movie fever (NOW WITH ANSWERS)

1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions (or any other forms of cheating)!!


1. If the good Lord had intended us to walk he wouldn't have invented roller-skates. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

2. You gonna order something, kid?
Ah, yeah... Give me a Tab.
Tab? I can't give you a tab unless you order something.
All right, give me a Pepsi Free.
You want a Pepsi, PAL, you're gonna pay for it. Back to the Future

3. Don't you see the rest of the country looks upon New York like we're left-wing, communist, Jewish, homosexual pornographers? I think of us that way sometimes and I live here. Annie Hall

4. Oh yes! Don't say anything about that dear, sweet, precious Vicky! That plus-faced child bride and her electric hips! The Parent Trap (Hayley Mills' version, of course)

5. In the court ruling US vs. Fishbine, a man subjected to potential incineration while wearing another man's suit is entitled to $10,000 worth of airline tickets. It's an obscure ruling, but a very important one to me. Fletch

6. And when I was in the delivery room, waking up from the ether, I asked the nurse whether it was a boy or a girl. She said it was a girl - and I turned my head to the side and cried. And then I said, I hope she grows up to be a beautiful little fool. That's about the best a girl can hope for these days, to be a beautiful little fool. The Great Gatsby

7. No matter what I say, it draws controversy. It's sort of like the abortion issue. The King of Kong

8. In the end, the answer was so simple it took a week to work out. The Virgin Suicides

9. Back home, they put me in jail for what I'm doing. Here, they give me awards. Casino

10. And then what did he do? Did he train you? Did he rehearse you? Did he tell you exactly what to do, what to say? You were a very apt pupil too, weren't you? You were a very apt pupil! Well, why did you pick on me? Why me? Vertigo

11. We have a whole life to live together you fucker, but it can't start until you call. me and you and everyone we know

12. When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman,and a ride home. The Outsiders

13. Living here day by day, you think it's the center of the world. You believe nothing will ever change. Then you leave: a year, two years. When you come back, everything's changed. The thread's broken. What you came to find isn't there. What was yours is gone. You have to go away for a long time... many years... before you can come back and find your people. The land where you were born. But now, no. It's not possible. Right now you're blinder than I am. Cinema Paradiso

14. It's a beautiful Saturday morning, John... What the hell else have we gotta do? The Thomas Crown Affair

15. Well, I see you're smoking pot now. I think using psychotropic drugs is a very positive example to set for our daughter. American Beauty

stolen bandwith survey (aka worth 30,000 words)

Answer the questions and type them into a Google image search.
Post a picture from the first results page.


1. age on your next birthday


2. place you'd like to travel


3. one of your favorite places


4. favorite object


5. favorite food


6. favorite animal


7. favorite color


8. place you were born


9. place you live now


10. name of past pet


11. best friend's nickname


12. your screenname
NO RESULTS! ha!

13. your nickname


14. your first name


15. your middle name


16. your last name


17. a bad habit of yours


18. first job


19. grandmother's name


20. major in college


21. favorite holiday


22. your job


23. preferred hobby


24. your plans for the night


25. make a wish


26. your weakness


27. your strength


28. your relationship with your mother


29. the last thing you bought


30. the way you think people see you


31. one word to describe yourself

addict.

oh, no!

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tagged!

paula the surf mom has tagged me a


(like AGES ago!)
while i'm happy to accept the compliment, it also means i must tag 5 others. usually i am loathe to do this, but i'll play along because it's always nice to make others feel good, too!

thus, consider yourself tagged:

sarah because she hasn't updated THIS YEAR, and maybe this'll give her the motivation to do so!

jewels, even though she's half of a blogging team, who have been great at updating recently!

lisa, who can sing "animaniacs" songs like no one else!

marcy, who is an awesome girl blogger!

tara c. who would be ticked if i left her out, and also because she could stand to update more often as well!

nothing i didn't already know

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.
The Midland
Boston
North Central
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The South
The Northeast
What American accent do you have? Take More Quizzes

two words survey

1. When was the last time you shaved?

Yesterday morning.

2. What were you doing this morning at 8 a.m.?

Not working!

3. What were you doing 15 minutes ago?

Watching television

4. Are you any good at math?

Um, no.

5. Your prom night?

No action!

6. Do you have any famous ancestors?

Yes, one

7. Have you had to take a loan out for school?

Thanks, Dad!

8. Do you know the words to the song on your myspace profile?

No song!

9. Last thing you received in the mail?

More bills

10. How many different beverages have you had today?

Maybe three.

11. Do you ever leave messages on people's answering machine?

Hardly ever

12. Who did you lose your CONCERT virginity to?

New Kids!

13. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach?

Yes, sometimes

14. What's the most painful dental procedure you've had?

Wisdom teeth

15. What is out your back door?

My backyard

16. Any plans for Friday night?

Her birthday

17. Do you like what the ocean does to your hair?

LOVE it!

18. Have you ever received one of those big tins of 3 different popcorns?

Thankfully, no.

19. Have you ever been to a planetarium?

Yes, indeed

20. Do you re-use towels after you shower?

It depends.

21. Some things you are excited about?

Sundance Festival!

22. What is your favorite flavor of JELLO?

Black Cherry

23. Describe your keychain(s)?

Tiffany keyring

24. Where do you keep your change?

Coin compartment

25. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group of people?

Last month.

26. What kind of winter coat do you own?

Pea coat

27. What was the weather like on your graduation day?

Very HOT

28. Do you sleep with the door to your room open or closed?

Always Closed.

stolen bandwith survey

1. The age I will be on my next birthday:


2. Favorite color:



3. Last thing I ate:


4. Bad habits:


5. Favorite fruit:


6. Favorite animal:


7. Town I live in:



8. Name of my pets:

N/A


9. My first name:


10. My last name:

IF A MOVIE WAS MADE OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?

IF A MOVIE WAS MADE OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?

So, here's how it works:

1. Open your music player.
( iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc. )
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. For every question type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question press the next button.



Opening Credits: What Would You Say -- DMB

Waking Up: Cater 2 U -- Destiny's Child

Falling in Love: Glendora -- Rilo Kiley

Fight scene: Down on the River by the Sugar Plant -- Mike Doughty

Breaking Up: Do You Remember -- Jack Johnson

Getting back together: Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans -- Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Secret Love: I Don't Want to Be --Gavin DeGraw

Life's okay: Best of What's Around -- DMB

Mental breakdown: Better Man -- Pearl Jam

Driving Flashback: If I Had $1000000 -- Barenaked Ladies

Partying: Jet Airliner -- Steve Miller Band

Happy Dance: I Still Love You (remix) -- Next

Regretting something: Someday -- Flipsyde

Long night alone: U Must Be -- Gina Rene

Death scene: Grace is Gone -- DMB

End credits: Change Your Mind -- The Killers

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Hmmm. It would appear that the oracle of iTunes is far from accurate, although I can definitely see "Change Your Mind" by The Killers playing as the credits roll. Oh, and it would appear that I have far too many DMB tracks as they appeared THREE TIMES in this!

quirk'd

The first player of this game starts with writing 6 weird things/habits about themselves and then selects 6 others to write an entry about their 6 weird things/habits as well as state this rule clearly. After making your list of weird things, pick 6 others. They are allowed to laugh at you in your comments as much as they want, so deal! Don't forget to leave a comment that says, "You are tagged!" on their blog.

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Usually I am loathe to participate in surveys and memes (and lawd, there certainly are quite a few that make the rounds!), but since my quirks are too fun not to share...

In fact, I was recently chosen for, and participated in, a focus group because of my "quirky movie choices" (no joke).

(p.s.-- I'm not tagging anyone. Not because it's cruel and unusual to do so [you decide] but because most folks have already done it)

1.

I read magazines backwards. I think I started this when I realized the last page usually had some good tidbits (think "Jane"). I also flip through the entire thing first before committing to reading an article.

2.

When I sleep, I only can have approximately the top fourth of my head on the pillow. This is true no matter how I sleep -- side, stomach or back. If my face touches the pillow I feel like I'm suffocating.

3.

I hate when people leave me voice messages. HATE. Well, that's not exactly true. I hate when my friends leave me voice messages because invariably they say the same thing: "Hi, it's me, just giving you a call to see how you're doing/what's new/what's going on. Give me a call later!" Um, I have caller id on my phone, I can see who's calling. And if it's not that urgent, why leave a message? Some of us don't have unlimited minutes to be checking for frivolous messages!

4.

I have to finish all of one product/food item before buying a duplicate. It bothers me more to have several unopened items of the same product than it does to have extra on hand, but only slightly. When she and I lived together, this quirk was put to the test as we always had multiple packages of the same item open in the kitchen. She'd say she forgot that we already had, say, salt, and buy another container and open it when there already was one (or more!) open in the cupboard. Thankfully in our several years of living together we never shared a bathroom -- when she moved out she had all kinds of partially used products! (Hey, J, sorry in advance for "outing" you 'bout this! Love ya!)

This quirk also extends to work (unintentional rhyme)--when my staff says they need to order another item, I double check to make sure there isn't one a) already open and still has a lot of use left, or b) one in our storage area. (Despite what you think this may say about me, I am not a micro manager.)

5.

I have to finish something if I start it, even if it pains me. This particularly applies to books and movies, where if I start 'em, I finish 'em, even if it means scrolling through on 2x on the dvd.

6.

I've mentioned this before...I have a terrible fear of lighting matches. So much so that I've never actually lit one.

express yourself

This meme is making the rounds, so here goes:

Post a pic of your desktop.


(click for larger image)

How exciting is that?! :)

The meme that's been going around has garned my attention.

Five Quirks:

1. I am obsessed with how things smell, good or bad. I've been told I have a keen sense of smell, identifying fragrances and various other odors.

2. If I find an item I like (clothing, shoes, household products, etc.) I buy several of the same item. I've been known to have one shirt in many different colors.

3. I'm never without a pair of sunglasses. Ever.

4. I read magazines backwards--I start at the last page and work my way forward.

5. No matter how bad a movie is, I always finish it, even if I have to watch it on 2x. Same goes for books--gotta finish what I started!