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- Bold all of the following TV shows of which you've seen 3 or more episodes.
- Italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode.
- Asterisk if you have at least one full season on tape or DVD
- If you want, add up to 3 additional shows (keep the list in alphabetical order).


( Possibly, I watch too much TV )

I totally watch too much TV.

( Long Survey pinched from Fileg )

Well it was either that or bending your ears about my complete lack of musical talent, or any other talent that matters, that Nick has grown up to be far too good looking for my good. That no matter how ugly the guy if he can play guitar I'm interested. That if I choose a vow of not thinking about sex it's probably not a good thing to go to places where people are playing rock music and there are cute guitarists, and red haired female bassists. And that I am unfortunately not over Sam and never will be probably.

First the name thing

R - Ready To Go by Republika
E - Everything Must Go by the Manics
D - Don't Cry For Me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd Webber (I like the Elaine Paige version)
F - Further Away by the Manics
I - I Begin To Wonder by Danii Minogue
O - Only When I Lose Myself by Depeche Mode
N - No Surface, All Feeling - by the Manics
A - About 3am by Dark Star
99 - 99 Red Ballons by Nina (it's so not cheating, plus the ballons were red so I should get points for that.

( Now the favourite songs from bands thing, pinched from Stasia )

There were far too many who?s there. If you like any of those bands and would care to rec feel free.

Am unbelivably in love with the Manics

N/A means I haven't heard the band.

( Canadian bands )
From this I deduce that I have very little knowledge of Canadian music.

( Rock bands )

My fondness for rock rather than metal is showing.

Artist - Manic Street Preachers

1. Are you male or female? Born A Girl
2. Describe yourself: Love's Sweet Exile (Although the temptation to put 'Little Baby Nothing' or 'Nostalgic Pushead' exists)

3. How do some people feel about you? Sleepflower
4. How do you feel about yourself? Life Becoming A Landslide

5. Describe your girlfriend/boyfriend/interest: La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)
6. Where would you rather be? Further Away (although Australia is an option)
7. Describe what you want to be: Condemed To Rock 'N' Roll
8. Describe how you live: I'm Not Working
9. Describe how you love: No Surface, All Feeling
10. Share a few words of wisdom: If You Tolerate This, Then Your Children Will Be Next

What does your first name mean?

One who is lame, and no I still haven't forgiven my mother.

What does your middle name mean?

Which one, one means fair of face, and the other one means fair as a lily.

What does your last name mean?

Bird mispellt.

What does your name mean all together?

I'm pretty lame and can't spell ?! Oddness.

What would you have been named if you were the opposite gender?

Michael Martin Patrick, or Martin Michael Patrick

Any other name oddities?

Next to no one spells my surname right. There are two ways of pronouncing my first name and I don't care which anyone uses, but Mum prefers the continental way.

I put the warning on my bio for a reason :)

( Newly put in, forgot due to stupidity )

Fandom Survey
Pinched from just about everyone, since it's doing the rounds, but actively stolen from Frala.

How long have you known about/read/written fanfiction?
- known, two and a half years
- read, two and a half years
- written, two years minus two months (which would be about 22 months)

What fandom(s) do you read/write/are you involved in?
- Read - anything and everything, except Bat-slash. Nothing against it's writers, it just Batman was my thing since I was about 3-4
-Write - um mainly wrestling, two LOTR, two (okay one and a half plus an unkillable bunny) Harry Potter, plus one Star Wars and one DragonBall Z.
-Involved - as in actively, then just wrestlingslash.

Who is/are your favourite character(s)?
-Not sure.

Do you identify with certain characters? Which one(s)?
- Depends on my mood, and who I'm writing and why.

What type/genre of fanfic do you read/write?
- slash most of the time, but I think I'm a gen writer who got misled, because everything that's not wrestleslash (except the DBZ story) is gen fic.

Why do you read/write fanfiction? Please give details!
- Because it's what I do. (Don't expect un-pretentiousness when I've just read a thing about Flaubert) He said, that everyone does what they have to, in fact need to do. If I didn't read and write I would go stir crazy.

Do you read official novel adaptations of TV shows? If you do, how do they compare? Please give details.
- sometimes. How do they compare? It depends. Normally they give little details that they didn't have time for in the show, but sometimes the writing can be a bit hard to get through.

What are your favorite subgenres and why?
- Fluff. I'm a fluff sort of person. Nice happy endings, no characters being tortured, well all but one don't, and he tends to deserve it.

Is there any kind of fan fiction you wouldn't read?
- incest fic because I don't understand it. Rape fic because it makes me uncomfortable (I have mentioned I'm a little fluffy person)

PART 2
Do you prefer to read fanfiction online or in zines?
- online

Are you a member of a mailing list?
- a couple

If yes, do you participate actively on the list or do you prefer to 'lurk'?
- Normally I yammer, but I'm a lurker on some.

How actively are you involved in your fandom(s)?
- I read it all the time, but I'm not the world's most active poster.

Do you know other fans personally?
- other than through online stuff like LJs, not at all.

Do you have friends who read/write fanfiction? If yes, how many?
- Only online.

Do you talk about fanfiction with your friends and/or family?
- No way on earth, even in a parallel universe.

How intensely are you involved with fanfiction/the fan community? (time, effort, etc.)
- I don't know

Do you attend conventions? If you do, how often?
- No, no time, no money.

PART 3/1 - READERS
Do you send feedback regularly? If not, what does motivate you to send feedback?
- I try to, it just tends to be late. Really late.

Do you like to read AU stories?
- Yeah. So long as no one behaves massively out of character.

PART 3/2 - WRITERS
How important is feedback to you?
- I like getting it, but I don't mind if my long things get little.

Would you write even if you didn't get any?
- Yup, see the why do I write answer.

Do you reply to every feedback/fanmail you get?
- I try to, but sometimes I'm very late with it.

Do you have your stories beta'd before you post them? If you do, do you think the comments/suggestions of a beta reader help you to improve your writing style?
- No, because I'm dreadfully shy when it comes to asking for things, and I'm certain most of mine don't deserve it.

In your favorite fandom, what are the major differences between canon and fanon?
- Some of them get landed with the super-femmy stereotype.

Have you ever worked as a beta reader?
No. Mainly because I'm not certain what it entails. Plus, stylisticly, I'm not that good. And all my spellings are the British way, and I'm far too in love with long sentances and commas. I could go on.

If you beta, how frequently do you do that?
What is your primary motivator for accepting a beta reading assignment?
Provide any more details below on why you choose to be a beta reader.
-see above

PART 4
Sex: female, I think
Sexual orientation: Bi
Age: so not saying
Occupation: None. That sounds like a good description
Place of residence ? describe/define your neighborhood: Pretty boring
Ethnic background: Anglo-Austrian-Irish plus french and probably some turkish somewhere

Favorite movies/books/music:
Film - Gladiator, LOTR, Withnail and I, Hamlet.
Book - Three Musketeers or Maurice
Music - Rock and folk, but I'll listen to anything

Do you consider yourself an intellectual?
- No, I've got a good mind for trivia though