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Seen on campus:
A "Gestahl/Kefka 08" bumper sticker.
I didn't believe I was seeing it at first. XD
A "Gestahl/Kefka 08" bumper sticker.
I didn't believe I was seeing it at first. XD
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Sep. 29th, 2008 02:56 pmMy accomplishment for today:
Debated my biggest hot-button emotional-response issue with someone whose views were almost diametrically opposite to mine, and kept it very civil and respectful.
I'm feeling pretty awesome about that. \o/
It made me think, too. Religion was such a big part of the conversation that I was inevitably asked about my beliefs; I gave my usual "Well, I'm an agnostic Unitarian Universalist..." spiel which basically boils down to "I don't have any", but upon reflection, I've realized that that's not entirely accurate.
I believe in humanity.
That's my religion. I believe in humanity the way some people believe in God. I believe there's something essential and decent in human beings, something that won't always come out when pressed but sometimes will, and it's not something I can always see and not something you can touch or prove or measure, and sometimes it's hard to hold on to that faith when the whole world seems like it's trying to prove me wrong, but at the end of the day I believe, down to the bottom of my soul, that there's something inside people that's worth fighting for, worth loving for, worth building for, worth searching for. Something that leads us to reach out to one another and say "You're suffering, I can see your pain... what can I do to help?" and that in the end, that's what will win out. Not our destruction, not our hate; I believe in our love.
I should debate more often. It always seems to bring good things.
Debated my biggest hot-button emotional-response issue with someone whose views were almost diametrically opposite to mine, and kept it very civil and respectful.
I'm feeling pretty awesome about that. \o/
It made me think, too. Religion was such a big part of the conversation that I was inevitably asked about my beliefs; I gave my usual "Well, I'm an agnostic Unitarian Universalist..." spiel which basically boils down to "I don't have any", but upon reflection, I've realized that that's not entirely accurate.
I believe in humanity.
That's my religion. I believe in humanity the way some people believe in God. I believe there's something essential and decent in human beings, something that won't always come out when pressed but sometimes will, and it's not something I can always see and not something you can touch or prove or measure, and sometimes it's hard to hold on to that faith when the whole world seems like it's trying to prove me wrong, but at the end of the day I believe, down to the bottom of my soul, that there's something inside people that's worth fighting for, worth loving for, worth building for, worth searching for. Something that leads us to reach out to one another and say "You're suffering, I can see your pain... what can I do to help?" and that in the end, that's what will win out. Not our destruction, not our hate; I believe in our love.
I should debate more often. It always seems to bring good things.
'Sup.
In real life news, can I possibly say enough how glad I am to have an art-heavy class load again this semester? It's like... I get art. Art is comfortable, even when the last thing I want to do is go in and draw for three hours. I had no art at all last semester, so having it three out of four classes this semester... mmm. Art, my love~
I think my favorite part of multifandom games is the potential for interesting and unexpected IC friendships.
It's not that a character's canon relationships aren't good enough - it's just that letting them meet new people, who aren't in their story for a specific plot reason but are just there brings a sometimes startling dimension of vitality to the character. When you throw in the wildly different mythos that multifandoms have to deal with, it gets really amazing. (Riku's already had to explain darkness twice. It's really hard, but really fun to come up with a way to write what is, to him, like describing blue.)
And sometimes, a different character from a completely different fandom, with a completely different worldview, that Character A would have no other chance of meeting other than a multifandom RP, is exactly what they need.
Like, I still remember Zax and Vash's friendship on Sages and AP with immense fondness - they were such similar, optimistic people, who got along so well despite their stark disagreement on a few major things. I loved playing Zax, very aware of the implications of his chosen career, off of uber-pacifist Vash. It was great RP and they made the best BFFs ever.
I've only been in CFUD for a couple of weeks, and already Riku's making interesting friends. (Hilariously, some of them are from canons that are pretty much at the other end of the scale from his. o Kingdom Hearts.) I'm really looking forward to seeing what else develops~
(Also, it is now my headcanon forever that after they get out of Camp, Riku tracks down Kaiji and steals him away to his world where poor Kaiji can get a goddamned break.)
It's not that a character's canon relationships aren't good enough - it's just that letting them meet new people, who aren't in their story for a specific plot reason but are just there brings a sometimes startling dimension of vitality to the character. When you throw in the wildly different mythos that multifandoms have to deal with, it gets really amazing. (Riku's already had to explain darkness twice. It's really hard, but really fun to come up with a way to write what is, to him, like describing blue.)
And sometimes, a different character from a completely different fandom, with a completely different worldview, that Character A would have no other chance of meeting other than a multifandom RP, is exactly what they need.
Like, I still remember Zax and Vash's friendship on Sages and AP with immense fondness - they were such similar, optimistic people, who got along so well despite their stark disagreement on a few major things. I loved playing Zax, very aware of the implications of his chosen career, off of uber-pacifist Vash. It was great RP and they made the best BFFs ever.
I've only been in CFUD for a couple of weeks, and already Riku's making interesting friends. (Hilariously, some of them are from canons that are pretty much at the other end of the scale from his. o Kingdom Hearts.) I'm really looking forward to seeing what else develops~
(Also, it is now my headcanon forever that after they get out of Camp, Riku tracks down Kaiji and steals him away to his world where poor Kaiji can get a goddamned break.)
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Sep. 2nd, 2008 01:12 amHEY GUYS HEY GUYS HEY REMEMBER THOSE BIRTHDAY DRABBLES?
I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT THEM.
For![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
raisedbymoogles: FF7/Princess Tutu, Yuffie/Ahiru, enthusiasm: "Sometimes you just gotta grab life by the ass."
It turned into KH, I'm sorry.
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( There was a lot to be annoyed about on this field mission... )
Foranriko: Ansem/Xemnas, Kingdom Hearts
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( The hypothesis is disproven, as easily as that... )
Forsyvia: Riku vs. Maleficent's groupies, being less than badass
( 'Don't touch 'em, kid, unless you got a real hankering to see what a lonely wailing eternity is like...' )
I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT THEM.
For
raisedbymoogles: FF7/Princess Tutu, Yuffie/Ahiru, enthusiasm: "Sometimes you just gotta grab life by the ass." It turned into KH, I'm sorry.
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( There was a lot to be annoyed about on this field mission... )
For
anriko: Ansem/Xemnas, Kingdom Hearts-
( The hypothesis is disproven, as easily as that... )
For
syvia: Riku vs. Maleficent's groupies, being less than badass( 'Don't touch 'em, kid, unless you got a real hankering to see what a lonely wailing eternity is like...' )
I love CFUD
Aug. 31st, 2008 09:55 pmRiku: ... I love throwing Riku at Dahlia
Dahlia: 8D
Dahlia: YOU NEED TO LEARN TO LOVE THE SPARKLES, BOY
Riku: BUT THEY'RE COUNTER TO MY NATURRRRRE.
Dahlia: oh get over it :|
Riku: I WALK IN THE TWILIGHT, I SHOULD NOT SPARKLE :<
Riku: ....
Riku: oh fuck did I seriously just
Dahlia: p-pffthahahahahahahahahaahahaha
Dahlia: 8D
Dahlia: YOU NEED TO LEARN TO LOVE THE SPARKLES, BOY
Riku: BUT THEY'RE COUNTER TO MY NATURRRRRE.
Dahlia: oh get over it :|
Riku: I WALK IN THE TWILIGHT, I SHOULD NOT SPARKLE :<
Riku: ....
Riku: oh fuck did I seriously just
Dahlia: p-pffthahahahahahahahahaahahaha
random thought exercise
Aug. 23rd, 2008 01:46 am
Meet Grim Eyes, a hunter in the highly matriarchal hyena society of Digger. (Unless you already read Digger. ... Which you should anyway.)
I'm curious. What are people's gut reactions to this? I think it makes for an interesting thought exercise, so feel free to tell me what you think. Anon comments are fine of course, IP logging is off.
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Aug. 21st, 2008 07:30 pmI haz question!
Are there any Pokemon players on my flist who would be willing to trade me something - anything, really - holding a spare Leftovers?
I'm still beating my head against the Pokemon League, and one of my Pokemon is just really going to need some Leftovers. My only option for getting one right now is honey trees, though, and that's not working too well.
My friendcode is 4339 0087 7918. If you've got a Leftovers to spare, even just to loan, you will have my UNDYING GRATITUDE. ;_;
Edit:ettezag is awesome~
Are there any Pokemon players on my flist who would be willing to trade me something - anything, really - holding a spare Leftovers?
I'm still beating my head against the Pokemon League, and one of my Pokemon is just really going to need some Leftovers. My only option for getting one right now is honey trees, though, and that's not working too well.
My friendcode is 4339 0087 7918. If you've got a Leftovers to spare, even just to loan, you will have my UNDYING GRATITUDE. ;_;
Edit:
ettezag is awesome~(no subject)
Aug. 18th, 2008 03:43 pm...I'm starting to resent the popular (and I do it too) criticism against typical weepy ukes that they're "girly" or "girls with dicks" or whatever.
Let's not insult little girls by comparing them to those sobbing wastes of ink, guys. Ukes are like... crying little babies. It's the immaturity and helplessness they express when in a position where someone really ought to be (at least somewhat) mature and independent that makes yaoi creepy, repellent, and unhealthy. It's not that they're feminine. It's that yaoi generally features an angry abusive asshole raping a baby in a man's body.
Let's not insult little girls by comparing them to those sobbing wastes of ink, guys. Ukes are like... crying little babies. It's the immaturity and helplessness they express when in a position where someone really ought to be (at least somewhat) mature and independent that makes yaoi creepy, repellent, and unhealthy. It's not that they're feminine. It's that yaoi generally features an angry abusive asshole raping a baby in a man's body.
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Aug. 12th, 2008 12:56 amTwo political posts in a row, from me? Believe it.
I know precious few of you on my flist are Arizonans (and I got this from one of you), but those of you who are:
Vote no on Prop 102.
I honestly don't know what else to say. It just seems self-evident to me that this is hateful, wrong, and needs to be shot down again so hopefully it'll stay dead this time.
I know precious few of you on my flist are Arizonans (and I got this from one of you), but those of you who are:
Vote no on Prop 102.
I honestly don't know what else to say. It just seems self-evident to me that this is hateful, wrong, and needs to be shot down again so hopefully it'll stay dead this time.
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Aug. 5th, 2008 10:09 pmakjghskdhjg
I GOT A CALLBACK FROM THE DISNEY STORE
That kind of came out of nowhere and was the last call I was expecting but YOU KNOW WHAT, NOT COMPLAINING
Group interview next week. eeeee *bouncebouncebounce*
Also, it's thunderstorming. Today is a Good Day.
I GOT A CALLBACK FROM THE DISNEY STORE
That kind of came out of nowhere and was the last call I was expecting but YOU KNOW WHAT, NOT COMPLAINING
Group interview next week. eeeee *bouncebouncebounce*
Also, it's thunderstorming. Today is a Good Day.
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Jul. 28th, 2008 04:59 pmOKAY
I AM GOING TO FINISH THIS THING
OR AT LEAST MAKE PROGRESS WORTH SPEAKING OF
TONIGHT!!!
IF IT KILLS ME
which I hope it won't
but it might
FUCKING TSUNDERES
(This may or may not make sense later.)
Edit: Well, progress worth speaking of was made. I'll call that a victory.
I AM GOING TO FINISH THIS THING
OR AT LEAST MAKE PROGRESS WORTH SPEAKING OF
TONIGHT!!!
IF IT KILLS ME
which I hope it won't
but it might
FUCKING TSUNDERES
(This may or may not make sense later.)
Edit: Well, progress worth speaking of was made. I'll call that a victory.
yes another meme
Jul. 26th, 2008 02:17 pmOh, why not. The last time I did this was like three fandoms ago, and even meaningless memey writing stimulates the brainmeats.
So: that shipmeme.
Comment with 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:
"When all is said and done" Ship:
So: that shipmeme.
Comment with 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:
"When all is said and done" Ship:
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Jul. 23rd, 2008 07:00 pmI had a weird dream last night.
It... had something to do with an apocalypse by flood, I think. (It's hard to find a throughline in my dreams, sometimes, with all the weird fannish "I play too many videogames" stuff scattered throughout.) The world wasn't over - a surprising amount of civilization had survived, there were at least some working computers/electronics, and there were still people - but there was a sense in the dream that quite a lot had been washed away.
The people who'd survived the flood were... changed, I guess. It seemed that we were now living more or less indefinitely, with very little maintenance required. I think that was what made it really feel like an apocalypse and not just a big disaster; something about the world had fundamentally changed. Still, it didn't really feel destructive. Just sort of quiet...
Before I woke up was, I think, the only time I played myself in the dream. I was talking to someone, apparently about the possibility of getting the breast reduction I want in the new, post-apocalyptic world - the response was something like "what, are you crazy?" and going on to inform me that I'd want to hold onto any little "quirks" (because having a huge rack is a "quirk", I guess). Presumably, this was because human development was now stagnated, and with our very long lifespans in front of us, we'd need anything we could get to break the monotony...
I can't decide of the overall feel of the dream was more bleak or reassuring. It felt kind of sad and quiet in the dream, but we were still around, there were still families living together, happy to have survived together. And while it wasn't necessarily a very rosy one, we were at least guaranteed a safe future. I was sort of sad when I woke up from that.
Man, I dunno. That was weird.
It... had something to do with an apocalypse by flood, I think. (It's hard to find a throughline in my dreams, sometimes, with all the weird fannish "I play too many videogames" stuff scattered throughout.) The world wasn't over - a surprising amount of civilization had survived, there were at least some working computers/electronics, and there were still people - but there was a sense in the dream that quite a lot had been washed away.
The people who'd survived the flood were... changed, I guess. It seemed that we were now living more or less indefinitely, with very little maintenance required. I think that was what made it really feel like an apocalypse and not just a big disaster; something about the world had fundamentally changed. Still, it didn't really feel destructive. Just sort of quiet...
Before I woke up was, I think, the only time I played myself in the dream. I was talking to someone, apparently about the possibility of getting the breast reduction I want in the new, post-apocalyptic world - the response was something like "what, are you crazy?" and going on to inform me that I'd want to hold onto any little "quirks" (because having a huge rack is a "quirk", I guess). Presumably, this was because human development was now stagnated, and with our very long lifespans in front of us, we'd need anything we could get to break the monotony...
I can't decide of the overall feel of the dream was more bleak or reassuring. It felt kind of sad and quiet in the dream, but we were still around, there were still families living together, happy to have survived together. And while it wasn't necessarily a very rosy one, we were at least guaranteed a safe future. I was sort of sad when I woke up from that.
Man, I dunno. That was weird.
life is pretty good
Jul. 13th, 2008 09:53 pmHey, guys, only two days left on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
livelongnmarry! My offer is still open :D
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I am totally doing the happy Lyssie dance because HOLY CRAP MONSOONS. The rain we had today nearly flooded our back yard. 8D This is what I wait for every year, man. Raaaaain~ <3
Also, pot roast.
... I really haven't been up to much lately XD;
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I am totally doing the happy Lyssie dance because HOLY CRAP MONSOONS. The rain we had today nearly flooded our back yard. 8D This is what I wait for every year, man. Raaaaain~ <3
Also, pot roast.
... I really haven't been up to much lately XD;
[Fic] PW, "Seventh Night"
Jul. 7th, 2008 07:00 amMORE MIA/DIEGO. This is the (much happier) actual Tanabata fic, as promised.
Title: Seventh Night
Words: 1,918
Pairing: Mia/Diego
Rating: PG
Summary: On the night of sevens, we meet again.
Prompt: "This month's Gyakuten Snapshot:
http://i27.tinypic.com/28tj60m.jpg
There's your prompt, Anon! Pretty please?"
( 'How I've missed you, pretty Vega,' he murmured. )
Title: Seventh Night
Words: 1,918
Pairing: Mia/Diego
Rating: PG
Summary: On the night of sevens, we meet again.
Prompt: "This month's Gyakuten Snapshot:
http://i27.tinypic.com/28tj60m.jpg
There's your prompt, Anon! Pretty please?"
( 'How I've missed you, pretty Vega,' he murmured. )
[Fic] PW, "Good Night"
Jul. 6th, 2008 04:13 pmIt's Tanabata in Japan! (Well, sort of.) Therefore, Mia and Diego.
This is the angsty one. Proper Tanabata fic will be posted tomorrow!
Title: Good Night
Words: 375
Pairing: Mia/Diego
Rating: PG
Summary: Diego, his last moments, and Mia.
Prompt: "Maya!Mia visits Godot in the hospital, they talk about his fear of his impending death." (There was more to the prompt, but that was the only relevant part.)
( 'Sing me a lullaby, kitten,' he murmurs. 'What kind of dreams are waiting for me tonight?' )
This is the angsty one. Proper Tanabata fic will be posted tomorrow!
Title: Good Night
Words: 375
Pairing: Mia/Diego
Rating: PG
Summary: Diego, his last moments, and Mia.
Prompt: "Maya!Mia visits Godot in the hospital, they talk about his fear of his impending death." (There was more to the prompt, but that was the only relevant part.)
( 'Sing me a lullaby, kitten,' he murmurs. 'What kind of dreams are waiting for me tonight?' )
