On a Date with an Up

[drakyndra]

Gak! Have just handed in Maths assignmenet number two today, after spending my lunch break wrting the damnable thing up and asking random people in the Mary Cooke Lounge for assistance, mainly about tetrahedrons. So that is done. Phew!

But have noticed that since becoming a Uni person, my long-standing dislike for coffee seems to have collapsed. I have given in! I have been seduced by the Dark Side! Though I have decided that if I am going to drink coffee, it might as well be good coffee - I still refuse to touch instant. Plush Fish in Union House seems to have the best coffee around, as far as I can tell...

Also: Random Shop Sign (at Plush Fish): "Our staff are trained to kill"
Hmmm...

Have also decided that my Programming tutor is a bit useless. She has a distinct tendency to spend ages explaining irrelevent stuff - she took twenty minutes today to explain something that a student summarised in one sentence. Seriously, Programming tutes = waste of time.

At least the Prac class tomorrow is of some use...

And just because it is going around right now:

The fandom meme
a. Post a list of 10 fandoms.
b. Have your friends list guess your favourite character from each one.
c. When guessed, bold the line, include the character name, and write a sentence about why you like that character.

1. Harry Potter
2. Star Wars
3. Discworld - Death, from aeque. Because Death just rocks. Though I must say, he does share the honour with Vetinari, who I find oddly fascinating - but you gotta love a man with power, eh?
4. Buffy - Spike, from neo_leviathan. Because he is just so wonderfully snarky and sarcastic, but also a real sweetheart (though he'd never admit it) Also, he's just so damn sexy!
5. Futurama
6. Red Dwarf - Rimmer, from aeque. Funniest guy in the show. And he is just such a bastard. Though I utterly adore Ace - who is technically the same guy when you get down to it. What a guy!
7. Good Omens - Crowley, from neo_leviathan. Another of the wonderfully sarcastic types, as well as being the coolest guy ever.
8. Thursday Next books
9. Pirates of the Caribbean - Captain Jack Sparrow, from neo_leviathan. Not only is Johnny Depp my favourite actor, but he makes such a wonderfully unique and funny character, who just steals the whole show. And another of the incredibly good looking types *sigh*...
10. Dogma

Comments

[musosian.livejournal.com]

Plush fish does have the best coffee, it is pretty much universally acclaimed as having best coffee on campus.

While I used to be a coffee drinked (my stomach objected), I rarely bought coffee on campus, but unless I also need a doughnut fix, I go to plush fish.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, doughnuts...

[musosian.livejournal.com]

not worth it, go for plush fish. less regrets. just sometimes irresistable.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

True, true...

[neo-leviathan.livejournal.com]

Noooooooooooooooooo!!!
Do not fall to the dark side! Remain away from coffee!! Pepsi can give you all the wakefullness you need!

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I don't like Pepsi. Or Coke for that matter, now I think about it.

[musosian.livejournal.com]

I don't even have that many fandoms.

Random guesses:
1. Fluffy
2. Anakin
3. Cheery Longbottom
4. ...Buffy? (not ae buffy watcher, deary)
5. Popplers
6. the robot-looking-guy
7. Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer
8. !?
9. The ghost pirate captain.
10. ?!

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Sorry, but they are all wrong. Though you came quite close for number 2. Anakin/Vader is my second favourite SW character, though I adore a lot of the characters there...

[musosian.livejournal.com]

i expected so.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Am I that predictable?

[musosian.livejournal.com]

Expected I would get most wrong, that is, that you would be unpredictable.

So no, you are not. I did not expect Anakin to be any righter than any of the others.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

*loffs Anakin* Am so looking forward to Episode 3...

[saikogrrl.livejournal.com]

Plush Fish in Union House seems to have the best coffee around

ahaha, yes and the best hot chocolate, and onigiris! Plush Fish rules. XD

am thinking of giving in to the coffee thing myself, as I now rather like the smell of it on certain people..... *naughty look* ^^

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

They do rule mightily. No wonder it is always so full.

As for the rest..

[saikogrrl.livejournal.com]

ehehe. certain people you don't know :P

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Okay then.

[neo-leviathan.livejournal.com]

Ok, lets have a go at this

1. Sirius
2. No idea, Admiral Ackbar?
4. Spike
5. Dr John Zoidberg
6. Lister
7. Crowley
9. Jack Sparrow

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Yay for you! You got three of them right!

That would be, namely:
4. Spike
7. Crowley
9. Captain Jack Sparrow (you can't forget the captain part...)

[aeque.livejournal.com]

1. Harry Potter - Dumbledore
2. Star Wars - Admiral Ackbar (It's a TRAP!) Seriously, though, I'm betting on Yoda, hmmm?
3. Discworld - Death
5. Futurama - Professor Farnsworth
6. Red Dwarf - The Hologram guy.
8. Thursday Next books - Miss Havisham
10. Dogma - Haven't seen it, but I'll guess the guy who claims that Platypi are a divine joke

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

1. Though I love Dumblies, he's not my fave. Though I reckon he must have been great fun as a kid, he's so mental...
2. What is with all the Ackbar refs? And again, I love Yoda, but not my very favourite.
3. Yay! You got it! I also like Vetinari equally much, but you still got one of my faves!
5. Not exactly - though he is still damn funny. C'mon, you should know this one...
6. Holograph Guy is named Rimmer, and YES! Rimmer is muchly my fave, though I like Ace (his alternate universe version) more. But same guy, so go you!
8. Sadly, no. Though she will be sorely missed.
10. That's from the freaking disclaimer - it isn't a person!

[aeque.livejournal.com]

Alright then, I'll try:

1. Malfoy
2. R2-D2 (*whistle*)
8. Mrs Bradshaw

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

1. No way. He's an evil little brat!
2. No, but better *loffs R2*
3. Again, no.

[aeque.livejournal.com]

So it's not Farnsworth, Zoidberg, Popplers or the Hypnotoad...

I'm going to have to try Morbo - "Kittens give Morbo gas."

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Again, no - though Morbo is my sister's fave.

[aeque.livejournal.com]

"Morbo wishes these shelled reptiles peace among the Dutch tulips."

How about Zapp "the Velure Fog" Brannigan?

"Kif! Tell Leela about very very sexy learning disorder..."

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Yes! It's about damned time!

How could you not have guessed "The Zapper"?

And that Kif quote is the best one ever!

[aeque.livejournal.com]

Yet I stuffed it up a little. Ah well, apparently I can say it pretty well.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Now that is a talent worth having.

[aeque.livejournal.com]

I dunno - the whooping noise could one day come in handy. I still think it'd make a far better ringtone than that stupid "crazy frog".

And another couple of guesses: Hagrid and Chewbacca.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

No, and no. And what's with the hairy theme?

[aeque.livejournal.com]

I don't know - I didn't notice until I pressed Post.

How about... Ron and uh... Obi Wan?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

No and no.

I'll give you a hint though - the characters are in some ways similar.

[aeque.livejournal.com]

Professor Lupin and Han Solo?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

No and no again, but you are getting closer.

Mind you, go for long enough and you'll get them justdue to elimination of all other prospects.

[aeque.livejournal.com]

Before the month's out I'll be down to Fawkes and Greedo...

Let's see - how about McGonagall and C-3PO?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

*smirks* You still aren't there, dear.

And you are thinking too random. Put a little more focus into it.

[aeque.livejournal.com]

Ummm...

The Weasley Twins and Bobba Fett?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Nope again! Though it reminds me of a certain fanfic where those three are somewhat partners in crime. *fun*

[aeque.livejournal.com]

That's one of the oddest story ideas I've ever come across.

Neville and ... I'm running out of characters I can name ... Qui Gon Jinn?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

It was only a minor subplot, but rather amusing. Boba Fett invented Sheep Bombs! (they turned people into sheep)

And yet again, No and no. Jeez, they ain't hard people. I mean, you're reaching too much - try someone more obvious.

[aeque.livejournal.com]

Harry and Luke?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Touchdown!

It's about damn time, too.

See, when I am not obsessing about snarky anti-heroes, I have a distinct fondness for heroes. Especially the kind with a tragic past, and big destinies.

Brings out the "damsel in distress" in me, I suppose.