. I'm afraid I'll never meet these role models, never do the things I've set my hopes on, and live a dull, uninteresting life and then die.
What a day. I feel like punching a baby.
GRR.
Once again, I wrote a brilliantly insightful post, and then, *POOF!* it was just as gone as Slughorn's stupid goldfish in the movies.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
There's this guy... HA! Not really.
I'm just going to post like Sam M. isn't reading this. I'm going to post like this is still just between me and the rest of the world, where I remain anonymous and so do you. I'm going to post like that because my other option is to start a new blog where I am entirely anonymous and pray to Wizard God that Sam doesn't find that one, too. And then I would lose all the hard work I've put into this one.
But all the same, I am a little despondent today. More tired than anything else, really. But when you're tired, everything seems a little gloomier, and then you start to feel like the day would have been that crappy even if you weren't tired, and it all starts to go downhill from there. And having a unit test in geometry certainly doesn't help.
And when you get into this mood, it's really hard to get out of it. Everything anyone says to you feels like a personal assault. The oddest things annoy you no end.
Today it was my name. I just hated it, and everything that went along with it. I just simply couldn't STAND my name. Someone just saying it in passing made me cringe.
I was also really annoyed by being alone, all day. I mean, I was in crowded classrooms all day, but I just felt kind of seperate. I just missed really, really close friendships and I wished I had someone I could share all this stuff with. I felt rather unloved. Sometimes I wish there was just someone of the opposite gender who found me, if not amazing, then at least not repulsive. You get my drift. (And this is why I want you far, far away, Sam.) I went back into that ancient method of protection, and I buried myself deep away inside, like curling up inside a warm fuzzy blanket on a squishy armchair when it's cold outside, which it never is here. But that armchair got boring, and I wished there was someone to talk to. That's the closest I can come to comparing it to normal people's lives, if you didn't understand.
The whole day was like that, until I came home and just said to myself, "I could care less what everyone thinks of me and I can speak to my blog if I'm lonely. I might as well have fun if I'm going to be so out of place, so I decided the best way to have fun was to go on AverageWizard, write some on Facebook and elsewhere without giving a thought about how people would view me if I posted it (and I don't mean rude or disrespectful things, don't get me wrong), and posted on my blog. And other things, like cleaning my room. Not fun, but I had to do it anyways.
So, basically, I was tired, and sad, and lonely, and then I came home and said, "Screw this and them."
But all the same, I am a little despondent today. More tired than anything else, really. But when you're tired, everything seems a little gloomier, and then you start to feel like the day would have been that crappy even if you weren't tired, and it all starts to go downhill from there. And having a unit test in geometry certainly doesn't help.
And when you get into this mood, it's really hard to get out of it. Everything anyone says to you feels like a personal assault. The oddest things annoy you no end.
Today it was my name. I just hated it, and everything that went along with it. I just simply couldn't STAND my name. Someone just saying it in passing made me cringe.
I was also really annoyed by being alone, all day. I mean, I was in crowded classrooms all day, but I just felt kind of seperate. I just missed really, really close friendships and I wished I had someone I could share all this stuff with. I felt rather unloved. Sometimes I wish there was just someone of the opposite gender who found me, if not amazing, then at least not repulsive. You get my drift. (And this is why I want you far, far away, Sam.) I went back into that ancient method of protection, and I buried myself deep away inside, like curling up inside a warm fuzzy blanket on a squishy armchair when it's cold outside, which it never is here. But that armchair got boring, and I wished there was someone to talk to. That's the closest I can come to comparing it to normal people's lives, if you didn't understand.
The whole day was like that, until I came home and just said to myself, "I could care less what everyone thinks of me and I can speak to my blog if I'm lonely. I might as well have fun if I'm going to be so out of place, so I decided the best way to have fun was to go on AverageWizard, write some on Facebook and elsewhere without giving a thought about how people would view me if I posted it (and I don't mean rude or disrespectful things, don't get me wrong), and posted on my blog. And other things, like cleaning my room. Not fun, but I had to do it anyways.
So, basically, I was tired, and sad, and lonely, and then I came home and said, "Screw this and them."
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