little meme

I'm taking this question idea from kimberly_a. :)

When you were a little girl/boy, what did you want to be when you grew up?
(this is ranked from first/younger to later/older)

an artist
She-Ra (the cartoon heroine)
a marine biologist
a cop
dolphin trainer

from middle/high school

a lawyer
an animation artist
movie maker
an FBI agent
a writer

And most recently, I want to have some career in politics when I get out of school, job idea unspecific. I intend to do art as a hobby for the rest of my life, though.

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coolest and simultaneously creepiest site I've vistised in quite a while, discovered this wee hour of the morning:

www.donniedarko.com

Yeah, that's a movie. And yes, this is the movie's official site. But it's also fascinating, creepy, and absoletely perfect.

It's almsot like a game. It helps to have watched the movie, but its not necessary. You're given hints to help you navigate the site, sort of. I seem to be stuck at level three. But the bum thing is I don't know if there's any level four, or if the site adventure ends at the events described in three (which would make sense, if you've seen the movie you'd understand why).

But this is SUCH a bitchin' site. One of the coolest site design concepts I've ever seen, and the fact that someone made it for a movie of all things amazes me. But it also makes sense, because the movie amazed me too, and the website managed to capture exactly the tone of the film. And as you go through it has all these wonderful little bits that supplement what you learned in the movie, sort of a ret-con thing, and if you've never seen it these same bits would act as something to draw you to the puzzle that is Donnie Darko.

I don't usually rec sites. But I'm so pimping this one.

And the movie? Creepy. Funny. Weird. Surreal. HeavyThought-inducing.

A period (80s) teen angst satire horror scifi black comedy fantasy philosphical pscyhodrama film that I'm SO going to buy when I have the extra money to spend on DVDs.

And a killer soundtrack.

Fic writer Rec' here

BtVS writer whose work I adore:

Fallowdoe. You can find the stuff here.

She/He writes wonderful Spike, wonderful Buffy, exceedingly fascinating and unique perspectives on B/S, and lots of deep, abiding angst.

For just a start, I recommend:

Spiegel Im Spiegel- translation "mirror in mirror"; Spike and Buffy wander a post-gift apocalyptic world, and though they're never togehter their stories mirror and intertwine. I ADORE this story, btw. It's so different, and the characterizations are wonderful, and the OCs are strongly written. Recently updated WIP.

Jump- a season 6 short fic. Buffy, a ledge, and Spike.

Axis- Post grave, Spike-comes-back-with-a-soul story. But by far one of the better ones. I was sad when it ended, because I wanted to keep reading it for a long long time. Complete.

Shadowland- an end-of-season-6 Spike short fic. Angsty encounter in a ship's cargohold on the way to Africa. Quiet and sad.

favorite smells

I got this idea from something anniesj did in one of her recent posts.

Favorite scents and smells:

crushed leaves of tomato plant
the ocean, when you've gotten far out from shore
trees and plants just after a rain
strawberries
cedar
apricots
eucalyptus acorns
anise plant (smells sort of like black licorice)
redwood forrests
the scent of a "Double Delight" breed of rose
cookies baking
rum cake
clean towels
roses
freesia
tea
tangerines
plums
pie
lemons
sandalwood
saffron
oranges
inside of a bookstore
chinese tea right after eating
wet just-shampooed hair
beef stew
nectarines
oven-baked green apples