Date: 2008-05-11 11:50 Subject: the haircut is actually rather recent--i will never grow tired of making it shorter Security: Public Tags: apparently i really like the master, doctor who, girl genius, heroes, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, i like art, i like comics, i like toys, my life and welcome to it, omg other characters, sandman

Hey so remember when I said I wasn't going to take a picture of my Master and Doctor action figures in an interesting position? Here's the picture I didn't take, plus a few others, including me omg. You can see my face! And my hair! I rather like my hair. I'm very proud of it.

Right. Homework. Notes on the foreign policy of North Korea. Can I just put "N/A" and get away with it? Probably not.

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Date: 2008-01-22 17:38 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public Tags: heroes, omg i can write fanfiction, omg other characters, omg petrellis, sandman, writing is hard sometimes, yes i am really very odd

In an attempt to divert thoughts elsewhere: you know you're a bit too much of a Sandman geek when you realize the story you're writing could totally be interpreted as casting Claire, Peter, and Adam as maiden, mother, and crone.

Unless I'm reading way too much into it, which I probably am, but isn't that the point, really?

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Date: 2007-12-26 11:22 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public Tags: cthulhu, heroes, holidays, i like actors, i like books, i like comics, i like movies, my life and welcome to it, omg other characters, omg petrellis, pokemon, sandman, video games, wonderfalls, yes i am really very odd

To reiterate, but also to elaborate upon: this has been the best Christmas ever.

Dinner was amazing (my mom is a better cook than yours--thrice-cooked duck with roast potatoes and then persimmon pudding with pear sauce for dessert, bitches), and then we watched It's a Wonderful Life, which, oddly enough, I had never seen before. Very charming. Jimmy Stewart is a doll. After that, when everyone else had gone to bed, I finished coloring the Cthulhu Tree and put it on the tree; there was room for it, and it looked nice that way. Then the morning! Again, my mom is a better cook than yours; we have a tradition of toasting bits of bread right next to the tree and eating them with pate, bleu cheese, smoked oysters, caviar, butter, and sake while opening presents. (I didn't eat the caviar or drink the sake. Or the butter, actually, which is supposed to go with the caviar.) So now: A LIST OF SWAG.

1) Official NBC helix-symbol necklace. When I put it on my wishlist, I thought it was metal, like the Haitian's, but it turned out to be more like Kensei's symbol--all rough and not particularly shiny. Still, though, it's awesome.

2) Official NBC Heroes calendar. February is Petrelli Month. Well, February is Nathan month, but it also has Peter and--!--Heidi on it. No Angela, though. But she makes an appearance on Peter's page (November). It is worth mentioning that Nathan's page also has Hiro on it (from their Godsend meeting) and that the bit with Peter in it is what I like to refer to as That One Publicity Photo For Fallout, also known as Holy Crap, They Really Aren't Trying to Pretend Any More, Are They. (Actually, it turns out there are variations upon it--different photos, and all that--and I wish it was easy to Google, but it ain't, so basically it is like this: Nathan and Peter in the Odessa jail cell, Nathan reaching out and taking hold of Peter's jaw while staring deeply into his eyes. Man, I love my show.) Other things that make me happy: Eden shows up a few times on both Mohinder and Noah's pages, and Audrey and (early) Molly show up on Matt's, and Claude shows up on Peter's. There's no Sylar page, oddly enough; aside from a few barely-visible bits of him being unconscious in the Primatech cell while Noah and the Haitian look at him, he only shows up in his baseball-capped shadow form. Pity. But ah well.

3) The Wonderfalls DVD. Good times, good times.

4) Assorted money and gift card thingies. Woooo money!

5) An 80GB Zune from our good friend the head of Microsoft Research. (Not development, as I had previously stated. I always get that mixed up.) I gave it to the parents to do with as they choose.

6) A black Nintendo DS with Pokemon Pearl. I CANNOT STOP PLAYING IT, SEND HELP

And theoretically another present will be arriving for me in the mail from some friends of ours in California. After breakfast, well, I played Pokemon for four hours (I swear, it's impossible to tell time while you're doing that) and then we went to the house of some family friends for Even More Food. (Goose, ham, dumpling things, vast amounts of cheese and crackers, poached pears with raspberry sauce--my mom, again--among other things.) The kids (kids being me, my 21-year-old brother, the 18-year-old and 21-year-old girls of the family, and their 12-year-old and 14-year-old guests) scurried away to watch the second Pirates of the Caribbean. Why hello thar, Bill Nighy!

(A fairly obscure joke: when Mackenzie Crook's character--the blond lanky guy with the wooden eye--first shows up, my brother said, "He's assistant to the regional captain." See? Obscure.)

From the 18-year-old girl, I received the command to read Lolita, and she lent me a much-loved paperback copy of it. In return, I promised to lend her the Heroes DVD and continue feeding her Sandman. (I've been feeding her Sandman.) Ahh, dichotomies. Don't you just love'em?

And then we came home and I finished checking my internets and I played Pokemon until 1:10 in the morning. (I meant to stop at 1, but seriously, no sense of time.)

And now I go back to checking my internets and god knows how long I'll play Pokemon for this time. I'm...being especially odd with this one; I'm naming all my Pokemon after Heroes characters, and my character's friend/rival/love interest has been dubbed Nathan. Alas, I haven't found a good Peter yet--I'm saving him for a Flying-type--and actually so far I've only got Monica (fire/fighting monkeything, the one I started out with; she gains experience way, way too quickly and it is difficult to stop her from kicking ass), Maya (Magikarp--she may be annoying as hell, but by god does she have potential, and I have faith that she will not disappoint; also, once she's done with the hand-holding, she will kick crazy amounts of ass as a motherfuckin' Gyrados), and Elle (electric cat-thing, who also needed lots of hand-holding but I hadn't known that at the time. Now, though, she rocks. I may go so far as to say that she fucking rocks. Pokemon, man, I swear, I get way too into it when I'm playing it. (I also do a mental running commentary during every fight. Mostly it goes along the lines of OH YEAH, YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME? YOU'RE ONLY PROLONGING THE INEVITABLE! LOOK, YOU JUST GOT SCHOOLED BY A FUCKING MAGIKARP! YOU ARE AS UNTO THE DUST BENEATH MY FEET.)

So yes, off to the rest of the Internets now; hope you all had as good a day as I did.

ETA: OH AND. This morning, my mom sent me an email pointing me towards a charming little Pushing Daisies ficlet from Yuletide. (It was Emerson-centered, and about knitting, and she belongs to a knitting group on the Internets so apparently someone there had been passing the link around.) I thusly had to explain to her what Yuletide was; she asked me if I did it this year, and I told her I hadn't because you have to be 18 but I would probably do it next year. My mom now knows what Yuletide is! ...I'm not sure if that is awesome or vaguely alarming. What if she goes looking through the archives?

ETA again: A digital copy of That One Publicity Photo For Fallout has been located! Behold it.

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Date: 2007-12-18 16:25 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public Tags: dexter, digger, entourage, good omens, heroes, holidays, i has a meme, i like comics, i like webcomics, omg i can write fanfiction, omg other characters, plaude, pushing daisies, reaper, sandman, scrubs, supernatural, writing is hard sometimes

I HAS MORE MEMES

THIS IS BRILLIANCE. DO NOT TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT BRILLIANCE. EVERYONE DESERVES FIVE CLAUDES. EXCEPT MAYBE EVERYONE WHO IS NOT NOAH OR PETER. (And, oh god, poor Eric. Nobody needs a wombat there.)


1) ....ahahhahhahahahaahha
2) But I delete all the episodes when I'm done with them! Why do I need them after that? Are they IMPORTANT?
3) *points wearily towards the writers' strike*
4) ....I don't even know her
5) I've got plenty of that, thank you, and I don't have a job, so I wonder who I would ask that anyway.
6) What, you mean there are other options? Tell me more. I am intrigued.

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Date: 2007-12-17 16:39 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public Tags: big damn petrelli story, chuck, doctor who, heidi will cut you, heroes, house, i am not writing a big damn wwii story, i has a meme, invader zim, mylar, omg i can write fanfiction, omg other characters, omg petrellis, plaude, reaper, sandman, supernatural, this is not el laberinto del fauno, tin man

I HAS A MEME

(from selenak)

The one in which you post the first sentence of the first story you posted each month this year:

January

Uh...

February

See January.

March

They were 470 miles from where Dale had lived, and now it felt safe enough to stop; they had been driving for nearly eight hours straight.

(On the Porch of a Motel in Georgia, Heroes, Mohinder/Sylar, R. Fourth fanfic I ever wrote, second one I ever finished. The other three were from when I was fourteen and thoroughly ensconced in Invader Zim. Ahh, youth.)

April

Peter is never going to die.

(Thoughts on the Issue of Mortality, Heroes, Nathan and Peter gen, PG. First time I wrote Nathan, not counting a Peter drabble.)

May

It was a cold, dark Thursday evening in a not especially important month of an inconsequential season.

(The Fine Art of Leaving Things Unsaid, Heroes/Sandman loose crossover, Mohinder/Sylar, technically PG but really more like a very sneaky R.)

June

So, well, yes, it was a good idea for Peter to learn how to stay invisible when Claude wasn’t around (even though that woman had beat him over the head with the purse she’d thought he’d stolen), but it didn’t really seem fair that they had to test this all the time.

(Training Exercise, Heroes, Peter/Claude, PG-13 but probably actually another sneaky R, though for entirely different reasons. I still don't know why I got an award for Peter's characterization in this.)

July

“He was fifteen when the Great Manifestation hit,” Peter said softly.

(War Story, Heroes, Peter, Claude, and Nathan gen, PG-13. The first thing I ever wrote for the at-this-point-highly-theoretical WWII AU, and I may actually get back to it--I do have vague ideas as to how I should actually do it, as opposed to writing random crap. Also, this isn't an actual story so much as a snippet, but whatevs.)

August

When Nathan Petrelli was eleven, his parents told him he was going to have a little brother or a little sister.

(The Big Damn Petrelli Story, Part One, Heroes, Nathan and Peter gen, PG. Oh god, are we getting into this already?)

September

And then it was August, and then it was the day before Peter’s birthday, and the star on the calendar loomed ominously on the wall.

(The Big Damn Petrelli Story, Part Six, Heroes, Nathan/Peter, R. Also known as the first time I ever wrote an actual sex scene ever.)

October

“Christ, I hate possessions,” Nathan grumbles, and Peter’s going to have to agree with him there.

(Blood and Ash, Salt and Bone, Heroes/Supernatural loose crossover, Nathan/Peter, PG-13. Technically the first was a snippet of Laberinto, but that totally does not count.)

November

The thing about being Sam Oliver is that sometimes it sucks, sometimes it’s kind of cool, sometimes it leaves you feeling dissatisfied and unaccomplished, and sometimes—especially lately—it’s absolutely terrifying.

(Being Sam Oliver, Reaper, Sam/Andie gen, PG-13. OH MY GOD IT IS SOMETHING OTHER THAN HEROES.)

December

It is night, and the night has tinted the darkness blue.

(El Laberinto del Destino, Part One, Heroes, Nathan-centric ensemble, R. Technically the first one is the master list of That One Meme, but...there's no real first sentence for that, and also it has approximately twenty bajillion characters and ratings and fandoms in it.)

I would like to mention that I actually have written stuff that is not Heroes, as indicated by the presence of, er, one story in this list. *coughs* A bit of Doctor Who, a bit of Chuck, the various meme things, the aforementioned Reaper story, the Tin Man story, and I'm doing the House crossover right now...so, yes, I am not entirely all-Heroes-all-the-time. Just mostly.

I HAS ANOTHER MEME

The other year in fic meme:

Favorite story this year: Oh, man. I busted my ass for the BDPS, I had great fun writing some of the smaller stuff...so I am going to be the contrariest contrarian and go with It's Sort of Like Voyeurism, In That It's Exactly Like Voyeurism. It was just a blast to write, and I'm a sucker for happy!Petrellis.

My best story this year: In terms of popularity, it's Develop, and I think I've sort of been swayed over to that side, even though I certainly didn't think it was all that good while I was writing it. And then Four Months Ago aired and suddenly I had the best ending ever. So yes, I suppose that fits the qualification.

Most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: Oh, this one's easy. On the Subject of a Lack of Knowledge Leading to Contentment, also known as the Canada fic, also known as The One With The Worst Title Over Oh My God, also known as The One Where I Forgot to Put a Summary In the Story Header. It is also the only story I've been able to bang out 4000 words in a single day on, which earns it a very special place in my heart. I could also mention the Reaper fic, being as, er, nobody who didn't know me commented on it, but I'm oddly uncaring about that.

Most fun story: Training Exercise. I will always, always, remember the saddened elevator.

Sexiest story: Uh. You know what? I could go with a story that has actual sex in it, but no, no, I'm going for It's Sort of Like Voyeurism, In That It's Exactly Like Voyeurism again. Proof that you don't need actual sexual content to be hot.

"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story: Er. Another Interlude, from the BDPS. I...am not really proud that I wrote that.

Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Future, from the heroes15 prompt of the same name. I think it may actually have a name, but I can't find it. *shrugs* Anyway, this is the story that made me kind of like Janice. I always thought she was annoying before, but now...now I want her back, dammit, if only so she can kick Matt's ass for being such a jerk.

Hardest story to do: Ahah. Ahahaha. AHAHHAHAHAHA The Big Damn Petrelli Story. Three months, 60,000 words, many many mornings and afternoons of hell. Writing parts of this story was like pulling teeth. Worth it in the end, of course, but I can still look back and shudder.

Biggest surprise: Symbology, which is not actually a word but I thought it was when I named it and now I can't think of anything else. Also known as the "wtf, Isaac?" story. 483 words of total mystery. It just sort of...happened.

Most revealing story: The Big Damn Petrelli Story, I suppose, because this is the story that got the most me in it. Helen Keller the socialist, palak paneer, Casablanca...they say to write what you know, so when I needed to throw in details, I threw in, well, me. Not that it actually tells you very much about me, but none of my stories really are terribly revealing of me. I could also put this up as the most revealing of a character--Nathan, or maybe Heidi. Either works.

A story I want remembered: Hmmm. Let's go with Develop again, although I wouldn't mind terribly if Future stuck around through the ages. Knowing my luck, though, the only thing I will ever be remembered for is Not Dead Yet, which is actually the most popular thing I've ever done, judging by the number of comments. Hurray for populism, eh?

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Date: 2007-11-10 09:19 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public Tags: cat and girl, doctor who, good god that's a lot of tags, hellboy/bprd, heroes, i has a meme, i like comics, i like movies, i like television, i like webcomics, icons, omg petrellis, sandman, sin city, this is not el laberinto del fauno, torchwood, watchmen

From harena:

Comment on this post. I will choose six userpics from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are using them. Post your answers (and this explanation of the meme) in your own journal (if you want) so others can play along. Or heck, post them here if you don't want to toss it into your own journal, I don't mind.

blaarggag

This is an icon I filched shamelessly from...somewhere. I use it on the occasions when I have no idea what icon I might conceivably use. I love it so.

god grant me the strength

This is, uh, another icon I filched shamelessly from someone I've completely forgotten. (Before I had a paid account, I used to nab icons I liked and save them to a folder on my desktop so I could look at them and giggle whenever I wanted. When I got a paid account, I put up a bunch of them because I wasn't too clear on the whole 'theft' thing. If their owners ever find me and complain, I'll take them down; until then, I use them, because they are awesome.) This one is used for times when one must be angry. There are not a lot of those when it comes to me, but the ones that are require nothing less than a murderous Elizabeth Bennett.

hand love

So clearly you're choosing all the icons I stole from somebody. This one is a Torchwood reference to perhaps the most creepily adorable pairing I've ever shipped--Jack/Ten's hand, since Jack had possession of it for quite a while and certainly seemed more fond of it than half his other teammates. Alas, it was a love that could never be truly fulfilled, and so it is my icon of woe and/or unrequited love. Love in general, really.

el laberinto del fauno

Finally, an icon I've actually made myself! This one is for the reel_heroes challenge, for which I am doing El Laberinto del Fauno (also known as Pan's Labyrinth, but I am sometimes pretentious when it comes to movies and there isn't actually a character named Pan in it anyway). I made this icon because I decided I needed one for perhaps the most ridiculous challenge I've ever participated in, and because I had no idea what I was going to call the damn thing. I think I actually do have a title now--El Laberinto del Historias Perdidas, assuming Babelfish isn't a complete liar when it comes to these things--but I still feel the need to assert that this is not, in fact. El Laberinto del Fauno.

comics!

I was saying stuff about the Watchmen movie and it occurred to me that I needed an icon about comics. The word balloons in the background are from various Googled sources; one is Watchmen itself, one is some crappy old '50s superhero thing, one is Sin City, one is Hellboy, one is Cat and Girl, one is sandman, and I have no idea what the others are. Especially the pink one. What the hell is the pink one?

apply directly to the forehead

Seriously, you're choosing like all of the ones I didn't make. This one was another shameless filch, though it later turned out to be a creation of mystery_sock, who graciously allows me to use it. We all need a Peter Petrelli icon, don't we? And that commercial is nothing less than comedy gold. 'strue.

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Date: 2007-07-25 11:53 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public Tags: apparently i really like the master, doctor who, harry potter, heroes, omg i can write fanfiction, sandman, this is a fic

A summation of the results of the fic meme, just for the sake of organization.

For harena: Master/Doctor, "if only I could get him to understand..." - here. 
For harenaagain: Doctor/TARDIS - here. 
For angiepenguin: Nathan and Hiro gen, "Hiro was really starting to try Nathan's patience..." - here.
For swingerzetta: Master/Doctor, "control" - here. Rated R. *coughs*
For indyhat: Nine, "stranger in a strange land" - here.
And for artemisfowl2nd, whose ficlet required a separate post: Ginny Weasley/Delirium, "What do you mean, flying saucers?" - here.

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Date: 2007-07-22 11:20 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public Tags: doctor who, harry potter, omg i can write fanfiction, sandman, this is a fic

For artemisfowl2nd, because apparently since you can't use rich text in comments and thus have to use HTML for fancy things like color and font size, even things that totally fall well under the character limit end up, well, not so much. Here you go, ma'am. 

Prompt: Ginny Weasley/ Delirium. "What do you mean, flying saucers?"

And there's a Master/Doctor drabblish thing in the original post. See, they don't require fancy colors and font sizes.

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Date: 2007-07-21 15:45 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public Tags: apparently i really like the master, doctor who, harry potter, omg i can write fanfiction, omg petrellis, sandman, this is a fic

Fic challenge meme, ganked from indyhat.

1. Comment with a pairing, a fandom you know I like and a phrase.
2. I'll write a one-shot using the phrase. The story will be whatever I think at the moment, and it can be as long or short as I want.
3. Post this in your journal and let the challenge begin! (optional)

I merely request that one of you give me something to do with Doctor Who, as it's still burning pretty brightly. :P Anything else goes, though.

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