Tag Archives: memes

Sports can be religions but do fans take faith in players too far?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I don’t know if that’ll feel like a misleading post title later on, but it’s a decent question all the same. I was going to write about this story this morning but wasn’t sure I felt like delving into the … Continue reading →

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The banned book “Have you Read it?” meme

Posted on August 22, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I fell behind on reporting what my Banned Book club was reading. Last time it was Lolita, but I didn’t do a write-up; this week we talk about Brave New World, which I will make certain to write about. Last … Continue reading →

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Sounds of Sunday – 30 songs, week 8

Posted on June 26, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

This is the end of this, finally. It was a smart idea to pile a bunch of challenges into each week rather than stretch it out any more. Last week we visited moods, including weddings and funerals. This time it’s … Continue reading →

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Sounds of Sunday – 30 songs, week 7

Posted on June 19, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Last week it was radio stations and favourites and not-favourites-anymore. This week it’s more about mood swings, a la week two of my ongoing meme series here. That time it was songs that affected my mood, this batch is supposed … Continue reading →

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Sounds of Sunday – 30 songs, week 6

Posted on June 12, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Should I be linking to past weeks so readers can catch up on what songs I’ve listed as part of this 30 song meme, or are they all smart enough to search for Sounds of Sunday and dig them out? … Continue reading →

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Sounds of Sunday – 30 songs, week 5

Posted on June 5, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I don’t know what my readers think of this music meme I’m working through, but I’m having a good time. Last week it was the music I could sing, swing, or snore along with. This week it’s a bit more … Continue reading →

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Sounds of Sunday – 30 songs, week 2

Posted on May 15, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Last time around, I explained what I was doing, which is expanding a 30 day music meme into ten or so weeks of music amusement. I shared my choices for the first two challenges on the list, my favourite and … Continue reading →

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Sounds of Sunday – 30 Day Song Challenge (condensed)

Posted on May 8, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

There’s this music meme circulating around Facebook (and possibly other places). Now, I could take a month and do a song a day or even spread this challenge out over thirty weeks, but I’m going to compromise and cheat with … Continue reading →

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tiz the season for book memes

Posted on December 11, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

Not that I’d put any of these on my Saturnalia wishlist (mostly because what I like I already own), but let’s have at it (found via Micheal at a Nadder): Bold for those you’ve read fully, italics for partially read. … Continue reading →

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I haven’t done a movie meme in a while

Posted on August 27, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

Io9 has a list of 25 classic science fiction movies that everybody must watch so, I’ll bold the ones I can cross off the list as seen: Metropolis The Day the Earth Stood Still Forbidden Planet Planet of the Apes … Continue reading →

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