A Few Random Things
Jun. 3rd, 2005 01:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jule1122Sometimes I am bored or stressed enough to do a meme. Today is one of those days. Also I wanted an excuse to use the new icon I got from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rareouldtimes. Few things make me happier than lovesick Brian. Anyway, here is the meme I saw all over the place, but most recently from niennas_dreams
My current Aliases include:
jule
My legal name:
Juliet
Do I wish on stars?
No
When did I last cry?
I teared up a few minutes ago watching Billy Elliot
What am I listening to?
TV
Last thing I ate?
I'm currently eating leftovers from last night's dinner which was homemade potpie and mashed potatoes
If I were a crayon I'd be:
Forest Green
What is the weather?
Overcast and still
Last person I talked to on the phone?
My mom or maybe an employee I'm not sure
Favorite Drink:
Coke
Favorite Sport(s):
College Basketball. God Duke! But I like lots of sports
Eye Color:
Brown
Do you wear contacts?
No
Favorite Food:
Pasta with a really good sauce
Last Movie you watched:
In the theater Bourne Supremacy, currently watching Billy Elliot on DVD
Favorite Day of the year:
My boys birthday
Scary Movies or Happy Endings?
both, but I won't watch anything with a sad ending.
Favorite season?
Winter
What is your favorite dessert?
Something I can't make usually involving a lot of chocolate
Living arrangements?
Myself, my husband, our two boys, and our two cats.
What's on your mouse pad?
Nothing, I'm using a laptop.
What did you watch on TV last night?
NBA playoffs
Favorite Smells:
My boys after a bath, cinnammon and similar scents
Rolling Stones or Beatles?
Of those two, the Beatles
Do you like your handwriting?
No
What is your favorite lunch meat?
I'm vegetarian so none.
When is your birthday?
Earth Day
If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
Don't know. I'm not very social so I'd probably wouldn't know me.
Are you a dare devil?
No
Have you ever told a secret you swore to keep?
Maybe?
How do you release anger?
I generally don't. I'm ridiculously repressed.
Where is your second home?
Don't really have one.
Do you trust others easily?
Not anymore.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Books really
What class in high school do you think was totally useless?
Gym
Do you have a journal?
No
Do you use sarcasm?
Probably too much.
Would you bungee jump?
Never
Do you untie your shoes to take them off?
No
What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Any kind of coffee & chocolate combination
Shoe size:
81/2
Who do you miss the most?
My grandmother
What are you wearing?
Lounging pants and a fire dept. T-shirt.
What's the farthest away from home have you been?
Alaska or Hawaii which ever is farther. Or maybe Ireland was farther? I have no sense of those things.
Now there is something I've have been wondering about for a while, but I thought was just a product of my random insanity.
My least favorite character in the movies is Frodo. I know I'm supposed to like him but I don't. I didn't worry too much about it since I figured it was the result of a few things unique to me. For one thing, in Fellowship he looks too much like Ethan from QAF who I hate with a disturbing passion. So I blamed that for my inability to warm up to him. In general I find Frodo annoying. And once I discovered the love that is Arragorn and Legolas, he really just took screen time from them.
I was watching the Two Towers the other day and my sons' godmother was over. She is an 18yr old high school senior so I have never mentioned my slashly leanings to her. At one point she looked up and said "The more I watch these movies, the more I hate Frodo." This lead to a discussion of how she shared my desire to yell "Just die already" to Frodo several times during Return of the King. I mean, I love happy endings, but not only was I prepared for Frodo to die, I was a little disappointed when he didn't. So I realized I wasn't the only one who felt that way.
This made me think about something that has always bothered me a bit. I've watched all the extended features and Peter and Philippa are always talking about how when shaping the movies they wanted them to be Frodo-centric. They want Frodo to be the character we relate to and root for. They want him to be the focus of the story. I always felt bad that their strategy did not work at all for me. I wondered if they would see this as some sort of failure that there are people who love the movies, but feel completely differently than they intended towards Frodo. Just to clarify I think these movies are brilliant and have no criticisms of them. What I'm curious about is what their reaction would be to people like me. I'm I missing something fundamental in these films because of my complete inability to bond with Frodo? Does the fault lie with me or them that I find their "everyman" character to be rather unlikable? Would they feel that they had failed as filmmakers in some way to communicate their vision? I realize I am reading way too much into all this, but I tend to obsess over strange things like this. I just wondered what anyone else thought
rareouldtimes. Few things make me happier than lovesick Brian. Anyway, here is the meme I saw all over the place, but most recently from niennas_dreamsMy current Aliases include:
jule
My legal name:
Juliet
Do I wish on stars?
No
When did I last cry?
I teared up a few minutes ago watching Billy Elliot
What am I listening to?
TV
Last thing I ate?
I'm currently eating leftovers from last night's dinner which was homemade potpie and mashed potatoes
If I were a crayon I'd be:
Forest Green
What is the weather?
Overcast and still
Last person I talked to on the phone?
My mom or maybe an employee I'm not sure
Favorite Drink:
Coke
Favorite Sport(s):
College Basketball. God Duke! But I like lots of sports
Eye Color:
Brown
Do you wear contacts?
No
Favorite Food:
Pasta with a really good sauce
Last Movie you watched:
In the theater Bourne Supremacy, currently watching Billy Elliot on DVD
Favorite Day of the year:
My boys birthday
Scary Movies or Happy Endings?
both, but I won't watch anything with a sad ending.
Favorite season?
Winter
What is your favorite dessert?
Something I can't make usually involving a lot of chocolate
Living arrangements?
Myself, my husband, our two boys, and our two cats.
What's on your mouse pad?
Nothing, I'm using a laptop.
What did you watch on TV last night?
NBA playoffs
Favorite Smells:
My boys after a bath, cinnammon and similar scents
Rolling Stones or Beatles?
Of those two, the Beatles
Do you like your handwriting?
No
What is your favorite lunch meat?
I'm vegetarian so none.
When is your birthday?
Earth Day
If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
Don't know. I'm not very social so I'd probably wouldn't know me.
Are you a dare devil?
No
Have you ever told a secret you swore to keep?
Maybe?
How do you release anger?
I generally don't. I'm ridiculously repressed.
Where is your second home?
Don't really have one.
Do you trust others easily?
Not anymore.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Books really
What class in high school do you think was totally useless?
Gym
Do you have a journal?
No
Do you use sarcasm?
Probably too much.
Would you bungee jump?
Never
Do you untie your shoes to take them off?
No
What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Any kind of coffee & chocolate combination
Shoe size:
81/2
Who do you miss the most?
My grandmother
What are you wearing?
Lounging pants and a fire dept. T-shirt.
What's the farthest away from home have you been?
Alaska or Hawaii which ever is farther. Or maybe Ireland was farther? I have no sense of those things.
Now there is something I've have been wondering about for a while, but I thought was just a product of my random insanity.
My least favorite character in the movies is Frodo. I know I'm supposed to like him but I don't. I didn't worry too much about it since I figured it was the result of a few things unique to me. For one thing, in Fellowship he looks too much like Ethan from QAF who I hate with a disturbing passion. So I blamed that for my inability to warm up to him. In general I find Frodo annoying. And once I discovered the love that is Arragorn and Legolas, he really just took screen time from them.
I was watching the Two Towers the other day and my sons' godmother was over. She is an 18yr old high school senior so I have never mentioned my slashly leanings to her. At one point she looked up and said "The more I watch these movies, the more I hate Frodo." This lead to a discussion of how she shared my desire to yell "Just die already" to Frodo several times during Return of the King. I mean, I love happy endings, but not only was I prepared for Frodo to die, I was a little disappointed when he didn't. So I realized I wasn't the only one who felt that way.
This made me think about something that has always bothered me a bit. I've watched all the extended features and Peter and Philippa are always talking about how when shaping the movies they wanted them to be Frodo-centric. They want Frodo to be the character we relate to and root for. They want him to be the focus of the story. I always felt bad that their strategy did not work at all for me. I wondered if they would see this as some sort of failure that there are people who love the movies, but feel completely differently than they intended towards Frodo. Just to clarify I think these movies are brilliant and have no criticisms of them. What I'm curious about is what their reaction would be to people like me. I'm I missing something fundamental in these films because of my complete inability to bond with Frodo? Does the fault lie with me or them that I find their "everyman" character to be rather unlikable? Would they feel that they had failed as filmmakers in some way to communicate their vision? I realize I am reading way too much into all this, but I tend to obsess over strange things like this. I just wondered what anyone else thought
