In the "no one cares about this" category:
I've become obsessed with this Swedish word and the fact that there's no English word for it. The word being skadeglädje. And especially when used in the very common Swedish phrase skadeglädje är den enda sanna glädjen. That phrase speaks volumes about us as a people.
Okay, so my trusty Norstedts dictionary tells me that skadeglädje means "malicious pleasure". So the phrase translated would be: malicious pleasure is the only true pleasure. But the underlying meaning is so much more. It's the joy of seeing someone being taken down a peg or two, of seeing the mighty stumble and fall. The best way I've been able to explain it to myself is that it's a cross between "laughing all the way to the bank" and "sour grapes". But being the one who's looking on from the outside, seeing the person saying "sour grapes". If you know what I mean.
In fandom terms you might say that it's the joy of having a great show to watch while all the people who've been resisting it "on principle" go without. *g*
Anyway, that was a whole lot of nothing that might be of interest to maybe...one person on my friends list. *waves to meko00*
Another thing that people might actually care about: I love my layout. So so much. And I'm not talking about what I've done, but what roniabirk, the creator, has done. So many fabulous customization settings. I, the html illiterate (yes, still), can do wonderful things that make it look like I actually know what I'm doing. Like, have you ever noticed that the icons I have in my sidebar are actually links to my LJ memories for that icon category? And there are great things you can do with headers and image maps, but I'm not even close to being able to try it out.
Oh, by the way, roniabirk? Remember a month or so ago you asked about things we wanted to tweak in the layout? I couldn't for the life of me remember the few things I wanted to change, but I do now. One of the things was linking the comment icons to that person's user pic page which you already took care of, but the other thing was the fact that on my friends page there's no one-click way to access a user's info page because the usual LJ icon before a person's name is missing. Am I missing something? Eeeee! I say it here and it happens there. Thanks, I was only talking about something for future updates, but this is just perfect. And full mode too! =)
Okay, one thing that might actually make this post semi-postable: a Veronica Mars thought.
The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that Logan being the one to roofie Veronica's drink isn't just the way it will go, it's the way it should go.
Obviously not the way I want it to go, but trust me, I know myself. Unless there's conflict and/or angst I lose interest in a 'ship*. Even one rife with issues like Logan/Veronica. Something needs to happen, and what could be better (or worse, depending on how you look at it) than two people finding something with each other and then realizing that one of them unintentionally caused the other irreparable harm? It could make for a whole season of angst! And earned angst at that, none of that ridiculous Buffy/Angel angst of season 3 that makes me tear my hair out because it's about nothing.
(*apostrophe for Teija. Who probably won't even read this. Hee!)
I haven't decided if this is just something I'm trying to convince myself of, or if it's actually a good story to tell. I'm thinking that if I were looking for fic, this is exactly what I'd be looking for - struggles and problems and emotions that need to be dealt with.
And on another fanfic-related note: Every time I watch "the kiss" I keep thinking that it's the kind of thing you read in fics, but that you never see on shows because shows don't want to go there. It's as if they don't want to raise the bar too high and hear forever after that nothing ever lived up to that moment. Shows take years to get to a point like that, where it's caution to the wind, no holds barred, go for broke.
And I love that VM did that! They went for broke, because really, what do they have to lose? They have loyal viewers, sure, but not a large viewing audience. They can do anything and everything because they're not successful. How sad is that to contemplate?
What do you know! A whole string of VM thoughts.
Okay, so my trusty Norstedts dictionary tells me that skadeglädje means "malicious pleasure". So the phrase translated would be: malicious pleasure is the only true pleasure. But the underlying meaning is so much more. It's the joy of seeing someone being taken down a peg or two, of seeing the mighty stumble and fall. The best way I've been able to explain it to myself is that it's a cross between "laughing all the way to the bank" and "sour grapes". But being the one who's looking on from the outside, seeing the person saying "sour grapes". If you know what I mean.
In fandom terms you might say that it's the joy of having a great show to watch while all the people who've been resisting it "on principle" go without. *g*
Anyway, that was a whole lot of nothing that might be of interest to maybe...one person on my friends list. *waves to meko00*
Another thing that people might actually care about: I love my layout. So so much. And I'm not talking about what I've done, but what roniabirk, the creator, has done. So many fabulous customization settings. I, the html illiterate (yes, still), can do wonderful things that make it look like I actually know what I'm doing. Like, have you ever noticed that the icons I have in my sidebar are actually links to my LJ memories for that icon category? And there are great things you can do with headers and image maps, but I'm not even close to being able to try it out.
Oh, by the way, roniabirk? Remember a month or so ago you asked about things we wanted to tweak in the layout? I couldn't for the life of me remember the few things I wanted to change, but I do now. One of the things was linking the comment icons to that person's user pic page which you already took care of, but the other thing was the fact that on my friends page there's no one-click way to access a user's info page because the usual LJ icon before a person's name is missing. Am I missing something? Eeeee! I say it here and it happens there. Thanks, I was only talking about something for future updates, but this is just perfect. And full mode too! =)
Okay, one thing that might actually make this post semi-postable: a Veronica Mars thought.
The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that Logan being the one to roofie Veronica's drink isn't just the way it will go, it's the way it should go.
Obviously not the way I want it to go, but trust me, I know myself. Unless there's conflict and/or angst I lose interest in a 'ship*. Even one rife with issues like Logan/Veronica. Something needs to happen, and what could be better (or worse, depending on how you look at it) than two people finding something with each other and then realizing that one of them unintentionally caused the other irreparable harm? It could make for a whole season of angst! And earned angst at that, none of that ridiculous Buffy/Angel angst of season 3 that makes me tear my hair out because it's about nothing.
(*apostrophe for Teija. Who probably won't even read this. Hee!)
I haven't decided if this is just something I'm trying to convince myself of, or if it's actually a good story to tell. I'm thinking that if I were looking for fic, this is exactly what I'd be looking for - struggles and problems and emotions that need to be dealt with.
And on another fanfic-related note: Every time I watch "the kiss" I keep thinking that it's the kind of thing you read in fics, but that you never see on shows because shows don't want to go there. It's as if they don't want to raise the bar too high and hear forever after that nothing ever lived up to that moment. Shows take years to get to a point like that, where it's caution to the wind, no holds barred, go for broke.
And I love that VM did that! They went for broke, because really, what do they have to lose? They have loyal viewers, sure, but not a large viewing audience. They can do anything and everything because they're not successful. How sad is that to contemplate?
What do you know! A whole string of VM thoughts.