Freewrite: Random-ness
So this little exchange just happened:
Mom *arguing with my sister over wearing boots w/ dresses*
Me: Well it is her choice if she wants. It's not her choice if... *sigh* Oh whatever. I don't feel like arguing.
Mom: You don't feel like arguing? You are growing up. Congratulations.
Me: Oh, shut up. I just don't feel like wasting time or energy arguing stupid shit.
Also, I just noticed I have icons titled "Roy" and "Risa" but neither have anything to do with FMA.
Umm... I'm on tumblr. I made one months ago, but never actually use it. The only reason I went back is b/c of Mel-chan. Eh, I still don't get why some consider it better than facebook, lj, and twitter. It has its pros and cons just like everything else.
I haven't finished any new books. Yeah, bummer. But I've been preoccupied with Netflix. Also, it just occured to me that I do have different writing styles. Social Networks = informal as hell; Academic Writing = pretentious purple prose. I still suck at narrative writing though.
Went to the flea/farmer's market and picked up a few things. While I spent most of my cash on junk food, I picked up some cool little trinkets: A necklace with a purple flower and a bracelet with a small scorpion inside. They are supposed to be real, but maybe only the insect is real? IDK, the flower looks fake as hell but not the scorpion. I should have asked. I originally bought them to freak Mel-chan out but I like them too much - my fatal flaw.
I've found a few sites I like. They're pretty interesting reads. The first is Forever Young Adult. Whoever writes it is hilarious. Poshdeluxe wrote an article on YA Dealbreakers. The article can be found here. Dealbreakers are certain topics or pet peeves that immediately stop you in your tracks while reading a book flap, put the book back on the shelf, and walk away. Got me thinking of my past dealbreakers. In the past, if anyone mentioned fairies, it was an immediate turn off. Same thing for books written in first-person limited. Although, Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series and Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy of certainly changed my perspectives on both.
Current YA Dealbreakers:
The second site is Mark Reads/Watches. Just some guy named Mark reviewing every episode/chapter of a show or book that is recommended to him. The reviews are pretty entertaining as well.
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Mom *arguing with my sister over wearing boots w/ dresses*
Me: Well it is her choice if she wants. It's not her choice if... *sigh* Oh whatever. I don't feel like arguing.
Mom: You don't feel like arguing? You are growing up. Congratulations.
Me: Oh, shut up. I just don't feel like wasting time or energy arguing stupid shit.
Also, I just noticed I have icons titled "Roy" and "Risa" but neither have anything to do with FMA.
Umm... I'm on tumblr. I made one months ago, but never actually use it. The only reason I went back is b/c of Mel-chan. Eh, I still don't get why some consider it better than facebook, lj, and twitter. It has its pros and cons just like everything else.
I haven't finished any new books. Yeah, bummer. But I've been preoccupied with Netflix. Also, it just occured to me that I do have different writing styles. Social Networks = informal as hell; Academic Writing = pretentious purple prose. I still suck at narrative writing though.
Went to the flea/farmer's market and picked up a few things. While I spent most of my cash on junk food, I picked up some cool little trinkets: A necklace with a purple flower and a bracelet with a small scorpion inside. They are supposed to be real, but maybe only the insect is real? IDK, the flower looks fake as hell but not the scorpion. I should have asked. I originally bought them to freak Mel-chan out but I like them too much - my fatal flaw.
I've found a few sites I like. They're pretty interesting reads. The first is Forever Young Adult. Whoever writes it is hilarious. Poshdeluxe wrote an article on YA Dealbreakers. The article can be found here. Dealbreakers are certain topics or pet peeves that immediately stop you in your tracks while reading a book flap, put the book back on the shelf, and walk away. Got me thinking of my past dealbreakers. In the past, if anyone mentioned fairies, it was an immediate turn off. Same thing for books written in first-person limited. Although, Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series and Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy of certainly changed my perspectives on both.
Current YA Dealbreakers:
- High School fiction: I couldn't get out of high school fast enough. I don't want to re-live it.
- Long and constant narration of what characters wears: I used to actually like this in the past because I was able to visualize the story better. But now it just seems like a waste of time and makes characters come off as shallow and self-absorbed.
- Angels: I tried reading Hush, Hush. Maybe because I was raised Catholic but that story was so unbelievable. In a bad way. And this is coming from someone who LOVES paranormal/preternatural fiction.
- Female MCs who are so absorbed in romance they let it hinder their ability to function and reason. This was one of my primary problems with the House of Night series and a source of constant eye-rolling in Eclipse. HON has the protagonist wondering who she going to get together/hook up with constantly in the second book even though she should be trying to put 2 and 2 together. Then in Eclipse we have freaking Bella trying to sacrifice herself during the Werewolves & Vamps vs. Victoria & her newborn army. Gurl, what good will killing yourself do??? Aren't these boys and their families risking their lives to keep you alive and you think of that horrible thought out idea as a "solution"?
- As someone put in the comments, self-important, literary prose. I feel like a lot of the classics fall under this category. I HATED reading them over the summer for my classes. Maybe I'm missing the point but jeez. Every book on those AP Lists has the same damn formula: incest, rape, racism, sexism, homophobia. I'm not saying these themes shouldn't be discussed in literature; it just seems like the measure of a great "classic" is determined by the amount of horrifying subject matters you can include.
The second site is Mark Reads/Watches. Just some guy named Mark reviewing every episode/chapter of a show or book that is recommended to him. The reviews are pretty entertaining as well.