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Comment on this post. I will choose seven interests from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are interested in them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so that others can play along.
I swear - swear - I didn't mean to ramble nearly as much as I did. And this took way, way too long for me to put together my thoughts on each of the seven topics!
Fanfic
Oh fanfic - fanfic is so much a part of me - I truly, truly can not imagine my life without it.
I'll start with a sort of evolution of my fanfic and experiences:
When I think back on it Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Highlander: the Series were the first two realms that I fully immersed myself in - reading and writing. I was (and still am) a very avid fanfic reader. It took me awhile to get into the whole fanfiction thing. And even longer to finally put together and post my first completed piece (which you can find in all of its ugly scary (keep in mind I wrote it years ago) entirety here: the vulnerability of faith).
From Highlander I moved forward into Vin Diesel. Anything and everything Vin Diesel. The Fast and the Furious and Pitch Black especially. *sighs* Oh Vin. I haven't exactly fallen out of love with him but unfortunately my muse has been kidnapped by these three really hot Winchester men. Those bastards *wink*.
Rogue and Logan stole my heart and ripped it open. They shouldn't have. I mean, in the movies they aren't even a canon ship - but damn it - I just love them. Love them. *snuggles them* And they consumed me for a very long, long time. I still wish to more with them but again that muse...
Firefly and Serenity. I will admit - sadly - that I was not one of those devoted, die-hard Whendon-freaks that watched Firefly because it was Joss'. I actually decided not to watch it because it didn't really interest me. I couldn't have been more wrong. Seriously. My roommate at college (who I converted into a huge Buffy freak) actually started watching Firefly, raved about how it was made of awesome, but still I did not watch. And I can't remember what exactly made me want to watch - probably fanfic - and so I did watch. And suddenly, suddenly I was in love with a verse that hadn't survived on Fox and that was so tiny in its entirety. Oh how I mourned for a show that was canceled and destroyed before I even begin to love it. And then there was Serenity. I was one of those obsessed fans that was going to the random midnight showings. My license plate on my car says "SHINY", and it is encased in a Firefly license plate holder that says "you can't take the sky from me". I have the Chinese letters for Serenity on my back window and I have the ship on my side window. And yeah, I did this to help promote Serenity, although the Maryland State Police Trooper that wrote me a ticket to remove it clearly did not have the same love for Serenity that I did. Love Serenity, who me?
I went through a Stargate: SG1 phase. My love for Jack O'Neill. Seriously - the man is hot and snarky and hot and witty and hot and did I mention hot. I have this thing for older men. Even though I don't mention much about this - I do love SG:1 - love it I do.
I went through an Anita Blake phase - and loved on some Anita Blake. But then the author went and destroyed my love for Anita. She seriously just destroyed it. So much so that I couldn't force myself one of the books and didn't bother to buy the following two. It hurt to lose my Anita love - it did. I mean, don't get me wrong, I still love Anita. I just - I just try really hard to not think about where she was taken - and how many times she was taken, and with whom she was taken by, etc....
And then, then I was introduced to this little show about two brothers called Supernatural. And it has been downhill since then. Supernatural invades my life. Sure there have been other random fanfic loves alone the way, but Supernatural has taken over and not let go. I can't get enough - just want to write anything and everything I can concerning Supernatural, the Winchesters, and the supporting cast...
And then there was RPS - that for those of us who aren't dirty, wrong, bad minded is Real Person Slash. And oh god...Jensen, Jared, Jeff, David, Christian... *flails* It's wrong, oh it's so wrong, but tell me, if something is so awesome how - how can it be wrong? It can't I tell you - it just can't!
So, I write fanfic. I write it a lot. I don't write nearly as much as I would like to, but I do try.
I'll tell you a weird fact about fanfic - most of my real life friends - my best friends - haven't read my fanfic. They know I write and they know it is posted on the internet but I haven't been over eager to share with them. It just doesn't feel right. I have this life (as Demona - as azraelz_angel) that none of my friends know or understand. Kinda weird, but I guess it works for me.
J2
They are so gay for each other. The end.
Jensen and Jared have become the fascination of many fangirls (and fanboys) around the world. They get along too well. They cling to one another. They are so pretty together. Did I mention they are gay for one another?
And I shouldn't like real person fic as much as I do, but I just can't help it. It's like wincest - I just don't think too much about it and just go with the flow. I'm sure if I thought about it too much then it would squick me out, so I don't.
I do like writing J2 or even J3 fic (J2 = Jensen/Jared - J3 = Jeff/Jensen/Jared). And I do like writing wincest and even *gasp* daddy!cest.
My boys. I just want to snuggle them. And have them perform lewd acts in front of me.
*loves her Jensen and Jared and Jeff*
Lost
The previews for Lost excited me beyond belief. Seriously, here was a new show that had the sci-fi fantasy feel to it. It looked absolutely promising with a huge cast.
I fell in love immediately. Even though the show crept by, barely telling us anything about the characters and moving at a snail's pace through the time line, it was great. I loved the sci-fi elements thrown into the series. I loved the cast members and their real-life portrayers. Everything about the first season was great. Things started to get a little weird when the Hatch was discovered. Locke and his quest and the introduction of the Dharma Initiative kinda blew things up for me. I had a hard time believing everything that had to do with the Hatch and that there had been people placed on the Island.
I stopped watching when the others (that had been inhabiting the Island the whole time) were seriously integrated into the show. The show went from a really cool sci-fi show to something that was a little too weird (even for me).
However, I did watch the two-hour finale last year. And it was awesome - despite all the issues I have with The Others. The flashforwards were really neat, though it made me immensely sad. I love Jack - I heart him in a way that I probably shouldn't - and it literally broke my heart to see what becomes of Jack once he gets released from the Island. He's broken. Destroyed. Damaged beyond repair. Seriously, it makes my chest hurt when I think about it...
I kinda wish that they did not choose to go in the direction they did with the show. I'm sure, in February when the show returns, that I will watch it to find out what happened to our characters. Are they rescued? Is Charlie really dead? How is Desmond going to get back to the surface? Questions have been posed and I suppose I need answers. I'm just really upset about how Jack ends up post the Island...
Law and Order: SVU
Let me just squeal for a moment because Benson cut her hair short again for the new season! Yay! Yay! Yay!
Okay, Law and Order: SVU, is so much better (in my little valued opinion) than the original Law and Order and/or Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Obviously, we wouldn't have had L&O:SVU without the original L&O but I do find it much more entertaining to watch SVU. L&O:CI bothered me originally because of Vincent D'Onofrio's charcter, Detective Goren. Vincent's portrayal of Bobby was done well, too well if you think about how it is affective his health, but I just didn't like the character and couldn't get into the show. The show has grown on me over the years, and I'm actually looking forward to the premiere on Thursday evening.
Back to the actual topic at hand - SVU - great show. I love the dynamic between Benson and Stabler and their supporting cast. The trials and tribulations that they have had to endure over the years is pretty intense. The fact that they both still have their jobs, their badges, and each other as partners is unbelievable, but as a fan I wouldn't want it any other way.
I will confess that I'm not a Benson/Stabler shipper. Both of them have their own bag of issues that they don't need to add to by getting involved with their partner. They have a ridiculously close relationship as it is, without adding in any sexual element. The department and their personal lives are affected by their close, intimate but platonic relationship, which causes both characters stress. It can't be easy, to deal with the things that they have to, and have a life outside the job that understands what they go through ona daily basis.
I do not envy the real men and women that work in the sex crimes division of their departments. They have horrible things to investigate. But I'm glad they do it, and make our world a better place.
Motorcycles
My baby:
My best friend got a Kawasaki Ninja 250 almost two years ago and I thought she was crazy. And then low and behold, I go visit her, watch her ride, and decide it's the coolest thing ever!
So I took the Maryland Motorcycle Safety Course in October of last year and bought a motorcycle a month later.
Tattoos
Up until I received a 20% off coupon from the local tattoo shop at college, I had never, ever, considered a tattoo. But then my friend Jenn convinced me that it would be a great idea. Fantastic really. And with this wonderful 20% off coupon, how could we turn it down?
So, off we go. Jenn ends up getting this simple star on the small of her back. Jenn who wanted the tattoo. Jenn who talked me into getting a tattoo. Jenn gets the tiny tattoo that takes about half an hour. What do I do? I get this monster tattoo on my back. Seriously, it isn't small. Here is a picture:
. It took almost two hours. Two hours! Yeah, dumb me. My suitemate at college said my back looked like raw meat after I got done the tattoo. Yum.
I love my tattoo though. It's been over five years and I don't regret getting it or the design. A small gripe would be that it is too low (because I wore pajama bottoms rather than jeans) but even that isn't an issue, just a comment. Originally the tattoo was of a pegasus and I had the tattoo artist add the unicorn horn. He was supposed to do some blue glowy shading around the horn, but didn't and I didn't notice at the time. I wanted a unicorn because The Last Unicorn is my favorite movie. Horses/unicorns/pegasuses/etc have always fascinated me - they still do - so it didn't require too much thought and self-convincing when I saw the tattoo in the book. And to my defense I did get the tattoo scaled down a few sizes, but I couldn't have gone any smaller and gotten the detail in the wings.
I also have a tattoo on my foot:
.
I want more...*le sigh*
The Unit
Let me just start by saying that I stopped watching House because it was in same time slot as The Unit. I love House. Seriously - Dr. House is one of my favorite characters on tv because he does what he wants to do and kicks some medical butt while he's at it. But The Unit just blew me away. It has a yummy cast of male (and female) eye candy. It has drama (the housewives) for those interested. Hell, it even had Summer Glau (fangirl squee!!! here) guest starring all last season. I enjoy the drama side because I'm female and I can't get away from it. But the real reason I love this is the men and their military stories. The men belong to a division called "The Unit" which answers only to the President of the United States - but operates in complete secrecy. They do black ops. I just love watching the interaction between the group - their struggle with their job, their responsibilities to each other, their country, their wives and families.
I would love to use The Unit in a Buffy crossover piece of fanfic. I have the concept rattling around in the back of my head, I just need to find the time to write it all out. I'm not very good with military stuff though - so it would require some time and effort to make it right.
I was so seriously excited about the season premiere this past Tuesday. Just over-joyed at being able to pick up where last season ended and get back into the swing of things. They've backed the members of The Unit into a bad situation this season, and I'm anxious to see how they handle it and continue with their jobs.
avamclean Comment on this post. I will choose seven interests from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are interested in them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so that others can play along.
I swear - swear - I didn't mean to ramble nearly as much as I did. And this took way, way too long for me to put together my thoughts on each of the seven topics!
Fanfic
Oh fanfic - fanfic is so much a part of me - I truly, truly can not imagine my life without it.
I'll start with a sort of evolution of my fanfic and experiences:
When I think back on it Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Highlander: the Series were the first two realms that I fully immersed myself in - reading and writing. I was (and still am) a very avid fanfic reader. It took me awhile to get into the whole fanfiction thing. And even longer to finally put together and post my first completed piece (which you can find in all of its ugly scary (keep in mind I wrote it years ago) entirety here: the vulnerability of faith).
From Highlander I moved forward into Vin Diesel. Anything and everything Vin Diesel. The Fast and the Furious and Pitch Black especially. *sighs* Oh Vin. I haven't exactly fallen out of love with him but unfortunately my muse has been kidnapped by these three really hot Winchester men. Those bastards *wink*.
Rogue and Logan stole my heart and ripped it open. They shouldn't have. I mean, in the movies they aren't even a canon ship - but damn it - I just love them. Love them. *snuggles them* And they consumed me for a very long, long time. I still wish to more with them but again that muse...
Firefly and Serenity. I will admit - sadly - that I was not one of those devoted, die-hard Whendon-freaks that watched Firefly because it was Joss'. I actually decided not to watch it because it didn't really interest me. I couldn't have been more wrong. Seriously. My roommate at college (who I converted into a huge Buffy freak) actually started watching Firefly, raved about how it was made of awesome, but still I did not watch. And I can't remember what exactly made me want to watch - probably fanfic - and so I did watch. And suddenly, suddenly I was in love with a verse that hadn't survived on Fox and that was so tiny in its entirety. Oh how I mourned for a show that was canceled and destroyed before I even begin to love it. And then there was Serenity. I was one of those obsessed fans that was going to the random midnight showings. My license plate on my car says "SHINY", and it is encased in a Firefly license plate holder that says "you can't take the sky from me". I have the Chinese letters for Serenity on my back window and I have the ship on my side window. And yeah, I did this to help promote Serenity, although the Maryland State Police Trooper that wrote me a ticket to remove it clearly did not have the same love for Serenity that I did. Love Serenity, who me?
I went through a Stargate: SG1 phase. My love for Jack O'Neill. Seriously - the man is hot and snarky and hot and witty and hot and did I mention hot. I have this thing for older men. Even though I don't mention much about this - I do love SG:1 - love it I do.
I went through an Anita Blake phase - and loved on some Anita Blake. But then the author went and destroyed my love for Anita. She seriously just destroyed it. So much so that I couldn't force myself one of the books and didn't bother to buy the following two. It hurt to lose my Anita love - it did. I mean, don't get me wrong, I still love Anita. I just - I just try really hard to not think about where she was taken - and how many times she was taken, and with whom she was taken by, etc....
And then, then I was introduced to this little show about two brothers called Supernatural. And it has been downhill since then. Supernatural invades my life. Sure there have been other random fanfic loves alone the way, but Supernatural has taken over and not let go. I can't get enough - just want to write anything and everything I can concerning Supernatural, the Winchesters, and the supporting cast...
And then there was RPS - that for those of us who aren't dirty, wrong, bad minded is Real Person Slash. And oh god...Jensen, Jared, Jeff, David, Christian... *flails* It's wrong, oh it's so wrong, but tell me, if something is so awesome how - how can it be wrong? It can't I tell you - it just can't!
So, I write fanfic. I write it a lot. I don't write nearly as much as I would like to, but I do try.
I'll tell you a weird fact about fanfic - most of my real life friends - my best friends - haven't read my fanfic. They know I write and they know it is posted on the internet but I haven't been over eager to share with them. It just doesn't feel right. I have this life (as Demona - as azraelz_angel) that none of my friends know or understand. Kinda weird, but I guess it works for me.
J2
They are so gay for each other. The end.
Jensen and Jared have become the fascination of many fangirls (and fanboys) around the world. They get along too well. They cling to one another. They are so pretty together. Did I mention they are gay for one another?
And I shouldn't like real person fic as much as I do, but I just can't help it. It's like wincest - I just don't think too much about it and just go with the flow. I'm sure if I thought about it too much then it would squick me out, so I don't.
I do like writing J2 or even J3 fic (J2 = Jensen/Jared - J3 = Jeff/Jensen/Jared). And I do like writing wincest and even *gasp* daddy!cest.
My boys. I just want to snuggle them. And have them perform lewd acts in front of me.
*loves her Jensen and Jared and Jeff*
Lost
The previews for Lost excited me beyond belief. Seriously, here was a new show that had the sci-fi fantasy feel to it. It looked absolutely promising with a huge cast.
I fell in love immediately. Even though the show crept by, barely telling us anything about the characters and moving at a snail's pace through the time line, it was great. I loved the sci-fi elements thrown into the series. I loved the cast members and their real-life portrayers. Everything about the first season was great. Things started to get a little weird when the Hatch was discovered. Locke and his quest and the introduction of the Dharma Initiative kinda blew things up for me. I had a hard time believing everything that had to do with the Hatch and that there had been people placed on the Island.
I stopped watching when the others (that had been inhabiting the Island the whole time) were seriously integrated into the show. The show went from a really cool sci-fi show to something that was a little too weird (even for me).
However, I did watch the two-hour finale last year. And it was awesome - despite all the issues I have with The Others. The flashforwards were really neat, though it made me immensely sad. I love Jack - I heart him in a way that I probably shouldn't - and it literally broke my heart to see what becomes of Jack once he gets released from the Island. He's broken. Destroyed. Damaged beyond repair. Seriously, it makes my chest hurt when I think about it...
I kinda wish that they did not choose to go in the direction they did with the show. I'm sure, in February when the show returns, that I will watch it to find out what happened to our characters. Are they rescued? Is Charlie really dead? How is Desmond going to get back to the surface? Questions have been posed and I suppose I need answers. I'm just really upset about how Jack ends up post the Island...
Law and Order: SVU
Let me just squeal for a moment because Benson cut her hair short again for the new season! Yay! Yay! Yay!
Okay, Law and Order: SVU, is so much better (in my little valued opinion) than the original Law and Order and/or Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Obviously, we wouldn't have had L&O:SVU without the original L&O but I do find it much more entertaining to watch SVU. L&O:CI bothered me originally because of Vincent D'Onofrio's charcter, Detective Goren. Vincent's portrayal of Bobby was done well, too well if you think about how it is affective his health, but I just didn't like the character and couldn't get into the show. The show has grown on me over the years, and I'm actually looking forward to the premiere on Thursday evening.
Back to the actual topic at hand - SVU - great show. I love the dynamic between Benson and Stabler and their supporting cast. The trials and tribulations that they have had to endure over the years is pretty intense. The fact that they both still have their jobs, their badges, and each other as partners is unbelievable, but as a fan I wouldn't want it any other way.
I will confess that I'm not a Benson/Stabler shipper. Both of them have their own bag of issues that they don't need to add to by getting involved with their partner. They have a ridiculously close relationship as it is, without adding in any sexual element. The department and their personal lives are affected by their close, intimate but platonic relationship, which causes both characters stress. It can't be easy, to deal with the things that they have to, and have a life outside the job that understands what they go through ona daily basis.
I do not envy the real men and women that work in the sex crimes division of their departments. They have horrible things to investigate. But I'm glad they do it, and make our world a better place.
Motorcycles
My baby:
My best friend got a Kawasaki Ninja 250 almost two years ago and I thought she was crazy. And then low and behold, I go visit her, watch her ride, and decide it's the coolest thing ever!
So I took the Maryland Motorcycle Safety Course in October of last year and bought a motorcycle a month later.
Tattoos
Up until I received a 20% off coupon from the local tattoo shop at college, I had never, ever, considered a tattoo. But then my friend Jenn convinced me that it would be a great idea. Fantastic really. And with this wonderful 20% off coupon, how could we turn it down?
So, off we go. Jenn ends up getting this simple star on the small of her back. Jenn who wanted the tattoo. Jenn who talked me into getting a tattoo. Jenn gets the tiny tattoo that takes about half an hour. What do I do? I get this monster tattoo on my back. Seriously, it isn't small. Here is a picture:
. It took almost two hours. Two hours! Yeah, dumb me. My suitemate at college said my back looked like raw meat after I got done the tattoo. Yum.I love my tattoo though. It's been over five years and I don't regret getting it or the design. A small gripe would be that it is too low (because I wore pajama bottoms rather than jeans) but even that isn't an issue, just a comment. Originally the tattoo was of a pegasus and I had the tattoo artist add the unicorn horn. He was supposed to do some blue glowy shading around the horn, but didn't and I didn't notice at the time. I wanted a unicorn because The Last Unicorn is my favorite movie. Horses/unicorns/pegasuses/etc have always fascinated me - they still do - so it didn't require too much thought and self-convincing when I saw the tattoo in the book. And to my defense I did get the tattoo scaled down a few sizes, but I couldn't have gone any smaller and gotten the detail in the wings.
I also have a tattoo on my foot:
. I want more...*le sigh*
The Unit
Let me just start by saying that I stopped watching House because it was in same time slot as The Unit. I love House. Seriously - Dr. House is one of my favorite characters on tv because he does what he wants to do and kicks some medical butt while he's at it. But The Unit just blew me away. It has a yummy cast of male (and female) eye candy. It has drama (the housewives) for those interested. Hell, it even had Summer Glau (fangirl squee!!! here) guest starring all last season. I enjoy the drama side because I'm female and I can't get away from it. But the real reason I love this is the men and their military stories. The men belong to a division called "The Unit" which answers only to the President of the United States - but operates in complete secrecy. They do black ops. I just love watching the interaction between the group - their struggle with their job, their responsibilities to each other, their country, their wives and families.
I would love to use The Unit in a Buffy crossover piece of fanfic. I have the concept rattling around in the back of my head, I just need to find the time to write it all out. I'm not very good with military stuff though - so it would require some time and effort to make it right.
I was so seriously excited about the season premiere this past Tuesday. Just over-joyed at being able to pick up where last season ended and get back into the swing of things. They've backed the members of The Unit into a bad situation this season, and I'm anxious to see how they handle it and continue with their jobs.
