I hope I'll have travelled a little more by then. Even 'just' to London again. I hope I have friends I can trust. I hope I've more or less completed my education. I hope I'm still learning.
20 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 333
Day 333: Where you want to be in ten years
I hope I'll have travelled a little more by then. Even 'just' to London again. I hope I have friends I can trust. I hope I've more or less completed my education. I hope I'm still learning.
I hope I'll have travelled a little more by then. Even 'just' to London again. I hope I have friends I can trust. I hope I've more or less completed my education. I hope I'm still learning.
19 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 332
Day 332: Your favourite movies
I still don't really do favourites. There are some I've liked more than some others that are still okay but I couldn't sort them if I tried. Some honorary mentions... hmm.
A Single Man, the Cornetto trilogy, the LotR films for art and devotion (but still definitely not the Hobbit), Bourne for slightly less questionable action movies, Ghibli (Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle especially).
I still don't really do favourites. There are some I've liked more than some others that are still okay but I couldn't sort them if I tried. Some honorary mentions... hmm.
A Single Man, the Cornetto trilogy, the LotR films for art and devotion (but still definitely not the Hobbit), Bourne for slightly less questionable action movies, Ghibli (Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle especially).
18 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 331
Day 331: Your favourite music
Hm. I don't listen to music like some people. I'm not used to having it play in the background, whether I'm home or on the move - I do have music I love for various reasons but listening tends to be a fully engaging experience, you know? I don't need background noise and most of the time it would make me feel unfocused, stuffy - less able to think. I'd focus on it, partially or wholly, and it'd complicate whatever else I was doing.
I like lyrics. Good lyrics, lyrics I can identify with, lyrics that tell a story. I know very little about music which makes it a little hard to pick out other components I tend to like or not... unless, of course, I like a song for its context. Such as the Harry Potter soundtracks, or tracks from fanmixes, or friends' favourites.
Songs that end up on my lists of 'favourites' vary. The genre could be almost anything, honestly. I might give a different answer to questions like "do you have recommendations" on different days, to different people.
Hm. I don't listen to music like some people. I'm not used to having it play in the background, whether I'm home or on the move - I do have music I love for various reasons but listening tends to be a fully engaging experience, you know? I don't need background noise and most of the time it would make me feel unfocused, stuffy - less able to think. I'd focus on it, partially or wholly, and it'd complicate whatever else I was doing.
I like lyrics. Good lyrics, lyrics I can identify with, lyrics that tell a story. I know very little about music which makes it a little hard to pick out other components I tend to like or not... unless, of course, I like a song for its context. Such as the Harry Potter soundtracks, or tracks from fanmixes, or friends' favourites.
Songs that end up on my lists of 'favourites' vary. The genre could be almost anything, honestly. I might give a different answer to questions like "do you have recommendations" on different days, to different people.
17 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 330
Day 330: Ten things that make you happy
- Happy dogs.
- Seeing people I love happy.
- Hearing I'm important. Or loved.
- Inside jokes.
- Finding a new fandom (rather, a source material) with minimal causes for complaint.
- Warm rain.
- When pets come keep me company just because they wanted to.
- Finding headcanons and/or meta I agree with.
- Trust.
- Cute animals.
16 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 329
Day 329: Ten Things that make you angry
- Injustice.
- Bigotry - racism, homophobia, sexism and the like.
- Treating animals poorly.
- Entitled assholes who think they're always right.
- Mansplaining.
- Bullies.
- My brother.
- Being held up when I'm in a hurry.
- Wasted potential.
- How people would rather stew in their own ignorance than learn.
15 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 328
Day 328: A book you recommend? Why?
At the moment? Inda.
It's fantasy - and very character-driven - the world has a huge history and a bigger future, various languages and peoples. There are queer characters, brown characters, neuroatypical characters... magic, kings, nobles, pirates, loyalty and some occasional philosophy.
The characters all have their own personalities, opinions and motivations. Most are loveable. Their relationships are realistic, often deep and moving. They're all allowed to have different views of people, relationships, love and sex and the narrative doesn't claim there is a 'right' way to see any of it.
At the moment? Inda.
The characters all have their own personalities, opinions and motivations. Most are loveable. Their relationships are realistic, often deep and moving. They're all allowed to have different views of people, relationships, love and sex and the narrative doesn't claim there is a 'right' way to see any of it.
14 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 327
Day 327: Have you read the twilight saga? Did you like it? Yes, no why?
I read bits and pieces. Frankly, I hate it. The author was convinced what she was doing was somehow revolutionary, for all the wrong reasons - fanfiction like that has existed for decades and I don't know how she could've missed that. Not to mention the relationships it depicts are grossly sexist, abusive and tropey.
There are people who have said all this more clearly than I would be able to here, go look for their answers if you're unfamiliar with how much Twilight sucks.
I read bits and pieces. Frankly, I hate it. The author was convinced what she was doing was somehow revolutionary, for all the wrong reasons - fanfiction like that has existed for decades and I don't know how she could've missed that. Not to mention the relationships it depicts are grossly sexist, abusive and tropey.
There are people who have said all this more clearly than I would be able to here, go look for their answers if you're unfamiliar with how much Twilight sucks.
13 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 326
Day 326: Have you read HP? Did you like it? Yes no why?
I loved it. I was a child, the exact right age to start reading it when I did, and it was glorious. It was magic, it was a home, it was a universe to stay in and fall back to whenever needed. I still feel like I'm home sometimes, reading it. I was much less critical and it took a hold that will probably stay with me until I die. I'm glad for that.
I loved it. I was a child, the exact right age to start reading it when I did, and it was glorious. It was magic, it was a home, it was a universe to stay in and fall back to whenever needed. I still feel like I'm home sometimes, reading it. I was much less critical and it took a hold that will probably stay with me until I die. I'm glad for that.
12 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 325
Day 325: Favourite character of any book.
I'm rarely able to pick favourites, even when I fall intensely in love with characters or identify with them. Currently I'm very invested in Inda - in it, especially Evred, Hadand and Inda, then Sindan, Tau, Jeje and to a degree Tlennen, Shen and Barend.
Well. See?
I'm rarely able to pick favourites, even when I fall intensely in love with characters or identify with them. Currently I'm very invested in Inda - in it, especially Evred, Hadand and Inda, then Sindan, Tau, Jeje and to a degree Tlennen, Shen and Barend.
Well. See?
11 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 324
Day 324: Which book you want-need to be made into a movie?
Maybe a TV series. Maybe multiple movies. But... The Death Gate Cycle. I think it'd work well on screen and it sure would be entertaining.
Maybe a TV series. Maybe multiple movies. But... The Death Gate Cycle. I think it'd work well on screen and it sure would be entertaining.
10 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 323
Day 323: Your favourite quote of any of the books you have read
I couldn't ever pick just one. I've never been one for repeating a motto or collecting aphorisms, I believe in the truth behind the words more than anything. That's not to say I haven't found advice to follow from books, though... Sometimes I already agreed with a beautiful quote and thus didn't even think much of it, sometimes I didn't quite agree with all of it, sometimes I just didn't think it would ever be relevant to remember the exact order of the words. Sometimes the quotes are repeating each other.
9 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 322
Day 322: A book you are willing to read, why
Mostly anything? I'm not sure what you want from me here. I'm planning to read Hannibal once I finish Inda and its sequels, then hopefully move on to something by Tamora Pierce.
Mostly anything? I'm not sure what you want from me here. I'm planning to read Hannibal once I finish Inda and its sequels, then hopefully move on to something by Tamora Pierce.
8 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 321
Day 321: Worst book you have read. Explain why it is the worst
That's... almost impossible. I've read (or started to read) a lot of shitty books. Usually I just ditch them if I can.
I guess I'll just mention the Goosebumps series - only one of them was somewhat tolerable and it was packed full of clichés. They're also obviously only churned out at that speed for easy money and they get more attention than they deserve. Not to mention he forgot what his characters were wearing or doing in the last page.
That's... almost impossible. I've read (or started to read) a lot of shitty books. Usually I just ditch them if I can.
I guess I'll just mention the Goosebumps series - only one of them was somewhat tolerable and it was packed full of clichés. They're also obviously only churned out at that speed for easy money and they get more attention than they deserve. Not to mention he forgot what his characters were wearing or doing in the last page.
7 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 320
Day 320: Favourite book. Explain why you like it
I'm shit at picking favourites.
Series I've liked (that I can still recommend, even ones with issues I acknowledge) include but are not limited to: Inda by Sherwood Smith, everything in Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien, Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Discworld by Terry Pratchett.
Books that are not strictly part of a series: The Outsiders by (and related, even the vampire story, though not particularly the horse one) S. E. Hinton, The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren, Das doppelte Lottchen ("Lottie and Lisa", apparently, but those names were localized from Luise and Lotte. The Finnish copy went halfway and did Lise and Lotte instead.) by Erich Kästner.
I'm shit at picking favourites.
Series I've liked (that I can still recommend, even ones with issues I acknowledge) include but are not limited to: Inda by Sherwood Smith, everything in Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien, Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Discworld by Terry Pratchett.
Books that are not strictly part of a series: The Outsiders by (and related, even the vampire story, though not particularly the horse one) S. E. Hinton, The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren, Das doppelte Lottchen ("Lottie and Lisa", apparently, but those names were localized from Luise and Lotte. The Finnish copy went halfway and did Lise and Lotte instead.) by Erich Kästner.
6 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 319
Day 319: If you could, would you rather live in the early 1900’s?
No. The internet is amazing. As is the fact that we have slightly more civil rights and slightly less chance of war, though both still need work.
No. The internet is amazing. As is the fact that we have slightly more civil rights and slightly less chance of war, though both still need work.
5 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 318
Day 318: Are you happy with how you look?
No. Not with any part of myself, really. Mostly I'd like to look... adaptable, to be androgynous, to be able to change the way I'm perceived. But I'd settle for a lot of things as long as it wasn't this.
No. Not with any part of myself, really. Mostly I'd like to look... adaptable, to be androgynous, to be able to change the way I'm perceived. But I'd settle for a lot of things as long as it wasn't this.
4 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 317
Day 317: Your fears?
Failure, to the point of crippling perfectionism. Abandonment, by my loved ones; whether by choice or growing apart. In that vein, change I can't control.
Failure, to the point of crippling perfectionism. Abandonment, by my loved ones; whether by choice or growing apart. In that vein, change I can't control.
3 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 316
Day 316: What is your definition of the word love? Talk about 3 things you love.
There are - obviously - many types of love. I think in my definition the cornerstone is affection. Definitely not attraction, or even devotion, though both can be a part of it. At its core, love is being fond of something; a lot of emotions and thoughts can come from it, but wanting to keep the object of love close to you, wanting to protect it, wanting to remember or forget it are by-products. Automatic? Yes. Unavoidable? Maybe, sometimes. Still not the definition.
There are - obviously - many types of love. I think in my definition the cornerstone is affection. Definitely not attraction, or even devotion, though both can be a part of it. At its core, love is being fond of something; a lot of emotions and thoughts can come from it, but wanting to keep the object of love close to you, wanting to protect it, wanting to remember or forget it are by-products. Automatic? Yes. Unavoidable? Maybe, sometimes. Still not the definition.
- I love finding fandoms (or, more likely, the source materials) I can immerse myself in. Ones that are worth it. Ones that resonate. I love being able to lose myself in a world, in characters, in ideas; I love new experiences, new realities. I love being able to share it. I love knowing there is at least one person somewhere who thinks like I do about some things, who shares my love, who can bring something new into it with their experiences and thoughts.
- I love cute, happy animals. Especially if they're friendly and/or want to play or cuddle. They make me happy in a way not a lot ever has. I love that they love whatever it is they're doing, I love that they're so open and carefree. I just love watching them or making them happier.
- I love water. I love underwater landscapes, I love floating in it, I love diving, I love the weightlessness and the temperature. I love rivers and the sea. I love waves. I love baths. If I could live underwater I would.
2 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 315
Day 315: What is your definition of the word hate? Talk about 3 things you hate.
When I say hate I usually mean a sort of a... passionate hatred, as opposed to a cold loathing, but the definition does flip between the two, sometimes even just a stronger dislike.
I hate bigots. I hate people who are so selfish and ignorant that they would really believe people who are not like themselves by nature are somehow lower. I hate people who are supposedly educated and/or intelligent and still buy into stereotypes without question. I hate when the privileged don't care what happens to other groups of people.
I hate my body. I hate the shape, the texture, the sounds, the details. I hate that there are things even hard work or surgeries can't change. Sometimes I hate that it exists, that I have to be human at all.
I hate mosquitoes. They're useless, annoying and will sting you; the stings will then (for me) be painful, itchy and swollen for days and there's not much to do about it. Plus they make a grating noise. I especially hate going to sleep only to hear one of them a minute later.
When I say hate I usually mean a sort of a... passionate hatred, as opposed to a cold loathing, but the definition does flip between the two, sometimes even just a stronger dislike.
I hate bigots. I hate people who are so selfish and ignorant that they would really believe people who are not like themselves by nature are somehow lower. I hate people who are supposedly educated and/or intelligent and still buy into stereotypes without question. I hate when the privileged don't care what happens to other groups of people.
I hate my body. I hate the shape, the texture, the sounds, the details. I hate that there are things even hard work or surgeries can't change. Sometimes I hate that it exists, that I have to be human at all.
I hate mosquitoes. They're useless, annoying and will sting you; the stings will then (for me) be painful, itchy and swollen for days and there's not much to do about it. Plus they make a grating noise. I especially hate going to sleep only to hear one of them a minute later.
1 July 2014
365 day challenge: Day 314
Day 314: Write about your ideal partner in detail. Does your crush match the criteria? If
no, talk about that.
"Ideal partner"... I'm not sure something like that exists. The people I've liked have been very different, be it looks or personality. The only thing in common has been that we've agreed on important issues - equality, animal cruelty and the like. Ideally we'd have similar opinions on less objective things like fandoms but this all goes for ideal friends as well.
I guess that's one thing. We'd have to be able to get on as friends as well, assuming we're talking about a long-term romantic partner here.
I'd... like for them to be affectionate, open and willing to tell me they care when I forget. I'd like if they tried to understand me instead of looking past my issues and going with the flow. I'd like for them to be able to tell me what they want or need instead of leaving me to guess.
I'd like honesty. And love.
no, talk about that.
"Ideal partner"... I'm not sure something like that exists. The people I've liked have been very different, be it looks or personality. The only thing in common has been that we've agreed on important issues - equality, animal cruelty and the like. Ideally we'd have similar opinions on less objective things like fandoms but this all goes for ideal friends as well.
I guess that's one thing. We'd have to be able to get on as friends as well, assuming we're talking about a long-term romantic partner here.
I'd... like for them to be affectionate, open and willing to tell me they care when I forget. I'd like if they tried to understand me instead of looking past my issues and going with the flow. I'd like for them to be able to tell me what they want or need instead of leaving me to guess.
I'd like honesty. And love.
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