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Cool. Now I'm fangirling again.

Who tagged me: benedicia

This tag is to get to know the person behind the blog better. As with any tagging game, there are rules:

Rule 1 – post the rules.

Rule 2 – Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then make 11 new ones.

Rule 3 – Tag 11 people and link them to your post.

Rule 4 – Let them know you’ve tagged them.

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What was the best movie you saw this last year and why?

Hmmm.... that's a bit difficult, I watch so many movies. I think I have to go with Moulin Rouge! I love musicals, and it is the perfect movie-musical for me. The cinematography, the music, the impeccable acting; I cry every single time and I've watched it four times. The pure spectrum of emotions portrayed is just incredible and everything is so beautiful and wrenching.

Has a television show ever moved you to tears? If yes, which one and when?

Lost, Misfits, Doctor Who and Torchwood. (Glee maybe once when Kurt's dad was in a coma and he was singing, but only then. I don't watch it regularly). I cried in Lost when just about every character died over the course of the seasons. I sobbed in Misfits when both Simon and Alisha met their ends and when Nathan died for the first time. I've become dehydrated while watching Doomsday and the End of Time, but have also cried during numerous other Doctor Who moments. And I bawled in Torchwood when Gwen thought Rhys had died and during the episodes "Captain Jack Harkness" and "Cyberwoman".

Has reading a book ever changed your life? Which one and why, if yes?

Harry Potter, The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. There have been many, many others, but those are the most prominent. Reading is one of my greatest passions. Nothing will ever replace it. 

What’s your favorite foreplay activity?

I haven't had sex yet, so that's all up in the air, but I'm a really touchy person at heart, and I adore cuddling. 

Do you like to sing karaoke?

I love it actually. I usually go to Florida every April break and stay at the same place each time; there's this little place called the White Elephant Pub down the street and I've sung there a couple of times. It's good fun.

What was your favorite game to play as a child?

*smile* When I was little, my younger brother and I would go out in our front yard (it's a really big, lush front yard; trees and plants and flowers and stuff everywhere). We'd each have a big long stick or two, and pretend they were our swords, and then we'd "duel" each other and pretend to be pirates or wizards off on adventures. I really enjoyed that.

When you were growing up what did you want to become in life?

When I was younger, I wanted to be a professional singer, but now, even though singing is still one of my greatest joys, I don't want it to be a job. I don't want to work at it because I'm happy with my ability as it is. But when I was about the same age, I got it into my head that I want to write books, and that urge has never dissipated. 

Describe yourself in a single sentence?

My imagination and my soul is the universe; full of tears and laughter and emotion, open to all things. 

What would you like to change about the world?

I don't really know yet... I suppose I just want to make it a more beautiful and caring place. I wish people could appreciate little things more. 

If you could travel back in time and meet yourself as a 10 year old kid what advice would you want to give him/her?

Never give up on yourself or others. Don't be afraid to love, no matter how much it may seem to hurt. Don't forget how much you are loved. 

If you were to be reborn who would you want to be born as?

Another difficult one.... very nice question. I have a theory that I can be reborn as people who have already lived (it's a bit complicated, I'm not even certain on all the details), so I have this big list, but I think I might want to start with John Keats or Fanny Brice. 

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New Questions:

1. Are you biased about any certain color? If so, which one(s) and why? 2. What are five of your OTPs, if you have that many? 3. Have you ever doodled anything related to your fandoms? If so, what? 4. What is the most recent movie you've seen, and what are your opinions on it? 5. Who is a least favorite celebrity of yours? 6. Do you have a favorite poem? If so, what is it and who's it by? 7. What is a food you associate with a certain place or person? 8. Do you have any sort of comfort object (an article of clothing, a blanket, a stuff toy, etc.) and if so, what is it? 9. Strawberries or blueberries? 10. Something you cannot wait for? 11. What is a quote you like (from a movie, a song, a book, a person, etc.)? 

I’m tagging these people:

seriousbenidiction

echelonrose

outkast22

a-damn-good-batch

benedicthiddleston

badwolf-inthetardis

gandalftheorange

casameanlock

crapiblinked

gallifreyancounsultingcriminal

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Donnie Darko is indeed mind-blowing, but I've already seen it. Same goes to Inception and The Prestige. I tried watching American Psycho once, but it was with friends and I didn't get much out of it. I know how it ends, though, so I think I'm going to read the book first before I watch it properly. I've seen Shutter Island, too. Didn't blow my mind that much, tbh, but I loved the opened ending (I think Leo was right, in the end).

Dr-hotson (A+ url) if you appreciate cinematography much, like if you're really into it, I think you might love Conspiracy from 2001 and Sleuth from 2007. Both of them are mostly actors movies, but they're absolutely marvelous. The acting, writing and pictures are at the highest possible level. Conspiracy is about secret meeting in Wannsee, 1942, during which the Holocaust planes was set (it's not 100% historically accurate, though, but it's still worth seeing). Sleuth is based on a play by Anthony Shaffer. It's a remake, so some say the original from 1972 is better, but I like 2007 one best. You also might want to see We Need to Talk about Kevin, but I've heard many negative opinions about it and I'm starting to think I'm one of not so many that actually really, really liked the movie. It's made to look ~artistic, though, so it might be hard to understand sometimes. But I must say, I loved it. A Beautiful Mind or Arizona Dream are great movies, too. Arizona Dream is more weird and specific, though. 

I like 50/50 idea, I wanted to see it for a while actually, but I always forget about it.

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