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taotrooper) wrote2008-06-13 11:27 am
taotrooper) wrote2008-06-13 11:27 am
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Pwned by level 3 of Kirby's Adventures
Sigh, I'm sorry. I've been sort of emotional lately. I should be nicer to you guys, stop whining, not getting worked up for petty things no one but me gives a shit about. Even when Amazon's stock ruined my perfect birthday present woes. So, I'll try to smile more. I'll try to intimidate you guys less. I just don't know how to be nice or likable or charismatic. I'd feel like it's forced or something.
I'll do some of the letters I was given in the alphabet meme, but there are still a lot without claim. So, you can still ask? ^^;
Avatar:
I guess I started watching this for the action and the comedy, and because a lot of people were talking about it. And it was different, even for a heavily anime-influenced cartoon. At least in the beginning, the characters weren't grabbing me. But you see, as the series progressed, they grow on you in ways you didn't expect. The plot, even in its "genericness" and "predictability", has sweet turns. And it brings improvements to average shounen: girls truly kick ass and are treated as equals, old and adult people are as awesome as the kids and aren't just token mentors/enemies/relatives. It can be goofy, but it can also be sad. It's got friendship and family. I find it well-rounded. It's a pity most people won't give it a chance because of the art or the fact it's a Nick cartoon, since I think it's better than crap like the current trendy shounen manganime/American live action series.
Genfic:
Before I hit the fandom formally, Mary Sues apart, I had ideas about writing on characters. Introspection, domestic stuff, fill-the-blanks, that kind of thing. However, when I learned what fanfiction was and checked it out, it was ALL pairings and/or pron, and the most reviews were left to shitty sequels. So of course, my first attempt was copying the formula with a bad sequel with everyone paired off. Gladly it was left to rot with no feedback. The next step was less romance, but still a lousy crossover with HP. Months later, overwhelmed by the fact that crap had positive reviews and there were 126257 similar stories, I killed it with fire. BUT ANYWAY.
I have to thank Laurus. I had given up hope on writing fic when I stumbled into HER genfic. I had no idea it could be done, and well. That's why I attempted it in CCS. And years later, if I think about it, as much as a crappy writer that I am? I can write genfic more naturally than romance fic. I never know what to do with a pairing, so all my shipfic ends up being genfic with the characters interacting, or a vignette on one of the characters' inner feelings. This is why my shipfic is for couples who are already friendly in canon: if I tried to write, say, Klavier/Ema (canonically she hates his guts) or any rival/hate ship, I'd have no idea how to make up UST or a romantic transition. If it's not genfic it ends up looking awkward.
Hats:
...As in myself or in fiction...?
I've never wore hats. Never. Jamás. Nunca. The closest I've wore were the occasional baseball-like caps when I was little. I've never seen the point, in part because I've never LIVED in a city with a hat culture. Actually, it even baffles me to see anyone in the street wearing hats at all, traditional or not. I tend to associate hats with movies: fedoras in black-and-white oldies set in the early 20th century, or period movies with fluffy hats. But really, from the 80's and above, hats? The idea seems so alien. I thought I'd see more hats and trench coats after moving to Europe, but it's not the case either (besides the random Galician beret on old people). Not even modern fashionable, like sherpa/tuque. And since no one my age wears them, I don't want to look like a retard and use hats. I wouldn't even KNOW where to buy those. I'm not even into shoes, why care about hats?
Pets:
I'd have no idea how to keep an animal alive by myself. (I don't know how to keep ME alive by myself, mind you.) I'm no good with animals, and can barely babysit one for a week. I don't know how to pick one up as I'm afraid to drop it accidentally or it biting me if I don't hold it right. Even changing a goldfish to another fishtank with a net makes me feel anxious. Also, I fear bites and scratches for some reason. I guess I'm more the kind of person who looks at animals in photos and finds them sooooo cute, but handling the real deal is completely different since you don't have to clean up a picture's poop and the worse wound you'll get is a papercut.And my family wonders why I don't feel like getting married or having kids, huh.
Right now we have two pets (although I don't actually live with them): the chipmunk called Rocky and the cat called Jazz. Incidentally, I'm not either a cat or a dog person. There are dogs I find cute, there are cats I find cute; there's no preference for either. In general terms, if there was an animal as easy to take care of as a cat, but being as affectionate and loyal as a dog, I'd be all over it. But both species have their cons.
Shounen:
First of all, I must say that a large part of my all-favorite series are either shounen or non-shoujo. In theory that must mean I have a preference for shounen over shoujo, right? Right?
Except I noticed yesterday that I haven't been able to get into Jump-brand shounen for a while. I drop them like flies. Naruto, left it after ten volumes of not getting attached to anyone. Bleach, I dropped it after the Vizards. Death Note, I gave up during the second half. HunterXHunter, it was good until they started with the power-up crap. D.Gray-man, I never felt like retaking it. Reborn, it bored me after three volumes -and I doubt it'll "get better" for me when it turns into srs bsns. Sports series, I can never get into.
I think... my problem is that I've developed too-high standards, and that the way the mangakas must make every arc so epic and angsty. I don't mind epic and angst, in healthy measures. But it starts to feel redundant to me if you see the same thing in every series. Maybe I AM getting old, or stuff like FMA and OP and RK spoiled me rotten to the genre. Fights are great, but when they drag on and on like an episode of DBZ, and I can't see anyone but two characters getting development, I'm unable get into it. Also, it seems that if I'm reading 5-10 volumes of a manga (shounen or not) and I'm not emotionally attached to anyone, I stop reading altogether because I don't care. My shounen should be escapism, so why should it be more drop-dead serious than my real life? Have seriousness, but I also want some fun and cool people along the way.
Umbrellas:
I don't see the case of buying a pretty umbrella anymore. You see, this city is ridiculously windy. They keep breaking down on me. And when they're good quality, they just bend upwards. With such low life expectancy, there's no point to get cute ones or matching my wardrobe and shit.
There's also the fact I don't live in the city itself. I must take two buses to get home. Therefore, it's not practical to buy the long kind of umbrella since it's annoying to carry around, and if in the end it didn't rain I feel so stupid. So I have to buy the tiny folding ones because they fit in my bag. And you know, those models are ALWAYS fugly and more fragile than the normal ones. It's ALWAYS unicolor or tartan. So in the end I'm all like "whatever" and let my relatives get me a random one. In the end, with these bitches is all about functionality above fashion. I never like my umbrellas or get attached to them because it's sad I can't actually use them or they'll become unusable.
I'll do some of the letters I was given in the alphabet meme, but there are still a lot without claim. So, you can still ask? ^^;
Avatar:
I guess I started watching this for the action and the comedy, and because a lot of people were talking about it. And it was different, even for a heavily anime-influenced cartoon. At least in the beginning, the characters weren't grabbing me. But you see, as the series progressed, they grow on you in ways you didn't expect. The plot, even in its "genericness" and "predictability", has sweet turns. And it brings improvements to average shounen: girls truly kick ass and are treated as equals, old and adult people are as awesome as the kids and aren't just token mentors/enemies/relatives. It can be goofy, but it can also be sad. It's got friendship and family. I find it well-rounded. It's a pity most people won't give it a chance because of the art or the fact it's a Nick cartoon, since I think it's better than crap like the current trendy shounen manganime/American live action series.
Genfic:
Before I hit the fandom formally, Mary Sues apart, I had ideas about writing on characters. Introspection, domestic stuff, fill-the-blanks, that kind of thing. However, when I learned what fanfiction was and checked it out, it was ALL pairings and/or pron, and the most reviews were left to shitty sequels. So of course, my first attempt was copying the formula with a bad sequel with everyone paired off. Gladly it was left to rot with no feedback. The next step was less romance, but still a lousy crossover with HP. Months later, overwhelmed by the fact that crap had positive reviews and there were 126257 similar stories, I killed it with fire. BUT ANYWAY.
I have to thank Laurus. I had given up hope on writing fic when I stumbled into HER genfic. I had no idea it could be done, and well. That's why I attempted it in CCS. And years later, if I think about it, as much as a crappy writer that I am? I can write genfic more naturally than romance fic. I never know what to do with a pairing, so all my shipfic ends up being genfic with the characters interacting, or a vignette on one of the characters' inner feelings. This is why my shipfic is for couples who are already friendly in canon: if I tried to write, say, Klavier/Ema (canonically she hates his guts) or any rival/hate ship, I'd have no idea how to make up UST or a romantic transition. If it's not genfic it ends up looking awkward.
Hats:
...As in myself or in fiction...?
I've never wore hats. Never. Jamás. Nunca. The closest I've wore were the occasional baseball-like caps when I was little. I've never seen the point, in part because I've never LIVED in a city with a hat culture. Actually, it even baffles me to see anyone in the street wearing hats at all, traditional or not. I tend to associate hats with movies: fedoras in black-and-white oldies set in the early 20th century, or period movies with fluffy hats. But really, from the 80's and above, hats? The idea seems so alien. I thought I'd see more hats and trench coats after moving to Europe, but it's not the case either (besides the random Galician beret on old people). Not even modern fashionable, like sherpa/tuque. And since no one my age wears them, I don't want to look like a retard and use hats. I wouldn't even KNOW where to buy those. I'm not even into shoes, why care about hats?
Pets:
I'd have no idea how to keep an animal alive by myself. (I don't know how to keep ME alive by myself, mind you.) I'm no good with animals, and can barely babysit one for a week. I don't know how to pick one up as I'm afraid to drop it accidentally or it biting me if I don't hold it right. Even changing a goldfish to another fishtank with a net makes me feel anxious. Also, I fear bites and scratches for some reason. I guess I'm more the kind of person who looks at animals in photos and finds them sooooo cute, but handling the real deal is completely different since you don't have to clean up a picture's poop and the worse wound you'll get is a papercut.
Right now we have two pets (although I don't actually live with them): the chipmunk called Rocky and the cat called Jazz. Incidentally, I'm not either a cat or a dog person. There are dogs I find cute, there are cats I find cute; there's no preference for either. In general terms, if there was an animal as easy to take care of as a cat, but being as affectionate and loyal as a dog, I'd be all over it. But both species have their cons.
Shounen:
First of all, I must say that a large part of my all-favorite series are either shounen or non-shoujo. In theory that must mean I have a preference for shounen over shoujo, right? Right?
Except I noticed yesterday that I haven't been able to get into Jump-brand shounen for a while. I drop them like flies. Naruto, left it after ten volumes of not getting attached to anyone. Bleach, I dropped it after the Vizards. Death Note, I gave up during the second half. HunterXHunter, it was good until they started with the power-up crap. D.Gray-man, I never felt like retaking it. Reborn, it bored me after three volumes -and I doubt it'll "get better" for me when it turns into srs bsns. Sports series, I can never get into.
I think... my problem is that I've developed too-high standards, and that the way the mangakas must make every arc so epic and angsty. I don't mind epic and angst, in healthy measures. But it starts to feel redundant to me if you see the same thing in every series. Maybe I AM getting old, or stuff like FMA and OP and RK spoiled me rotten to the genre. Fights are great, but when they drag on and on like an episode of DBZ, and I can't see anyone but two characters getting development, I'm unable get into it. Also, it seems that if I'm reading 5-10 volumes of a manga (shounen or not) and I'm not emotionally attached to anyone, I stop reading altogether because I don't care. My shounen should be escapism, so why should it be more drop-dead serious than my real life? Have seriousness, but I also want some fun and cool people along the way.
Umbrellas:
I don't see the case of buying a pretty umbrella anymore. You see, this city is ridiculously windy. They keep breaking down on me. And when they're good quality, they just bend upwards. With such low life expectancy, there's no point to get cute ones or matching my wardrobe and shit.
There's also the fact I don't live in the city itself. I must take two buses to get home. Therefore, it's not practical to buy the long kind of umbrella since it's annoying to carry around, and if in the end it didn't rain I feel so stupid. So I have to buy the tiny folding ones because they fit in my bag. And you know, those models are ALWAYS fugly and more fragile than the normal ones. It's ALWAYS unicolor or tartan. So in the end I'm all like "whatever" and let my relatives get me a random one. In the end, with these bitches is all about functionality above fashion. I never like my umbrellas or get attached to them because it's sad I can't actually use them or they'll become unusable.