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cordelianne) wrote2006-04-14 11:07 pm
cordelianne) wrote2006-04-14 11:07 pm
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So how come you came up with Anne? (btvs 3:1)
I'm taking advantage of the 3 day weekend and am visiting my family in Kingston. It's weird to be back in Kingston because there's always small things that have changed (a road where there wasn't one before), but basically it's the same. I'm very very thankful that my brother has wireless internet access set up in the house and that I brought my laptop. *clings to laptop* Of course, I'm now behind on my LJ reading because I've only just logged in now that my mom's gone to bed. We talked and talked, and then watched Moulin Rouge.
I did the worst thing today, and it was totally unintentional but I still feel really bad about it. I was up really late last night doing laundry, gathering my tax info (so my dad can do my taxes), packing, and organizing my tv recording schedule. Even though I had set my two alarms so I'd have plenty of time to get ready and meet my friend, who was driving me (and a friend of hers) to Kingston, I completely slept in. Not only did I sleep in ridiculously late, but the ringer was turned off on my phone (because I work late nights, I frequently turn the ringer off so I'm not woken up and it was still turned off from the previous night). So, not only did I keep 2 people waiting, I also caused my friend to really worry about me because she couldn't get a hold of me. I still feel really guilty even though my friend and I worked it out, and she was really understanding about it. I just hate being irresponsible and inconveniencing people.
In the car ride we did have a fun discussion about whether we'd sleep with Sawyer or Jack from Lost. The unanimous agreement was Sawyer. My friend suggested that Jack would probably cry, or be really clingy afterwards. We were torn about Jin and Sayid, but I think we all leaned more towards Sayid. I also noted that I'd sleep with Ana-Lucia because I think Michelle Rodriguez is HOT!!
Changing topics entirely, I've seen the username meme floating around and have enjoyed reading how everyone chose their username. I love talking about how I came up mine so I had to do it as well.
Write a little paragraph about your name, why you chose it, what it means to you, etc.
Many years ago (pre-Buffy fandom & LJ), I needed a username that wasn't my real name and a lot of ones I wanted were already in use. While brainstorming I thought about my various interests and, of course, my thoughts turned to L.M.Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables. So, long before the horror of combo names like Bennifer, Brangelina and TomKat, I decided to combine Cordelia and Anne into one name. It's inspired by this passage in Anne of Green Gables:
"Will you please call me Cordelia?" she said eagerly.
"CALL you Cordelia? Is that your name?"
"No-o-o, it's not exactly my name, but I would love to be called Cordelia. It's such a perfectly elegant name."
"I don't know what on earth you mean. If Cordelia isn't your name, what is?"
"Anne Shirley," reluctantly faltered forth the owner of that name, "but, oh, please do call me Cordelia. It can't matter much to you what you call me if I'm only going to be here a little while, can it? And Anne is such an unromantic name."
"Unromantic fiddlesticks!" said the unsympathetic Marilla. "Anne is a real good plain sensible name. You've no need to be ashamed of it."
"Oh, I'm not ashamed of it," explained Anne, "only I like Cordelia better. I've always imagined that my name was Cordelia--at least, I always have of late years. When I was young I used to imagine it was Geraldine, but I like Cordelia better now. But if you call me Anne please call me Anne spelled with an E."
"What difference does it make how it's spelled?" asked Marilla with another rusty smile as she picked up the teapot.
"Oh, it makes SUCH a difference. It LOOKS so much nicer. When you hear a name pronounced can't you always see it in your mind, just as if it was printed out? I can; and A-n-n looks dreadful, but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished. If you'll only call me Anne spelled with an E I shall try to reconcile myself to not being called Cordelia."
A few years later when I became a Buffy fan, I loved that cordelianne also connects to two characters in BtVS/AtS. It particularly amuses me that Buffy used Anne as a pseudonym because that name is now part of my pseudonym. [Interesting historical sidebar: I used to use Anne as my pseudonym at one of my jobs, long before I discovered BtVS. Anne is an excellent pseudonym because it doesn't encourage discussion.] I also like that Cordelia is a character in one of my favourite Shakespeare plays, King Lear.
My username makes me very happy because I feel that it accurately reflects me: romantic and dramatic, yet also practical and sensible. It also wonderfully connects to three things I love: L.M.Montgomery and Anne, all things Buffyverse, and Shakespeare.
(I'm too lazy to do the other parts of the meme.*g*)
One last thing: If you haven't already checked out![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
earth_vexer's new icons here, they're wonderful!! I'm now heading off to grab lots and lots, and exclaim with glee.
I did the worst thing today, and it was totally unintentional but I still feel really bad about it. I was up really late last night doing laundry, gathering my tax info (so my dad can do my taxes), packing, and organizing my tv recording schedule. Even though I had set my two alarms so I'd have plenty of time to get ready and meet my friend, who was driving me (and a friend of hers) to Kingston, I completely slept in. Not only did I sleep in ridiculously late, but the ringer was turned off on my phone (because I work late nights, I frequently turn the ringer off so I'm not woken up and it was still turned off from the previous night). So, not only did I keep 2 people waiting, I also caused my friend to really worry about me because she couldn't get a hold of me. I still feel really guilty even though my friend and I worked it out, and she was really understanding about it. I just hate being irresponsible and inconveniencing people.
In the car ride we did have a fun discussion about whether we'd sleep with Sawyer or Jack from Lost. The unanimous agreement was Sawyer. My friend suggested that Jack would probably cry, or be really clingy afterwards. We were torn about Jin and Sayid, but I think we all leaned more towards Sayid. I also noted that I'd sleep with Ana-Lucia because I think Michelle Rodriguez is HOT!!
Changing topics entirely, I've seen the username meme floating around and have enjoyed reading how everyone chose their username. I love talking about how I came up mine so I had to do it as well.
Write a little paragraph about your name, why you chose it, what it means to you, etc.
Many years ago (pre-Buffy fandom & LJ), I needed a username that wasn't my real name and a lot of ones I wanted were already in use. While brainstorming I thought about my various interests and, of course, my thoughts turned to L.M.Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables. So, long before the horror of combo names like Bennifer, Brangelina and TomKat, I decided to combine Cordelia and Anne into one name. It's inspired by this passage in Anne of Green Gables:
"Will you please call me Cordelia?" she said eagerly.
"CALL you Cordelia? Is that your name?"
"No-o-o, it's not exactly my name, but I would love to be called Cordelia. It's such a perfectly elegant name."
"I don't know what on earth you mean. If Cordelia isn't your name, what is?"
"Anne Shirley," reluctantly faltered forth the owner of that name, "but, oh, please do call me Cordelia. It can't matter much to you what you call me if I'm only going to be here a little while, can it? And Anne is such an unromantic name."
"Unromantic fiddlesticks!" said the unsympathetic Marilla. "Anne is a real good plain sensible name. You've no need to be ashamed of it."
"Oh, I'm not ashamed of it," explained Anne, "only I like Cordelia better. I've always imagined that my name was Cordelia--at least, I always have of late years. When I was young I used to imagine it was Geraldine, but I like Cordelia better now. But if you call me Anne please call me Anne spelled with an E."
"What difference does it make how it's spelled?" asked Marilla with another rusty smile as she picked up the teapot.
"Oh, it makes SUCH a difference. It LOOKS so much nicer. When you hear a name pronounced can't you always see it in your mind, just as if it was printed out? I can; and A-n-n looks dreadful, but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished. If you'll only call me Anne spelled with an E I shall try to reconcile myself to not being called Cordelia."
A few years later when I became a Buffy fan, I loved that cordelianne also connects to two characters in BtVS/AtS. It particularly amuses me that Buffy used Anne as a pseudonym because that name is now part of my pseudonym. [Interesting historical sidebar: I used to use Anne as my pseudonym at one of my jobs, long before I discovered BtVS. Anne is an excellent pseudonym because it doesn't encourage discussion.] I also like that Cordelia is a character in one of my favourite Shakespeare plays, King Lear.
My username makes me very happy because I feel that it accurately reflects me: romantic and dramatic, yet also practical and sensible. It also wonderfully connects to three things I love: L.M.Montgomery and Anne, all things Buffyverse, and Shakespeare.
(I'm too lazy to do the other parts of the meme.*g*)
One last thing: If you haven't already checked out
earth_vexer's new icons here, they're wonderful!! I'm now heading off to grab lots and lots, and exclaim with glee.
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My crush on Michelle Rodiguez originated with Girl Crush!! I like tough and/or butch girls, and I like that she frequently has those kinds of roles. Hmm, although it seems like just about every girl on Lost is very good looking. hee! Practically everyone stranded on the island is really good looking. I would never look that good that many days without hair products and such.
I think for some odd reason that I tend to navigate more towards people who look like me (dark hair, blue eyes, light skin). Interesting, I'm not sure if I do that. If I think back to the various people (guys & girls) I've dated, they don't look much like me. But none of them look similar either, so I suspect I don't have a type. In terms of tv crushes I tend to like the bad/tough boys and girls, the majority of whom are blond (but that might just be reflective of television). Oh, your description describes me as well!!
Your photos are wonderful! You look lovely in all the photos, they're not studio posed and I can tell you're having a good time. Your friends look wonderful too! I have friends who dye their hair nifty colours as well. The only photo of myself I posted on LJ doesn't have my face in it, but you can sort of see my longish curly hair. I'm curling (the sport) in the picture! It's here (http://cordelianne.livejournal.com/32498.html#cutid1). I don't have a digital camera so I don't have many photos of me to upload, but if you're interesting I have a couple of pics I could email you. It's fun to see what LJ people look like because it's like putting a face to a personality.
I think you have an awesome username, it's very fun sounding. It's the "zams" part at the end that gives it a cool sound. I love that it's one of your cat's names!! I haven't gone by a nickname, but I guess it could be CA or something (although that's also the address short form for Canada). hmm...
I love you spamming my LJ and you're welcome to do it anytime!! I'm glad that this was a good distraction from your paper. *hugs*
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My crush on Michelle Rodiguez originated with Girl Crush!!
Teee-heee. Your Freudian slip is showing. :D But yeah, I know I don't look that good after days of sweating and no beauty products. When I was doing the animal rescue work down in Louisiana, I recoiled in horror at teh scary that was me in all my pics.
It's funny, because I don't think I have a certain type either. But then when I'm in a room of several options to choose from, I notice that it's the similar people that catch my eye. Sometimes that makes me feel itchy.
Ooh! Your curling picture is awesome! How fun. *g* Yeah, I can't see much of you, but nice butt! Heeeeeeeeee. Yes! I would love to see some photos of you sometime. Send! Send!
Maybe you could go by Cordy sometimes and Anne other times? For some reason, when I'm squeeing over something, I have such an urge to use nicknames! *smooshes you*
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When I was doing the animal rescue work down in Louisiana, I recoiled in horror at teh scary that was me in all my pics. That's excellent that you did animal rescue work in Louisiana. That's such an amazing way to help!
But then when I'm in a room of several options to choose from, I notice that it's the similar people that catch my eye. Sometimes that makes me feel itchy. Hmm, you may be on to something. I often experience that as well, although I often find that I don't like the person who I find attractive. This could be because I'm attracted to the bad boy/girl who often are very aware of how cool and bad they are, and I actually like being with nice and fun people.
I will try to send the photos ... we'll see if I can do it correctly!
I like both Cordy and Anne, and would be happy with either!! *smooshes you*
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You have summed up my entire love life. I am now just patiently awaiting the day that I can be attracted to the people I actually enjoy spending time with. ::taps heel::