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[melaniesuzanne]

If you reply, I will:

a) Tell you why I friended you.
b) Associate you with something -- a song, color, photo, etc.
c) Tell you something I like about you.
d) Tell you a memory I have of you.
e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list.
g) In return, post this on your own Livejournal

Comments

[danabren.livejournal.com]

Bleat!

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

a) Tell you why I friended you.
After meeting, and being entertained by, you at Crusades, I simply had to stalk you from afar get to know you better.

b) Associate you with something -- a song, color, photo, etc.
Bats, bats and more bats.

c) Tell you something I like about you.
I love your aura of mystery, and that you're this awesome bundle of generous giddiness underneath.

d) Tell you a memory I have of you.
"She likes the smell." That story cracks me the heck up every time it pops into my head.

e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
Is there *anything* you don't excel at when you set your mind to it?

f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list.
Shoulder cat Neo. I love the joyful look on your face and, well, shoulderkitties always win.

[danabren.livejournal.com]

Knitting was the first thing that didn't come EASILY. That had to be worked at, and it was quite the lesson.

[baronessadriana.livejournal.com]

My turn!

:D

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

a) Tell you why I friended you.
You are friends with my friends and if they like you, I should too! Plus, you're neato-keen.

b) Associate you with something -- a song, color, photo, etc.
Sweet strawberries on a silver trencher.

c) Tell you something I like about you.
You have a smile which lights up a room, or pavilion, and a laugh which cannot be resisted.

d) Tell you a memory I have of you.
Lunching together at Sonic during last year's Unevent and trying to unlock each other's Prius with our keyfobs.

e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
How did you and Calli meet?

f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list.
Stalking Alton Brown. (Yes, you too had a shoulderkitty icon, but Alton won out this time around).

[baronessadriana.livejournal.com]

When I first met him, he was squired to Sir Edwin a knight of the Mooselodge and I was dating another peer in the Mooselodge.

We started dating after I became single, moved to Raleigh, and we both attended the same local SCA meetings.

[greta-k.livejournal.com]

Reply :-)

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

a) Tell you why I friended you.
We know each other in real life; how could I not? :)

b) Associate you with something -- a song, color, photo, etc.
Coronet, veil, and sunglasses: your portrait on your Pelican scroll.

c) Tell you something I like about you.
I admire your determination and stick-to-it-iveness.

d) Tell you a memory I have of you.
We sat under my dining fly at my first Sapphire and you taught me refined hand-sewing techniques.

e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
How did you decide upon architecture?

f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list.
Awww, Rachel Pirate is too cute for words.

[greta-k.livejournal.com]

Architecture kind of chose me, rather than me chosing it. You know that this is my second career, right? My first degree was History with a minor in economics. I graduated during Reganomics (i.e. the Recession of 1988), but there were almost no jobs for people with Libral Arts degrees, even in banking.

I ended up as a secretary for five years, four of them at NCSU. I come from a family of architects, and I had always been interested in it (but as bromeister is also an architect, I resisted "the call" for as long as I could). I took some architecture classes at NCSU, and ended up applying to both NCSU (grad program) and UNC-Charlotte (undergrad). I got in to UNC-C. Graduated #3 in my class (small brag :-). I don't always love architecture, and I have had some jobs which have nearly beaten my love of design out of me, but it's addictive. I have also found that unlike most architects, I am good at (and enjoy) writing reports, and I'm getting better at specifications. My first love will always be preservation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, but almost any addition can qualify for that to some extent. That's the brief version of the story :-)

[azpapillion.livejournal.com]

Ok, i can use the pick me up! :)

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

a) Tell you why I friended you.
We're real life buddies!

b) Associate you with something -- a song, color, photo, etc.
Red: you are passion and determination.

c) Tell you something I like about you.
You never let them see you sweat.

d) Tell you a memory I have of you.
Making "grass angels" in the upper field at MTT after too much pineapple mead.

e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
How'd you learn to be so fiscally responsible?

f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list.
"Kim". Your wedding picture is soooo pretty.

[azpapillion.livejournal.com]

e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
How'd you learn to be so fiscally responsible?

Credit card debt and working to get out of it to buy a home. I got to the point that I didn't have control over my money, i stopped and looked at what I was buying and took my life down to needs instead of just wants. I think that was the point (or it could have been not being approved for the first townhome I wanted to make an offer on - i don't like being told no).

[isenglass.livejournal.com]

Me! :-D

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

a) Tell you why I friended you.
You're witty and post pictures of your beautiful glass.

b) Associate you with something -- a song, color, photo, etc.
Orange. I recognized you the first few times I saw you in person because of your orange German dress.

c) Tell you something I like about you.
I love your smile and your creativity and your willingness to get back on the proverbial horse.

d) Tell you a memory I have of you.
Loafing on the sofa together at the end of last year's KASF. I think that's the most time we've spent in each other's company ever. ;)

e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
Did you have any inkling that the Laurels were going to pounce you?

f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list.
"Glitter". It cracks me up every time I see it.

[isenglass.livejournal.com]

Did you have any inkling that the Laurels were going to pounce you?

I had no clue at all. In fact, I was going to reassess my participation in the SCA based on whether or not I had any fun at that event. I felt as if I would never reach the goal of becoming a peer. I was definitely caught off guard!

[greta-k.livejournal.com]

So - did you have fun at that event?

Yeah - the look on your face was absolutely priceless. ;-)

[isenglass.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I definitely had fun at that event. It was certainly the most memorable of my SCA career!

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

Please. I'm going to need distractions to not fall asleep at my desk today

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the delay; it's been a busy afternoon.

a) Tell you why I friended you.
I read your replies in other people's journals and thought you were an intelligent, thoughtful woman. I wasn't wrong.

b) Associate you with something -- a song, color, photo, etc.
Stripey socks. I've seen you wear them a couple of times and they're just so *you*.

c) Tell you something I like about you.
I admire that you don't give too much of yourself away. You're reserved without being standoffish.

d) Tell you a memory I have of you.
Meeting you at Tournament of Love & Beauty two(?) years ago and realizing, "OH! That's Ynez!" I thought you were very cool.

e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
How did you learn to knit? Is this something you've done since childhood?

f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list.
Lemons. Teehee!

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

One summer as a kid I spent a lot of time going on car trips with my grandparents. I don't sit still very well, and that was driving my grandmother crazy, so she taught me how to knit.

[bronx-baroness.livejournal.com]

Me too!

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

a) Tell you why I friended you.
We're both interested in rosaries and rodents, plus you're geographically just around the corner-ish.

b) Associate you with something -- a song, color, photo, etc.
Tibet. I think of mountains and the reds/oranges/yellows of monks' robes.

c) Tell you something I like about you.
I admire your strength in the face of adversity and your unwillingness to back down in your beliefs.

d) Tell you a memory I have of you.
I enjoyed chatting with you at last year's Holiday Faire. You were so regal and lovely in your red silk gown and surcoat.

e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
How'd a girl like you (being from the Bronx) wind up in a place like this (below the Mason-Dixon line)?

f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list.
"Blue tea cup". The shade of blue is striking against the white china and gold details.