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shadowkat1. And the book meme from hell continues. (I was going to say heck, but seriously why? Why is hell considered a bad word? That never made any sense to me. I'm guessing there's a really good reason but am too lazy to google it.)
Day 17 – Favorite quote from your favorite book
Okay who comes up with these things? What if you don't have a favorite book? I can barely remember half the stuff I've read, I certainly don't remember quotes. I know I have favorite quotes...okay here's two from a favorite book I read last year, which knocked my socks off.
“We are like a bunch of dogs squirting on fire hydrants. We poison the groundwater with our toxic piss, marking everything MINE in a ridiculous attempt to survive our deaths. I can't stop pissing on fire hydrants...I am an animal like any other. Hazel is different. she walks lightly, old man. She walks lightly upon the earth. She knows the truth: We're as likely to hurt the universe as we are to help it, and we're not likely to do either.
People will say it's sad that she leaves a lesser scar, that fewer remember her, that she was loved deeply but not widely. But it's not sad. It's triumphant. It's heroic. Isn't that the real heroism?
The real heroes anyway aren't the people doing things; the real heroes are the people NOTICING things, paying attention.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book. And then there are book which you can't tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.”
― John Green The Fault in Our Stars
Day 18 – A book that disappointed you
Day 19 – Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 – Favorite romance book
Day 21 – Favorite book from your childhood
Day 22 – Favorite book you own
Day 23 – A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t
Day 24 – A book that you wish more people have read
Day 25 – A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 – A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 – The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 – Favorite title
Day 29 – A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 – Your favorite book of all time
2.Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Kisses are wickedly hard to do on camera. Mainly because they can't be too real, but they have to be just real enough. Also...there's that little problem of having two actors who probably don't want to be kissing each other and particularly at this point in time being told to do it - in front of a bunch of lights, cameras, etc. I've heard fight scenes are easier and more fun - for two reasons, the heavy lifting is done by the stunt doubles and
well put yourself in their place, would you rather punch your annoying co-worker or kiss them? Plus And if you want to see for yourself how insane this can be? Go here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQVEI-cYDzE (Although I should warn you - it will in some respects destroy the Smashed Spuffy scene for you. You start to feel really sorry for the actors...they had to do each part of that end sequence more than five times. Can you imagine? Particularly with a co-worker? And I thought my day was exhausting.)
That said...there are several really good kissing scenes. My favorite, and it is hard to pick one, I don't know if I can...so picking two:
1.
2.
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death.
Day 17 – Favorite quote from your favorite book
Okay who comes up with these things? What if you don't have a favorite book? I can barely remember half the stuff I've read, I certainly don't remember quotes. I know I have favorite quotes...okay here's two from a favorite book I read last year, which knocked my socks off.
“We are like a bunch of dogs squirting on fire hydrants. We poison the groundwater with our toxic piss, marking everything MINE in a ridiculous attempt to survive our deaths. I can't stop pissing on fire hydrants...I am an animal like any other. Hazel is different. she walks lightly, old man. She walks lightly upon the earth. She knows the truth: We're as likely to hurt the universe as we are to help it, and we're not likely to do either.
People will say it's sad that she leaves a lesser scar, that fewer remember her, that she was loved deeply but not widely. But it's not sad. It's triumphant. It's heroic. Isn't that the real heroism?
The real heroes anyway aren't the people doing things; the real heroes are the people NOTICING things, paying attention.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book. And then there are book which you can't tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.”
― John Green The Fault in Our Stars
Day 18 – A book that disappointed you
Day 19 – Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 – Favorite romance book
Day 21 – Favorite book from your childhood
Day 22 – Favorite book you own
Day 23 – A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t
Day 24 – A book that you wish more people have read
Day 25 – A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 – A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 – The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 – Favorite title
Day 29 – A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 – Your favorite book of all time
2.Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Kisses are wickedly hard to do on camera. Mainly because they can't be too real, but they have to be just real enough. Also...there's that little problem of having two actors who probably don't want to be kissing each other and particularly at this point in time being told to do it - in front of a bunch of lights, cameras, etc. I've heard fight scenes are easier and more fun - for two reasons, the heavy lifting is done by the stunt doubles and
well put yourself in their place, would you rather punch your annoying co-worker or kiss them? Plus And if you want to see for yourself how insane this can be? Go here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQVEI-cYDzE (Although I should warn you - it will in some respects destroy the Smashed Spuffy scene for you. You start to feel really sorry for the actors...they had to do each part of that end sequence more than five times. Can you imagine? Particularly with a co-worker? And I thought my day was exhausting.)
That said...there are several really good kissing scenes. My favorite, and it is hard to pick one, I don't know if I can...so picking two:
1.
2.
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death.
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Date: 2013-03-02 03:41 am (UTC)