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e ([personal profile] enemyofperfect) wrote2019-01-18 02:04 am

A meme imported from tumblr!

It feels increasingly weird to have content over there that isn't mirrored here on Dreamwidth, so have a little getting to know you meme I was tagged for by the excellent [tumblr.com profile] villainny!

One/Name: I'll happily answer to either E or enemy. :D

Two/Birthday: I refuse to answer on the grounds that I may incriminate myself? I'm not much for being the center of attention.

Three/Zodiac: Capricorn. Memes always seem to say that makes me some kind of competent, practical person. The mind boggles.

Four/Height: Somewhere in the 5'9 range. I'm not being cagey this time, I just haven't been competently measured in an age!

Five/Hobbies: Reading fanfic, novels, articles, blogs; writing occasionally; playing odd indie games, or sometimes more mainstream ones if prodded; DMing the world's smallest D&D campaign.

Six/Favorite Colors: Green, gray, cool colors in general, brown, black.

Seven/Favorite Books: Gosh. I'll say the works of CJ Cherryh, Martha Wells, and Maureen McHugh come to mind. But how in the world can I pick?

Eight/Last Song I Listened To: I've got "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence and the Machine playing right now!

Nine/Last Movie Watched: The heartbreaking El lugar sin límites. (Content notes: homophobia, transphobia, sexual violence, other violence, orientalism, cultural appropriation, plain old emotional devastation. But I'm not sorry I watched it.)

Ten/Inspiration: I think the thing gives me more ideas than anything else is when something is almost what I want, but not quite. The combination of "yes, like that" and "but what if--" gets my brain working like nothing else.

Eleven/Meaning of Username: I'm a terrible perfectionist, and it gets in the way of so many things. It's a reminder to myself to try and focus not on avoiding mistakes, but on finding and creating things that are good.

On tumblr, I would traditionally tag some of you to do this meme too, but that feels a little pushy here on DW, somehow. So -- instead I will invite you all to play if you're interested, and not otherwise!
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[personal profile] amovingtarget 2019-01-18 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
I refuse to answer on the grounds that I may incriminate myself?

[distant cackling] (⌐■‿■)

Memes always seem to say that makes me some kind of competent, practical person

Well in the defense of these innocent memes, you certainly could be.

DMing the world's smallest D&D campaign

Is it Monday yet? ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

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[personal profile] alchimie 2019-01-24 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Maureen McHugh! China Mountain Zhang I read so often I almost had it memorised and then I gave out my copy on long-term loan to a beloved... I should see if it is ebookable and reread it, except what if it is no longer wonderful?
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[personal profile] alchimie 2019-01-27 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
I used to find China Mountain Zhang incredibly comforting, especially the Arctic section, but I haven't read it in so long that I have no idea if it would still be perfect-for-me or if I would be shocked at how much I had changed. I really should reread it (I am getting a long, long list of things like that through these conversation) and see. And I have never read any of her others! What did you think of Half the Day is Night?
Edited (the poles are diametrically opposed and thus not interchangable, yes?) 2019-01-27 01:19 (UTC)