Because I'm always suprised by this kind of thing.

[cynchick]

Stolen from everyone. Seriously.

I know I don't blog and such a whole lot, but.

What has surprised you the most about me (if anything) since joining my flist/"friending me"? Was anything completely unexpected or have I always fit the picture of me you have in your head?

Post this in your own journal and see how you have surprised people!

Comments

[korinacaffeine]

I think this has come more from getting to know you through IM and other means than anything, but you are far humbler than I expected! Even though you're a BNF by every stretch of the word--artist and author, oh my!--and wildly talented to boot, you're still so down-to-earth and nice. It's nice that you don't let it go to your head!

Also, unrelated, but I miss the DeiSaku heyday. :(

[cynchick]

Aww. XDD

See. That's the kind of thing I always hear when I get to talking with new people in fandom, especially if they are fans of my stuff. People have said they were scared or too shy to talk to me or that I'm intimidating, and I don't know if its because of the BNF thing, or because of my tough attitude that comes across in my writing...

And I always say that I'm just a geek who reads too much manga like everyone else. XD And honestly I'm really not that nice. I'm sarcastic, cynical, short-tempered, and extremely intolerant of willful ignorance and plain ol stupidity. I choose the people I associate with carefully, so if I'm nice to you, it's only because we mesh well and you don't piss me off. XDD

I miss the DeiSaku heyday too. I think the ship is pretty much dead now that you and me are done and Wyntermute disappeared from fandom. :/

[korinacaffeine]

I can't remember how we met and started talking, so I couldn't say for sure if I was intimidated by you, haha. I know that I really adore(d) your fics, though!

It sucks that Wyntermute sort of dropped out. I've been trying to relive memories by reading old DeiSaku fics, but I just don't feel it anymore. :( Tbh, it's been really difficult for me to write anything Naruto lately. I have all these great ideas and can't get them out on paper/.doc for some reason. C'est la vie.

[cynchick]

I was a fan of you too - Found was the first DeiSaku I read after all. So maybe we met on evenish ground and that eliminated some of the shyness?

See, for me, the failure in Naruto inspires me more than the awesomeness. I think to myself "Oh HELL NO, fuck you Kishi that is NOT how its supposed to go, THIS is how this shit is done..."

Needless to say I am currently inspired to write Sakura as the most badass bitch you've ever seen. XD

[cynchick]

Hehe how old did you think I was? At 28 I'm one of the oldest people in the fandom (comparatively

[cynchick]

lol what

[flibbergibbet]

I was surprised to hear you've been in the military!

[cynchick]

Really? Is that because you thought I was a lot younger? I would think my militaristicness (? lol) would come across in my writing especially since I write about ninja/soldiers.

[flibbergibbet]

I think it's because I, personally, don't know many people who have been in the military, and the ones I do you'd never know it. My dad was in the Air Force but he is so very much not a military-type person. All his friends in the 70's were hippies. So I don't expect it and I don't really know the signs that point to someone who has served. If that makes sense?

As for your writing, well, I have a similar sort of fascination with the military aspect of shinobi society in Naruto, and I've never once entertained the thought of serving XD

[cynchick]

Whats funny is that even though I was in the military and I love certain aspects of soldiering, I'm actually a tree-hugging, anti-war liberal. I guess I shouldn't say I'm completely anti-war, but I'm most definitely anti war-for-profit (which is, like, almost all of them). What I loved most (and miss most) is the camaraderie and bonds that you just cant understand unless you've been a soldier. I was one of the few who weren't stop-lossed during the Bush administration, and when my time came up I was like "fuck this noise. peace out."

[solarial]

I remember that the first time I read your fanfictions I have thought: "wow, this is a special person" because of yours capacity to make me dream with this marvellous fanfiction! I'd like to impress peoples just like you with my fanfiction!" I'm speaking about "Perception

[cynchick]

Awww, thanks. :D

[kayleighvolturi]

Hm~, well you basically fit the picture that I had in my head. (: You're more awesome, though. :D I'd like to get to know you more, actually. :| I really don't think that we've talked that much... or at all... hm. :\ That's probably entirely my fault. D: Sorry~. But, yeah. (: ♥

[cynchick]

I dont really talk to people much on my journal since I dont post many personal things. I do most of my LJ talking on other peoples journals. XD

[kayleighvolturi]

Ah~, I see. (: I do that, as well. :P