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Ganked this from oceansex~

You know how sometimes people on your friendslist post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating HIM/HER? Since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration. One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out. (:

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Oh yay, more reviews up at the Freelancer. The movie? Astro Boy. The game? Uncharted 2. Just sayin'.

Not that I'm really here that much, but expect less of me in any case come November 1, when I'll be trying my damndest at NaNoWriMo. Length here isn't a problem for me so much as a DEADLINE, and anyone who's still expecting me to update one of my old forgotten FFN stories can attest to my inability to stick with something unless properly motivated. So what the hell, let's just try to get this shit done.

Oh, and because I love Assassin's Creed and you all should too, here's something for your consideration as part of Ubisoft's huge-ass marketing push for AC2 come mid-November, a series of short live-action films starting with this one called "Lineage".



Is it perfect? Not quite, and some of the digital seams are showing. But is it a really impressively filmed, surprisingly well-acted *gasp* video game movie for all intents and purposes? Fuck yes it is. Here it is, the living proof that such a thing is not merely the product of vague pipe dreams.

So, been a while since I updated.  Couple brand-new reviews now up at the PCF-- Where the Wild Things Are is here, and for you video gamers Brutal Legend is here. 

Oh yeah, that's right-- picked up a PS3 again-- and yes, the crippling regret/self loathing come factory standard with major purchases paid out of pocket, thank you for asking.

Lastly, picked this up fromwritersbane: Post "words" in your comment and I will give you five words for you to do this in your journal.

Fanfiction: Really, my first brush with fandom and something I still do on occasion.  In a roundabout way, it's actually how I ended up on LJ.  I'm trying to work on original fiction now though, and I am grateful to it for getting me to prove I could write something novel-length XD

9: Pretty much have been excited about this one since I saw the trailer way back in February, and while it wasn't QUITE as perfect as I'd been hoping, it still stands as a gorgeous film with refreshingly minimalist writing, subtle character development and streamlined pacing.  Naturally, it died in theaters after nearly three weeks, reinforcing an increasingly pessimistic assessment of the human race.

Yuri: Both something of a guilty pleasure and essentially my primary interest in most fandoms.  For the most part I only ship stuff if I feel like it's believable, although I'm not above shipping something for fun.  My fanfics in this vein tend to run the gamut from fluff to, ahem, considerably more sexual.  Current favorites are Chie/Yukiko from Persona 4 and Yoruichi/Soifon from Bleach (which I actually lost my yuri-virginity to, I suppose), and Julia/Ran from Strawberry Shake Sweet.

Final Fantasy 12: Owing both to breaking the trend of recent FF games with narrative more straight-up fantasy epic than Lessons On Friendship for Kindergarteners and the much-maligned Gambit system, FFXII stands as pretty much the only Final Fantasy game I've ever really given a shit about.  The characters are solid, combat isn't turn-based, the Elizabethan syntax hits an English fetish of mine, and despite Vaan ostensibly being the main character, it's really more focused on... well, adults.  Also, Ashe stands as both a remarkably well-developed, intelligent and falliable female lead, which makes her exclusion from Squeenix's SSB style mash-up Dissidia somewhat frustrating, because I can't imagine that a guy called "Onion Knight" was really THAT much in demand.

Higurashi: Kiyuu introduced me to this one, one of the few anime series in recent memory which is actually worthy of the attention it's gotten.  Taking place over a repeating cycle of two weeks and descending from lighthearted frivolity to sheer headfuckery, it's basically "Azumanga Daioh" meets "Silent Hill" with some "Groundhog Day" thrown in for good measure.  The moeblob character design-- while initially off-putting-- actually does a great job of reinforcing the feel of underlying wrongness as, say, a cute little girl starts f**king people up with a machete, but it also knows how to make its bloodletting more effective by keeping it just out of sight instead of hitting you over the head with it.  The second season does a great deal to take away the excellent pacing and mystery of the first by overly explaining itself, but as a whole it all still works quite well.

So, since I'm fairly certain no one reads them at all anyway, I've decided to move my whole reviewing gig elsewhere.

http://popculturefreelancer.blogspot.com

All future ones'll be going here, so I'll basically keep this for general dicking around and such.  Feel free to follow it if you're into that sort of thing.

Aaand speaking of forcing stuff on people, discovered this little gem through the good folks at daily_yuri and figured I'd let those of you who share my inclinations know about it.

"Shitsurakuen", I suppose, can best be described as "Revolutionary Girl Utena" with a yuri harem. In other words, even gayer than it already was, really.  And though its basic message is highly compatible with my personal philosophy --i.e. ALL MEN ARE EVIL-- even I can't buy into the degree of shameless strawchauvanism here.  The 'twists' are all shamelessly predictable and such, but you know what?

It works.  It's still pretty entertaining, and you still want to know what's going to happen next even if you've probably already figured it out.  The art is nice and the yuri bits are pretty cute, so it's definitely worth a look. 

Chapters 1 and 2 are scanlated here, while everything from 3 on will be here.  If you're impatient though, just join DY and follow the 'shitsurakuen' tag.  They're pretty awesome as it is, and you get to see lots of different yuri on a regular basis (including western and web comics stuff on occasion).

So, kids, let's talk about Dissidia.  Not too much though, since it'll just make me angry, like "Valkyria Chronicles" although my concern here is less with bullshit difficulty curves and asinine lifeless characters as it is with uninteresting characters and a design philosophy I can best describe as personally offensive.

( Though Sephiroth looks pretty damn close to female; take away the Christian Bale growl and he's indistinguishable )

Alright people, here's the story.  Since I recentlly discovered the use of my webcam for picture purposes, have a special meme.

Pick a character or pairing, along with a prompt and put it in a comment, and I will draw you a sketch and post it here.  Multiple requests are a-okay.  Risque stuff is okay, as long as it's not too explicit.

Hmm, haven't updated in a while (not that anyone cares but still).

So I'm picking up RPing again for the first time in a couple years as Soifon over at Mayfield.  Kinda hoping that a Yoruichi shows up at some point to torture visit with her. 

Since I'm in the midst of one of my perpetual and recurring low points, I'm gonna try my hand at NaNoWriMo this year partly for something to do, but also to force myself to actually fucking WRITE one of the stories I'm always telling myself I will XD  I've actually been sketching some of these characters for a little while, trying to get a clearer picture of them in my head, and because I'm bored here's a few pics of the protagonist for what I'm planning to write.

( picture quality pretty shitty, owing to an awkwardly placed webcam. )
Aaaand lastly, reposting this meme as one of the stipulations of doing it for writersbane.
1. If you're on my friends list, I want to know 35 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine.
2. Comment here with your answers and repost the questionnaire on your own journal.

( Ze Questions Thirty-Five. )

Okay, so you all know me-- just a dirtbag with a reflexive distrust of anime and a passion for video games. And since every narcissistic internet critic with a messiah complex and about as much chance of making an impact on the market as Charlton Heston did of getting people to stop eating Soylent Green, I figure I might as well put my cards on the table for the record.

( A Middling Essay on Why Games are Art (or rather, why the old-school still thinks that the old ways are the best ways) )

Okay, so since I'm bored, unmotivated to write, and I'm growing increasingly certain that no one reads this, here's an old meme I ganked from lickingbeads.

( 10 Fictional Characters You'd Do Without A Second Thought (because of course you all really wanna know this about me XD) )

So I just beat No More Heroes and I wanted to put my thoughts down.

( One of my few personal rules is that I don't really buy into any series unless I can see at least one feasible yuriship-- and found two here, so that works I guess )

Alright kiddies, here's the deal--

I have a new PC, as I mentioned.  Which I plan to use, considering its portability, to finally actually maybe get started on a longterm original fiction series.

The problem?  I'm barely motivated to do so.  And that's where all of you come in.

Write out a drabble request in the comments, being sure to specify series/ pairing/ moresome/ a prompt for it.  Am pretty much available to any and all challenges, so go nuts.

Basically, because I've noticed a surprising lack of fic for this series (and honestly this is one of the few series where I care about the characters enough to WANT fic about it), and there's an even more disturbing lack of smut, behold...

THE ONE AND ONLY FABLES ANONYMOUS FICMEME

That's right, here and here alone is, to my knowledge, the only existing fanfic meme for Bill Williingham and Mark Buckingham's "Fables," the outstanding comic series published by Vertigo.  And no matter where your predelictions lie, feel free to come in.

You want fluffy canon!fic?  That's great!

Looking for something dark and depressing?  Feel free to ask!

Just want some het/slash/femmeslash smut involving your favorite characters?  Go right ahead!

Every character, kink or scenario you can come up with is fair game, hell it's encouraged.  So feel free to drop a request like so (anonymously of course-- don't worry, IP logging has been disabled):

Prince Charming/Sinbad; language barrier-- how this works is up to anon ♥

Just be sure to warn for spoilers, keep things civil, and of course have fun!

So, finished "Muramasa: The Demon Blade" and wanted to put my thoughts down.

( Gee, swords that eat souls, wonder where I've heard that one before )

So, since I'm bored, here's a bunch of Fables drabbles (and no, I'm NOT referring to Disney or to fables themselves-- look it up.)

Basically more for my own purposes than anything else, especially since I'm fairly certain I'm the only one here that actually reads it :(

( Bigby/Snow, Ambrose/Red, Gepetto )

So... been a while.

First order of business-- looks like my dad and stepmom are going through a bad patch.  I'd feel bad for him, but between constant interrogations and his general inability to actually listen to people, can't say I'm REALLY feeling too bad for him.

and oh, figured this was worth a shot--- been trying to sell my computer on craigslist and had a buyer all lined up... who's been mysteriously unable to respond to my e-mails of late. :/  Just thought i'd put it out there:

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/sys/1355335090.html

It's basically all packed up, wiped and ready to go, so if you're interested shoot me an e-mail and we'll talk.

And lastly, probably gonna hate myself for this for awhile but I switched (back) over to Wii, mostly for this game.  So far, it's been absolutely worth all the trouble I went through to get it.

Was gonna post these pics a long time ago, but finally got my Photobucket working again XD

For my sister's b-day, I couldn't think of anything specific to get her, and she needed a cake, and I haven't really baked one in a long time, and she's a big basketball player, so...

...decided to make a rather unusual cake for her.

( This was a triumph. I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS~ )

So I finished Batman: Arkham Asylum and I wanted to put my thoughts down.

( C'mon boys, he's just one man! ...One man dressed like a lunatic and armed to the teeth. GO GET HIM! )

Wow, I... haven't updated in a while, have I?  Oh well, Arkham Asylum's FINALLY, FINALLY out in 8 measly days and I'm gonna have a lot to say about that, believe you me.

Oh!  Saw "Ponyo" this weekend.  Very cute and sweet, pretty different from the 2-hour-plus epic fantasy Miyazaki's made recently and more like his earlier stuff "Totoro" and "Kiki".  And since "Kiki's Delivery Service" is still my favorite of his, that's a-okay with me :3

As far as games go, finally got my PS3 pretty much permanently online, thanks to riding off the folks' Wi-Fi XD  I'm suzukaGongen online, so hit me up if you wanna play some BlazBlue or something~

Got Marvel vs. Capcom 2, and enjoying it a lot.... until my stepbro discovered the Ultimate Overpowered Trio of Juggernaut/Dr. Doom/Dahlsim and preceded to completely wipe the floor with me D/  Now I need one of my own that can counter it, and the closest I've come is Ruby Heart/Iron Man/B.B. Hood...