zomg, Vince Shamwow is *back*! by pragmatic_pete
No, but I love the guy who does the ShamWow commercial. Dude is hilarious.
I may look like my mom (with her temper to boot), but I'm beginning to think I'm more like my grandma. Over the past year or so, I've begun to notice some similarities between my Grandma and I that I didn't before. We both like to have things organized, we have our own way of doiing things that other people usually don't understand (I noticed that while defending her ways against my mom and Grandpa), and we''ve both got the same unusual sense of humor. Out of all my family members, I'm the happiest that I'm like my Grandma.
Guns and missles and things make war too impersonal. At least when swords were in use you had to get close enough to see your opponent to kill him. You knew what you were doing.
Harry Potter ~ and I mean the series as a whole ~ changed my mind about a lot of things. First, it really opened my eyes to the whole category of young adult literature. Growing up I think I went right from The Babysitter's Club to Stephen King. Seriously, I think I was the only sixth grader ever to take Insomnia to school with me. So I kind of skipped over most of the young adult category. I have to say I've spent the last couple of years catching up!
What are the other ways that Harry Potter made a difference?
It's beautifully written, and I learned to appreciate Rowling's use of foreshadowing and narrative misdirection.
Also, Harry Potter is what I consider a new generation morality tale. It's the lesson that a good person isn't necessarily a nice person *cough, Snape, cough* That money doesn't mean happiness, and poverty doesn't mean misery. It's learning that the choices we make matter just as much, if not more, than our abilities.
And the runner up's are...
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series.
Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series (even if the author is a douchebag).
Stephen King's....well, just all of Stephen King!
Orson Scott Card's Enchantment.
Mercedes Lackey's Magic's Promise.
Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Series.
That's all I could think of off the top of my head :)
I fell in love with this band, especially the lead singer, recently and I think it's an awesome song with great vocals and an attitude I can really appreciate...and I don't think I would embarrass myself that much actually :)
Everybody's Fool by Evanescence
Great music, beautiful vocals, lyrics I can really get into...and again, I don't know how much embarrassment I would be risking with this one, but I'm leaning more toward less rather than more. Not that I could compare to her, I know.
Because it would be super fun! This was me and Heather's anthem "back in the day!" I think we would rock this song! Would there be embarrassment - oh yeah, tons, but it would totally be worth it!
Oh my, it was either the summer after ninth grade, or after tenth grade. I thought it was so much fun, especially when I discovered chat rooms and instant messengers! Come on, you know what I'm talking about - who else remembers ICQ...and talking to random people all over the world...and considering moving to, what was it, Tennessee? *makes significant eyes at "Dreamer," while she stares at a rainbow*
I think this particular fear was born one night when I was really little. I felt something on the back of my neck and when I reached up to brush it away, it was a spider! I have been terribly afraid of spiders ever since. Unless they're really, really small I won't even get close enough to squish it - I get the windex, or something in a spray bottle so I can kill it from afar. I do tend to scream softly, too.
