In which I actually have an EXCUSE to rant about my obsessions!
Association Meme: Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
1. Spider-Man
I can clearly remember my first encounter with Spider-Man. B1 had just bought Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 8: Cats and Kings, and on the way home from the comic shop I started reading it. By the time we got home I was interested enough to finish up the volume. Then I went into B1’s bedroom, plunked myself on the floor in front of his bookshelf, and proceeded to read volumes 1-7 in one sitting. I was hooked. For a while after that I only read Ultimate, but eventually I broadened my spectrum to include Amazing, Spectacular, Friendly Neighborhood, and whatever else fell into my lap. Ultimate is still my favorite today, but it’s hard to show me a title that I won’t like. Spider-Man is everything that is right with the world today, and everything that wants to get better. I’m so desperately in love with him, and if I amount to even a little of what he’s amounted to I’ll be happy. These days I’m afraid I’ll be limited to The Spectacular Spider-Man show for my Spidey fix, but that’s only because I’m losing my faith in Marvel. I will never lose my faith in Spider-Man.
2. Percy Jackson
I love this guy! Okay, I have to admit; at first I didn’t love Percy himself all that much. I was really thrown off when he mentioned in The Lightning Thief that he plagiarized a paper, and even besides that he just bothered me a little. But then came The Battle of the Labyrinth, and all was forgiven. But there is so much I love about this series. First of all, there are Greek gods and monsters running around all over the place. How cool is that? And then you’ve got these really complex, interesting original characters, like Luke, Nico, and Thalia. Throw in a few intense fight scenes, some teenage romantic angst, and a smattering of really exciting prophecies, and what’s not to love? The whole thing just feels huge to me. I can’t wait to find out what’s going to happen in the end. Oh, May 5th, please hurry up and get here!
3. Teen Titans
I miss my Titans. They’re sitting right in front of me, and I’m tempted to take them down and spend a day or so watching Robin battle Slade and Raven battle Trigon and Beast Boy battle New-Fu. There’s this small part of me that never wants to watch it again, because how can it ever be as perfect as I remember it being? That was actually why I didn’t start watching it sooner. Before I started watching TT I saw clips of Masks, and I was so blown away by how amazing it was that I didn’t want to watch any more. I wanted it to just remain this perfect, pristine glimmer. I’m glad I got over that, and I think it’s time to start watching it again. Shouting, “Teen Titans, GO!” still gets my adrenaline pumping. The bottom line is, when there’s trouble I know who to call.
4. Fountains of Wayne
They make me smile!!! Long before I danced on-stage with them they were a huge splash of sunshine in my life. Strangely enough, as much as I rag on people who only listen to “Stacey’s Mom,” I am eternally indebted to that song. When Welcome Interstate Managers came out it got huge press because of “Stacey’s Mom,” and while he’d never heard the song, my dad thought the band name was hilarious, so he bought the album. I remember the first time he played it for us, while we were in the car. “He was killed by a cellular phone explosion…” were the first words I ever heard Chris Collingwood sing, and it was love at first… listen? And oh God, all their stuff is amazing! Have any of you guys heard “Valley of Malls” or “Maureen” or “Troubled Times?” Music doesn’t get much better than that. They’ve got this wit about them that not a lot of other bands have, and the characters they create are really different from most of the ones you encounter in music. And then of course there was Dancing On-Stage Part I and Dancing On-Stage Part II, and suffice to say, since then my life is substantially more complete. And the next time I hang out with them, I’m totally going to ask Adam if the guy in “I-95” dies. I know you’re all just dying to know, too.
5. Books
Books are a really important part of my life. If I’m reading a good book, then I know that no matter how much my day sucked, no matter how much college is getting on my nerves, no matter how much I miss my family, I will have somewhere to turn to at the end of the day that will make me feel like I belong. Two books that really changed my life were Watership Down and The Dante Club. I was fifteen when I read those, and before that, I loved reading, and I had books that I liked a lot, and I had some books that I loved. But those books were a revelation. I realized how invested I could become in a story and how much having a good book could get me through tough times. I still love those books more than I can say, and I’ve added a ton more books to my Favorites list. Right now I’m still working on The Dark River. It’s not as good as The Traveler was, but it’s still fun, and it’s getting progressively better. And even if it’s not the greatest book ever, that’s okay. I’ve got a list of dozens and dozens of books that I’m excited to move onto next.
I'm ditching out early this week and going home in a couple of hours. B1's in his school play, and even though I'm seeing it on Sunday, being the awesome sister I am I can't possibly just see it once, so I'm going to see it tonight, too. I'm so excited I can't even sit still. I can't wait!
1. Spider-Man
I can clearly remember my first encounter with Spider-Man. B1 had just bought Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 8: Cats and Kings, and on the way home from the comic shop I started reading it. By the time we got home I was interested enough to finish up the volume. Then I went into B1’s bedroom, plunked myself on the floor in front of his bookshelf, and proceeded to read volumes 1-7 in one sitting. I was hooked. For a while after that I only read Ultimate, but eventually I broadened my spectrum to include Amazing, Spectacular, Friendly Neighborhood, and whatever else fell into my lap. Ultimate is still my favorite today, but it’s hard to show me a title that I won’t like. Spider-Man is everything that is right with the world today, and everything that wants to get better. I’m so desperately in love with him, and if I amount to even a little of what he’s amounted to I’ll be happy. These days I’m afraid I’ll be limited to The Spectacular Spider-Man show for my Spidey fix, but that’s only because I’m losing my faith in Marvel. I will never lose my faith in Spider-Man.
2. Percy Jackson
I love this guy! Okay, I have to admit; at first I didn’t love Percy himself all that much. I was really thrown off when he mentioned in The Lightning Thief that he plagiarized a paper, and even besides that he just bothered me a little. But then came The Battle of the Labyrinth, and all was forgiven. But there is so much I love about this series. First of all, there are Greek gods and monsters running around all over the place. How cool is that? And then you’ve got these really complex, interesting original characters, like Luke, Nico, and Thalia. Throw in a few intense fight scenes, some teenage romantic angst, and a smattering of really exciting prophecies, and what’s not to love? The whole thing just feels huge to me. I can’t wait to find out what’s going to happen in the end. Oh, May 5th, please hurry up and get here!
3. Teen Titans
I miss my Titans. They’re sitting right in front of me, and I’m tempted to take them down and spend a day or so watching Robin battle Slade and Raven battle Trigon and Beast Boy battle New-Fu. There’s this small part of me that never wants to watch it again, because how can it ever be as perfect as I remember it being? That was actually why I didn’t start watching it sooner. Before I started watching TT I saw clips of Masks, and I was so blown away by how amazing it was that I didn’t want to watch any more. I wanted it to just remain this perfect, pristine glimmer. I’m glad I got over that, and I think it’s time to start watching it again. Shouting, “Teen Titans, GO!” still gets my adrenaline pumping. The bottom line is, when there’s trouble I know who to call.
4. Fountains of Wayne
They make me smile!!! Long before I danced on-stage with them they were a huge splash of sunshine in my life. Strangely enough, as much as I rag on people who only listen to “Stacey’s Mom,” I am eternally indebted to that song. When Welcome Interstate Managers came out it got huge press because of “Stacey’s Mom,” and while he’d never heard the song, my dad thought the band name was hilarious, so he bought the album. I remember the first time he played it for us, while we were in the car. “He was killed by a cellular phone explosion…” were the first words I ever heard Chris Collingwood sing, and it was love at first… listen? And oh God, all their stuff is amazing! Have any of you guys heard “Valley of Malls” or “Maureen” or “Troubled Times?” Music doesn’t get much better than that. They’ve got this wit about them that not a lot of other bands have, and the characters they create are really different from most of the ones you encounter in music. And then of course there was Dancing On-Stage Part I and Dancing On-Stage Part II, and suffice to say, since then my life is substantially more complete. And the next time I hang out with them, I’m totally going to ask Adam if the guy in “I-95” dies. I know you’re all just dying to know, too.
5. Books
Books are a really important part of my life. If I’m reading a good book, then I know that no matter how much my day sucked, no matter how much college is getting on my nerves, no matter how much I miss my family, I will have somewhere to turn to at the end of the day that will make me feel like I belong. Two books that really changed my life were Watership Down and The Dante Club. I was fifteen when I read those, and before that, I loved reading, and I had books that I liked a lot, and I had some books that I loved. But those books were a revelation. I realized how invested I could become in a story and how much having a good book could get me through tough times. I still love those books more than I can say, and I’ve added a ton more books to my Favorites list. Right now I’m still working on The Dark River. It’s not as good as The Traveler was, but it’s still fun, and it’s getting progressively better. And even if it’s not the greatest book ever, that’s okay. I’ve got a list of dozens and dozens of books that I’m excited to move onto next.
I'm ditching out early this week and going home in a couple of hours. B1's in his school play, and even though I'm seeing it on Sunday, being the awesome sister I am I can't possibly just see it once, so I'm going to see it tonight, too. I'm so excited I can't even sit still. I can't wait!