Good? Bad? Awful? Best movie you've ever seen?

My feelings are mixed. Just want to see what you guys think of it.

NaNoWriMo. Thought I could do it. I did fine the first three days (by day two I had 10,000 out of 50,000 words, which put me head a little) in case there was a day when I couldn't find the time to work on it. Well, so much for that brilliant idea. I have neither the time nor the energy to do it this year, and next year I definitely won't be able to.

I just can't find the time to do that as well as every other writing assignment that's MANDATORY.

Besides, I'm thinking of completely closing my account here. It's... not getting anywhere. I have no time for art and I rarely draw anymore, anyway, because I HAVE NO TIME. Plus when I do put stuff up, if it's not fanart, nobody cares for it.

So I will most likely close the account before the end of the year. It's not for sure, but it's most likely.

I'm actually doing it this year. I haven't since I first heard about it, but now it's all I can think of. Tomorrow I start work on my very first fantasy novel. It's daunting since I'm a sci-fi writer and everything I write HAS to go back to sci-fi stuff somehow, so in the end I've got a sci-fantasy novel. 50,000 words by November 30... AND IT HAS TO BE COMPLETE!

Did everyone see the new HD "Avatar" trailer on Yahoo! Movies? It looks AMAZING!

I needed a new phone, so I got an HTC Tilt II (TyTN). It's been three years and my old one SUCKED. All scratched and chipped and worn... but loved. Oh yes, my old phone has been very much loved.



HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Is it true that the new Jasper chipsets in the new Xbox 360 SKUs run quieter, consume less power, and are more reliable than ever before? I have my eye on an Xbox 360 Arcade (I REALLY want to play Halo 3 SOMETIME in my life), which is the cheapest of the 360s, and I know that they all come with the new chipsets. So, should I still fear the Red Ring of Death, or should I just "Jump In" and not worry about it?

And now for my monthly rant.

I have been perusing the Jak and Daxter section of FF.Net, more out of curiousity than "fan"-osity (seeing as I am an avid, maybe even obsessive, member of the Halo Nation). Why are there so many badfics portraying Jak's two years in prison, and going on and on about the bad things that happened? IT'S BEEN OVERDONE, peoples. Come up with something new. At least when I was writing for the fandom, I skipped those two years entirely and focused on the results. In my canon, Jak's soul was partially taken over by an evil supernatural being trying to twist what good was left in Reising through the many victims of the DWP. Therefore, Jak had facets I haven't seen explored, never mind MENTIONED, anywhere else. Um, yeah, that's about as unique as it gets.

The fandom is... well, dead. Hate to say it, but it's true. The great writers have moved on and the newcomers have taken over. Stop beating a dead horse.

On a more pleasant note, I no longer have writer's block. I had an idea about taking key scenes in the first three Star Wars episodes and rewriting them by just very slightly tweaking dialogue and personalities to show that even the slightest change can make a huge difference (Star Wars fans, you all know what I mean. The prequels just didn't have that SW spark).

My uncle has an Xbox, he let me have it since he NEVER used it, and now I'm a Xbox fan too. That thing was built like a freakin' tank - play for six hours straight and it hardly makes a squeak. Haha. It also came with two controllers and a BRAND NEW copy of Halo, so I play cooperative more often than single-player in the campaign. Later, I found the Halo 2 Legendary Edition at a pawn shop for twelve bucks and played it through in THREE DAYS via about SIX HOURS each day. Then I got KOTOR I and played it through in about twenty hours (well, I didn't FINISH... I got so frustrated I started a new game that followed the KOTOR canon). The Star Forge level SUCKS because things RESPAWN too fast!

Yup. So until the PS3 matches the Xbox 360 in terms of price, well... nope, not buying it. Literally. For the time being, I am far more interested in games like Halo 3, Mass Effect, Tomb Raider Underworld, and so on, rather than Blu-ray. Too expensive. Although I love inFamous. A lot. A lot a lot.

Questions? Comments? Queries? Flamage?

PlayStation 3 Slim on September 1. I CAN'T WAIT. Of course, that'll be $299 of my hard-earned bucks out the window... and another $100 or so off the bat when I get Advent Children Complete, Prototype, and probably GTA IV...

Anyway, snagged this one from ~Meowen.



Six Ships I Love:

1.) Sephiroth/Aerith (Final Fantasy VII)
2.) Kadaj/Tifa (FFVII: Advent Children)
3.) Yuffie/Reno (FFVII)
4.) Hudson/Vasquez (Aliens)
5.) Jak/Rayne (Jak and Daxter)
6.) Vincent/Rosso (FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus)

Three Ships I Liked, but Not Anymore:

7.) Yuffie/Vincent
8.) Lara/Kurtis (Tomb Raider)
9.) Seymour/Yuna (Final Fantasy X)

Three Ships I Hate:

10.) Sephiroth/Tifa
11.) Seven of Nine/Chakotay (Star Trek Voyager)
12.) Cloud/Aerith

Two Ships I’m Curious About, but Don’t ACTUALLY Ship:

13.) Rikku/Gippal (FFX)
14.) Ripley/Burke (Aliens)

1.) Why do you dislike #11 so much? (7 of 9/Chakotay)
The whole thing appeared in the last three episodes. That isn't enough time for any relationship to develop. I'm sorry.

2.) Who is someone you know that ships #13? (Rikku/Gippal)
A few people, but nobody specific.

3.) What would be your ideal scenario for couple #3? (Yuffie/Reno)
Hmm... a hot tub that Cloud randomly buys and Reno being a general pain to Yuffie because he's just that good. After all, we all just KNOW that waaaaaaaaaaaaay - and I'm talking WAYWAYWAYWAYWAY - deep down, Yuffie has a thing for hot tubs and redheads. Yup.

4.) Which is your favorite episode for #1? (Sephiroth/Aerith)
Not episode, per se, but I've seen a few fanfics that stick these two in believable situations. I'm okay with resurrecting Sephiroth as long as it's done for a reason, preferably one that is revealed later. Overall, I think the best scenario I've seen, which wasn't really expanded upon, was when Sephiroth came crashing through the roof of Aerith's church instead of Cloud. Hmm, I might have to play with that idea a bit...

5.) How long have you been following couple #6? (Vincent/Rosso)
Since I bought Dirge of Cerberus CHEAP at GameStop. I liked the game, it was a nice break from the RPG-style play of typical Final Fantasy. I just thought that Rosso was just creepy enough, and Vincent just stoic enough, for them to fit. Then again, I'm probably just crazy.

6.) What's the story with #8? What made you stop liking them/caring? (Lara/Kurtis)
I fell out of Core's Tomb Raider universe in preference of the new Crystal universe. Besides, I just think that there's too many loose ends and they're... just no.

7.) Which ship do you prefer - #2 or #4? (Kadaj/Tifa or Hudson/Vasquez)
Although H/V has been my favorite much longer, Kadaj/Tifa (aka Kadifa) has usurped it. Although they never physically meet, there's where the glory of AU comes in. The dynamics between the two would be great without alteration, and if you add a little mind control and Jenova cells and a certain silver-haired general making an attempt to destroy the world again, well... RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.

8.) You have the power to make one ship non-existent. Choose from #10 or #12. (Sephiroth/Tifa or Cloud/Aerith)
Cloud/Aerith. Sorry, but I just don't see it.

9.) What interests you about #14? (Ripley/Burke)
Burke is freaking scary and half-psycho, Ripley is levelheaded, Burke wants to use the Aliens for weapon purposes, Ripley wants to blow them all up. I got plotbunnies of doom once while watching Aliens and suddenly realized that there's something freaky about these two going at it in a slightly different way - like Ripley trying to kill Burke and the two somehow ending up in some weird situation... I could rant for days on this, man.

10.) When did you stop liking #7? (Yuffie/Vincent)
When I discovered the wonder that is Yuffie/Reno. Ah, yes.

11.) Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the show? (Seymour/Yuna)
Nope. I continued to enjoy the FFX/FFX-2 universe long after I stopped being interested in Seymour and Yuna.

12.) What's a song that reminds you of #5? (Jak/Rayne)
Bryan Adams' "Run to You" is first and foremost. It gathers these two in a nutshell and probably explains why I still like the ship. John Waite's "Missing You" also snags the second-place title.

13.) Which of these ships do you love the most?
Sephiroth/Aerith, Kadaj/Tifa, Hudson/Vasquez, and Jak/Rayne. But choosing from one, Hudson/Vasquez because a) I shipped them when I was about four, making them my first-ever ship, and b) there's so many dynamics of them in the film and a lot of touching and interaction, most of which you don't notice unless you watch the background when the camera isn't focused on them. They're perfect.

14.) Which do you dislike the most?
Seven of Nine/Chakotay. Thankfully it ended with the show.

15.) If you could have any of these two pairings double date, who would it be?
Probably Sephiroth/Aerith and Kadaj/Tifa. That would be REAL weird, yo.

16.) Have #2 (Kadaj/Tifa) kissed yet? Elaborate if you'd like.
Canonically, no, they haven't, as she most likely hasn't even seen his face, much less recognized him if she saw him. However, in many post-AC stories and AU stories, they do end up kissing, and then some.

17.) Did #4 (Hudson/Vasquez) have a happy ending? If the show hasn't ended yet, do you think a happy ending is likely?
NO THEY DIDN'T! First Hudson gets dragged down through a grate and eventually blown up by the atmosphere processor meltdown, and then Vasquez gets blown up alongside Gorman in the duct by a freaking grenade to the face! NOT THE FACE! But in my story, which I hope to eventually finish, certainly, they have their happyish ending. Of course, with plenty of Hudson-smacking to go around.

18.) What would make you start shipping #14? (Ripley/Burke)
Give me a prompt and a day or two, and I would have an entire oneshot written out for them. PLEASE, somebody give me a reason to try to twist these two into creepy interaction.

19.) If only one could happen, which would you prefer - #2 or #6? (Kadaj/Tifa or Vincent/Rosso)
Kadifa, definitely, without a doubt, TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY yes. They just work so well together, especially if you know how to write them in-character and are willing to write a whole fanfic, like I used to.

20.) You have the power to decide the fate of #10. What happens to them? (Sephiroth/Tifa)
Sorry Seph/Tifa fans, but I'd have Tifa discover she loves Cloud way more. Shockingly, I prefer Cloud/Tifa to Seph/Tifa ANY DAY.