Distracted By Something Shiny

This meme was going around on Tumblr and I thought I would give it a try. There are so many books that have stuck with me over the years, it is hard to pick just ten. And then some of them I can’t remember the names of! There was this children’s book that I checked out from the library every single time I went for like a year straight at the age of 6. I still vividly remember the part about the chocolate river, but I was 6, so I have no idea of the name of this book. (Actually, I’ve been trying to remember for years now, if it sounds familiar to anyone!) So, here we go:

Rules: In a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. Then tag 10 friends.

The Stand by Stephen King.
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King.
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
The Outsiders and also That Was Then, This is Now by SE Hinton.
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher.
The Hobbit and also The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.
The Chronicles of Narnia (in particular The...Wardrobe and Dawn Treader) by C.S. Lewis.
Number The Stars by Lois Lowry.
The Pokey Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey.
C D B by William Steig.

I spent just a few minutes thinking on these and I still came up with like 20, so yeah, I scrunched a few together, which is probably cheating, but whatever. Also, I just cut the ones that were last to pop into my head, not for any 'ranking' reasons. But here are the cut ones anyways: The Elenium series by David Eddings, World War Z by Max Brooks, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Bloodroots by Richie Tankersley Cusick, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling and The Princess & The Goblin series by George MacDonald.

Alright, for tagging, I say if you follow me and your user-name starts with the letter A - M, consider yourself tagged! (Or if you name starts with something else but you just want to do this meme anyways!)

So my favorite apocalyptic-type movie (of many that I love) has to be Independence Day. Though Deep Impact holds a really close second for me. Those are two of my top three most watched movies of all time - (the third is Jurassic Park, if you wanted to know).

How about you all…favorite apocalypse/post-apocalypse/near-apocalypse movie?

Also, the other day I was flipping the channel and I came across a movie called ‘Christmas Twister’. You guys, it combined my two favorite types of movies in one - bad natural disaster flicks and Christmas movies! Yes, I watched it. Yes, it was awesomely clichéd, right down to the family dog.

And now, in the spirit of the holiday, an apocalypse vid. I went looking for an apocalypse movie fanvid, but then I found this. All the things I love, I’m not even kidding! Even Jericho! Plus, excellent song choice - it’s very catchy and will get stuck in your head.

Watch now and enjoy the apocalypse!

Remember, we all meet up in Boulder, Colorado at the end times.

I need Community icons now. I need Community everything, pretty much, all the time now. I had seen a few special episodes (paintball #2, Law & Order, etc), but my sister got The BFF the first two seasons for her birthday last week and we spent the whole holiday weekend marathoning the first season. I love them all. I can't pick a favorite - but oh, I know where I stand on the shipping because that thing that happened at the end of the first season? Oh Yeah. My sister and I need to run out and buy our own copies because The BFF will be taking hers with her and WE NEED ALL THE COMMUNITY!! You know I am like gone crazy about this because I have been thinking about a Plague Apocalypse where the members of the study group start meeting up with each other, you know, having been strangers before. Think "The Stand" but with The Community peeps. Fun, right? (you know I have gone for a new show when I start 'apocalypsing' it).

Anyhoo, all of this leads me to flawed_x_design's birthday!!! Happy birthday!! flawed_x_design pointed out to me awhile back how Misha Collins and Joel McHale were friends, showed me that Misha went to Joel's birthday party and gave me clips of Misha on The Soup with Joel and...well, it's pretty much all her fault that I ship Misha/Joel now!!! ALL HER FAULT!!! And now that I am all about Joel McHale, this makes me even happier. So, in that honor...

This is Misha. This is Joel.
This is Misha and Joel.



Want, take, have, everyone.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY!!!