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Top 10 Heroic Moments (history/lit/movies/etc.)

btw, these were really hard for me and might've come from anything I've read/seen recently =(

10) how do I choose? many many many of Russell Crowe's movie characters...
09) Miyax Kapugen Julie of the Wolves - turning away from modernisation and what her father and family have chosen for her to live a traditional Eskimo life
08) Odysseus - does this even need explanation?
07) the Spartans at Thermopylae
06) Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis) in Armageddon - a father's sacrifice for love of a daughter, and the world of course =P
05) Joscelin Verreuil - he risked his faith for love of a woman
04) Phèdre nó Delaunay - Kushiel's Dart, she risked her life for love of country
03) soldiers who go to battle for a cause they deem worthy, not just because their country calls for them
01) Aslan/Jesus - whether you believe it or not, death for the redemption of an entire realm/universe/world is heroic in my book


Top 10 Vacation Destinations these don't even begin to cover my wish for world travel
10) Seoul, South Korea
09) Shanghai, China
08) London, England
06) Scotland/Ireland
05) Paris, France
04) Barcelona, Spain
03) Tuscany, Italy
02) Australian Outback...and the beaches
01) the beaches of Hawai'i (#1 only because I already know them and how much I love them)


Top 10 Non-English Words (extended to phrases and sentences)

as my knowledge of various languages is very limited, there's not much language variation here

10) Mare Serenitatis - I'm assuming Latin...only because I don't know for sure: Sea of Serenity (It's a Sailor Moon thing...)
09) merde/mierda - French/Spanish: shit
08) amaroq, ilaya - Eskimo: wolf, my friend
07) Sognamo un mondo sensa più violenza - Italian: We dream of a world with no more violence (basically my favourite line from "The Prayer", Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion)
06) E' per l’amore che ti do - Italian: It's for the love I give you (from the song "Oceano", Josh Groban or Andrea Bocelli)
05) lindele - Sindarin: music
04) pinche wey - Spanish: extremely loose translation - fuckin' asshole
03) amor/amore - Spanish/Italian: love
02) E aloha wau ia 'oe na kau a kau - Hawai'ian: I shall love you forever (song "Always" from Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch)
01) las sombras - Spanish: the shadows




Top 10 Things You'd do while Playing Hooky from Work

10) minigolf - did it back in high school...was kinda fun =)
09) roadtrip! - if you're gonna get away from work...then get away from work!
08) real golf! - it's actually kinda funny if you get together with other people who can't do it right
07) day at the beach - because ocean is pwitty
06) sleep - catch up!
05) go to the park and fly a kite - it's just fun!
04) movie marathon - who doesn't like watching movies?
03) day out with the friends - who cares what you do, as long as you have people to do it with
02) spend the day by the pool - water without the public =)
01) pretend to be someone I'm not - because it's screwing around with people and it's fun!

Top 10 People You'd Like to Have Dinner With

and yes I realise that these are all movie/tv/other celebs, aside from #s 9 & 10

10) my birth family (with translator of course)
09) Cass and Heather and Em and everyone else I've met on-line!
08) Diane Lane; love her work
07) Gordon Ramsay; Hell's Kitchen maniac? fuck yeah.
06) Steven Spielberg; duh
05) Jason Isaacs; being the bad guy, good and the bad
04) Orlando Bloom; what was it like to be an elf?
03) Johnny Depp; made of awesomeness
02) Brad Pitt; what does he see in Angelina?
01) Angelina Jolie; what is it that makes her the way she is?

Top 10 Flavors (as in ANY flavors, think Bertie Botts)

10) pineapple - refreshing! =)
09) mint - wintergreen, to be specific, peppermint only in the candy cane variety
08) chocolate - classic
07) leather - but the clothing kind, not the new car kind; it just smells so...good. I think it might taste good too...
06) sugar cane - yes sugar cane and not just sugar. Ever chewed on it? It's rather good...
05) cheese - it's cheese! do you even need to ask?!
04) pretzels - my favouritest snack food
03) sour patch kids - best. candy. ever.
02) moonlight - read it in a Madeleine L'Engle book and have always wanted to try...
01) darkness/shadow - because if a moonbeam can be a flavour then these can too




Top 10 Reasons I Like Joscelin

Remember, I've only read Kushiel's Dart and am only about halfway through Chosen...but I doubt my mind will change about liking Joscelin...

10) the terminus - just the picture in my mind's eye of that move right before he alters the path of the dagger is freaking awesome. The idea of terminus works, and yes, there's a reason no Cassiline has ever performed it...yet? O_o
09) he doesn't have to worry about wardrobe! simple grey and his arms, that's it. easy. I only wish it were so easy for me.
08) he loves Phèdre even though he knows that he can't always be what she needs...some men would give up after finding that out...
07) he's good with children...I don't know why I find that endearing about him, but I do
06) he has inner turmoil! yes...I'm weird.
05) his only "real" armour is a pair of vambraces?
04) he has belt daggers
03) he has a longsword!
02) he trained the discipline to only fight with his daggers until absolutely necessary (yes I know that he didn't always stick to the discipline in KD but that makes him human! stop looking at me like that!)
01) he has the strength to question his own faith, and even though he felt as though he broke his vows, he still tries to remain true to it...yeah, I'm sure that doesn't make sense to some people...

Top 10 Reasons I Like Kyle XY

10) even though the show itself isn't spectacular, they seem to bring "real" issues into the episodes, instead of overdramaticising things...yeah I know it sorta doesn't make sense. Bite Me.
09) one of the characters plays piano...and they show her "playing" every now and then...it's pwitty, even though I don't really like the actress so much
08) the show itself has shown positive opinion on homosexuality/bisexuality, yay for not being close-minded idiots!
07) Andie is freaking awesome
06) Josh has grown from an idiotic little teen into a caring and compassionate young man
05) Kyle loves sour patch kids and they are the best candy ever
04) Kyle wants to help Jessie, even though everyone else thinks she's bad news even though IT'S NOT HER FAULT
03) Kyle's got special powers and he knows that he shouldn't always use them but he does anyway =P
02) Kyle knows he's not "human"...but he strives to find his humanity anyway
01) Kyle's adorably naive...

Top 10 Least Favourite Things About Cats

*was going to play dumb and pretend you meant the musical...* *whines* least favourite? do I even have least favourites about the fabulous feline???

10) hairballs (if I'm not feeding them food that specialises in reducing hairballs)
09) fur shedding
08) sometimes they lie down in the cutest positions...on some part of your anatomy...and it's so cute that you just don't want to move, but you gotta..
07) declawing is horribly inhumane...but they claw things they're not supposed to, even though they have a scratching post *grumble* yay for double-sided tape!
06) one of my own is obsessed with plastic...he walks back and forth on it, attacks it, sleeps in it and...eats it O_o
05) they find nooks and crannies and fall asleep and you can't find them
04) sometimes they just rub and rub and rub and you just want to go to sleep! (but they only do that to my roomie...)
03) they like to sleep on my head?
02) if I'm a day past cleaning the litter box and haven't let them run outside a litte bit then they decide that a piece of clothing that's been left on the floor is a perfect thing to pee on...and we don't own a washer and dryer anymore =(
01) they poop and pee and I have to clean it up...but that's a general pet thing I suppose...

Top 10 Things I'd Like to Crochet

10) a warm pair of socks...because I can never have enough socks anymore...
09) I'd say scarves...but I like the way knitted scarves look better than crocheted scarves
08) Christmas stockings!
07) table runners...cuz they're kinda fun and pretty if done right
06) a full placemat set, that means twelve =S
05) couch covers so maybe the cat hair can be more easily removed
04) pillow covers! they'd be fun!
03) a comforter for my older sister...cuz she's been asking for it
02) an afghan for my parents...they've been asking after one
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Top 10 Sailor Moon Moments

I, unfortunately, have not seen a whole lot of Sailor Moon...bits and pieces after it stopped playing on Cartoon Network =( so I can only go off what I've seen...until I start buying the DVDs...or something... And I only own a few manga... =(

10) hrm...anytime Tuxedo Mask/Damien/Endymion saves Sailor Moon/Bunny-Serena/Serenity cuz...it's romantic =P
09) the first time Venus hits the scene...Sailor V! mistaken for the princess...*giggle*
08) when Rini first meets the Pegasus, Helios
07) in the cartoon...the recollection of Jupiter's first appearance. Odd girl out, loved to cook, inner strength and outer attitude...heh. She's cool. =)
06) Pluto's few appearances...she's just cool
05) Saturn in general...I know so little about her
04) the first appearance of Neptune and Uranus...such conflict over their relationship and stuffs... yay.
03) when the Sailors first begin recovering their memories
02) Serena/Bunny discovering Rini is her daughter
01) the forbidden love between the Moon Princess and the Prince of Earth...it's such a tragedy...so romantic =P yeah...are we seeing a trend yet?