5 Things Meme
Gotten from ranalore.
Comment on this post, and I'll tell you five things I associate with you. Then you can elaborate on your blog. If you want, you can also tell me five things you associate with me.
1. Queer as Folk
2. The ducks!
3. Chewy meta
4. The Hisoka drabbles
5. Kickass women
1. Queer as Folk
QaF was an intense fandom fling that burned out. I'm out of things to say about the show or fandom. It was my first fandom on LJ, and a gateway towards a greater awareness of fandom itself. Before QaF I spent my time on websites and big archives, mailing lists, and forums. I was also more focused on the fandom and fan source. Transitioning to LJ pushed me towards thinking about approaches to fandom participation. The meta, the history, the community aspect of it, the divisions, the jargon, the different ways to be a fan, how fandom has a majority of women, etc.
2. The ducks!
The icon is my small way of warning for the day the ducks will take over the world, when they'll raze humanity to the ground with their weapons of mass cuddliness. They've insinuated themselves into our parks, dinner courses, and bubble baths. They quack at all hours of the night, plotting the overthrow of humanity. When we've let our guard down, they'll attack and bring the downfall of civilization. They're already forcing old ladies to throw them some bread! Just look at the ducks in the icon! Don't you see them sneering at you as they sinisterly plot to steal your ride, drink your booze, hog your porn, and make fun of your hair?
They are PURE CONCENTRATED EVIL in a fluffy, cuddly package.
3. Chewy meta
I used to spend more time commenting on my f-list and following links than I did on my own LJ. I treated my own LJ as more of a jumping off place towards fandom involvement. I'd follow links off of metafandom and other fandom newsletters, randomly wander through LJ and comment on a post, comment on comments, and get into long conversations in the comments section with ranalore.
Right now I'm sticking closer to my own LJ, and am lurking more for various reasons: (a) Personal ones where sometimes it's hard to muster up the mental resources for casual fandom interaction, let alone my old levels. (b) I don't really have any particular fandom that I'm obsessing over. It's mostly tiny anime/manga fandoms, a couple of shows, and fandom itself. (c) After race imbroglios, I usually end up feeling tense around fandom.
4. The Hisoka drabbles
They were fun to write. They let me look at Hisoka, my favorite character from Yami No Matsuei, from different angles. The easiest to write was The Smile, after asking myself what would make Hisoka smile. I am not sure why my mind went to the darker side of YnM for the answer. I wrote Unexpected Gifts in reaction to that, and to take advantage of the chicken librarians and socially-maladjusted!Hisoka provided by canon. The hardest to write was Dubious Virtue, because I couldn't figure out how to approach the Oriya/Hisoka ship, let alone how they'd get around the Muraki factor. The drabble came when I figured out they wouldn't. The Accounting came to me when I asked myself what Tatsumi thought about Hisoka. Callouses was pure self-indulgence.
5. Kickass women
The short reply is: They're a lot of fun. Know where I can find more?
The too long; didn't read reply is:
My thing for kickass women is wrapped up in how adventure is my comfort reading. It's the appeal of tackling seemingly insurmountable odds, triumphing over danger, observing and adapting to the strange and unknown, tapping into inner reserves of fortitude and strength, and a certain type of unsettledness. I also have a fondness for the pulpy aspect of it: mutant insects, apocalyptic wastelands, lion pits, fighting monsters, understanding that the monsters are misunderstood and are just misunderstood, abduction and escape, and acrobatics. I am not sure how action/adventure ended up meaning Girls' Own Adventure in my head. Technically, I know that action/adventure is traditionally thought of as for boys.
Another part to it is, if I really stripped it down and took out all the action/adventure/suspense/thriller paraphernalia it would be: tough woman faces tough situation. Toughness in the former sense doesn't necessarily mean physical strength. It can also mean being smart (either observant, quick thinking, or knowledgeable), or diplomatic (mediate, persuade, articulate, or leverage social capital), or psychological strength, or about resilience. They don't have to start out that way, or stay that way. I like stories about growth. I like stories about picking up the pieces, and attempts to put it back together. I love stories about getting backed into a corner, and managing to find a way out.
Flying kicks also make my inner child happy.
Comment on this post, and I'll tell you five things I associate with you. Then you can elaborate on your blog. If you want, you can also tell me five things you associate with me.
1. Queer as Folk
2. The ducks!
3. Chewy meta
4. The Hisoka drabbles
5. Kickass women
1. Queer as Folk
QaF was an intense fandom fling that burned out. I'm out of things to say about the show or fandom. It was my first fandom on LJ, and a gateway towards a greater awareness of fandom itself. Before QaF I spent my time on websites and big archives, mailing lists, and forums. I was also more focused on the fandom and fan source. Transitioning to LJ pushed me towards thinking about approaches to fandom participation. The meta, the history, the community aspect of it, the divisions, the jargon, the different ways to be a fan, how fandom has a majority of women, etc.
2. The ducks!
The icon is my small way of warning for the day the ducks will take over the world, when they'll raze humanity to the ground with their weapons of mass cuddliness. They've insinuated themselves into our parks, dinner courses, and bubble baths. They quack at all hours of the night, plotting the overthrow of humanity. When we've let our guard down, they'll attack and bring the downfall of civilization. They're already forcing old ladies to throw them some bread! Just look at the ducks in the icon! Don't you see them sneering at you as they sinisterly plot to steal your ride, drink your booze, hog your porn, and make fun of your hair?
They are PURE CONCENTRATED EVIL in a fluffy, cuddly package.
3. Chewy meta
I used to spend more time commenting on my f-list and following links than I did on my own LJ. I treated my own LJ as more of a jumping off place towards fandom involvement. I'd follow links off of metafandom and other fandom newsletters, randomly wander through LJ and comment on a post, comment on comments, and get into long conversations in the comments section with ranalore.
Right now I'm sticking closer to my own LJ, and am lurking more for various reasons: (a) Personal ones where sometimes it's hard to muster up the mental resources for casual fandom interaction, let alone my old levels. (b) I don't really have any particular fandom that I'm obsessing over. It's mostly tiny anime/manga fandoms, a couple of shows, and fandom itself. (c) After race imbroglios, I usually end up feeling tense around fandom.
4. The Hisoka drabbles
They were fun to write. They let me look at Hisoka, my favorite character from Yami No Matsuei, from different angles. The easiest to write was The Smile, after asking myself what would make Hisoka smile. I am not sure why my mind went to the darker side of YnM for the answer. I wrote Unexpected Gifts in reaction to that, and to take advantage of the chicken librarians and socially-maladjusted!Hisoka provided by canon. The hardest to write was Dubious Virtue, because I couldn't figure out how to approach the Oriya/Hisoka ship, let alone how they'd get around the Muraki factor. The drabble came when I figured out they wouldn't. The Accounting came to me when I asked myself what Tatsumi thought about Hisoka. Callouses was pure self-indulgence.
5. Kickass women
The short reply is: They're a lot of fun. Know where I can find more?
The too long; didn't read reply is:
My thing for kickass women is wrapped up in how adventure is my comfort reading. It's the appeal of tackling seemingly insurmountable odds, triumphing over danger, observing and adapting to the strange and unknown, tapping into inner reserves of fortitude and strength, and a certain type of unsettledness. I also have a fondness for the pulpy aspect of it: mutant insects, apocalyptic wastelands, lion pits, fighting monsters, understanding that the monsters are misunderstood and are just misunderstood, abduction and escape, and acrobatics. I am not sure how action/adventure ended up meaning Girls' Own Adventure in my head. Technically, I know that action/adventure is traditionally thought of as for boys.
Another part to it is, if I really stripped it down and took out all the action/adventure/suspense/thriller paraphernalia it would be: tough woman faces tough situation. Toughness in the former sense doesn't necessarily mean physical strength. It can also mean being smart (either observant, quick thinking, or knowledgeable), or diplomatic (mediate, persuade, articulate, or leverage social capital), or psychological strength, or about resilience. They don't have to start out that way, or stay that way. I like stories about growth. I like stories about picking up the pieces, and attempts to put it back together. I love stories about getting backed into a corner, and managing to find a way out.
Flying kicks also make my inner child happy.