Random randomness is good for the soul.

I feel like a rant!

2009-08-09T03:11:46Z

Soooooo . . . . I recently watched an AMV that was done by a group of people that I greatly respect and I adore all of their MEP (Multiple Editor Production, I think) projects. I only wish I could become that good (or rather, I only wish I had time to putz with stuff enough to become that good), but anyway, I digress.

Their latest MEP project was a spur of the moment raw editing thing that was absolutely wonderful, and I enjoyed it as much as the next even though it contained a few series involving yaoi. Now, as I said above, I have absolutely nothing against it, and anyone who knows me personally can back me up on that claim. In fact, I'm highly supportive of those friends of mine who have actually "come out" to me, and I will always be supportive of them and look forward to meeting any significant others that they want to introduce me to. I have always said that a person's sexual preference does not change who they are inside, and anyone who thinks it does is an idiot and not worth the time.

But, I get side tracked easily. Honestly speaking, in regards to yaoi/yuri and the like, I just don't care about it either way. Anyway, the creators said in their description that the video contains yaoi, but it's further down and some people don't like to take the time to read the description before launching into the video itself. So of course, they've gotten a few comments like, "Didn't like the yaoi" or "Great video, awesome song, didn't really like the yaoi, but it's still a wonderful watch", and the people commenting in that regards are, of course, totally jumped on.

Now, I can see the AMV artists point in fussing about how these people didn't read the description (though a few of them said they did) and shouldn't complain, but someone else pointed out that they should have put the yaoi warning up near the top so that it wasn't hid by the cut on the main page. Now, I can see both sides. I used to not read the descriptions myself until I started to find anime series I wanted to know more about and they listed the series in the descriptions, so I always read their descriptions first so that I can be on the look out of new stuff that I might want to watch (how I found the Munto TV series, YUMMY!). However, not everyone does that, and some people really do find things like yaoi, yuri, or, hell, even het stuff offensive (I'm not touching the subject of incestuality with a ten foot pole, that's a whole 'nother monster), and I've found that a simple warning early on can save a person a lot of grief. Hell, it's like when I get off my lazy butt and actually finish a lemon. They ALWAYS have a HUGE list of warnings that basically say, "if you find graphic sex offensive or are too young, then go away because I don't want to hear your shit". How simple is that? That doesn't mean everything needs to be labeled, but for the creators own peace of mind (and lack of wank in the comments), it just makes sense to me to have a warning of sorts up front before the description gets cut off by the page itself. Of course, some people thrive off the wank, so who knows.

Ok, now I get to what REALLY pisses me off about this whole thing. Of course, the people saying, "I don't like yaoi" are getting jumped by all the little yaoi/yuri/shounen-ai/shoujo-ai fantrolls going, "OMG, YOU LOSER, YAOI'S HOT, YOU'RE SO STUPID!" That . . . really, really, REALLY pisses me off. I'm sorry, I'm one of those people who just does not like yaoi/yuri, etc etc etc because it. Does. NOTHING. For. Me. I don't find it interesting unless it's from an academic stand point (and how stupid does THAT sound?), and I certainly don't find it hot (though I have thought that a few secondary pairings were rather sweet in a few of the het series I've read). It doesn't make me feel tingly, it doesn't make me feel like drooling, hell, it doesn't even make me want to get a beer. Honestly, I tend to find it more annoying and drama filled than simple shoujo series with a blatant het. pairing, and if it's one thing that I have to take in moderation, it's drama. Hell, I can only stomach drama for so long with a het pairing, and most of the yaoi/yuri area just DRIPS with it. Seriously, hold up one of those books and drama just drips off the pages the way sugar and angst drip off of a Nicholas Sparks book (and don't argue with me about THAT comment, either. All of his books have depressing endings). Why these people can't accept that, yes, there are some people who don't think watching animated boys (or girls) angsting and snogging and what have you over each other is hot, I'll never understand. It's about as bad as the whole anti-yaoiwhateever movement, which I consider to be as bad as the anti-lemon movement. Bunch of closed minded idiots who can't accept the world for the way it is, and their constantly screeching at people, like me, who just don't find it interesting or, like the commentators on the video, just flat out don't like it does nothing but push us further into our own corner of anger, annoyance and resentment. Seriously, it's like a Bible Thumper walking up to one of the yaoi fantrolls and going into the whole "This is wrong from the Biblical standpoint, yar yar yar", and we all know how much they enjoy THAT.

So, that's my general annoyance in a not so small nutshell. What adds to my . . . pleasure is when these people turn to me and give me asinine reasons about why I just "HAVE to learn to love it" because it's "soooooooo hot" and do their damndest to change my opinion. I'm sorry, but the best of people haven't changed my opinion about Twilight, and I flat out HATE that series. At least with the subject of yaoi and yuri I just have a disinterest that goes back many years, but you will never, ever see me bash it.

Except in this case. Why, why, WHY is it that all the absolutely drop dead GORGEOUS artwork goes to yaoi, yuri, etc and those series that have DEPRESSING ENDINGS??? IT'S NOT FAIR! WAH!

Ok, end rant of sorts. *sigh* I'm tired.

Wish me luck

2009-08-05T04:01:16Z

I just handed my resume over for a Librarian position in Boone, NC, I think (I'm a little confused because the entire district was referenced, but I think it's for Boone) and am now waiting to hear if I get called back for an interview, which will happen after the fifteenth of this month.

Meep!

Update and bizarre food preferences.

2009-07-20T21:53:37Z

The little filly is home and on medication for the surgery on her ankle joint, but otherwise she seems to be doing well. No surgery for the colic, thankfully, now it's just a waiting game to make sure her previous incision and injury heal nicely.

Thanks, everyone, for the thoughts, prayers, well wishes, etc. I think I'm going to have to rethink a few things. Stupid faith crisis. >.<

In other news . . . . I splurged like whoa and bought myself a Nintendo DS. Any game recs?

In other news, other news, I never thought that I'd never find another character who liked to eat the same bizarre food combination that Orihime does, but Loki from the Mythical Detective Loki manga (not the anime, I don't remember him cooking in the anime) has the EXACT same taste in food. He'll eat Yamino's cooking (and Yamino is presented as having five star chef abilities), but when left on his own he makes up these weird combos and LOVES them.

I have this mental image of him in his child form and Orihime hanging out in a kitchen with Orihime giving him "tips" on how to use curry with Yamino all T_T in the background. XD

When things seem to be working out . . .

2009-07-18T16:42:04Z

Murphy (my pet name for the Higher Up, so to speak) likes to throw a curve ball.

Just found out that the filly who was supposed to be coming home on Monday has colicked (basically, a severe stomach ache in horses, only in horses it can be fatal) and the doctors are talking surgery again (last I heard, anyway), which isn't good because that will be two surgeries in ten days, and animals do not do well being put under in the first place.

So now it's just a waiting game, I guess. The owner is, understandably, highly upset.

Updates, bitchy people, damn, I'm tired.

2009-07-17T20:30:17Z

Holy cow, two journal entries in a month, I must have something wrong somewhere (or I'm not getting enough sleep again, take your pick).

Ok, updates on stuff. Still working with the lady about the exploded piece of doll furniture. It's off being evaluated by a guy who builds custom cabinets, and I'm going to pay for the repairs. Hopefully her daughter, the one who wanted the clothes press in the first place, will accept that and keep the cabinet, otherwise I'll be getting it back and finishing the refund. Boo.

Another item I sold, Felicity's original Chocolate Pot set, arrived with a dent in it that the buyer SWEARS had to have been there before I packed it up (it wasn't, I went over that thing with a fine toothed comb and I'm paranoid about describing collector's items correctly), so she gets snippy and sends it back demanding a full refund, which I complied with even though I didn't appreciate being called a liar. Once I got the pot I checked it over, and discovered that the dent matched the shape of this little heavy stopper that fits in the lid of the pot and is attached to a chain, so it can swing free. When I refunded the buyer's money, I asked if the stopper had been in the lid or swinging free in the box, she said swinging free but that "the dent couldn't have been caused by that because the dent was on the side of the pot that was facing down in the box". Um, stuff shifts while it moves around, lady. Bleh, she's not worth my time, really, but it's really frustrating knowing what I know about it only to have someone dispute my word. So I've concluded that I really HATE selling stuff on ebay (though I do like the extra money, really, it's not worth the time and effort to me) because of things like this. Personally, I like to shop on ebay instead. So now I have a damaged chocolate pot set and I'd like to try and resell it, but I don't know if I can get that dent out safely. Maybe I'll ask a friend of mine about it, she sells stuff on ebay all the time, and she works with leather and the like. Maybe she can fix it.

Let's see, the little filly who was so sick a few weeks ago will be coming home on Monday. Here's hoping that she stays healthy after coming back and doesn't relapse, otherwise I don't know what will happen. Thank you, everyone, for your well wishes and the like, I know it helped. I may not believe in prayer proper (at least prayer in the conventional sense), but I'm a FIRM believer in a higher consciousness and the power of positive thought. So, again, thanks.

Now I just have to survive the final week of horse camp (WILL IT NEVER END?????) and maybe then my brain can catch up.

Hope everyone is doing well!

BUGGER! BUGGER!! BUUUUUGGGER!!!!!!!!!!

2009-07-10T00:21:21Z

I'm so frustrated right now, rawr!

I've been selling off my American Girls' collection which mainly consisted of accessories from the Felicity doll. One of my prized possessions (and the most valuable piece) was her clothes press from before Mattel took over the company. Considering its age (at least 16 years old, maybe more) it was in amazingly good shape and looked practically brand new. Just a few nicks from being moved around and played with, but I was never hard on my collector's items and you could barely tell that it had been previously owned.

Very nice lady bought it, and me, being insanely paranoid, packed the ever loving SHIT out of the box. We're talking enough bubble wrap, packing peanuts, and inflatable bags to float a battle ship. Hell, part way through I ran out of peanuts because the box was so large and had to buy more. I still DREAM about packing peanuts, but anyway.

I ship it UPS and figure that's that. Oh no, I get a note from the lady that she had gotten the clothes press . . . IN PIECES! It had busted apart completely on the way there, and she sent me pictures and it's horrible. Thankfully it broke apart along the seams, but still, that wasn't the item she bought and that wasn't the item I oh so carefully packed. So now it's off to the UPS customer care center armed with a TON of pictures of the item I packed, the box, the packing materials, the pieces of the dresser, etc and raise holy hell (if it comes to that) about them paying the insurance claim. She sent me pictures of the box, too, and it's obvious from what the box looks like that it was very roughly handled. There's an area where the box looks like it was torn and that something was either shoved into it, or that it run into with something. Our guess (the nice lady and myself) is that they dropped it, then shoved it onto the truck and dropped MORE stuff on it.

All I can say is that UPS had better honor the insurance claim AND pay back the shipping price. I'm highly upset, and so is my buyer, though thankfully she got in touch with me directly instead of just instantly leaving negative feedback and having us get into a war on the feedback forum. She's going to see if a friend of hers who works with cabinets professionally can repair it, but that's still not the item she bought in its original state.

Sooo, it's off to battle!

Request for positive, healing well wishes.

2009-07-07T02:54:07Z

Ok, I'm usually not one to request people pray for me, mainly because I don't really believe in it. I prefer to think of it as sending positive energy or well wishs to the person I'm thinking about.

Anyway, there's a little two year old foal named Suds that I know who's having to undergo life threatening surgery (too long of a story to go into, let's just say an injury went bad in her ankle area) and if you have time just send some healing thoughts or wishes for a safe and swift recovery in her direction.

Thanks, and I hope everyone is doing well.

Holy Cow!

2009-07-02T03:25:57Z

I'm on a WIKI!!!! O_O Granted, it's a fanwiki, but a wiki none the less. I'm amused. http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/Alyson_Metallium ^^;; And I really should update my own entry, don't you think? XD Not to mention they haven't put up my latest fics. I wonder if this thing is an extension of ff.net. *hunts for information*

And Thank goodness I've used my fan author name for a lot of my online stuff, because it just hit me that people who interview me for jobs (not that there's been any, it was just a passing thought) and the like could hunt up any bashing of previous job places that I've worked by my real name. O_O ACK! And yes, I've always been aware of that in the back of my head, I just never really THOUGHT about it before. I'm an idiot. XD

I've been having really strange dreams lately, too. One I actually woke up crying from, and those who know me know that I. Do. Not. Cry. Unless there's a damn good reason, but otherwise I bottle it up. But here lately I've been having dreams about exploding spaghetti, stalker serial killers after my family, some woman slapping me, and someone else telling me that my pony was dead (and I hadn't really thought of her in years).

I honestly think Murphy (my pet name for God) has it in for me sometimes.

I was thinking about going through and friend's locking my more . . . inflamitory journal entries, but . . . that would be a major pain and I don't feel like it at the moment. Maybe tomorrow. ^^;

Fangirling

2009-03-27T12:38:37Z

I've finally caught up with Slayers Evolution-R, and my inner fangirl has been screeching her head off (ok, the outer fangirl has been squealing, as well) over how much fun it is. I love the detail that the crew put into it, even bringing back secondary characters (and their original voices) for flashbacks. We've also learned more about Zel's background and just WHY he hates Rezo (it's for more, really, than just turning him into a chimera) which was super nice. The first season kind of led you to believe that Rezo just ran across Zel in the woods and changed him, but that's not the case.

Speaking of Rezo, I've always known he was an asshat, but damnit, he's a total douche bag.

Another thing about Rezo is that I forgot he and Neuro were voiced by the same actor (Yay, Koyasu!) and . . . *snicker* Rezo's soul is stuck in his jar (not a spoiler unless you haven't watched Revolution) and he's been talking, and I keep picturing Neuro in the jar instead of Rezo. XD Sadly, this mental image makes me snicker at inappropriate times. XD

In other news, so much shippy goodness! Not only do we have Zel and Amelia continuing to play off each other (especially when it comes to teasing Lina), but they're showing more concern for the well being of each other, which brings back memories from NEXT.

I will say, though, Zel's Angst O'Rama in episode 10 had me alternating between wanting to smack him, and wanting Amelia to lay a huge wet one on him. As if the poor boy didn't have ENOUGH to angst over. Rezo, you're an ass.

Hmmmm......

2009-03-23T15:12:19Z

Soooo, I'm reading Slayers Evolution-R on one manga. . . .

MAJOR ZELAME STUFFAGE, WOOOT! Sooo, Zel, nice catch, and you're going to take her somewhere safe, hmmm?

Mwahahahahaha.

More Lols

2009-03-21T18:16:31Z

Ok . . . I'm bored. Again. ^^;;

moar funny pictures

And then this one. XD

moar funny pictures

Boooored

2009-03-18T15:06:28Z

So I make lols.

moar funny pictures

Seriously, though, I've been really twitchy and restless today and yesterday. I feel like something is looming around the corner, but I don't know what. And quite frankly, it worries me.

We'll just have to wait and see, I guess.

Good grief, I like drama, but sometimes it's a bit much.

2009-02-27T17:27:35Z

Good LORD Almighty, and I thought Twilight wank was intense, but this?? Usually I tend to ignore crap and stay on the fringes of fandoms that I like (my stint of wading in with guns blazing and waging war are long over for the most part) because I don’t like fighting and wank and the like, but after what all I’ve been seeing from people that I respected over the last few days, well, here goes.

Give me a minute while I set up my soap box (damn, that’s heavy) and adjust the microphone (gah, sorry about the squealing, let me fix the volume) before I get started. I’m not going to name names because I believe that’s pathetic and childish, and besides, I’m not commenting on individuals because that’s even more pathetic and childish, but I feel the need to rant in general about something that’s irritating the SHIT out of me.

What spawned this is the recent wank war that’s taking place between Zutara fans (yeesh, never thought I’d see that happen, we’ve always been so solid in our support of each other). It’s almost reached the point where I shake my head in disgust about all sorts of things in general. Buuuut, that’s neither here nor there and hopefully I’ll get my point across in a mature and rational fashion. And if I fail that, may I take a few heads along for the ride. *sharpens swords*

I’ve been noticing a distressing rise in the tendency for popular people to threaten to withhold fanfic chapters, fanart, AMVs, etc because they’ve received negative commentary, not enough reviews, or constructive criticism that was taken as “bashing”. I have one thing to say to you people, and brace yourselves, because my immature side is coming out.

Get. The. Fuck. OVER. Yourselves.

*cough* All right, anyway, as I said, that’s my immature side. Anyway, one of my largest pet peeves is when people start bitching and whining about how they’re not going to work on something or publish a new chapter, etc because they’re not happy with the attention they’ve been getting. And I have to ask this, are you writing/drawing/AMVing/Animating/Whatthefuckevering just for attention, fame and glory alone? If you are, I pity you with my entire heart, because you will never, ever be happy if you think like that. I’m sure all of you have run across at least one fanfic where the author goes, “If I don’t get X number of reviews I won’t update”. Guh, that type of Prima Donna attitude is a complete turn off, and it guarantees that I’ll drop whatever story/fanartist/AMVmaker/Whathaveyou in a heart beat.

That might not mean a lot because I’m only one person, but honestly? I don’t care. That type of attitude is beyond annoying (and what’s up with the latest trend of leaving a comment in a fanfic that goes, “Great story! Please read mine!”?? STOP BEGGING!) and obnoxious, and it only serves to make other people less inclined to be understanding if you have a legitimate complaint.

Having said all that, am I able to back myself up? Well, maybe to some extent. I consider myself a writer (and while I do draw, my heart isn’t in it as much as it is in writing, so I consider it a hobby as opposed to something I want to do for life), I did major in it, I have been published (nothing major or mainstream, just a few magazine articles) and I tend to throw my fanfiction out there for fun. Yep, fun, because I write for myself, I always have, and no one else. I won’t lie, I do enjoy it when someone comments that they enjoyed my story, and I REALLY enjoy it when someone else comments with constructive criticism, technical problems, and ways to make my writing better. But you will NEVER hear me whine, bitch, moan or complain that something I’ve written hasn’t had any reviews or hits or whatever you do to measure traffic to certain things. And believe me, I have a few stories like that, but you know? It’s ok if they don’t have any attention, because I wrote them for myself. I had a story to tell, and I told it to the best of my ability, and I’m satisfied with that.

Why can’t everyone else be the same? Honestly, whine whine bitch bitch moan complain is a major turn off, and it makes a person seem like they’re never happy or have nothing positive to say about things (it’s completely different when I’m ranting about my job, though, for reasons I can’t go into because I’m being watched by the higher ups. Oh noes!) that they enjoy doing.

And that . . . is extremely sad.

Sooooo, do things for yourself that make YOU happy, and tell the rest of the world to frag off all ready.

It’s raining and getting cold here. That might explain why I’m in such a “bleh” of a mood.

WTH?

2009-02-24T14:22:30Z

Wow, twice in one month. I must be bored. ^^;

Finally finished rereading the Rurouni Kenshin manga, and realized while I was doing so that I had never really read the entire thing in the first place, just bits and pieces of it. So it was a lot of fun, kind of like I was visiting old friends and catching up on their lives. It also reminded me of just how sad that story could get sometimes, especially when dealing with Kenshin's background.

It also reminded me of how much I LOVE the Enishi/Kaoru pairing. Psychotic hot man for the win! There's some insane chemistry between those two, and it's a shame there aren't more fanfics of them up on ff.net. Speaking of which, though, one of my favorite EK authors has vanished and taken all of her fics with her. Sharkaria, where are you??? *cries*

*cough* In other news, the WTH? is about the fact that I can't login into ff.net, and I haven't been able to for a good two days. It's saying something about a technical glitch and to come back in a few minutes, but those few minutes have really stretched out for me. This bothers me because I have, shock of all shocks, a short Blade of the Immortal fic I want to stick up there. Waaaaaaah.

It's cold here, too. Makes me unhappy. ^^;

Hmmmmm . . .

2009-02-17T03:57:20Z

Wow, twice in a year, hello 2009!

So, Singleton's Awareness Day has come and gone yet again, and my allergies have decided to take up residence and make me feel like a bundle of, well, grossness. XD And I sound like a dying frog, which is highly entertaining to my students.

I really wish I could do a more in depth post, but I know that my online stuff is monitored by Big Brother, and Heaven knows what they'd do to me if I went into detail about some of the things that have been going on out here. Last time I really did a major, major post that didn't revolve around fandom stuff (which is still going stronger than ever, I really need to sit down with myself and remember everything I've ever loved. Currently rereading Rurouni Kenshin and fallen head over heels in love, once again, with Saito) was around the time I either just started the job I'm currently in, or shortly there after. I'm still here and teaching kids how to ride, but so much has happened in the three years since I first started this job that I'm not sure how to process it all. I really wish I had kept up with the blogging here so that I could go back and remind myself of things.

In a rough nutshell, since I started work here I have:

Been happier than I ever have been before.

Worked harder than I ever have before, to the point of physical exhaustion

Been told I was scary a good 6 times

Got my Masters in Library Science

Sprained my ankle a good 24 times (roughly once a month, damn ankle)

Watched a real life Soap Opera unfold when my coworker started dating a man that my boss had crushed on for years, which became the prelude to the Year of Hell.

Watched one person descend into a level of insanity that was frightening

Watched this same person systematically destroy the other

Had my heart and soul broken (not in a romantic sense) in such a way that there's a part of me that will never fully recover

Watched as people I thought I knew became people I had never seen before

Watched a friend of mine be fired for no reason other that stupid, petty jealousy

Become the target of subtle bullying to the point that I have no doubt that my presence is unwelcome here

Been talked down upon in such a way that I've come as close to striking another person as I ever will and still manage to keep my self control

Had what confidence I had in myself broken into small pieces

Read so many books I can't really keep track of them anymore

Finally started my own original novel for Young Adults that looks like it's going to be a series instead of a stand alone

Realized that while I do like the isolation of living in the country, I flat out HATE the small community where you see the same damn people every single damn day

Become sadder and more withdrawn from everyone around me than I have ever since I was diagnosed with severe depression my Freshman year of high school

Become so disillusioned and cynical about people that it's a wonder I still talk to them (friends, however, are a different matter)

Become more determined than ever to find my place and become happy once again

Become an aunt for the first time

Realized that while I like being single, I don't like being lonely

Become convinced that her cat is a perverted man in a kitty suit

Anyway, that's my mental . . . break down? Hmmm, whatever, of the last three years. I hope that everyone out there is doing well in these troubled times, and while I may not comment or visit your lj's on a regular basis, for whatever it's worth you're still in my thoughts.

Take care, all, and STAY WARM! *glares at what's left of the unexpected snowfall that's finally melting away outside the office window* Bleh.

I'm bored

2009-01-05T19:02:37Z

In 2009, zelamenomiko resolves to...

Spend more time with my pipxseras.
Cut down to ten lemons a day.
Tell my family about slayers.
Stop reading with savage_eagle.
Take evening classes in erikxchristine.
Give up dragon knights.

So I do this! XD

Spoilers: Avatar Finale: Really good, but could have been great. Part 1, my logical reasons.

2008-07-20T17:28:13Z

Avatar Finale: Was really good. Could have been beyond great.

I could go on a long rant, blah blah blah, but I decided to keep this pretty conceise and try not to go off on how disappointed I am shipping wise. So, here are the problems I have with the season finale, and so help me, if I get slammed with shipping war crap on this, it won’t be pretty. My opinions, thank you:

Lack of Zuko’s mom. That whole entire plot point was left hanging, and I find that extremely irritating. At least he asked his dad about her.

Toph didn’t get her life changing journey with Zuko. Could have made for an insanely cracktastic episode.

What the hell happened with Azula? Last we see, she’s all psycho and chained up.

The whole dues-ex machina in regards to Aang’s seventh chakra. After that whole angst fest over him giving up Katara, and it even coming up AGAIN in Nightmares and Daydreams (that creepy voice is saying “Could you let go”, and you can really tell it when you slow that particular clip down big time), it being all locked and such and all it takes is a bonk on the back, no major “letting go” and boom-boom Avatar State? Way for Bryke to cop out of a situation and scenario they had set up back in Season Two.

Spirit Bending has to be the creepiest damn thing I’ve ever seen. Cool, but creepy ass shit.

I wanted to see the Earth King (and Bosco) again.

The Lion Turtle was, yet again, another dues-ex machina. An interesting one, but one none the less.

Everyone talking about how it’s a kids show. Yes, it’s aimed at kids, but I’m sorry, it’s pretty damn dark and intense for a simple kids show. Which moves me into my other point – the lack of Ozai death. Granted, I think having his Firebending taken from him and leaving him to rot in a cell is poetic justice, but the man can still be used as a rallying point. He’s still dangerous.

Back to kids show and why Ozai didn’t die. People say it’s bad to show a kid killing a grown man (and while I like that Aang stuck to his principles, still), but how is that any different from watching a grown man chase a child around screaming that he was going to kill him? Double standard much?

The series may have ended with an upwards swing, but still, the Fire Nation is probably going to be brought to its financial knees paying repirations to other countries for the hell they put them through.

Wanted to see the dragons again, too. Oh well.

The Kataang kiss (yes, you knew it was coming, I AM a Zutaran, but I have other reasons for not liking it). Honestly, I felt like it was totally tacked on the end. The Maiko kiss made more sense to me. Kataang, well, it was kind of like, “Oh, Aang saved the world, he gets the girl.” Come on, how many times have we seen that particular storyline play out? It’s so over done and clichéd that it’s, well, boring now. To me, it also tells me that no one really learned anything, especially Aang. He doesn’t know what true sacrifice is, and thus, has remained a child and hasn’t grown a bit. If he had had to grow, if he had let go and not had the whole “hero gets the girl” bit, I would have been content, even with Maiko happening. With this show constantly being hailed as clever, quick, etc, I find the fact that they didn’t follow through with something they set up earlier on a total let down.

Anyone else think that Aang looked like a little universe when he had all four elements spinning around him as he chased Ozai down? I have to admit, I kind of snickered.

There are a few other things I’m a little twitchy on, but those are the main points. Now, on to what I did like.

The animation was superb. Beyond superb, it was gorgeous and exciting and glorious.

The Airship destruction. If I hadn’t been holding my sleeping niece at the time, I would have been squeling and jumping around.

Katara’s icebending of Azula. THAT was just wicked cool, and Azula’s eyes as they wandered around. Wow.

Azula and Zuko’s Agni Kai. Wow. I don’t need to go any further into my squealing over it.

Gran-Gran and Pakku. Heeeeee, too cute!

Seeing Jun again. Nice. ^^

Iroh and Zuko’s meeting. Emotions galor, my heart broke when Zuko’s voice did. Yay Iroh!

MORE TOPH! I’ve felt like Toph was left by the wayside as the focus shifted to Zuko’s integration into the Gaang, so watching her take center stage a few times was wonderful.

Watching the Old Guys Kick Ass. Wooo!

Bumi asking about Momo. Heh, Bumi. XD

Spirit Bending. Creepiest thing I’ve ever seen, but WOW it was cool. And yes, I can have it in both “like and didn’t like” lists, thank you.

Iroh telling Zuko he needed to be Fire Lord, and Zuko’s reluctance to do so. Iroh was right, and he’ll be there to help Zuko when he needs it.

Anyway, I have a feeling I’ll be writing a lot more as I rewatch the ending without the distraction of praying my niece wouldn’t wake up, and I really want to write a shippy journal, too, but that’s going to wait so I can spazz later. ^^

So, yeah, it could have been great without the cliché ending, but I like really, really good, too.

Though I most likely won’t be watching the live action movies until all three are done and out on DVD.

******

Ok, so this is part one. This is my attempt to be logical and cool headed, because as we all know, I'm a shipping whore and I'm all about romance and certain things in regards to writing. So for now, I'm leaving it at this, but part two is going to be a bit more brutal and angry, so be warned.

zelamenomiko @ 2008-05-17T16:04:00

2008-05-17T20:06:42Z

Just trying to remember how to work things in LJ. Heh.

Dude.

2008-05-13T03:44:05Z

Been forever since I wrote in here. Probably be forever before I write again. Just busy, busy, busy.

Anyway, if you're familiar with the show Avatar: The Last Airbender, then you're aware that the company that produced it, Nick studios, released a book detailing the way the show ends . . . . TWO AND A HALF MONTHS BEFORE THE FINAL EPISODES AIR/ARE RELEASED ON DVD!

*cough* There has been insane backlash and reaction going on (I, for one, hope that the creators, producers, marketers and writers of the show are wetting themselves because they TOTALLY dropped the ball in more ways than one), and fans in general are pretty pissed off.

Then, there was a ray of hope for all! Raz spoke, and the world listened!

Ok, so it's this really cool guy who's dressed all in black and white and covered his hands and looks a bit like an alien because of the sunglasses, but he's entertaining, and he has some very good valid points.

So, for any Avatards who are reading my journal (and any of those who don't know and don't give a fuck what I'm talking about) check this vid out. RALLY TOGETHER!!!! RAWR!!!! *waves flags*

http://my.spill.com/video/video/show?id=947994:Video:262258

I shall now return to my general world of . . . . well, existing? I'm not a lurker, so, er, what am I then? Hmm.

Hmm.

2007-07-24T00:14:48Z

While the world reads Harry Potter, I'm reading/just finished/will read:

Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox

The Storm Thief by Chris Wooding

East by Edith Pattou

Two more Ghost Hunt AMVS

2007-05-03T00:35:08Z

So apparently I have a new muse now, named T-Ba (short for To Be Announced)who's in charge of my AMV ventures.

My second AMV is a general introduction type thing to the SPR. Nekozuki told me (extremely accurately) that it reminded her of recruitment or motivational type videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DX4eckj3oI

My third AMV is a NaruxMai tribute, trying to show the different facets of their relationship. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RnUPEnrZ3w

In other words, I think my computer is about to blow up. I need a new one very badly. Any ideas how I can make a quick buck without selling my kidney?

My first AMV! dances

2007-04-01T04:51:28Z

Sorry, I've been wanting to do an AMV forever, especially to this song. It's a bit rough in places, but I'm looking at it as my rough draft, and shall be revisited down the road to smooth out the rough patches as I learn more about these things.

http://www.youtube.com/v/-frYVZVwiCA

I hope you guys like. HUGE thanks to honeycorrupts for the RAW eps, and to everyone else on here for, well, just existing.

I'm going to take my sappy self off now.

**Edit** I tweaked it, and tweaked it muchly. Took out a few clips I didn't like, moved stuff around, trimmed clips, added in new (and IMO better) clips, screwed with the timing, etc. There's still one or two areas that's not . . . perfect, but I'm content for the time being. That, and I want to start on something new. I still have to figure out what that new project is, though. So I changed the link above to the new location for said video. If it's ok, would you guys let me know if the newer version is ok? Thanks!

zelamenomiko @ 2007-03-19T22:04:00

2007-03-20T02:07:46Z

The icon says it all.

Reason I have it up at 10:04 at night is because I just found out that I'm going to be on duty here at the barn for about a month starting near the ending of April.

That's a month without a single day off.

I'm useless in the mornings, and I have a feeling that I'm going to be an emotional basket case by the time the tour of duty is over with, because when stressed, I don't sleep well. Added onto that is the fact that I can't nap during the day like normal people do. Something in my body prevents me from sleeping during the day unless I"m overly exhausted or I'm sick.

While I'm not all that happy about the situation, there's nothing I can do other than suck it up and deal.

Besides, it's Spring, the weather should hopefully be nice, and it's so much better than the library.

I'll keep reminding myself of that when I get pissy.

I predict a major emotional break down some point in the coming months. Always happens when I'm tired.

Whooo, been a while.

2006-10-03T01:13:41Z

Hey! Contrary to rumors running around, I'm not dead. Thankfully. Here's a quick run down of everything that's been going on.

I'm loving my new job, even if I do still go through severe bouts of self doubt and generaly freaking outness.

I'm loving the house. I'd love it more if I could just get those last two boxes unpacked so that I can go hog wild with the cleaning.

I finally have Satellite TV, which means I can keep up with Cold Case and other stuff.

I FINALLY have DSL in my house after having to figure out how to get a line to said house, and THEN I had to completely wipe my hard drive and reformat it in order to get my computer to recognize the Ethernet cable. I can only pray that my documents and stuff successfully copied to the CD's I burned them on.

Forced internet inactivity has made me realize how much time I actually spent blogging and the like, so I've determined that, for the most part, I'm going to stop. I'll keep up with close friends and such, but don't expect lengthy updates or regular posts (like anyone does in the first place).

I'm slowly learning how to cook. Anyone have any good, easy recipies for slow cookers?

I've had a talk with the ghosts that live here (at least one person and a cat that I can tell) and since then we've gotten along pretty well. Up until then I was getting the weird noises, feelings like someone was brushing a hand down my side, and then the kitty jumping on my pillow (no lie. When you've had cats, you just KNOW what it feels like when one jumps on your pillow). Not to mention the light in the bathroom that kept spazzingly flash while I was taking a shower. That's when the ghosts and I had our "talk". The light hasn't flashed since.

I miss my family. I won't get to see them until the ending of this month, and prior to that I haven't been home in over two months. I never figured I'd be the type to get overly homesick, but damnit, two months plus is a long time to not see my family. At least they came to see me last month.

All in all, I"m probably happier than I have been in YEARS. It's so bad that I'm actually scared of it, because I no longer know how to recognize myself or know what to do with myself when I'm happy. I get all energetic and bouncy, it's disturbing.

Mikey's doing extremely well and is as happy as I am, if not more. He thinks he's died and gone to heaven. Now if only his allergies would behave themselves.

I hope everyone is well. I'm going to spot check journals, but for the most part, I'm probably going to be bowing out of the scene. May everyone continue to move forward, keep your chins up, and never regret. Life's too short for it.

I just wanna say

2006-06-28T03:09:21Z

Good-bye to everyone here, since I"m going to be missing for an unknown period of time as I move to my new house, my new job, continue with classes (gah!) and try to get my internet and other such stuff set up. I hope to see ya'll again soon!

*massive group hug to everyone*