I INTEND TO LIVE FOREVER.

snagged from arbor_vitae

( common fears meme )


So apparently I'm "normal." The "high speed" one...I don't think I'm necessarily afraid of it in every scenario, but I don't like driving fast. I don't mind riding with people who drive fast, as long as they're not reckless.

Oh, and yes, I'm afraid of dinosaurs. Not that I'm really afraid of them....coming back or anything. But Jurassic Park gave me lots of nightmares as a kid, so I figured I'd better put it. xD Hurricanes/storms and the ocean...those are probably the fears I think on the most. I'm not afraid of going into the ocean or anything, I like the beach well enough. But I am afraid of the open ocean, and the things that live in the ocean, and the storms it brings...etc.

( survey thingy )

I feel like a loser for having this icon because I've never watched FMA and I have no real desire to.

And yet, I ship them.

This is sad, isn't it? I can't help it. They look so hot together. x)

For some reason I've gotten back into reading chapterfics, something that I haven't done in a while. I've been spending way too much time looking for Zutara fics (especially chapterfics) lately. I'm looking for post 3x12 (or 3x13) fics, but sadly there aren't too many of them. Woes.

There are a few things that bug me about Zutara fics. I guess the capture/kidnap/omgraep cliche would irk me, but I don't usually even bother clicking on those (of course I think capture can be done well, it's just overdone and usually stupid). One thing that I don't like - and it's not necessarily either good or bad writing, just a preference, I guess - is when Zuko loses his scar. I just...I dunno. Zuko without his scar just isn't Zuko to me. I'm sure I was squeeing as much as any other Zutarian when Katara said she could heal it, but I didn't really WANT her to. I...it's Zuko. I'm sure it's a painful reminder of his past to him, but DAMMIT I LIKE IT. Besides, Zuko needs to be painfully reminded of his past in case he ever feels like fucking up again.

I also don't like it when Zuko and Katara suddenly get along great in fanfiction. Who wants to read that? I mean, it makes sense in future!fic, when Zuko and Katara are older and have supposedly been friends for a while, but...buh? Katara is barely tolerating him at this point. Though I am DYING to see Zuko try to get on her good side in canon, since he seems to be struggling to gain acceptance...too may lulz to be had. Oh Zuzu. ♥


I am completely Zutara obsessed for some reason. Of course, I like several other Avatar ships, but the only one for which I've actually hunted fic for is Smellerbee/Longshot. Because it was meant to be, baybee. I'm not really so concerned about how Katara's romance turns out, but omg Smellershot NEEDS to be canon by the end (it practically is, anyway :P).


I have so much to do, fandom-wise. I feel like I haven't read Naruto OR Bleach in, like...100 chapters. And I really want to re-read the Inuyasha manga, one of these centuries. And I never got around to reading more than 3 chapters of Kekkaishi, dammit. And I need to finish Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. And I'm sure there's more. xD

Speaking of TTGL, I'm really starting to like Viral. I didn't care much for him at first, but I like him a lot now. Woo~

Okay, so I'm thinking that I should start a fic journal.

At first I didn't want to, because having a separate journal can be kind of annoying. But then I got to thinking that it would be annoying to have to read all my random bullshit if all you really wanted to read was my fic? I dunno. And I guess I could still link to it on my journal, because for some reason I dislike having someone and their writing journal friended (I friend writing journals for people I don't know, y'know?) but...maybe that would be annoying for people on my FList who didn't want to read my fic? I lose either way!

Ugh, I'll probably just start one and delete all the ones I've already posted here. At least that way, you guys don't have to endure me uploading my old stuff. Maybe I'll just make a community for my stuff.

You know, every time I get to thinking that I might be a sort-of-good fic writer, I go out and read what the rest of the world has to offer, and realize that I'm average at best.

Especially with prose. I dunno, it just seems so...not really boring...simple, maybe? Which isn't to say that simple is a bad thing, but oftentimes I find myself blown away by someone else's prose and can't ever imagine myself writing something that beautiful.

Hn.

Maybe if I actually, y'know, edited my fics, they would be better. But I'm lazy and, more than that, I'd always rather work on new stuff. Oh wells.

Holy shit, I haven't written anything since May. I didn't realize that it had been so long. This must be rectified. I'm working on a little Ginny/Luna piece, but lately I can never bring myself to write more than a paragraph or two.

Maybe I'll spit out something soon. Maybe not. Oh wells.

Recently I saw There Will Be Blood. Honestly, I thought it was a hilarious film. I don't know that it has much re-watch value, though. I doubt I would enjoy it as much the second time around.

It definitely wasn't what I was expecting. Then again, I wasn't really sure what to expect, so.

Some of my favorite lines were:

♥ "Give me the blood, God, so I can get out of here." - That whole scene was just ROFL. I saw some people criticizing others on IMDB for laughing at that scene. Seriously, I can't see why you WOULDN'T laugh. It was great.
♥ "Bastard in a basket!" - Seriously, the way he said it, and kept repeating it (especially when his son couldn't hear him)...lol.
♥ "I drink your milkshake!" - Of course, which seems to be very popular.

I really loved Daniel Day-Lewis in this movie.


If I ever decide to...create anything (you know, a book or something), and it's a series, I hope I finish it before it becomes popular. I dunno, so many series just seem to jump the gun at times, and I think it has a bit to do with them not being finished first. I'm thinking mostly of mangas, especially the long ones, but HP is a bit like that for me, too. I dunno, I just think you're more prone to changing your mind the longer it takes you to finish it. And you're more likely to lose sight of your themes, etc., because, well, you just forget. Which makes sense; I mean, it's not like I remember everything I've ever written.

Anyway.