2 memes!

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I hope you're all having a good day! I'm just happy tomorrow is Friday, lol. Though finals are a little over a week and I'm a bit nervous. Excited for summer vacation though! So to procrastinate, here are two memes!

The first is an alphabet meme I snagged from scoob2222:

Just comment with a show, pairing/character, and word prompt for a letter of your choosing* and I’ll write you a drabble/ficlet in return.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
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Y
Z

*There are some ships that I just don't write. If in doubt, ask! :D

The second meme I got from kashmir_heroin:

Comment and I will give you a list of ten actresses and ten actors. Then post the list in your journal with your favorite films of theirs.

Actors:

1. Morgan Freeman- I'll have to go with 'Invictus'. He was amazing in that movie!


2. Christian Bale- I haven't seen enough of his movies (yes, ferdalump, I fail, I know) but I have to go with The Dark Knight. I actually liked that better than Batman Begins, though I loved that one too.


3. Ryan Gosling- The Notebook! I loved the book and I really liked the movie too. He was perfect as Noah! :)


4. Jim Carrey- Don't hate me, but I am not a huge fan of this guy. I don't like his type of humor, so I've only seen a very few of his movies. I'll go with The Truman Show because I remember thinking liking that movie.


5. Ben Barnes- Chronicles of Narnia! I loved him as Prince Caspian. His voice, his hair ... all very perfect. :)


6. Tom Hanks- This was tough. I've loved so many of his movies, from Sleepless in Seattle to Forrest Gump to Catch Me if You Can, but I have to go with Toy Story! Because come on, even if it's just his voice, that movie is WIN! I'm so excited for the third one!


7. Hugh Grant- Oh, I love him. Another toughie! If I have to choose, I'll go with Notting Hill.


8. James Franco- For someone so hot and awesome, he does some WEIRD movies. Which is why I'll have to go with Spiderman 2. He's the reason I watch that movie over and over again. ;)


9. Dan Radcliffe- I've only seen the HP movies so I'll go with Goblet of Fire.


10. Jake Gyllenhaal- I have to go with October Sky ... I remember seeing that movie years ago and loving it. It was my first introduction to him as an actor and it was very good. :)


Actresses:

1. Meg Ryan- Sleepless in Seattle, of course! I adore that movie and that kid who played Jonah was SO cute! :D


2. Sandra Bullock- Definitely The Blind Side. She was incredible in that role and I think it's her best movie ever!


3. Kiera Knightley- Not her biggest fan either so I'll go with Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Besides, her character wasn't as irritating in the first movie. Also, Will & Elizabeth were still cute together.


4. Emma Watson- Again, I only know her from the Harry Potter movies but I'll go with the 6th one, Half-Blood Prince, because she helped make the Hermione/Ron/Lavender triangle funnier than it was in the books.


5. Anne Hathaway- She's so cute and one of my favorite actresses! I have to go with The Devil Wears Prada.


6. Jessica Alba- I haven't seen enough of her movies to make a good call, so I'll just have to pick out of the few I DID see. I'll go with Sin City.


7. Drew Barrymore- Again, another actress I like. While 50 First Dates was adorable, I'll go with Never Been Kissed.


8. Katherine Heigl- Definitely 27 Dresses. It was cute, funny and had James Marsden! :D


9. Queen Latifah- She's hilarious! I have to go with Bringing Down the House. She killed me in that one!


10. Lucy Liu- I've seen more of her in TV shows than movies so I'll have to be obvious and go with Charlie's Angels because that's the only one I can remember, lol. :D

Comments

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Several of those movies I don't even know O_o

I'm excited for Toy Story, too - it's one of those movies that I unfairly expected to be bad, and then it bowled me over with its awesomeness. Making the sequel a theatrical release was such a good decision!

Kiera Knightley - urgh, her voice bugs me, but I actually like her better and better throughout the Pirates trilogy!

I'll do the meme - I don't know any Bollywood actors, just so you know, *sucks a little in that respect*.

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LOL Well, you learn something new every day, right?

I saw Toy Story when I was a kid. I was skeptical when I heard they were doing a third one, and after so long, but from the trailers and stuff, it actually looks pretty good. :)

Kiera Knightley - urgh, her voice bugs me, but I actually like her better and better throughout the Pirates trilogy!
Yeah, she doesn't have the most pleasant voice, huh? And I guess you're the opposite of me! IDK ... the whole Jack/Elizabeth/Will triangle just put me off of her. IDK why they have to kill male friendships by throwing a woman in between. It doesn't make me like anybody.

I'll do the meme - I don't know any Bollywood actors, just so you know
LOL, I actually wasn't even thinking of giving anybody any Bollywood actors. And that's totally okay that you don't know any. &hearts

Here are yours:

actors:
1. Brad Pitt
2. Woody Allen
3. Tom Cruise
4. Will Ferrell
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
6. Robert Downey Jr
7. Christian Bale
8. Tom Hanks
9. Keanu Reeves
10. Matt Damon

actresses:
1. Kate Winslet
2. Penelope Cruz
3. Julia Roberts
4. Meryl Streep
5. Sandra Bullock
6. Anne Hathaway
7. Nicole Kidman
8. Reese Witherspoon
9. Anne Hathaway
10. Sarah Michelle Gellar

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why they have to kill male friendships by throwing a woman in between.
What male friendship - Jack/Will? Sorry, but it sounds like the misogynist slasher talking :o(

I don't know Anne Hathaway and haven't seen any of her movies, and you put her in twice :oP ?

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Yes, I was talking about Jack/Will and maybe that came out wrong, but it wasn't meant to sound misogynist and I actually take offense to being called that. I am as far from that as you can get. I apologize if it did sound that way. I should've taken the time to explain but I was trying to be brief. I LOVE strong female characters (e.g. Lois Lane & Nyota Uhura) and I actually shipped Will/Elizabeth pretty hardcore in the first movie. I like Elizabeth in moments like when they made her the Pirate Queen (that was what it was, right?) but when they have her torn between Jack and Will, it makes it look so cheesy and fake. Triangles just irritate me, even though I know they're necessary to create drama, but that particular one was really unnecessary. Does that make sense?

Oh, serious fail. I've tried to come up with people for this meme way too many times on LJ that I guess I'm slipping. Replace both Anne Hathaways with 'Hilary Swank' and 'Angelina Jolie'.

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Triangles irritate/bore me, too, I totally understand that - I could've lived without the Elizabeth/Jack just fine.

I don't blame you for not wanting to be called misogynist, which I didn't, but yes, that particular line smacked of "ew, get the icky wimmens away from my men", which you have to admit there is a fair amount of in slash fandom.

If you reply, and I don't reply back, it's because it's way past my bedtime, and tomorrow morning I'm leaving for a fan meet-up.

*Smooch*,


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They're just so pointless and people keep doing it, in like, every single tv show/book/movie/etc. I mean, I understand it'd get kinda boring to make everyone just happy, sometimes they go too far. And honestly, I hate when they kill off male-male friendships but the opposite happens too. They kill female-female friendship with a triangle as well by sticking a guy between them and having them fight it out. That just makes me see red.

I don't blame you for not wanting to be called misogynist, which I didn't
I'm sorry, it just felt that way and IDK ... I think there are certain words that get me riled up more than others. But yes, I can see how the first line could interpreted like you thought but I did follow it up with a 'it makes me like nobody' for a reason. I don't like anybody in a triangle. I got annoyed with Will, who looks like a pathetic puppy, Elizabeth, who is clearly so much more than just a love interest, and even Jack. She was cool when she burned his rum in the first movie. They should've kept her that way, because that's how I like my female characters. Then again, it's been a long time since I've seen those movies so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.

And yes, I do see it a lot this in slash fandom, and I find it irritating beyond belief. It's kind of sad, considering the fact that most of us slashers are women. Hell, I've seen it in het fandom. Dealing with the Chlark vs Clois ship wars has worn me out. It's really eye opening what some people come up with. :(

Sleep tight! And I hope you have fun at the fan meet-up!

&hearts