Ranting About Things That Don't Matter (read: Business As Usual)
Well, jedizero is officially moved into his new apartment and I am officially the Friend with the Big Car. I don't mind the title, but running into traffic caused by an accident on one freeway and traffic caused by a fire on the other isn't exactly a fantastic drive. Mulholland wound up being a shortcut, despite being a much longer road. Yay actually moving!
No word on the egg yet. I'm still hoping.
Thriller Bark isn't near as bad as I thought it'd be. Of course, now that I've said that, I'm sure there'll be something tonight that absolutely bites me in the ass. Still, though - not too bad as of yet.
I've also kind of promised edward_hyde that I'd do an AMV for it, so there better not be any mind-shattering trauma ahead. :|
OH. SPEAKING OF TRAUMA.
The other night, ed and Sarah told me that a good portion of fandom has dubbed Robin's past the most traumatic, because it "happened during her childhood."
Now, I will say (from a viewpoint completely uneducated on child psychology and mostly uneducated on adult psychology) that the argument of childhood trauma is usually a pretty valid one. It has the possibility to really screw up the rest of your life, and watching your entire village die in front of you and having a bounty put on your head from a very young age will definitely mess with your life.
However - and this is a big however - the way the argument's being used here, it sounds like the only reason Robin's trauma is "the worst" is because it happened when she was young. Keep in mind that this is One Piece, where every new member of the Strawhats is competing for the Traumatic Back Story Cup. Nobody's past is sunshine and roses here. Let's take a look at a few:
- Shipwrecked on a barren island as a child with the very pirate who attacked your ship, finding out later that he had given you all the food that had washed ashore and eaten his own leg to keep you from starving;
- As a child, watching your adoptive mother be shot in the head trying to protect you and later pledging yourself to the very pirates that killed her in order to try to buy the safety of your village for an impossible amount;
- As a young adult, watching someone use the ships you built to commit a crime, watching your father figure take the fall for that crime, and trying desperately - to the point of trying to stop a train - and failing spectacularly - the train was a good deal bigger than you - to keep the government from taking him off to be executed;
- As an adult, watching your entire crew slowly die in front of you, dying yourself, coming back to life a year later, and drifting alone for decades on the ship you and your now-deceased comrades once shared, unable to leave because the ship's rudder is broken and the crazy powers that brought you back as an animate skeleton don't allow you to swim.
And that's not all of them, guys. Most people in this series mash the Trauma Button pretty damn hard, some at an early age and some for a really long time. To try and say that one back story is worse than the others and then have your reasoning be because the person was young...
Well, that's why we call it fandumb.
Also, this is the series that inspired the phrase, "Life sucks and then you die become a pirate," so. Yes
That said, I truly am enjoying it in spite of the nightmare fuel and soul killing angst. 8D
On a completely unrelated note, how about some music?
27: A song that you wish you could play
I can almost get it on Guitar Hero, but I'm fairly certain that doesn't count. Still. This song. ;^;
28: A song that makes you feel guilty
...I don't. I. What? Guilty? Honestly, I don't think this applies to anything I listen to.
So.
28: A song that makes you feel guilty screw the rules I have music is on your mind
Honestly, I still know all the choreography from Songfest because I am a dork. Also, I did promise an AMV to it, partially because of this:
Yes, those are dancing zombies. No, I don't know why. No, there is no reason for it, even in context. Yes, it's a Big Lipped Alligator Moment. Yes, even One Piece has those. No, I couldn't believe it either.
For those of you who prefer a different vein of geekdom:
And you wonder why I love Disney so much.
Day 01: Your favorite song
Day 02: Your least favorite song
Day 03: A song that makes you happy
Day 04: A song that makes you sad
Day 05: A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06: A song that reminds you of somewhere
Day 07: A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08: A song that you know all the words to
Day 09: A song that you can dance to
Day 10: A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11: A song from your favorite band
Day 12: A song from a band you hate
Day 13: A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14: A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15: A song that describes you
Day 16: A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17: A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18: A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19: A song from your favorite album
Day 20: A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21: A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22: A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23: A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24: A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25: A song that makes you laugh
Day 26: A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27: A song that you wish you could play
Day 28: A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29: A song from your childhood
Day 30: Your favorite song at this time last year
No word on the egg yet. I'm still hoping.
Thriller Bark isn't near as bad as I thought it'd be. Of course, now that I've said that, I'm sure there'll be something tonight that absolutely bites me in the ass. Still, though - not too bad as of yet.
I've also kind of promised edward_hyde that I'd do an AMV for it, so there better not be any mind-shattering trauma ahead. :|
OH. SPEAKING OF TRAUMA.
The other night, ed and Sarah told me that a good portion of fandom has dubbed Robin's past the most traumatic, because it "happened during her childhood."
Now, I will say (from a viewpoint completely uneducated on child psychology and mostly uneducated on adult psychology) that the argument of childhood trauma is usually a pretty valid one. It has the possibility to really screw up the rest of your life, and watching your entire village die in front of you and having a bounty put on your head from a very young age will definitely mess with your life.
However - and this is a big however - the way the argument's being used here, it sounds like the only reason Robin's trauma is "the worst" is because it happened when she was young. Keep in mind that this is One Piece, where every new member of the Strawhats is competing for the Traumatic Back Story Cup. Nobody's past is sunshine and roses here. Let's take a look at a few:
- Shipwrecked on a barren island as a child with the very pirate who attacked your ship, finding out later that he had given you all the food that had washed ashore and eaten his own leg to keep you from starving;
- As a child, watching your adoptive mother be shot in the head trying to protect you and later pledging yourself to the very pirates that killed her in order to try to buy the safety of your village for an impossible amount;
- As a young adult, watching someone use the ships you built to commit a crime, watching your father figure take the fall for that crime, and trying desperately - to the point of trying to stop a train - and failing spectacularly - the train was a good deal bigger than you - to keep the government from taking him off to be executed;
- As an adult, watching your entire crew slowly die in front of you, dying yourself, coming back to life a year later, and drifting alone for decades on the ship you and your now-deceased comrades once shared, unable to leave because the ship's rudder is broken and the crazy powers that brought you back as an animate skeleton don't allow you to swim.
And that's not all of them, guys. Most people in this series mash the Trauma Button pretty damn hard, some at an early age and some for a really long time. To try and say that one back story is worse than the others and then have your reasoning be because the person was young...
Well, that's why we call it fandumb.
Also, this is the series that inspired the phrase, "Life sucks and then you die become a pirate," so. Yes
That said, I truly am enjoying it in spite of the nightmare fuel and soul killing angst. 8D
On a completely unrelated note, how about some music?
27: A song that you wish you could play
Click to viewI can almost get it on Guitar Hero, but I'm fairly certain that doesn't count. Still. This song. ;^;
28: A song that makes you feel guilty
...I don't. I. What? Guilty? Honestly, I don't think this applies to anything I listen to.
So.
28: A song that makes you feel guilty screw the rules I have music is on your mind
Honestly, I still know all the choreography from Songfest because I am a dork. Also, I did promise an AMV to it, partially because of this:
Yes, those are dancing zombies. No, I don't know why. No, there is no reason for it, even in context. Yes, it's a Big Lipped Alligator Moment. Yes, even One Piece has those. No, I couldn't believe it either.
For those of you who prefer a different vein of geekdom:
And you wonder why I love Disney so much.
Day 01: Your favorite song
Day 02: Your least favorite song
Day 03: A song that makes you happy
Day 04: A song that makes you sad
Day 05: A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06: A song that reminds you of somewhere
Day 07: A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08: A song that you know all the words to
Day 09: A song that you can dance to
Day 10: A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11: A song from your favorite band
Day 12: A song from a band you hate
Day 13: A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14: A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15: A song that describes you
Day 16: A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17: A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18: A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19: A song from your favorite album
Day 20: A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21: A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22: A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23: A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24: A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25: A song that makes you laugh
Day 26: A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27: A song that you wish you could play
Day 28: A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29: A song from your childhood
Day 30: Your favorite song at this time last year