Tidings of woe!

[active_apathy]

So, I had an interesting experience tonight.

I got to perform emergency maintenance on my computer following an interesting crash right in the middle of writing a reply email. Gmail's autosaved drafts, oh, how I love thee.

So, yes. One week of actual summer, I start dying from the temperatures and and my computer starts developing fun new heat issues. So, I've rearranged some bits to help with heat exchange, rearranged the desk to help airflow, and I'm going to go and buy it new fans tomorrow, because overheating computer bits? Do not want.

Also, last night, my obligatory 'one surgery before bed' in Trauma Center actually worked out to be just one. 5 kyriaki operations in 10 minutes? WTF, Trauma Center. WTF.

I got through 4 of them before the time limit, which was apparently enough to pass with a C. Whee. But, seriously, 5. In 10 minutes. So, I spent some of today practising the whole excise-and-burn thing for the kyriaki until it was down to about 1:50ish. It's still a little slow in spots, but I want my S, gorrammit.

Also, a handheld game shouldn't be quite so immersive. (But it's good that it is.)

Lastly, stolen from ryttu3k, the fandom character guessing meme thingy, which I choose to call...

The Fandom Character Guessing Meme Thingy!

The game is simple: I list up to 20 films or books or movies or TV shows or $OTHER, and you guess my favourite character(s) from them. Where I can't decide, the number of right answers is given [in brackets].

So!

1. Firefly - Kaywinnit Lee Frye (kdsorceress)
2. Battlestar Galactica [2] - Kara Thrace (captainsblog) and...
   
3. Veronica Mars [2] - Cindy Mackenzie (thesnark) and...
   
4. Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Elphaba (thesnark)
   
5. The Princess Bride [2] - Inigo Montoya (fireflyfailure) and Fezzik (palmer_kun)
   
6. The Dresden Files [2] - Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden (palmer_kun)
   
7. The Amulet of Samarkand (and its sequels)
   
8. I'd say Heroes, but everyone already knows the answer
   
9. Harry Potter [2]
   
10. Dragonlance - Raistlin Majere (palmer_kun)
    
11. Planescape (the setting) [2]
    
12. Planescape: Torment
13. Grey's Anatomy [2] - Cristina Yang (thesnark)
    
14. House [2] - Gregory House and James Wilson (thesnark)
    
15. Shade's Children
16. Questionable Content [2] - Dora Bianchi (palmer_kun)
    
17. The Thief games
18. The Old Kingdom trilogy - Mogget (frenzied)
19. Pirates of the Caribbean [2]
20. Monsters, Inc. [2]
    

Comments

[mrpyro.livejournal.com]

Not actually attempting any answers, but did you know that they're making an animated film of Dragons of Autumn Twilight?

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Actually, yes. I'm rather looking forward to it, with the possible exception of Michelle Trachtenberg.

[mrpyro.livejournal.com]

I'm personally a little dubious about Lucy Lawless (or Goldmoon - Warrior Princess, as my brother commented).

At least Tika shouldn't be in it too much.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Oh, it gets better: she's a Cylon.

And... yes. I take comfort in that.

Old Kingdom Trilogy

[frenzied.livejournal.com]

Mogget! :p

I preferred Sabriel to Lirael, but I can sort of see the draw of both, so I'm defaulting to the tempramental meow.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Everyone likes Mogget. Which is to say... yes.

[captainsblog.livejournal.com]

1, I'm guessing River, since you're one of the few other people I actually suspect of being able to kill with your brain.

2, after your coffee post the other day, how could I go with anyone other than Starbuck?

5, Hmmm, so many to choose. I've always been partial to Miracle Max meself.

7, Bart's such an obvious choice, but you've got a good spot of Kitty pluckiness.

19, Will. And I'm sure you Would.

20, since I need to go out on at least one limb here, I'll try Frank Oz as Fungus. I've been digging him as the Mighty Favog on the 1st-season Saturday Night Live shows, which you really should see.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

1. No, not River.
2. She's one of them. And yes, I do mean new BSG.
5. No
7. So which one are you actually picking?
19. Not. At. All.
20. And... huh?

[fireflyfailure.livejournal.com]

i'm gonna be so wrong... >_>

firefly -- ...mal...?
princess bride -- just guessing one: inigo montoya ^_^

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Firefly: No
And TPB: Yes!

[fireflyfailure.livejournal.com]

firefly: hmm...how about...wash?
tpb: shiny! mine too ^____^

[thesnark.livejournal.com]

I'll try:

Firefly: River.
Battlestar Galactica [2] um...uh... *flail*
Veronica Mars [2] I'm going to go with Mac and Logan.

Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Elphaba
The Princess Bride: hmm... Vizini.
The Dresden Files [2] again....*flail*
The Amulet of Samarkand (and its sequels) see above flailing

I'd say Heroes, but everyone already knows the answer

Harry Potter [2] Hermione, Sirius
Dragonlance *more flailing*
Planescape (the setting) [2]
*still more flailing*
Planescape: Torment *yet more flailing*
Grey's Anatomy [2] I am the only person in the Verse who hasn't seen this show, but I can at least name one character, that being Dr. Dreamy or whatever. I'll guess whomever Sandrah Oh plays.
House [2] House and uh...Robert Sean Leonard dude.
Shade's Children Quoi?
Questionable Content [2] Oh that web comic thingy that my fiance reads...I don't know the names of any of the characters.
The Thief games okay, I give up on the rest of the list.
The Old Kingdom trilogy - Mogget (frenzied)
Pirates of the Caribbean [2]
Monsters Inc. [2]

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Firefly: No
VM: Mac, yes. Logan, no.
Wicked: Yes!
TPB: No
HP: No
Grey's: So... you mean Cristina Yang? Yes, she's one.
House: House, yes. And... *googles* Hey, I didn't know he was Neil Perry in DPS. Also, yes, the other one's Wilson.

And... that's about it for the ones you guessed. You did pretty well, I think.

[palmer-kun.livejournal.com]

5: FEZZIK! If not Fezzik, then the ROUS.

6: My only guess here is Harry himself...

10: It's been previously established that you're a typical Raist-whore :p

14: House and Cameron

16: Dora and Pintsize

17: Garret

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

5. Fezzik! How could I have forgotten Fezzik?
6. And your guess would be... right.
10. It's not my fault that Dragonlance is one of the D&D settings with actual characters in. And on that note, would you like a bonus point for Ravenloft?
14. House, yes, but already guessed. Cameron, no.
16. Dora, yes. Pintsize I like, but he's not quite a favourite.
17. No.

[palmer-kun.livejournal.com]

5: Would anybody like a peanut?

10: Ravenloft is hard. It's tempting to go for the obvious Strahd. But... oh wait, trivia brain turn on! Your favourite Ravenloft character would be none other than Ansalon's #1 emo kid extraordinaire - Soth.

14: Then it must be Wilson. Because everyone ships House/Wilson

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

10. Sometimes, it's the obvious character. And I'm stopping there, because making things obvious is bad.

14. It is. And you can't ship Cameron with anyone unless they're emotionally scarred, which causes problems. Unless you invent childhood trauma for Cuddy, I suppose.

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

Whee! I don't know you at all!! This'll be fun!

1) Firefly: Kaylee. Because she rules.
9) Harry Potter: Loony Lovegood and...Albus Dumbledore?
16) Questionable Content: Hannelore. If not her, then Winslow? If I only get one guess, then Hanners.
19) Pirates of the Carribean: The two...Pintel and Ragetti?
20) Monsters Inc: Randolph, because he CHANGES COLOUR! Also, the one eyed one...Mike? God, it's been FOREVER since I've seen that movie.

~Sor

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

1: yes!
9: No, and no.
16: No, neither of them
19: No
And... 20: No

But you did get Kaylee, so there was some good.