ballyknock: grab a pint, meet a new face!

ballyknock @ 2008-03-15T09:31:00

2008-03-15T13:33:24Z

I found a really neat survey, so I thought I'd try and kick start this community again, because I love reading your surveys!

Three things that scare me:

Three people who make me laugh:

Three Things I love:

Three Things I hate:

Three things I don't understand:

Three things on my desk:

Three things I'm doing right now:

Three things I want to do before I die:

Three things I can do:

Three ways to describe my personality:

Three things I can't do:

ballyknock @ 2008-02-10T10:06:00

2008-02-10T15:08:57Z

This song's been in my head as applicable to UC, so I thought I'd post it up and share some of the somewhat fitting lyrics with all you lovely people!

Pulp - The Day after the Revolution.

A revolution happened.
Oh, sorry, you haven't heard?
We are the children of the new world.
If you're quiet you can watch if you like.
They say the future's beginning tonight.
Whole empires will crumble.
Civilisations will fall.

the parent meme revisited

2008-02-06T18:52:23Z

I'm going to repost this because I realised I should have put a little more thought into the phrasing. Anyway, we've all seen the parent meme that connie came up with and it was suggested that we do it for UC! But I think instead of looking at it as a meme we should look at it as a question instead! So...tell us about your character's parents! PBs are still optional and feel free to be as detailed or brief as you like. (For reference this was our last question asked.)

teddy's ipod!

2008-01-31T20:32:08Z

I. THEMESONGS

a. A Space Boy Dream by Belle & Sebastian

b. Gamble Everything for Love by Ben Lee

c. The Moon by Cat Power

d. There Goes the Fear by Doves

e. Life is a Song by Patrick Park

II. SONGS OF CHILDHOOD

a. Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles

b. Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young

c. Linger by The Cranberries

d. Wonderwall by Oasis

e. Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding

III. FIRSTS (OR REBELLION)

a. Magic in the Air by Badly Drawn Boy (kiss)

b. Can’t Get You Out of my Head by Aqualung (love)

c. My Generation by The Who (rebellion)

d. To Be Young by Ryan Adams (mistake)

IV. FIVE FOR FIVE (PEOPLE)

a. Victoire / Everybody Here Wants You by Jeff Buckley, The Dress Looks Nice on you by Sufjan Stevens, Naked as We Came by Iron and Wine

b. James / Don’t Mug Yourself by The Streets

c. Albus / Something to Talk About by Badly Drawn Boy

d. Rose / Sweet Rose by Matt Costa

e. Molly / May You Never by John Martyn

V. BREAK-UP SONGS (OR ‘ANGRY’ SONGS)

a. No Children by The Mountain Goats

b. Where We Went Wrong by The Hush Sounds

c. Ghostship by Menomena

d. I Can Do It Without You by The Kaiser Chiefs

e. Cheers Darlin’ by Damien Rice

VI. DOWN IN THE DUMPS SONGS

a. Misery and Mountains, Arrows and Boys by New Buffalo

b. Dragonfly by M. Craft

c. Honey and the Moon by Joseph Arthur

d. Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens

e. Suddenly Everything Happens by California Snow Story

VII. HAPPY SONGS

a. C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips by Ok Go

b. Lord, I’ve Been on Fire by B.C. Camplight

c. Dance Tonight by Paul McCartney

d. Hell Yes by Beck

e. Sons & Daughters by The Decemberists

VIII. SEX

a. The Book of Love by The Magnetic Fields

b. The Trapeze Swinger by Iron and Wine

c. Lover’s Spit by Broken Social Scene

d. U.K. Girls (Let’s Get Physical) by Goldfrapp

e. Until the End of Time by Justin Timberlake

IX. MOTIVATION/WORKOUT/DANCE SONGS

a. Direct Hit by Art Brut

b. Move Your Feet by Junior Senior

c. You! Me! Dancing! by Los Campesinos

d. Hey Ya by Outkast

e. Ooh Wee by Mark Ronson

Of the iPods out there, what style/colour does your character own? Teddy tends to use his iPod a little like an extra hard-drive. It was a splurge when he purchased the white, 80 gig video iPod. But he justified it with the fact that he’d been living off a first generation for the better part of four years.

How many songs are there in your characters library? 6387

Which band is most represented on your character’s iPod? Badly Drawn Boy

Which song is the most played? The Trapeze Swinger by Iron and Wine

Any quirks/details about your character’s iPod or its usage? Teddy is extremely neurotic about his iPod and it scratching. He is meticulous about using its case and is pretty big on playlists. Most notably, he’s constantly adding songs to his ‘Victoire’ playlist, which is easily the largest. On the back are engraved the lyrics: I'll be waiting right here just to show you how our love will blow it all away.

ballyknock @ 2008-01-27T19:33:00

2008-01-28T01:35:21Z

Sorry about all of the entries on your friend's page. That was me. And since they kind of got buried...HERE is the iPod survey and HERE is the survey that Kate posted!

Navin's iPod

2008-01-26T23:16:43Z

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I.THEMESONGS

1. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto 3
Widely considered one of the most difficult piano pieces in existence, Navin has dedicated large portions of his time to learning to play it. Anyone who's spent much time around him at all would likely associate it with him.
2. Cake - "End of the Movie"
A song with an odd combination of cynicism and determination and hope, it fits Navin well. He's highly skeptical of the world and everyone in it, but at the same time, he's not giving up on them.
3. Radiohead - "How Can You Be Sure"
The skepticism comes into play again. Navin doubts everything, and right down to the title, this one fits.
4. Colin James Hay - "Waiting for my Real Life To Begin"
This is a song about considering the place you're in merely a placeholder, with a dream of something better to come. that's sort of how Navin considers Hogwarts.
5. The Badlees - "Fear of Falling"
"I have no fear of falling, but I hate hitting in the ground", the song says. Essentially, Navin likes a good rush, but only if he's planned it out enough that he's not going to be feeling any dire consequences for it.
6. The Old 97s - "Timebomb"
Navin loves his acoustic rock. That's not all, though. The song states "I've got a timebomb in my mind, Mom" - Navin also has part of him that's not as calm and stable and patient as he seems. Underneath the cool exterior is real passion.
7. Spoon - "I Turn My Camera On"
"I turn my camera on
I cut my fingers on the way
I feel me slippin away
I wipe my feelings off
Y'made me untouchable for life
And you wasn't polite"

In some ways, Navin feels a bit like an observer in the world who has a responsibility to be the cool and calm one. That's probably why he connects here.

II.SONGS OF CHILDHOOD

1. Song: To Celia
It's a poem by Ben Jonson, but when the twins were very little their dad made up a tune to it and would sing it as a lullaby.
2. Boston - "More Than a Feeling"
Another Dad song - it's one Seamus Finnigan used to listen to a lot when they were kids.
3. Radiohead - "Black Star"
And one last song that Dad loves. Navin will forever associate this song with sitting in the kitchen while his dad worked on dinner, singing at the top of his lungs even though the notes were a bit too high for him.
4. Handel - "Water Music Suite"
Navin took from Padma her love of the Baroque. Handel is one of his favorites.
5. Billy Joel - "For The Longest Time"
Another Padma song. As small children, Niamh and Navin repeatedly demanded that this song be played over and over until the tape broke.
6. "Today" - various artists
"Today while the blossom still clings to the vine / I'll eat your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine" - another lullaby Seamus used to sing for the kids as babies. It's pretty much pure nostalgia for Navin.

III.FIRSTS (OR REBELLION)

a.First Kiss: Spiritualized - "She Kissed Me (It Felt Like A Hit)"
"Don't care if this is hit or miss
'Cause then she kissed me and it felt like a hit"

b.First Love: Neko Case - "That Teenage Feeling"
"I don't care if forever never comes
'cause I'm holding out for that teenage feeling"

c.First Rebellion: The Flaming Lips - "Turn It On"
"Turn it on
Turn it on and all the way up
Turn it on
If it ain't got no relation
To any other station
Turn it on"

Because when Navin rebels, it's not going to be something huge. It's just going to be turning it on and slowly turning it up because he's found something -different- that interests him.

d.First Mistake: Liz Phair - "Beginning To See The Light"
"You want me home but I'm gone all night
and we've probably been in some kind of fight
and if that's not real, then that's not right
and I'm beginning to see the light"

Because when Navin makes a mistake, he can usually be convinced that he was wrong.

IV.FIVE FOR FIVE (PEOPLE)

1. Niamh: Niamh is Navin's only sibling, possibly the most important person to him. Navin associates all of "that dance crap" she listens to with her, but he also attaches a lot of "actual good songs" to her, as well. Joan Osborne's "Crazy Baby", The Nixons' "Sister", Te Cardigans "Please Sister", Cream's "Strange Brew", Voxtrot's "Mothers Sisters Daughters and Wives", and Veruca Salt's "Aurora" are primary among them.

AND NOW I NEED MORE PEOPLE. Because I already did his parents, yeah?
I'll make awesome playlists for your characters, you guys. I just need some backstory! Please? There are people Navin's been in the Ravenclaw tower with for years, people who are good friends with his twin sister...he's got to have some friends or exes or something somewhere. Help a girl out?

V.BREAK-UP SONGS

1. Barenaked Ladies - "Light Up My Room
2. Blind Faith - "Can't Find My Way Home"
3. Carbon Leaf - "On Any Given Day"
4. Counting Crows - "Raining In Baltimore", "Rain King", "Time and Time Again"...and okay, pretty much the whole August and Everything After album
5. The Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane"
6. Great Big Sea - "Feel It Turn"
7. Ryan Adams - "Cry On Demand"
8. Spoon - "Anything You Want"
9. Tori Amos - "Leather" and "Silent All These Years"
10. Mika - "Erase"

VI.ANGRY SONGS

1. Of Montreal - "Suffer For Fashion"
2. Syntax - "Destiny"
3. Muse - "Apocalypse Please"
4. Flogging Molly - "Rebels of the Sacred Heart" and "Black Friday Rule" and "Every Dog Has Its Day"
5. Cake - "Wheels"
6. The Killers - "When You Were Young"

VII.HAPPY SONGS

1. The Old 97s - "Victoria"
"She lost her lover to an accident at sea
She pushed him overboard, and ended up with me"

2. The Teddybears - "Yours To Keep"
And I'm yours to keep if you want to

3. Neil Young - "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"
Everybody seems to wonder what it's like down here
I gotta get away from this day to day running around
everybody knows this is nowhere.

4. The Allman Bros - "Jessica"
5. Count Basie - "One O'Clock Jump"
6. The Be Good Tanyas - "The Littlest Birds"
"I have those wanderin' blues and
The littlest birds sing the prettiest songs"

7. Billy Idol - "Dancing With Myself"
"With the record collection
and the mirror's reflection
I'm dancing with myself"

VIII.BRINGING SEXYBACK

Okay, I'm not quite sure about this one yet. I'll have to work on that one.

IX.MOTIVATION/WORKOUT/DANCE SONGS

1. Dispatch - "Hey Hey"
Say what you want,
Say what you mean,
Question yourself, are you really what you seem?"

2. The Ditty Bops - "Wake Up"
"Breath deep
Speak out
Make up your mind
Be brave
Follow your dreams
Listen to your heart
Close your eyes
Make a wish"

3. The Donnas - "Take It Off"
Okay, so not his usual genre at all, but he loves it, and it's good for getting pumped up. He'll usually listen to this one before Quidditch Matches.

4. Flogging Molly - The whole "Drunken Lullabies" album.
Navin's other favorite pre-Quidditch music.

Of the iPods out there, what style/colour does your character own? 30 gig, black. He likes the black, and he needs more than 4 gigs, but with the 8 gig costing as much as the 30, why not go for the thirty?

How many songs are there in your character's library? 2000 or so.

Which band is most represented on your character’s iPod? Counting Crows

Which song is the most played? Counting Crows, "Time And Time Again"

Any quirks/details about your character’s iPod or its usage? Navin tends to make a playlist and listen to it a lot for about a month. As such, he usually labels them by month. He also makes playlists for specific occasions, events, and people, so you'll also find playlists labeled as "Niamh" or "Christmas Party" or "Ravenclaw Commons" or something like that.

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iPod Meme!

2008-01-26T18:06:44Z

Hey guys! Last night, Yas and I compiled a new meme for the comm. We actually have quite a few ideas, so look for more in the coming weeks. As always, there's no obligation! This one's a little intensive, so if you want to post your playlists in chunks over the next little while, that's cool. Do what you will! If you want to add a playlist, maybe about a person or what have you, go for it!

Just a general reminder: try and comment to other peoples' posts! This comm is just as much about character development as it is about getting to develop relationships between players and characters!

And a quick question: would you guys like us to attempt to migrate entries over here? I don't know how possible it is, but let me know if you'd like us to do something along those lines. Happy memeing!

THE IPOD MEME

Music says a lot about a person and how they relate to the world! An iPod can tell you more about your friend than hours of conversation, and we thought this might be a good way to open your character up through insights that might not be otherwise disclosed. Taking away the future and magical context for a moment, fill out the survey – either IC or OOC – in whatever manner you choose. You might want to add commentary, highlight important lyrics, or simply list the songs. Whatever you do, try and keep the survey in-tune with your characters generic sensibilities. This should be enlightening not just through lyrics, but through the mood, tempo and genre of a song!

I. THEMESONGS

Choose 5-10 songs for this playlist, each chosen by your character to represent them. Remember, this should illustrate facets of your character not only through the lyrics, but through the genre; in other words, it should be in accordance with your character’s musical taste.

II. SONGS OF CHILDHOOD

Choose 5-10 songs for this playlist, each chosen by your character which represent their childhood. It could be songs their parents played for them, but it should have some sort of significant meaning for your character.

III. FIRSTS (OR REBELLION)

a. A song to represent their first kiss.

b. A song to represent their first love.

c. A song to represent their first act of rebellion.

d. A song to represent their first mistake.

IV. FIVE FOR FIVE (PEOPLE)

Choose five people important to your character, and for each of the five chosen, choose a song that in some way represents them to your character.

V. BREAK-UP SONGS

Choose 5-10 songs for this playlist, which should represent those songs most likely to be on repeat after your character gets their heart-broken. Some of these songs may be significant to a specific break-up, and you’re free to note that if you so choose.

VI. ANGRY SONGS

Choose 5-10 songs for this playlist, which should represent those songs most likely to be on repeat when your character’s in a bad/angry mood.

VII. HAPPY SONGS

Choose 5-10 songs for this playlist, which should represent those songs most likely to be on repeat when your character is feeling happy and optimistic!

VIII. BRINGING SEXYBACK

Choose 5-10 songs for this playlist, which should represent those songs that get your character in the mood – to pick up, to do a dirty dance, or perhaps a little something extra.

IX. MOTIVATION/WORKOUT/DANCE SONGS

Choose 5-10 songs for this playlist that make your character want to get up and dance. Perhaps they deviate from the normal genre your character listens to; whatever they are, they should say something about what gets your character up, motivated and active.

Of the iPods out there, what style/colour does your character own?

How many songs are there in your character's library?

Which band is most represented on your character’s iPod?

Which song is the most played?

Any quirks/details about your character’s iPod or its usage?

Hi!

2008-01-22T18:14:59Z

Hey you guys, it's Kate! I've had some trouble getting myself going here, but my scribbld account seems to be functional now. :) As you can see, I'm ~rubytuesday here. So uh...add me. And tell me who you guys are, so I can add you back.

...and I guess that's it, except to say that once unconquered gets going, I'll be playing Navin Finnigan there. So...yeah. Backstory is good. Friends, past girlfriends, stuff like that...it would be nice. So please, please, please, comment here or email me or IM me or something.

Welcome to Ballyknock, Ireland!

2008-01-06T21:26:15Z

Ballyknock: the last great bastion of friendly neighbourhood camaraderie! Though a Wizarding Village since 1327, this Irish settlement has always maintained a level of friendly community that survived even their slight population boom in 2015. Seeming to belong to another time, Ballyknock maintains and supplies the rest of the Wizarding World with magical fauna, flora, bird and beast. It's the perfect place to get to know your neighbour, so pull up a barstool, grab a pint, and introduce yourself (and your characters) in unconquered's storyline community!

For your own reference, here is a list of the intentions and very loose guidelines of ballyknock!

THE PURPOSE 1) In-character weekly questions. These will be posed by the mods and are to be answered by your characters. There's no obligation, but it'll keep creativity flowing.
2) Surveys! Players can post various surveys filled out or empty for other members to use as they will.
3) Storyline pleas! Do you need a cousin? Friend? Enemy? FRIENEMY? Request that here!
4) Backstory, in the form of logs or simple recountings. Did your kid have an embarassing moment in third year everyone would remember? Share it!

Remember: you're not obligated to respond to our weekly questions, and you certainly don't have to feel limited by them. This is almost a completely unmoderated community, so don't worry about rules. As long as you keep it respectful, anything goes!

ballyknock @ 2008-01-06T16:11:00

2008-01-06T21:15:17Z

I'm not sure where I found this survey, but I really liked the questions, so I thought I'd share. Plus, who doesn't enjoy making the first (non-migrated) post in a community?? Enjoy!

Past
What did your parents want to name you:
What day were you born on:
What month were you born in:
What year were you born:
So what is your birthday:
What is your favorite memory:
What was your favorite vacation took:
Who is your ex-boyfriend or girlfriend:
What happened to cause the break up:
What did you do yesterday:
What was the funniest thing to happen yesterday:
When was the last time you saw your mom:
When was the last time you saw your dad:
Who was the last text recieved from:
Who last called you:
Who did you last send an owl to:
Who did you last call:
Would you change the past if you could:

Present
What is your name:
What is your current age:
What was the funniest thing about today:
What did you do today:
Where did you hang out today:
Who did you hang out with today:
What did you you think when you woke up today:
Did you get mad at anything today:
Do you wish you could have done something that you didn't today:
What was your favorite thing about today:
Who are you currently dating:
How is your current relationship with them:
Are you currently happy with life:

Future
What is a goal you have set for this week:
What career do you want to have:
What do you plan to do tomorrow:
Are you excited for tomorrow:
Are you dreading tomorrow:
What are you going to have for breakfast:
Do you plan to break up with your significant other: 
What is the next event you are excited for: 
Do you want to get married: 
And if so, to who:
How many kids do you want to have: 
Do you have big dreams for yourself:

Kate.