Musings

I remember mentioning before that my maternal grandfather's death when I was four was probably a large influence in how I became so obsessed with writing/reading/watching death, but I'm not sure I've ever mentioned the influence a Little Audrey cartoon had on my obsession for appearing dead/reviving, and h/c in general. I think I saw it when I was around the same age, or maybe when I was five.

And I can't count the number of times I've tried to say/write "Aubrie"/"Aubrey". XD; The name "Audrey" often doesn't look/sound correct to me.

I wanted to find it and link it for those interested to watch, especially since said cartoon is in the public domain now. But I can't find it. XD; I did, however, find a page with so many screengrabs, the plot is easy to put together. http://classiccartoons.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-give-you-boid-dead-and-resurrected.html

The whole concept undoubtedly must have had a huge impression on me, being so young. I remember even wanting to act it out with my plush penguins. (Not sure why I picked the penguins, except that they were among my favorite plushes. **wonders where they are now in the huge pyramid to her right.**) And I'm guessing it stuck with me all these years and fed my craving for such scenarios.

Which brings me to ... said scenario. Here is a shameless h/c blurb. Lisa and I have been plotting for the FF7 RP, and I've decided A Simple Mission in Triplicate will adopt much of the plot. But some things will be different in the fic. For instance, in the RP Cloud is probably going to be the one with Seph on the rock, but I don't want to change it from being Zack in the fic. So instead I wrote a random scene where Cloud finds them both, since their rescue was not shown in the Lava blurb. It's subject to change after the RP scenario is done.

I think my favorite line is where Cloud finally decides "... oh screw it." LOL.


( Rescue )

I was surprised to discover that K-mart has the best selection of Halloween stuff I've seen this year. They even had some rocker and punk wigs. The rocker one was all crinkly/wavy, though. I didn't really want that for Zack. The punk one would be perfect, if there was one all in black. I only saw one that was red and black. XD; Ghetto Yami Yugi costume!

They also had a gorgeous Renaissance wig that reminded me of Eowyn. X3 If I ever wanted to do a cosplay of her, it would be perfect.

Quiz Result

A quick double-post because I took Heaven Phoenix's quiz.

Who is your inner CLAMP character? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Chii According to results, you are most like Chii from Chobits. Innocent, adorable and fresh, you love learning new things and exploring the world, even though it might get you in to trouble from time to time. You are happy in your own little world, and you feel best when you are able to show those around you how much you care. Just remember to "recharge" yourself from time to time and you'll be just fine. Chii 92% Watanuki 83% Fai 79% Sakura 79% Yuuko 67% Hokuto 67% Seishirou 67% Kurogane 63% Miyuki-chan 54% Kamui 46% Kero-chan 38%

I guess that's not too surprising. What I find more interesting is the percentage I'm like the other characters on the list.

And LOL, this song. It's from Digimon, and it just cracks me up, the way Takahiro Sakurai (Cloud) sings it in his character's voice. XD

It's ... another post!

Horrors! I am triple-posting! First I posted a blurb, then a quiz, and now another quiz. Actually, I was going to edit the second post and stick this there, but then I thought it would be better to keep it separate. XD;

Comment on this post and let me know you want to participate. I will choose seven userpics from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are using them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so others can play along.

papercutperfect wants me to explain these:


1 - Faye My default icon. Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop is one of my online aliases, and this shot is so lovely and glamorous, as she obviously imitates Audrey Hepburn. When Aubrie, integral_sama07 made it, I fell in love with it and decided it should be my default display pic.


2 - yamiM_artichoke I think I got the idea for this one from joking with Lisa, amanechan, about Joey from Yu-Gi-Oh! calling the villain Yami Marik an artichoke head. XD It still amuses me and others years later, and I've kept it.


3 - lifeislikeaboat This was my default icon for a year or maybe two. It's from the song Life is Like a Boat from Bleach, which I associate both with Alister here and with myself.


4 - zack_cloud This is another of Lisa's. X3 We both like the idea of the song He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother with appropriate icons, and Last Order sounded too perfect for it here. Yay Zack and Cloud friendship!


5 - zack_sephiroth_WTH One of Lisa's, by my suggestion. XD The obligatory joke icon, poking fun at Seph and Zack's reaction to how a lot of the fans see their relationship. I'm personally nuts over their friendship and think that turning it into romance ruins it, which makes me different from a good deal of the fanbase. ^^


6 - dreamscape Made by Stacey, nezure. I knew she was going to do a Seph & Zack one for me, but I had no idea what she would come up with. ^^ I like it! Title is from Dreamscape, a Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle song.


7 - zack_sephiroth Base by Lisa (and shrinking to fit LJ standards), text by me. Inspired by Loneliness of a God and the song Dante's Prayer by Loreena McKennitt. Loneliness features Zack post-DoC in the Lifestream, fighting to free Seph from his insanity. I don't work on it much because it makes me sad, but I do love it. X3 And I adore this icon and the text for them in general.