2 posts tagged “stolen”
Stole this from M-----l. I liked it. And I'm too lazy to come up with my own post right now.
The Instructions:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.
The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.
And, without further ado (that is, if the above could be considered "ado" in the first place), here is what I got:
Finally, here is the list. I tried to do it once before, but couldn't think straight so I came up with my TV list instead. Anyway this is probably not the definitive version, but I've given it a lot of thought and here's what I've come up with. (I stole this, by the way) Oh, and there are spoilers below about the books these men star in.
10. Aragorn, from the Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein: Aragorn is a man's man. He's a wanderer and a fighter and steps up when he's needed. And he has this incredible undying love for Arwen and will fight for the truth -- which makes him a undying romantic. And Viggo Mortensen playing him in the movie series didn't hurt my mental image of him!
9. Jack Worthing, from the Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde: Oh, Jack (or Ernest, depending on what part of the play you are reading/watching). He'll do anything, including face the tireless Lady Bracknell, to win the love of Gwendolen Fairfax. And despite the fact that his mother is a hand-bag, he (generally) conducts himself in a most gentlemanly manner.
8. Atticus Finch, from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Atticus is an upstanding citizen who fights for what's right instead of what's popular. He's respected by the community and he's an incredible single father. He's probably the most upstanding character in all of literature.
7. Roderick Alleyn, created by Ngaio Marsh: Alleyn is brilliant detective. At the beginning of the series, Alleyn is a batchelor, but soon he meets Agatha Troy, a painter. I love how he treats her. He sees her work as just as important as his, and he doesn't get her mixed up in the difficulties of being a detective. They have this mutal respect for each other that I love.
6. Amos Townsend, from the Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel: Amos is the struggling reverend of a small town in Indiana. There was something about Amos that really resonated with me. It's hard for me to nail down -- it's partly his love of learning, partly his ache to love and be loved, and partly the way he words things. He also tells Langston he "loves the slope" of her. I fell head over heels for him.
5. Landon Park-Laine, created by Jasper Fforde: Landon is a really interesting character because he physically disappears and reappears in Thursday's life. He waited ten years to be with Thursday and any man who waits that long for a woman must really love her. Plus, he's a writer and his name is a (British) reference to Monopoly (Land On Park Lane (Place)).
4. Mr. George Knightley, from Emma, by Jane Austen: Knightley his highly respected among his friends, and Emma considers his opinions of utmost importance. He's the only one who actually has the guts to voice the not-so-beautiful truths he sees in Emma -- but he doesn't say them to judge her. He knows she's better than that.
3. Mark Darcy, from Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding: Is this cheating? Because Mark Darcy is basically Mr. Darcy. I really love how snarky and pretentious Mark seems in the beginning of the book and then how he softens when he begins to fall for Bridget. He also resuces her mom -- how honorable and downright wonderful is that?
2. Roger Hamley, from Wives & Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell: This is definitely cheating a bit, because I've only just started to read Wives & Daughters (finally!). But I LOVE the BBC miniseries and I know how the book turns out. And I know that I love Roger, despite his misdirected love for Cynthia. Once he finally realizes his love for Molly (and their similar love for everything creepy-crawly), there's no stopping them. Except for that pesky smallpox outbreak. And he lets her wear PANTS.
1. Mr. Darcy, from Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen: Why do so many women love the prideful, pompous, pretentious Mr. Darcy? Because he is completely won over by a woman who can hold her own, and who loves him not for his wealth but for his honor and smarts. We love him because he doesn't choose the arm candy, but the intellegent, witty girl. And basically, we all see ourselves as the intellegent witty girl. He picked us.
And again, a few that just barely missed the top ten:
Ned Henry, from To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Odysseus, from the Odyssey by Homer
Rhett Butler, from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Bertie Wooster, created by P.G. Wodehouse
Algernon Moncrieff, from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
