Yanked from dr_julianna_cox Even stole the bonus round.

Pick one of my characters and I'll tell you...

→ why I decided to play this character
→ my favorite scene or bit of interaction concerning this character to date
→ my favorite original aspect about this character (world-building for ocs or head-canon for fcs)
→ the last thing they did "off screen"
→ what their last words would be if they died tomorrow
→ what the next thing I'm doing for them is (narrative, post, shelving, whatever)

BONUS ROUND:
» I will tell you what character of yours I'd like to play mine against (If I don't know them, feel free to list)
» you may ask me a free question

( Character List )

( Under the cut )

OOC: Follows this. All legal stuff in this post is completely made up. I didn't research anything.

Muse: Claire Simms
Fandom: Boston Legal
Word Count: 168

I'm an only child. I didn't mind all that much, most of the time. I was good at amusing myself and had an overactive imagination when I was little. I used to play pretend in my bedroom all the time. Looking back now, I guess it was an escape mechanism. My family life wasn't ideal. Pretend gave me a reason to keep to myself. When I got older, I spent most of my time out of the house. Made things easier on everyone. I wasn't home to piss them off, and as a consequence they really couldn't react to me.

I never really wondered about having a little brother or sister. I guess since it was never mentioned to me, I never thought about it. A few years ago, my mom told me that she and my dad tried to have another kid. I really don't know why, considering there were many nights when I wondered why they even had me.

Muse: Claire Simms
Fandom: Boston Legal
Word Count: 161

I took it with my cell phone...so worth getting yelled at by the BPD.

( Cut! )

"What was it like growing up?"

I hate this question, thankfully not too many people ask me. Clarence did once, and one or two people before him. Usually, I spend my time talking about growing up in New York. The city has all kinds of opportunities. It has some of the world's best museums and educational institutions. I had opportunities there that I never would have had anywhere else. I could go anywhere, get anywhere and do almost anything. I loved growing up in Manhattan.

( Private )

Muse: Claire Simms
Fandom: Boston Legal
Word Count: 152

I remember Jeffrey's favorite chair. It was this old plaid...thing. Well most of it was plaid, the rest was duct tape. I asked him why he never got rid of it, his answer was that "It came from his first apartment". When I mentioned that I was surprised his ex-wife let him keep it, he said she didn't. He actually picked it up off the curb, put it in the back of a truck, rented a storage unit for the thing, and visited it periodically.

I told him I thought he was insane.
He told me he was reliving his youth.
I didn't tell him he needed to let the plaid and duct tapped parts of his youth go.

Personally, I never understood that. Yes, I believe that where you live should reflect who you are. My condo does. I have some records hanging up in frames. My walls are all bright colors, enough space for me and everything. Though, my living room is the best part everything fits just right. It's perfect for me.

Jeffrey never liked it, clearly he is the authority on decorating based on that chair.

Muse: Claire Simms
Fandom: Boston Legal
Word Count: 190

( spoilers )

Muse: Claire Simms
Fandom: Boston Legal
Word Count: 291

By: Joni Mitchell, Amy Grant, The Counting Crows and anyone else who ever sang it.

This song is evil. It gets stuck in your head and really...if this society ever goes back to nature no one will know what to do with themselves.

By: Band Aid

This one I hate for one lyric. No kidding...it's AFRICA.

Any and all things by Guns and Roses.

Inspire Me:

What would you like to see me write about?

Can be for: claire_simms, lorraine_weller, sarahwalker or d_bauer

Claire was walking back to the office like she typically did getting her second cup of coffee Dunkin Donuts. The assistants the new regime hired have issues working the coffee pot in the break room. The walk was a little more treacherous than usual due to wintry weather. Today was especially disgusting, because it was just warm enough for the snow to start melting and make the roads and sidewalks a slushy mess.

( Cut for Cursing )

Muse: Claire Simms
Fandom: Boston Legal
Word Count: 217

This is my list of posts in the Community ficrecfriday. Mostly for my own reference, but I thought others might like to look too. There is a tag on the side of Claire's LJ [ficrecfriday]

2/20/2009: http://community.livejournal.com/ficrecfriday/82900.html
1/23/2009: http://community.livejournal.com/ficrecfriday/76708.html
11/21/2008: http://community.livejournal.com/ficrecfriday/64306.html
9/12/2008: http://community.livejournal.com/ficrecfriday/42160.html
9/5/2008: http://community.livejournal.com/ficrecfriday/39570.html
8/15/2008: http://community.livejournal.com/ficrecfriday/34992.html

( Cut for length )

Muse: Claire Simms
Fandom: Boston Legal

"Don't you believe in God? Everyone does." Said Mike as they finished up their dinner.
Claire sat for a long moment before angrilly blurting out, "You want me to believe in God? Fine. I believe that he is one twisted SOB."
Mike was taken aback to say the least, "Maybe I should go."
"Yeah. Maybe you should." Claire said as she watched him put on his coat and take his briefcase, then walk out her door.

( Cut for length )

Muse: Claire Simms
Fandom: Boston Legal
Word Count: 465

I liked this so

My thread at the Mun Friending Meme

Paring: Jordan/Claire
Prompt: “AGGHH”
Setting: Faneuil Hall

( Subways, Jesus, and Fra-talian )

I liked this idea and decided to give it a shot, I've never really done something like this before.

Give me up to five requests with the following information:
1. My Muse/Your Muse
My muses in case anyone needs a refresher:
claire_simms, d_bauer, lorraine_weller, sarahwalker

2. A song, quote, one word prompt, or brief description of what you'd like to see them do.
3. Fluffy, Angsty, Comedy or writer's choice?
4. Rating request? (really nothing above R)
5. What timeline or universe is this set in?

Pick any of your muses. Make up to five requests of the same pairings or mix it up. I'll pick and choose and have something written before the end of the year. I just ask that you use only one of your journals to make the requests.

I don't understand the appeal of getting up at 2AM to go to your store of choice. I mean really, what could possibly be worth fist fighting for a parking space, dodging thousands of people while trying to buy what you need, standing in line for hours, and spending an entire day in retail hell?

Answer: Nothing.

People actually died this year because of the hysteria of the public. Is a TV for four hundred dollars something worth killing someone? Honestly, what the hell is wrong with people? Whatever you want will be there next week. So what if you don't get it right away. Have some patience.

If this is what Christmas Shopping, an activity based on a perceived need of gifts, clothes, and electronics is like, what the hell is going to happen if there really is an emergency?

Personally, I'm going to spend the rest of the day in my hotel room, far away from Macys on 34th Street, then go out to Queens later tonight and visit Kari. It's been a while since I've seen her.

Muse: Claire Simms
Fandom: Boston Legal
Word Count: 180