Top 16 for 2016/The Story Behind the Top 5

[brightly_lit]

I'm with milly_gal--I think everyone should do a Top 16 list for 2016, via spn_bunker! Here's the original post, and here's my top 16 today:

1) septembers_coda
2) A great SPN watch party with fans last weekend, complete with food so good I was literally full for days.
3) I made a font of my own! And I think I'm pretty satisfied with it!
4) Hot guys exist.
5) The outlet of art of all kinds.
6) Orphan Black's newest season (the one that's out on DVD, anyway), and the glory that is every actor on that show--not just Tatiana Maslany's incredible performance, but Donnie! Art! Felix! VIC!!!
7) HIMYM.
8) Parks and Rec.
9) The wonders of technology that make this post possible.
10) spn_bunker
11) tricycleman
12) Feeling better in general, even if I have specific health worries right now.
13) Astonishingly, I too now seem to have an actual social life!
14) Ping Pong: The Animation
15) MCR
16) Captain America: Winter Soldier



... Which reminds me--I suppose it's time to tell the story behind the Top 5 post every Monday at spn_bunker:

When I was in college, I was fortunate to live in a dorm one year where we were all a bunch of freaks who got along great and were all good friends, forever hanging out in each other's rooms or in the hall, going places together, etc. You never had to walk into the cafeteria and eat alone, because there was ALWAYS a friend from the dorm there to eat with. I only had that (part of) one year, but it was fantastic while it lasted.

Anyway, one of these friends was fond of drawing pictures of a clown in place of various historical figures (he even put it on a cross--yes, we were all artists, and would do anything, no matter how outrageous). He would draw one every now and then to everyone's delight, make several photocopies, and hand them out to everyone. I drew comic strips about rock stars. We sometimes gambled (NOT REAL MONEY) on a ridiculously bad-graphics, boring-ass horseracing computer game. There was all kinds of weird stuff like that.

But something not so weird was the Top Ten. At random intervals, but usually at least every other day, people would whip out a piece of paper and begin detailing their top ten of the day, or of the moment, or related to some particular subject of interest; any kind of top ten on any subject. They got really into it, poring over it for a long time, sharing items on the list with one another as they went, perfecting it, and keeping their list when they were done, sometimes making a copy of it for someone else, sort of a way to commemorate that day of their lives. I thought it was beautiful.

So when I was trying to come up with a new event to fill in some of the gaps at the Bunker, I remembered this, remembered how at other times in my life people have said making a list of positive things going on in their lives really helped them feel better when things were bad, and the Top 5 was born (on Monday, the worst day of the week for many).

Please feel free to participate over on spn_bunker any Monday, or for that matter, any time you need to make a list! You can just go to that week's Top 5 post to make your list. Don't hesitate to make more than one list, either (and don't limit yourself to only five items)! You can do subject-specific lists, a list every day of the week (or every other day, like my college friends); whatever you like. Maybe you could share it on your own lj, too, to let your friends know what's going on with you. I always enjoy reading people's lists, even if I don't end up making one myself that week, and I think other people enjoy reading them, too, so don't be shy! The Bunker don't bite. ;->

Comments

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

I *love* where the top five came from, and I love that it survives today at the Bunker :D! Sometimes all you need is a moment of clarity about something that makes you smile!!

I adore your list honey :D Especially Septembers_Coda :D Had I not felt like I'd stalked you two lasses enough for a life time I'd have added y'all onto my list ;) And then of course there's The Winter Soldier, because *LOVE*

[septembers-coda.livejournal.com]

STALK US. ;-) <3 <3

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

*snorts* Do NOT encourage me!

[brightly-lit.livejournal.com]

Eee, I'm glad you liked my story! I just slapped up the Top 5 there and never explained it, so I figured now that I'm actually, you know, talking about stuff on lj, I ought to say something! Because I feel like some people haven't quite gotten the point of it yet or why the Bunker does it.

Oh, honey, I don't feel even a little bit stalked. Like s_c said, stalk away! ;->

And WINTER SOLDIER. YOUR PICSPAM WAS SO GOOOOOOD.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Hehehe :D I knewww you'd love it. Hey, do you want some Winter Soldier shiny? Icons perhaps, or even some graphics? I never tire of making something pretty for my girls ;)

I do like the story, and actually I've always loved the top five I just never get chance to do one as often as I'd like, hence pimping out the top 16 :D

Dude, don't encourage me ;) ♥

[brightly-lit.livejournal.com]

Only if the mood strikes you! I don't ever want you to do anything you don't REALLY want to do, but of course I'd never say no to some pretty pretty Bucky. :-)

I don't do the Top 5 nearly as often as I should, either.

See, I ain't askeered, because our lives are boring and if you tried to stalk us, I doubt you would find a single interesting thing. All our porn is right here on the internet for anyone to read all they like!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

The mood always strikes me, that's why you lot have to put up with silly amounts of posts ;) Pretty Bucky, hmmm, I can swing that :D

Don;t seem boring to me hun :) The day to day of people's lives is *why* I love lj so much! You don't get the chance to interact on a personal or human level as much on places like twitter or faceache. I'm essentially very nosey, lol!

[brightly-lit.livejournal.com]

I'm nosy, too! And that's why I love lj so much, too! You can really get to know people here, unlike on any other blog platform, due not only to the posting and friends page, but the way comments work. I wish lj would become popular again. Maybe grrm will bring sexy back. ;-)

faceache

bahaa ...

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

It's popular enough for me ;) I spend my entire weekend catching up with it, lol!!! But it would be lovely to see more people being active over here!

[brightly-lit.livejournal.com]

Yeah ... I just remember the glory days of old, when it was easy to meet new people here. So many of my old SPN friends don't come post or come around anymore almost ever. :-( And I'd like to expand my flist to people who are into other fandoms and such, but every time I try to look for some, I find all those fandoms' comms stopped being active years ago.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

I know, believe me I do, been trawling these hallways for the last *checks date* 17 years O_O it's a shame but it all goes in cycles hun, it'll pick up it always does *hugs*

[brightly-lit.livejournal.com]

Oh, good! I hope you're right. <3

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

The wheel's always tuning bb :D