A meme and some good news.
Jun. 3rd, 2003 09:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandolinApparently, when the US Department of State did a background check on me, they didn't talk to anyone who actually knows me, because in less than 3 weeks after I applied for it, I got my passport! Whoo-hoo!
Of course, as both Plague and Death pointed out, the government may not have a problem with me leaving the country, but will they let me come BACK? ;)
I have such loving friends.
Oh, and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tptigger has a blog now. (gives War a meaningful look)
Question about LJ etiquette: what do you do about friending someone whose blog you've discovered? That is, it's the blog of someone you know through a fandom but you didn't notice for months and just found. I mean, it's pretty damn tacky to post a comment saying "Look! I friended you! Friend me back!" (Especially when this is a fandom you've been MIA from for a couple years now...)
Oh, lord, I used "friend" as a verb. The English major in me is just throwing a fit. :)
Finally, gakked fromsage_theory:
Out of the 100 movies listed here, the bolded ones are the ones I've seen all the way through, and the italicized ones are the ones I've seen part of (circumstances got in the way).
I've seen 32 out of 100, and seen at least part of 34 out of 100. Not too bad, if I do say so myself.
1 Godfather, The (1972)
2 Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
3 Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
5 Schindler's List (1993)
6 Citizen Kane (1941)
7 Casablanca (1942)
8 Seven Samurai (1954)
9 Star Wars (1977)
10 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
11 Memento (2000)
12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13 Rear Window (1954)
14 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
15 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17 Usual Suspects, The (1995)
18 Amelie (2001)
19 Pulp Fiction (1994)
20 North by Northwest (1959)
21 Psycho (1960)
22 Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
23 12 Angry Men (1957)
24 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
26 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
27 Goodfellas (1990)
28 American Beauty (1999) (I have a copy of this!)
29 Vertigo (1958)
30 Pianist, The (2002)
31 Sunset Blvd. (1950) - Does it count if you went to see the Broadway show?
32 Apocalypse Now (1979)
33 Some Like It Hot (1959)
34 Matrix, The (1999)
35 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
36 Taxi Driver (1976)
37 Third Man, The (1949)
38 Paths of Glory (1957)
39 Fight Club (1999)
40 Boot, Das (1981)
41 L.A. Confidential (1997)
42 Double Indemnity (1944)
43 Chinatown (1974)
44 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
45 Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
46 Singin' in the Rain (1952) (I have a copy of this!)
47 Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
48 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)*
(English version)
49 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
50 All About Eve (1950)
51 M (1931)
52 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
53 Raging Bull (1980)
54 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55 Se7en (1995)
56 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
57 Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
58 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
59 Vita e bella, La (1997) (subtitled English version)**
60 American History X (1998)
61 Sting, The (1973)
62 Touch of Evil (1958)
63 Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
64 Alien (1979)
65 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
66 Rashemon (1950)
67 Leon (1994) that is The Professional, for those NON-FILM MAJORS
68 Annie Hall (1977)
69 Great Escape, The (1963)
70 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
71 Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
72 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
73 Sixth Sense, The (1999)
74 Jaws (1975)
75 Amadeus (1984)
76 On the Waterfront (1954)
77 Ran (1985)
78 Braveheart (1995)
79 High Noon (1952)
80 Fargo (1996)
81 Blade Runner (1982)
82 Apartment, The (1960)
83 Aliens (1986)
84 Toy Story 2 (1999)
85 Strangers on a Train (1951)
86 Modern Times (1936)
87 Shining, The (1980)
88 Donnie Darko (2001)
89 Duck Soup (1933)
90 Princess Bride, The (1987)
91 Lola rennt (1998)(subtitled English version)
92 City Lights (1931)
93 General, The (1927)
94 Metropolis (1927)
95 Searchers, The (1956)
96 Full Metal Jacket
97 Notorious (1946)
98 Manhattan (1979)
99 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
100 Graduate, The (1967)
*For those who are scratching their heads, this is Spirited Away.
**And another: Life is Beautiful - no matter what you may think of Roberto Benigni, it WAS very good.
Of course, as both Plague and Death pointed out, the government may not have a problem with me leaving the country, but will they let me come BACK? ;)
I have such loving friends.
Oh, and
tptigger has a blog now. (gives War a meaningful look)Question about LJ etiquette: what do you do about friending someone whose blog you've discovered? That is, it's the blog of someone you know through a fandom but you didn't notice for months and just found. I mean, it's pretty damn tacky to post a comment saying "Look! I friended you! Friend me back!" (Especially when this is a fandom you've been MIA from for a couple years now...)
Oh, lord, I used "friend" as a verb. The English major in me is just throwing a fit. :)
Finally, gakked from
sage_theory:Out of the 100 movies listed here, the bolded ones are the ones I've seen all the way through, and the italicized ones are the ones I've seen part of (circumstances got in the way).
I've seen 32 out of 100, and seen at least part of 34 out of 100. Not too bad, if I do say so myself.
1 Godfather, The (1972)
2 Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
3 Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
5 Schindler's List (1993)
6 Citizen Kane (1941)
7 Casablanca (1942)
8 Seven Samurai (1954)
9 Star Wars (1977)
10 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
11 Memento (2000)
12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13 Rear Window (1954)
14 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
15 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17 Usual Suspects, The (1995)
18 Amelie (2001)
19 Pulp Fiction (1994)
20 North by Northwest (1959)
21 Psycho (1960)
22 Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
23 12 Angry Men (1957)
24 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
26 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
27 Goodfellas (1990)
28 American Beauty (1999) (I have a copy of this!)
29 Vertigo (1958)
30 Pianist, The (2002)
31 Sunset Blvd. (1950) - Does it count if you went to see the Broadway show?
32 Apocalypse Now (1979)
33 Some Like It Hot (1959)
34 Matrix, The (1999)
35 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
36 Taxi Driver (1976)
37 Third Man, The (1949)
38 Paths of Glory (1957)
39 Fight Club (1999)
40 Boot, Das (1981)
41 L.A. Confidential (1997)
42 Double Indemnity (1944)
43 Chinatown (1974)
44 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
45 Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
46 Singin' in the Rain (1952) (I have a copy of this!)
47 Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
48 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)*
(English version)
49 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
50 All About Eve (1950)
51 M (1931)
52 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
53 Raging Bull (1980)
54 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55 Se7en (1995)
56 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
57 Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
58 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
59 Vita e bella, La (1997) (subtitled English version)**
60 American History X (1998)
61 Sting, The (1973)
62 Touch of Evil (1958)
63 Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
64 Alien (1979)
65 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
66 Rashemon (1950)
67 Leon (1994) that is The Professional, for those NON-FILM MAJORS
68 Annie Hall (1977)
69 Great Escape, The (1963)
70 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
71 Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
72 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
73 Sixth Sense, The (1999)
74 Jaws (1975)
75 Amadeus (1984)
76 On the Waterfront (1954)
77 Ran (1985)
78 Braveheart (1995)
79 High Noon (1952)
80 Fargo (1996)
81 Blade Runner (1982)
82 Apartment, The (1960)
83 Aliens (1986)
84 Toy Story 2 (1999)
85 Strangers on a Train (1951)
86 Modern Times (1936)
87 Shining, The (1980)
88 Donnie Darko (2001)
89 Duck Soup (1933)
90 Princess Bride, The (1987)
91 Lola rennt (1998)(subtitled English version)
92 City Lights (1931)
93 General, The (1927)
94 Metropolis (1927)
95 Searchers, The (1956)
96 Full Metal Jacket
97 Notorious (1946)
98 Manhattan (1979)
99 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
100 Graduate, The (1967)
*For those who are scratching their heads, this is Spirited Away.
**And another: Life is Beautiful - no matter what you may think of Roberto Benigni, it WAS very good.
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Pardon me while I ramble in your comments...
Date: 2003-06-07 09:21 pm (UTC)Heh... considering I'm about to do this very thing to you, I'll say there is no set etiquette. Hee. Mostly, I think it depends on the person you're adding to your friends list. Most that I've come across don't mind random friending, but then there are those that are pretty particular about who has them on their list. That kind of LJer will usually put something about it in their profile, though. Leaving a comment or something would be good, but not required, IMO.
Personally, I tend to use the word "watching" in place of "friending" because that friend thing seems needlessly presumptuous to me. Because I may enjoy reading what you have to say, but that doesn't mean I know you well enough to call you a friend, you know?
Anyhoo, I was checking out some of my "favorite" links to see if they were still in business, and saw the note about your LJ on the Low-Tech "Now and Again" website. And in checking out you profile page, I see that I've been reading your LJ through friendsfriends for a while now (recognized the kitty icon -- so cute!), but just never knew it was you. So, here I am about to add you to my own friends list. Please feel under no obligation to friend me back. If you really want to, however, feel free, but I won't be offended in the least if you don't. :)
PS: Sekrit Message... In case you're wondering who this strange person is, in regular online life you may (or may not) recognize me as "earlydues." I've come across you in the Now and Again YGroup, and I gave you the Open Directory "cool" rating for your low-tech site. *Still* the Bestest Ever! *G*
Okay, done rambling. ;)