Meme
Remember this meme that was all over LJ about a month ago? Yeah, I forgot that I requested a tag for it as well. So, this is me, answering a month-old meme. >_>
Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them on your LJ and explain what they mean to you. If you simply wish to comment on something I've said but don't want to participate in the meme, that's fine. I will only give you five words if you specifically comment you with "Words!".
Creative
Hmm. I like to think I am. Creative, that is. There are times when I'm convinced I'm the most creative person in the universe, and then there are times when I'm convinced that all I'm doing is copying other people's stuff. I guess it's the same with anyone doing creative things?
The Doctor
Hee, well. I don't think I've ever found a TV character more interesting than the Doctor. He's so multi-layered. He's got reincarnations that I cannot stand for the life of me, and he's got regenerations that I fangirl to a ridiculous extent, and then there are versions of him that just don't really interest me at all. And yet, he's recognizably the same character throughout. I think his character is the best example for the theory that, if you go about it the right way, you can do anything with a character and still have them stay true to their original characterization, which is a theory I like very much, mainly because it supports the idea that actions can never be OOC; the only thing that can be OOC are the motivations behind a character's actions. But that's material for another post.
Germany
It's where I come from. Actually, I've been thinking about making a post about what being German means to me, especially in nowadays' very internationally oriented culture, and as a member of the completely mixed "population" of the online world. Because being German still has a very distinctive connotation, or it feels to me like it does. (Any nationality has a stereotype that people from other countries will judge you by, if not consciously, then at least emotionally. Like, when someone says they're American, then of course I will automatically make a couple of assumptions about them--not necessarily negative ones, but knowing, or knowing about the American culture provides me with a background in the context of which I will automatically classify anyone who identifies with that culture. If I want to judge people individually, I have to actively counter these automatic generalizations, which will always influence my emotional judgment, if I want it to or not.) Anyway, being German, at least for me, comes with a lot of very varied feelings, and I was thinking about trying to pin down what exactly they are. But then, that might be one of those topics where I should keep my thoughts on yaoi to myself. ;)
Fandom
Oh, fandom. I wouldn't be who I am if it weren't for fandom. In fact, my mother, who is a lovely person but who can be a tad sanctimonious from time to time, asked me the other day what I'd be doing with my spare time if the internet didn't exist. It was a pretty rhetorical question, but it made me wonder what I would be doing if the internet didn't exist. I couldn't come up with anything, simply because my whole life has been shaped by the things I've learned online--how to speak English, how to write, and make graphics, and edit videos and set up and run websites, how to keep good advice from advice given because of emotional reasons, how to lead a convincing and solid argument, how to accept that other people's taste might be completely different from my own, and that this doesn't mean that I can't get along with them, and how to judge myself before I go judging other people. Of course I haven't learned these things exclusively online, but self-awareness is much easier to achieve online than it is in RL, and it's shaped me into who I am today. That's why I will always love fandom, no matter how wanky and trainwrecky it gets, and no matter how much of my time it takes up--just because it's taught me so much about myself.
Stephen King
He's my favorite author. He's got some problems, I won't deny that--he could use someone to edit down his long, excessive ramblings, and he does have a rather stereotypical story set-up he uses again and again--but I have rarely met another writer as honest as he is. RTD is one of the few who compare. They're not perfect, but they're honest, and there's nothing I appreciate more in a writer than honesty. What I mean by that is that they neither pretty up, nor make it gritty on purpose. They usually show the dark side of humanity, but they don't gloss it over and make it shiny. And on the other hand, they don't make it overly dark on purpose. They make it realistic, or at least realistic in the context of the world they created, which is what I always appreciate most in a story.
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neery's, and there's going to be a fangirl meet-up with tinnny, zeroambi and aryshtin. Should be fun! And then, on Monday, work again. Ugh. But I booked my flight to the US--31st of August until 22nd of September. I am very much looking forward to it! Which is making work bearable.
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Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them on your LJ and explain what they mean to you. If you simply wish to comment on something I've said but don't want to participate in the meme, that's fine. I will only give you five words if you specifically comment you with "Words!".
Creative
Hmm. I like to think I am. Creative, that is. There are times when I'm convinced I'm the most creative person in the universe, and then there are times when I'm convinced that all I'm doing is copying other people's stuff. I guess it's the same with anyone doing creative things?
The Doctor
Hee, well. I don't think I've ever found a TV character more interesting than the Doctor. He's so multi-layered. He's got reincarnations that I cannot stand for the life of me, and he's got regenerations that I fangirl to a ridiculous extent, and then there are versions of him that just don't really interest me at all. And yet, he's recognizably the same character throughout. I think his character is the best example for the theory that, if you go about it the right way, you can do anything with a character and still have them stay true to their original characterization, which is a theory I like very much, mainly because it supports the idea that actions can never be OOC; the only thing that can be OOC are the motivations behind a character's actions. But that's material for another post.
Germany
It's where I come from. Actually, I've been thinking about making a post about what being German means to me, especially in nowadays' very internationally oriented culture, and as a member of the completely mixed "population" of the online world. Because being German still has a very distinctive connotation, or it feels to me like it does. (Any nationality has a stereotype that people from other countries will judge you by, if not consciously, then at least emotionally. Like, when someone says they're American, then of course I will automatically make a couple of assumptions about them--not necessarily negative ones, but knowing, or knowing about the American culture provides me with a background in the context of which I will automatically classify anyone who identifies with that culture. If I want to judge people individually, I have to actively counter these automatic generalizations, which will always influence my emotional judgment, if I want it to or not.) Anyway, being German, at least for me, comes with a lot of very varied feelings, and I was thinking about trying to pin down what exactly they are. But then, that might be one of those topics where I should keep my thoughts on yaoi to myself. ;)
Fandom
Oh, fandom. I wouldn't be who I am if it weren't for fandom. In fact, my mother, who is a lovely person but who can be a tad sanctimonious from time to time, asked me the other day what I'd be doing with my spare time if the internet didn't exist. It was a pretty rhetorical question, but it made me wonder what I would be doing if the internet didn't exist. I couldn't come up with anything, simply because my whole life has been shaped by the things I've learned online--how to speak English, how to write, and make graphics, and edit videos and set up and run websites, how to keep good advice from advice given because of emotional reasons, how to lead a convincing and solid argument, how to accept that other people's taste might be completely different from my own, and that this doesn't mean that I can't get along with them, and how to judge myself before I go judging other people. Of course I haven't learned these things exclusively online, but self-awareness is much easier to achieve online than it is in RL, and it's shaped me into who I am today. That's why I will always love fandom, no matter how wanky and trainwrecky it gets, and no matter how much of my time it takes up--just because it's taught me so much about myself.
Stephen King
He's my favorite author. He's got some problems, I won't deny that--he could use someone to edit down his long, excessive ramblings, and he does have a rather stereotypical story set-up he uses again and again--but I have rarely met another writer as honest as he is. RTD is one of the few who compare. They're not perfect, but they're honest, and there's nothing I appreciate more in a writer than honesty. What I mean by that is that they neither pretty up, nor make it gritty on purpose. They usually show the dark side of humanity, but they don't gloss it over and make it shiny. And on the other hand, they don't make it overly dark on purpose. They make it realistic, or at least realistic in the context of the world they created, which is what I always appreciate most in a story.
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neery's, and there's going to be a fangirl meet-up with tinnny, zeroambi and aryshtin. Should be fun! And then, on Monday, work again. Ugh. But I booked my flight to the US--31st of August until 22nd of September. I am very much looking forward to it! Which is making work bearable.comment on LJ
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Also, I need to work out my car's avg. mpg so I can predict gas prices and not surprise the hell out of anyone (self included) and read about Niagara Falls. There's a whole big national park around there, which means Automatic Free Things to Do That Can Take Up an Entire Day, so that's pretty cool.
And sorry for being 'net scarce recently. Been doing a lot of RL things, and . . . kind of enjoying it. Whut, RL. >_>
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(*) I know that's a name, not a thing. Feel free to replace Lu with tarot or suspension. Those are things that I will always associate with Lu, and therefore with you. Oh, Star Wars, too.
This site tells me your car has an average mpg of something like 25-30. Using the gas price data on this site and assuming that our trip would go from DC via Philadelphia to Niagara Falls and back, according to this site we'll be using up between $93 and $112 of gas. Which is between $31 and $37 for each of us. Sound reasonable?
And yeah, I need to look more closely at what exactly you can do up there, but maybe we can find a trail that's not too exhausting to wander along that would give us a nice view of the Falls and entertain us for a day. We should chat about this at some point. All three of us, I mean.
Yay for RL. My week-end has been very RL-y. Which I actually didn't mind at all. Heh.
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. . . I think you're likely the only person in the world who would associate me with tarot and suspension XD My coworkers would go "bzuh?"
Also, I'm associated with RTD. Huzzah! \o/
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Also, interesting things you wrote about being German and about creativity and especially about the Fandom. I always love your honesty and thinking beyond the obvious *HUGS* you're awesome.
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Don't ask my why I've got the flowers in there. "Hibernia" always sounds to me like it should be the name of a flower. I actually just checked if it is, but apparently, it isn't. It does seem to be the name of a floral delivery service, though, as well as an oil platform in the North Atlantic. The more you know.
And you're pretty awesome yourself! *hugs back*
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Hibernia, btw = Latin for Ireland, where Gavin Friday lives. He was my Main Obsession before House, and I was WAY more obsessed with him then I ever was/have been/will be with House (oh yes, this is possible!). But it would be kind of cool to be named like a flower.
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But: that actions can never be OOC; the only thing that can be OOC are the motivations behind a character's actions.
Write this! Because it's something I find both very interesting, in terms of both writing fic and analyzing the Wonderful World of Who and all the things Doctor Who does that is so very different from other things.
P.S. you should stop by if you are flying back to England through Heathrow. I will be ten minutes away!
Oh look, this reply is only like half a month too late, well, don't say I didn't try.
I KNOW MOST OF THESE SUCK. But you got Radiohead? *offers Radiohead as peace offering*
I have written this. Half of this, anyway. I found it in my meta folder the other day. I should finish it. It's a cool concept, if I say so myself.
When exactly will you be in the UK? Because I'll be near Heathrow three times in the next two months--on Aug 15, Aug 31 and Sep 22. We should totally meet and catch up. Except I'll probably be dead tired on Sep 22, so you may have to listen to me ramble incoherently about things that don't have anything to do with one another. But yes, I approve of the meeting up idea.