it's not life that matters but the journey...

Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.

My words and explanations (with pictures) are below the cuts...

ageless_aislynn gave me these words:



1. Dean Winchester : one half of the Supernatural demon-hunting Winchester brothers team (the better half if you ask me!), Dean is sexy, funny, loves pie, and loves his family. He looks great in leather, and he's a badass demon killer. What more can you ask for?


2. 80's music : As a child of the '80s, my pre-teen and teen years were filled with days of listening to Duran Duran, REM, U2, Thompson Twins, Simple Minds, Talking Heads, Tears for Fears, Talk Talk, The Fixx, The Cure... I could go on and on...I’d stay up late at night watching MTV (back when it was just music and not all that garbage that’s on there today), and I saw tons of '80s bands live (and I even met members of REM, Psychedelic Furs, & Flock of Seagulls). I had about 200 vinyl LP's at one time, which I have since sold, but I still listen to lots of ‘80s music today.

Does anyone else remember the original VeeJays from MTV, way back when it first started? Here they are (and bonus points if you remember their names):


3. Cillian Murphy : One of my favorite actors, gorgeous Cillian (who hails from Cork, Ireland) has proven from his movie roles that he can play villains and good guys with equal aplomb. I fell in love with him after watching him scare the shit out of Rachel McAdams in Red Eye , and then proceeded to watch all of his films, loving him most in the movies On The Edge, Sunburn and The Wind that Shakes the Barley .



4. Movies : I've been a movie buff for a long long time, and back when I had endless time, I would see a couple movies a week at the theater, as well as watching movies at home or on tv. I love all kinds of movies, from Indiana Jones action to Star Trek or Star Wars sci-fi adventure, to classic old-school horror (original Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead, Halloween), to comedy (as long as it's actually funny!). I hate remakes, and I love Independent film. If anyone asks me for my favorite movies, I have a hard time because I have so many favorites. Movies for me are art, escape, comfort and entertainment, and a way to bond with friends and family.

5. Leo : Leo is my adorable, loveable, huggable 10-year-old orange kitty. Next to my husband, he’s the most important thing in my life right now – he’s a mainstay, always there when I get home from work, always wanting attention and constantly wanting to be fed! Sometimes he drives me crazy when he wakes me up at 3 a.m. crying and knocking things off of my bookshelves, but without Leo, my life would be so empty. Leo came into my life while I was living in Japan. I had been putting out food for a white stray cat who I named Yuki (which means snow in Japanese) for several months, and even put a box with an old blanket out for her to sleep in on my balcony. I went away for a week during Golden Week (the first week of May 1999), and when I came back, instead of finding Yuki in the box on my balcony, I found six little tiny kittens! I let Yuki wean them, and then I kept two, Leo and his sister Hana (who was all white like her mother) – and my friend found homes for the rest. I took Leo and Hana back with me to Washington state, but soon afterwards, Hana got hit by a car. Leo’s been with me all along though, and has moved with my husband and I back and forth from Chicago to Washington to Japan and back to Chicago again. And maybe Leo will have another move to Japan again in his future:)





and from alaerys I got these words:


1. Anna Pacquin : My love for Anna Pacquin started when I saw her play Sookie Stackhouse on the tv series True Blood. I knew she was a great actress, and I remember how good she was in The Piano when she was just a teenager. But she’s really blossomed and become not only lovely, but also very sexy and a terrific heroine and defender of the vampire world. And the lucky girl not only gets intimate onscreen with the vampire Bill Compton, but also offscreen with the gorgeous Steven Moyer who plays Bill. And just to be in the presence of gorgeous Alexander Skaarsgaard who plays Eric, the vampire, is enviable too!



2. True Blood : Because of my love of all things vampire, I started watching True Blood about halfway into season 1 (of course I backtracked and got caught up just before the season ended). And since season 1 ended, I’ve been reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris, upon which the tv shows are based. And I’m hooked on both tv show and books, which are similar in some ways but quite different. The tv show is creative, sexy, sometimes scary and always entertaining. And full of gorgeous people all around!



Yummy Eric:


3. Work : What can I say? Work is where I spend way too much of my time, it’s the way I earn money so I can live, and it’s what I’m supposed to be doing most of the time when I’m actually reading and posting on LJ! Good thing I can’t access facebook at work, or I’d be using that to avoid work too. I’ve never really been one of those people who “live to work” – I “work to live”, which probably means I haven’t found anything I really like. I quit teaching because I needed to make enough money to live, so at the moment, my “work” is something that I’m not interested in. I’m not challenged or motivated to do anything but just come here and do what needs to be done. If I had my way, I’d be teaching part time and doing my own writing and creative projects. But who wouldn’t right?

4. Books : Similar to how I feel about movies, books have always been a part of my life, something to escape into, learn from, cheer me up, pass the time. If I was more settled, I’d be surrounded by books, but because I keep moving, I’ve got parts of my book collection in three different locations (my mom’s house, hubby’s parents’ house, and my current apartment). One day, when I finally have a home where I know I’ll be staying for a long time, I’ll have a room dedicated to books, with a big chair where I can go curl up and read, and escape to another world, on rainy afternoons.



5. Fandom : Perhaps Alaerys chose this word for me because we met through mutual friend and Dean lover moondropz, who posts gorgeous picspams on Jensen and Supernatural. I’ve got a few “fandoms” to which I belong (supernatural, true blood, pushing daisies, movies, cillian murphy). But I suppose I can be grateful for Supernatural fandom, and for various other fandoms where I’ve found some of my best LJ friends!



Well I guess i should get back to work (I've been doing some work between compiling these lists), and I need to post a real update later... it's just been so hot this week, and I've felt so bleh, that I haven't felt like posting anything except silly memes like this:)