my life is a series of memes
So my TVD buddy ever_neutral was doing this meme and I had to ask about myself. People commenting for their own things? I make no promises that I can actually come up with five things.
Comment to this post, and I will list five things I associate with you. They might make sense or they might be totally random. Then post that list, with your commentary, to your LJ (or just add a reply back to me). Other people (including me) can get lists from you, and the meme merrily perpetuates itself.
01. Smallville
Remember two or so years ago when they killed and replaced Jimmy Olsen with his little bro and I swore to never forgive them? Well, it's true, I never will, but my love for a good deal else of was eventually revived. I have even ventured into Season 9 and will do the same with Season 10 when I can finally get my hands on the DVDs. Still kind of dreading it, but after sitting through 80% of the story (90% now), I kind of need to see the rest. Even though it will probably not meet any of my expectations, but if that was a problem...I wouldn't even be doing it, would I? To love and appreciate Smallville you have to embrace more of the spirit of the story rather than the actual events, and I'm good at that, so we mostly get along. Also the characters are just that awesome and make it easier to deal with...everything else.
I ship the most in this fandom, though none of them are endgames, but SINCE WHEN HAVE I EVER LIKED THOSE? Give me Clark/Lana and Jimmy/Chloe drama and tragedy over Clark/Lois and Oliver/Chloe happiness any day.
Though, while we're on the subject, I've tried to stay out of the fandom in general. This goes for most fandoms, as people don't seem to know how to treat each other with respect, but it's especially true with Smallville. Because Lois Lane and Clark Kent are such an iconic couple, people seem to think it's okay to treat people like me like crap because I find Clark and Lana more appealing. Apparently I am not ~allowed~ to like them and need to just "get over it" because the iconic ship is iconic. Welp, I'm sorry but I like what I like. No one else has to, and we can discuss, but it is wrong to treat someone like that, even on the internet, even over something so trivial. Maybe especially because it's so trivial.
Bit of a tangent, but yes. Love Smallville. Love to multi-ship Smallville all over the place. Love people in the fandom who can respect me. The end.
02. Damon/Rose
Ah yes, we were just talking about this! I knew I was probably going to love it before it ever aired, because lovedbythesun had turned me onto Damon and Bela, Lauren Cohan's character from Supernatural, before we even knew she was going to be on The Vampire Diaries, and ~SURPRISE~, I have a doppelganger kink. And then it happened and I watched and fell in love with the ship for reasons that are more solid. I loved how Rose could just see straight through Damon because they were so much alike, and how he just dropped all pretenses around her. They were just perfect, end of story.
03. Bonnie Bennett
Recently I noticed that most of my TVD icons are Bonnie, so this makes sense. I love...most things about her, but then I'm not expecting to like everything about anyone, even if they're fictional. I identify with a lot of the characters on this show, but Bonnie is in the top two, right beside Elena. I love that being a witch freaked her out at first, but she came to embrace it. I love that once she embraced it, she's had all kinds of issues with abuse of the power she has. Almost killing Luka by channeling him without his permission wasn't cool, but neither is half the stuff anyone does on this show.
I don't identify so much with what she does as much as the reasons why. She's strong, but at the same time she's fragile and she doesn't want anyone to know that part of her exists. It's why I laugh at fandom for giving her so much crap.
The truth is that she's not much different from fan favorite Damon. It's just that she's human and he's a monster and it's so much easier to love the monster for being a monster than it is to love a human despite the fact that she's not what humanity is supposed to represent. The human is supposed to invite the monster in without becoming the monster, and Bonnie is not doing either of those. It's not really safe to love her for most people.
The reason I don't have this problem is I don't believe humans are inherently good. People are horrible, even me. I don't embrace this and become Damon Salvatore, but I accept it. It's possible for me to love people because of it, which I think is pretty important. It doesn't mean I don't stand up for what I believe in, it just means I genuinely care.
I think that's Bonnie Bennett in a nutshell. She's a horrible person who cares deeply and stands up for what she believes.
04. Roleplay in fandom
I started roleplaying...gosh, it was a lot of years ago, I don't even know how many. Greatestjournal still existed, which is where I started, with Kim Possible, Starfire from Teen Titans and a handful of other animated characters. (I'll bet that makes me sound younger than I am. I don't mind.) I had a bad experience that made me quit for a long time, until I discovered insanejournal and Smallville. Lana Lang was my first step back into it.
Now when I get into a fandom, I look for who I can play. I like it because I can focus on only the characters I want to focus on and other people do the rest. This is especially great when the other character is one I don't think I could ever get a grip on. Mostly, though, it's about putting something into motion and watching where it goes. Sometimes it goes the way you planned and then sometimes there are surprises. Fic can be the same way, but not as often, and there's just something about writing with another person in this way that is much more satisfying.
I have...too many accounts on LJ for this purpose. Look at them all. Some of them I've never used, but I intend to, one of these days. These are my actives at the moment, or my soon to be actives. There are...still a lot of them.
Favorite things in my RP life right now:
- Damon's fairytale life. (Actually, the whole verse but whatever.)
- Stefan and Elena as an evil vampire couple.
- Klaus party in Vampire Town.
- That wonderful moment when an amnesic Sam Winchester remembers something and Lois Lane wants to know why the hell there is salt everywhere.
- Angel spins in his chair... until Back To The Future: Smallville Edition happens in his lobby.
- Damon's profile.
- Katherine's keywords, especially this part:
05. Reviled fictional females
I found ever_neutral via womenlovefest, which celebrates reviled fictional females. I happen to love pretty much all the reviled females in all my fandoms. It is just my way. I guess it's only natural, given that I've been the female not many people like for most of my life and will probably continue to be. I guess I don't mind. I've got good company.
Comment to this post, and I will list five things I associate with you. They might make sense or they might be totally random. Then post that list, with your commentary, to your LJ (or just add a reply back to me). Other people (including me) can get lists from you, and the meme merrily perpetuates itself.
01. Smallville
Remember two or so years ago when they killed and replaced Jimmy Olsen with his little bro and I swore to never forgive them? Well, it's true, I never will, but my love for a good deal else of was eventually revived. I have even ventured into Season 9 and will do the same with Season 10 when I can finally get my hands on the DVDs. Still kind of dreading it, but after sitting through 80% of the story (90% now), I kind of need to see the rest. Even though it will probably not meet any of my expectations, but if that was a problem...I wouldn't even be doing it, would I? To love and appreciate Smallville you have to embrace more of the spirit of the story rather than the actual events, and I'm good at that, so we mostly get along. Also the characters are just that awesome and make it easier to deal with...everything else.
I ship the most in this fandom, though none of them are endgames, but SINCE WHEN HAVE I EVER LIKED THOSE? Give me Clark/Lana and Jimmy/Chloe drama and tragedy over Clark/Lois and Oliver/Chloe happiness any day.
Though, while we're on the subject, I've tried to stay out of the fandom in general. This goes for most fandoms, as people don't seem to know how to treat each other with respect, but it's especially true with Smallville. Because Lois Lane and Clark Kent are such an iconic couple, people seem to think it's okay to treat people like me like crap because I find Clark and Lana more appealing. Apparently I am not ~allowed~ to like them and need to just "get over it" because the iconic ship is iconic. Welp, I'm sorry but I like what I like. No one else has to, and we can discuss, but it is wrong to treat someone like that, even on the internet, even over something so trivial. Maybe especially because it's so trivial.
Bit of a tangent, but yes. Love Smallville. Love to multi-ship Smallville all over the place. Love people in the fandom who can respect me. The end.
02. Damon/Rose
Ah yes, we were just talking about this! I knew I was probably going to love it before it ever aired, because lovedbythesun had turned me onto Damon and Bela, Lauren Cohan's character from Supernatural, before we even knew she was going to be on The Vampire Diaries, and ~SURPRISE~, I have a doppelganger kink. And then it happened and I watched and fell in love with the ship for reasons that are more solid. I loved how Rose could just see straight through Damon because they were so much alike, and how he just dropped all pretenses around her. They were just perfect, end of story.
03. Bonnie Bennett
Recently I noticed that most of my TVD icons are Bonnie, so this makes sense. I love...most things about her, but then I'm not expecting to like everything about anyone, even if they're fictional. I identify with a lot of the characters on this show, but Bonnie is in the top two, right beside Elena. I love that being a witch freaked her out at first, but she came to embrace it. I love that once she embraced it, she's had all kinds of issues with abuse of the power she has. Almost killing Luka by channeling him without his permission wasn't cool, but neither is half the stuff anyone does on this show.
I don't identify so much with what she does as much as the reasons why. She's strong, but at the same time she's fragile and she doesn't want anyone to know that part of her exists. It's why I laugh at fandom for giving her so much crap.
The truth is that she's not much different from fan favorite Damon. It's just that she's human and he's a monster and it's so much easier to love the monster for being a monster than it is to love a human despite the fact that she's not what humanity is supposed to represent. The human is supposed to invite the monster in without becoming the monster, and Bonnie is not doing either of those. It's not really safe to love her for most people.
The reason I don't have this problem is I don't believe humans are inherently good. People are horrible, even me. I don't embrace this and become Damon Salvatore, but I accept it. It's possible for me to love people because of it, which I think is pretty important. It doesn't mean I don't stand up for what I believe in, it just means I genuinely care.
I think that's Bonnie Bennett in a nutshell. She's a horrible person who cares deeply and stands up for what she believes.
04. Roleplay in fandom
I started roleplaying...gosh, it was a lot of years ago, I don't even know how many. Greatestjournal still existed, which is where I started, with Kim Possible, Starfire from Teen Titans and a handful of other animated characters. (I'll bet that makes me sound younger than I am. I don't mind.) I had a bad experience that made me quit for a long time, until I discovered insanejournal and Smallville. Lana Lang was my first step back into it.
Now when I get into a fandom, I look for who I can play. I like it because I can focus on only the characters I want to focus on and other people do the rest. This is especially great when the other character is one I don't think I could ever get a grip on. Mostly, though, it's about putting something into motion and watching where it goes. Sometimes it goes the way you planned and then sometimes there are surprises. Fic can be the same way, but not as often, and there's just something about writing with another person in this way that is much more satisfying.
I have...too many accounts on LJ for this purpose. Look at them all. Some of them I've never used, but I intend to, one of these days. These are my actives at the moment, or my soon to be actives. There are...still a lot of them.
Favorite things in my RP life right now:
- Damon's fairytale life. (Actually, the whole verse but whatever.)
- Stefan and Elena as an evil vampire couple.
- Klaus party in Vampire Town.
- That wonderful moment when an amnesic Sam Winchester remembers something and Lois Lane wants to know why the hell there is salt everywhere.
- Angel spins in his chair... until Back To The Future: Smallville Edition happens in his lobby.
- Damon's profile.
- Katherine's keywords, especially this part:
05. Reviled fictional females
I found ever_neutral via womenlovefest, which celebrates reviled fictional females. I happen to love pretty much all the reviled females in all my fandoms. It is just my way. I guess it's only natural, given that I've been the female not many people like for most of my life and will probably continue to be. I guess I don't mind. I've got good company.