#c0ldchills

F - Oh it changes so often - Currently Lullabye by Valentine Wolfe

R - My children, birds singing, found flowers, lots of things

For my esteemed coprez and co-Chilton/Esparza fangirl, I bestow unto you a sassy Barba.

And to the incomparable Tony Stark, you get a yummy James Spader to return the favor of posting him for all to see:

Last, but not least...obligatory birthday sloth!

GeminiFest 2014 is officially open.

Rule 1: Always post the rules.

Rule 2: Answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones.

Rule 3: Tag 11 people and link them to the post.

Rule 4: Actually tell people you’ve tagged them.

hixystix's questions:

You get to revive 1 TV show of your choice.  Which one is it?

I feel like you know what I'm going to say here....FIREFLY! But under one condition: only if I can go back in time and revive it in 2002. I don't think it would have the same magic if it was revived now (unpopular opinion?). Oh, and second condition: I want to work behind the scenes so I can ogle Baldwin and Fillion. ;)

Last book that made you (want to) throw it across the room in frustration (Hopefully the good kind of frustration….)

Certain parts of A Storm of Swords and A Feast for Crows, for sure (the Game of Thrones books). George RR Martin has this way of neeeearly reuniting two characters but they have no idea they're that close to each other and it's really frustrating. Oh yeah, and there's all the DEATH.

Favorite class in 9th grade?

German 1! Loved my teacher and stuck with German all the way through HS and college.

You can add 1 amendment to the Constitution (or enact 1 law in your non-US country).  What’s it gonna be?

Oh jeez...gonna go with the one law and make meandering/blocking paths in a crowded place a ticketable (or possibly murderable) offense.

If you could safely and humanely have any exotic pet, what would you pick?

I would like a small giraffe. Just cuz.

If you could, what single vegetable, fruit, or mineral would you eliminate from your diet?

I'm not a picky eater but think lima beans are totally blah, so that.

What’s the last place you went swimming?

Whoa, I actually can't remember! That last several times I remember wearing a swimsuit was for sitting in a hot tub.

So how did Sherlock REALLY do it?

Gonna pass since I do know how he did it! Or have you seen it and are skeptical of the explanation???

Would you change your eye color if you could?

Nah

Favorite pre-1990 movie?

An American in Paris ♥

If you had a neon sign over your head that allowed you to tell the world one thing they should know about you, what would it be?

Probably "Come talk to me about TV shows" or something.

My questions:

1. What's a smell you really like that other people might think is odd? 2. What's your favorite candy? 3. Last concert you went to? 4. Any fun plans for this summer? 5. Describe your views on Andy Levy with a gif. 6. If all the planets were inhabitable, which planet other than Earth would you live on? 7. Who would win in a fight between a grilled cheese and a taco? (bonus points if you know what movie that's from) 8. If you had to choose between giving up eating Chinese food forever or Italian food forever, which would you pick? 9. What was the last movie you saw in theaters? 10. Was it rad? 11. You have to sing a karaoke duet with one member of Congress. Who's your singing partner?

Rule 1: Always post the rules.

Rule 2: Answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones.

Rule 3: Tag 11 people and link them to the post.

Rule 4: Actually tell people you've tagged them.

1. The most embarrassing thing you did when you were 14?

14?  Ah hahahahah, 14.  Let me tell you a thing or two - and be glad that 1999 was long enough ago it doesn't matter.  (Those of you who know me in real life have probably heard these or were actually there.)

So first, I am glad this was before YouTube.  I one-upped those poor folk who get filmed after wisdom teeth extraction - I had a bone graft in my jaw that year. Since I wouldn't quit fiddling with my stitches  (which had the unfortunate side effect of letting bone bits out into my mouth), my parents gave me the kitchen phone and stuck me in the dining room to talk.  Apparently I pontificated long and loud and said some things that caused more than one friend to call my mother back and make her swear not to hold anything I said against me. To this day, no one will tell me anything I said.

Secondly, I got sun poisoning that summer.  In one hour, I went from sunburnt and craving a Hawaiian Ice to delirious and on my way to the ER nearest our lake cabin. They stuck me in a darkened room to wait for the doctor; apparently I had a headache bad enough that the only way to alleviate it was to get someone to press on my forehead and back of the head.  I'm in this room with my mom and my oh-so-proper grandmother, yelling "PUSH! PUSH!" and getting some odd looks from the nurses - and then the doctor comes in to give me a shot to alleviate the symptoms.  It was a butt shot, so I apparently rolled over on the bed, pulled my pants down and mooned the doctor.

My grandmother will not discuss that day.

Sparkling white grape juice or sparkling apple cider?

White grape!

Give me a Hannigram AU right now, on the spot.

Aw, crap. I suck at these.

First one to hit my mind: I want a Discworld AU: Hannibal replaces Havelock Vetinari as Patrician - keen, insightful, always three steps ahead, and instead of hating mimes, he hates the rude.  Will takes over for Sam Vimes, as a copper who hates the attention brought to him by his successes, so bent on justice that he'd even arrest the Patrician.

For purposes of Hannigram, we'll presume whoever replaces Lady Sybil was eaten by the dragon.

Opinion on glitter?

Sadly, not a fan. It gets everywhere!

Favorite Hannibal-related fic?

Aw, man.  Favorite crack fic? Favorite rot-your-teeth-sweet fic? Favorite AU fic? If I had to pick just one to recommend, I'd have to go with He Who Pours Out Vengeance.

Favorite color?

Indigo!  I feel it gets neglected.

Doctor Who or Supernatural?

Doctor Who, pre-11.  Just now finished watching season 4 of Supernatural, and I'm enjoying it, but not yet ready to declare my love.

Favorite Mads flick?

JAGTEN/THE HUNT.  OH MY GOD IT IS AMAZING.  I am so glad I am enough of a fangirl to watch all of his movies, because this one is so beautiful it's one of my all time favorites.

Favorite Hugh flick?

Toss up between Adam and Confessions of a Shopoholic.

If I shoved the ear down Will Graham’s gullet, this is how I would do it:

If I were Hannibal, with the help of psilocybin.  Me? Um.... Wrap it in cheese?  (Works for giving dogs pills....)

Three words to describe my blog.

My blog or yours?  Mine: tmi Susan tmi.  Yours: ultimate Tristhawk brotp.

My questions:

You get to revive 1 TV show of your choice.  Which one is it?

Last book that made you (want to) throw it across the room in frustration.  (Hopefully the good kind of frustration....)

Favorite class in 9th grade?

You can add 1 amendment to the Constitution (or enact 1 law in your non-US country).  What's it gonna be?

If you could safely and humanely have any exotic pet, what would you pick?

If you could, what single vegetable, fruit, or mineral would you eliminate from your diet?

What's the last place you went swimming?

So how did Sherlock REALLY do it?

Would you change your eye color if you could?

Favorite pre-1990 movie?

If you had a neon sign over your head that allowed you to tell the world one thing they should know about you, what would it be?

For starters, Flowers in the Attic has scarred me...

Flowers in the Attic: I think I'm more suspicious about mothers and grandmothers hahaha, but I totally understand. Which is why I hate the 1987 movie (curiously, the one that introduced me to the books), because it's just not as good as it should be, they were in there for... what? 3 months? I really hope the remake make the book justice. It's probably the first time I really want a remake or adaptation.

The Lovely Bones: I know, I know :( Honestly, I don't know how is that I could finish that book. It's like I liked it, but I didn't love it because it made me feel really, really bad. And that's why I think it's a great book.

In no particular order, here goes!

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Gonna cheat and include the entirety of Terry Pratchett's Discworld

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution by Kevin Gutzman

Nullification by Tom Woods

Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel

Captivating by John & Stasi Eldredge

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak.

Flowers in the Attic - V.C. Andrews.

The Godfather - Mario Puzo.

The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger.

The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold.

Como Agua para Chocolate - Laura Esquivel.

Gladiatrix - Russell Whitfield.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling.

The Sicilian - Mario Puzo.