Alphabet Meme

[rusty_armour]

Yes, yes, another meme. Leave a comment and I'll give you a shiny new letter of your very own. Compile a list of 10 things you love that begin with that letter and post said list in your journal. Then feel free to spread the love and give away letters yourself. It's a vicious, vicious cycle.

espirk gave me the letter....D!

1. Danna. We've had our share of disagreements, but he's, like, my dad, so I guess I, uh, love him.

2. Day-dreaming. Pretty much my natural state most of the time. It's my way of coping with reality. It's also how I usually generate material for writing.

3. Dark chocolate. I'd say the darker the better, but I found out recently that too dark can also mean too bitter, so I'd probably choose chocolate that's around 70% instead of 90% cocoa.

4. Detectives. Well, a particular detective. The Great Detective. Sherlock Holmes. However, I'm a big fan of mysteries, so I'm fond of a number of other detectives as well.

5. DVDs. I'm pretty sure these were invented for people like me: geeky film buffs who are endlessly fascinated by useless movie trivia and compelled to listen to directors wax poetic about lighting, film angles and what they ate for lunch on the first day of shooting.

6. Donner, Richard. He directed my favourite film of all time -- Superman: the Movie. D is also for Donner Cut, as in Superman II: the Richard Donner Cut, which has just been released. While it doesn't consume my every waking moment, I'm pretty excited about it, especially as puckrobin gave it two thumbs up. And I think I've dropped enough hints to my family to ensure that it should end up under the Christmas tree.

7. David Hewlett because he's David Hewlett. He also plays Doctor Rodney McKay. And his favourite show is Doctor Who.

8. Doctor Who. I started watching the show when I was around 13 and realized that Tristan from All Creatures Great and Small was playing the Doctor in the episodes being broadcast on TVO. While I think the current reincarnation, David Tennant, is fantastic, Peter Davison will probably always be my favourite Doctor.

9. Dominic Keating. Reed Alert! Reed Alert!

10. Dean Winchester from Supernatural because I'm assuming that espirk assigned me the letter D for a reason. *g*

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Comments

CONGRATULATIONS! You win again.

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

The Card arrived this morning. First as ever. Many thanks.

Re: CONGRATULATIONS! You win again.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Wow! That was fast! I don't think I managed to mail it until Wednesday. I certainly didn't think it would be the first card you'd receive. It's nice to know the record still hasn't been broken...Yay, me! *g*

[espirk.livejournal.com]

LOL for #10! Dean would kill me for *not* thinking about *him*, actually. I picked "D" for Lieutenant Malcolm Reed himself, Dominic Keating! But I'm very happy Dean made your list :D

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like #10. I did wonder if "D" might be for Dominic Keating as well. I also suspected that you might have been thinking of Doggett, so I was a little nervous about what your reaction would be when you didn't see him on the list. Maybe if I were making up a list of 12 or 15 loves beginning with "D"... *g*

[teyla]

Damn, D's already gone now... can I get K? ;)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Most certainly! I now bestow upon you the letter K! Now...go forth and multiply! Oh, and thanks for playing along! I'm looking forward to reading your list!

[puckrobin.livejournal.com]

2. Day-dreaming. Pretty much my natural state most of the time. It's my way of coping with reality. It's also how I usually generate material for writing.

Are you saying there's some other state between day-dreaming and proper dreaming?

I was also surprised by the lack of Doggetts.

Allen

[puckrobin.livejournal.com]

Oh, and give me a really challenging letter like X or Z. (Beyond the painfully obvious R or H.)

Allen

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I've come across people who wouldn't understand the concept of day-dreaming if they tripped over it, fell down a flight of stairs, and ended up in traction for a month. However, for the rest of us, I'm sure you're right. *g*

I'm sorry poor Doggett didn't make it on the list. Maybe I can work him into another meme...

Speaking of memes, I'd be happy to assign you a challenging letter like X or Z. In fact, I think I will assign you one of these letters. Eeeny meeney miney mo...Oh, I'll go with X to mark the spot. Have fun!

[puckrobin.livejournal.com]

http://puckrobin.livejournal.com/15543.html

I hope I lived up to the challenge.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

I'd say you rose above and beyond the challenge, Allen! I'm impressed that you were able to list 10 things that begin with X! Xcellent work! :-)

[puckrobin.livejournal.com]

It's easy when you use geek culture. I can't say that too many practical words begin with X. I can't fake a passion for xenobiology, for example. And I despise xenophobia.

On the other hand, one of my favourite words begins with D - defenestration. I just love there's an actual word for that concept, and its appearance in Czech politics.

Allen