PERSONA 3 FIC = DONE.

AM SLEEPING FIRST, AND THEN I NEED A BETA.

ALSO WHY IS IT ONLY 4.3K WORDS THIS THING TOOK FOREVER.

• Post ten of any pictures currently on your hard drive that you think are self-expressive.
• NO CAPTIONS!!! It must be like we're speaking with images and we have to interpret your visual language just like we have to interpret your words.
• They must ALREADY be on your hard drive - no googling or flickr! They have to have been saved to your folders sometime in the past. They must be something you've saved there because it resonated with you for some reason.
• You do NOT have to answer any questions about any of your pictures if you don't want to. You can make them as mysterious as you like. Or you can explain them away as much as you like.

FAIR WARNING: One or more of these might be disturbing. (No guro, just blood/skeletal stuff.)

( Bandwidth antagonism is a go. )

Struggling with the P3 fic continues. It's reached a point where the paint-by-numbers form of storytelling is urging me to escalate the action and raise stakes, and the fan in me is saying I can't betray one of the characters the way that I am. Rewriting ho.

Also.

K.A.: aah... damn, man. Ever played Rez?
grey_athena: A long time ago.
K.A.: I put it in to test the TV's graphics. Forgot it doubles as a hand massager.
K.A.: And triples as a sex toy.
Athena: and how would you know that unless you tried it out
K.A.: ...well because they designed a vibrator attachment for it.
Athena: ...:/
Athena: liar.
Athena: I don't believe it.

So for the enrichment of anyone on this flist who didn't catch it the last time I posted about this: yes.

Now, as to why I was testing a TV's picture? You see, I was feeling fatter than usual, so tonight I went out for my evening make-my-legs-work, and a scant 0.3 miles later I came across a 27" television sitting out on the curb.

No, no sign for donation or dump pick-up. Just sitting there, in a 'here, have at' kind of way. As far as I could tell, it wasn't significantly damaged (it's one of those gimpy combo decks with DVD and VHS drives, but hey, it was free), and with as many teenagers as there were in the neighborhood I couldn't expect the thing to last the night, either through someone else picking it up or some very bright person putting his foot through it because he could.

So, 0.3 miles of backtracking later, I find my mom watering in the backyard and tell her we need a cart and some rope, right now.

For reference, this is my old TV (I include the DS as an easy scale comparison).



And here is my new one (with the same DS for scale):



Yes.

It spazzes a bit when you just turn it on, there's a tape stuck in the tape deck (see me not caring), I'm pretty sure the DVD drive doesn't work (eta: it does! still not using it) and it has some color distortion when you switch from dark screens back to light ones (...okay, that kinda sucks). But, you know. FREE.

Also I found a quarter when I was cleaning out the stand for it. I gave it to my sister cuz she's cool.

EDIT: via kytha-- god, how come my "How To Draw Manga" books were never this much of a trip down the rabbit hole? (Might be NSFW.)

firefly99!

I CONCENTRATED REALLY REALLY HARD AND YOUR PACKAGE ARRIVED ON MY DOORSTEP TODAY.

Combination contest goodies and birfday gift is A GO. ( Pictures? I'm thinking pictures. )

N-now... Do I open them, or keep them pristine in their wrappers in my freezer forever? ...The models, I mean. Obviously I'm eating the chocolate.

Once again, thanks to Fly for hosting such a wonderful contest and bribing me with the prospect of a cute little Solidus of my own to get me to enter. This contest saw lots of fabulous entries and if anyone out there hasn't yet, I'd encourage you to go check some of them out.

So I'm 23 now.

I've had this journal for over six years. In that time I've come to know many of you through a variety of fandoms, and a few for reasons I completely forget, but it's been wonderful to meet each of you. A few I've even gotten to know offline, spoken with on the phone, or traded mailing addresses with. A lot of you I've laughed and cried with.

I was thinking, it's strange to mark birthdays when one gets past a certain point in one's adolescence. Growth doesn't come with a date. And linear time is a fiction but let's not get too into that. If only real growth periods --I'm talking emotionally/intellectually-- didn't evade all objective measure; I'd like to see a culture where we number ourselves more accurately, by character beats instead of chronology.

...

I've just framed myself as a fictional character again, haven't I.





Ehn. Regardless. It's a sparkly day and I can't think of what to do with it. How shall I spend the day, flist?

The P3 fic is still being fussy. I'm at a "well, maybe it all sucks" point with it, which is not unusual really, but potentially means I need more sleep.

Or less. God.

Meme from sugarsurge and sarshin: Pick 10 people you roleplay. Don't look at the questions before you've made your list.

01. Gray Fox
02. Ash (Avalon)
03. F.X. Nine
04. Silabus
05. Revolver Ocelot
06. Kanzeon Bosatsu
07. The Boss
08. Jinana
09. Akihiko Sanada
10. Jayne Cobb

( Questions. )

#10
Requested by: sarshin
Prompt: Raikov/Ocelot
Words: 175
Warnings: Raikov is his own warning.

( Ocelot wouldn't let him punch him in the face. )

Sorry... am battling writer's block and lack of stamina very fiercely, so I'll have to cancel the overtime drabbles. Thanks to everyone for their patience.

Am back from trip. Tired and crampy. Saw Moon. Not an original concept in the pile, but iteratively at least it didn't fail outright.

From jaclynhyde:

Ask any of my muses characters as many questions as you want (but please try to keep it within a reasonable number of questions). This can be anything from their favorite food to their thoughts on yaoi, or anything you can think of. You can also ask me any questions related to them.

I hate the term 'muses.' Sorry.

I play:

Fission Mailed (fissionmailed)
x old_gunslinger (retired Revolver Ocelot aka Emocelot)
x vermoncataffy (Vermon CaTaffy aka Worlds of Power Big Boss)
x f_x_nine (F.X. Nine aka producer of the Worlds of Power series)
x fox_inna_box (20-year-old Peace Walker!Frank Jaeger)

Atia Amat Omnes (amatomnes)
x frankly_mdear (Gray Fox)

University of Midgar (u_of_midgar)
x willbeinhisbunk (Jayne Cobb)
x classreal (Ash from Avalon)
x merciful_fuck (Kanzeon Bosatsu)
x 20min_monologue (The Boss)
x boxes_shadows (Akihiko Sanada)
x recycledchara (Killian Yggdrasil, Silabus)
x must_be_tears (Jinana)

Yes, I'm surprised too. Fortunately I'm hardly active with any of them now. x_x

Filling prompt for keelieinblack. FINALLY.

Title: Metal Gear Spirit (preview)
Words: 216
Warnings? None? \c_c/
Basically: It's 2035, and this idea long predates the announcement of "Rising". Oh, and it follows on "Standard Deviation"'s major plot point.

( Still more convincing than Quentin Flynn. )

I'm off to the Sprawl until tomorrow evening. Have fun, internet.

In light of all that's happened, I thought I'd make a notice that hane's and my musebox, u_of_midgar, is now open to our friends as well. Look, I even made us a shiny new community icon!

ETA: Uh, if you're just adding an RP journal without giving one of us a heads-up, let someone know who you are so we can approve you? >>;

...I need to channel this frustration somehow. I guess I can't deny my own ineptitude at this any longer, so--

Anyone with webdesign experience out there want to help me out with something? It's probably a very small something, but it's got me stuck. I'll write you a shortfic or draw you something of your choosing if you can lend me a hand?

Er, yeah, RL came calling, might need to change my online participation drastically in the coming weeks.

So back when I was a student I wrote this story. And now that story's published, and you can buy it (or beg me for a free copy, but I don't have many to give away). You can check out the anthology it's part of on the publisher's website here. (It goes into an electronic run first, future formats pending.)

Blurb about the anthology, from the publisher:

Needles & Bones is a collection of poems and short fiction by a double handful of brilliantly creative artists-with-words. It begins gently, with fairy tales, but its tendrils of surreality spread from the stories of our childhood, into our adult world, and on to places beyond our own. We visit heaven, and hell, and places we might never imagine, peopled by creatures who are only sometimes like us.

And a (pretentious) blurb for my piece, "Gravity":

"Gravity" is a post-Singularity fairy tale, a fable about faith, history, and relative perception. On a Stair which spans from the ocean to the heavens, two dolls left behind by the gods seek an escape from everything, even the fundamental physics which rule their existence.

Sorry for the crossposting. But hey, er, it's KA and it's written stuff, it's just maybe not the content you were expecting? I'm magical like that.

S-spread the word, post about it, share with your friends? ;~; It's a very good anthology from digital-cover to digital-back-cover, so don't worry about my single contribution so much, and have a look at it.

Also my story has slash.

Illness continues. Or maybe it's fatigue. I dunno. Been browsing a bit; haven't had the energy for much more than that.

tarastara posted this, though, and I was honor-bound to pass it on.

Ah, thanks to everyone who voted for me, and to Fly for running the contest. This is a weird feeling.

List 10 of your favorite characters from different fandoms, and ask people to spot patterns in your choices, and if they're so inclined, to draw conclusions about you based on the patterns they've spotted.

In no particular order...

Para-Medic - Metal Gear Solid 3
Donald Duck - Kingdom Hearts (but the sequels fucked him up)
Genjo Sanzo - Saiyuki
Kougaiji - Saiyuki
Reeve Tuesti - Final Fantasy VII
Haruhi Suzumiya - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Akihiko Sanada - Persona 3
Max Fischer - Rushmore
Samuel Vimes - Discworld
Garrus Vakarian - Mass Effect

Hm, you know, you could probably know more about me if you heard what characters I don't like.

Rose - Metal Gear Solid 2
The B&B Unit - Metal Gear Solid 4
Dougan - Saiyuki: Requiem
Cissnei - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Yukari Takeba - Persona 3
Rinoa Heartilly - Final Fantasy VIII
Endrance - .hack//G.U.
Ashley Williams - Mass Effect

No offense meant to anyone who does like any of these characters... You like what you like, and all that. :|

Shameless, inadvisable, and really, just so I could upload this icon.

I have no regrets.

List 10 fandoms. With each fandom, those on your friends list will try to guess what your favorite pairing from that fandom is. Then, if they want, they can post it on their journals and allow you to guess too.

Kay.

01. Saiyuki - Yakumo/Sanzo (sorceressakemi)
02. Final Fantasy VII - Rude/Reno (athenemiranda)
03. Transformers - Jazz/Prowl (athenemiranda)
04. Persona 3
05. Persona 4
06. Metal Gear Solid - Big Boss/Ocelot (chewy_kinzoku)
07. Speed Racer (film) - X/Speed/Taejo OT3 (sorceressakemi)
08. .hack
09. Kingdom Hearts - Donald/Sora (sorceressakemi)
10. Ace Attorney - Edgeworth/Gumshoe (alienchrist)

Wow, lack of variety much? Oh well, you like what you like...

HONESTY MEME

It's one of those days. Uhr. Hurt me more?

I saw a total of 128 films (and one stage musical) since last Thursday; how are you doing?

Oh look it's a poll. Go read some tasty fic and vote for your favorite.

I may or may not be writing a new MGS PWP. I'll still finish the drabbles first, promise.

-I'm crashing on Ryan Seacrest's couch. Yeeeep.

-This guy is my favorite UCLA animation student ever.

-The only thing more obnoxious than a prick interrupting your dinner to tell you that your opinions on animation films are stupid is when the guy comes up to you again later to reiterate the sentiment. Man, it's not even an Annie Hall moment, asshole. Ur doin it rong.

-Marine layer. Fuckwin.

-Authentic bulgogi. Doublefuckwin.

Oh, and internet access. That's a good enough thing.