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So I haven't been watching Gotham or Once Upon a Time, but I've been keeping track of what's going on with them, and I'm not pleased with either one.
( Spoilers )
( Spoilers )
http://www.zimbio.com/quiz/bibMfGO8ax1/Which+Disney+Princess+Are+You/result/YCRPru8WU1v
I love Belle so much, both the Disney version and Once Upon a Time. She's always my favorite of the Disney Princess crew. And she's most likely my favorite female character on Once (although I like Emma a lot, too).
I love Belle so much, both the Disney version and Once Upon a Time. She's always my favorite of the Disney Princess crew. And she's most likely my favorite female character on Once (although I like Emma a lot, too).
More Pony plushie dilemmas
Jan. 11th, 2014 05:56 pmSo, while I continue to wait for Wal-Mart to get in all the plushies they're supposed to get, I ponder over what to use my wonderful Build-a-Bear giftcard on.
Rarity is supposed to come out soon, but she hasn't been announced yet and I'm expecting perhaps an Easter date. She's also rumored to come with Scootaloo as a Smallfry, which I'll also want.
Meanwhile, when Rarity comes, I'm guessing one of the older Ponies will be retired, so I'll need to get at least one of those fairly soon. I had figured I'd get Pinkie instead of Rainbow, yet there was the problem of figuring Rainbow will be retired first.
Then comes the fact that I've been re-evaluating the three main character Ponies on the lower half of my favorites tier. At this current moment, I like Applejack and even Rainbow better than I did. And Pinkie successfully managed to creep me out after re-watching Party of One. Seriously, there really is something not quite right with her.
But then Pinkie was adorable and wonderful in today's episode, which I found myself enjoying. I was disappointed to only see Twilight for a brief moment, although I was happy to see her at all, and overall it's definitely one of the better episodes of the season, with some more morals I can really get behind. Regardless of whether or not Pinkie is distantly related to the Apples, she is like family because of everything she's been through with them. And families don't have to be perfect; they're going to argue. The key thing is that they'll pull through the rough times. Love, love, love the morals!
I also determined that out of all the Ponies, Rainbow and Twilight are the ones with the most positive development throughout the series. Applejack and Rarity are mostly the same, although Rarity unfortunately leans towards character unraveling sometimes rather than development, and Pinkie and Fluttershy have not had very good development in some of the recent episodes, Fluttershy especially. I cling to episodes like Dragonshy that show how wonderful Fluttershy really can be. Power Ponies ... ugh. Just UGH. Not getting upset when her friends are hurt and then losing it over a firefly instead.... The old Fluttershy would have been upset about all of it!
Rainbow has been so adorable this season, for the most part. I love that she's getting more comfortable with showing her good side to others and fangirling ... even if sometimes she still feels embarrassed and acts like she has to hide her immense enthusiasm over some things (like the musical). I can totally relate to that; some things I like or think I might like are things that I prefer to enjoy in private and would be embarrassed to display open enthusiasm for. I was so mortified when Dad caught me looking at Disney Princess dolls a couple of weeks ago. (Worse, I was fumbling so quick to hide what I was looking at that I knocked several things off the shelves.) I want a Belle doll because of Once Upon a Time, and then I'm thinking of having a Mr. Gold doll custom-made, since there's no figures for the show. Dad is unaware of my interest in the series, and I don't think I'd want to tell him about it because of the disgusting stuff like hearts. So that leaves the surface evidence of being caught on the Disney Princess aisle. EMBARRASSING.
(And in case anyone's wondering why that is embarrassing while colored Ponies are not, it's because I've loved Ponies all my life and have been very open about it. whereas I've generally scoffed and sneered at fairytales and Disney Princess stuff. I always liked Belle, though. But I don't want anyone to think I'm developing an interest in Disney Princess and romance stuff and the like. Although, I have to admit, I'm a little curious about the new series Sofia the First.... Which would totally be a guilty pleasure if I started watching it.)
Then there's still the problem of if I really want to get any Build-a-Bears that aren't my most favorite characters. I've been doting on Twilight and Fluttershy because I love them so much, and I worry wondering if a plushie of Rainbow or Pinkie would get the same level of attention from me. Perhaps I should save the giftcard for Rarity, whenever she comes, and forget about getting the other two.
Problem is, since they're limited editions, I could change my mind later and then not be able to get them, and I prefer not to buy plushies second-hand.
My guess is, I will get them both, with Rainbow first and then Pinkie. But at the moment, I'm still waffling about it.
Rarity is supposed to come out soon, but she hasn't been announced yet and I'm expecting perhaps an Easter date. She's also rumored to come with Scootaloo as a Smallfry, which I'll also want.
Meanwhile, when Rarity comes, I'm guessing one of the older Ponies will be retired, so I'll need to get at least one of those fairly soon. I had figured I'd get Pinkie instead of Rainbow, yet there was the problem of figuring Rainbow will be retired first.
Then comes the fact that I've been re-evaluating the three main character Ponies on the lower half of my favorites tier. At this current moment, I like Applejack and even Rainbow better than I did. And Pinkie successfully managed to creep me out after re-watching Party of One. Seriously, there really is something not quite right with her.
But then Pinkie was adorable and wonderful in today's episode, which I found myself enjoying. I was disappointed to only see Twilight for a brief moment, although I was happy to see her at all, and overall it's definitely one of the better episodes of the season, with some more morals I can really get behind. Regardless of whether or not Pinkie is distantly related to the Apples, she is like family because of everything she's been through with them. And families don't have to be perfect; they're going to argue. The key thing is that they'll pull through the rough times. Love, love, love the morals!
I also determined that out of all the Ponies, Rainbow and Twilight are the ones with the most positive development throughout the series. Applejack and Rarity are mostly the same, although Rarity unfortunately leans towards character unraveling sometimes rather than development, and Pinkie and Fluttershy have not had very good development in some of the recent episodes, Fluttershy especially. I cling to episodes like Dragonshy that show how wonderful Fluttershy really can be. Power Ponies ... ugh. Just UGH. Not getting upset when her friends are hurt and then losing it over a firefly instead.... The old Fluttershy would have been upset about all of it!
Rainbow has been so adorable this season, for the most part. I love that she's getting more comfortable with showing her good side to others and fangirling ... even if sometimes she still feels embarrassed and acts like she has to hide her immense enthusiasm over some things (like the musical). I can totally relate to that; some things I like or think I might like are things that I prefer to enjoy in private and would be embarrassed to display open enthusiasm for. I was so mortified when Dad caught me looking at Disney Princess dolls a couple of weeks ago. (Worse, I was fumbling so quick to hide what I was looking at that I knocked several things off the shelves.) I want a Belle doll because of Once Upon a Time, and then I'm thinking of having a Mr. Gold doll custom-made, since there's no figures for the show. Dad is unaware of my interest in the series, and I don't think I'd want to tell him about it because of the disgusting stuff like hearts. So that leaves the surface evidence of being caught on the Disney Princess aisle. EMBARRASSING.
(And in case anyone's wondering why that is embarrassing while colored Ponies are not, it's because I've loved Ponies all my life and have been very open about it. whereas I've generally scoffed and sneered at fairytales and Disney Princess stuff. I always liked Belle, though. But I don't want anyone to think I'm developing an interest in Disney Princess and romance stuff and the like. Although, I have to admit, I'm a little curious about the new series Sofia the First.... Which would totally be a guilty pleasure if I started watching it.)
Then there's still the problem of if I really want to get any Build-a-Bears that aren't my most favorite characters. I've been doting on Twilight and Fluttershy because I love them so much, and I worry wondering if a plushie of Rainbow or Pinkie would get the same level of attention from me. Perhaps I should save the giftcard for Rarity, whenever she comes, and forget about getting the other two.
Problem is, since they're limited editions, I could change my mind later and then not be able to get them, and I prefer not to buy plushies second-hand.
My guess is, I will get them both, with Rainbow first and then Pinkie. But at the moment, I'm still waffling about it.
Diamond in the Rough
Aug. 16th, 2012 02:03 pmThe Emil Sande project insists on existing and moving forward. I've been posting the pieces on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
31_days and also on my seldom-used AO3 account here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/482477
I am extremely proud of it so far. Emil is so much fun to write, as is his interaction with Graciela. The story largely relies on character interaction and development through dialogue as well as soliloquies. He and Graciela will begin to cultivate a very deep and beautiful friendship. And as mused, I do plan for them to become romantically involved at the very end. Only at the very end, because I want the focus on more platonic interactions, even though there's supposed to be a current of unresolved romantic tension running underneath.
I'm also thinking I want a scene similar to one in Beauty and the Beast where the Beast saves Belle from the wolves. In the fic it would be, er, human wolves (leches, not werewolves, thank you). And it would be the first time Emil has ever tried to protect someone other than himself (at least since he was a child and vainly tried to save his parents from being killed). By that point he and Graciela would already be comfortable with each other but not have been able to admit it. After the fight Graciela would tend to Emil's wounds and their friendship would greatly deepen.
Since it's so experimental, I haven't tried petitioning FF.net for an Alamo category yet. (But I have thought of it.) It's such a pain waiting for FF.net to add categories. That's about the only thing I really like on AO3---category-adding is very, very fast. Well, that, and the awesome tagging system. Other than those things, I still prefer FF.net.
Also on 31 Days is that continuing Bonanza-related project. I haven't tried putting it up anywhere else, since oneshot characters are the focus and none of the main ones are likely to appear at all. (Unless Ben comes into it, and I'm undecided on whether that would take away too much from what I'm trying to focus on.)
And now I need to write the next chapter of the Perry mystery. I must say, it's very interesting and odd, writing for four Wesley Lau characters all at once. Each one is so different.
Lieutenant Anderson - The friendly yet businesslike policeman, fully honest and upright. Quite possibly aloof, hiding behind his businesslike persona.
Amory Fallon - The modern-day businessman, also honest but easier stressed than Andy. The only one who's married.
Carl Armory - The childlike gambler and conman, dependent on his sister as the one person who has always been there for him.
Emil Sande - The aloof, snarky, and mercenary merchant, a bit shady but possibly still bearing some goodness deep down.
I am just having a blast writing for every one of them. Sometimes I think I prefer one over the others, but then I get writing for one of the others and I love that just as much.
That musing on those nutty Wild Wild West villains from The Poisonous Posey is continuing to amuse me, too. I have this urge to write a silly crossover fic with it and Perry, largely so I can do that scene of Sampson being lassoed by Pinto. I keep picturing it so strongly and giggling. The bad guys, likely along with Jim and Arte, could end up in the present-day via a time machine Dr. Loveless made. Either that or the canon time-travel device from The Night of the Lord of Limbo.
31_days and also on my seldom-used AO3 account here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/482477I am extremely proud of it so far. Emil is so much fun to write, as is his interaction with Graciela. The story largely relies on character interaction and development through dialogue as well as soliloquies. He and Graciela will begin to cultivate a very deep and beautiful friendship. And as mused, I do plan for them to become romantically involved at the very end. Only at the very end, because I want the focus on more platonic interactions, even though there's supposed to be a current of unresolved romantic tension running underneath.
I'm also thinking I want a scene similar to one in Beauty and the Beast where the Beast saves Belle from the wolves. In the fic it would be, er, human wolves (leches, not werewolves, thank you). And it would be the first time Emil has ever tried to protect someone other than himself (at least since he was a child and vainly tried to save his parents from being killed). By that point he and Graciela would already be comfortable with each other but not have been able to admit it. After the fight Graciela would tend to Emil's wounds and their friendship would greatly deepen.
Since it's so experimental, I haven't tried petitioning FF.net for an Alamo category yet. (But I have thought of it.) It's such a pain waiting for FF.net to add categories. That's about the only thing I really like on AO3---category-adding is very, very fast. Well, that, and the awesome tagging system. Other than those things, I still prefer FF.net.
Also on 31 Days is that continuing Bonanza-related project. I haven't tried putting it up anywhere else, since oneshot characters are the focus and none of the main ones are likely to appear at all. (Unless Ben comes into it, and I'm undecided on whether that would take away too much from what I'm trying to focus on.)
And now I need to write the next chapter of the Perry mystery. I must say, it's very interesting and odd, writing for four Wesley Lau characters all at once. Each one is so different.
Lieutenant Anderson - The friendly yet businesslike policeman, fully honest and upright. Quite possibly aloof, hiding behind his businesslike persona.
Amory Fallon - The modern-day businessman, also honest but easier stressed than Andy. The only one who's married.
Carl Armory - The childlike gambler and conman, dependent on his sister as the one person who has always been there for him.
Emil Sande - The aloof, snarky, and mercenary merchant, a bit shady but possibly still bearing some goodness deep down.
I am just having a blast writing for every one of them. Sometimes I think I prefer one over the others, but then I get writing for one of the others and I love that just as much.
That musing on those nutty Wild Wild West villains from The Poisonous Posey is continuing to amuse me, too. I have this urge to write a silly crossover fic with it and Perry, largely so I can do that scene of Sampson being lassoed by Pinto. I keep picturing it so strongly and giggling. The bad guys, likely along with Jim and Arte, could end up in the present-day via a time machine Dr. Loveless made. Either that or the canon time-travel device from The Night of the Lord of Limbo.
I will never look at this song in the same way again. XD In the masquerade RP, the talent show segment has started and the Pharaoh still wants Musketeer to sing and prove that he can sing better than the mysterious Santa there. Pharaoh tells him to sing Be Our Guest, figuring that Musketeer won't know it and back out. Instead Musketeer smirks and says he won't back down from a challenge. He knows the song well enough to perform it because he's heard it when Jack and the Beanstalk has played it. But since it requires more than one person, he recruits the Alucard cosplayer, who has been revealed as a female after she gets up and gives a performance of Nemo. So they go up and sing Be Our Guest and the audience eats it up. XD At the end Musketeer throws a rose out into the audience. And Alucard is very happy to be singing with him.
I wish I'd realized that the lyrics I found were only half the song. **laughs.** Too bad I can't edit anonymous posts. ^^; All the posts in the masquerade RP are anonymous, so it's harder to tell who's who. Maybe we can pretend that the rest was sung anyway (save for the part that Pharaoh noticed was missing), even though I didn't list it. XD;
I really have to illustrate this. And DSM said she's going to as well. ^^
I can't believe I forgot this, but it's Jerry Orbach playing the candlestick. XD I used to watch him all the time on that PAX show Encounters with the Unexplained.
I've been writing the extended flashback sequence for the fic that has the bomb countdown. I really like how it's coming so far. ^^ Leonhard was kidnapped, Siegfried is going to rescue him, Yugi-tachi is finding out lots of suspicious things about the company that kidnapped Leonhard, and Seto finds that the same company has been buying stock in KaibaCorp. So now I've determined how everyone gets involved. I just have to get them all to the building and detail what happens up to the point when the bomb starts ticking the final minute.
Then I also have been working on the fic where Siegfried has the out-of-body experience. I've started writing a sequence where he talks to his father, but I haven't decided whether it's a realistic dream or another out-of-body experience. I did pick a name for the guy: Aloysius. It fits so well! It was listed under Teutonic names at 20000-names.com, same as the name Leonhard, so it shouldn't look strange for a German to have it. XD
And of course I haven't forgot about my chapter fics! Yesterday morning I found a list of a few songs I wanted to use in Candy Clouds. ^^ And I worked more on chapter 12 of LATT. I let Alexander make another appearance in a short sequence when Alister spaces out.
Alexander is such an interesting OC. He looks like an adult, but is really a child. And he likes to be philosophical a lot, especially morbidly philosophical. Talking about subjects such as death or if people can ever truly help others are as natural to him as talking about the weather. And yet it probably wouldn't be that way if he wasn't so childlike. But even though he seems so innocent, he obviously has a darker side. He was willing to kill Alister when he thought Alister wanted that. And he's insecure a lot and often worries that he will never be able to do anything that will make Alister truly happy. I think he's one of the best and deepest OCs I've ever come up with.
I wish I'd realized that the lyrics I found were only half the song. **laughs.** Too bad I can't edit anonymous posts. ^^; All the posts in the masquerade RP are anonymous, so it's harder to tell who's who. Maybe we can pretend that the rest was sung anyway (save for the part that Pharaoh noticed was missing), even though I didn't list it. XD;
I really have to illustrate this. And DSM said she's going to as well. ^^
I can't believe I forgot this, but it's Jerry Orbach playing the candlestick. XD I used to watch him all the time on that PAX show Encounters with the Unexplained.
I've been writing the extended flashback sequence for the fic that has the bomb countdown. I really like how it's coming so far. ^^ Leonhard was kidnapped, Siegfried is going to rescue him, Yugi-tachi is finding out lots of suspicious things about the company that kidnapped Leonhard, and Seto finds that the same company has been buying stock in KaibaCorp. So now I've determined how everyone gets involved. I just have to get them all to the building and detail what happens up to the point when the bomb starts ticking the final minute.
Then I also have been working on the fic where Siegfried has the out-of-body experience. I've started writing a sequence where he talks to his father, but I haven't decided whether it's a realistic dream or another out-of-body experience. I did pick a name for the guy: Aloysius. It fits so well! It was listed under Teutonic names at 20000-names.com, same as the name Leonhard, so it shouldn't look strange for a German to have it. XD
And of course I haven't forgot about my chapter fics! Yesterday morning I found a list of a few songs I wanted to use in Candy Clouds. ^^ And I worked more on chapter 12 of LATT. I let Alexander make another appearance in a short sequence when Alister spaces out.
Alexander is such an interesting OC. He looks like an adult, but is really a child. And he likes to be philosophical a lot, especially morbidly philosophical. Talking about subjects such as death or if people can ever truly help others are as natural to him as talking about the weather. And yet it probably wouldn't be that way if he wasn't so childlike. But even though he seems so innocent, he obviously has a darker side. He was willing to kill Alister when he thought Alister wanted that. And he's insecure a lot and often worries that he will never be able to do anything that will make Alister truly happy. I think he's one of the best and deepest OCs I've ever come up with.
