'...the shortest distance between two points is a line from me to you..'
Belated thanks for the v-gifts! morethansirius, ladyminya, awry, native_spirit, hoshinekoyasha, iheartnickcath, vitallani, londongirl27, pointblankdarcy, themirrorofsin, flipflop_diva, scarletladyy and sanalith: much appreciated, my dears, I love all the shiny hearts!
And hoshinekoyasha also sent me a new userhead, which is cool. ^_^
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I don’t really mind Valentine’s Day, tbh, I know some people think of it as Singles Awareness Day, but since I have little to zero interest in being with anyone, it doesn’t bother me. What does is the idea that other people think it should bother me, if that makes sense? I don’t like the idea of being pitied- I’m perfectly happy on my own, and having others feel sorry for me or feel superior, otoh, is just frustrating.
I’m not quite sure how to take my parents giving me a couple Valentine’s Day gifts. I mean, on one hand, yay, chocolates and roses! Otoh…huh, pity gifts, eh? Because nobody else is gonna get them for me? But then Ma told me it was a family tradition when they were growing up in Samoa, so ah well, just take it in the spirit it was meant, right? I’m certainly enjoying the chocolate. :D
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Day Four: A female character you relate to.
When I was younger, in high school, I was like Hermione Granger and Annie from Community (minus the drug issues) and Amy from The Big Bang Theory. I’ve grown out of a lot of the traits we share, though.
Now…probably Jennsen from Legend of the Seeker. The thing about her is that she is so unlike most females on the show, and from main characters in general- she’s quiet, shy, she leads a humble life, she’s not magically gifted or a kickass ninja. She’s not going to run off on a quest or do anything loud and flashy, she just wants to live simply with the people she loves. Very normal, and that’s what I relate to.
But when people come after her and hurt those she cares about, she discovers these reserves of strength and courage that I can only hope I would muster if I were ever in a similar situation. *knocks on wood*
But there are a lot of characters I have and kinda still identify with:
Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl: not wholly, not in terms of fashion or goals in life, but the jealousy, the entitlement, insecurity at being constantly overlooked, the prickly attitude…I share a lot of her negative traits.
Akemi Homura from Madoka Magica: original!timeline!Homura, when she was shy with low self-esteem, terribly unfit, and in terms of her overwhelming devotion to one person at the expense of all others.
Sarah Williams from Labyrinth: in terms of imagination and preferring solitude over socializing, and def the brattiness and drama queen ways, lol.
Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones: in SO many ways. I like Arya, but I’m not at all like her with the rebellious, non-conformist attitude, and it makes me sad for Sansa when Arya and the rest of fandom put her down for wanting to please her parents and act lady-like and conform to society because that’s more like me. I wouldn’t throw things at people I don’t like, as Arya does, I’m passive-aggressive like Sansa, lol. I wouldn’t be aggressive and badger others to get my way, I’m more quietly persuasive. I wouldn’t be the tomboyish heroine felling foes with my blade and embarking on adventures, fearlessly facing danger and intrigue; I would be the goodie-two-shoes who is shaped by societal expectations and who willingly yields to the pressure put on her.
I don’t understand why people hate Sansa for being romantic and idealistic and hating conflict and being too nervous and afraid of disappointing people to speak up for what’s right because that is real, damn it. I cannot think of a single thing she’s said or done that I wouldn’t have in her place or that I don’t find sympathetic(I hate Joffrey, but ofc she falls for him, given she only saw him at his best, as he’d been coached to behave).
Oh, and Mellie from Dollhouse? Yeah. In terms of having been hopelessly in love with someone and being all about providing for them and fulfilling their emotional needs. Although I don’t think I’m as funny and adorable as her- she would be the perfect girlfriend, too bad she's not real. Wait, does that sound narcissistic? Well, Mellie and I differ in a lot of ways (she can cook, for one!), so it’s not about being entirely self-absorbed, lol!
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Vidspam: Homura is the best. The End.
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