Guess who?

[brigdh]

The meme where you describe ten of your friends anonymously. Ganked from everyone, but done because p_zeitgeist made it look so cool. And nyaa, now you have to worry about which one you are, because you're on this list.


1. We don't hang out as much as we used to, and I regret that. I really do. But I know what you'd have me do to change things, and I don't think it's fair to ask me that.

2. You'd never guess this, but you intimidate me. And I want to comment in your journal, because I always read it, but it's often so personal that I feel like I'd be intruding. So instead I don't say anything, and just hope you won't take me off your flist for excessive silence.

3. I feel like I've know you forever. Seriously, girl. And I love to see your posts, because you're usually so happy and cute, and reading them makes me wonder what it would have been like to have a little sister.

4. I've known you for a long time, too. And though there's been trouble sometimes (not really between us, but... well, it doesn't matter), I've always thought you were a great person, sweet and funny.

5. You did something for me once, and I don't even know how to say how much it meant to me. You probably barely remember it, but I would do anything for you, now.

6. I adore you. And not only because you're an awesome writer, but because you're a very cool person. I love it when you comment on things I've written, because I know I can always trust you not to say something just to be nice.

7. Though I barely know you, I like you. You have such neat things to say, and I really liked watching a smart and perceptive person get into fandom.

8. You impress me so much. You're intelligent and articulate and mature and thoughtful, and the fact that you have me friended and actually read(!) and comment(!!) terrifies me sometimes.

9. I haven't really talked to you in years, but every now and then you'll leave me a comment and it makes me unreasonable happy. It means so much to me that you'd still be reading my journal, after all this time.

10. I like you a lot. I'm not sure why, because I haven't known you for that long, but I'm sure that if we were real-life friends, I would follow you around and hang out at your place constantly. Or until you got annoyed and kicked me out.



Picking just ten was really hard, so don't feel bad if you're not on the list.

Comments

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

Damn, now I want to know who a whole bunch of these folks are so that I can run off and make sure they're on my flist.

As for me? La,la, I have my fingers in my ears and I can't hear you.

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, same here!

I think you're there. I'm trying to decide which number I want to pretend to be. XD

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

XD

Wasn't there a meme like that going around a while ago? Where you introduced two members of your flist to each other, or picked someone to pimp out as a person everyone should have friended? We should start that one up again!

And don't pretend to be one! You're too awesomely cool the way you are.

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

I try to introduce people to each other on my flist anyway, when the right topic comes up. Which happens once in a while.

You mean I'm not on there?

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

*nods* Yeah, it's always a fun thing to do. Especially if they hit it off.

I, um... don't hate me! 10 is such a small number! ;_;

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! It's okay. I can't remember if you were on when I did this or not! I was just hoping because everything you said was so nice.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Awwww, but I like you toooo!

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Well, I'm glad I made everyone sound so interesting! And you know, I'd been thinking that you and b_hallward should know each other, because you two remind me of one another, but I see you've already friended her.

:p Told ya it's hard to pick yourself out.

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

Well, if I look carefully I can narrow it down to four possibilities easily enough (it's not #2, because I don't post much that's personal, and besides, she's been identified; it's not #1, 4, 5, or 9 because those are all people you've known a long time; it's not #3 because you know that I'm older than you are). And all of the remaining possibilities are flattering enough that I'm at least not worried about which one it actually is.

In fact -- well, 6 and 8 are so flattering as to be wildly improbable. (I think one of them has to be Helene, because they're not too flattering to be her. Probably #6 for her general coolness, but either would work.)

Which leaves me with 7 or 10. If I had to call it between those two, 7, based on my newbieness. And on my hope that I have not given you the impression that I would be likely to kick you out of places.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Hee. This is the most deductive analysis I've ever seen of this meme, but it worked, because you are 7. *applauds*

I think 8 is going to be a hard one to guess for most people; she doesn't interact with YnM fandom as much as most of the list does. And though I do adore Helene terribly, 6 isn't her.

And it's not that I think childofatlantis is the kicking type either, I'm just aware of my own capacity to be annoying.

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

*bows* --And that is why I never met a multiple-choice test that I didn't like.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

XD I do like them much better than true/false. I always start wondering, "Well, this isn't exactly true, but is it wrong enough to be false?" And though I might be good at remembering facts, I'm not quite so talented with reading teachers' minds.

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

Never mind. I clearly have not had enough coffee today, which is a frightening thought, considering I am on my third pot.

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

Oh, you are an evil, evil person.

2, 4, 6, 7, and 10 have been claimed.

1, 3, and 9 cannot possibly be me.

This leaves 5 and 8. I cannot recall any random acts of kindness I have done you, so I'm going with 8, although it feels tremendously egotistical to do so.

If it's 5, I am going to blush *so hard* with embarrassment that teased!Hisoka will look pale as Muraki by comparison.

Gnothi Sauton

[b-hallward.livejournal.com]

I love these kinds of mimes, even though I steer safely clear of them until most everyone is guessed, which is cheating I know, but I can't stand having my curiosity frustrated. You know that girl in Willy Wonka, I want it and I want it now? Well, every now and then I have the sneaking suspicion that I'm channeling her, which is actually quite frightening and I think I'm going to change the subject now. *walks away, hands behind her back, whistling*

I remind you of mistressrenet? -- I'm flattered. Wow. I didn't think I was that funny.

Re: Gnothi Sauton

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of them, but generally trying to pick myself out drives me crazy. It always feels like there's so much egotism involved. *laughs* I haven't seen Willy Wonka in years, but I know how you're talking about. Just don't turn into a blueberry!

And um, not that I don't think you're funny, but I actually meant that you remind me of p_zeitgeist. Because you're both very intelligent, come up with amazing insights, and are kinda quiet.

Re: Gnothi Sauton

[b-hallward.livejournal.com]

Maybe that's the source of my deep-rooted aversion to blueberry pie -- maybe I was so scarred by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory that I repressed the primal scene and gave myself a complex. I'm of two minds on the upcoming remake: on the one hand, Johnny Depp *love*; on the other, Gene Wilder *love*

And, uh, I'm willing to trade funny for intelligent and insightful. *blushes* It's like a free upgrade ^^ (<= now that I know what emotional that's suppose to signify, I plan to run it into the ground; emoticon, a language unto themselves)

Re: Gnothi Sauton

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Same here. And Johnny Depp looks so very freaky in the preview; I can't decide if that's a good thing or not. I heard this remake is supposed to follow the book more closely, but I've never read the book, so I'm not sure what that'll entail.

And hee. Glad to make you happy.

It took me forever to figure out the ^^ emoticons as opposed to the :) ones, too. And there was XD or XP, which still always take me a minute to figure them out. (They're lying on their sides, like a :) but the eyes are squeezed shut and the mouth is in a wide-open smile in the first and the tongue is sticking out in the second). But then I saw #^^# (a blush) and ^^; (sweatdrop), which I use all the time, because it's much easier than expressing those emotions in words.

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

When did you do this meme? I must have missed that somewhere in my long internet blackout...

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

She didn't; we were just talking about it over here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/kessie/166670.html?thread=410894#t410894) in kessie's journal.

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

Aha, all becomes clear. ^_^

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

As I said over there, I wouldn't dare do this myself -- and if I did dare, I'd have to suddenly acquire a lot more friends. (Which I'd be happy to do, but I'm a shy girl, you know?) Because really, I think this game only works where you can have many fewer little portraits than you have friends, so that no one can be quite certain they're on the list at all unless they ask.

(Or unless the hostess tells them in advance, but where that happens, they can be reasonably certain that they're going to have something nice said about them.)

But I still think it's a splendid idea for everybody else to do it.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Because really, I think this game only works where you can have many fewer little portraits than you have friends, so that no one can be quite certain they're on the list at all unless they ask.

Although having too many friends can be just as bad, almost. I had to leave 107 members of my flist off, and I hate having to tell most of the people who comment that they're not on the list. It makes me feel so callous. Maybe I should have just upped the number to 20, or even higher.