| 100 Things Meme (( #001 )) |
[May. 14th, 2012|12:36 am] |
First of all, thank you guys for all of the comments on the meme. Even if it sounds like lip service, they really do mean a lot. Thank you. ♥
Secondly, I've been seeing ![[info]](http://l-files.livejournal.net/userhead/499?v=1321864310) slinkslowdown do a 100 Things Meme, which looks pretty fun. He's been doing music-related ones, and after deliberating on what I wanted to write about, I think that the best thing I can write about is a mixture of music, writing, and psychology - some of my favorite things.
What does that mean? I wanted to write about the 100 Songs That Feed My Muse. When I write and draw, I need music in order to do so - it serves as the emotional catalyst I need to be able to do it in the proper mindset and with the proper energy. It's just as important as the scene for a stage play.
Some of this (read: a lot of it) will be stuff that I'm using for my original fiction - the semi-untitled thing I've (jokingly) dubbed "Delacrunk" or Mongrel (a shitty working title). I'll try to explain it as best I can without giving away too much, though often times, it might just be an explanation of why it fits the... tone, the mood, the flavor of a certain scene or character. *shrugs* I don't know, it sounds like fun.
Day 001 - "No:ah" by Gackt
This song made an immediate impression on me, and painted the scene very vividly in my head. I imagine Zero and Dante with their swords drawn, facing one another down, calculating and evaluating how to fight their opponent as they pace in a circle. The stillness of the beginning reflects the tension, breaking as the sweeping music carries into their fight. To the sidelines, Cain and the rest of the court watches, absolutely enraptured, while King Delacroix lounges in his chair. He's watching his son's reactions more than the fight because he knows perfectly well how skilled his men are. Second only to the King himself, they are the finest warriors in the entire kingdom.
They're both master swordsmen, renown as virtuosos. Having trained alongside one another, they're very familiar with how the other one fights. It's a duel put on to show Cain the types of skills he must learn, so it's not meant to be a fight-to-the-death duel so much as... performance, a demonstration. It's a peculiar dance of swords, done with the grace that only a lifetime of militaristic training can instill so that even the act of sweeping your body out of the opponent's reach is smooth, effortless... and in admiring eyes, breathtaking. This is where Cain sees a hint of Dante's true power for the first time, and it leaves a lasting impression.
As it's meant to. While it's mainly spectator sport and performance, it's also meant to show Cain that these are the daemons that will be teaching him how to fight. It's a lesson: as the King is well aware, Cain arrogantly assumed that Dante's unassuming nature made him a substandard instructor. |
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| Meme: Ask Me Anything |
[Apr. 14th, 2012|11:47 pm] |
Ever feel like you got lost somewhere along the way? "I thought s(he) liked [x] instead of [y]." "I wonder if s(he) ever..." "Does s(he) like [x]?"
Comment with anything you're curious about - there's no limit- and I'll answer them honestly, no matter how embarrassing! Repost to your own journals so others can pick your brains and have their own questions answered!
I'm enabling the anon option in case someone doesn't feel comfortable asking something with their name attached to it.
( Below the cut! ) |
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| Writer's Block: ONTD Games Giveaway |
[Jan. 29th, 2012|10:33 pm] |
Probably Rikku from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2.
I mean, just think about it. She's the eternal optimist and does whatever she can to support and encourage her friends. Selfish as it seemed to others, she didn't want to sacrifice her cousin for an ultimately fruitless sending. She's literally the first person that helps Tidus when he wakes up in a different time of Spira, and she convinces the rest of the Al Bhed not to do anything to him. She assists Yuna in holding a concert to cheer her up, as well as the rest of Spira. Her gentle ribbing breaks past some of Paine's surliness.
If I had her egging me on, I'd jump on stage and perform (in all my awkward, "holy shit please stop dancing for the love of god" glory).
Breaking my self-imposed silence because goddammit, sixty bucks towards Amazon would kick serious ass right now. |
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| Anonymous Nine-Question Meme |
[Sep. 5th, 2011|01:41 am] |
Post an anonymous comment with:
1. One secret. (It doesn't have to be anything ~important~, secrets are usually secrets for a reason ♥ )
2. One compliment.
3. One non-compliment.
4. One love note, but it does not have to be for me.
5. Lyrics to a song.
6. How old you are.
7. How long we've been friends.
8. A hint to who you are.
9. After you do it for me, put it in your LJ and see who does it for you.
Comments are screened. One of my friends posted this in his journal, and it looked like fun! :) |
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| STOP BREAKING MY HEART, ALLEN ;A; |
[Aug. 22nd, 2011|02:06 pm] |
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Watching more of the D.Gray-Man anime, and I'm at the part where Allen's recovering in the Asia branch of the Black Order. It's about seven minutes into episode 58.
Bak Chan: I'm sure there's something you can do. God won't condemn you.
Allen Walker: God? *voice shaking* I don't care about that.
Cue him starting to cry near-hysterically, pounding on the wall.
Allen Walker: I... I swore a vow to myself, that I would destroy the demons. To my friends, that I would fight with them. To this world, that I would save it. That I would continue walking through time until the day I die!
Allen Walker: *pounds on the door one last time, falling to his knees and just... physically and mentally collapsing* Open... open. Dammit. This is the only path left to me!
This kid is strong as hell, and here he is crying and his voice is shaking and he's the epitome of someone whose entire purpose in life was just fucking shattered and -
ALLEN Y U DO DIS ;A;
Disclaimer: Yeah, I've read the manga. I know what the hell happens. But his seiyuu did such a good job. ;~; |
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| [ Major Friends Cut ] |
[Jul. 28th, 2011|01:01 am] |
I've been thinking about this for a while, but I've become increasingly uncomfortable writing in this journal. I feel like this is my best outlet for people I've grown very close to, since all of them know that I'm more adept at expressing my thoughts in the written word than attempting to verbalize it. But at the same time, I'm feeling more and more uncomfortable with people I don't truly know (whether in real life, or those online with whom I've established close connections) reading increasingly private, personal information. I tend to filter my entries as it is, be it for my own eyes only or for a few people.
Kris has ranted about something similar, and I agree with him. I pay for this journal with my own hard-earned cash. I shouldn't feel like I have to limit what I write simply because it'll make people uncomfortable, or... whatever. I tend to filter the worst of it for my own eyes, but I often hesitate to write for whatever number of reasons.
It's nothing against anyone. I simply find that I'm becoming more reclusive as I'm getting older, and that (as my friend Debbie said so perfectly), I don't have that many secrets anymore. I'm starting to crave a bit more privacy, and to feel a closer bond with everyone that's reading my stuff.
If I removed you, that's not my way of saying that you've been a shitty friend - not at all. I'm simply limiting my LiveJournal to those that I either know on a face-to-face basis, or those online with whom I've talked for several years and grown very close to. I want a smaller, more intimate circle on my friends list. I'm just another anonymous person on the internet, after - it's not like my absence will do anything in your day-to-day lives. I hold no delusions of grandeur like that.
I wish you all the best. ♥ |
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| [ The DRAGON ] 001: The Vacuum Of Time |
[Jul. 12th, 2011|10:44 pm] |
Something that I cooked up for Wunschkind (goddammit, I need a new title besides a working one). There's something called The Dragon that has 500 different themes - you can use them for writing, art, poetry, whatever. A lot of them have somewhat abstract names like "dying sun" that can be taken and used in a lot of ways. My muse nibbles at it with vigor. She loves these.
The first one is "the vacuum of time". I had the song "Underwater Ruins" from Final Fantasy X playing, since it ended up in my top 500 playlist, and also because it makes me feel peaceful and (unless I need to dredge up a more hateful/mournful mood in special cases) makes it easier for me to write. While it's a bit rough, I was trying to get back into Cain's mind, especially in this stage of the story. Obviously I can't say too much lest I spoil the story (if it ever gets published, lawl) but the water thing is as much physical as it is mental. If you listen to the song, you'll get a good idea of what I was trying to go for. Hopefully that'll come through in the writing, but regardless...
( The Dragon : The Vacuum of Time ) |
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| 『 Friends Cut 』 |
[May. 22nd, 2011|07:32 pm] |
If I removed you, it was because:
a) you never commented
b) you seldom posted
c) we never really connected
d) bitchy as it sounds, if I winded up skimming over your entries a lot
I'm just one asshole out of many on the internet. I'm not defriending anyone out of vindictiveness or as a passive-aggressive way to insult you. I'm removing a lot of communities and journals as it is, so it's a bit of a spring cleaning more than anything else. Nothing personal. |
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