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07 January 2010 @ 10:09 pm
Poll #1508715 Laptops
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 26

In your opinion, which company makes the best laptops?

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Dell
2 (7.7%)

HP
1 (3.8%)

Compaq
0 (0.0%)

Acer
1 (3.8%)

Toshiba
0 (0.0%)

Sony
3 (11.5%)

Samsung
0 (0.0%)

Apple
8 (30.8%)

Gateway
0 (0.0%)

Emachines
0 (0.0%)

MSI
0 (0.0%)

Eurocom
0 (0.0%)

Fujitsu
0 (0.0%)

Some other company (which one?)
0 (0.0%)

Hell if I know
11 (42.3%)

 
 
Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: The Buggles-"Video Killed The Radio"
 
 
07 January 2010 @ 09:40 pm
Although the crew of the Twilight Saga films is totally different from the crew that's signed on to The Host, I had a silly thought today: What if some actors/actresses from the Twilight series were recast in The Host? Of course it would never happen (almost never), but it'd be fun to recast them.

So let's have fun and come up with who would play who!

Of course, this is not serious and just for fun, so keep it classy :)
 
 
Current Mood: bored
 
 
07 January 2010 @ 09:39 am
Poll #1508411 driving
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 97

In the country in which you live, which side of the road do you drive on?

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right
87 (89.7%)

left
10 (10.3%)

 
 
(Please forgive any cross-posting. I am keen to get as much fan input as possible.)

(Link updated because some computers were unable to use the previous link. Thanks to those who alerted me!).

Disclosure: I am an academic who supports fans. I think literary critics should respect fans and recognise that you are complex, intelligent, and able to enjoy a book without necessarily modelling your lives on it.

I think fans are not victims, and I want to find out what Twilight means to you.  If you want to share your thoughts, please consider trying my survey at SurveyMonkey, here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/9NB3Y9H Anything you contribute will be made anonymous in any analysis I write, and I’ll let you know if I do write anything.

Best wishes
Sara at FanQueries
 
 
06 January 2010 @ 03:28 pm
Poll #1508131 Melodrama!
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 82

How often would you say that you are melodramatic?

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Never
9 (11.0%)

Infrequently
40 (48.8%)

Somewhat Often
26 (31.7%)

OMG ALL THE TIME
7 (8.5%)


Motive )
 
 
Thanks to everyone who kindly added their two bob in my last post. No, there hasn't been any posting since I removed the current posters - for anyone wailing and gnashing their teeth at the lack of wordiness, I apologise! It will all start up again once the new posters are sorted.

We have some volunteers for the new regime of posters, and I was gonna email you all individually to work out who wanted to post when, but it seems easier to just post here. Anyone who doesn't comment by, say, Friday, will get a little reminder nudge to take a peek.

Anyway! Thus far I have the following posters on the following days:

[info]cecilegrey and [info]brbplayingchess wanting Mondays, and[info]miss_daizy and [info]rainbow_yarn wanting Tuesdays. You two will need to work out who gets Tuesdays.

[info]cecilegrey is also up for Fridays, potentially giving [info]brbplayingchess.Mondays.

This leaves [info]fidgetspin, [info]prettygoodword  and myself to fill in the last three days! Once we've got all that sorted out, I'll add to the roster, edit the profile page and we can get this nerdywordyparty started!

Discuss away!

EDIT: Sorry about the confusion, guys - LJ ate up most of what I'd written. None of you were left out at all! Edited correctly now.
 
 
06 January 2010 @ 12:33 am
[1-25] Vampire Diaries
[26-35] Naley
[36-50] Robert Pattinson

123



Rest here
 
 
05 January 2010 @ 02:21 am
Poll #1507450
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 84

Which Geico spokesman is your fave?

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Gecko
62 (73.8%)

Caveman
13 (15.5%)

Pile of Money
9 (10.7%)

 
 
05 January 2010 @ 02:50 am
Poll #1507441 Seating Arrangement
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 116

Have you ever rode in a taxi by yourself?

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Yes
72 (62.6%)

No
43 (37.4%)

The last time you rode in a taxi by yourself you sat...

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In the front passenger seat
15 (19.5%)

In a back seat
62 (80.5%)

I call it a...

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Taxi
105 (92.9%)

Cab
58 (51.3%)

Taxicab
15 (13.3%)

Hired car
0 (0.0%)

Something else
4 (3.5%)

 
 
Originally posted this in [info]thehost_movie, but then figured I might as well post it here since there's a tiny bit about the books. It's not exactly NEWS, but it's all we're getting so far!

The Host movie

No doubt the announcement that The Host would be made into a movie was a huge occasion for Stephenie Meyer's fans. Back in April, when the idea of The Host as a movie was discussed, fans were very enthusiastic about the idea that the book has movie potential, so the fact that Meyer has agreed to bringing the story to film has been very exciting. In 2010, progress on the film should be seen in some form or another - whether it be scripting, casting, or actual filming. The Host, which is Stephenie Meyer's first non-Twilight saga novel (and first adult science fiction/fantasy novel), is the first of a proposed three-part series, and when Stephenie Meyer appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she discussed the possibility of continuing her writing on that series. So, in addition to watching The Host come to cinematic fruition, perhaps there will be more progress on the book front with this series. All this should prove to be a very exciting piece of 2010 for Twilight fans.


the other moments and the rest of the article can be found here.

So what do you think? Do you think we're actually going to get anything this year? Next month? Spring? Summer? Fall? o_O
 
 
Current Mood: thirsty
Current Music: Metric - The Police and the Private | Powered by Last.fm
 
 
As with all book-movie adaptations, clearly some parts of The Host are going to be left out of the movie. Of course, it would be nice to see it all on screen, but what parts do you think they should leave out for the greater good of the main plotline?
 
 
Current Mood: cold
 
 
 
03 January 2010 @ 11:17 am
Poll #1506758 Saying 2010
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 126

How do you usually pronounce (the year) 2010?

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Two thousand ten
50 (39.7%)

Two thousand and ten
22 (17.5%)

Twenty ten
53 (42.1%)

Some other way (how?)
1 (0.8%)

 
 
Current Mood: curious
Current Music: Zager and Evans-"In the Year 2525"
 
 
03 January 2010 @ 11:48 am
Poll #1506715
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 60

Which MMO should I start playing? (Massive Multiplayer Online)

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World of Warcraft (I already have a level 71 paladin, but I got bored.)
4 (6.7%)

Lord of the Rings Online (I love the movies A LOT.)
4 (6.7%)

Neither, keep your cash
46 (76.7%)

I have a better MMO for you, let me tell you about it.
6 (10.0%)

 
 
03 January 2010 @ 12:44 pm
Howdy folks,

As many of you are aware, the 'word a day' vibe of this community has dropped down to something more akin to 'word a week or possibly two if someone remembers.' This isn't what we want as a community! We want a daily list of fresh words to inspire and learn, not a weekly word from me, and an ever degrading list of occasional posters.

As you'll also have noticed, our illustrious owner and maintainers have all but disappeared, so it's time for some decisive action!

Effective immediately I've taken maintainership of the community and removed everyone else so we can start fresh with new, daily posters. Don't panic, existing mods, maintainers and posters - you aren't banned! More on this below.

Now, this is a pretty adult community - we have relatively little issue with trolls or such. A few arrogant pratts here and there, but usually they're harmless. - but I always have to expect some concern, so here's a few pre-emptive answers to what may be asked:


Q. Is this a hostile takeover? Will there be military personnel in the streets? Will I have to learn to speak Australian to avoid raising suspicion?

A. Not by any means! There has been a lack of maintainership and postership for several months now, and I am simply taking decisive action to get the place back on track, as the prior maintainer
[info]sea_gaagii once did ages ago. With all the mods gone, and most of the posters scattered to the four winds, I'm hoping to get us back to daily posts by taking ownership of the situation.


Q. What about my existing maintainer/moderator/poster status? Am I no longer welcome? Don't you love me?

A. A lot of people no longer have a presence in the community under their roles. Those who had the roles have been removed so we can have a fresh start. If any of the people who had certain roles here comment, send me a PM or email me at shirosenshi at gmail dot com, they'll be immediately re-added if they're up for continuing to post or moderate the community! You've just been removed for now because it's easier to remove all and add those who want to continue in their roles than to keep everyone and work out who's just away on holiday or just doesn't check their email often enough.


So, my friends, there are two questions to be asked: 

1. Who wants to post? I need six people, and some subs, who are willing and able to post one word per week.

2. What do you, as the readers of this community, want from this place? I've tried to expand the community's horizons a little by posting phrases (anyone remember Fin de Siecle?) and things that technically aren't real (like 'Tetris Effect' and 'Greebles'!). But does anyone else have any ideas for how we might expand the community and make it a little more exciting, and maybe easier for people to post things if they can't find a word?


All comments welcome, I look forward to your questions, queries and feedback. Please, as always, keep it polite and constructive. If you have a serious issue, please contact me privately. This is, once again, not a hostile takeover. I'm just getting things back up and running again.

Thanks all!
 
 
02 January 2010 @ 05:33 pm
I made a couple of posters, with a little bit of descriptions about them!





2 posters over here at [info]bloody_reviere!
Post will be public till Wednesday!
 
 
02 January 2010 @ 02:16 pm
icons
[1-16] 10 things i hate about you
[17-26] the host dream casting
[27-30] taylor lautner

etc.
[31-36] the host movie poster, banners, manipulation
[36-41] paper towns posters and wallpaper

My dream cast with:
Jaime Alexander ... Mel
Amanda Seyfried ... Wanda
Jensen Ackles ... Jared
Ian Somerhalder ... Ian

Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket

all over here at my journal
 
 
02 January 2010 @ 02:10 pm
icons
[1-16] 10 things i hate about you
[17-26] the host dream casting
[27-30] taylor lautner

etc.
[31-36] the host movie poster, banners, manipulation
[36-41] paper towns posters and wallpaper

My dream cast with:
Jaime Alexander ... Mel
Amanda Seyfried ... Wanda
Jensen Ackles ... Jared
Ian Somerhalder ... Ian

Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket

all over here at my journal
 
 
01 January 2010 @ 08:19 pm
The wolves from a sanctuary in my area were used to produce the CG Wolves in New Moon, recently they posted alot of pictures of the pack and an article on how they did it. I thought some people would find this interesting so I thought I'd share.



Wolf Mountain Sanctuary

It's almost as if I've spent time with the wolf pack, lol.
 
 
 
 
 

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