In lieu of actual content, a meme:

Choose a singer/band/group - Answer using ONLY titles of songs by that singer/band/group
I think I've done something like this before, but I'm picking The Monkees.

1. Are you male or female? “The Girl I Knew Somewhere”

2. Describe yourself. “I’ll Be Back Upon My Feet”

3. What do people feel when they're around you? These days? “Hold On, Girl”

4. How would you describe your previous relationship? “So Goes Love”

5. Describe your current relationship. “I’ll Spend My Life With You”

6. Where would/do you want to be now? “Through the Looking Glass”

7. How do you feel about love? “Love to Love”

8. What's your life like? “Shades of Grey”

9. What would you ask for if you had only one wish? “Changes”

10. Say something wise. “Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky” :-)

redeem147 picked seven of my userpics for me to talk about. Because I'm lazy, I'm going to do each one in seven comments to this post--that way, I can just use the icon in question and not have to upload it to the scrapbook.

cindergal gave me the letter 'K', which turned out to be just as difficult for song titles as 'D' was for film titles. I did manage to find ten, but they were chosen as much for the artists as the songs themselves.

1. Kathy’s Song – Simon and Garfunkel. This is one of S&G’s prettiest songs. I don’t know who Kathy was, but she sure got a nice one.

2. Kiss of Life – Peter Gabriel. I love the album this song comes from (Security)—there are no bad songs on it.

3. Kiss the Flame – Jewel. Certainly not my favourite song by Jewel, but not my least favourite either. I think she uses the whole ‘kiss the flame’ thing rather too much on this album (Spirit), but I listen to it all the same.

4. Kitty – Cat Stevens. If you don’t know Cat Stevens, go get yourself Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat, pronto. This song is from a compilation CD called First Cuts that is made up of odds and ends.

5. Know Where You Go/Tell Me Your Dream – Blue Rodeo. I never liked Blue Rodeo very much until an ex-boyfriend dragged me to one of their concerts. Their energy and enthusiasm made me an instant convert. Five Days in July was supposed to be their break-through album into the U.S. market, but it never really happened. Which is too bad—they’re a consistently very good band.

6. Knights in White Satin - Moody Blues. I saw the Moody Blues on a reunion tour. Justin Hayward played the biggest red guitar I’ve ever seen. For some reason, I always want to see someone do a spoof of this song called Whites in Night Satin.

7. Knowing Me, Knowing You - Abba. Abba are fun. Silly, but fun.

8. Kodachrome - Paul Simon. This is a neat little song about materialism.

9. Kokomo - Beach Boys. Who doesn’t like Kokomo?

10. Knights of the Round Table - Monty Python

It's a busy life in Camelot
I have to push the pram a lot…

Heeee.

Gakked from marsterslady, who stole this cool idea from ishtaritu and pnksaph.

PIF meme: I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet, but you will receive it within 365 days. The only thing you have to do in return is "pay it forward" by making a similar agreement on your blog.

The "gift" you send doesn't have to be handmade. It can be fic, icons, whatever.

1. If you want to be interviewed, leave a comment here.
2. I'll ask you five questions.
3. You'll post the answers on your own lj, along with these rules.
4. If anyone replies asking you for five questions, you'll ask them.

cindermom interviewed me:

1. Who is your all time favorite figure skater (or pair) and why?

Ooo, that’s a tough one. How to pick just one above the rest? I guess I’d better go with my first love in figure skating. I was only a very casual watcher of skating until the Lillehammer Olympics. While most of the world tuned in to watch the outcome of the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan fiasco, I was busy being mesmerised by a short, stocky up-and-comer with the unlikely name of Elvis Stojko. His programs that year suited him perfectly: his short program was set to a fast techno piece, while his long program was skated to the music from Dragon and complemented his long-standing interest in martial arts (he has a black belt in karate). I liked his go-for-it attitude and the non-traditional style of his skating. In later years, I grew to wish that he’d try to extend himself a little more and not skate to macho movie soundtracks quite so often—he kind of got stuck in a rut. I’ve had lots of other favourites since then, both Canadian and not so much, but Elvis will always be my first love.

2. You're about to make a big move. What are you most looking forward to about life in your new place?

Getting the packing and unpacking over with. :-) Seriously, I’d have to say a sense of home. I’ve moved a ridiculous number of times, have lived alone for most of my adult life, and haven’t lived in a house (as opposed to an apartment) for decades. My parents are divorced (although enough time has passed that they’re now pretty good friends again), so I don’t have the old family home to visit. While there are some good things about living by yourself, having no one but the walls to greet you at the end of the day gets a little depressing. Being able to watch a movie with Jim or play a board game with the kids without having to get into a car and drive away afterwards will be pretty nice.

3. You're having a dinner party and can invite any five people, living or dead. Who would you invite and why?

I guess the typical answer is to list five people I look up to in one way or another (or possibly lust after :-). I’m kind of shy, though, and would have a hell of a time trying to think of anything intelligent to say to any of them. I'd spend the entire time stammering and blushing. However, if I were going to go that route, I'd say Katharine Hepburn (because she was a neat, neat lady), Joss Whedon (well, duh), physicist Richard Feynman (fascinating guy), Carl Sagan (his books were what persuaded me to go into science in the first place), and my great-great-aunt Charlotte (who died when I was seven years old; I never really got to know her and she sounds like she was a really cool person).

OTOH, if I wanted an evening of comfort, laughter, and mild drunkenness, I'd say my old friends Rob, Dan and Elli, Rod, and Jim--five of my favourite people, four of whom I have not seen for too many years too long.

4. What is your favorite BtVS episode and why?

Fool For Love. 'Cause it's all about Spike. And the backstory they gave him was inspired.

Once More With Feeling is more fun to sing to, though.

5. What was your first piece of fanfiction and what inspired you to write it?

My first fic was The First Light of Day. I'd been reading a lot of stories over at All About Spike, and I really liked redeem147's ficlets, particularly Four Wishes. I liked the way she could take a bit of canon and twist it in an unexpected way. For some reason, the image of the demigod in his chair of fire stuck with me, so I wrote a Powers That Be ficlet.

And here I thought I was unique.

Gacked from scribbles1977: Tell me all about you! Comments are screened.

1. Name:
2. Age/Birthday:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song:
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist:
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Favorite TV Show:
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game:
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?
12. Would you give me a kidney?
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

Gakked from redeem147:

'What will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Hee! Lewd behaviour with muppets!