osprey_archer | Because Memes are Fun!

Because I've wanted to do a meme since forever, because they're totally cool and awesome.

1. Leave me a comment saying anything random, like your favorite lyric to your current favorite song.
2. I respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions.

Questions from

troublems03.

1. What's the story behind your username?

The very, very long and circuitous version is in the post about telepathic companion animals. The short version is that, when I was younger, I had a story idea that involved telepathic ospreys that bonded to archers, and it practically alliterated and I needed a username sooooo....

There are worse usernames to have as a relic from younger, more foolish days (Iheartmycrush666 or something of the sort), so I kept it.

2. Where would you go on your dream holiday?

How realistic does this have to be? Because if it doesn't have to be realistic at all then I'm going to steal the TARDIS and go everywhere. And everywhen.

In a slightly more realistic world, I would go on a cross-country trip through Europe, starting in Britain, wending through France, Spain, Italy (visiting my friend who is studying there), Greece, Bulgaria (to visit my roommate), ending in St. Petersburg to see if I like Russia enough to make getting up at 8:30 all of next year to study Russian worthwhile.

3. What day of the week do you always look forward to most and why?

Hmmm. During the school year it was definitely Saturday (no work! No need to do homework! Starbucks morning!), but now that I'm home that may change. At least until I get a job the days will all blur together into an indistinguishable mass, and I will be looking forward to good weather and new movies from Netflix and trips to the library more than any particular day.

4. Is sleeping in until midday a waste of a day?

It depends. If you're deathly ill or recovering from an operation or naturally nocturnal, no. If you're me (and not covered under the first two categories), then yes.

5. What's your favourite word?

You had to bring up favorites, didn't you? It's so hard to pick a favorite anything, especially a favorite word, because there are so many thousands lovable for so many different reasons.

I like tintinnabulation because it's so much fun to say, and I have so few opportunities to use it.

I like carmine, because it sounds so very, very red.

I like paroxysm and paradox because x's are fun and because the two words, although unrelated, are second cousins in my head. Possibly because irresolvable paradoxes are apt to drive me into paroxysms of intellectual despair.

I like verity, because it is the loveliest word for the concept it represents. It's a spiky word, which is fair because truth hurts--pointier and less blunt than the word truth--but also brighter and more illuminating.

I could go on all day, but I think I'll stop.

If you want to reply to something but don't want to be hit up for a meme (although I promise I'll ask nice questions! I promise!) just say so and I will reluctantly stay my inquiring mind.