On Random Thoughts
The Babysitter's Club. Remember those? C'mon, I know you read them as kids and tweens and teens.
Now...Logan slashfics.
O_O
~~~
Meme gacked from thunderemerald. Look at your LJ “interests” list. If you have less than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between fifty and seventy-five interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over seventy-five 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.
Balance - Opposites exist for a reason, and each force/thing, concrete or abstract, is partially defined by its negative and opposite force/thing. Awareness of this is crucial to accepting and enjoying life as it is given to you.
Demons - Because yes, I am a wannabe in many, many ways, and the idea of dark contracts fascinates me. There is a reason why this Snape/Hermione fic is one of my uncomfortable favorites. Demons and the general idea that dealing with one is a Bad Idea is fun to me. Yes, I also play into the BadBoy fangirl type. No, I'm not stupid enough to mess around.
Fairy tales - Because they're oftentimes fun reads and filled with fantastic plot twists. Russian folktales especially are bitter and cynical, which make them intriguing peeks into Russian heritage.
Greek myths - Foundation of many, many points of Western culture. Also, the very first 'set' of cultural stories I enjoyed. The story of Hades and Persephone was my favorite tale to reenact with my Barbie and Ken (complete with a Power Ranger tiger-type robot as a stand-in for Cerberus) as a young girl, especially since one line in the retelling I owned said: "But part of her power over him was disdain, and so she kept her distance." Which explains much of why I'm fucked up when it comes to potential relationships, but I digress...
Japan - Tiny little world all its own. The weirdest fads come out of this place. One thing I love is that pretty much every niche has an intense and wide audience/fandom, so truthfully, if you seek others out, you're never alone. That's a theoretical ideal, however, since Japanese customs dictate a more formal indifference than anything else.
My little pony - I grew up with these babies. Heck, when I went home over the summer, I discovered I actually own a Big Brother Pony, which was news to me. They're just cute and pretty and the baby ponies were especially fun to form into tiny military units to protect the Summer Wing pony I deemed a 'princess.' Their leader was a magenta baby Big Brother Pony. I was an awesome little girl.
Paganism - category of religion I am most comfortable with, despite my own murky attempts at defining what, precisely, that means for me. Discordianism seems interesting, though I'm not too sure I'm the right, er, personality type to be fully comfortable in it. And I don't want to dabble. Dabbling cheapens everything.
Shopping - I love spending money. I love gaining goods for money. I love the quick rush of a successful shopping spree. Now, if I could figure out what to do with items I've purchased but neither need nor really want, I'd be happier with space constraints. Good thing, then, that I no longer can afford the types of shopping sprees I used as a form of therapy.
Third culture kids - I realize no one on my F-list is likely to know what this is. TCK are children (and adults, I guess) who have grown up immersed in a culture or several cultures besides the one that is their family's 'home' culture. I.e. I grew up in Taipei, and have difficulties connecting with the 'United States' as my 'home culture.' It generally causes a life-long dissatisfaction with whatever country or culture the TCK tries to call home, because in the end they're foreigners, no matter if obviously so or hidden behind a certain skin color. It sucks.
Witchcraft - Power. Over myself, over my life, over my world, over others. Priorities not necessarily in that order. I find the idea of Will causing Change beyond a mere psychological trick an intensely wonderful thing.
Your brain: 100% interpersonal, 100% visual, 100% verbal, and 100% mathematical!
Congratulations on being 400% smart! Actually, on my test, everyone is. The above score breaks down what kind of thinking you most enjoy doing. A score above 100% means you use that kind of thinking more than average, and a score below 100% means you use it less. It says nothing about how good you are at any one, just how interested you are in each, relatively. A substantial difference in scores between two people means, conclusively, that they are different kinds of thinkers.
Matching Summary: Each of us has different tastes. Still, I offer the following advice, which I think is obvious:
My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 68% on interpersonal
You scored higher than 50% on visual
You scored higher than 69% on verbal
You scored higher than 45% on mathematical
Link: The 4-Variable IQ Test written by chriscoyne on Ok Cupid
So....I'm a very well-rounded person?
~~~
Today, I dropped Classical Mythology. I came to the conclusion that if I suspect the teacher may appear like an asshole to me, then I'm not likely to enjoy being taught by him.
Today, I had a fabulous dinner and long discussion with catatonicia. We discussed Loveless, and when I described my issues with it being an anime/manga focused on a 12 year old boy Dominant and a 20-something year old college guy Submissive, the man sitting at the table behind Catatonicia turned and stared at me. I make people stare. Yay. (And Loveless really is...filled with psychological issues up the wazoo. Beautiful animated fight scenes, though.)
Today, I met with Padraig, who accepted my independent study proposal. Highlights included him thinking it was a great project, him asking me if they could put it up on the Irish Studies Dept. website when I was done, and him bringing up the potential (if small) market for grade-school level Gaelic work. I was psyched, and pondered my returning ambition to be a mangaka.
Today, I had a meandering conversation with Audrey, who told me that if my style was manga, I was at a disadvantage already because I'm from America. My knee-jerk reaction was to scream in my head,"I'm not one of you!" before I remembered yes, my passport is blue. After being on a high from my meeting with Padraig, I was depressed. Irrationally so, I admit, but at least I'm aware of the stupid irrationality of it all. I did help her with her punch lines for a mini-project she's working on for Katsucon.
Today, I regretted once more not taking more art classes, not pushing for art school, and not being bold enough to go for grad school or as a second B.A.
~~~
Tomorrow, I have a three hour long class on computer graphics type stuff. I also have work, then OFSL Reception to kick off Sorority Recruitment. At some point, I need to swing by the Bookstore and Shakespeare & Co to pick up my textbooks for the semester.
To which I repeat: Bah.
Now...Logan slashfics.
O_O
~~~
Meme gacked from thunderemerald. Look at your LJ “interests” list. If you have less than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between fifty and seventy-five interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over seventy-five 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.
Balance - Opposites exist for a reason, and each force/thing, concrete or abstract, is partially defined by its negative and opposite force/thing. Awareness of this is crucial to accepting and enjoying life as it is given to you.
Demons - Because yes, I am a wannabe in many, many ways, and the idea of dark contracts fascinates me. There is a reason why this Snape/Hermione fic is one of my uncomfortable favorites. Demons and the general idea that dealing with one is a Bad Idea is fun to me. Yes, I also play into the BadBoy fangirl type. No, I'm not stupid enough to mess around.
Fairy tales - Because they're oftentimes fun reads and filled with fantastic plot twists. Russian folktales especially are bitter and cynical, which make them intriguing peeks into Russian heritage.
Greek myths - Foundation of many, many points of Western culture. Also, the very first 'set' of cultural stories I enjoyed. The story of Hades and Persephone was my favorite tale to reenact with my Barbie and Ken (complete with a Power Ranger tiger-type robot as a stand-in for Cerberus) as a young girl, especially since one line in the retelling I owned said: "But part of her power over him was disdain, and so she kept her distance." Which explains much of why I'm fucked up when it comes to potential relationships, but I digress...
Japan - Tiny little world all its own. The weirdest fads come out of this place. One thing I love is that pretty much every niche has an intense and wide audience/fandom, so truthfully, if you seek others out, you're never alone. That's a theoretical ideal, however, since Japanese customs dictate a more formal indifference than anything else.
My little pony - I grew up with these babies. Heck, when I went home over the summer, I discovered I actually own a Big Brother Pony, which was news to me. They're just cute and pretty and the baby ponies were especially fun to form into tiny military units to protect the Summer Wing pony I deemed a 'princess.' Their leader was a magenta baby Big Brother Pony. I was an awesome little girl.
Paganism - category of religion I am most comfortable with, despite my own murky attempts at defining what, precisely, that means for me. Discordianism seems interesting, though I'm not too sure I'm the right, er, personality type to be fully comfortable in it. And I don't want to dabble. Dabbling cheapens everything.
Shopping - I love spending money. I love gaining goods for money. I love the quick rush of a successful shopping spree. Now, if I could figure out what to do with items I've purchased but neither need nor really want, I'd be happier with space constraints. Good thing, then, that I no longer can afford the types of shopping sprees I used as a form of therapy.
Third culture kids - I realize no one on my F-list is likely to know what this is. TCK are children (and adults, I guess) who have grown up immersed in a culture or several cultures besides the one that is their family's 'home' culture. I.e. I grew up in Taipei, and have difficulties connecting with the 'United States' as my 'home culture.' It generally causes a life-long dissatisfaction with whatever country or culture the TCK tries to call home, because in the end they're foreigners, no matter if obviously so or hidden behind a certain skin color. It sucks.
Witchcraft - Power. Over myself, over my life, over my world, over others. Priorities not necessarily in that order. I find the idea of Will causing Change beyond a mere psychological trick an intensely wonderful thing.
Your brain: 100% interpersonal, 100% visual, 100% verbal, and 100% mathematical!
Congratulations on being 400% smart! Actually, on my test, everyone is. The above score breaks down what kind of thinking you most enjoy doing. A score above 100% means you use that kind of thinking more than average, and a score below 100% means you use it less. It says nothing about how good you are at any one, just how interested you are in each, relatively. A substantial difference in scores between two people means, conclusively, that they are different kinds of thinkers.
Matching Summary: Each of us has different tastes. Still, I offer the following advice, which I think is obvious:
- Don't date someone if your interpersonal percentages differ by more than 80%.
- Don't be friends with someone if your verbal percentages differ by more than 100%.
- Don't have sex with someone if their math percentage is over 200%.
My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 68% on interpersonal
You scored higher than 50% on visual
You scored higher than 69% on verbal
You scored higher than 45% on mathematical
Link: The 4-Variable IQ Test written by chriscoyne on Ok Cupid
So....I'm a very well-rounded person?
~~~
Today, I dropped Classical Mythology. I came to the conclusion that if I suspect the teacher may appear like an asshole to me, then I'm not likely to enjoy being taught by him.
Today, I had a fabulous dinner and long discussion with catatonicia. We discussed Loveless, and when I described my issues with it being an anime/manga focused on a 12 year old boy Dominant and a 20-something year old college guy Submissive, the man sitting at the table behind Catatonicia turned and stared at me. I make people stare. Yay. (And Loveless really is...filled with psychological issues up the wazoo. Beautiful animated fight scenes, though.)
Today, I met with Padraig, who accepted my independent study proposal. Highlights included him thinking it was a great project, him asking me if they could put it up on the Irish Studies Dept. website when I was done, and him bringing up the potential (if small) market for grade-school level Gaelic work. I was psyched, and pondered my returning ambition to be a mangaka.
Today, I had a meandering conversation with Audrey, who told me that if my style was manga, I was at a disadvantage already because I'm from America. My knee-jerk reaction was to scream in my head,"I'm not one of you!" before I remembered yes, my passport is blue. After being on a high from my meeting with Padraig, I was depressed. Irrationally so, I admit, but at least I'm aware of the stupid irrationality of it all. I did help her with her punch lines for a mini-project she's working on for Katsucon.
Today, I regretted once more not taking more art classes, not pushing for art school, and not being bold enough to go for grad school or as a second B.A.
~~~
Tomorrow, I have a three hour long class on computer graphics type stuff. I also have work, then OFSL Reception to kick off Sorority Recruitment. At some point, I need to swing by the Bookstore and Shakespeare & Co to pick up my textbooks for the semester.
To which I repeat: Bah.