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mrsronweasley ([personal profile] mrsronweasley) wrote2004-05-05 04:13 pm

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Taken from the 7-foot-tall [livejournal.com profile] miraminx:

Pick five, or ten, or more, of your fic titles. List them in your journal and explain how you came up with each one. Post this prompt as well, so that the meme spreads.



“Heropsychodreamer” – Umm, it’s the title of a Live song, and I used the lyrics from it, and I thought it fit both the characters as the story progressed, so…there you have it.

“A Grim Is Born” – Ten points for anybody who HASN’T guessed that this is a take-off on “A Star is Born.” You can all hate me now for making you think of Barbra Streisand. I can take it.

“Breaking the Routine” – Well, there’s a routine, and then it gets broken, and I have this tendency to come up with dumb titles that can still sort of pass for original, but only take me ten seconds, and then I feel like I’ve accomplished something.

“Mint” – Ditto. I had absolutely no clue what the hell to call this story, so I remembered the mint that Sirius used, and well, it’s a brand new relationship, and…ah, hell. It’s just stupid. I’m woman enough to admit it.

“Mad” – I actually like this one. It’s Sirius after Azkaban – what the hell else could I call it? Plus, there were the lyrics that I used in it, so they add another meaning to the ‘crazy’ and ‘pissed off’ angles.

“Treacherous” – Since this was written as a companion piece to “Mad” I thought it needed another one-word title. The first title was about Sirius, so is this, but also about Remus and his state of mind at the time. So, I like this one too…

“Life Lesson #38” - Well, it was a lesson – don’t try to move in between two boys, you silly girl! And Amanda is somebody that I see moving through life and acquiring lessons, just out of curiosity. Why #38? No idea. Sounded like a good number for a 17 year old.

“Revenge, By Any Other Name…” – Another take on a famous line. And, smut or no smut, Sirius revenged himself pretty well. He didn’t even let Remus get off. That’s just fucking cruel.

“A Prayer to Unbelief” – This is a line from a poem by Dana Gioia that begins with “This is a prayer to unbelief…” The poem that I used in the beginning is also his, though a different one. It fit the mood and idea of the story really well, and it was just a beautiful poem. They both were.

“Go Down Laughing” – Well. That one came out of the blue, as I was writing the story. It does have a bit of a sexual connotation to it, but I liked it and decided to keep it. I don’t know. It’s the sort of strange optimism that you have to have in the situation that the Marauders had found themselves in at the end of their Hogwarts days. Err…at least according to me…

“Choosing Your Own” – Another “out of nowhere” title. Kinda cheesy, too, but I couldn’t think of another one, and it was so easy to just succumb to the ‘ten second’ rule than think of anything highly new and original.

“Red Handed” – Ahahahahahahaha… Ok, so, the torn fabric showing Sirius’s nipple? Anybody who DIDN’T catch the Doyler reference? Didn’t think so. And, of course, what was ripped from his shirt? A red-hand badge. And Sirius and Remus were caught ‘red handed’ and that’s really a cover for a total ‘ASTB’ homage. As I prefer to think of it…

“Not a Cherry On Top” – I was actually sadly impressed with my cleverness. Remus was not a virgin. They used whipped cream. But there were no cherries involved. And I’m always asking people to do something (online) by begging with a Remus and a cherry on top, so it just came to me in ten seconds and I went with it…


And another fun meme:

Post anonymously and give me three clues to your person. I will attempt to guess who you are. Go wild!

[identity profile] ballyharnon.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, uhm, there's a flaw in your logic. You can't post anonymously in friends-locked entries...

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
1. I LIKE the mustache (I'm not going to admit it took me 3 tries to spell that right, though). If that's not a dead giveaway, especially on YOUR friends list...

2. I'm totally hot. Heh. No, okay, a real second clue, you're shorter than me. Wait, no, that doesn't work, you're shorter than everyone. Okay but I know this firsthand. There we go.

3. I FINALLY FOUND MY BUZZCOCKS CD. Does that help? Maybe. If you've the same memory I do and remember everything that everyone's ever said.

[identity profile] mrsronweasley.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure you can, if you're on my friends' list, which means that I can GUESS who you are... that's how it works... :-P

[identity profile] mrsronweasley.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Ok, I have no idea. Or, rather, I have several ideas, but none of them SEEM right... wait, wait...

Ummm... DAMMIT! Who are you?! Katie? Moa? Del? Vonnie? GAH!

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope! Hahaha I totally win. And just to tease you, I'm gonna keep you guessing.

Okay, I'll quote to you from the book I'm currently looking at: "However, the idea of a partial agonist is a conceptually attractive one, based on the promise of such agonists from preclinical testing and from theoretical considerations."

[identity profile] mrsronweasley.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Shit, man, you're Alli, and I have NO IDEA how I didn't guess that from the beginning. I'm a twat. That's the ONLY explanation!

*lets you grab my boobs again*

[identity profile] cabari.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Obviously, the only way to pick me out from a crowd is through my nerd books.

[identity profile] mrsronweasley.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
No, see, it's just my brain wasn't firing right. :-P

MWAH!

[identity profile] ballyharnon.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I just tried it, and it told me I couldn't post anonymously because 'anonymous' wasn't authorized to view the friends-locked entry...

*confused*

[identity profile] mrsronweasley.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
That's DOUBLY weird, because I just made it non-locked... Try again! Alli succeeded. :-P

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
1. I'm terrible at coming up with titles.

2. I know your full name.

3. The bartenders! The pretty slashy bartenders!

[identity profile] ballyharnon.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
*whimper* Maybe my computer is evil? Maybe it's not using the cookies right?

[identity profile] mrsronweasley.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Bwahahahahahaha!

You're Minx, and you give yourself waaaaaaay too little credit.

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I am not Minx!! :P

I'll give you another clue, though: There's no stopping me when I'm desperate for a fag.

[identity profile] mrsronweasley.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
AHA! Ok. You're Sarah. It's the whole titles meme, you see, 'cause Minx just did it and made fun of herself. I can't believe I missed it. :-P I am so bad at these...

[identity profile] ballyharnon.livejournal.com 2004-05-05 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm also the queen of red herrings. :)

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 01:54 pm (UTC)(link)
1. I eat Marmite.
2. I'm soon going to visit the real Happiest Place On Earth (tm).
3. MUFFINS!!

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
1. I feel right at home in this stunning monochrome alone in my way.
2. I have man-Darts!
3. In a film version of your life I would be played by Gavin MacLeod.


(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
1. I almost moved to Australia when I was two.
2. In my third year at school, our Spanish language assistant was fired after the swear words he taught us were found still on the blackboard when the next class came in.
3. I have a fondness for things Irish and Welsh.

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
1. I am taller than you. (harharhar)

2. I wish I could be a man so I could play with a cock all the time.

3. The fates are against me.

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
1. I have peculiar sleeping habits.

2. I am a felinistic canine lover.

3. I do arses.

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
1. I only recently started writing slash. Really recently. Like, within the past few months.

2. My favorite fantasy writers are Terry Pratchett, George R.R. Martin and Neil Gaiman.

3. Some know me as the Keeper of Souls. (No, not in an RPG.)

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
1.) I tried to do that meme, and learned that my brain don't work that way.

2.) I just got this from Gael Fashingbauer Cooper's (http://www.popculturejunkmail.com) "Which Friend Are You?" quiz: You’re Chandler Bing! Or Chanandler Bong, whichever. You’re the wittiest of your friends, but also sometimes the nerdiest. When your relationship is going well, your job stinks, and vice-versa. Your parents have messed up your life, but you try not to take it personally.

3.) I watch the snow make slow time, I watch the snow...I'm so bone tired.

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
1. My first piece of HP fanfiction centered around the Weasley twins.

2. I'm one of those who knows the beauty of OaF UK.

3. We have met.

(Anonymous) 2004-05-05 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I LOVE your titles! ..That's not one of the clues.

I'm only giving you one clue, dammit. I make you stuff.

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