Chapter 102 pic, and staying alive
First of all, for my FMA-related friends, a new quick fic, posted in the fm_alchemist group: Phoenix. Those of you who have read Chapter 102 of the manga know where this came from. Those who haven't read the chapter -- there be spoilers here.
Now. About the "staying alive part."
Back in 2002, The Two Towers came out in the theatres. I was in the middle of a severe spell of unemployment (gosh, how unique for me!), and was seriously depressed. But I loved the movie so much that I went to see it in the theatre, I think, about five times in a week or so. I didn't have much money, but I went to matinees and so on, so I usually got in for half price.
The movie was the one thing that lifted my spirits, especially when I watched that magnificent battle of Helm's Deep. It was one of the few things that inspired any hope that I might get out of this alive. Because honestly, it didn't really look like I would manage to avoid homelessness and probably starvation.
But there was one thought that kept me going, both while the movie was in theatres, and in the months afterward: "These Lord of the Rings movies are so wonderful that I have to, have to, have to make it at least long enough to see the third one!"
And I did. With the help of some friends, and by other means. By the time it came out, the following Christmas, I had a contract job, and was able to take the whole day off to see the Lord of the Rings marathon the day The Return of the King was released in the theatres.
So now...I find myself in the same place. Actually probably worse than in 2002. It's not that I don't know if I'll make it till this time next year, I don't know if I'll make it to this time in January. Things really are that bad. (For the second time this year, I've started planning the few things I'll take with me if I have to walk out of my apartment and just leave everything. Funny -- the FMA DVDs are on the list. Heehee!)
Meanwhile, what do we find? I read the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, chapter 102, and think to myself, "This story is so wonderful and reaching such a climax, I have to make it long enough to see the end!"
So hey. That probably means, I'd guess, at least March, if not April or even May. If I find a way to get through, I'd probably have found it even without the manga. But I dunno...sometimes you really really need that extra "this is worth living for" sort of inspiration, don't you find?
Now. About the "staying alive part."
Back in 2002, The Two Towers came out in the theatres. I was in the middle of a severe spell of unemployment (gosh, how unique for me!), and was seriously depressed. But I loved the movie so much that I went to see it in the theatre, I think, about five times in a week or so. I didn't have much money, but I went to matinees and so on, so I usually got in for half price.
The movie was the one thing that lifted my spirits, especially when I watched that magnificent battle of Helm's Deep. It was one of the few things that inspired any hope that I might get out of this alive. Because honestly, it didn't really look like I would manage to avoid homelessness and probably starvation.
But there was one thought that kept me going, both while the movie was in theatres, and in the months afterward: "These Lord of the Rings movies are so wonderful that I have to, have to, have to make it at least long enough to see the third one!"
And I did. With the help of some friends, and by other means. By the time it came out, the following Christmas, I had a contract job, and was able to take the whole day off to see the Lord of the Rings marathon the day The Return of the King was released in the theatres.
So now...I find myself in the same place. Actually probably worse than in 2002. It's not that I don't know if I'll make it till this time next year, I don't know if I'll make it to this time in January. Things really are that bad. (For the second time this year, I've started planning the few things I'll take with me if I have to walk out of my apartment and just leave everything. Funny -- the FMA DVDs are on the list. Heehee!)
Meanwhile, what do we find? I read the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, chapter 102, and think to myself, "This story is so wonderful and reaching such a climax, I have to make it long enough to see the end!"
So hey. That probably means, I'd guess, at least March, if not April or even May. If I find a way to get through, I'd probably have found it even without the manga. But I dunno...sometimes you really really need that extra "this is worth living for" sort of inspiration, don't you find?