Delirium Country
"Sometimes I forget what I was going to say. Sometimes I remember things everyone else has forgotten for ever and always."
--Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman

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Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Posted 18:38 by Del C


Facts CuratorBased on how many questions i answered correctly on Emode's Ultimate IQ test, my IQ score is 129. They compared my answers with others who have taken the test, and according to the sorts of questions i got correct, my Intellectual Type is a Facts Curator. Which means that i've fed my brain a unique collection of facts and figures over the years. i've got a good hold on words and numbers. But that's just scratching the surface.




Posted 05:45 by Del C


am trying to figure out how to make the comments count come back. maybe after the reboot tomorrow that uigui.net/comments is taking part in, it'll revert to the way it used to be (before it went temporarily wonky) bcause...i want it that way.

i've been meaning to post my result on this...

amen to that. GG is one of the best things on tv.

Monday, April 29, 2002
Posted 08:13 by Del C


gorgeous b&w pics of John Mayer i just had to post as soon as i saw
[John Mayer] [John Mayer]
[John Mayer] [John Mayer]


finally i remembered that the Muse video with the tentacled women is "Plug in Baby" -- it amazed me again last night.
[Plug in Baby]
screen capture from Muse Mania



Posted 01:05 by Del C


[Count von Count]wheee! the commies -- i mean, comments are back. at first i didn't notice bcause they didn't have a count. but i clicked on the thingy anyway and i learned that sometimes it's actually good to be a little optimistic {g}


Saturday, April 27, 2002
Posted 18:37 by Del C


link to this cute quizzie found on the equally cute Chelsea's blog ^_^
Classic Duck
You are the classic yellow squeeky toy.
Find your inner rubber ducky.

i love Ernie's rubber ducky which looks just like this one.



Spike
You're Spike. An English badass. At least you were until they put that stupid chip in your head. And then you fell in love with the slayer... Snap out of it, man!
Find your inner vampire.

*yeah*, baby!!!

Friday, April 26, 2002
Posted 01:04 by Del C


arrrgh! now it's the comments thingy that's not working. yeeesh. please try the guestbook if you have something to say to moi. thank you.

The Dark Is Rising so anyway. taking a page out of The Wil's righteous blog: right now i am reading -- or at least trying to finish The Dark Is Rising. it's this edition ->
i like the cover art.


out of curiosity (which motivates a whole lot of things i do in my life) i went looking for Alloy's tv star boyfriend quiz that Maria mentioned a long time ago, and hit the motherlode of Alloy quizzies. linked for future reference.
much to my surprise it seems that if Scott Speedman and i met in real life, sparks would fly {lol} hmmm...not that there's anything at all wrong with him, but i was hoping for the other Scott (Foley) bcause Noel's the 1 i've always been interested in. so i won't blog that particular thing.

so. in related news, here's something interesting. i am a...
[Siamese]Siamese
Siamese cats were first exported from Thailand, known then as Siam. They are a fascinating breed, with acute intelligence and an exotic aura. With their striking fur patterns and deep blue almond eyes, Siamese cats are appreciated for their distinct beauty. Like a Siamese, you are well known for your inquisitive, communicative ways. These cats have a distinct voice -- a trait that you might express through singing, painting, writing, or some other creative endeavor. You are cool and calm, an elegant and mysterious presence. People are drawn to you because you are simply charming to behold, and you speak with such knowledge and passion about your many artistic and intellectual pursuits. Just be careful not to intimidate others with that sophisticated mind -- it's OK to let loose and be silly sometimes, too. We promise people will love you even more for it!
What Kind of Cat Are You?


how wonderful. my flavor is...
Coffee
Talk about deep: You've got more depth of flavor than a Super Deluxe Slow Roasted French Bean. You love nothing more than sitting around and "discussing" a topic at length, exploring all the ins and outs of a situation, especially all the emotions involved. In fact, you've been known to stay up all night long doing just that. Listening is one of your favorite things to do -- when friends need a hand figuring things out, they come your way.
Celeb Coffees: Lauryn Hill, Tori Amos, Ethan Hawke.
What's Your Flavor?

i feel very fortunate to be the same flavor as The Tori ^.^

if i were a dessert, i'd be a
Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie Surprise
Happiness is a gooey brownie topped with chocolate sauce, chocolate jimmies, and more chocolate sauce, and boy, are you happy when dessert time rolls around. You're a girl who lives life to the fullest�partying hard, taking advantage of every opportunity, and enjoying the indulgences the world has to offer. Bring on the hot fudge!
If You Were a Dessert, What Kind of Dessert Would You Be?

brownie!me goes very nicely with coffee!me {grin}


Posted 01:02 by Del C


OK, blog seems to be working again. ah, the mysteries of blogging, will they never cease to confound me?

{switch to voice of Janice from Friends} oh. my. gawd! Wil Wheaton hath a blog. {thud!} i was so majorly crazy about him when i was younger that i hated Debbie Gibson when they were dating. now that he's married i am in serious envy of his wife.


Posted 00:38 by Del C


what is with my blog?! only the heading appeared when i tried to open it for the first time today.

Thursday, April 25, 2002
Posted 18:44 by Del C


today was a nice day. i went over to Thel's place and then we went to the mall for a movie. i thought we might watch Time Machine which has my Guy, and i would've liked to see Blade 2 bcause i'm a sucker for vampire movies (pun intended) but we saw a poster for Blow Dry and our fate was sealed bcause Thel has a thing for The Josh. so we go in and who do i see onscreen but the wondrous Alan Rickman! {squeal!!!} i had no idea it was a British movie bcause the poster made it seem like your standard young-adult romantic comedy, starring The Josh & Rachael Leigh Cook, when in fact it was more than that. i liked hearing Josh's low voice with a bit of an accent. and more importantly, Thel got her Josh fix and i had Alan Rickman {happy sigh} there was another HP connection aside from Alan (Snape): David Bradley (Argus Filch) was also in the cast. oh, and before we went into the cinema i found the Room for Squares CD at a music store when i wasn't expecting to, Luce! aaah!

and off of Ben's journal, my personality drink:

{lol!!!} makes sense to me. i'm almost a teetotaler. but i was hoping i might be a Harvey Wallbanger {g}

Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Posted 06:07 by Del C


Ron Weasley is my perfekt guy....
discover who's your perfekt HP guy here

aaaaaahhh!!! words cannot express my joy at this moment! Ron Ron Ron!!!
link to this was found at Jaime's blog. bcause she's Lil Miz All About Ron ^__^ gawd, i want a Ron title too. somebody give me one! hey, i've been known to refer to myself as Knight of the Ron Table. and raving Ronphiliac. {lol}

Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Posted 04:04 by Del C


last night i was vegetating in front of the tv watching music videos. some of my favorites that i've seen recently...

  • "Tomorrow Comes Today," Gorillaz - i totally love this band. especially Noodle.
  • "One More Time," Daft Punk - neither daft nor particularly punk :) the anime style of the video directed by Matsumoto Reishi is just darling
  • "ThankYou," Dido - i can't get enough of the lovely Britishness of this woman! ^_^
  • "In Demand," Texas - i adore this video, which has frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri doing the tango with Alan Rickman {swoon}
  • "Newborn," Muse - one of their other videos, the 1 with the tentacled women, is also amazing @_@
  • "Wherever Whenever," Shakira - Jill & i keep hoping for this video to be played bcause we seem to be enthralled by her belly dancing expertise {lol lol lol!}

music videos -- i can't watch them as much as i'd like to {sigh} i wish i worked for a music video show or something...

Monday, April 22, 2002
Posted 07:41 by Del C


as slashified as i've bcome of late, i still cannot bring myself to 'ship Crowley/Aziraphale from Good Omens, the one book i was tempted to steal from the library when i was at university (at university -- i love saying that! it sounds so veddy British of me ^.^ ) so anyway, back to C/A, the reason i cannot bear to even look at a C/A fanfic is...i want Aziraphale for myself! i want to dance the gavotte with him. bwahahahahaaa!!!


Posted 05:29 by Del C



that's me. yes it is. i don't want to be the Good Friend, not when i can be the Trusty Sidekick! {VBG}

Saturday, April 20, 2002
Posted 23:16 by Del C


another day, another quizzie...

i took this quizzie right after breakfast, too. how very apropos.

found on Lucy's blog:

as Ellie would say...that's right ^_^

forwarded by Luce:

  1. If you could build your house anywhere, where would it be? right next door to the guy of my dreams. who's a different guy from 1 moment to the next {lol lol lol}
  2. What's your favorite article of clothing? jeans
  3. What's your favorite physical feature of the opposite sex? a nice-looking nape. strong jawline also a plus. and cool eyebrows.
  4. What's the last CD that you bought? i think it was Exciter by Ash, they're a Japanese band. i bought it bcause i thought they were Ash the Irish band. remember, Thel? :)
  5. Where's your favorite place to be? home
  6. Where's your least favorite place to be? crowds
  7. What's your favorite place to be massaged? for ryt now, my tense upper back
  8. What's most important, strong in mind or strong in body? strong in mind, natch!
  9. What time do you wake in the morning? whatever time some1 wakes me
  10. What's your favorite TV show? Gilmore Girls
  11. What's your favorite kitchen appliance? fridge -- it's where the food's at.
  12. What's your favorite childhood memory? eating baby formula powder straight out of the can {lol}
  13. What makes you laugh? the strangest things, really.
  14. What makes you really angry? annoying, insensitive people
  15. If you could play any instrument what would it be? cello
  16. Favorite Restaurant/Cafe/Eatery? Roma Pizza
  17. Scariest moment of your life? it's not something i like to talk about
  18. If there was a movie made about you, what current/former Hollywood star would portray you? Luce had a dream once where i was portrayed by Christina Ricci, i like that! {lol} but i'm going to play myself!
  19. Favorite children's book? The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss
  20. What is your favorite season? summer
  21. What is your least favorite household chore? laundry
  22. If you could have one super power, what would it be? Luce, you said want to be able to...steal other people's super powers... {!!!} that's Rogue! i want that too!
  23. If you had a tattoo, what would it be? a dragon, maybe. somewhere i can cover it up with my clothes.
  24. Who was your first love and at what age? i don't think i've ever really been in love yet
  25. The song you wished you had written? "Yellow" by Coldplay
  26. Do you prefer cats or dogs? cats
  27. What's in the trunk of your car? i don't have 1
  28. What is your favorite word? dunno
  29. From the people you emailed this to - who is most likely to respond? seeing as how i
    didn't email this, no 1
  30. Who is the least likely to respond? see answer to #29
  31. What is your favorite day? Saturday
  32. Using only one word, describe yourself: geek
  33. Say three nice things about the person that sent this to you:
    • Lucy's fabulous
    • she has excellent taste
    • she puts the 10 in Kris10




Posted 00:43 by Del C


aaaaaagh! Crystaviel's latest chapter of I'll Stand Alone is up at ff.net!!!
{putting everything on hold to read about Sev and the most fascinating OC ever written in the history of HP fandom}

Thursday, April 18, 2002
Posted 04:49 by Del C


since i go on and on about guys all the time, i thought i'd do some more of this thingy that The Lucester sent me, while imagining, for the sake of this discussion, that i possess a Y chromosome {snicker}

Guyz, fill this out on gurls!
(excuse me, who says "gurls" except for maybe Big Moose from those Archie comics?! i prefer to say grrrls, thank you)


  1. Regular underwear or thong: i really would rather not know. just as long as she wears underwear.
  2. Painted nails or not: not painted, but manicured is OK
  3. Bra or sports bra: i kind of dig sports bras, even though i am phenomenally unathletic, but unless i (with my rhetorical Y chromosome) was taking this theoretical girl to do some xtreme sports or something, there'd be no reason to insist on a sports bra
  4. Cute n'mysterious or wild n'sexy: cute n'mysterious. this q makes me think of N'Sync {lol!}
  5. Dressy or casual: casual
  6. Dark or blonde: brunette
  7. Long or short hair: either
  8. Dark or light eyes: dark
  9. Long or short nails: short and neat
  10. Hat or no hat: i don't mind hats. they just have to be appropriate. and unostentatious.
  11. Good or bad girl: good, please
  12. Hair up or down: down
  13. Jewelery or none including piercing: minimal jewelry, should not give Mr. T a run for his money. no 'ho-type stuff. and easy with the piercings.
  14. Tall or short: not too tall, bcause i'm not that tall myself
  15. Curly or straight hair: straight
  16. Jeans or skirt: jeans
  17. Tan or fair: fair
  18. Freckles or none: freckles
  19. Pretty indoor chick or party chick: i don't get this q...what, can't you party indoors?!
  20. Prissy or grunge: grunge-y
  21. Accent or canadian: i dunno...chicks with accents just don't do it for me like blokes with accents do...and what's with the "Canadian"? is there something wrong with being Canadian, i'd like to know. why is it Canadians routinely sound apologetic about being Canadian? whatever.
  22. Shy or outgoing: shy


women i'd like to get with if i possessed a Y chromosome:
Katherine Moennig, Shirley Manson, Tori Amos, Shakira, Nicole Kidman, Carrie-Anne Moss

Wednesday, April 17, 2002
Posted 04:34 by Del C


Jamester, look, i've added a comments thingy! {grin}

i think i might just love ppl who comment even more than i love ppl who sign my guestbook.
so. y'all know what you have to do, don't you? ^.^


Posted 02:53 by Del C


there's a list of some congenial people's blogs, journals or whatnot on the left. to which i've added a link to Ben's very snazzy journal. bcause he was so good as to sign my guestbook. i love ppl who sign my guestbook, btw. so you could...you know, sign it...if you, like, want to have my eternal love & gratitude {lol!}

Jamester, the guestbook is in lieu of the comments thingy for now. i'm waiting for this other comments thingy to get back online bcause YACCS is not accepting any more members :(

aaand...there we go.

ron + hermione



purr-fection! thanks to The Chelster for her invaluable *advice* on this {conspiratorial wink!}

Tuesday, April 16, 2002
Posted 01:56 by Del C





Monday, April 15, 2002
Posted 07:01 by Del C


bcause i finally saw Empire Records yesterday, and i saw links to some cool quizzes on the lovely Ellie's LJ :)

i may be Lucas but i love Mark, and i was tempted to lie while taking the quiz just so i could get him. ehhh.
but i figure being Lucas is not bad at all :)


i have a thing for werewolves. and i like Oz. very much.


i was sorta gunning for Brian Krakow, a little. bcause i like, *love* him, ya know? but this works for me too. i guess.


Posted 00:35 by Del C


[ryan reynolds] {rubbing it in Lucy's face already} bwahahahahaaa!!! perhaps it's just residual bitchiness left over from when Jill and i had to schlepp 4 bags of groceries and stuff home yesterday afternoon. actually, Luce, i get to see all the hotties bcause i'm just a big dork who watches E! far too much. i couldn't find video of his interview on E! news so i had to make do with this pic of him at the Van Wilder premiere.
mmm. i like that 1-buttoned look. he's got style, that 1 does.

this post has been edited to say:
i really do watch too much E!; they replayed the interview with John Mayer, and i watched it through to the end. this is all your fault, Luce.


Sunday, April 14, 2002
Posted 07:57 by Del C


M * A * S * H

You will marry CHRISTIAN (played by Ewan McGregor) from Moulin Rouge, live in a sparkling elephant at the Moulin Rouge, and spend your days righting wrongs and singing songs because all you need is love (and it helps that it's Ewan McGregor you're living with ^_^).



What's YOUR M * A * S * H future?



aren't i a lucky girl?! :) i'm not too wild about living in the sparkling elephant; i mean, it's a nice place to sing cute duets in, but i wouldn't want to actually live there bcause the altitude would make me queasy. however. it's *Ewan*, for goodness' sake!!! {lol} i can just see us having coffee in the mornings -- i'm tickled pink that Ewan's character in Black Hawk Down had a thing about coffee :)

i am...Dean Thomas

...and which lesser Harry Potter character are you?



i'll be perfectly honest. at first i didn't want to be Dean. for 1 thing, he's a boy. and i don't think of myself as particularly artsy. but then i remembered Padma's Quest by Poppy P, in which Dean is utterly wonderful, and i thought, "why the hell not?" so there.

Saturday, April 13, 2002
Posted 20:57 by Del C


harry + ron


awwwriiight! i got a result i could live with. and on the first try, too. i don't actually read Harry/Ron fics (any1 know any reeeally good ones?) but i like the idea.



Posted 02:47 by Del C


am like the Beastie Boys -- i like my sugar with coffee and cream (intergalactic planetary!) but day before yesterday (or at least i think it was day before yesterday) i discovered i can actually drink my coffee without cream. well...milk actually; we ran out of it and i had to drink the coffee without dairy. and i liked it. just one of those lil realizations that concuss me nearly everyday. i don't really remember how this must-have-milk-in-coffee started anyway. maybe it was that gawhgeous green-eyed CoffeemateTM guy with that line about "milk in my cereal, CoffeemateTM in my coffee"...heh. i don't do Coffeemate just bcause some dishy guy says so. ... OK, OK! so *maybe* i would. sheeesh.

at the risk of turning my blog into a list of sightings of Lucy's guys...i just remembered Ryan Reynolds was also on E! News Daily recently, with Tara Reid promoting their movie Van Wilder. i got Two Guys nostalgia all over again, he sure is a charmer. i'm still with Pete though; Ryan's still all yours, Luce. i am nothing if not constant.

another startling realization i've recently had -- am turning into a very slashified person, to my consternation. i was watching Oliver! again (1 of my favorite movies of all time!!!) and i got a slashy vibe off of Oliver and the Dodger! yeaaargh!!! and when i was watching Robbie Williams' swinger-themed concert at the Albert (only i wasn't actually at the Albert, just watching it on tv) i thought i could really go for Robbie/Rupert in a big way. that's Rupert Everett, k? not my Rupper Grint. i'm not quite that far gone yet. and then Robbie had to go do a duet with his friend Jonnie(?) whom he lives with, apparently. which just exacerbated my whole slash thing. anyway, i was really glad i watched the concert, bcause i got to see Jane Horrocks again. i love her.

Friday, April 12, 2002
Posted 07:07 by Del C


i got caught up in redecorating my blog yesterday and didn't get around to posting anything.



Del and I are great minds. We think alike.

It needs to end. One of us must stop being so damn brilliant and we all know who that has to be...



awww! but the world needs more tag team brilliance like ours, Luce!

so anyway, i don't know when The John will be on E! again, but there's video of his E! News Daily interview, A serious case of the Blues. go get it, if you haven't already found it.

btw, i can't get into that moviestarpage about DB. :(

Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Posted 11:33 by Del C


wow. my third post today.

Luce!!! The John was on E! didja see?! he was at The House of Blues, and he was so adorable, he did an impression of Steve Kmetko and he played the guitar a bit. he didn't sing though...anyway i had to blog this right now to commemorate the blessed event. and as i type this, "My Stupid Mouth" is playing on my Winamp. :)


Posted 06:57 by Del C






I am 67.5% British, just like
Sir Elton John
Roots in the UK, the rest of your hair is in the US.
Take the Brit Quiz at
www.darrenlondon.tripod.com/britquiz1.htm
Quiz written by Daz


I'm Redensek. What font are you?
Wowie! You are Redensek! You are techy yet cute, and pretty much all around cool. Everyone loves you! You're fun, popular, and can mold yourself to fit right in to any situation.


i am in love with fonts.

and i guess i went on a test binge today...



Posted 03:28 by Del C




Some Useless Stuff!!!
  1. Chocolate or white milk: chock'lit, but strawberry or pistachio is even better
  2. Root beer or dr. pepper: neither. how many times do i have to tell you ppl?! take this root beer & Dr. Pepper back and bring me Sprite or 7-Up instead! or, failing that, get me orange soda!!!
  3. Mud or jello wrestling: neither. i hate mud, and jello wrestling is a waste of perfectly good Jell-O
  4. Skiing or boarding: snowboarders are cooler somehow. but i can't do either of those.
  5. Day or night: night, i guess...
  6. Summer or winter: summer
  7. Cake or pie: depends on what cake or pie we're talking about. i like cheesecake, but technically isn't it pie?
  8. Love or lust: love, certainly
  9. Gold or Silver: gold! gold! gold!
  10. Diamond or pearl: diamonds are easier to take care of, on account of they're so hard and all...
  11. Sunrise or sunset: sunrise
  12. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? i have a lil heart-shaped pillow with Buttercup from PPG on it. does that count? oh, and i sleep with my cellular phone on my pillow most nights {lol}
  13. Have you ever broke/sprained/fractured a bone? i guess so
  14. Do you have any piercings? both ears
  15. Do you sing in the shower? ya. i'm fabulous. me & my shower are going to be at a lounge near you very soon!
  16. Experienced love at first sight? oh, all the time. but sometimes it goes away when they're out of sight {lol!}
  17. What's your favorite color? navy
  18. What's your favorite band/group? Weezer
  19. What do you dream about? kidnapping minors, Luce? i think i may have had that bfore. i can't remember. {whistling oh-so-casually}
  20. Who are your friends? my multiple personalities that live inside my head
  21. Who's the loudest? Del, when she's had more coffee or alcohol than she can safely handle
  22. Who's the quietest? �-chan, she only comes out when there are cute animals around
  23. Who do you tell your dreams to? any1 who will listen
  24. Do you want your friends to do this survey? completely up to them



Tuesday, April 09, 2002
Posted 18:46 by Del C


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Geek Code. Decoder.


Posted 05:45 by Del C


philtrum Anatomy. the vertical groove from the upper lip to the septum of the nose.
there, that's nothing to be afraid of, now is it, Luce? {VBG!}

so. i broke down and took the Which Fanfic Draco Are You? test and i did *not* like the result, even though i don't really have anything against that particular fic. it's just i wanna be The More Is My Unrest Draco, dammit!!! but i'm fairly sure that wasn't among the choices. or even another 1 that prolly wasn't included either -- I'm Not in Denial Draco. only the most well-written slash Draco i ever read! OK, so perhaps i only think that bcause he has the good taste to be obsessed with Ron...well, actually i wouldn't want to *be* that Draco, but he sure is fascinating. like King Ludwig II of Bavaria {lol!}

as i said before, i'm an NC-17 fanfic 'hore. i meant that. there was a time i wouldn't admit to this, let alone write it into my blog. but now i have come to terms with it bcause...i have quite good taste in NC-17s. observe:
  • my favorite Escaflowne fanfic is NC-17 -- Four Minutes: For the True Lover, a Year Is as a Day by Didodikali. starring my Koibito, Dryden-samaaa!!! {glomping the fabulous merchant prince!}
  • my favorite Ranma fic? also NC-17! Temptations of a Delivery Girl by Angelique Limoges. it's Mousse x Shampoo, hoooyah! my favorite line from it: "I can't believe I finally laid you." teeeheee! i love thee, MuuMuu-chan!
  • one of my favorite R/H fics of the moment? yes, also NC-17! Cleverness Has Nothing to Do with Love by ShellyK


needless to say, lil chil'uns who might have stumbled upon this my blog, don't go looking for these fics until such time that i shall not be held responsible for the loss of thy innocence, hmmm?


Posted 00:58 by Del C


The Cutting Edge is one of my favorite movies because...
  • it's about figure skating, one of my favorite things to watch in the whole entire world
  • of DB Sweeney. i just love his upper lip and his philtrum (go look it up)
  • of Moira Kelly, who is just so goshdarn cute
  • couples who bicker but are just really totally into each other -- they're adorable.


i love Funny Face too, Luce!!! with the Audrey and the Fred Astaire! oh, and Gene Kelly movies like On the Town

my fascination with the male nape started when i read an article where Barbra Streisand said she liked the back of Elliot Gould's neck; i started looking at the backs of guys' necks and decided there *was* something very sexy about a nice male nape. anyway, it's what i mostly look at on guys bcause i'm behind them and they can't tell that i'm looking, heheheheh...

and the mad German king who also happened to be gay is named Ludwig II of Bavaria, the "Swan King":
Born in Nymphenburg Castle, Munich, in 1845, Ludwig was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, and became king of Bavaria at the age of 18. Disillusioned after a lost war with the Prussians, Ludwig lost all interest in politics and became increasingly eccentric.
He loved the theater and music, especially Richard Wagner's operas. He built three castles - Linderhof, Neuschwanstein and Herrenchiemsee - at stupendous expense. Linderhof, the only one to be completed, was the king's favourite. Louis XIV became Ludwig's inspiration: his dream of absolute rule. But his extravagance, homosexuality and near or actual insanity worried the Bavarian government. Ludwig was certified insane in his bedroom at Neuschwanstein and, a few days later, on 13 June 1886 he and his physician were found drowned in the Lake Starnberg (Starnberger See). It has never been ascertained whether this was an accident or an assassination.

fascinating, ya? ya.

Monday, April 08, 2002
Posted 17:44 by Del C


Del by Numbers (was Re: muahaha...evilness condensed)

nine things you wear daily:
1. knickers (Britishisms -- gotta love 'em!)
2. bra
3. pants
4. shirt
5. shoes
6. hair thingie
7. glasses
8. scapular
9. deodorant

eight movies you'd watch over and over:
1. While You Were Sleeping
2. Some Kind of Wonderful
3. Return of the Jedi
4. The Cutting Edge
5. Ni Hao, My Concubine
6. Charade
7. Strictly Ballroom
8. Sense & Sensibility

six objects you touch every day:
1. food
2. toothbrush
3. computer
4. clothes
5. cellular phone
6. soap

five things you do every day:
1. shower
2. eat
3. sleep
4. tv
5. walk

four bands that you couldn't live without:
1. Weezer
2. Gorillaz
3. Garbage
4. Coldplay

three of your favorite songs at this moment:
1. "Your Body Is a Wonderland" - John Mayer
2. "Wherever Whenever" - Shakira
3. "Sonne" - Rammstein

two people that have influenced your life the most:
1. my father
2. chem teacher in college

one thing you could spend the rest of your life with:
1. a good relationship

5 THINGS YOU HATE
1. spam
2. things that were formerly free of charge but aren't anymore
3. bigotry
4. difficult questions
5. psychobabble

5 THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
1. the stock market
2. life
3. myself
4. the abacus
5. banking regulations

5 THINGS ON YOUR DESK
1. computer
2. speakers
3. mouse
4. lil plastic figure of Shaggy from Scooby Doo (i'v bn meaning to move him elsewhere)
5. my file of downloaded R/H fanfic & fanart

5 OF YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER :)
1. Latel
2. Dred
3. Lala
4. Laura
5. the Sidekicks

5 THINGS YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW
1. breathing
2. sitting
3. pondering Shakira's very cute hip action
4. replying to email
5. reading

5 NEGATIVE FACTS ABOUT YOU
1. i sleep late and have the occasional fit of narcolepsy during the day
2. i procrastinate
3. i get confused easily
4. i'm forgetful
5. i'm a fanfic smut 'hore

5 POSITIVE FACTS ABOUT YOU
1. i test well
2. i'm tolerant
3. i care about the environment
4. i try to be considerate
5. i am cheerfully geeky

5 THINGS YOU PLAN TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE
1. travel
2. cliff dive
3. see the colonization of Mars
4. meet aliens, preferably ones that look like Michael, Izzy & Tess, not those little gray men
5. visit the castle of that mad German king who also happened to be gay, i forget his name

5 THINGS YOU CAN DO
1. sing
2. write
3. get along with computers
4. read
5. proofread

5 THINGS YOU CAN'T DO
1. touch-type
2. drive
3. swim
4. ride a bike
5. skip rope

5 OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS
1. "El Scorcho" - Weezer
2. "Paper Bag" - Fiona Apple
3. "Girlfriend in a Coma" - The Smiths
4. "Love Is Strange" - EBTG
5. "Crash Into Me" - DMB

5 THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT TURN YOU ON
1. a nice nape
2. shoulder blades that stick out a lil. like angel wings.
3. intellect + a nice sense of humor
4. washboard abs
5. good biceps. not too big.

5 THINGS YOU SAY MOST
1. ya
2. whatever
3. cool
4. cute
5. i

5 THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO
1. work
2. go online
3. drink water
4. take baths
5. sleep

5 PEOPLE YOU NEED TO THANK
1. Papa
2. Jill, for being such a joy
3. Latel
4. Dred
5. my mother

5 FAVORITE PLACES
1. my room
2. cyberspace
3. bookstores
4. Latel & Jane's place
5. mall

name four bad habits you have:
1. picking at scabs
2. procrastination
3. running late
4. obsessing about things

name four scents you love:
1. gasoline
2. new books
3. air conditioning
4. random cologne samples in magazines

name four things you'd never wear:
1. wife-beaters
2. midriff-baring tops (i just don't have the midriff for those)
3. nipple rings {pained grimace}
4. tube tops

name four animals you like:
1. cats
2. dogs
3. wombats
4. dolphins

name four television shows you love:
1. Gilmore Girls
2. Angel
3. YA
4. Hunter X Hunter -- but i just found out today that the stupid channel's not showing it anymore! aaargh!!!

name four bands/groups most people don't know you like:
1. This Perfect Day
2. System of a Down
3. BSB -- bwahahahahaaa!!!
4. Skunk Anansie -- Skin kicks ass!

name four drinks you regularly drink:
1. water
2. softdrinks
3. coffee -- i'm trying to cut down on it tho
4. Harvey Wallbangers -- bwahahahahaaa!!!

name four random facts about yourself:
1. i have a blood fetish. it's not what you think, but i don't want to elaborate ryt now
2. i only fall for guys who don't know i'm alive
3. i never have cola if Sprite, 7-Up or orange soda is available
4. i'm beginning to be obsessed with my blog

name four random facts about your family:
1. Jill & i both like Borderliners by Peter H�eg
2. and she's the reigning Sims champ in the fam
3. i miss my father
4. renovation is ongoing at the house



Posted 09:50 by Del C


Luce:
Ryan Reynolds (or Berg, which is prolly how i'll always think of him) is gorgeous, alright. that is true. i just prefer Pete. it's like how i am with Bert & Ernie, i prefer Bert. and i've never seen Dick, OK? so there.

i did see Charade again today. so. i must reiterate: i revere Audrey Hepburn. and Cary Grant -- they just don't make 'em like that anymore.

Sunday, April 07, 2002
Posted 11:05 by Del C


thank you, Maria's LJ, which led me to this very eeenteresting lil quizlet.

You are...Canon!Draco
You, as the original Draco from the books, are snotty, immature, and jealous. You are obsessed with what your father thinks. You hate Harry, his friends, basically all Gryffindors, and all Muggle-borns. You are paired up with Pansy Parkinson. Lucky you. You're pretty much not found anywhere except the books, because...damn. You have little to no redeeming qualities.
Find out which Draco you are.

i partly disagree with this assessment. Draco's not going to end up with Pansy! he and mah girl Ginny are going to have gawhgeous lil strawberry blond offspring. after they get together in a fic reminiscent of a really good and darkly twisted Gothic novel, of course. bwahahahahaaa!!!

i did a little research on the male celebrities who are supposedly the best matches for me, and it turns out i actually do know of one of the other guys. Ryan Reynolds, who was Berg in Two Guys and a Girl. he's cute. however, i am thwarted yet again. i preferred Pete, the other 50% of the Two Guys. urg.

and Luce, you are a thing of evil. how else can one explain how you got all those sexifying guys as your best matches? Dark Arts, i'm so sure! hmph!


Posted 03:25 by Del C


when i went to mass this morning, i kept noticing lots of people wearing maroon. the exact same shade. is today some kind of maroon wearing holiday that i didn't get the memo about, as usual?

Saturday, April 06, 2002
Posted 19:26 by Del C


my mother left for Canada today.
i can't really talk much about that...

continuing in the 80s flashback groove i'm in these days, it seems i may be three different Care Bears. must be the multiple personality thing i've got going on. so i don't feel like blogging the Care Bears thingy.

Ellie's LJ reminded me of a compatibility thingy i once did. the male celebrities who are my best matches allegedly include some guy who has the same last name as me (which always kind of squicks me even if we aren't actually related), a couple more guys i never heard of either, then Matt Damon and Lance Bass. disappointing. i'd rather have Ben Affleck than Matt. and although i like Lance more now than i used to, i'm still a JC Chasez girl really. so. on to some ppl i actually know of, *and* admire.

This is the compatibility between me and Rupert Grint based on biorhythms.
physical - 91%
emotional - 53%
intellectual - 98%
total - 81%

bloody brilliant, i believe...

This is the compatibility between me and Katherine Moennig based on biorhythms. (The site got her birthday wrong, but this is based on the real date)
physical - 85%
emotional - 53%
intellectual - 99%
total - 79%

wow. i am almost completely intellectually compatible with Kate. amazing :)

Friday, April 05, 2002
Posted 02:38 by Del C


last night i rented Unbreakable for my brother's birthday bcause he'd been bugging me about it for some time. then i remembered something Lane Kim said in Gilmore Girls, specifically "Cinnamon's Wake":


CUT TO RORY AND LANE WALKING DOWN THE STREET
LANE: Philadelphia
RORY: Philadelphia? If you could live in any city in the world you�d pick Philadelphia.
LANE: M. Night Shyamalan lives there.
RORY: Who?
LANE: The guy who directed The Sixth Sense.
RORY: But what would you do there?
LANE: Hang out with M. Night Shyamalan.
RORY: Ok, cross �guidance counsellor� off your list of potential career choices.



i am Lane. i wear glasses. i have great taste in music. i'd pick Philly too. and hang out with M. Night Shyamalan. but more importantly, i could hang out with Lucy {VBG!}

as i'm about to change my FanForum sig, i'll just memorialize here in my blog the lists i'm on there:
Sidekick #5, Howler & Animagus #7
Pipsqueak & Billy's Babe #63, Celeborn Fan #7, Arrow #125 & Orli's Friendship-ologist
Townie #35

last night my sister (who shall henceforth be referred to as Jill) and i were making HP Sims just for kicks ^o^ we made a rather iffy grownup Ron, he had fuschia/magenta hair instead of Weasley red. {lol} and a Hermione with a 50s-style perm, whom we dressed in a toga outfit. Jill said the effect was sort of like Hermione from Aquae Sulis by Honeychurch & Lallybroch. and that it looked like Herm made a dress out of the sheets that she and Ron lay on! {lol lol lol!!!} reminding me once again why i love my lil sister to bits. ^_^


Thursday, April 04, 2002
Posted 02:27 by Del C


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my brother. i dunno what to get him. other ppl can be so hard to buy for.

argh, i can't get into FanForum! i stupidly changed my email addy that i registered at the site, and now the the mobile email service is down and i can't get my password!!! i hope it comes back very soon, i *need* my FanForum fix. but in the meantime, Neopets are keeping me busy. look at my cute lil shopkeeper whose name, would you believe, is Crouching Wocky, Hidden Flagon ^o^
[Crouching Wocky, Hidden Flagon]


let's have a few more of these quiz thingies, shall we? sorry, Luce, i am a compulsive test-taker {lol!}
courtesy of Jaime's blog:

i used to be crazy about Rainbow Brite. it bummed me that our tv at the time was bnw.

I'm so obsessed with Harry Potter that it's SCARY!



Tuesday, April 02, 2002
Posted 03:52 by Del C


HP board at FanForum, stop distracting me! i'm trying to write fanfic here. really i am. honest.

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