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sarah531
a. Post a list of 15 fandoms. (tv shows, musicals, movies, books, etc.)
b. Have your friends list guess your favourite character/person from each one.
c. When guessed, bold the line, include the character/person name, and write a sentence about why you like that character/person.
I modified it to nine as I seem to have run out of fandoms.
1. Star Wars: Luke. Anyone who didn't guess that wasn't paying enough attention to my moodtheme :-P
Who didn't love Luke when they first saw ANH? He has his own signature theme and everything. We get to watch him growing up into a Jedi. He's compassionate and courageous and loving and, as much as any fictional character I've ever seen, simply good.
From the Prequels, I think Anakin. Something like a traincrash, I know...
2. Harry Potter: Harry and Ginny, which one depending on my mood. Harry is a survivor. He keeps on fighting no matter what his world throws at him. And I love his dark, ironic humour. Ginny, also a survivor, has lived through possession by Voldemort and 15 years of being Fred and George's younger sister. The girl deserves kudos. But she's not just your stereotypical kick-arse fantasy-lit female; she actually, gasp, has a crush at the age of twelve, she cares for Ron and her friends.
3. Lord of the Rings: Frodo.
He sacrifices everything to save his world, and then he doesn't even get to enjoy it. Poor little hobbit.
4. Hornblower (books): Hornblower himself. Yes, at times I could cheerfully slap him into a wall, but he's interesting to read about. It's rather endearing the ways he's such a dork about anything other than ships and battles. And he likes mathematics, yay! However, person I'd most like to have around is the long-suffering Lt. Bush.
5. Discworld: Vimes. It's that blend of cynicism and sentimentalism that's so irresistible. Also, with other books, you often get Pterry the omniscient author bringing the funny, but it's Vimes-as-a-character whose words and thoughts are funny.
6. Jane Austen: Anne Elliot. She's a more interesting heroine than some of Austen's others because she herself has created the obstacle to her happiness. And she's quiet, not as confident and immediately engaging as Elizabeth or Emma, but she's strong.
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Norrington. Jack steals his boat, and Will steals his girl. I can't help cheering for the underdog. Also, he has a cool accent, some lovely snarky lines, and a beeeautiful smile.
8. Antonia Forest: Nicola. I think we're supposed to like Nicola; it's quite hard not to. She's a fully-rounded, real person. And her naval/ships obssession is easy to sympathise with. I am amazed by the insight ofajhalluk, who not only guessed Nicola, but managed my second favourites, Patrick and Rowan. Rowan's amazingly competent, the person I'd like to be but amn't, and even her sole flaw, lack of tact, is amusing at times, and useful for messing with Ginty's head. As for Patrick, he has hawks and geeky books and has yellow eyes, which is just cool. In some ways he's quite mature for his age and in others, very young; an effect I suppose of being an only child. And between falling off cliffs, dead hawks, Ginty and his ghastly school (just call me Alan, indeed), he has a pretty rough run of it.
9. Patrick O'Brian: Stephen Maturin. He's such a geek. He can be a totally competent physician, naturalist and secret agent, and he's utterly useless at anything else. It's very endearing the way he can't tell port from starboard, but yet is so proud of using nautical terms (mostly wrong).
Fromhymnia:
Your results for Christian Traditions Selector
Find it here.
Rank Item Percent
1: Congregational/United Church of Christ (100%)
2: Presbyterian/Reformed (93%)
3: Baptist (Reformed/Particular/Calvinistic) (77%)
4: Church of Christ/Campbellite (54%)
5: Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England (53%)
6: Eastern Orthodox (50%)
7: Baptist (non-Calvinistic)/Plymouth Brethren/Fundamentalist (49%)
8: Methodist/Wesleyan/Nazarene (47%)
9: Lutheran (46%)
10: Seventh-Day Adventist (46%)
11: Roman Catholic (42%)
12: Anabaptist (Mennonite/Quaker etc.) (29%)
13: Pentecostal/Charismatic/Assemblies of God (19%)
I worked out that that reason it puts me as Congregational instead of Reformed is the one about losing salvation. 'No' gives you Congregational, 'Wrong question' gives you Presbyterian/Reformed. Hello, let me introduces the 5th point of Calvinism, the perseverance of the saints. I wanted an option that included 'You're asking the wrong question' and 'no'. Actually there were several questions where for the options given, none of them matched exactly what I believe.
sarah531a. Post a list of 15 fandoms. (tv shows, musicals, movies, books, etc.)
b. Have your friends list guess your favourite character/person from each one.
c. When guessed, bold the line, include the character/person name, and write a sentence about why you like that character/person.
I modified it to nine as I seem to have run out of fandoms.
1. Star Wars: Luke. Anyone who didn't guess that wasn't paying enough attention to my moodtheme :-P
Who didn't love Luke when they first saw ANH? He has his own signature theme and everything. We get to watch him growing up into a Jedi. He's compassionate and courageous and loving and, as much as any fictional character I've ever seen, simply good.
From the Prequels, I think Anakin. Something like a traincrash, I know...
2. Harry Potter: Harry and Ginny, which one depending on my mood. Harry is a survivor. He keeps on fighting no matter what his world throws at him. And I love his dark, ironic humour. Ginny, also a survivor, has lived through possession by Voldemort and 15 years of being Fred and George's younger sister. The girl deserves kudos. But she's not just your stereotypical kick-arse fantasy-lit female; she actually, gasp, has a crush at the age of twelve, she cares for Ron and her friends.
3. Lord of the Rings: Frodo.
He sacrifices everything to save his world, and then he doesn't even get to enjoy it. Poor little hobbit.
4. Hornblower (books): Hornblower himself. Yes, at times I could cheerfully slap him into a wall, but he's interesting to read about. It's rather endearing the ways he's such a dork about anything other than ships and battles. And he likes mathematics, yay! However, person I'd most like to have around is the long-suffering Lt. Bush.
5. Discworld: Vimes. It's that blend of cynicism and sentimentalism that's so irresistible. Also, with other books, you often get Pterry the omniscient author bringing the funny, but it's Vimes-as-a-character whose words and thoughts are funny.
6. Jane Austen: Anne Elliot. She's a more interesting heroine than some of Austen's others because she herself has created the obstacle to her happiness. And she's quiet, not as confident and immediately engaging as Elizabeth or Emma, but she's strong.
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Norrington. Jack steals his boat, and Will steals his girl. I can't help cheering for the underdog. Also, he has a cool accent, some lovely snarky lines, and a beeeautiful smile.
8. Antonia Forest: Nicola. I think we're supposed to like Nicola; it's quite hard not to. She's a fully-rounded, real person. And her naval/ships obssession is easy to sympathise with. I am amazed by the insight of
ajhalluk, who not only guessed Nicola, but managed my second favourites, Patrick and Rowan. Rowan's amazingly competent, the person I'd like to be but amn't, and even her sole flaw, lack of tact, is amusing at times, and useful for messing with Ginty's head. As for Patrick, he has hawks and geeky books and has yellow eyes, which is just cool. In some ways he's quite mature for his age and in others, very young; an effect I suppose of being an only child. And between falling off cliffs, dead hawks, Ginty and his ghastly school (just call me Alan, indeed), he has a pretty rough run of it.9. Patrick O'Brian: Stephen Maturin. He's such a geek. He can be a totally competent physician, naturalist and secret agent, and he's utterly useless at anything else. It's very endearing the way he can't tell port from starboard, but yet is so proud of using nautical terms (mostly wrong).
From
hymnia:Your results for Christian Traditions Selector
Find it here.
Rank Item Percent
1: Congregational/United Church of Christ (100%)
2: Presbyterian/Reformed (93%)
3: Baptist (Reformed/Particular/Calvinistic) (77%)
4: Church of Christ/Campbellite (54%)
5: Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England (53%)
6: Eastern Orthodox (50%)
7: Baptist (non-Calvinistic)/Plymouth Brethren/Fundamentalist (49%)
8: Methodist/Wesleyan/Nazarene (47%)
9: Lutheran (46%)
10: Seventh-Day Adventist (46%)
11: Roman Catholic (42%)
12: Anabaptist (Mennonite/Quaker etc.) (29%)
13: Pentecostal/Charismatic/Assemblies of God (19%)
I worked out that that reason it puts me as Congregational instead of Reformed is the one about losing salvation. 'No' gives you Congregational, 'Wrong question' gives you Presbyterian/Reformed. Hello, let me introduces the 5th point of Calvinism, the perseverance of the saints. I wanted an option that included 'You're asking the wrong question' and 'no'. Actually there were several questions where for the options given, none of them matched exactly what I believe.
