Friending Meme 2016!

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Hey everyone, how's your weekend going? Is it a good time to make new friends, or to connect with some you've known longer? YOU BET IT IS!

Here it is, the all-new 2016 1_million_words friending meme! Come on in, the water's fine! Tell us about yourself, then read through everyone else's replies and make friends!

The Questions

Name: What you’d like us to call you
LJ age: How long have you been on LJ?
What is your Creativity Goal this year: Written and/or image count
What is your goal this year beyond that: Something a little more personal
Where in the world are you: Just generally, we're not planning on camping on your lawn
Current Fandom(s): Ones you create in currently
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Ones you used to create in, but don't so much any more
Do you Original fic? Read it, write it, both?
Favorite comm(s): Other than us
Gen, Het, or Slash:
Languages you write in:
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Movies you'll watch again and again because they make you laugh/cry/feel better/whatever
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Horror-comedy and SF-comedy? ME TOO!
What inspires you? Do you have a muse who whispers things at you randomly, or perhaps you read headlines in the newspaper and then think Barney Rubble would look so good doing that!
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily:
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at:
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: What's your poison while you create, after sex, or while you sneak-read under your desk at work?
Tell us about your Pet(s): Does your dog beg for tidbits, is your cat a burglar in its spare time, do you have bunnies that multiply more than the ones in your head?
Do your friends/family encourage you to create?
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby:
How's your memory: Like a goldfish, an elephant or somewhere in between?
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: How lazy are you?
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Something you always get wrong when writing
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:

Copy the contents of the box below and answer in a comment here!
<b>Name:</b> <b>LJ age:</b> <b>What is your Creativity Goal this year:</b> <b>What is your goal this year beyond that:</b> <b>Where in the world are you:</b> <b>Current Fandom(s):</b> <b>Earlier/old Fandom(s):</b> <b>Do you Original fic?</b> <b>Favorite comm(s):</b> <b>Gen, Het, or Slash:</b> <b>Languages you write in:</b> <b>Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why:</b> <b>Favourite movie/TV show genre(s):</b> <b>What inspires you?</b> <b>What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily:</b> <b>What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: </b> <b>Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka:</b> <b>Tell us about your Pet(s):</b> <b>Do your friends/family encourage you to create?</b> <b>Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby:</b> <b>How's your memory:</b> <b>Walk, jog, bicycle, car:</b> <b>I don't think that word means what you think it means:</b> <b>And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:</b>

And I'll get us started; now you! ;-)

Comments

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Name: I'm known in these parts as H
LJ age: coming up 11 years (OMG, how'd that happen?)
What is your Creativity Goal this year: 50K words, 105 graphics
What is your goal this year beyond that: GO TO HAWAII WITH KAIGE IN SEPTEMBER!!!
Where in the world are you: Auckland, New Zealand
Current Fandom(s): H50, The Flash, Arrow, Star Trek (AOS), Torchwood, Firefly mainly, but a few others poke their noses in now and then
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Lost and LOTRips, and there's the other odd thing I've done that I probably won't repeat (crayon fic, anyone?)
Do you Original fic? YES, but not nearly enough - read it, write it, hope to one day publish but probably won't... (lazy)
Favorite comm(s): THIS ONE! Are there any others? Actually, fandom_grammar is pretty darn amazing
Gen, Het, or Slash: SLASH, SLASH & SLASH, although occasionally I take off the glasses and do gen. Once or twice, I even manages het *nods* (yes, it was a miracle)
Languages you write in: Only English, really. I dabble in gobble-de-gook
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Because, really, how not? I know, inconceivable, right? Also Life of Brian and Monty Python's Holy Grail, and then there's Alien and LOTR/Hobbit, plus Star Wars and Grease. Tremors, Fright Night, the Terminator and Fast & Furious *drools over the dearly departed Paul Walker*
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Horror-comedy, SF-comedy, cartoons, action
What inspires you? anything that takes my fancy. I used to have muses whispering on a daily basis, but since I got older it's harder to hear them. Kaige is pretty good at insisting on prompting me at times
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: writing is pretty easy as long as I actually open up a document, but I'm way better at character-study than at plotting. I've been told my sex is pretty hot most of the time!
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: PLOTTING!
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Water or juice most of the time, although there's nothing like a hot chocolate or mocha on a cold winter's day
Tell us about your Pet(s): One of my cats, Cody, is currently throwing up in the hallway - you needed to know that, right? (yes, I'll clean it up in a while. Thank God there's no carpet down there!) My other cat, Zac is sitting on the bed, listening to his brother throw up... (if only I could train him to clean up)
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? I have to admit, mine mostly don't care, although I have a slasher daughter, which makes for an interesting life and makes me quite proud in a way!
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Alison by Elvis Costello and I don't even know why! I think it's the heartfelt way he sings it. My aim is true...
How's your memory: Like a bleeding goldfish, and the sad thing is that I keep thinking 'I'll remember that' even when I know it's so bad!
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Can I just sit still? HA. I actually went for a 2 hour walk in the native bush with my Hubby and older daughter yesterday, so I'm getting fitter, honest!
I don't think that word means what you think it means: I always type 'becasue' instead of 'because' and 'toehr' instead of 'other' as well as other (HA) assorted typos, because (HA) my fingers seem to be unevenly fast and hey, THOSE ARE THE RIGHT LETTERS, you work out the order!
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: I may be a sandwich short of a picnic most days, but who needs sandwiches anyway? GIVE ME CAKE!!!

[crookedspoon.livejournal.com]

One of my cats, Cody, is currently throwing up in the hallway - you needed to know that, right?
ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT CATS. You just gotta love them even when they throw up on your stuff.

[guineamania.livejournal.com]

Name: Grace (but online peeps tend to call me Guinea or G)
LJ age: 3 years i think. But two years actively
What is your Creativity Goal this year: I want to write 200k this year and get started on an idea I have for an original fiction novel (it's about Space Pirates)
What is your goal this year beyond that: I want to average above 60% at uni so I can stay on my masters course. I also want to lose a lot of weight to get back to a healthy body weight.
Where in the world are you: United Kingdom, Midlands for uni, Yorkshire for home.
Current Fandom(s): At the moment it is hard core Star Wars but also Man from UNCLE (2015), Once Upon a Time and White Collar chugging away in the background
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Les Miserables will always be my home fandom, the one that never leaves and I would hate it if it did. I also love: Doctor Who, MARVEL, Atlantis, Chuck, Merlin, Glee and more
Do you Original fic? I try, but I tend to lose motivation easier when it comes to original fic
Favorite comm(s): here obvs. but I also love allthingsfandom and AvLand
Gen, Het, or Slash: Everything and Anything ;)
Languages you write in: English, I wish I knew enough of another language to be able to write fic
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: STARDUST! Because it was always my favourite film as a kid and still makes me so happy to watch. I also watch Princess Pride a lot and Star Wars (all of them) and Tangled.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Sci-fi and Fantasy mostly but my guilty pleasure is the trashy action films like Olympus has Fallen, Fast and Furious, the Expendables. Oh I forgot about Spy Films: Bond, Mission Impossible, Man from UNCLE, Jack Reacher, Bourne, Jack Ryan ... yeah
What inspires you? A lot of things, I get a lot of inspiration from music and just thinking about the universe around the characters and what the character's pasts are e.t.c
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: I can do quick snippets into a world and like patchy drabbles in the same universe.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Long fic, I don't have the attention span needed and so the endings are often really bad
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Pepsi and Lemonade and my personal nectar of the gods Strongbow Dark Fruits. It is beautiful and not that high an alcohol content
Tell us about your Pet(s): I don't really have any. I have a pony that is owned by my Riding for the Disabled Group, I have been training him and he is my little baby (I miss him so much :( I'm at uni and I can only see him on RDA days when I am home as well. I'm scared he'll have forgotten about me and found a new person when I finally get to see him again. Which will be in March so I won't have seen him in six months)
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Um, not particularly but they accept it. My brother likes writing so he gets me to read over his work and point out flaw e.t.c as I also write.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: I don't really have one. I tend to cry more at films and the occasional book not songs. I always create at the end of Toy Story 3, I am an emotional wreck after the rollercoster of the first three Toy Storys
How's your memory: I'm good at long term completely pointless things but not short term, i need reminders for every thing and cannot do exams.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Walk mostly as I can't drive and neither can my mum. I also can't ride a bike
I don't think that word means what you think it means: INCONCEIVABLE! (I couldn't resist) and I am attrocious at spelling so a lot of fancy words don't get used. I can never spell decision and always have to use the spell checker (descion is the most common way but I use a range)
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: PLEASE TALK TO ME! I like to make friends and I am not that good at real life social things!
What this needed is more Ewan McGregor

[craterdweller.livejournal.com]

Love that gif!!

We just started watching White Collar on Netflix - my favorite characters so far - Mozzie and Elizabeth Burke

[crookedspoon.livejournal.com]

Name: crookedspoon
LJ age: 9 years
What is your Creativity Goal this year: One more word than last year, at least 1 fic per month, finish a WIP.
What is your goal this year beyond that: Getting my life in order.
Where in the world are you: The Continent.
Current Fandom(s): DCU (including but not limited to Injustice, Arkham-verse, BTAS, Young Justice, The Flash, Constantine, Gotham, Supergirl, Arrow, Suicide Squad, Nolan movies, ...), Sherlock, Bleach, Resident Evil gameverse.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Gintama, KHR, DGM, Code Geass, Naruto, Trinity Blood, The Walking Dead, Firefly, Wheel of Time
Do you Original fic? Nope.
Favorite comm(s): This one, femslash100, and fic-promptly on dw.
Gen, Het, or Slash: All of it.
Languages you write in: English.
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Used to be Phantom of the Opera, but I don't watch movies much.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Currently superhero shows, I guess, but I don't have any genre preference.
What inspires you? If only I knew. Basically, other people.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: None, actually. Everything is hard. I take shit Too Seriously. Does creating lists count as creative?
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Drawing, writing.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: I'm kicking the coffee habit, so tea for me, please.
Tell us about your Pet(s): You mean the spiders that are decorating my ceiling? My mum has pets. This fall she got a new cat! He's adorable and likes to cuddle.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? My friends do and I love them for it. <3
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Not cry, but sad: Strawberry Gashes by Jack-Off Jill (tw: suicide)
How's your memory: Faulty, at best. :D
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Walk. I'm old school like that.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Picking up H's thread, I always write alseep instead of asleep, EVEN WHEN WRITING BY HAND.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: ...Hi!

[guineamania.livejournal.com]

Quick question: do you think Supergirl is good? I watched the first episode and am not sure whether to continue. I think I should probably watch it again because I am a comic/Man of Steel nerd so I kept on spotting canon errors. But just wanna see what others think who have watched more.

[sagaluthien.livejournal.com]

Name: Sagaluthien
LJ age: Are you suposed to remember that? A lot of years. I did check my own profile and it stands I been here sice 2004 - oh wow already 12 years.
What is your Creativity Goal this year: Write as much as I'm able, it has been very up and down the last years so I'm happy for what I manage to do. Then I do a lot of Crafts and part of the goal for that is to be better to what I have to sell at a Xmas market, than I was 2015.
What is your goal this year beyond that: I would very much want to find a actually work.
Where in the world are you: Europé, Scandinavia, Sweden
Current Fandom(s): oops I tend to be little over the Place (as Prince Daniel might have said). I write most in Supernatural, Lotr/hobbit, and then series I follow/watched and like. It might be Little more in Being Human and Poldark.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Hmmm I still visiting the first ones, but what really get me started was Russell Crowe and I do not write so much with him now.
Do you Original fic? yes, though very slowly and still exploring. You can see some at donbury_fic, with a whole Town I created. I have plans for it.
Favorite comm(s): Here, comment_fic, 52_challenge and some spn related.
Gen, Het, or Slash: More slash, but write the others as well. The original is more of gen, het I Think.
Languages you write in: English and my first one Swedish
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Fantasy (of late), Action/thriller
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Crime
What inspires you? a lot, anything that can make me wanna write.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Craft, mostly knitting and cross-stitch
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: drawing
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Depends on mood and taste, but most often tea or Coke
Tell us about your Pet(s): That would be an entry for itself. So maybe check into my personal journal in a week or so.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Not more than anything else. Then I'm not the one that absolutly want them to read what I do. About Craft they would not be able to stop me.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Can't name any right away.
How's your memory: I would say faily good, for what I want to remember.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: bicycle or bus/tram
I don't think that word means what you think it means: ????
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: Not at the moment = Can't think of anything right now, it's late and I have fighting with my muscle pain more or less the last 24+ hours.

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

I hope the muscle pain gets better soon!

I didn't know you started off with Russell Crowe - always good to see someone on the Kiwi/Aussie bandwagon! ;-)

[craterdweller.livejournal.com]

Name: craterdweller
LJ age: 12 years - guess that puts me into the rebellious teen stage :P
What is your Creativity Goal this year: 100K words and 500 graphics.
What is your goal this year beyond that: Be more organized
Where in the world are you: Seattle, WA
Current Fandom(s): Stargate, Grimm, Doctor Who, X-Files
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Star Trek, Buffy, Angel, LOST, Star Wars - All are here (http://craterdweller.livejournal.com/225675.html)
Do you Original fic? occasionally, not very good at it
Favorite comm(s): this one! some of the bingo comms like trope_bingo, hc_bingo
Gen, Het, or Slash: het and gen mostly but ok with slash too
Languages you write in:english
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: High Fidelity (I share John Cusack's character's obsession with music)
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): sci-fi, fantasy, crime shows - pretty much anything
What inspires you? music
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: graphics come easier than words
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: writing
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: cranberry red bull, some sort of latte
Tell us about your Pet(s): live vicariously through others' pets
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? hubby is fine with it
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby:"Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton, "Yesterday" by the Beatles although I don't really cry over them, LOL
How's your memory: horrendous
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: bus - downtown parking is horrendous
I don't think that word means what you think it means: you're/your, its/it's - i have trouble with apostrophes I guess :P
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Oooh, you were a Lost watcher, I love that! And I saw you're into God (Eric Clapton) too; that's so cool; I am a huge fan (seen him 3x live!), plus X-Files and Star Wars! YAY! ;-)

[slashluv18.livejournal.com]

Name:Samantha
LJ age: It will be 4 years in July
What is your Creativity Goal this year: Try to finish my WIPs and get 270,000 words written
What is your goal this year beyond that: I want to work on more original
Where in the world are you: Florida
Current Fandom(s): Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter, Veronica Mars, Glee, Criminal Minds, Queer as Folk
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Sailor Moon, Yugioh, Naruto, Supernatural
Do you Original fic? a little bit
Favorite comm(s): this one, but I also love writerverse
Gen, Het, or Slash: all three
Languages you write in: English
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Coyate Ugly because it just makes happy, A Little Princess (1995 version) because it brings out the feels
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): No real genre preference
What inspires you? anything
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Plotting
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Editing
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: pepsi
Tell us about your Pet(s): I have 4 dogs (3 golden retrievers and 1 yellow lab). They're my babies.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? No. They don't understand why I do it if I don't make money with it.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Ronan by Taylor Swift
How's your memory: Okay, I guess
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: I walk everyday for exercise, but if I need to go somewhere, I take a car
I don't think that word means what you think it means: There's one word I always misspell no matter what, but for some reason, I can't think of what it is right now.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: I don't have a GIF, but I guess I would like to say that I'm on weightwatchers and it's HARD!

[guineamania.livejournal.com]

Good luck with weight watchers! Have you just started? Their new scheme didn't work for me so I'm trying going solo this time

[tkeylasunset.livejournal.com]

Name: Tkeyla
LJ age: I started my account in August 2009. Someone better in math than me will have to figure out how long that is.
What is your Creativity Goal this year: 250K words. 2015 was words-fail for so many reasons.
What is your goal this year beyond that: Fill up my etsy store. Get a job? Get my RL in order?
Where in the world are you: North Carolina (it's beautiful here - wish you could join me.)
Current Fandom(s): for writing - H50 and Star Trek. For watching, Castle, Sherlock, and Agent Carter. I also love the Avenger Universe.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Only Star Trek
Do you Original fic? In my head. On "paper" in fits and starts. I'd like to do more.
Favorite comm(s): this is one is the BEST. And the only one in which I am active.
Gen, Het, or Slash: It almost always turns into slash no matter my intentions.
Languages you write in: only English
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Original Star Wars, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Muppets Christmas Carol all year long
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): The only TV I watch is H50 and Castle so I guess detective?
What inspires you? random randomness - I wonder what would happen if XYZ occurred?
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Writing comes easily when I am in the zone. I really love writing dialog, and I'm not particularly good at description, mostly because it doesn't interest me as a whole. My muses can be pretty insistent when they are around. Right now they must be recovering from the holidays as they aren't here.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: I've been experimenting with polymer clay. It's great fun but I'm not good at it - not yet. I'll post a creation when I have one I'm happy with.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: I have to start the day with coffee. Then it's Pepsi and iced tea the rest of the day.
Tell us about your Pet(s): I have five dogs - Hannah is an Old English Sheepdog. She bosses around the other dogs, and her mamas. Kashmir is a Newfoundland - huge. She's sweet and adorable and loves everybody. YoQuera is a foundling. She looks a little like the Taco Bell dog but not so small. She is the definition of sassy. Layla is also a foundling. She looks like a black Australian shepherd. She's a little pig - demands part of whatever we are eating. And finally there's Maggie - a Great Pyrenees. She's completely white, and at one and half years old, is still a puppy. She is the goofiest puppy ever and not really very smart. But her sweetness makes up for her lack of intelligence.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? My sister doesn't really care one way or the other. She'll help me with non-writing creativity when I need it.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Stairway to Heaven for reasons with which I will not bore you.
How's your memory: I have a storehouse of entirely useless information. But when I go to the grocery store, you can bet I won't come home with the one I item I went to buy. I get easily distracted... oh look. A chicken!
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Car. I can make a sloth look like an olympic sprinter.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Damn you effect/affect!!! I do anything I can to avoid using them.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:

What I'm sure you're thinking now:




You're welcome

[kitmerlot1213.livejournal.com]

Man, but I could watch Benedict Cumberbatch remove his scarf--or any clothing for that matter--all day long :):)

[drivvenwrinth.livejournal.com]

Name: Drivven is fine by me
LJ age: 8 years last November
What is your Creativity Goal this year: Finish up my WIPs and find new fandoms to write in
What is your goal this year beyond that: Get my migraines even more under control. Re-connect with my son. Visit my family in other states again soon. South Dakota, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas. Travel to Ireland and Japan at some point before I die. Finish at least one of the originals I’ve been working on half my life that would be approximately 3 novels each.
Where in the world are you: Missouri, US
Current Fandom(s): Mostly Naruto, but I’ve dabbled in a few others
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Naruto, Vampire Knight, Star Trek, Buffy, Teen Wolf
Do you Original fic? Read and Write, but have never posted any original of mine
Favorite comm(s): I’ve been MIA from LJ for a couple years now due to health and personal issues, so OMW is all I’m active in at the moment. I was active in NarutoYaoi before that.
Gen, Het, or Slash: M Slash/Yaoi and some Gen
Languages you write in: Sadly, I’m not even bilingual. I did have one story translated to Russian which was pretty cool. Was funny, they had trouble translated ‘he slid into a boneless heap on the floor’. It was the lack of bones when obviously that wasn’t physically possible that threw the fan who was translating it. English is a funny language if you think about it.
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Serenity, The Croods, Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, stuff like that; because they make me laugh.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Comedy, SciFi, Fantasy, Crime Drama, World History/Culture documentaries,
What inspires you? It could be anything: a song, a phrase, an image, an odd thought, etc. I’m pretty random.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Crafting, some wood working, re-purposing things, etc.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: I used to be able to draw and paint, but I got away from that and it’s a skill I’ve lost. I miss it.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Due to my migraines, I can’t have anything but water and juice. Sugar has always made me very ‘up’, so juice has become a writing drink for me.
Tell us about your Pet(s): I had the most awesome, sweet, majestic boxer ever. I really do mean ever. He passed away 2 years ago last June. He was 14 years old. That’s old for a big dog. He was my best friend, my baby, king of the house; we worshiped him and he was the perfect dog. I miss him like it was just the day he left me. It’s like a hole in my chest that never fills in. I was blessed to have him and could only try to be worthy of his love. (Sorry for the sadness, but it’s the truth.) I am not ready for another pet. I’ve gotten pets too soon after a special one was lost and it never went well for me or the pet. I always ended up finding them a home where they would be better loved. No matter how special those lost pets were, none meant to me what my baby-dog did. Fairyniamh can back me up on this.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Fairyniamh is the only person who has ever encouraged me to write. My husband encourages me to do wood working though.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: If You Get There Before I Do – It makes me think of the kind of love my grandparents had and I always cry when I think of them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Zbp5Ml4kU
How's your memory: When it comes to work, like a steel trap. When it comes to personal, what was I talking about?
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Depends on the weather, which in Missouri means – car. It’s either disgustingly humid or like today 13 degrees with a 10 degree wind chill.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Hmm, I don’t have a lot of trouble with words, but I am the comma splice queen….
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: Wrangling Muses is like trying to herd cats.

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your health issues; migraines are no fun! Also, I wish you luck on reconnecting with your son, and all those travels you hope to do!

And do join in with our original fic posts - we're hoping to get a regular post up and running again soon; I know I'm in a similar boat in that I have several half-written novels that really need work!

[thtwzjustadream.livejournal.com]

Name: Dreamy, here on 1_million_words
LJ age: Right around five years....wow.
What is your Creativity Goal this year: To branch out into more varied kinds of writing, and to play with some interactive fiction. Also to write original stuff and non-fiction (i.e. try to get some web/magazine articles posted).
What is your goal this year beyond that: To run a half marathon in March. I'm not a great runner, and only started in June. It's been inspiring to find I can run at all, and to feel the progress - better breathing, more stamina, being able to run six miles instead of only a tenth of a mile. Today I ran a 10k and, well, it does kind of hurt, lol...but it's a good hurt.
Where in the world are you: NYC
Current Fandom(s): H50 (for writing and for watching the scenery, mostly, the show itself is losing me) SPN (mostly for the scenery), Suits (ditto), Sense8. Liking Jessica Jones but feeling no need to write fic for it.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Fringe, LOST
Do you Original fic? Some- need to get back to it. Said that last year, too. ;)
Favorite comm(s): This one! Don't really need another.
Gen, Het, or Slash: Slash
Languages you write in:English
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Oh, gosh...a lot of them. Old school: Casablanca - it's got it all; drama, big stakes world issues, drama, romance. More recent: Love the new Trek movies and also a Star Wars fan, loved the new one.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Sci-fi and Sci-fantasy shows, dramas with strong characters, shows with a very different take on things (did anyone watch Awake? Bummed that one didn't make it).
What inspires you? Nature. The chance to go places and see new things, when I can.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Hmmm...I don't think anything creative comes easy to me. ;). But I guess I write better than I draw or make digital artwork, so I'll go with that.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: I wish I could draw much, much better than I can.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Used to be coffee but transitioning to tea. Gave up soda for water.
Tell us about your Pet(s): The icon is my Eeeva. Named for the robot in Wall-e. ;)
Do your friends/family encourage you to create?My sister and a friend of mine do, yes - though neither is into fanfic or writing fiction at all - but they're positive and encouraging about it. Another friend is less so, and so I'm at the point where I won't be bringing it up again.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby:Not a song, so much. There's a scene in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind that makes me cry because it reminds me of a sudden loss of a friend. And there's E.T., - Eliot losing it as E.T. dies turns me into a frigging puddle.
How's your memory: About events and such, it's really good! Tell me something you want me to remember and ask me about it two years later, and I'll have it for you, no prob. I suppose it's useful, but I'm not sure *how* useful, lol.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Walk and jog. No car. Not looking forward to needing to own a car again someday.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Ha. Sigh. It's so inconvenient, but I have a real mental block about canon vs. cannon. And it's not really that difficult, is it? But I do mix them up on a regular basis.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: I guess... I can be a little obtuse at times....

[crookedspoon.livejournal.com]

Oh, your kitty is adorable! *squishes it*

How's the tea-transitioning going for you? Unfortunately I got back into the coffee habit while staying with my mum over the holidays, so the timer has been reset.

Ahh, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! Damn, I totally forgot to get my DVD back from my friend when I was there! I'm sorry it brings up painful memories for you though.

Also kudos to you for attempting a marathon!

[kitmerlot1213.livejournal.com]

Name: Kathy
LJ age: As on March 30th, it will be 9 years
What is your Creativity Goal this year: I want to complete more challenges, maybe try one of the Thursday Tropes
What is your goal this year beyond that: I want to complete a ten minute play just to see if I can do it.
Where in the world are you: I live in Pennsylvania which is on the East Coast of the USA
Current Fandom(s): Sherlock, Elementary, Supergirl and The Flash
Earlier/old Fandom(s): H50, Veronica Mars, Buffy and Angel
Do you Original fic? I’m working on writing a play
Favorite comm(s): I love my Sherlock comms, and of course 1 million words
Gen, Het, or Slash: I love all three for completely different reasons
Languages you write in: Only English, but I wish I was multi-lingual
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: The Avengers—I could listen to Tom Hiddelston recite the phonebook and find it soothing
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): I love mystery shows, action/adventure and I adore musicals
What inspires you? Great actors making interesting characters come alive and breathe life into plots
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: I’m attempting to improve my writing, so I need to admit to not finding it easy at all—heck, I struggle with drabbles.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Making characters’ dialogue sound natural
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: I like coffee (mocha lattes), Pepsi, ice tea and an occasional beer
Tell us about your Pet(s): I currently do not have a pet but I adored my dog Candy and my guinea pig Wilbur
Do your friends/family encourage you to create?Yes, my mom reads anything I write and my friend newbatgirl has been my beta for years
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby:”Somewhere There’s a Place for Us” from West Side Story
How's your memory: its okay, but I do have my moments at forgetting names—YIKES!
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: I do need to walk more—maybe in the spring—and I love my car
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Man, but I do love a good Princess Bride reference
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:Just that I love being here and you all inspire me to do better—thanks!

[thtwzjustadream.livejournal.com]

Ooohhhh....West Side Story. The movie was on TV when I was just a kid and I had *no* idea what was coming at the end. It's the first thing I remember watching that made me fall apart. So sad, and that song's so beautiful.

[flyingharmony.livejournal.com]

Name: Avi (from Annavera)
LJ age: This one will turn nine in a few days, but I had one before, so... Ten? Yeah, must be ten. OMG XD.
What is your Creativity Goal this year: Procrastinate less, haha. Definitely procrastinate less. And I think I'm going for 80k words or something? GOOD THAT I CANNOT EVEN REMEMBER ON DAY TEN XD.
What is your goal this year beyond that: Make LOTS of progress with my singing (I study voice, so it's important :D) and have the time of my life with my bestie when I visit her in the States in summer! <33333
Where in the world are you: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria
Current Fandom(s): Harry Potter, A Song Of Ice And Fire, Addams Family 1964, The Mummy Returns, James Bond (Craig movies), Memoirs Of A Geisha... And Cracks and Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier), too, but those are not super intense currently.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Gilmore Girls, Charmed
Do you Original fic? I tried to once... It didn't end well lol.
Favorite comm(s): hogwartsishome, hp_darkarts
Gen, Het, or Slash: Het, Femmeslash and Gen!
Languages you write in: English (it's been pretty much exactly five years since I switched from writing in my native language German to English and I never went back! So technically I could say English and German both despite it only being English these days? xD)
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Oh God, too many.WAY TOO MANY. Memoirs Of A Geisha because it's beautiful and gorgoeus and inspiring. The Mummy Returns because it gives me such a bunch of feels that I get into the perfect mood to write and to just dwell in lots of feels! Casino Royale and the other Craig Bonds for the same reason! And of course, all the Harry Potters because they're just the best <333.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Drama and Period Movies/Shows!
What inspires you? Everythign can inspire me, really. But it's a lot of opera and theatre - I do often go to the opera/the theatr ein general and oH GOD I GET SO MANY IDEAS FOR MY FICS. And certain music in general, certain poems, movies... I get quite easily inspired - and of course it mostly happens when I have NO opportunity to write at all and not when I desperately require to :P
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Write in a hurry and/or hurried panic. Generally, writing seems to be going faster and faster the more I do it! Oh, and graphics. I'm pretty good with graphics (except icons which I HATE), actually! AND FAAAAANMIXES. They always take me ages and huge effort, but I love fanmixing so much.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Drawing, perhaps? I cannot draw to save my life and I am in awe of everyone who is good at it! It will never happen probably, but detail xD. AND OH MY GOD, FINDING TITLES AND SUMMARIES FOR MY FICS. WORST. THING. EVER. And perhaps being less intimidated by writing new fandoms and characters, because my first fics take me CENTURIES.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: TEA, JUICE AND WATER <3.
Tell us about your Pet(s): I don't have any unfortunately :((
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Yes! They certainly do! :D I've had my mum beta some of my less angsty messed-up fics when I still wrote them in German, and she always totally encourages me to write.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Braille - Regina Spektor (and Lady. And Samson.)
How's your memory: Awesome! I can remember lots of things even if they happened or were told to me ages ago... But then I totaly forget what I had for dinner or just wanted to say two minutes ago lol.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Public transport and walk! (And car if I'm with my parents xD.)
I don't think that word means what you think it means: OMG, there are a few words that I ALWAYS typo but of course I cannot think of any right now... And of course I do have my certain (probably hilarious) ESL moments too :P
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:

[kitmerlot1213.livejournal.com]

Have you seen The Addams Family musical? I highly recommend it :)

[marishna.livejournal.com]

Name: Erin
LJ age: Coming up on 13 years!
What is your Creativity Goal this year: To meet and/or exceed my 2015 word count of 150k+.
What is your goal this year beyond that: To make friends with a crow. Legit. There's really nothing else. Make it through the year, I guess.
Where in the world are you: Alberta, Canada.
Current Fandom(s): Teen Wolf is the big one. I'm sort of on the fringes of/mostly only watch Jessica Jones, Bob's Burgers, 2 Broke Girls, Agents of SHIELD, Agent Carter, Code Black, L&O:SVU, The Flash, Arrow, Outlander, Elementary, a bunch of other shows.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): BtVS, Lost, Queer as Folk, Supernatural.
Do you Original fic? I have ideas but nothing that's on paper.
Favorite comm(s): getyourwordsout & gameofcards!
Gen, Het, or Slash: Slash mainly but I'll write anything I have inspiration for.
Languages you write in: English, or a close facsimile of it.
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: The Mummy, Hot Fuzz, Speed, Terminator 2, The Breakfast Club, Independence Day-- I don't have a reason why for them except they're all movies I know SO WELL I recite the lines along with the characters. They're like comfort food.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Usually bad horror or shitty teen. I like my share of "good" shows, too, but I have such a soft spot for the B movies on Netflix.
What inspires you? I wish I knew! Beyond the fandoms I'm in my inspiration is very random and abrupt. Sometimes it's a picture, or a phrase or a song lyric. Sometimes it's trying to fill in a blank in an episode. I really can't pin it down.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Graphics.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Longer fics or ones with multiple parts, particularly with staying on task and having an outline/sticking to it.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: I like water for the most part but when I drink pop it's usually diet pepsi. But I'm generally a water girl.
Tell us about your Pet(s): I have a cat named Gracie and a dog named Coconut. They're pretty damn cute (http://i.imgur.com/oEJNb6Z.jpg).
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? I don't generally talk about anything internet-based or my writing or anything to that effect with many people. Next to none, really. I don't feel the need to show them and I would have to explain the whole internet/fanfic/fandom thing to them to an extent. It's not that anyone would judge me and my mom knows, to a point, about how involved with the "internet" that I am but I don't discuss my activities with her. My extended family don't get the idea of friends and a life on the internet, as I've learned from conversations about going to conventions and the like with them. My friends either vaguely know or not at all and I'm cool with that. When I shared a fandom with a couple of them they knew I wrote and made graphics and how extensive my involvement was but we never really talked about it.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: None? Depends on my mood if anything makes me cry, really. I mean, a commercial can do it at the right time but I have to already be emotional for something to set me off, especially music.
How's your memory: Short term is getting worse with age. There's a lot of things I have on the go at work and things I just remember that should probably be written down somewhere or put in a calendar in case I ever get hit by a bus. But I'll get up to do something, take two steps and be totally lost as to where I'm going or why.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Car, by force. I want to get into a better walking routine and slowly take up running this year, though.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: I have trouble typing "prairie" (but I can write it just fine) which is inconvenient because I use it a lot at work. Also fuel is one I ALWAYS type wrong at first.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:
Basically:

[erinm-4600.livejournal.com]

I don't have a reason why for them except they're all movies I know SO WELL I recite the lines along with the characters. They're like comfort food.

Quite the best way to explain it. There's no reason I should like HALF the movies I like, but I've seen them so many times that they're like a member of the family. :D

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

Name: Kaige, KJ
LJ age: 10.5 years
What is your Creativity Goal this year: MAKE ALL THE THINGS!!! 60k in words and knit all the yarn in my house.
What is your goal this year beyond that: Become more healthy, travel to Hawaii!
Where in the world are you: Massachusetts, USA
Current Fandom(s): H50, Star Trek AOS, Teen wolf, Inception, it goes on.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Torchwood, Boondock Saints, BHD, and the list really goes on.
Do you Original fic? On occasion
Favorite comm(s): There are other comms? Nobody told me this!!!
Gen, Het, or Slash: Slash, Gen, Het, in that order. Can't manage to write f/f slash yet.
Languages you write in: English
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: I watch everything over and over again. No tv reception so it's all stuff on dvd. CSI, Star Trek AOS, Teen Wolf, Harry Potter.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): I am all over the place, I like period stuff, war stuff, westerns, action, drama, chick flicks, just about anything except horror.
What inspires you? Everything. I can get inspired by a conversation, nature, movies, books, music, pinterest.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Knitting comes very easy, and writing comes easy with small scenes of fan fiction.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Entire books of original fiction.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Coffee, diet pepsi, water, juice. In that order.
Tell us about your Pet(s): Eggs is a Clumber Spaniel. He is my dookey sidekick. He sheds, drools, and most adorably snores. Both of us love hopping into my dookey car and driving around.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Yes, although my father's wife needs to stop telling me to write about the horrible people we know. But everyone who knows I write is 100% behind me.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Rainbow Connection. They played it when Jim Henson dies. Makes me bawl to think about all the wonders he'd have created with more time.
How's your memory: Like a steel sieve! Only the big stuff stays, all the fluid stuff leaks out except what sticks near the wholes then rusts and flakes.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Car. I love my dookey car.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: I'm always ... salt and shaker peppers. In fact I say 'saltandshakerpeppers' when ever I realize that I've changed the order of words in a common phrase.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: I can't be summed up in eight words! ;)

[erinm-4600.livejournal.com]

[erinm-4600.livejournal.com]

Name: Erin
LJ age: 11 years.. but I didn't really use it the first two years
What is your Creativity Goal this year: get back to writing and finish all the 20in20s I sign up for
What is your goal this year beyond that: lose some weight ; downsize the crap in the apartment ; keep the bills paid ; not blow up in the office
Where in the world are you: central FL - just west of Walt Disney World
Current Fandom(s): 20in20/icontest-wise: Star Trek, Supernatural, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Once Upon a Time, Marvel, Harry Potter, Disney, Stargate, and whatever fits the prompt
generally: MCU, Tin Man, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Farscape, Disney, stock
Earlier/old Fandom(s): seaQuest DSV, Doctor Who, Tin Man, CSI, Stargate, Farscape, WWE, NCIS, Star Wars, Top Gear, Remember WENN
Do you Original fic? I do. Well... I plot a lot more than I write, but yes
Favorite comm(s): 1MW, gameofcards, hogwartsishome, free20in20
Gen, Het, or Slash: depends on the situation, but generally somewhere between gen&het
Languages you write in: English and HTML
Favorite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Back to the Beach, because it's perfect in every way. Frankie & Annette, Dick Dale with hair, and complete silliness, right down to Gilligan ; Clue, because Tim Curry is a god. ; The Lion King, because it's better Hamlet than Hamlet.
Favorite movie/TV show genre(s): Sci-fi, action, cooking
What inspires you? music, friends, Walt Disney World, life, my Garmin VivoFit
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: stock icons, coloring, making fleece blankets
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: drawing, sewing, complicated icons, fully-fleshing out original stories, cooking
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: PEPSI. Also unsweet iced tea. But mostly PEPSI. And Earl Gray (or regular black oolong), hot. Pepsi. Tequila. Did I mention Pepsi?
Tell us about your Pet(s): Because answering "I have a brother" gets me in trouble with mom... my pets are my OCs and my RP characters. Also, my World of Warcraft characters. They don't eat much and can mostly fend for themselves.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Friends, yes - bizarra is my roommate and 80% of our fandoms are shared. and about 20% of those have been forced on each other, whether we like it or not LOL ; family not really. My parents did get me a new sewing machine for Christmas, but I can't imagine they'll be too impressed with whatever I end up making with it.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: probably Endless Night from the Broadway cast of The Lion King. Movies have a better chance of making me cry, truth be told....
How's your memory: uh.... it's okay. I think? I know what I had for lunch, if that's what you mean. :p
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Car and walk -- I'm not really in a part of town that's bicycle-friendly. And I have asthma, so jogging is a great big NO. I get winded just taking the stairs.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: anything said to my not-boss. He seems to think I have nothing to do in the office but HIS work.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

PEPSI!!!!!!

And your lovely GIF reminds me of Eggs. :)

[erinm-4600.livejournal.com]

I'll be honest... It's Quiet Uptown gets me a little wibbly...

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Name: Amy
LJ age: 14
What is your Creativity Goal this year: To do something new.
What is your goal this year beyond that: To survive the year and be happy.
Where in the world are you: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Current Fandom(s): Outside of the ones I created myself? :) Supernatural, Castle, H50, and a handful of others.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Harry Potter and Common Law. Although I still love them both (especially CL), I'm not nearly as active in them as I once was.
Do you Original fic? Yas mama.
Favorite comm(s): THIS ONE. (It's the only one I'm actually in hahaha...)
Gen, Het, or Slash: Yes please.
Languages you write in: English, barely.
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Tombstone, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Princess Bride. No real reason why other than they've been favorites for a long time and always make me laugh/smile/feel good.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Anything, really, as long as the plot catches my attention.
What inspires you? Images, lyrics, feelings, real life.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Writing has always come easily to me. Graphics used to be very easy for me, but I'm a bit out of practice these days.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Graphics. Actual plot in my stories. :D
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Iced coffee or iced tea.
Tell us about your Pet(s): Buddy is a moose cat. 6 years old today! He's a grey brindle Maine Coon who is a royal PITA but we love him. Nayla is a 3 year old ragdoll who is very sweet and inquisitive. I miss having a hamster and have been tempted to bring one home lately.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? I don't discuss it with my family for the most part, although my husband's always been supportive. My LJ friends are very encouraging - to the point of *cough* suggesting what needs to come next (which is always appreciated)!
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: "Don't Take the Girl" by Tim McGraw. "If Everyone Cared" by Nickelback.
How's your memory: What was the question?
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Walk.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: INCONCEIVABLE! (I guess we know who wrote this, eh?)
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:

(http://s124.photobucket.com/user/asphaltcowgrrl/media/Reaction%20gifs/WTFisgoingon.gif.html)

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!! He should have a hamster for his birthday!

My LJ friends are very encouraging - to the point of *cough* suggesting what needs to come next (which is always appreciated)! - That's what you pay us for!!! And BTW, your payment is past due HA! I KILL ME!

[hardboiledbaby]

Name: hardboiledbaby; Baby or HBB for short
LJ age: coming up on 7 yrs
What is your Creativity Goal this year: write at least 20K words
What is your goal this year beyond that: blog and engage with my flist regularly
Where in the world are you: USA
Current Fandom(s): Starsky & Hutch, Alias Smith and Jones, Sherlock Holmes (ACD/Grenada/RDJ/BBC), Riptide, Magnificent Seven
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Nero Wolfe, Lord Peter Wimsey, Star Trek (inactive rather than 'old')
Do you Original fic? Yes, a little
Favorite comm(s): 1_million_words is my new shiny :D Also me_and_thee_100, amplificathon, watsons_woes, starsky_hutch, acd_holmesfest
Gen, Het, or Slash: Yes (okay, not much het, but I can dig it)
Languages you write in: English
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: *brain lock*
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): *still locked*
What inspires you? great fic and art by others, interesting prompts
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: drabbles/comment fic
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: longer fic, podfic, maybe vidding someday
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: all of the above except the vodka
Tell us about your Pet(s): Everybody, meet Cookie

Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Yes, although most aren't fannish
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Not quite "cry like a baby," but definitely gives me all the feels: Splendor in the Grass by Pink Martini
How's your memory: Sharp as a penknife... and about as long :P
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Car
I don't think that word means what you think it means: oh gawd, too many to list. The whole "i before e" thing, quite frankly. And gauge. I always want to type guage.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: Am very excited to be here! Wishing us all a productive year \o/

[X]

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

WELCOME!!!

Your fandoms are right up haldoor's alley.

Yay for us being shiny!!! Hello Cookie!

ACK!! Gauge is my enemy!!!

Welcome welcome welcome!!

[bizarra.livejournal.com]

Name: Bizarra (Biz for short)
LJ age: 15 (Ooh, I'm a teenager again!)
What is your Creativity Goal this year: Try new things and get more productive. (i.e do more graphics than play WoW)
What is your goal this year beyond that: Make trainer at work and start moving up the ladder,
Where in the world are you: About 6 miles west of Walt Disney World, in Florida
Current Fandom(s): Farscape (always), Doctor Who, Face Off, CSI:Vegas (The early years), Old Time Radio (Love the detective shows, the mysteries, the horror, Dr Kildare, Johnny Dollar, Suspense, The whistler, Lights Out, The Inner Sanctum, The witching Hour, Dragnet, Gunsmoke, Escape... many,many more)
Earlier/old Fandom(s): JAWS, Star Trek (in all it's forms), random things.
Do you Original fic? Not generally unless I am RPing
Favorite comm(s): This one. ;) All my landcomms. All Things Fandom, Game of cards, TV_Universe (Full disclosure, I co-own that landcomm)
Gen, Het, or Slash: Usually Gen or Het, but in the RP world, Femmeslash
Languages you write in: Usually English, since that's the language I speaketh. :)
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: JAWS. As for the Why... There's only so many words allowed in a comment. I'll just state that it is an awesome movie and I have loved it since I saw it in the theatre (First run baby! I. Am. Old.) when I was 9 years old.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Sci-fi, drama. sometimes comedy if it's not full of stupidness, which most comedies nowadays are.
What inspires you? Disney, art, beautiful space photos, certain scents, colors, pretty much anything. There are some guests at Disney that inspire me. (Not always in a good way. LOL)
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Wallpapers.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Basically anything. I am always looking to try new things and learn new things out of Photoshop.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Water at work (Because it's Florida and it's HOT) and Sprite. Also, Orange Juice and Grapefruit Juice
Tell us about your Pet(s): I currently do not have any pets, but, my most recent baby was a Yorkie named Lucy. We had her for 14 years. She passed away two years ago and I still miss her deeply.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Yes. My grandmother was an oil painter, and when I was little she and I would paint together in her kitchen. I was raised in an artistic positive environment and have always been a creative person
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Anything by John Denver (because God, I still miss him!), Frog and his Boy (By Tom Smith a filk artist who wrote the song just after hearing about Jim Henson's death)
How's your memory: It has it's moments.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: I work at Walt Disney World. I walk at least 5 miles a day if not more.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Fastpass, No Stroller Parking, I can name a million.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:


Me at the beginning of my shift at Disney


Me at the end of the shift.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

*fingers massively crossed* for the ladder movement at work! YOU CAN DO THIS!

I went to see Jaws, first run, we saw it at the crappy theater in Plaistow, NH (big time glamorous). It made me afraid to use the toilet. I could swim in the pool, it wasn't connected, but the toilet was connected. ;)

But my point was, you aren't that old.

[goneahead]

Name: You may call me Goneahead. I am magnanimous like that.
LJ age: How long have you been on LJ? Four years in this current reincarnation, much longer than I care to think about, otherwise.
What is your Creativity Goal this year: To muck the 4 WIPs from the woodshed of my skull
What is your goal this year beyond that: To muck out 20 years of accumulated cr** in the shoebox I continue to euphemistically call a house.
Where in the world are you: the great country known as Texas.
Current Fandom(s): My muse does not allow me choice in these matters, though I keep meandering through Avengers, Hawaii 5-0, and more RPF than I care to think about.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): I started out in the Duran Duran bandom. Yes, I know. Let's move along, shall we?
Do you Original fic? I have often been accused of writing original fic masquerading as fanfic. Does that count?
Favorite comm(s): Of couse not! You are my one true love.
Gen, Het, or Slash: Again, I am not allowed free choice in these matters.
Languages you write in: Grammaticially correct Texan. (And yes, my beta is Australian)
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Star Trek Reboot, Bad Boys, the Killers, Evita, and Jesus Christ Superstar. All I want is for Michael Bay to make a musical--is that really too much to ask?
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Bullets, explosions, badly written exposition, and general mayhem and/or car chases.
What inspires you? Strange and inexplicable things, apparently.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Its not so much creativity, as a general lack of the ability to tell my muse 'no'
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Telling my muse 'no'?
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Coffee, Mountain Dew, Iced Coffee, Orange Juice with Mountain Dew, more Coffee.
Tell us about your Pet(s): One neurotic husky, 1 higher life form cat, 1 lower life form cat, 1 transpecies (he maybe a cat or dog, he is undecided) and one currently hibernating tortoise.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? I have found it is best to keep my muse far, far away from friends and family - it tends to do things like hump legs at wildly inappropriate moments.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Emo Civil War songs, and apparently Hamilton. Damn you, Lin-Manuel.
How's your memory: Like a goldfish, an elephant or somewhere in between? My memory definitely functions very much like a scansoriopterygid.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: How lazy are you? I am one of those weird individuals who walks to work.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: apparently the English language has significantly less prepositions than Texan, a fact which my beta is constantly pointing out.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: To quote the Shoveler, 'We have date with destiny, and she has ordered the lobster.'


(simply because there can never be too much Jeremy Brett)

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

Name: You may call me Goneahead. I am magnanimous like that. I choked on my coffee.

Oh man, RPF. I miss RPF, I need to get back to that. GO YOU!

re: cats - A friend was telling me that she watched a docu about cats and dogs and found out that dogs can tell that humans are not the same species, but that cats think we are just big stupid cats, and that they verbalize to us the same way they do to kittens (small stupid cats). They think dogs are big stupid cats too. They could be right.

[afrozenflowerr.livejournal.com]

Name: Marwa
LJ age: Almost a year now.
What is your Creativity Goal this year: 150k, hopefully. I got scared by the number at first but I wrote a little over 100k last year so it is manageable. I think. We shall see.
What is your goal this year beyond that: Make it through the year, work on getting a scholarship that I have my eyes on. Fingers crossed!
Where in the world are you: Egypt
Current Fandom(s): Merlin, BTS, Harry Potter, A Song of Ice and Fire, Naruto, EXO, Inception.
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Harry Potter, Supernatural.
Do you Original fic? Occasionally. I have a couple of ideas but I have been writing fanfics more lately.
Favorite comm(s): This one, getyourwordsout and merlin_writers! :)
Gen, Het, or Slash: Slash and Gen. Occasionally femslash and Het.
Languages you write in: English
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Harry Potter, Home Alone,a ll of my childhood Disney films.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Fantasy.
What inspires you? Everything. Books, fanfics, songs, films, awesome prompts, etc.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: writing oneshots, especially if I start the second I get inspired.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Finishing long fics and original stories.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Tea!
Tell us about your Pet(s): None, unfortunately, although I want a cat.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Some of them. I don't talk much about writing to my RL friends cause then they will ask about what I will write and well, awkward, cause all of my stories are slash.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: I can't think of one right now, probably because I just woke up.
How's your memory: It is good for everything except memorising school-related things...
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Walk.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Oh, God...I can't think of anything right now but I have a lot of words that I always type wrong at first. Oh, 'especially'. Sometimes I get it so wrong that my autocorrect doesn't know how to fix it. :P Perks of having English as your second language, I guess. Also, a Korean name. I keep switching from Jungkook to Jeongguk in the same paragraph. (Both are correct but I should just stick to one.)
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

You can do 150k! YOU CAN!

*fingers crossed* for the scholarship!

[agdhani.livejournal.com]

Name: agdhani
LJ age: older than most ;)
What is your Creativity Goal this year: 2-3 book drafts written; 2-3 books edited; graphics as the mood strikes
What is your goal this year beyond that: survive...maybe publish...finally
Where in the world are you: Northern California
Current Fandom(s): too many...but Black Sails, Constantine, Star Trek, Star Wars, Supernatural, Torchwood/Dr. Who (10 and 12 primarily), Hannibal, Vikings, Game of Thrones, Outlander, Sherlock, etc...
Earlier/old Fandom(s): they never go away...
Do you Original fic? most of what I write is original
Favorite comm(s): on LJ I'm only here. on FB I'm in All-Year-Sprints
Gen, Het, or Slash: I'm good with anything, but prefer slash
Languages you write in: english
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Velvet Goldmine comes up time and time again...a lot of others
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): I'm good with most of them, but not so much into comedies or rom/coms...they just aren't my thing
What inspires you? the ocean...the night sky
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: write...and icons when the muses strike
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: wallpapers...rl painting
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: mostly water
Tell us about your Pet(s): I have 5 papillions (well 4 and a mix)...and we have 4 cats although 3 of those belong to my daughter.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? my friends, yes...my family not so much. They rarely show an interest
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Who Wants to Live Forever (Queen)
How's your memory: pretty good I'd say
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: I do like to walk...but I also love to drive
I don't think that word means what you think it means: hmmm...at the moment...socialist
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: no matter how bad things are, remember, they could always be worse. someone, somewhere, has it worse than you do.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

You can be published!!! I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!

[itsanonyx.livejournal.com]

Name: Bea
LJ age: 9 years; but 7 years with candream
What is your Creativity Goal this year: 5,000 words and 200 graphics
What is your goal this year beyond that: finding a new job
Where in the world are you: Germany
Current Fandom(s): Marvel Cinematic Universe
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Stargate
Do you Original fic? Not really.
Favorite comm(s): avland & mondlichtung
Gen, Het, or Slash: Gen
Languages you write in: English & German
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: My favorite movies last year were "Big Hero 6", "Ant-Man" and "Godzilla (2014)". I watched them often because they just gave me a good feeling.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Fantasy. ♡ It just gives me SO MUCH! *-*
What inspires you? Music. And sometimes Prompts. :o)
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Graphics.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Writing. :o/
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Coke.
Tell us about your Pet(s): Do stuffed animals also count? Because I only have them. ;D
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? Not really. ;D
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Unheilig - An Deiner Seite ("By your side") (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhaRbEVYGMM). It just reminds me of all the people I lost. :o(
How's your memory: It could be better. ;o)
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: I walk - mostly because I don't have a bicycle or car.
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Hmmmm... I don't know right now.
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:



(Sorry. I'm tired. And "An Deiner Seite (By your side)" made me sad again. *sniffs*)

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

*fingers crossed* for you on the job front!! YOU CAN DO IT!

[tellshannon815.livejournal.com]

Name: Helen
LJ age: This account, 9 years this year. I used to have another account though.
What is your Creativity Goal this year: To get my two ongoing series finished.
What is your goal this year beyond that: To survive the rumoured merge with my crazy exjob at work and come out with my sense of humour intact. Long story.
Where in the world are you: Middle of Nowhere, England
Current Fandom(s): The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Once Upon a Time, Pretty Little Liars, The Flash, Arrow, iZombie, Game of Thrones, Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Gotham, Teen Wolf, Scream, Orphan Black, Heroes Reborn, How to Get Away with Murder, Doctor Who
Earlier/old Fandom(s): Fringe, Lost, Revenge, Buffy, Harper's Island, Being Human UK
Do you Original fic? Used to, never posted anywhere
Favorite comm(s): Here of course ;)
Gen, Het, or Slash: I will write all three
Languages you write in: English
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Any of Harry Potter
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): Drama
What inspires you? It can be anything from canon to song lyrics. Sometimes, ideas will occur to me during a chat. It can be anything.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: It can be easier the more familiar I am with a fandom.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: I would like to feel more confident writing series and would like not to get the jitters about new fandoms.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: I am not human without my morning coffee.
Tell us about your Pet(s): I don't have any unless you count Fred and Ginger, the stressbuster stuffed cats who sit on my desk at work. Fred bursts out laughing when you squeeze his stomach (so he's good at getting rid of junk calls) and Ginger is broken but used to nod her head and wag her tail.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? One person in particular (he knows who he is) encourages me a lot. My family don't know I write. If you know anything about my family, you will know why. They're the kind of people who would come across a slash extract and mock it at every opportunity, probably still bringing it up in 20 years time.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: I don't have a great history with Can't Fight the Moonlight, Summer of 69, Mustang Sally or Lola. All to do with a horrible ex and his drama causing friends, but it was a long time ago now.
How's your memory: Very good.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: I usually walk everywhere
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Can't think of a specific example right now
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up:
Sometimes when I first arrive in a fandom people don't know what to make of me because rather than focus on an OTP, I love to write about the characters fandom forgets. Ever wondered about some piece of obscure Other backstory from Lost? I probably wrote it.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

I think that character expositions would be the best way to get into a fandom when you're new. That sounds awesome!

[angelus2hot]

Name: Online I'm called Angelus, Angel or A2h
LJ age: It will be 10 years on March 15 in RL I'm older than most here
What is your Creativity Goal this year: To write more, to make graphics more and to finally vid some of the ideas I've written down.
What is your goal this year beyond that: I've way too many to name
Where in the world are you: North Carolina
Current Fandom(s): Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Andromeda, Hercules the Legendary Journeys, Charmed, Farscape, True Blood, Star Trek, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, Fifty Shades of Grey, Once Upon A Time, Stolen Women Captured Hearts, Doctor Who(2005) P.S. I Love You, Once and Again, Moonlight, Bitten, The Hobbit, Merlin, Sherlock(BBC), Dark Matter, Being Human US,.... I know there are a lot more but none are coming to mind
Earlier/old Fandom(s): My old fandoms are my current fandoms as well. I don't let go of a fandom just because I find a new one. I just welcome them into the fold
Do you Original fic? Yes, sometimes
Favorite comm(s): 1_million_words, smallfandomfest, nekid_spike, etc... and the list goes on
Gen, Het, or Slash: Pretty much all
Languages you write in: English
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: Tequila Sunrise, People Will Talk because no matter what's going on those movies are guaranteed to lift my spirits.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): I really don't have a favorite genre. I watch a movie based on who stars in it. The only genre I won't watch is horror.
What inspires you? Anything and everything. Sometimes I'm amazed at what does inspire me.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: In Fandom: writing porn it just comes to me (if you'll pardon the pun) In RL crocheting
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: all of it
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Water and hot tea
Tell us about your Pet(s): I have two Great Danes (Hercules and Sammy) They are both inside dogs and are great big babies. My olderst daughter has a Maine coon cat and she brought him inside and they almost had a heart attack. They screamed and ran and hid behind me.
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? My friends do and so do my oldest two daughters. My other kids are too young to care except if I'm crocheting something for them and then they're all for it.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Country Bumpkin by Cal Smith or Teddy Bear by Red Sovine. There are others but there's no use in proving what a big baby I am.
How's your memory: Eh, comes and goes. I use post it notes a lot.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: Walk or car
I don't think that word means what you think it means: Good writing is hard. It's my experience that even when my writing is bad it's hard!
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: Photobucket's being a pain uploading gifs so I'll just say I welcome any and all new friends. :D

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

I LOVE that they hide behind you. I love it when big dogs are chickens. Eggs is afraid of everything except squirrels, of course if one of them turned and yelled at him instead of running....


:D

[alba17.livejournal.com]

Name: alba
LJ age: almost 8 (how did that happen)
What is your Creativity Goal this year: Nothing specific. Keep writing on a regular basis. Maybe finish a vid. Maybe make a podfic.
What is your goal this year beyond that: Exercise 5 days a week and lose 20 lbs. Get enough sleep.
Where in the world are you: Washington DC area
Current Fandom(s): MCU - Captain America (Steve/Bucky mostly), Daredevil, Agent Carter
Earlier/old Fandom(s): H50, Merlin, Sherlock Holmes (Ritchieverse), Torchwood
Do you Original fic? once in awhile
Favorite comm(s): Not very active in any other than this one. I sometimes play at comment_fic or femslash100.
Gen, Het, or Slash: My OTPs are always slash but I’ve written everything.
Languages you write in: English, hopefully.
Favourite 'go to' movie(s) and why: I love movies but usually only rewatch ones I’m fannish about.
Favourite movie/TV show genre(s): I like a lot of things! Contemporary drama, historical drama, sitcoms, superheroes, etc. etc.
What inspires you? If I get an idea in my head and it won’t let go.
What type of creative project(s) do you find you can do easily: Short written things. I also knit and sing.
What type of creative project(s) would you like to get better at: Longer stories, vidding.
Coffee, Pepsi, tea, Coke, water, juice, vodka: Black coffee in the morning, water, herbal tea, the occasional Diet Coke (trying to quit), the occasional latte.
Tell us about your Pet(s): Two cats. My dog died last month. :(
Do your friends/family encourage you to create? No.
Name a song that always makes you cry like a baby: Yesterday by The Beatles, just to pick one of many.
How's your memory: Terrible.
Walk, jog, bicycle, car: All plus ice skating.
I don't think that word means what you think it means:
And lastly, anything else you want to say, or finish with a gif that sums you up: Any day is improved by Chris Evans laughing.
(http://s522.photobucket.com/user/alba8613/media/tumblr_nfcsncb65R1tyyn3ko1_500_zps220eed87.gif.html)

[fosfomifira.livejournal.com]

It's good to see you here!