a bunch of memes, because I'm still procrastinating on that essay
Yes, the one due today. Eh.
Fifteen pairings meme
(gacked from silver_sandals at lj)
Six ships you're into right now
(1) Han/Luke, because I don't even have slash goggles but whoa
(2) Leia/Han/Luke, because I think they're best together, there's so very much subtext in all directions, even ignoring the retrocest psychic twin bond, and everything's better with Leia. Also, for some reason Han + twins never ceases to amuse me.
(3) Darcy/Elizabeth, because I'm always into them
(4) Aang/Toph -- idek why, but the idea is adorable to me
(5) Harry/Ron/Hermione, for the same reason as #2, though with less subtext and less squick
(6) Anakin/Padmé, because . . . I don't know why. Even though there's hardly any chemistry and the dialogue is awful (yes, even by SW standards), there's something compelling about them for me. I want Empress Amidala/Jedi Skywalker so bad guys, I don't even know.
Three ships you liked but don't like any more
(1) Harry/Ginny -- I was a wholehearted shipper until HBP, and that made me hate it instead. :(
(2) Brandon/Marianne -- yes, I know it's canon. It gets squickier as I get older, and I just ... no. Also, it bores me on top of disturbing me, which is like a double-decker sandwich of DO NOT WANT.
(3) Sirius/Lupin -- I was never really a shipper, but I liked it well enough. These days I tend to dislike it -- maybe because of the their-love-is-so-canon shippers, but I think more because (1) Lupin ended up with Sirius' baby cousin, which is kind of icky to me, and (2) they seem kind of ... incomplete, with James' absence taking up this huge space in their dynamic, that I can't really see it working out.
Four ships you never liked
(1) The Doctor/Rose -- ehh, elderly widowers rebounding from the genocide of their species by picking up nineteen-year-old girls just doesn't work for me, aliens or no aliens. Also, it feels kind of shoved down our throats and I didn't even like Rose that much.
(2) Elizabeth/anyone-but-Darcy -- not because of the inexplicable single target sexuality we get in fic (lolwut), or even OTP shipping; I can completely see Elizabeth being perfectly happy with someone else. It just bores me.
(3) Obi-Wan/Anakin -- I don't have shipping goggles anyway, but the instant someone describes someone else as "like a father to me," any possibility of shipping goes into negative numbers. Also, I hate, hate, hate pairings across lines of authority, and nurture a particular hatred for teacher/student and parent/child ones, and Obi-Wan/Anakin manages to hit both squicks at once. *shudder*
(4) Sirius/Lily -- I don't have a visceral hatred for this, I just ... don't get it. They seem to have been reasonably fond of each other by the end? But IMO, it's pretty clear that Sirius regarded Lily largely as an extension of James. And I can't see him betraying James ever. So no.
Two ships you're curious about but don't actually ship
(1) Snape/Lily. Interesting, but ... idk.
(2) Han/Lando. I can totally see it, it's intriguing, but I can't say I ship them.
Cinderella meme
(gacked from jedibuttercup and biichan )
If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach. - Alfred Hitchcock
When I write a story, what do you immediately look for?
*curious*
Five things meme
(gacked from ladyhadhafang and fialleril )
Give me a top five (any top five) and I will comment with my top five with reasons.
Gen!OTP meme
(gacked from ... me? via ladyhadhafang , but I'm adapting it for my actual interests)
-- Write down ten of your favourite OTPs fictional relationships of any kind
-- Put your music player thing on shuffle
-- Quote a part that has any similarity with the relationship
-- Ask me any questions you want!
(1) Luke Skywalker and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
I too am a father, and that little one is mine
It's about time we begin it, to turn the world around
It's about time we start to make it, the dream we've always known
It's about time we start to live it, the family of man
It's about time, it's about changes, and it's about time
It's about peace and it's about plenty and it's about time
It's about you and me together, and it's about time
("It's About Time," John Denver)
(2) Fitzwilliam Darcy and Georgiana Darcy
You're the first one
When things turn out bad
("You're My Best Friend," Queen)
(3) Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa
You must help me renew
For when our plan succeeds
--Prevails!
Part of that world goes to you
("Different As Can Be," A Very Potter Musical [Voldemort and Quirrell])
(4) Henry Crawford and Mary Crawford
Working hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Paying anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
("Don't Stop Believin'," Journey)
(5) The Doctor and Romana
Maybe I was wrong for trying to pick a fight
I know that I've got issues
But you're pretty messed-up too
("My Life Would Suck Without You," Kelly Clarkson)
(6) Zuko and Azula
Tell me, did you fall from a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
While you were looking for yourself out there?
("Drops of Jupiter," Train)
(7) Faramir and Denethor
Is that what you want?
Is it what you want?
Is it what you really want?
("Yours Truly, 2095," Electric Light Orchestra)
(8) James Potter and Sirius Black
Reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of childhood friends, and the dreams we had
("Come Sail Away," Styx)
(9) Mary Lennox and Colin Craven
Just don't give up, I'm working it out
Please don't give in, I won't let you down
It messed me up, I need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
("Whataya Want From Me," Adam Lambert)
(10) Henry Spencer and Shawn Spencer
Heed my every order
And you might survive
You're unsuited for the rage of war
So pack up, go home
You're through
How could I make a man
Out of you?
("I'll Make A Man Out Of You," Donny Osmond [Mulan])
Some of these were more challenging than others. :P
Asexuality meme
Day 18: Tell us a funny joke about asexuality?
lolwut?
I don't know any funny jokes. About anything. But hey, I thought this was awesome.
Fanfic meme
Day 18: Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
Yeah, I know what they are. I get them from all sorts of things, really. I'm writing an essay or reading/watching something and I think "it might have happened this other way" or "wouldn't it be cool if ...?" or "wow, that would make an awesome crossover!" etc etc -- or I'm reading fic, and think "eh, I don't really see it that way" or "I know it's fanon, but it could just as easily be like this," or "wtf?!" or "I don't really see that happening...unless..." or "why doesn't anyone do X?" or or or.
My brain, I guess.
Fifteen pairings meme
(gacked from silver_sandals at lj)
Six ships you're into right now
(1) Han/Luke, because I don't even have slash goggles but whoa
(2) Leia/Han/Luke, because I think they're best together, there's so very much subtext in all directions, even ignoring the retrocest psychic twin bond, and everything's better with Leia. Also, for some reason Han + twins never ceases to amuse me.
(3) Darcy/Elizabeth, because I'm always into them
(4) Aang/Toph -- idek why, but the idea is adorable to me
(5) Harry/Ron/Hermione, for the same reason as #2, though with less subtext and less squick
(6) Anakin/Padmé, because . . . I don't know why. Even though there's hardly any chemistry and the dialogue is awful (yes, even by SW standards), there's something compelling about them for me. I want Empress Amidala/Jedi Skywalker so bad guys, I don't even know.
Three ships you liked but don't like any more
(1) Harry/Ginny -- I was a wholehearted shipper until HBP, and that made me hate it instead. :(
(2) Brandon/Marianne -- yes, I know it's canon. It gets squickier as I get older, and I just ... no. Also, it bores me on top of disturbing me, which is like a double-decker sandwich of DO NOT WANT.
(3) Sirius/Lupin -- I was never really a shipper, but I liked it well enough. These days I tend to dislike it -- maybe because of the their-love-is-so-canon shippers, but I think more because (1) Lupin ended up with Sirius' baby cousin, which is kind of icky to me, and (2) they seem kind of ... incomplete, with James' absence taking up this huge space in their dynamic, that I can't really see it working out.
Four ships you never liked
(1) The Doctor/Rose -- ehh, elderly widowers rebounding from the genocide of their species by picking up nineteen-year-old girls just doesn't work for me, aliens or no aliens. Also, it feels kind of shoved down our throats and I didn't even like Rose that much.
(2) Elizabeth/anyone-but-Darcy -- not because of the inexplicable single target sexuality we get in fic (lolwut), or even OTP shipping; I can completely see Elizabeth being perfectly happy with someone else. It just bores me.
(3) Obi-Wan/Anakin -- I don't have shipping goggles anyway, but the instant someone describes someone else as "like a father to me," any possibility of shipping goes into negative numbers. Also, I hate, hate, hate pairings across lines of authority, and nurture a particular hatred for teacher/student and parent/child ones, and Obi-Wan/Anakin manages to hit both squicks at once. *shudder*
(4) Sirius/Lily -- I don't have a visceral hatred for this, I just ... don't get it. They seem to have been reasonably fond of each other by the end? But IMO, it's pretty clear that Sirius regarded Lily largely as an extension of James. And I can't see him betraying James ever. So no.
Two ships you're curious about but don't actually ship
(1) Snape/Lily. Interesting, but ... idk.
(2) Han/Lando. I can totally see it, it's intriguing, but I can't say I ship them.
Cinderella meme
(gacked from jedibuttercup and biichan )
If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach. - Alfred Hitchcock
When I write a story, what do you immediately look for?
*curious*
Five things meme
(gacked from ladyhadhafang and fialleril )
Give me a top five (any top five) and I will comment with my top five with reasons.
Gen!OTP meme
(gacked from ... me? via ladyhadhafang , but I'm adapting it for my actual interests)
-- Write down ten of your favourite OTPs fictional relationships of any kind
-- Put your music player thing on shuffle
-- Quote a part that has any similarity with the relationship
-- Ask me any questions you want!
(1) Luke Skywalker and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
I too am a father, and that little one is mine
It's about time we begin it, to turn the world around
It's about time we start to make it, the dream we've always known
It's about time we start to live it, the family of man
It's about time, it's about changes, and it's about time
It's about peace and it's about plenty and it's about time
It's about you and me together, and it's about time
("It's About Time," John Denver)
(2) Fitzwilliam Darcy and Georgiana Darcy
You're the first one
When things turn out bad
("You're My Best Friend," Queen)
(3) Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa
You must help me renew
For when our plan succeeds
--Prevails!
Part of that world goes to you
("Different As Can Be," A Very Potter Musical [Voldemort and Quirrell])
(4) Henry Crawford and Mary Crawford
Working hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Paying anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
("Don't Stop Believin'," Journey)
(5) The Doctor and Romana
Maybe I was wrong for trying to pick a fight
I know that I've got issues
But you're pretty messed-up too
("My Life Would Suck Without You," Kelly Clarkson)
(6) Zuko and Azula
Tell me, did you fall from a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
While you were looking for yourself out there?
("Drops of Jupiter," Train)
(7) Faramir and Denethor
Is that what you want?
Is it what you want?
Is it what you really want?
("Yours Truly, 2095," Electric Light Orchestra)
(8) James Potter and Sirius Black
Reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of childhood friends, and the dreams we had
("Come Sail Away," Styx)
(9) Mary Lennox and Colin Craven
Just don't give up, I'm working it out
Please don't give in, I won't let you down
It messed me up, I need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
("Whataya Want From Me," Adam Lambert)
(10) Henry Spencer and Shawn Spencer
Heed my every order
And you might survive
You're unsuited for the rage of war
So pack up, go home
You're through
How could I make a man
Out of you?
("I'll Make A Man Out Of You," Donny Osmond [Mulan])
Some of these were more challenging than others. :P
Asexuality meme
Day 18: Tell us a funny joke about asexuality?
lolwut?
I don't know any funny jokes. About anything. But hey, I thought this was awesome.
Fanfic meme
Day 18: Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
Yeah, I know what they are. I get them from all sorts of things, really. I'm writing an essay or reading/watching something and I think "it might have happened this other way" or "wouldn't it be cool if ...?" or "wow, that would make an awesome crossover!" etc etc -- or I'm reading fic, and think "eh, I don't really see it that way" or "I know it's fanon, but it could just as easily be like this," or "wtf?!" or "I don't really see that happening...unless..." or "why doesn't anyone do X?" or or or.
My brain, I guess.