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Stolen from eiluned...I REALLY owe her fanfic. How overdue is my rewrite of Clichés?
Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have less than 50 interests, pick every fifth one*. If you have between 50 and 75 interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over 75 interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much:
*A couple of the interests I actually landed on were kinda self-explanatory. 'Yama likes porn, let's leave it at that. >.< The interests I landed on that WEREN'T porn, on the other hand...
Chrono Trigger: I made a big long post a couple of weeks ago about exactly what I loved about Chrono Trigger. When I play it today, the game is a breath of fresh air and a wonderful break from the "gloom, doom, and firepower" of today's video game scene. Also, it takes itself seriously, but not TOO seriously. Something that games are missing today is balance, and the mix in Trigger is just right.
DC: By this, I mean the comic company, not Daly City or the District of Columbia. On DC, I have to say that I've grown up a lot. I always liked Batman, but most of DC's other heroes struck me as being all flash and powers, with no real character behind them. Recently, I've noticed that Marvel's gone the opposite direction, giving their characters angst and drama galore, but going really light on the fantasy and action that made me like them in the first place. So DC is Marvel's "twin star," in a sense, balancing the equation so that someone can always find what they're looking for.
Fantasy: Let's face it. Without fantasy, reality loses its color. It becomes bland and greyscale, without dreams and aspirations. Fantasy is our impetus, our motivation for living. Our imaginations are the real engine behind the running of the entire world. With the inspiration to fantasize, everything else becomes possible. Of course, fantasy alone won't do it...the other ingredient is human willpower.
Fullmetal Alchemist: I know, I know....everyone I know is probably sick of hearing me go on about how great this show is. I kinda can't help it; everything about that show fascinates me, from the characters' depth and interaction to the Equivalent Exchange theorem everyone takes as religious canon. The next English-language DVD is coming out on payday, and I can't wait. ^_^
Goliath: This is the Goliath from Gargoyles, those of you who were confused. I don't usually list specific characters unless I've liked them for ten years or more, and the Gargoyles series turned 11 this year. Goliath was my favorite character, the archetypal "Knight In Shining Armor" of the show. What interests me most about Goliath is that he's a symbol of both justice and fear; he's Batman without a Bruce Wayne cover identity. When the sun comes up, Bats takes off the mask; Goliath is frozen in stone as himself. It's a tragic story, but neither of them thinks about it very much; it's just the way they are. Oh, and the fact that I find him studly factors in. Just a little.
Music: Music is like fantasy; we could probably live without it, but why the hell would we want to? Everyone has a favorite song, a genre of music they prefer, and I think I can speak for everyone when I say that no one would want to stop hearing it. I go through life with songs in the back of my head all the time, and so does everyone I know. I go a little overboard on music, though; when I hear a song I like, I can't get it out of my head until I've found the lyrics...and sometimes, not even then. >.<
Reading: Literacy is the last of what I call mankind's Three Great Gifts. The ability to read and write is mandatory in the Internet Age, and I'm personally very happy for it. If we'd never developed a written language, thousands of stories would go untold, and thousands of people would suffer for it. The three things I'm proudest of are my ability to read, write, and dream. I may never get to be the author I wanted to be when I graduated high school, but I'll always be able to write nonetheless, and I thank God (as a term of convenience) every day for it.
X-Men: I grew up with the X-Men. I've been a fan of theirs for 14 years now. It started with the TV show, and went into the comics, movies, and spinoff series from there. I can name them all, now matter how obscure, and probably tell you their powers & personalities to boot. Most of what I write right now is X-Men fanfiction, because there are so many paths they could have taken in the comics that it's too hard for me not to explore them. I've created original characters, just like everyone else who ever wrote X-Fiction, but I keep my characters separate from the main team, mostly because the X-Men themselves have a certain sanctity in my hearts. It may sound cliché, but The Dream will truly never die.
x/1999: My most recent interest, along with .hack//sign. The concept is a touch stale when you first hear about it: a preordained hero destined to change the fate of the world. But take the concept, add in the most beautiful animation I've EVER seen in a cartoon, and throw in some really fascinating characters, and you have something that worked, and worked well. Just as soon as I figured out what the hell was going on, that is. The thing I liked best about X was that no one was really evil. There were people who did bad things, atrocities really, but no one had truly malicious intent; the 'villains' wanted to change the world to save it, and the heroes were trying to protect it from the change. The lines of good and evil blurred ferociously in the series, and I felt bad whenever someone died, on either side.
Well, those are mine. What're yours?
Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have less than 50 interests, pick every fifth one*. If you have between 50 and 75 interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over 75 interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much:
*A couple of the interests I actually landed on were kinda self-explanatory. 'Yama likes porn, let's leave it at that. >.< The interests I landed on that WEREN'T porn, on the other hand...
Chrono Trigger: I made a big long post a couple of weeks ago about exactly what I loved about Chrono Trigger. When I play it today, the game is a breath of fresh air and a wonderful break from the "gloom, doom, and firepower" of today's video game scene. Also, it takes itself seriously, but not TOO seriously. Something that games are missing today is balance, and the mix in Trigger is just right.
DC: By this, I mean the comic company, not Daly City or the District of Columbia. On DC, I have to say that I've grown up a lot. I always liked Batman, but most of DC's other heroes struck me as being all flash and powers, with no real character behind them. Recently, I've noticed that Marvel's gone the opposite direction, giving their characters angst and drama galore, but going really light on the fantasy and action that made me like them in the first place. So DC is Marvel's "twin star," in a sense, balancing the equation so that someone can always find what they're looking for.
Fantasy: Let's face it. Without fantasy, reality loses its color. It becomes bland and greyscale, without dreams and aspirations. Fantasy is our impetus, our motivation for living. Our imaginations are the real engine behind the running of the entire world. With the inspiration to fantasize, everything else becomes possible. Of course, fantasy alone won't do it...the other ingredient is human willpower.
Fullmetal Alchemist: I know, I know....everyone I know is probably sick of hearing me go on about how great this show is. I kinda can't help it; everything about that show fascinates me, from the characters' depth and interaction to the Equivalent Exchange theorem everyone takes as religious canon. The next English-language DVD is coming out on payday, and I can't wait. ^_^
Goliath: This is the Goliath from Gargoyles, those of you who were confused. I don't usually list specific characters unless I've liked them for ten years or more, and the Gargoyles series turned 11 this year. Goliath was my favorite character, the archetypal "Knight In Shining Armor" of the show. What interests me most about Goliath is that he's a symbol of both justice and fear; he's Batman without a Bruce Wayne cover identity. When the sun comes up, Bats takes off the mask; Goliath is frozen in stone as himself. It's a tragic story, but neither of them thinks about it very much; it's just the way they are. Oh, and the fact that I find him studly factors in. Just a little.
Music: Music is like fantasy; we could probably live without it, but why the hell would we want to? Everyone has a favorite song, a genre of music they prefer, and I think I can speak for everyone when I say that no one would want to stop hearing it. I go through life with songs in the back of my head all the time, and so does everyone I know. I go a little overboard on music, though; when I hear a song I like, I can't get it out of my head until I've found the lyrics...and sometimes, not even then. >.<
Reading: Literacy is the last of what I call mankind's Three Great Gifts. The ability to read and write is mandatory in the Internet Age, and I'm personally very happy for it. If we'd never developed a written language, thousands of stories would go untold, and thousands of people would suffer for it. The three things I'm proudest of are my ability to read, write, and dream. I may never get to be the author I wanted to be when I graduated high school, but I'll always be able to write nonetheless, and I thank God (as a term of convenience) every day for it.
X-Men: I grew up with the X-Men. I've been a fan of theirs for 14 years now. It started with the TV show, and went into the comics, movies, and spinoff series from there. I can name them all, now matter how obscure, and probably tell you their powers & personalities to boot. Most of what I write right now is X-Men fanfiction, because there are so many paths they could have taken in the comics that it's too hard for me not to explore them. I've created original characters, just like everyone else who ever wrote X-Fiction, but I keep my characters separate from the main team, mostly because the X-Men themselves have a certain sanctity in my hearts. It may sound cliché, but The Dream will truly never die.
x/1999: My most recent interest, along with .hack//sign. The concept is a touch stale when you first hear about it: a preordained hero destined to change the fate of the world. But take the concept, add in the most beautiful animation I've EVER seen in a cartoon, and throw in some really fascinating characters, and you have something that worked, and worked well. Just as soon as I figured out what the hell was going on, that is. The thing I liked best about X was that no one was really evil. There were people who did bad things, atrocities really, but no one had truly malicious intent; the 'villains' wanted to change the world to save it, and the heroes were trying to protect it from the change. The lines of good and evil blurred ferociously in the series, and I felt bad whenever someone died, on either side.
Well, those are mine. What're yours?