[Meme] LOVE FOR EVERYONE + 5 Questions
1) CAPSAICIN got a makeover! Here's to another year of sporadic updates and attempts to squeeze in some art in between everything else that happens. XD
2) Seriously, law school is full of drama llamas. Just today, had a major disagreement with my (former) so-called "law school spouse" (over G-chat of all media) and am feeling so much for the better because of it. I can't say I fault her for feeling insulted that I didn't consult her on something, but she's a very defensive person by nature and something that could have been dealt with rationally, she approached with an overwhelming sense of personal injury. I actually told her (with the beginning slightly paraphrased here): "Even though I don't think my reasoning was wrong, I'm trying to apologise for not consulting you on the gifts. I'd assumed that this choice would be fine since we'd discussed and agreed on all the criteria anyway. But you're being disproportionately butthurt, putting words in my mouth, and drawing this entire debacle out unnecessarily. Stop playing the self-righteous martyr. It's irritating." Essentially pruned the friendship's roots a bit. It's been a long time in the coming; we'll see if it survives in its more stunted state.
No longer obligated to room with her either, so that's another source of relief. We both agreed on that after the argument.
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3) MEME #1: ♥ for Everyone, nabbed from forochel, arccie, meitachi, and danii06:
Post a comment, and I will reply with one or two reasons why I think you're great. In return, you have to post this same meme on your blog and comment for other people.
No obligations guys. Just comment here so I can ply you with love and spend a much needed moment thinking of the better things in life. ♥
4) MEME #2: 5 Questions meme, with questions from danii06
Comment with "Come at me, bro"
• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
• Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.
Again, no obligation to ask other people questions.
ANSWERS
① What is your favorite subject of study in History?
My favourite subject was, and always will be military history. The evolution of battle tactics and the gritty realities of warfare seem to appeal to my misplaced aspirations of dictatorship. (I say misplaced because, really, this is seriously the wrong era for such lofty dreams.) SACRED "TEH GAY" BAND OF THEBES BB. I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL, MR. H*NNEB*RRY.
Court intrigue and ridiculous dramaaaaaz are also up there because, well... Rumour has it that Edward II of England was either gay or bi, and died because his queen consort and her beau trapped him under a door and shoved a fire-place iron up his rectum. Oh, Europeans, why so sordid? I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL, MR. G*L*NIS.
② If you could pick one actor to narrate your life story, who is it and why?
David Attenborough bitchessss. I grew up listening to him narrate nature documentaries. My life would sound infinitely more fascinating as a nature documentary. "The Puella cynthus, one of the more elusive members of the family Sinosolem, is solitary by nature. The cynthus is a wary creature, but though it has a tendency to be quite ornery, it does not attack unless provoked."
It would be glorious. *A* But since he's heading towards the ranks of nonagenarians, I'd be particularly gleeful should Steven Fry lend his voice and any other commentary to the deliverance of my life:
③ What is your typical fashion get-up?
Layers. Lots and lots of layers. I like dressing professionally or business casually. Even when I'm not wearing suit-skirts and dress slacks, jeans still go very well with button down shirts, vests, and boots/dress sandals of some sort or other. My closet's full of blazers/suit jackets, collared shirts, cardigans, sleeveless shirts/tank tops. Mostly solid colours, dominated by blacks, whites, greys, burgundy and the token stripe or other understated patterns here and there.
④ You are given one wish by the gods of the universe to get any power you want. The only catch is, everyone who ever knew you will forget you exist (and no, you can't use your power to make them remember). Note that this will not stop you from forming new relationships. Will you accept the terms? If yes, what power do you deem so worthy of this sacrifice? If no, why not?
ALTERING REALITY. Thank you, Marvel, for introducing that idea (even though the Scarlet Witch's costume will forever make my eyes bleed with its sheer tasteless superfluousness; Wiccan's costume is not much better sometimes). Even if everyone who I ever knew would forget that I existed, there's nothing from stopping me from brute power-housing through multiple airlines and recreating those connections, now is there? And sure, it might not be the same, but people with retrograde amnesia manage to make new memories still. Even with my family, there are ways to reconnect without using said ability. It'd be long and arduous, but I think in the long run things would work out and it'd be worth it.
⑤ If any of your favorite fictional boys could come to life and fall madly in love with you, who will you pick and what do you plan to do with him?
Oh, man. All my favourites are my favourites because they're utterly dysfunctional, irreparably/stupidly flawed, or are incapable of participating in any normal relationship. I'd also be horrifically outclassed, and most likely would die within twenty-four hours into our great tragic love story. For example:
Hibari Kyouya: is most certainly more interested in a geographic location than anything bipedal. Hibari is, for all my head-canonical purposes, asexual and aromantic. The darling boy is a sociopath, albeit a very attractive one, and is the type of character to be admired from only afar. The one thing that might work out, dependent on my survival, would be that he does his thing, and I'd do mine. (Not to mention, if he fell in love with me, that'd be so out of character that I'd force him to change his name and/or enroll myself into a witness protection program.)
Hijikata Toshirou: Is almost perfect save for his mayonnaise addiction and the fact that he is a chain smoker. I suppose breath mints/mouth wash and nicotine patches/electronic cigarettes could take care of worse things though. But then again he also has an deeply rooted martyr complex, doesn't he?
Arthur (Inception) or Eames: .... these are a bit more manageable. They'd be out of their primary jobs in a non-Inception universe, but I'd probably just spend inordinate amounts of money buying them bespoke suits and just dressing them up to my little heart's content.
Tim Drake: If I wasn't so convinced he's much more attractive with Kon-el, I'd love to dress him up too. Lose the prophylactic cowl! Suits! The boy should wear more suits!
Dean Winchester, Neal Caffrey, Lavi, etc etc...
It's probably problematic that I prefer to slash them all with other characters instead. Their pseudo virtue is safe from my personal dastardly plans for romance, at least. LOL
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Am somewhat exhausted at the moment, so will hold off on the music pimp 'til the next post.
2) Seriously, law school is full of drama llamas. Just today, had a major disagreement with my (former) so-called "law school spouse" (over G-chat of all media) and am feeling so much for the better because of it. I can't say I fault her for feeling insulted that I didn't consult her on something, but she's a very defensive person by nature and something that could have been dealt with rationally, she approached with an overwhelming sense of personal injury. I actually told her (with the beginning slightly paraphrased here): "Even though I don't think my reasoning was wrong, I'm trying to apologise for not consulting you on the gifts. I'd assumed that this choice would be fine since we'd discussed and agreed on all the criteria anyway. But you're being disproportionately butthurt, putting words in my mouth, and drawing this entire debacle out unnecessarily. Stop playing the self-righteous martyr. It's irritating." Essentially pruned the friendship's roots a bit. It's been a long time in the coming; we'll see if it survives in its more stunted state.
No longer obligated to room with her either, so that's another source of relief. We both agreed on that after the argument.
______________________________
3) MEME #1: ♥ for Everyone, nabbed from forochel, arccie, meitachi, and danii06:
Post a comment, and I will reply with one or two reasons why I think you're great. In return, you have to post this same meme on your blog and comment for other people.
No obligations guys. Just comment here so I can ply you with love and spend a much needed moment thinking of the better things in life. ♥
4) MEME #2: 5 Questions meme, with questions from danii06
Comment with "Come at me, bro"
• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
• Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.
Again, no obligation to ask other people questions.
ANSWERS
① What is your favorite subject of study in History?
My favourite subject was, and always will be military history. The evolution of battle tactics and the gritty realities of warfare seem to appeal to my misplaced aspirations of dictatorship. (I say misplaced because, really, this is seriously the wrong era for such lofty dreams.) SACRED "TEH GAY" BAND OF THEBES BB. I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL, MR. H*NNEB*RRY.
Court intrigue and ridiculous dramaaaaaz are also up there because, well... Rumour has it that Edward II of England was either gay or bi, and died because his queen consort and her beau trapped him under a door and shoved a fire-place iron up his rectum. Oh, Europeans, why so sordid? I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL, MR. G*L*NIS.
② If you could pick one actor to narrate your life story, who is it and why?
David Attenborough bitchessss. I grew up listening to him narrate nature documentaries. My life would sound infinitely more fascinating as a nature documentary. "The Puella cynthus, one of the more elusive members of the family Sinosolem, is solitary by nature. The cynthus is a wary creature, but though it has a tendency to be quite ornery, it does not attack unless provoked."
It would be glorious. *A* But since he's heading towards the ranks of nonagenarians, I'd be particularly gleeful should Steven Fry lend his voice and any other commentary to the deliverance of my life:
Click to view③ What is your typical fashion get-up?
Layers. Lots and lots of layers. I like dressing professionally or business casually. Even when I'm not wearing suit-skirts and dress slacks, jeans still go very well with button down shirts, vests, and boots/dress sandals of some sort or other. My closet's full of blazers/suit jackets, collared shirts, cardigans, sleeveless shirts/tank tops. Mostly solid colours, dominated by blacks, whites, greys, burgundy and the token stripe or other understated patterns here and there.
④ You are given one wish by the gods of the universe to get any power you want. The only catch is, everyone who ever knew you will forget you exist (and no, you can't use your power to make them remember). Note that this will not stop you from forming new relationships. Will you accept the terms? If yes, what power do you deem so worthy of this sacrifice? If no, why not?
ALTERING REALITY. Thank you, Marvel, for introducing that idea (even though the Scarlet Witch's costume will forever make my eyes bleed with its sheer tasteless superfluousness; Wiccan's costume is not much better sometimes). Even if everyone who I ever knew would forget that I existed, there's nothing from stopping me from brute power-housing through multiple airlines and recreating those connections, now is there? And sure, it might not be the same, but people with retrograde amnesia manage to make new memories still. Even with my family, there are ways to reconnect without using said ability. It'd be long and arduous, but I think in the long run things would work out and it'd be worth it.
⑤ If any of your favorite fictional boys could come to life and fall madly in love with you, who will you pick and what do you plan to do with him?
Oh, man. All my favourites are my favourites because they're utterly dysfunctional, irreparably/stupidly flawed, or are incapable of participating in any normal relationship. I'd also be horrifically outclassed, and most likely would die within twenty-four hours into our great tragic love story. For example:
Hibari Kyouya: is most certainly more interested in a geographic location than anything bipedal. Hibari is, for all my head-canonical purposes, asexual and aromantic. The darling boy is a sociopath, albeit a very attractive one, and is the type of character to be admired from only afar. The one thing that might work out, dependent on my survival, would be that he does his thing, and I'd do mine. (Not to mention, if he fell in love with me, that'd be so out of character that I'd force him to change his name and/or enroll myself into a witness protection program.)
Hijikata Toshirou: Is almost perfect save for his mayonnaise addiction and the fact that he is a chain smoker. I suppose breath mints/mouth wash and nicotine patches/electronic cigarettes could take care of worse things though. But then again he also has an deeply rooted martyr complex, doesn't he?
Arthur (Inception) or Eames: .... these are a bit more manageable. They'd be out of their primary jobs in a non-Inception universe, but I'd probably just spend inordinate amounts of money buying them bespoke suits and just dressing them up to my little heart's content.
Tim Drake: If I wasn't so convinced he's much more attractive with Kon-el, I'd love to dress him up too. Lose the prophylactic cowl! Suits! The boy should wear more suits!
Dean Winchester, Neal Caffrey, Lavi, etc etc...
It's probably problematic that I prefer to slash them all with other characters instead. Their pseudo virtue is safe from my personal dastardly plans for romance, at least. LOL
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Am somewhat exhausted at the moment, so will hold off on the music pimp 'til the next post.