Blaze of Glory

I am alive!

2009-11-18T16:43:14Z

Hey, LJ, it's been a while. Things have been pretty crazy since the last time I posted, and I don't even remember when that was. Probably October. Or earlier. >_>

So... it's been a roller coaster ride the last few weeks. I've had a 10 page paper of doom, last minute short story after last minute short story, Japanese homework that doesn't get done, movie and Persona marathons, and a bazillion other things.

I had a lot of fun running over the cyanwitch's place to go to the UNT Observatory, and now I've got to finish Persona 3 so I can move on to 4 and learn about all these characters you keep squealing about. ^^

Also, it's NaNoWriMo! If any Digimon fans actually read my LJ, just know that my NaNo this year is a big "What If" Digimon 02 fic of doom. Yeah. I'm twisting things from episode 2 on, and it's looking to be a hell of a lot longer than I was anticipating. I mean, 50 Episodes = 1000 words per episode, since I'm trying to keep it on somewhat of the same level and feel as the original. Well, I'm on Episode 9 (The Digimon Emperor's New Home, if you're curious), and I'm at 23K. Looks like I'm going to need to finish the story after NaNo. And then edit, because this thing is a beast and a lot of points make me facepalm - and not in the good "Oh, this is based on an anime I watched in Elementary/Middle school, and it's still ridiculous but I love it" kind.

I AM looking forward to changing up things in this story. I've already gotten to change what happens to Ken (but he's still a Woobie ~~yes, I've spent time on TV Tropes >_>~~), and I actually just gave him a new outfit, because boring school uniform was boring. I'm also switching out Chimeramon for the first batch of Digimon-made-from-control-spires (sorta) so this also won't be the "Davis and Veemon/Magnamon show".

But anyways... things have been up and down around here. Right now it's up, which is good, but I feel like it's only a matter of time. When I first moved into my first apartment here at UTD, I ended up with a great roommate. We were different enough that we wouldn't try to kill each other, but we shared enough interests that we got along. When we moved out of that apartment, she and I moved together into a two bedroom, two bath. We've been here for a year and a half now, and things have worked okay... but there are some fundamental differences that are starting to come between us.

She's a conservative Christian, and I'm a liberal pagan. A liberal, bisexual pagan living with a conservative, gay-is-a-choice Christian. Heh. You can see my problem, right? Throw in the fact that I'm very involved in politics and I'm a social butterfly, always running around visiting people, going to class, or going to work, and she's a reclusive artist who only really goes to class and church.

So... I'm thinking that it's time to find a new roommate. Our campus apartments make people move out over the summer if they're not going to pay for the place (makes sense), so I'm thinking that next year I won't be moving back in with her. I've already talked to some of my other friends, and I've got some plans lined up. (My favorite response to the news about me wanting to move out came from our mutual friend, Anya. "I'm surprised you guys have made it this long!" It feels like a validation, you know?)

The major thing I'm worried about is actually TELLING her. I still care about her, which makes this really hard. I don't want to just go "surprise, I don't want to live with you anymore", but I don't want to put myself in a situation where, after I explain all the why's, that I have to be uncomfortable around her for long stretches of time (until we move out for the summer). She doesn't know I'm bi, and I don't know how she would react. And maybe I'm not giving her the credit she deserves, but if I can't be myself and be comfortable in the place that I pay for to live in, I need to find a new place.

That's not really the best description of it all, but I think my plans to move out are set. It's just a matter of figuring out how to... well, come out and say it.

Anybody got any ideas?

Well, I'd best get back to homework and such. Yay, Japanese!

Meme~

2009-10-15T04:48:22Z

Meme taken from cyanwitch. ^^

SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:

1. Urban/Marus (Kiesha'ra)
2. Raikou/Gau (Nabari no Ou)
3. Mitsuru/Akihiko (Persona 3)
4. Teito/Mikage (07 Ghost)
5. Oz/Gil (Pandora Hearts)
6. Dearka/Miriallia (Gundam SEED)

THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:

7. Riku/Namine (Kingdom Hearts)
8. Sasuke/Sakura (Naruto)
9. Titania/Rhys (Fire Emblem)

THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:

10. Tifa/Cloud (FF7)
11. Ino/Choji (Naruto)
12. Grell/Sebastian (Kuroshitsuji)

TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:

13. Watanuki/Yuuko (xxxHolic)
14. Sharon/Break (Pandora Hearts)

QUESTIONS:

1. Why do you dislike 11 so much?

I've mostly always been an Ino/Shikamaru shipper, much to the chagrin of some of my friends, and I guess Choji hasn't really gotten a lot of time for me to like him as a character. I don't watch the anime, so that may also be part of it.

2. Who do you know that ships 13?

Um... I know I've seen it around, but I'm not sure exactly who... And I can see where the fandom is getting that, but it's not quite my thing.

3. What would be your ideal scenario for couple 3?

... Um... I think edenbound has actually already done that for me? (See: This tag.) Mitsuru being dominating with ice magic and guns and Akihiko still being in character, but... um. This ship makes me feel dirty in a really happy way. >_>

4. What is your favorite moment for 1?

Canonically? Has to be when Oliza comes back to the nest and somehow the relationship between Marus and Urban has become almost casual and obviously friendly. I think there's a line where Urban looks back and almost through the crowd to where Marus is, and you can tell that there's something there. One-sided affection, at the least. ♥

5. How long have you been following couple 6?

Episode 1 of the anime. Always knew I was going to hell for it too. And then Oz gets sent off to the Abyss and when he comes back Gil is older and... yeah. Still going to hell for it! (Including the off-shoot ships that came from that. ~~Gil/Oz/Alice and Oz/Gil/Ada.~~ kdr. Forever.)

6. What's the story with 8? What made you stop caring?

I actually forgot that I had shipped them at one time, until I went back and looked at an old Sims 3 game. I'm not sure exactly what caused the shift, but a part of it was probably the manga around the time-skip. Naruto has continued to be awesome and adorable (at least to me), and Sakura has always been the character I associated with, and I guess I really saw her shifting away from the guy everyone liked to the one that had the bigger heart.

7. Which ship do you prefer--2 or 4?

Oh good god... Um... ... um... 2. I guess cuz Raikou is still alive in the manga (that I'll eventually read). I do miss Mikage terribly, and still really really love TM, even though it's kinda... awkward, if it were to happen at this point. >_> (LINE CROSSING. NO.)

8. You have the power to make one ship non-existent. Choose from 10 or 12.

I don't think I could do that to either fandom, really... but maybe I'm too nice. If I had to pick, I guess it'd be Tifa/Cloud. I really don't see the appeal. I think I may have shipped it for a week in middle school, but... well... I think that was my first experience with the ship (before I played the game) so it doesn't really count. ~~Was also the first lemon I ever read. Was I a curious 8th grader? Yes. Yes, I was. I didn't know what "NC-17", "Lemon", or "R" meant. >///>~~

9. What interests you about 14?

Well, I can't really ship either of them with someone else in a serious matter, but the ship itself hasn't really solidified to me so... it'll just take time. I like them together though, at least as friends and interacting and stuff, if not romantic.

10. When did you stop liking 7?

I think when I started to slash. I went from Riku/Namine to Riku/Sora, and then more recently to Riku/Sora/Kairi. I think I also moved to Roxas/Namine for a short time, but then Axel got introduced, and Axel/Roxas was insta-ship. I blame Chain of Memories for the confusion and ship-hopping.

11. Did your waning interest in 9 kill your interest in the series?

Not in the least. Both of them just shifted to other ships, and I have so many ships (and multi-ships!) in FE that there's no way I could really get bored with the shipping there.

12. What's a song that reminds you of 5?

Savior - 30 Seconds To Mars

13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?

Tie between Raikou/Gau (lovelovelove) and Urban/Marus (loveeternal). They're both just so much win and awesome that I have to love them forever.

14. Which do you dislike the most?

Actually probably Grell/Sebastian. I just have an aversion to Grell in general, and I see his affection for Sebastian as both obsessive and comical. Grell is, to me at least, amusingly annoying, and, based on the anime, the only person I'd ship him with is William.

15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?

Raikou/Gau and Mitsuru/Akihiko. They'd be so odd and different, but yet so similar. Maybe I just associate similar kinks with them... Dominating and sadism and stuff... yeah.

16. Have 2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.

I wish! Only in fic, I guess, which may or may not be within the manga/anime timeframe, but either way, it's not canonical. Unfortunately.

17. Did 4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?

No. Definitely not. T_T MIKAGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. *cries forever*

18. What would make you start shipping 14?

Time, probably. Seeing more of them within the series, interacting and stuff. I've still got to finish the anime, so I'll probably actively ship it by the end. Maybe. ^^

19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer--2 or 6?

..... uuuuuuh... ... I have to pick? I'm going to just cop out and NOT PICK BECAUSE I LOVE THEM BOTH A WHOLE WHOLE WHOLE LOT. :P

20. You have the power to decide the fate of 10. What happens to them?

Um... They stay together for a while as mutual support and friends-with-benefits before each of them gets over the crap that they went through and they find people they really love and care about and stay really good friends forever... I guess?

Well, that was interesting...

Today

2009-10-11T07:56:52Z

Today is National Coming Out Day! Wahoo!

To those of you still keeping your head down, or to those of you that may find out things about yourself in the future, I wish the best of fortune, and the best of friends. It's not easy - sometimes far from it! - but good friends make it a whole lot easier. Take a risk, and if someone isn't willing to still be your friend after you come out, then they weren't really your friend to begin with. Take courage from those that have come before, and don't forget that we all have allies in many places. Ask questions, ask for help if you need it.

And if you need a friend who's willing to listen, you've got one bisexual, liberal, Democratic pagan writer right here who's more than willing. ^^

To those of you who, like myself, are still in the process of coming out (cuz it's a long process, especially when you can only tell people who have "warmed up" to the idea... Goddamn you, Texas (sometimes)), let's help each other out, and make this process easier. We've started, so there's no going back now, but to deny ourselves would be a lie and unhealthy too. Let's take a few more chances, try make life easier on ourselves without burdening others too much - be it with a secret that only some can know, or with the potential awkward that could come at expressing a sexual interest that is not hetero-normative.

Best of luck to all of you as well, and may your allies continue to be true, and at least half as awesome as mine. (You know who you are, and know that I love you guys SO MUCH for being there with me along the way. ♥ x INFINITY)

And to those of you who have come out completely, and are able to be honest and upfront about who you are... congratulations, and I respect and appreciate each and every one of you. It may not have been easy, and it may have had a lot of ups and downs, but thank you, and congrats. You have gone far, and I can only hope that one day I can follow, and I must thank you for going before, and for making my path a little bit easier. I hope that those that follow me in this process feel that I have eased there paths as you have mine.

So whether you're lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, transgender, transsexual, questioning, straight, or however you identify yourself, I would like to thank you, and wish you the best of luck.

All of my love to every wonderful ally, and to every person who has gone through, is going through, or may in the future go through to process of coming out. You are all amazing.

♥

I should be productive...

2009-09-28T01:33:32Z

... but I'm not, so here, you get a meme. Saw one on microrave's LJ, and decided to modify it a little.

1) Post a list of up to 20 books/movies/anime/TV shows/video games/bands etc. that you've had an obsessive fannish love or interest in at some time in your life.
2) Have your f-list guess your favorite ship from each item.
3) When someone guesses correctly, strikethrough the item and put the name of your favorite ship next to it.
(Replacing character meme with ship meme! ^^ Also, "ships" are not limited to just pairings. =D)

1. ~~Digimon 02~~ - Davis/Ken
2. ~~Fire Emblem (Sacred Stones)~~ - Kyle/Forde
3. Soul Eater
4. ~~Pendragon~~ - Mark/Courtney
5. Harry Potter
6. ~~Kingdom Hearts~~ - Axel/Roxas, Sora/Riku/Kairi
7. ~~Ouran HSHC~~ - Honey/Mori, Kyouya/Tamaki/Haruhi
8. Cardcaptor Sakura (1 ship left) - Sakura/Syaoran
9. Case Closed/Detective Conan
10. Gundam 00
11. Axis Powers Hetalia (2 ships left) - America/Japan
12. ~~Kuroshitsuji~~ - Sebastian/Ciel
13. Gundam SEED
14. Persona 3
15. ~~House~~ - House/Wilson
16. Star Trek (Reboot)
17. ~~X/1999~~ Yuzuriha/Kusanagi
18. ~~Avatar: The Last Airbender - Zuko/Aang I know, I'm going to hell.~~ *cough*

Kinda a bonus:
Tales of the Abyss - What grouping would make me squeal in fangirly glee?
I put that out there cuz I can't PICK an OTP or an OT3 or an OT-ANYTHING from ToA. So... MALKUTH LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE~ (Almost everything in this fandom makes me squeal, but this one is just... so much win in one place. It must be loved.)

And a hint for... most of them. I'm going to hell. Repeatedly.

Ganbatte!

So, apparently...

2009-09-24T06:39:07Z

...today - well, technically yesterday - was Bisexual Pride Day? The post by stillthere4me informed me, since I had absolutely no idea about it. I'll set it in my calendar for next year. ^^

But, as a bisexual, I figured I might as well post something about it, though I'm not sure how thorough or well-thought-out it will be, seeing as it's almost 1 a.m.

So... From the beginning, I was a... well, ignorant child. I was raised to think that one day I would find a guy I liked and get married and have kids and then get old and my kids would have kids and that was just the way it was. I don't think my parents raised me that way intentionally, but that was just how it turned out. Heternormative society plus my parents being the first in our family to branch away from the Baptist church. Some things stick around for a while, you know?

So I never really considered anything else. And I was pretty clueless about everything up until high school. I had a couple of boyfriends in middle school, but neither of those worked out well or lasted very long.

I actually have anime to thank for cluing me in on how the world actually worked. I got into manga my freshman year of high school thanks to an old elementary school friend, and I jumped head-first into fandom. Slash kinda confused me at that point ("What in the world is 3x4???"), but when I found Cardcaptor Sakura slash (Ya, I picked up on that way-back-when, somehow, and refueled the love in high school), it kinda started to make sense. ~~(I feel like I'm rambling, but I swear it has a point.)~~

Then, my friend Stephanie introduced me to even more slash, and got me hooked on it, and I finally figured out a lot of things - about sexuality, sensuality, and other such things. I still hadn't considered this about myself though.

While I don't really remember the exact details of that day, I remember something happening in colorguard that... well... did the stereotypical anime thing, and put me in close physical contact with another one of the girls on the team. She was one of my best friends - still is, really, though we don't talk much any more - and I had the inexplicable urge to kiss her.

I spent the whole day trying to figure out why. It was the first time I had really, truly been attracted to someone, aside from one or two (really uninformed) fantasies about a previous boyfriend. That was when I figured that I probably was interested in both genders/sexes, and I, fortunately, didn't have much problem accepting it about myself.

It took me another couple of months to come out to one person about it (online, via a meme on MySpace, of all things. He was remarkably cool about it.), and another couple of months to actually say it aloud to someone (another of my best friends who was also in colorguard with me).

I really feel like I'm still in that process that I started back then, but I know I've come a long way - especially for it only being about four years ago! I know I was lucky, at least in some ways. I was raised in an open-minded family that, while still having old "traditions", seemed to be willing to change. (I still haven't told my parents, but I think they know anyways, and my sister is bi as well, so no problem there. ^^) I went through a transition period shortly after realizing that I swung both ways, so I was able to kinda leave the "old" me behind and become more open about myself at college.

I'm not out to everyone, and I've had some completely nerve-wracking moments when coming out to friends who have known me throughout the process (I love you, Kayla, Ari, and Onee!), but it's all worked out (as I should have never doubted). I'm out to at least most of the people around me, including - and especially - my boyfriend (with encouragement from a very awesome friend of mine), and, lucky for me, he was completely okay with it.

Now, I know that some people consider being bi a "cop-out" or whatever, but... no, I don't think it is. I know it's not that way for me. Sure, maybe I've never really been with a girl, but why should I mess with something that I know makes me happy? I know I like women - probably more than I like men - but love is love. And I am very happily in love with my boyfriend.

I guess I think about love and partners like this. There's this set group of people who you could fall in love with and stay with forever. For most people, I believe, this group includes both males and females, though for each person the ratio may be different. But, when you meet one of these people... you should hold on to them. And if you're a girl and you meet a guy first and fall in love, even if you're interested in girls too, then just go with what you've got. Find love and be happy. The chances aren't any better farther along the road. At least, that's the way I see it.

Well, it's been an interesting couple of years, going from clueless and not knowing there was a closet to being out to two years of incoming students (scariest speech I've ever had to give) and knowledgeable about many things that I probably still shouldn't know about. I've been lucky, but I'm not done with the process of coming out. I don't know how long it will take, but I know that I've got people around me who are supportive and completely awesome, and it always makes me glad to see that people can take pride in who they are - gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, trans, Christian, Muslim, Pagan, Jewish, African, American, Hispanic, whatever.

So maybe the Bisexual Pride Day has technically come to an end (at least in my time zone), but I think that we should all always take pride in who we are. So hold true to good morals, be kind to others, and consider this:

There are Four powers in this world. Life, Light, Law, and Love - the greatest of which is Love.

So happy Pride day, guys. Be yourself, and be happy, okay? ♥

Character Letters

2009-09-22T18:08:53Z

I shouldn't do this either, but I mentioned it to cyanwitch and I thought that maybe my characters would like me more if I wrote letters to them... *crosses fingers*

Dear Alan,
I love you, really, I do. Not as much as Tana loves you, because that goes into dangerous places (don't ask), but I do adore you. And you're supposed to be dead, I'm sorry! I really wish I didn't have to kill you off, but I do, and I need it done by 4 pm. But at least the story doesn't end with you dead, since I put it in a mixed up order.
Plus, you make an adorable fish. ^^

Dear Trey,
I've always liked you. You're the "hero" type, and you're really pretty. I didn't really mean to slash you and Alan, but he kinda insisted so.... *shrugs* I know you don't really mind. But anyways... I'm sorry you have to die too, but I'm glad that you accept it. Can you convince Alan that it's not that bad? Plus, if I finish this, I might write more with you guys, cuz I do adore you.

Dear Phillip,
Why are you so awesome? I made you to be boring, but you're dishing out magic and damage left and right, and I adore you! ^^ And you and King are terribly cute. I also didn't mean for THAT to happen, but it did, so whatever. I'm sorry you die too, but at least you, like Alan, are okay with it. Sorta.

Dear King,
You amuse me. So much. I love you. And I think that's why you get to be one of the two to survive - because I know you'd rather not be one of the ones to survive. I'm sorry that Phillip dies, really, and I really don't know what you're going to do afterward. There's really not much more I can say so... *hugs*

Dear Zahir,
You're strange. But you're related to Sa'ida, so that only makes sense. I've known you were going to survive, and I know you don't give a shit. Thanks for being strange. You're a little dull, but I'm kinda fond of you anyway... huh.

Dear Sgt. Marshall,
You're boring. I was originally going to kill you off early... well, you're gonna die anyways. And I'm glad that you don't care either. And no, you are not allowed to hit on your... nevermind. I just don't care anymore.

Alright, I think we may have worked out some story kinks (and not the fun kind of kinks :P), so back to the assignment that's due at 7. *crosses fingers* Gotta get ~~your head in the game~~ it finished!

Random Awesomeness

2009-08-11T05:38:08Z

So I was sitting here, working on my Alice (Pandora Hearts) cosplay, when duil_aiyule called me and asked if she could come over. She offered food, so of course I said yes. I was in the middle of kinda-watching Sahara, so I restarted it since she had never seen it. *shakes head*

Randomly, in the middle of the movie, I refreshed my flist and found a post to ship_manifesto for the ship Jedediah/Octavius - which I have shipped since I first saw Night at the Museum at the IMAX at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. (One of the best. plans. EVER!)

I turned to duil_aiyule and asked if she'd seen the first one. Yes. Second? No. Me neither. So we make plans to go tomorrow night. I pull up a ticket site to see the times and, oh, look, there's a showing in 30 minutes...

DO IT.

Best. Idea. Ever.

We get there, get tickets, snacks, drinks, all that, and go to find a seat. I hear an "ONEE!" from behind me and spin to find konari_corner plus her boyfriend and dad. This has gone from randomly cool to RANDOMLY AWESOME.

We all sit together and proceed to DIE through the movie. Sure, not the best plot ever, but I loved it anyways. I just about died when Ivan the Terrible said that his title should have been translated as "Ivan the Awesome". I jumped to Hetalia (Prussia + Russia = Ivan the Terrible/Awesome) and had to stuff my hand in my mouth to keep from laughing too much.

And Jed~!!!!!! Still awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! =D

Plus Amelia... "She's going to Canada... she's going to Canada..." "Oh, now she course-corrected." Not sure what to think about that ship... even with the "normal" girl later. *shrugs*

I would LOVE to go to that museum. And want to go to the real one anyways - even if it doesn't come to life.

And poor Akmenrah. "What does it do?" "It brings every exhibit in the museum to life!" "No... really. What does it do?"

I'm still kinda on a movie high. Ignore my rambling. =D

*dances*

ohai

2009-08-09T18:00:41Z

So, the last post was kinda lol worthy. That transcription... *facepalm*

But whatever. I saw this

the pandora hearts
ONE SENTENCE
fic meme

this morning and decided I should go ahead and throw up an Alice/Oz/Gil fic, since I had already claimed that pairing over at 3_way. And that reminded me that I need to actually work on said challenge. So here's the table of the themes, and I'm hoping that people will prod me to get this done, cuz I really want to do it, but I have a tendency to be kinda lazy. I think I'll print out the list and take it with me to Comet Camp though, so that should help. Getting away from places I live helps my muse. It might be time for a road trip for a weekend or something. I need to get out and go somewhere I haven't been before.

001.	alone	002.	gone	003.	leave	004.	dry	005.	hold me/us
006.	end	007.	not enough	008.	jealous	009.	memory	010.	loath
011.	goodbye	012.	you lose	013.	lie	014.	silent	015.	subtle
016.	home late	017.	rain	018.	grey	019.	blue	020.	black
021.	red	022.	bleak	023.	colourless	024.	tears	025.	this isn't working
026.	don't say that	027.	are you dumping us?	028.	spite	029.	missing	030.	wrong
031.	want	032.	accident	033.	breathe	034.	one last time	035.	slamming doors
036.	too eager	037.	choices	038.	rumors	039.	sunset	040.	idiot
041.	damn	042.	liar	043.	doubled over	044.	drifting	045.	I told you
046.	scoff	047.	ignore	048.	blushing	049.	writer's choice	050.	writer's choice

But I'm really excited about this. And then everything's starting up again! I mean, I have a week and a half of hell coming up (Three work days, an orientation, three day camp, and one day mini-camp all in a row without a day in between any, and then the next day is the first day of school. -_- *sigh*), but once school starts, everything should be good. I'm trying to get a job still *crosses fingers*, AnimeFest is right around the corner, IFGS should pick up again, now that it's cooling off a little, and NaNoWriMo will be coming up soon!

I'm just so excited! It's just a matter of surviving my last week as an OTM. Yeah, I'm done with this job. I love what I do, but I don't like the constant change in leadership, the lack of reasons to continue (OTM retention rate... about 2%. For good reason.), the ridiculous stuff with payment, the misunderstandings, the long hours and pathetic pay... I need a real job. I'll miss helping the fish at orientations, but... Anya suggested I become a PA, and I might just do that, though I don't know if I want all the work... I dunno. *shrugs* We'll see.

But anyways... People are moving back into town, and the school year's about to start up! I'm totally excited about my classes, too.

Stretching and Conditioning (DANC 2331) - TR 10-11:15am
Intermediate Japanese I (LANG 2311) - MWF 12:30-1:20pm
Psych of Creativity (PSY 3355) - TR 2:30-3:45pm
North American Archeology (ISGS 3384) - W 2:30-5:15pm
Community Chorale (MUSI 2327) - M 7-9:45pm
Creating Short Stories (CRWT 3307) - T 7-9:45pm

Now, granted, only like, two of these classes actually count towards my major, so I'm kinda like :\ about that, but I'm really excited about all of them. I really don't have that much left to do for my major, and most of the stuff I can't take or doesn't fit around my "must have" classes.

Crap... and I still have to figure out what to do for my Honors Project for CV. I don't know what to do really... I need to go talk to Julia and Dr. Harpham about all that. Plus doing this "contract class" thing, where I basically make one of the classes listed above into an Honors class by doing some additional work on the side. I'm thinking of doing Psych of Creativity, but I may do Archeology instead. *adds another thing to list of things to do*

And random note: I'm trying out for the musical in the spring! I have decided that I'm finally going to just give it a shot and do it. I'm going to e-mail the teacher and see if I can find out what musical it's going to be, and also talk to her about trying out for Chamber Singers (high level music class - I miss choir) for the spring as well. If I get into the musical, I may not do the class, but we'll see what happens. (Yes, this is kinda my motto.)

Okay, I need to get back to fixing my cosplay. I'm doing Alice from Pandora Hearts, and I had some trouble with the sleeves... But nothing I can't fix! I found an old sleeve pattern in my closet (Thank goodness I'm a pack rat), and I can totally make this work. ^^ I'm so excited about everything. *dances around*

Until later~

Voice Post

2009-08-05T15:48:50Z

Ohgod. The transcription... x_x/XDDDDD.

animegirl07 @ 2009-08-05T05:11:00

2009-08-05T10:15:27Z

Why am I still awake?

I am obsessed with Soul Eater.

I am most certainly insane.

I should stop downloading doujins and FSTs and just funking go to bed.

Also should stop refreshing the easthighstory page waiting for the next fic.

Should also to learn to write down info about where I steal icons from so I can actually credit people instead of just going "Not mine! If yours, tell me!" *fail*

And it's only a matter of time before Ein runs out of power. I am not plugging him in until I go to sleep.

I should go to sleep.

*ramble, rant, rave*

animegirl07 @ 2009-08-05T03:32:00

2009-08-05T08:40:15Z

I gave in and finally posted to this meme. Maybe someone will give me something to revive Sera with.

The "You Should Write..." Meme!
my thread here

Also, totally lost my Social Security card for like... nearly a year. Found it today. In my scanner. -_-

I am an idiot.

One, for not thinking of looking there sooner. Two, for leaving it there in the first place!

*hits head repeatedly against couch* And now I'm too wired to sleep!

And I tried doing voice posting when I got inside the Dallas city limits today (driving back up from Houston), and everyone decided to call me then. And then I talked longer than the post. >_> Maybe I'll try again later, cuz I really do want to post something. Might do it while I'm walking around campus tomorrow.

I'M GETTING PAID!!!!!!!

:D

2009-07-05T03:55:10Z

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALFRED!
(To those outside of the hetalia fandom, that was a birthday shout-out to America. :D)

And, because I love you too, Matthew...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MATTHEW!
(Sorry it's a little late!)
(Again, that's Canada for you non-hetalia people. ^^)

And, as obnoxious and disliked as you may have been, thank you, John Adams.
Thank you for being awesome, Ben Franklin.
Even though Adams was obnoxious and disliked, thank you for being amazing with words, Thomas Jefferson.

~He plays the violin~

Don't get too drunk, Arthur.

Dude, look, another meme!

2009-06-30T18:40:52Z

(I just realized I'm saying "dude" again. x_x)

While browsing my flist, I saw this cool little meme on aestheticized's journal and had to pick it up. ^^

Name a fandom, and I'll tell you my:

One True Pairing Ship
Canon Ship
"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship
"You are one sick bastard" Ship
"I dabble a little" Ship
"It's like a car crash" Ship
"Tickles my fancy but not sold just yet" Ship
"Makes no canon sense but why the Hell not" Ship
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship

If you're on my flist but don't know much about my fandoms, I did update my interests to include as many of them as I could think of, but don't be afraid to throw something at me. If I'm not that into it, I'll tell you, but I'll fill out what I can. ^^

I am confused.

2009-06-27T04:40:44Z

So... RP. Quick rant.

The GM gets tired of us taking so long on the fifth objective. Okay, I'm sorry, V.

The Chairman goes crazy and summons a funking DARKSIDE.

King FUNKING MICKEY shows up.

SOMETHING happens to him. Chairman Kresoveer's doing, of course.

Hellios = Fuijin. What the funk?

Mention of Tron. (This is the most normal thing that happened.)

STOP. ~~Hammer time!~~

Most of the students are dead except for Class 0 and A and a couple of others...

Serenity has a keyblade, and is going with Kresoveer to New York?

And the rest of us are frozen in a "timeless prison" for TWO FUNKING YEARS?

I AM CONFUSED.

And other than confusion, I feel the strange need to FUNKING STRANGLE KRESOVEER THE NEXT TIME I LAY EYES ON HIM.

I think I should just go to bed. Maybe it will make sense in the morning. Else V will have posted again with the next arc of the RP, and I'll have something to do and more explanation for whateverthehelljusthappened.

//Ascension-End.

(Also: Head!Tana would like to know if she is able to cause bodily harm to Kresoveer while she is either locked away or far away. Distance is not a matter to her, with her scrying and her telekinesis. Maybe we'll find out later.)

Random Post

2009-06-17T20:23:54Z

So, felt like posting something. I dunno. At least it's not like... 3 am or something, right?

Well, in the last few days, we've had our first Orientation, and it went well. Had a bit of an adventure with one student (I love her and T_T *wants to hug so bad*), but there won't be any resolution to that until later. *crosses fingers* Other than that, everything went well, though we returners realized that we were rather unprepared for it... but we'll fix that! We've got another orientation tomorrow and the next day, and we've covered quickly what we forgot before, but... well, we'll see. It should work out.

We had a work day today, and apparently Uzoma and Jen (our Senior OTMs) made posters the other day... and saved the extra paper for me, since I was telling them all about my paper tonfa. >_>' But... I used the paper to finish spazzyfroggies' bo staff. *is such a dork*

Also, I picked this icon cuz I'm 1) working on writing stuff, and 2) trying to convince myself to finish said writing stuff. I haven't done the FD themes for WEEKS though we've had them, so... *pokes muse* I've got a document called "Shockwave" pulled up, but I'm really not sure what's going on in the story. *shrugs*

I also am ridiculously excited about the next NaNoWriMo. I know, it's not even July and that happens in November, but I've been working on the outline for my story, and I'm ready to get working on it. >_> Okay, so I'm like 1/5th of the way through the outline, but I've got more than half of what I'm basing it on written down, so it's just a matter of tweaking things.

Yes, I'm doing a Digimon 02 fanfic. AU-deviated storyline from eps 2 on. I am excited to be a part of this plan. I'm also marathoning 02 so as to get down summaries of each of the episodes, so I can go through and rewrite them to fit the changes I've made. I also really like how I'm going to bring Sam into this, since I don't want to bring him back to life (exactly) and don't want to change the past.

Also I get to have pairings~ And there will be Takari and DaKe, totally. (This should be obvious.) Though for other pairs, especially for the older DigiDestined... not a clue. ^^

Other than fandom stuff... I need a job. I'm debating over if I should go to Joann's to ask about my application, or if I should call them. I kinda need to go out and get food and stuff (so I can have breakfast for the next few days. It's always the breakfast) and I like driving, but I'm not sure if I'd be more confident on the phone or in person... probably on the phone, but I also don't want to disturb them if something's happening... I don't know. And I don't know the manager's name that I talked to at Joann's, so... *fails*

*takes moment of posting time to repaint green nails* I painted my nails orange and green (my school colors) for orientation. ^^ *more dorkish-ness*

I should get lunch. And then go to Joann's before boy comes over. And then I need to make sure I'm ready for tomorrow, shower, and sleep. It's another 6am - 8pm day, followed by a 8am - 6pm day. *crosses fingers* Should be fun.

Also, apparently cyanwitch and I are alone with a ship. Ben 10 fandom, why is there a lack of Ben/Alan fic? Or anything involving Alan at all? Google says it doesn't exist. T_T And can Alan get more screentime, because seriously. He had like... one episode, maybe two, and OTP'd with Ben. Is this yet another instance of cyanwitch and I being alone in the world and having to build our fandom up from scratch? (Or at least our one part of the fandom?)

Flist, are we really alone?

Alright, food, and then I'm going to do something about getting a job. Besides just OTM, which isn't apparently enough for my dad. :\

Myar.

animegirl07 @ 2009-06-12T18:29:00

2009-06-12T23:42:53Z

Okay, before I go either crash or kill the person with the loud bass downstairs (*grabs tonfa*), was browsing my flist while my mp3 player charged... And saw this quiz thing. So here you go:

Your result for Which fantasy writer are you?...

J R R Tolkien (1892-1973)

-1 High-Brow, 5 Violent, -1 Experimental and -7 Cynical!

Congratulations! You are Low-Brow, Violent, Traditional and Romantic! These concepts are defined below.

J R R Tolkien could easily and accurately be described as the most influential fantasy writer of all times. His great, epic work, The Lord of the Rings (1954-55), set the standard for the genre, provided inspiration for fantasy writers for several decades to come and his influence can still be seen today. This influence of a single author does, of course, have its negative sides. People who don't read fantasy sometimes judge the whole genre by their opinion on The Lord of the Rings, thinking that Tolkien's less favourable attributes, such as his sometimes over-traditional prose, represent the best one can expect from the genre. Those who see Tolkien's great assets, such as his ability to stir powerful emotions, his grasp at telling a tale of truly epic proportions without losing the perspective of the (sometimes literally) little people or his skill at conjuring an entire fictional cosmos and making the reader believe in it, might, on the other hand, be disappointed when they look beyond Tolkien and find his less talented imitators.

Nonetheless, to ignore Tolkien is to ignore what amounts to the birth of fantasy as we know it. Literally millions of readers have travelled with hobbits through the grim world of Middle-Earth at the end of the Third Age and marvelled at how such a grim and violent world may still hold such beauty.

You are also a lot like David Eddings.

If you want something more gentle, try J K Rowling.

If you'd like a challenge, try your exact opposite, Philip Pullman.

Your score

This is how to interpret your score: Your attitudes have been measured on four different scales, called 1) High-Brow vs. Low-Brow, 2) Violent vs. Peaceful, 3) Experimental vs. Traditional and 4) Cynical vs. Romantic. Imagine that when you were born, you were in a state of innocence, a tabula rasa who would have scored zero on each scale. Since then, a number of circumstances (including genetical, cultural and environmental factors) have pushed you towards either end of these scales. If you're at 45 or -45 you would be almost entirely cynical, low-brow or whatever. The closer to zero you are, the less extreme your attitude. However, you should always be more of either (eg more romantic than cynical). Please note that even though High-Brow, Violent, Experimental and Cynical have positive numbers (1 through 45) and their opposites negative numbers (-1 through -45), this doesn't mean that either quality is better. All attitudes have their positive and negative sides, as explained below.

High-Brow vs. Low-Brow

You received -1 points, making you more Low-Brow than High-Brow. Being high-browed in this context refers to being more fascinated with the sort of art that critics and scholars tend to favour, while a typical low-brow would favour the best-selling kind. At their best, low-brows are honest enough to read what they like, regardless of what "experts" and academics say is good for them. At their worst, they are more likely to read what their neighbours like than what they would choose themselves.

Violent vs. Peaceful

You received 5 points, making you more Violent than Peaceful. Please note that violent in this context does not mean that you, personally, are prone to violence. This scale is a measurement of a) if you are tolerant to violence in fiction and b) whether you see violence as a means that can be used to achieve a good end. If you are, and you do, then you are violent as defined here. At their best, violent people are the heroes who don't hesitate to stop the villain threatening innocents by means of a good kick. At their worst, they are the villains themselves.

Experimental vs. Traditional

You received -1 points, making you more Traditional than Experimental. Your position on this scale indicates if you're more likely to seek out the new and unexpected or if you are more comfortable with the familiar, especially in regards to culture. Note that traditional as defined here does not equal conservative, in the political sense. At their best, traditional people don't change winning concepts, favouring storytelling over empty poses. At their worst, they are somewhat narrow-minded.

Cynical vs. Romantic

You received -7 points, making you more Romantic than Cynical. Your position on this scale indicates if you are more likely to be wary, suspicious and skeptical to people around you and the world at large, or if you are more likely to believe in grand schemes, happy endings and the basic goodness of humankind. It is by far the most vaguely defined scale, which is why you'll find the sentence "you are also a lot like x" above. If you feel that your position on this scale is wrong, then you are probably more like author x. At their best, romantic people are optimistic, willing to work for a greater cause than themselves and inspiring to their peers. At their worst, they are easily fooled and too easily lead.

Take Which fantasy writer are you? at HelloQuizzy

Kinda exciting. I grew up reading Tolkien. Well... having my dad read The Hobbit and LotR to me, at least. Probably a big influence in this. ^^

And, on a different note... pole wrapping. Much fun, but at SOME point we OTMs are going to have to make an instruction manual so we don't have to figure out how to do it each time. But regardless, most of the poles look pretty good. The bows kinda suck, but I need something different to do them with, I think. And I got more sun today than I've gotten in a long time. x_x Uhn. So hot. *adds "Pole wrapping from 1:30-4:00pm" to "What to Never Do Again" list*

Okay, gonna go clean up and jam to new Cascada music! Thank you, hasubando and hasubando's boy.

EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR!

And that quiz has WAY too much useless HTML in it. *picks apart*

Recent Stuffs

2009-06-01T08:23:56Z

So, I'd been thinking that I missed RPing. The last RP I was in died a sudden, painful death a good number of years ago. I don't remember what all happened, but I know my character is still wandering around Traverse Town, and spazzyfroggies is still hanging from a rooftop somewhere.

Figures, right?

Well, I told spazzyfroggies about this urge to RP again, and she showed me another KH-based RP that was just started on the KH3.org forums.

OMG, it's awesome. It's a school-setting RP where you are a student being trained to fight Heartless. There are two Classes in the school, Class 0/Omega who disregard the rules and are only concerned with power, and Class A/Alpha, who are the members of Student Council and put safety over strength (but are still really BA anyways).

And so, Tana was born. Tanalia Kiros Dreian, though our characters only use their first names. Tana is a dancer with background in fencing, a telekinetic/clairvoyant who is still growing into her potential, and she fights with a pair of tonfa and has no shame about physical things (accidentally flashing people in order to lay a blow on her opponent, things like that). On the other hand, Tana is really shy about relationships, and tends to spend more of her time in the library or holed up in her room rather than with friends and other students.

And somehow, I don't think she's going to actually be spending that much time alone... duil_aiyule also joined the RP after I told her about it (her situation being similar to mine), and her character, Clir, and Tana, already have an established friendship at the beginning, and it only took about 20 minutes of play time for Tana and Kell (meta (controller): spazzyfroggies) to trade names and become friends. Working together while fighting the Heartless can do that to you. ^^

I've also been talking to the other metas, many of which I've known since the days of the old KH-2.net forums, and I freaking love all of them. Oddity, Funk, Vee, Plas, Blue Jewel, Kayle. SO MUCH FUN. And today Plas put me and J*girl (an OOOOOOOOOOLD friend) in the same MSN chat and it was a FANGIRL EXPLOSION. It was SO AWESOME. I can't believe I fell out of contact with her. I think it would have been really good for both of us... but it can't be helped.

But we will fix these things starting now! :D

I am excited to be a part of the plan known as the Academy of Hart, and Tana is excited to try her best at landing a blow on Plasmos (Plas changed his SN to Spade, and his character is known as Plasmos now) in order to gain entrance to Class A.

And Kayle informs me that Reese is going to probably become very attached to Tana. I'm thinking it's because they both have psychic abilities, but I need to go look at the application thread and see what I can find out. Tana is excited to have another friend. ^^

On another note, Tana has WAY too much presence in my head. I mean, I've already got Emily (my darkside) and Sera (my muse) who are my constant companions. I didn't think I needed any more.

Oh well.

I like her, so it's good. And because of her, I made myself some tonfa so that I could figure out how she was fighting in the RP.

They HURT if you get hit with them. I like them a lot. It's just paper and clear duct tape. :D

And I'm honestly not sure why I started a post... I know I had some good reason for it, but I'm sleepy, so the thought just kinda fluttered away. (Ha, sleepy!butterfly!)

Anyways, I'm gonna go back and keep working on my next RP post (long post is long!) and keep browsing the internet for fic. Fire Emblem, why are you such a pitiful fandom???? I would like to find something (from the Radiant pair) that features characters that aren't Ike, Soren, or Sothe. Or Sothe/Tormod, nooooooooooo. Want Maurim/Tormod, plz. Am also not opposed to more Ike/Soren on the interwebs. And a bazillion other pairs that should exist but... just don't. :(

Okay, RP, Sudoku, and sleep. These things will be accomplished. And this post is done.

Thank you F-list!

2009-05-22T06:12:46Z

So, I jump online to kill time between getting clothes dried (and maybe folded or something for packing tomorrow), and my flist contributes these two things:

Funimation looking for anime to dub. I am excited to be a part of this plan.

And

A first look at the live-action Avatar. I am slightly more excited about this now.

In other news, I'm going back to Houston for the first time in MONTHS tomorr... today, so will be unavailable for most of the afternoon to-today and almost all of Saturday, as my sister has a softball tournament that we're going to. Am also hoping to go out to eat and go see Star Trek with the family tomo- tonight. ^^ HIKARU SULU~ *fangirls*

And Sally, Cory, and spangletigress hosted a marathon of Avatar Book 3. I left before the last two episodes cuz I need sleep, but hee. Love Zuko so much. And my muse decided that she could ship Toph/Zuko, and I was like "o.0 wut?". I really should rein in Sera and Emily sometimes... *shrugs*

And I joined a forum again! KH3 forums. It's almost like old times, but I've got nowhere to lurk! I need a clan/family/convo thread! *sits, waits for RP to start, gets nervous about RP, gets more excited about RP, tries to find places to post, waits more*

Okay, am going to sleep or something now. G'night all!

Bokurano

2009-05-18T07:40:38Z

WHAT DID I DO? AND I HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME BUT MYSELF. T_T

BOKURANO. IT IS AWESOME.

IT IS ALSO SAD.

You should watch it.

Moji-kun, Kanji-kun, Daiichi-kun, Aiko-chan, Maki-chan, and Jun-kun! Kirie-kun and Youko-chan too! Kana-chan and Tanaka-san as well. WHY ARE YOU ALL SUCH INTERESTING CHARACTERS? WHY WERE YOU SO COOL THAT YOU MADE ME WATCH THIS? 24 EPISODES OF SADNESS.

***

Maki-chan! WHY, MAKI-CHAN?! You were so awesome and I liked you from the start, defending Kana-chan when Jun was being a JERKFAYCE and all. And then your brother was FINALLY born and you DIED and I was SAD AND I ACTUALLY CRIED FOR YOU. I DON'T CRY BUT I CRIED FOR YOU. MAKIIIIIIII... T_T

Jun, how did you become my second favorite character? You displaced Moji-kun, even! I think it's the fact that you survived for a while. Even though you were a JERKFAYCE to your little sister, you got better. And I wish Maki had gotten a chance to actually beat some sense into you, because you needed it. But you got character development, and you were AWESOME in your fight. Maybe not as BAMF as Kirie, but you did do very well. Good job. *hugs*

Moji-kun. I always thought you looked like Matt, from Digimon. I think in this AU story thing I'm thinking about, you're going to have Gabumon for a partner, because the association is THAT strong. You were so nice, and you had a good death. I'm sorry that you had to die though. Moji-kuuuuuun... :(

Aiko-chan and Kenji-kun. You two were SO FRAKING ADORABLE. I wish you had had more than a day as the cute couple that you were. Aiko-chan, you SHOWED that enemy. That was awesome. And Kenji, I'm sorry you have mother problems, but she obviously DOES care for you, and she will be sad that you are gone. And I will miss you both. T_T

Daiichi-kun, Kirie-kun, and Youko-chan... you were all awesome. Daiichi, you were so strong, even though you had to leave your three siblings behind. You still took care of everything and.. and... *heart*. Kirie-kun... omg. I have new respect for the "fat guy" stereotype. You COMPLETELY PWNED that other mecha. You were the BEST pilot of the bunch, and you will be sorely missed. ♥ Youko-chan... You have been through a lot. A LOT. THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU for shooting Coemushi, cuz he was SO DESERVING OF IT. You helped save the Earth, though it wasn't your own home, and helped keep Kana-chan from having to pilot Zearth. Thank you.

Tanaka-san... you were the mother that most of these children needed. Helpful, kind, and, quite technically, the mother of one of the pilots! You were in the know, so those that couldn't tell their own parents could talk to you instead. I was really really sad that you died, even if it wasn't while fighting, and your son was brave. You were amazing, Tanaka-san.

Takashi-kun. You and Masaru-kun died before you knew exactly what was going on, so you have have gotten the best end of the deal (but I totally like you WAY more than the sadistic Masaru-kun). I've missed you since early on, and make sad faces at your clip in the intro song. You were a fun character, and I can't wait to give you a second chance and try to find out a bit more about what you are like.

Mako-chan. You remind me of me, but a quieter, meeker version of myself. You share my sewing skill, and I connected with you on that, when we finally got to see your backstory. I wish you had talked more, as you are a cool character, but you were always overshadowed by the louder personalities. You still kicked ass in battle. *heart*

Seki-san, Masaru-kun, Kako-kun, Komo-chan, and Honda-chan... Um... I didn't really connect with either of you, though, of this bunch, Komo-chan, you are the BEST! Piano player and nice and all, though you got the government into this, which may or may not have been a good idea. Honda-chan and Kako-kun... I thought you two were gonna be cute, but then you weren't. UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THERE. EVERYWHERE. Kako-kun... I'm sorry, but you deserved your death. Masaru-kun, you were a sadistic bastard, and not the good kind. I'm glad you weren't around that long and that you killed your own good-for-nothing father during your battle. :P Seki-san... you were really not that smart. You did your best to help everyone, but... chill out. Go relax, chat with Kana-chan, tell the story, whatever. Mature a little, and don't point your gun at things when you're trying to get your way. 9/10 times, it won't work.

***

I think that's all for now... Just needed to get that off my chest.

Oh, and also...

COEMUSHI. GO DIE IN A FIRE. OR GET SHOT TO PIECES. THAT WORKS TOO. THANK YOU.

Yes, I think you should watch Bokurano. (Lit. translation: "Ours") It is VERY good. If you cry easy, bring a box of tissues. Maybe more than one. It's sad, but I think it's worth it.

Muse, yes, we will get to the Digimon crossover... (So many of the characters resembled Digimon characters. Jun = Ken, Maki = Davis (association FAIL), and Moji = Matt, among others. Also Kanji looks like Danved/Devdan from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn.)

^^

Well, now that I've got that down, I think I'm gonna crash. Oyasumi.

animegirl07 @ 2009-05-16T23:32:00

2009-05-17T05:59:35Z

Comment to this entry and I'll pick three of your fandoms. You must then update your journal and answer the following questions:

01: What got you into this fandom in the first place?
02: Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
03: Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
04: Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
05: Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

lykoi gave me Animorphs, Tamora Pierce, and Digimon. :D And so we go...

Animorphs

01: What got you into this fandom in the first place?

Book fairs are glorious things, you should know. I came across a bunch of the Animorphs books oh... probably about 2nd grade, at an elementary book fair. I saw this girl turning into a dolphin and immediately went for it. I don't remember my first read through of those first books, but I quickly started collecting them all, and watching the website to see when the next ones were going to come out. I now own every single Animorphs book that is a part of the series, including the side stories, off-shoots, and the book about the TV show. ^^

02: Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?

Well, when it comes to writing and reading fic, I'm not much into the fandom. Dabble here and there. Torture my fellow fans with... embarrassing propts. (Sorry, cyanwitch >_>) But I still like it, and I don't think I'll ever count myself as quite leaving the fandom. It's one of those topics you can always talk about, especially when you go to a nerdy school like UTD, where lots of your fellow students grew up reading the same series too. ^^

03: Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?

Ummm... I once had all of them memorized, basic plot, what the cover was (animal and Animorph), but... it's been awhile. Probably up there are mostly Cassie's books. Wolf, Dolphin, Butterfly... Also the kangaroo and the water buffalo... Yes, I remember the books based on the animals. >_> I liked most of the series, especially when they added the disabled kids. That was really interesting.

04: Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?

Not really. Like I said before, I only dabble, but I still enjoy it. I think the fandom itself is neither very big nor very active, since it's so old and finished and all that. But it's one of those fandoms that will never die. Way to define our childhoods, K. A. Applegate. ^^

05: Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

I think it's definitely something that everyone should read, or at least attempt to read, but I think I'd feel odd trying to get someone to read it who didn't at least look at it back when it was coming out and popular. I've got it all though, so I'm willing to lend it out to people who want to read it all again, like my downstairs neighbor did a couple of months back. :D

***

Tamora Pierce (Yes, she counts as her own fandom. FF.net says so.)

01: What got you into this fandom in the first place?

I don't really remember. I remember when I got the first two books of the Immortals, but I'm pretty sure I had read the Circle of Magic and Alanna books before that. It was probably another book fair, or a pointer from a librarian. I know I devoured the books when I found them. ^^

02: Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?

Again, I'll probably never leave the fandom completely, though I'm also not very active in it anyways.

03: Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?

Oh man... I like The Circle Opens quartet - especially dancer boy. And I just LOVE Numair. Also wish there was more about the Trickster stuff, because one of the girls has a similar name to me. It's Tamora Pierce - what's not to love? ^^

04: Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?

Not really. I actually can't remember if I've ever written fic for any of her books/series, though I have read some. ... wait. I did one Daine/Numair. I think once. Heh.

05: Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

YES. Definitely! Tamora Pierce is awesome, and you have two worlds to play in, so you can find something that appeals to you. And she's really fun to talk to, and likes to play tricks on audiences. ^^ If someone tells you that she's a bad speaker, she probably did her "drone" at them. ^^

***

Digimon

01: What got you into this fandom in the first place?

Oh god, Digimon. Um... I was in to Pokemon, Dragonball Z, Cardcaptors, Sailor Moon, Thundercats, and Digimon. I was destined to be an otaku. I think Digimon just came on one day, and I was instantly hooked. I've watched all of everything except for some of the movies and Digimon Savers. I'm not real big on Savers.

02: Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?

Seeing as cyanwitch and I have the 101_kisses challenge to complete for Davis and Ken, I think we're gonna be with the fandom for a while. And they're just so much fun. cyanwitch and I occasionally go back and watch old episodes - and by that I mean marathon watch 02, because I think it's both of our favorites. ^^ Digimon is one of the most interesting fandoms to write for because there's so much you can do. I may even do my NaNoWriMo this year with a Digimon fic. Maybe.

03: Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?

Well, 02 is my favorite series of Digimon, but I definitely like the soccer game (eps 12? >_> "Well, well, I'm shaking in my boots!"), the Chimeramon section until Ken gets Wormmon back, the part where they all figure out that Ken is good, and the Jogress/DNA Digivolution parts. (It may be that if it has Ken in it, I'm happy. I like character development, and characters like Ken and Zuko (Avatar) get the most development by changing from "evil" to good.)

When it comes to the other series, I like the quest for the 8th child in the original (Gatomon, Wizardmon, and Kari are all just fun), Rika/Ruki and Ryo as characters in Tamers (and Ryo and Ken as friends in the past and time jumping, yes!), and perhaps not as much love for Frontier, but Kouchi and Koji are cool. Twins, one evil (at first), one good, light and dark... and one doesn't know the other exists! It's just fun from a plot/character/writer perspective. ^^ *nerdout*

04: Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?

Yes, though only really through fic. I have a lot of fun doing what cyanwitch and I dubbed DaKe (apparently Daiken or Kensuke in the fandom... but DaKe can include the English names so... ^^'), and it's fun to do AUs. I've yet to mess around much with any of the others, as it's been a while since I've watched the original, Tamers, or Frontier, but perhaps I shall marathon ALL of Digimon over the summer (in bursts, of course) and spread my fandom reach. ^^

05: Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

Helzya. Digimon is STILL awesome, even if I first started watching it (and later playing) in elementary school. (I'm in college now. omg, junior. officially as of today, as the seniors of '09 have just graduated today.) Digimon is cute, entertaining, meaningful, and fangirlable. And relatable too. SOMUCHFUN.

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Now I want to go marathon 02 even MORE. grar. Maybe sometime this coming week. Perhaps on the day I lock myself in my apartment and pretend I'm not here and refuse to answer the phone unless it's an emergency (call multiple times). A Digimon marathon may help my mental state. So. FREAKING. BUSY. Argh.

But anyways... I've been dabbling in some anime, checking out whatever looks interesting. So far, I have gotten into Bokurano (depressing mecha anime that is still really cool), Dennou Coil (virtual+reality), Nabari no Ou (ninjas cooler than Naruto + shouta and Owlzawa-sama), caught up with Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (assassins), Pandora Hearts (Alice in Wonderland + demons), AND 07 Ghost (fantasy adventure + UST + angst + ghosts/spirits/reincarnations/idkwhatbutimwatchingtofindout), decided I want to watch Soul Eater (more death gods, but thank you LJ for the OT3 before I ever watched an eps), perhaps Zoids Genesis (MORE MECHA. :D), and dabbled in Sukishio (yaoi, high school thing), and a few others, and I still have Law of Ueki and Shangri-La pulled up to check out, as well as another Bokurano episode.

Told cyanwitch about Bokurano, and she TOOK OFF. She passed me in a single day and went about halfway through the series or something. x_x Way to go. Oh, and also, she probably won't be on much due to being at home at the moment, where her insane parents regulate everything she does on the computer - this means nothing that said parents might disapprove of... at least in English. Yay for Japanese and Al Bhed. ^^

Also one of my friends got locked out of her apartment today when they changed the locks on her door while she was out for a bit (she didn't even leave campus), and we sat with her for four hours, waiting for someone to come get the door open. Turns out that a BUNCH of people were locked out, so they sent the guy with new keys to the leasing office, and no one informed us of this, even though we called while he was there. My friend went and got her keys, and is moving out tomorrow. My roommate's already gone, and another of my friends will be leaving within the week. I was thinking that I was gonna be alone a lot over the summer, but I don't think I will, even if I don't get a job.

I made a facebook group for people at/around my campus for the summer... there are about 30 people in the group - at least, were, when I checked the other day. It's been around for about... 4 days, maybe? 3? I think I'll have people around, even if those that are staying aren't living with me or aren't the ones that randomly swing by. ^^

Okay, I'm gonna go get some food and then crash. Or watch Ueki and see what it's about. And then crash. Really hard. Maybe crash while watching Ueki. ^^' Wouldn't be the first time!!!!

Soldiers of Halla

2009-05-15T17:01:13Z

Oh my god. I just... I just finished the final book of the Pendragon series... and I don't know what to think. It was REALLY GOOD. But OTP death. :( Kinda. Like, if things had gone the way they did, then no OTP death. But the alternate timeline at the end... obviously OTP death. (Mark/Courtney forever!!!!)

Okay, I swear this isn't just me ranting though. People from pendragon_, if you've finished, feel free to post comments here! It's not a spoiler for me, so I figure that this way we can all talk about stuff. ^^

So go, rant, rave, fangirl, fanboy, pick apart, whatever! Have fun!

Hobey-ho, and so we go!

Procrastinatory Post

2009-05-12T16:26:05Z

(I blame you cyanwitch. :P)

Flist, why so slow? I feel like nothing's been happening on the internet over the last few days. I need distractions guys! ;D

But in other notes... I've got my last final tonight!!!!! I wish I had more stuff about Crispin Freeman to read (the man is AMAZING), because these people... I don't think they get Miyazaki sometimes. And I'm also filling out paperwork so I can get paid this summer. And I'm trying to get a job, but the ones that I wanted on campus have apparently filled up, I think... though I may still go check out the Student Union. But there is a writing communications one that I'm gonna look in to. After this final.

And I've got a speech to write for Friday that I really need to get done today. x_x

In other news, my roommate's moving out right now, since she's not staying for the summer. The dining room is going to be our storage room. I think I'm gonna need to get some sheets to put over it. Out of sight, out of mind, ne? But her parents are over, helping her move everything.

And I just realized that I haven't had breakfast yet. x_x

Okay, determination, I need to find it. Finish paperwork, finish speech (come on Sera! Work for me pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease?), study, take test, print applications, finish applying for on campus job(s)... then New Student Orientation on Friday and Onee's coming over to watch more of Avatar, since she missed it.

And Nabari no Ou. I must get more people into it. Again, cyanwitch I blame you. OWLZAWAAAAAA~! And CHICKENBUTTHAIR. I am obviously easily amused, and this series is just fun. And though I do think that Aizawa and Raimei have potential, I'm not quite on the ship yet.

Okay, determination. Go! (Yay for good music! :D)

omgstuff

2009-04-28T07:08:20Z

So, just because I feel like it (wow, procrastination much?) I'm randomly posting here.

My life has gone insane. I know I live for these kinds of days where I don't stop from sun up until sun down (and after), but sometimes it just feels... idk, FML. This is one of those times. I had a project that I had to present on today (I don't think the teacher knows what it's like to be a fangirl - every fangirl I know knows that a wiki is really useful for whatever the topic is, and that's basically what I made), I had another project that I had to do an entry on, but am unable to do so because I forgot the password for the LJ account for it (go visit thealterworld), and I also have a 2-3 page paper due tomorrow at 7 pm on a book that I haven't read much of (and pretty much loathe the author at the moment), and Howl's Moving Castle (the book version, by Diana Wynne Jones).

I am excited about this last part, especially since I absolutely love everything by D. W. Jones that I've ever read, and I'm going to use some of the themes in the book, even if I don't agree with the author on many things.

Oh, and I have Japanese homework due Wednesday, which I haven't started. I may nearly die, but I know I'll survive but stiiiiiiiiiiiill. *whine* *bitch* *complain*

And every semester I swear that the next semester will be better and that I'll handle it better and be organized and stuff... BS. Complete BS. It never happens. And I wish I could make it happen. But then I don't, cuz I HATE keeping to schedules and stuff.

I think I may use some of my free visits to the counseling center to get some help with time management. Cuz omg, do I need it.

But anyways, I'm gonna go read this book by the annoying lady, and then do some sudoku and go to bed. Or something like that. And then run around madly tomor... today. ugh.

Okay, going now. *runs around more*

cyanwitch started it

2009-04-27T15:35:05Z

Way to combine two of my weaknesses, cyanwitch. Tarot and memes. ^^

You are The Star

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised

The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your thirst, with a guiding light to the future. They might say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

And then I went back to look at the other cards and changed one answer, and got this:

You are the World

Completion, Good Reward.

The World is the final card of the Major Arcana, and as such represents saturnian energies, time, and completion.

The World card pictures a dancer in a Yoni (sometimes made of laurel leaves). The Yoni symbolizes the great Mother, the cervix through which everything is born, and also the doorway to the next life after death. It is indicative of a complete circle. Everything is finally coming together, successfully and at last. You will get that Ph.D. you've been working for years to complete, graduate at long last, marry after a long engagement, or finish that huge project. This card is not for little ends, but for big ones, important ones, ones that come with well earned cheers and acknowledgements. Your hard work, knowledge, wisdom, patience, etc, will absolutely pay-off; you've done everything right.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

I don't do things small at all, do I? >_>

Names!

2009-04-25T04:59:31Z

So, if you're looking at this and you haven't read "Though Time May Pass, Some Things Never Change", don't spoil stuff for yourself and go here for an interesting story, and then come back and look at this little rant/description/explanation about the names of the characters.

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Okay, so you've read it now? Good.

So you've met Kasai, Tatsuo, Akiko, and Kaito. Well, let's start with the basics. Did you get exactly who they were? If not, they're actually reincarnations of the Four Legendary Beasts/Four Guardians/what-have-you. If you like Chinese and Japanese mythology (or have just watched Digimon and 02), then you know of them - the Azure Dragon, the Black Tortoise, the White Tiger, and the Vermillion Bird.

Making more sense now? Good.

So, let's start with Akiko (because she wants to go first). Nishimura Akiko was the name that I gave her, though I never called her by it in the story itself. For those of you who know a little Japanese, you'll recognize some parts of her name. Nishi being West and Aki being Autumn. The White Tiger of the West is associated with both of these as well as the element Metal, and so, there you have Akiko. ^^ (Who can kick your ass so easily, represents my favorite of the Four Beasts, and, if in an anime, would be voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Major Kusanagi, Helba, Cornelia Li Britannia), just so you get a better idea of who she is.)

Wakahisa Kaito was a bit more difficult. The Black Tortoise is associated with Water, Winter, and the direction North, so I did some internet research and found the Japanese surname Wakahisa, meaning "forever young". In Japanese culture, the turtle is associated with long life, so I figured this was a roundabout connection that worked well. Through the same process (searching the internet), I found the name Kaito, which has the kanji for "ocean" and either "to fly/soar" or a kanji that relates to Ursa Major. I didn't really care which it was for the latter, but "ocean" works well for a water association, yes?

Next is Minami Kasai, which is fairly simple. Minami is Japanese for South, and the Vermillion Bird is associated with the South, Fire, and Summer. I recently learned the directions in my Japanese class, and I remembered a character with the surname "Minami", so I just went with that, and did a quick search to find something with the kanji for Fire in it. Well, thank you Kanji Land at about.com. I found the word "Kasai" that means "fire, conflagration" and made that the name of the reincarnation of Suzaku.

The last, and first to be created, is Suzuki Tatsuo. Suzuki was actually decided at the last minute, and means "bell tree". The element of the Azure Dragon of the East is Wood (while the season is Spring), so this worked well. Tatsuo means "Dragon Man" according to the internet, but it didn't have the word "ryuu" in it, which would have given away things immediately, so it was perfect for this.

The Crow and the Jackal are allusions to Native American myths about those creatures, but I honestly got tired of doing lots of research, so I just kinda threw them together, and neither has a human name, at the moment. Also the man in gold is the Yellow Dragon of the Center whose element is Earth and also never received a name. Maybe another day.

If anyone has any immense urge to see the pictures that I drew of the different outfits, I'll take a picture with my webcam and post them up, but I think I'll wait until I get at least one voice of interest first. I'm lazy, and yes, it's my webcam cuz my printer and Ein (my laptop) haven't gotten along in MONTHS. I think maybe my printer is a cat. This would make sense. (Ein = dog in Cowboy Bebop, just fyi, and is where the computer's name came from.)

And now, back to the Fire Emblem!