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greeneyedlady

stream-of-consciousness ramblings

Sep 26, 2009 14:38

Recently I have notice a bizarre change in my LJ, namely that people have been commenting and, by deductive reasoning, reading. This is not an unpleasant thing, of course, it is just different. I have always gone about blogging as if nobody is paying attention, like a babbling moron (which I still am). Now I feel kind of self-conscious. The way I ( Read more... )

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Re: An FotC icon for yous! (oh God, I'm terrible) greeneyedlady September 26 2009, 21:22:32 UTC

Thank you for telling me that I don't come off as pretentious. That actually really means a lot to me. I have tons of icons, but it is never enough. I am insatiable. But it is always tough choosing who has outlived their usefulness and hitting that delete button. If I go back into my older LJ entries, they mostly have my default icon because the original has been deleted. One of my very short-term goals is to add more FotC icons. See how in order my priorities are? *hug*

misdre September 26 2009, 20:00:42 UTC

I can relate to your thoughts so well that it's not even funny. I mean, at least as much as you could imagine someone to relate to them. Though I'm still studying so I don't need to much worry about work, but I've got one and only dream career which I am pretty sure I will never reach because I'm so mediocre in everything.
And I'm the same with the pairings' thing too. Yadda yadda.
This probably won't make you feel any better but I like to comment on this kinda stuff :I And it's more like that I myself am like "woa so there are people who share some similiar thoughts with me".

greeneyedlady September 26 2009, 21:24:59 UTC

It actually does make me feel better to hear that I am not such a singular weirdo, not that I am saying you are weird, just that if there are more of us then we aren't as strange. I wish I was still in school. The real world is too cruel.

harosketch September 26 2009, 21:17:17 UTC

Your blog is meant to be for you to chat about your experiences, so don't feel bad! People don't have to read if they don't want to, so the fact that we're reading means you're more interesting that you might think.

Shame about the job situation... I know what you mean about not wanting to face the world, but sadly it is a must... How about applying for an apprenticeship (if you can ;;) and at least it'll make you more qualified and thus more money. There's no way round facing the world, but perhaps treat your home as somewhere to escape, so your job will feel completely separate? I don't know, hopefully you can work something out.

greeneyedlady September 26 2009, 21:32:20 UTC

You say a lot of the same things to me that my mom does (and I mean that in a good way because it shows me that you care). I know that I have to be engaged in the real world somehow, but it will always be a concerted effort. It is my lifelong battle. This week I have had more forced engagement than in a long time and I know there is more to come. It leaves me emotionally drained. Then I feel bad for not working on fanfiction. I am such a pathetic wienie. I do appreciate you taking the time to comment though. *cling*

harosketch September 29 2009, 12:16:03 UTC

I do? I never really thought I might sound like that... Thanks~

*squish* It's a tough world out there. Do your best >

sakuya_masaki September 27 2009, 02:30:45 UTC

Talking about inner monologue and being so introverted that you sound full of yourself sounds so much like me. It's like, I only seem thoughtful and insightful b/c I just think about everything so much, all the time, analyzing constantly. I'm a pretty private person, but I go to LJ to sort of air out my inner monologue. People comment and stuff, but it's really just me talking like I would think things out in my brain. I find it's really helpful. Sometimes I have a specific topic to think out, but other times it's just whatever comes to mind at the time.

This has nothing to do w/anything, but I have to say it:

Cat's Don't Dance icon = WIN!

greeneyedlady September 27 2009, 03:08:33 UTC

My mom always sighs and tells me that my problem is I live inside of my head instead of in the real world. But at least I am not the only one. Sometimes I wonder if "fannish" types have a stronger tendency to be on the autism spectrum. I find the whole idea of Fangirlism as a sort of alternative lifestyle very intriguing. The way I relate to the world and to other people is different. But I don't know of any experiences except for my own. I wish I was insightful enough to write a book about it. It would be all internal monologue. The title of my theoretical book is "Fangirlism" by the way.

Cats Don't Dance is one of the best animated movies ever that gets sadly overlooked because it isn't Disney or Dreamworks or Don Bluth. I am so happy that you appreciate it. Oh, and of course your icon is dangerously sexy.

sakuya_masaki September 27 2009, 03:27:24 UTC

Gotta love a dangerously sexy FotC icon, right? XD

I've often thought of doing a sort of fangirl book. I want to write about what it's like growing up being in the anime subculture. I think it would be really relevant to my generation. I would want it to be like "High Fidelity" by Nick Hornby only w/a female main character and it would be about anime fandom elitism and not music.
I find that since some changes have happened in my life in the past yr. that I'm living a little more in the real world and I have a better view of life, but I still know I don't totally fit in. It's just that I'm more ok w/not fitting in and more comfortable and confident in myself than I used to be. I'm learning how to separate my emotions from every aspect of my life.

But anyway, Cat's Don't Dance is so awesome. I went through a period where I just watched that movie repeatedly for a while. I memorized all the lines (I got really attached to certain movies like that when I was younger). I have it on DVD now and I really should watch it again soon someday

greeneyedlady September 27 2009, 03:45:59 UTC

Maybe we should collaborate on a project. Though I can tell your life experiences are probably less pathetic than mine. *sniff* I need more FotC icons. Hee hee. Jemaine with a porn 'stache. Still sexy, of course.

infiniteowl September 28 2009, 02:56:27 UTC

You don't sound pretentious, from what I've read of your LJ so far. Besides, you're faaaar from the only person to blog about their life and it can be cathartic to just write about it. You aren't even really demanding that others read your personal posts, so it's your readers' choice if they want to peruse your non-fiction stuff or not. I hope that things improve for you soon in real life, because I know how it feels to be wandering aimlessly around with no clear destination in sight.

Hey, don't be ashamed about liking UK/US! Believing that you have to love something because it's so popular is stupid, but believing that you have to hate something because it's apparently "too popular for its good" is just as equally stupid. Things become popular for a reason! (Heck, I can list several reasons off the top of my head for my love of UK/US, but that's getting off-topic.)

Oh, and on a sidenote, would you mind if I friended you? You wouldn't have to worry about having to comment on my journal, because there isn't anything on it. :)

greeneyedlady September 28 2009, 03:17:17 UTC

Thanks for the reassurance. It means a lot. Of course you may add me as a friend. I already preemptively added you, even if there isn't anything to read. I dunno why I feel self-conscious that I love UK/US. In my previous fandoms I have never gotten into the most popular ships (in Bleach I couldn't care less who Ichigo should go with; I was too busy shipping Aizen/Momo). Maybe I got it in my head that only focusing on less popular ships was like working an independent film studio while the big ones were like Universal. Maybe we don't make a lot of money, but there is good buzz at Sundance. Since I am still on my first Hetalia fanfiction and it is SuFin, I've been a little worried about getting pigeonholed as a SuFin writer and that people who liked the first one will be disappointed if I don't make my next story (if there is another) about them. I imagine people who may have thought my first fic was good going "Aw man, another UK/US ( ... )

infiniteowl September 28 2009, 04:06:38 UTC

Great; thanks for friending me!

I have to admit that I initially felt self-conscious about shipping UK/US too, although in my case it was more like me being used to preferring canon ships over fanon ones. Normally in fandoms, I onlly go for the ships that are 100% canon or a definite lock for it; Ron/Hermione over Harry/Hermione, Kyo/Tohru over Yuki/Tohru, etc. But for Hetalia, while I like GerIta and SuFin well enough, I found myself liking UK/US even more despite it not being an Official Couple, and that threw me for a loop ( ... )

greeneyedlady September 28 2009, 14:41:11 UTC

Greece/Japan is one of the only Japan pairings that I like so I support your interest. For the record, I am staunchly anti-UK/Japan, even though I know my reasons for hating it are a bit silly.

The UK/US fic idea I have is kind of strange. Alfred is the US president's son who is about to find out that he is actually a space alien that his parents rescued from Area 51 when he was a baby (and looked like mochimerica). Arthur is the last survivor of a race of winged "angels." Both are being pursued, but the real trouble doesn't start until they meet and Alfred lays an egg (and all they even did was kiss).

The premise is strange. I am not sure how it will be received by readers. But on the plus side, I haven't seen it done yet. I think one of the problems with a popular ship is that it is hard for any fic to stand out.