All art is at once surface and symbol

1. Think of up to 20 ships you support.
2. List them using descriptions of the characters involved rather than their names.
3. Have your f-list guess as many of the ships as they can.

1. "I'd turn back time just to see your face again. And again... and again..."
2. "Your hard work and training versus my luck and talent. Either way, we're both elite."
3. "NOTHING ABOUT YOU IS LOGICAL. I CAN'T EXPLAIN YOUR RANDOMNESS HJKHGKJSHGJKDG and that's what I love about you."
4. "Justice is dead." "No it's not, you jerkass!" "Dammit, I think you have a point! hjsghjgd" "I'm a failure as a hero." "Geez, look how this turned out. Guess I better sacrifice myself to show you've reawakened my faith." "So that means we won't be lonely anymore?" "Exactly."
5. "Ohhh, that farmgirl friend of mine is soooooo uncouth!"
6. "So much for catching a phoenix and the northern wind. At least we're still bros!"
7. "I hope you enjoy my yummy cupcakes! No, not that kind."
8. A spiny rivalry leads to mutual respect in outer space.
9. Knight seals up apprentice in a jeweled staff. Best Tragic Love Story Ever.
10. Sassy archaeologist-in-the-making thinks a purple ghost is cuter than she is.
11. Cocky tomboy coaches the world's quietest cheerleader.
12. Braided pigtails and bloodstained piano keys.
13. "Swear you'll call me and I'll clean your glasses for the rest of your life."
14. A wizard and a prince work together to make wishes come true, and they don't need Kyubey's help goddammit.
15. "Why yes, my mustachioed friend. I DO sparkle."
16. You don't want to know what happens to her after you turn the lights out.
17. Innocent fairy and big eater save the universe from a bleeding angel.
18. Julien-K ships it. So does Bioware.
19. A psychic boy affected by traumatic events gains courage to rescue a champion he met at an abandoned playground.
20. "I met him hiding in a trashcan."

BONUS STAGE

- The disillusioned illusionist and the squishy determinator who believed in him.
- "Be accepted into a pompous, shallow society or spend the rest of my days in nature as an criminal? Screw it, I love my ex's undergamekeeper and you can't stop me!"

Thanks for playing~! That was a fun meme~ ♥ Here's the ones people didn't get:

8. A trigger-happy botanist and an elderly sanitation worker fall in love. WALL-E. My favorite Pixar movie ever. :P I snipped out the bit about the human colony and AUTO 'cause that would've made it easy. :P That, and I loved that first sentence so hard. ;; I'd watch a movie with a summary like that in a heartbeat even if I didn't know what it was.

14. Group of strangers become the protectors of the cosmic keystones. They are incredibly bad at their job. Final Fantasy V. It's true. They're the worst guardians ever and they don't even try to fail. >( Yet for all its flaws, I like this game anyway 'cause it has Faris and Krile and this game is cute. I'm so weak.

HARD BONUS: A mathematician decides to write a book for aliens about how their impending subjugation/annihilation is actually a good thing. His girlfriend takes issue with this position. WE by Yevgeny Zamyatin. Read 1984 and Brave New World? This the book that inspired them. :P It's an obscure Russian Sci-fi classic written during the height of the Soviet Union, nomnomnom.

I'm sad they didn't have a summary for a bunch of other stuff like "But I'm a Cheerleader!" and Phantasmagoria (they had the sequel though. wut) Oh well. I gave 9 a third summary:

 A naive but courageous doll saves a post-apocalyptic future by accidentally killing (almost) all his friends.

Nomnomnomnom Tropes nom. I'm so mean~ ♥

Anyway, I'm so happy! You know what? Not only did I get really far in Battle Hall and beat Argenta (and a lot of my type categories were reaching the 9s), I saved enough BP to teach my Shiny Raichu Thunderpunch! I'm so proud of my Gallade right now. Gosh, I never have to grind at the Battle Frontier again! For a while, anyway. :P X3

♯ Pick up to 10 OTPs.
♯ Describe them in less than (mostly) 15 words.
♯ Have your flist guess the OTP.

➀ Such a sweet, innocent man... I think I'll kill him. Madotsuki/Masada, Shocky
➁ You summoned a fucking death god, but that's okay, I still love you.
➂ Interracial cuteness is serious business FTW Poo/Paula, Jamie
➃ Holding a balloon with a sharp tongue.
➄ He realized his heart was as big as his hair.
➅ G-rated Hot Spring Love
➆ Let's put a smile on that face with a little rubbin'. Kyukyu-kun/Mr. Mars, Shocky
➇ The Stalker with a Heart of Gold Jeff/Tony, Shocky
➈ Their hearts were swapped and so was mine.
➉ A Swing, a Portrait and a Kiss needs no words.

Hard!Bonus: Nice guys finish last... monsters finish first.

Puri got a B on her Pocahontas paper, neeeeeeeeeeeeeearly an A-. FUCK YEAH

1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions.

1. "Perhaps you'd like to share with the rest of the class, Patrick Henry's immortal last words?"
"Kiss my ass?"

2. "Wings? I don't have wings!"
"Of course not. You're a boy."

3. "Ladies seem to love it--!"
"Flies do too!"

4. "I'm... I-I'm an action figure!"

5. "Ow! My foot! My only foot!"

6. "I'm a vegetarian, I don't eat anything with a face."

7. "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"

8. "Now watch closely, everyone. I'm going to show you how to kill a god. A god of life and death. The trick is not to fear him."

9. "Is there any reason you shouldn't be in this man's Army?"
"I'm a cross-dressing homosexual pacifist with a spot on my lung."
"As long as you don't have flat feet."

10. "Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain!"

11. "Look at that disgusting display..."
"Yes, sir! "

12. "Let me ask you something! Does this scare you? Would you like if I took this and headed right for your damn incisors?"

13. "I've spent my entire life doing nothing but collecting comic books... and now there's only time to say... LIFE WELL SPENT!"

14. "I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a... fraid."

15. "So now I'm in deep trouble. I mean, one more jolt of this death ray and I'm an epitaph. Somehow I manage to find cover and what does Baron von Ruthless do?"
"He starts monologuing."
"He starts monologuing! He starts like, this prepared speech about how *feeble* I am compared to him, how *inevitable* my defeat is, how *the world* *will soon* *be his*, yadda yadda yadda."
"Yammering."
"Yammering! I mean, the guy has me on a platter and he won't shut up!"

*Go to IMDB.com and look up 10 of your favorite movies.
*Post three official IMDB "Plot Keywords" for these 10 picks.
*Have your friends guess the movie titles.

1. Gay Lead Character, AIDS, Costume Party
2. Hidden Civilization, Fungus, Dinosaur
3. Very Little Dialogue, Alien Contact, Evil Computer
4. Breaking The Fourth Wall, Assassination Attempt, Thrown Through Window
5. Dismemberment, Planetary Alignment, Dentist
6. Fall From Height, Bibliophilia, Title Appears In Song
7. Moral Ambiguity, Leprosy, Human Animal Relationship
8. Self Referential, Canceled Wedding, Actor Playing Multiple Roles
9. Stabbed In The Shoulder, Subterranean Fortress, Sucked Into Jet Engine
10. Father Son Estrangement, Dental Braces, Squirrel

All this will be either too easy or too hard or both. XDDD! (Answers screened so everyone can guess)

I gave in and stole this from Bre:

Summarize 10 of your fandoms in one sentence, then see who on your friends list can guess each fandom. Cross them out as they're guessed.

I spy with my little eye: 7 Games (1 of them for a specific game within a series), 2 musicals, 1 website. Go!

1. Once upon a time, there was a man who wished that the world would stop wishing.
2. From wicked sorcerers to possessed swordsmen, what the planet needed was a hero who could stomach anything thrown at him--literally.
3. All these gaming gadgets are gonna make me rich!
4. It's up to an angel to escape Hell and combat the mistress of stone.
5. Lab rats, troublemakers, angry robots and corny dialogue.
6. Murder and melody by a disfigured angel.
7. Want me to eat your dentist?
8. What did you say again, wise rabbit?
9. I caught all 682674896754927 bastards and all I got was this lousy print-out certificate.
10. We're cute and cuddly and our quests make you want to pull your hair out, and we're better than World of Warcraft!

Answers

(2 Points) My name: Giselle
(1 Point) My last name: Roberts
(5 Points) Take a stab at my middle name: Allegra. Mwahaha, no one got it! X333
(3 Points) Who am I in love with: I am NOT in love with Shadow! How could you accuse me of such a thing? :o *whistles innocently* Okay fine, I am.
(2 Points) Where did we meet: Custom answer. Everyone got this correct. X3
(2 Points) What kind of car do I drive: I have no car. XD
(2 Points) where do I work: I don't work-work, but if you say stuff like, "on the computer", "writing fanfic", school and such, that works too. :)
(3 Points) what am I afraid of: Varied, but everybody got this correct. XD
(2 Points) Do I smoke: Nope!
(3 Points) Do I drink: Nope!
(2 Points) Do I have any siblings: Yes,
(2 Points) How many: 2 of 'em. One younger brother, one older sister.
(1 Point) Do I like 'em: Sure, we get along.
(4 Points) What's one of my favorite things to do: Hee hee, everybody answered writing. Correct! X33
(2 Points) How many piercings do I have: None.
(3 Points) What's my favorite type of music: Answered are varied, and a lot of you answered Orgy/NIN stuff. Somebody gets points for mentioning synthpop like Apoptygma Berserk, and Sarah McLachlan though. :)
(4 Points) Am I shy or outgoing: I'm actually a little bit of both. I'm humongoidly outgoing online, but during real life, I tend to be pretty quiet. Not sure if it has to do with being shy though.
(3 Points) Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules: Mainly a rule follower for most part, yes. But sometimes, I do my own thing here and there. XDDD!
(2 Points) what’s my favorite color: Dude. I thought you guys knew this about me already. DDD: IT'S PURPLE. T_____________T Blue's my second favorite. But purple is what I worship.
(3 Points) name something I hate: For the most part, you guys are correct. XD Though there were a couple specific things listed that I merely dislike instead of absolutely loathe, so... but yeah. Doesn't matter much. *whistles innocently*
(4 Points) name a talent I have: Writing, which everybody got. X3
(4 Points) what kind of sneakers do I wear: I don't even know the kind of shoes I wear, so something like "white shoes" works. XD
(4 Points) do I have any pets: Two doggies, yep~
(2 Points) Who am I dating right now: Nobody! :D
(5 Points) how long have I been dating them: See above.
(5 Points) what is the color of my room: White. It's really dull. XD
(5 Points) what is my worst habit: Everybody's correct on this one. XDDD;;;
(5 Points on creativeness) If I were stranded on a desert island, what would I bring: Same here. ^-^

Puri's feeling better. ^^;;; She just needed some quiet time and support. *nod*

Rusty Bucket Bay in "Banjo-Kazooie" is making me wanna take aspirin. @.@;;; STOP DYING GODAMMIT AND QUIT DIVING TO THE UNDERWATER FLOOR WHEN I OBVIOUSLY WANT YOU OUTTA THE OIL

*cough* Anyway, stolen from chaoscheebs:

1) Write down fifteen ships of yours.

2) Invent a godawful shipname for them. It can be anything from an opaque melding to a bizarre abstract concept, but it must sound vaguely genuine.

3) See if your friends can guess what the ships are and why.

4) If you're doing multiple fandoms, clarify which ship's from which fandom to avoid confusing the flist.

( Goddamn. SO Tempting to Use the Pokémon/Yu-Gi-Oh! Naming System... )

Good luck everyone! I'm sure I've made it incredibly impossible or incredibly easy. ...Yep. Definitely the latter for sure. XDDD!

Edit: It be the end of the Shipping Meme~! Everything's been guessed. Thank you for playing~~~! ;D ♥♥♥♥♥