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Who’s a rock star?
I am, apparently.
The Libertine
Okay. We didn’t want to get into this, but, you’re a lazy, perverted… rockstar. Everything about you is idealistic and romantic, with that sassy hint of danger. It’s the hint of danger that makes things so damn spicy. Oh, there will be exposés, and films and biographies, all about you and your fabulous excesses. Even though you’re selfish and greedy… we’re charmed.
You’re equally susceptible to seduction, because you’re a sucker for fantasy. You fall in love at the drop of a hat, as long as the hat is stylish and nice to you. We want to be your hat.
This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you’ve read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved.
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Vox is a new blogging environment from SixApart, who also own and operate LiveJournal, Movable Type and TypePad. After I heard about it from a friend who worked on it, I signed up.
I haven’t done much of anything with my account, but one of the really neat things Vox has done to promote regular participation is develop a Question of the Day.
Today’s is, “What’s on your Top 5 video games list?”
In no particular order:
That’s right… it’s the return of the Friday Five!
1) If you had to move 100 miles or more to the north, east, west, or south, which would you choose, where would you end up, and what’s so great about there?
Good question, particularly since I’m exactly where I want to be right now. But if the Bay Area was wiped off the map? One of these: NYC, Los Angeles, San Diego, Philly, Seattle.
2) Do you have a favorite stretch of highway or byway for driving, touring, or wandering?
No, but I always get a nice wave of nostalgia as I drive through Orange County on I-5.
3) Are you happier to start a trip or return home?
Those initial hours in which the entire trip is still ahead of you can be quite magical. So, “starting.”
4) Plane, train, automobile, bicycle, or foot?
I like driving quite a lot. For most trips I’m happy to take the car, but when the drive time starts ticking upwards of five hours, I start really wishing I’d flown.
5) Do you overplan or underplan your travels? (Assume that “no” is not a valid answer.)
Underplan. “Here’s what I definitely want to hit; the rest I’ll make up as I go along.”
Your Result: The Midland
“You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
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1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press next track for each question.
3. Use the song titles to answer the questions, even if it doesn’t make sense.
NO CHEATING!
Will you get far in life?
“Explosivo” by Tenacious D
How do your friends see you?
“Free Your Mind” by En Vogue
Will you get married?
“Forbidden Zone” by Danny Elfman
What is your best friend’s theme song?
“Smack My Bitch Up” by Prodigy
What is the story of your life?
“Baby Seat” by Barenaked Ladies
What was high school like?
“Violet Beauregarde” by Danny Elfman (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
How can you get ahead in life?
“Number Three” by They Might Be Giants
What is the best thing about your friends?
“Sumiregusa” (”Wild Violet”) by Enya
What is today going to be like?
“In the Shadows (Radio Edit)” by The Rasmus
What is in store for this weekend?
“Basketball” by Lincoln
What song describes you?
“In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins
To describe your grandparents?
“Lovefool” by the Cardigans
How is your life going?
“Box Set” by Barenaked Ladies
What song will they play at your funeral?
“The Skins” by Scissor Sisters
How does the world see you?
“Wheels in Motion” by Danny Elfman (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
What do your friends really think of you?
“Yes U Can” by Jewel
Do people secretly lust after you?
“Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” by Crash Test Dummies
How can I make myself happy?
“I Fought the Law” by Green Day
What should you do with your life?
“The Underwater Song” by theSTART
Will you ever have children?
“The Mariner’s Revenge Song” by The Decemberists
It’s a personality test of a different sort.
Blame Cindy for me taking this; I know I do. 
It’s ’bout time I did one of these again.