The Malfoys' "Muggle"

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:04:29 GMT

You know what? I liked it. I went into the theatre biased by reviews that it would royally suck and I came out having enjoyed it and totally fallen in love with a character I didn't think I'd like.

I can understand where those expecting a certain something from the animation were disappointed (as the scenery was beautiful, but the character movements left something to be desired and I don't think some characters looked enough like the actors that portrayed them while others were very good translations into a drawn media, non-motionwise) and I can understand how canon purists are annoyed at it as they were with 1-3 (as there are characters and plot elements here that will need to be taken care of quite specifically before the end of the TV show run and I too was a little "ugh, really?" when I first heard about the additions).

I think the animation could have been better and I don't think it will ever be epic as 4-6 obviously are, but I think it's thoroughly enjoyable and it recaptures the humor we see in 4-6, which was something I really loved about it. I think the crucial element of my enjoyment was character dynamics, rather than animation itself or specific plot, because there was definitely good back and forth in this movie.

ANAKIN HAD DEPTH OMG. I've liked the novelizations of the movies (RotS's novelization especially) because they allowed for the depth I think the movies lacked in terms of dialogue and acting, but I think this movie did a good job of adding a lot to Anakin's characterization. We see his struggle with the pain in his past, but we also get to see that playful humor that was so rare in the movies. In this movie, I see a lot more of what Anakin is to me, in the sense of how I saw him as a character despite the arguable flaws of 1-3 in several respects. It good have been better, but I still think he was an improvement over Hayden!Anakin, even though I have a soft spot for Hayden!Anakin just the same.

I loved Ahsoka Tano. I really, really did. She was cute and spunky and a lovely mix of Anakin's rashness and Obi-Wan's more traditional Jedi behaviour, in terms of the spectrum of being a Jedi. I think she has real potential to fit into the dynamic and I loved the banter between her and Anakin. I went into the movie going "omg, they gave him a Padawan? What?" and by the time she told him she brought enthusiasm, I was sold. I'm intrigued by her earnestness to prove herself and I adore how she is just a little bit irreverent as times, as far as the Master/Padawan relationship.

I'm calling it now she dies, rather than fades into the background, and that Yoda knows it because he was so focused on this 'Anakin needs to learn to let go', and when she does, I'm blaming Yoda for pushing Anakin toward the Dark Side. Zane says he thinks she's terminally ill, I say she's just going to end up dead in a bad, bad way.

There were other things I liked, but it'll need ~~a torrent rewatch and~~ a read of the novelization for me to recall specific bits. Definitely buying the novelization now and I'm really looking forward to the series.

Catherine Winder & Dave Filoni on Ahsoka

Ahsoka and the troops

Ashley Eckstein on Ahsoka

Anakin and Ahsoka discuss the shield, the "enthusiasm" line"

Anakin and Ahsoka on Teth, beginning of the fight

Anakin and Ahsoka on Teth, fight cont.

morph meme! XD

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:57:12 GMT

ganked from lily_cdj because this was not only hilarious (it's a 20-second morpher, some of these images are bound to be made of visual LULZ), ITWASSOMUCHFUN.

These go girl/boy in order unless I say otherwise.

I have more than a few for Wash & Zoë as the first two choices of images didn't seem to be registering features entirely - I thought the children had most of Wash's features, as far as facial structure.
Wash/Zoë

And I made more than a few for Sarah & Peter too >.> not because the images weren't working, but because I was curious as to what would keep generating.
Sarah/Peter

The first child I generated for them was WEARING A DUCK COSTUME. *slain* Apparently this generator liked the idea so much, I ended up with that little girl twice.

Even though they HAVE adorable kids, I couldn't resist doing this for Nathan & Heidi too, as both their children are boys and heck, this is fun.
Nathan/Heidi

And clearly this pair needed a kid in a duck costume too? AWW, MATCHING.

And, as they are Twilight vampires, they will never have children of their own, BUT I did this for Alice & Jasper ANYHOW. However, could they? IT WOULD BE THE THIRD. She is too freaking cuuuute.
Alice/Jasper

And I have to say, when switching the photos out, I was really tempted to make crack babies between the mismatched pairs. As I couldn't resist, here is Wash & Peter's daughter AHAHAHAH:

Alice & Zoë's son:

Aaaaaand Nathan & Jasper's daughter

[FIC] Proposal Meme #1. HWW, ZAW. PG-13.

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:46:35 GMT

PROMPT: Proposal Meme: Zoë/Wash
AUTHOR: Jessi, princessjessia (Disclaimer)
FANDOM: Firefly
CHARACTERS: Wash, Zoë
SUMMARY: "Somethin' about him bothers me."
RATING: PG-13 for indirect adult themes
WORD COUNT: 841
NOTES: for dyaniera, with much ♥

Shaving off the mustache changes everything in Wash's life for the better, but he doesn't know that when he does it. He thinks it might help his case just a little, given the way Zoë looks at his upper lip like it's personally offending her just for existing. He used to think she just disliked him entirely, but after a few months as the pilot on the Serenity, he comes to realize she only really gets like that when she's looking at him face to face.

He doesn't know it changes everything for the entire first day after the mustache is gone, even though Zoë's no longer looking at him like she's calculating how quickly she could take him out at the knees and start plucking facial hairs one by painful one. No, instead, she's looking at him as though she's never seen him before. He does notice how many times that day they end up having to slide pretty close to each other to get where they're going on the ship.

Not that he minds. Not at all.

He doesn't know it the second day either, when she backs him against the wall in the mess and proceeds to give him a kiss that leaves him all but brain dead – and then walks away. He doesn't know it for the next five days, where they trade off who corners who, always walking away to spend the rest of their waking hours pretending nothing happened.

He doesn't mind this either. In fact, it's got the bonus of making Mal look at them funny during meals, which is always a plus.

He begins to suspect something a week later, though. It's a pretty clear message, when he thinks about it for the three seconds he can still actually think, as it's not every day he finds a gorgeous, naked Zoë in his bed. Or any woman, for that matter, but she's the only one that matters. But Hoban Washburne has never been one to let an opportunity pass him by and this, he figures, is an opportunity like none other.

When he wakes up the next morning, it's with sore muscles that he didn't know existed until now. When he realizes his arms are full of the very pliable and slumbering second-in-command, he forgets every bit of soreness, kisses her awake and shows her he has a few tricks of his own. It was definitely an opportunity like none other and he's certain he wants more

It takes three months before Wash realizes shaving off his mustache is likely the best idea he's ever had in his life.

"I think we should get married." It's as casual as he can make it sound, despite the fact his stomach seems ready to twist itself into a knot. He's had the thought for a week now, not enough time to do anything official about it, but no longer able to say nothing. He's ready to give her a hundred reasons why he thinks they should, ranging from the fact he's hopelessly in love with her to the upgrade in sleeping quarters, but only after he finishes his objective of kissing a line up her spine. It seems wise, as he figures it will give her time to think it over or kick him straight out of bed. Either seems likely to him, which explains the knot in his gut.

She doesn't even lift her head from the pillow when he reaches her shoulders and starts to speak, but she cuts him off just the same with her brief mumble.

"On one condition." It's a yes without it being a yes, but then, it wouldn't be him and Zoë if it were the 'expected' way of things.

"Anything. Everything." He buries his face between her shoulder blades, hiding a grin. If she asked for it, he would give her the whole 'verse without hesitating.

"Always shave."

"Shave. Sure. Just the face, or do you have a serious objection to my chest hair? I gotta say, Zoë, I think as far as chest hair goes, mine's-"

She shuts him up again, but this time with a kiss, pinning him to his back so fast that all he can do is laugh against her mouth and think again that being with this woman has to be the closest to perfection anyone can ever hope to get. Soon enough, he pins her in turn, as she's the warrior woman, but he's not so shabby himself when it comes to taking control.

"Wash." It sounds distinctly different from the way she's been saying his name for the last few minutes, so he makes certain to listen, even if he's too busy now to answer in actual words.

"Mmm?"

"Better be a proper proposal for me come mornin'."

There will be, and yet another when they're finally somewhere he can buy her a ring, but for now he proposes to her a thousand different ways, spoken and not, for the rest of the night.

proposal meme;

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:18:22 GMT

D'aww, I need some adorable or crack in my life.

Something borrowed, something blue...something like that. Give me one of your characters and one of mine and I will write you a short drabble ~~(around 100 words)~~ of what a marriage proposal could be like for them! Feel free to pick a current ship, complete crack, or even one we've played or discussed that out and I'll do a variation of sorts.

Crossing out the word limit, as we all know I'm unlikely to be that concise. Feel free to suggest more than one pairing, but I may not write them all. Characters past and present here.

random rp musings;

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:33:12 GMT

Does anyone else besides me look back at past RP - scenes, journal exchanges, profiles of characters, etc - and go "who wrote this, as it certainly wasn't me!"? Not in a bad 'ugh' way but a puzzled sort of "I don't write like this now" way.

I've always done that. For as much as there are the typical parts of my RP history that make me cringe and squirm, there are the scenes or exchanges where characters just mesh in loving or hysterical or impressively combative ways that I'm just stumped as to how I had a part in that. I usually have plenty to critique and agonize over when I'm writing/posting, so memory tells me what I'm looking back on (the parts that I wrote) should actually suck.

Take the characterization for Gibbon I created earlier this year and used in two games. When I made him, I was certain he was going to tank spectacularly, as he was nothing like the 'truly loyal DE' character I originally set out to create. He was definitely loyal, but everything else about him was unexpected. Now I read back and laugh at how ridiculous he was, but enjoyably so, and I don't think I could bring the muse back that well now. ~~But damn do I want to.~~ I know I couldn't dredge up an entire character history like his now if I prayed for days for the inspiration.

I think multi-fandom and mini-app processes are making me disgustingly lazy. :/

briefly;

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:50:18 GMT

Though this should go without saying, CUT YOUR BREAKING DAWN SPOILERS, PLZKTHX.

My book won't arrive until the 6th and I'd like to remain spoiler-free because the lulz will be lulzier that way.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

*goes back to reading Good Omens*

i swear to god there'll be hell to pay / if anybody tries to take you away

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:19:35 GMT

I realized I was actually too worn out from vacation for many days to update, then forgot, as typical for me. So, go me? But the trip was nice in parts, and crappy in other parts and it was really good to be home. This is typically my response to vacations to see this group of people, because as much as I love this part of my family, they can often be the most infuriating people in my existence. My sister did not go, but as I know why she didn't, the blame is laying elsewhere, for the most part. She and her husband were here until the end of the week, so it was nice that we had the time together, we were able to have some real fun (going to the zoo, stopping to walk on Presque Isle, etc) and Zoey really took to her, which made me happy.

And meme time!

Pick one of my characters, and I will tell you...

1. Who their favorite person (character) is in the game.
2. Who their least favorite person is in the game.
3. Who I ship them with in game.
4. One of their deep, dark secrets.
5. The answer to a question of your choice.

Present and past, public and private games all work here! List. And if someone nabs the character you want, you can still ask a question.

ETA: I'm excluding significant others from 'fave people' for those with them because there is also the ship question. Consider S.O. the implied favorite for them unless I say otherwise. :D

[FT] Ryan is not only Barbie-colored, he is now EVERY color

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:08:55 GMT

The puppy mod objects to the chat colors assigned to him:

[21:58] Ryan: STOP CHANGING MY COLOURS
[22:00] princessjessia: I now feel compelled to copy that and post it to my journal in a RAINBOW

And so I did. :D

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:57:25 GMT

I logged in today with every intent to read all the goodbye/20 years later posts going up at FT, possibly even do my own, and didn't get more than a few posts in without starting to cry.

I AM SO LAME, SO SO SO LAME.

Someone hold me.

ETA: Done. *is still lame and weepy*

hi there, Friday the 13th!

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:44:08 GMT

→ So, my sister is now up from Florida. She was supposed to be here in July, they kept changing plans, then finally settled on one - but everyone forgot to tell me, so I only found out it had changed on the day before she arrived. This is the end of Zane's work week, so I haven't seen her yet, but I guess I'll being doing that this weekend/next week. My house is a mess, so it'll likely all be at my parents house until I clean. I've missed my sister, but I'm just not prepared at all for this visit. >.<

→ I wanted my hair cut before my anniversary and no later than my birthday, it needs definitely length chopped and I want long layers again so it doesn't lay so damned flat. As my anniversary is tomorrow (Saturday), Father's Day is Sunday and my birthday is on Monday, I doubt this will be occurring. WAH. Maybe I'll just get it cut ON my birthday and totally tempt fate.

→ I'll be out of town Friday the 20th through Sunday the 22nd while we visit my mom's family in New York (upstate, not NYC). This was planned all along. I haven't seen Nonie in way too many years because she couldn't make trips anymore, and Zoey's never met her great-grandmother, so we're rectifying that now. ~~And my sister better come, considering she'll be up here still, or there will likely be a sisterly throwdown.~~ The only internet I will have will be via mobile, so while I will not be COMPLETELY desperate, my damn phone freezes or misbehaves too much to make this entirely reliable and relaxing. When I'm back, the damn thing is going to get fixed (likely, as in-store techs 'assure' me it's not the phone model, just my phone, and thus I need to call the tech hotline instead) or replaced because I am heartily sick of it. Zane has his and it does work, so there will be ways to reach me. I'll post closer to then about that.

→ I am growing cucumbers in a plantbox on my porch. This is the first vegetable I have ever grown, so this should be interesting. Apparently I'm doing something right, as I've only had it a week and the thing is already latching on to the porch post and anything else it can get its vines or little green tendrils around in the process. Apparently the other plants my mother-in-law started are all not doing so well, but to be fair, I'll I'm doing is watering it and even then the rain was taking care of that for a time. I think I'll keep taking a picture a week or something, I did today because the teeny tendrils are gripping the excess line from the dog's run line like little fingers and it was amusing to me.

→ Creatively, Parabolical is eating up much of my brain and I have absolutely NO REGRETS. I love private RP, but it is wonderful to be in such a good public game with so much opportunity to really develop characters. It's actually what my newest icon *points* references - well, a part of the whole experience, but still. There is not enough ♥♥♥♥ in the world for this place.

→ I am likely going to have a brand new house by the end of next summer. I will talk more about that once these plans are actually WE ARE DOING THIS OMG, rather than just likely. Therefore, no squee yet.

→ And my thoughts are with those already under attack today. I'm going to wish I'd been as prepared all along as the_wanlorn has been, I know it.

ETA: I have now been attacked by a zombiefied dana_shulps@LJ, via the interwebs. OM NOM NOM, F-LIST. OM NOM NOM.

"And don't forget: Elvendork! It's unisex!"

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:02:20 GMT

I think I want a James Potter now. AND THAT T-SHIRT.

Note-card prequel transcribed here by the lovely karma_apple

I demand icons of this thing, people. CHOP CHOP.

:D

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:59:03 GMT

Things amusing me today:

♥ Fictional characters playing MASH - Sarah is one of mine (as is Nathan) and she decided to start MASH today. In the past, characters have played word association and Hangman via that in-game message board. God, I love Parabolical.

♥ My default icon - actually this is every day, but still. I capped an image of what's amusing me and didn't get to post before, but it's still funny to me so I'm going to do it.

Explanation: I set a new default icon last week in the process of uploading icons (which is still occurring) and I didn't think anything about it at first until I saw it in my layout.

My icon is SEDUCING ALL OF YOUR ICONS.

a question to all RPers

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:52:44 GMT

Have you ever felt, or currently feel, that there was something that makes or breaks an RPG for you? Or perhaps not breaks it, but possibly detracts from the experience for you? I don't necessarily mean negative things (as who likes OOC drama, etc) - just anything really. It doesn't even have to be something bad to anyone, just something that makes you uncomfortable or you disagree with or whatever.

I feel like mine is this trend of voting on apps I'm seeing cropping up. It's always existed, I know, as I've seen games over the years doing or trying this, and it's been done with several different procedures (signed votes, anon votes, screened votes) but I've never personally been in one before this. I've actually veered away from those games in those instances because, to me (and dear lord, my opinion is not meant to be anything more than my opinion), it's a very awkward situation that could be a magnet for negative experiences.

I am not a public game mod. I was once, and I judged people's applications because it was part of the modly role. I just don't see that as my job as a player, especially for characters I know little about or ones my character may never interact with more than surfacely. Yes, I can say non-character-driven things that speak more to technical skills as far as clarity of writing and so on, but that's moving into a realm I'm not comfortable with at all.

Everyone has an opinion, many very, very different. One of the roles of a mod, in my mind, is to be the individual who sets that standard for the game. If every player in the player base is involved, it has a very real probability of complicating many situations, if only by the number of people involved, let alone issues such as the offered criticisms not being incorporated into the revised profile.

Now I'm not saying it isn't nice to be able to see an aspect of an app and bring it up, possibly cutting off issues at the pass. I'm definitely not saying this doesn't make a game richer by having apps become more rounded in an ideal situation where good constructive criticism is not taken personally and is then thoughtfully considered before choosing to incorporate it or not. I'm also not saying that I think everyone in the RP world incapable of performing this task without drama. I have and do play with very intelligent, very capable, very thoughtful people. Many of them I truly adore. They are wonderful writers and awesome people.

But I still know I could never put up an app of my own at a place with "majority rules" playerbase voting, especially if there responses were something I could see myself. That is personally uncomfortable for me, having a small or large group of perfect strangers or just individuals I don't know well sitting there judging me. Even if they are being wonderful and polite. In that respect, I can't do it to other people. Just trying to look at someone's app critically, then signing my name to that comment kind of unnerves me. Even anonymously it would unsettle me. Ultimately, this is how I am.

I don't RP to feel I'm sitting in a writers conference, I RP to have fun. And let's face it, the more the character depends on our own developments, be it fleshing out a canon character or creating an original character in their numerous types (be it incarnation games or themed PB games or whatever else), that character is often regarded by the player as her/his 'baby' (or whatever term you want to use to indicate something you've invested time and even love into shaping). Yes, I love improvement, but I like that improvement to come in the form of those I trust and am comfortable with helping me to improve or me them - it does work both ways. Constructive criticism is something that is the writer's choice. You can argue that by putting it out there, you open it to criticism, but that only works in the publishing world, which is again my opinion. I'm not publishing the next big thing here, I'm just trying to tell a story in a way that allows me to have fun, first and foremost.

I'm actually seeking honest answers here - what the thing or things are for you, how you've dealt with them and so on. And, if anyone has it, feedback on what I personally addressed based on your own experiences. I'm open to looking at this another way - in fact, it would be incredibly helpful considering it's a direct issue for me now.

what is it with you and gay clowns

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:27:21 GMT

LOLOMG Abridged Yu-Gi-Oh icons + video.

Your pointy hair is no match for my coattails of DOOM

I seriously cannot breathe. I haven't even watched most of this series and this is hysterical. There are nods to all kinds of things in it, and songs like the Transformers theme and "We Are The Champions". It's 30 minutes long but it was totally worth it for me. And HAHAHA the Esher-esque backdrop in the one scene is personally v. amusing to me.

In other news, I have a huge batch of icons to upload because I nabbed a bunch of the comedy themed ones from various posts there that I didn't have yet. I should really finish reuploading the dead icons in all my rp journals.

that's just shocking

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:45:38 GMT

LJ retracts several policies.

No, seriously. Ganking these two highlights from furiosity's post:

→ They've revoked the Nipplegate decision: it's no longer a violation of ToS to have a breastfeeding (or, indeed, any non-sexualised nudity-containing) icon as your default.

→ The policy on Non-Photographic Images of Minors is being removed. What this means is that we will no longer be requiring the removal of this content, or suspending people who have posted it.

argh

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:46:22 GMT

You know what, it's not even worth ranting about it. Nevermind.

INSTEAD: I need someone associated with Novus to be my task master/cheerleader for Thursday/possibly Friday. I want to get Scorpius in the game by weekend, so I need someone to poke me and ask my progress and generally pester me so I finish it. It's been in-progress too long, dammit.

ugh

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:24:13 GMT

So apparently the whole "IJ eats random comments" thing is not actually over for everyone, as I just discovered one of my RP tags from several days ago had vanished. I log everything in docs when I'm threading anyhow, so thankfully I still had the tag, but w. t. f. IJ.

Between this and the continued daily timeouts, I'm starting to get a little grr.

I have no clever subject line

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:02:17 GMT

1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.

Then one of her own arrows hit a man, and another hit a Narnian wolf, who had, it seemed, joined the enemy. But she had been shooting only for a few seconds when she had to stop. With a flash of swords and of the Boar's tusks and Jewel's horn, and with a deep baying from the dogs, Tirian and his party were rushing on their enemies, like men in a hundred yards' race.
→ The Last Battle, C.S. Lewis

I TAG EVERYONE.

Technically, the closest book was Eclipse, but vivier@LJ said no Twilight. :D

>.< ;

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:42:07 GMT

My DSL is being such a whore. It's gotten me behind on stuff and I'm cranky. Added to my current bummed feelings re: onlineish things, I am just very BLARGH.

In other news, finished all three Twilight books this weekend and will likely detail my love/hate later when I have more time. Alice is my favourite character, hands down, though second would have to go to Carlisle. Despite everything I could say I dislike, I ultimately could not resist buying my own copies of them (though I don't like getting hardbacks and only the first was in paperback).

Saw Prince Caspian yesterday, which was an excellent, gorgeous movie I think anyone can enjoy and that, ultimately, I loved, but it wasn't my Prince Caspian and I wish I had known they changed so much before I went into the theatre.

MA, I'd like to thread something, if you're game? I was thinking maybe a Voldie summons/Dark Mark burn situation that would given people something to react to when those with the Mark felt it? I need something to get them going since I've sucked bad there lately. :/

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:36:26 GMT

Twilight

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:59:16 GMT

Oh my lord, the delicious, horrible, dazzling CRAAAAAAAAAAAAACK.

I was fully prepared to dislike this book given the reviews I've seen, because I couldn't imagine making it through the whole thing if the writing was entirely like the sections I saw, let alone with the other problems like characterization and plot. In fact, starting reading it, I was certain I'd give up pretty quickly.

I WAS SO WRONG. I couldn't stop reading, and really, I don't even understand whyyyyyyyyy. There were times I wanted to throttle Bella for her clear detachment to her life (though, that's often a fault of first person, at least to me) and Myers for drilling Edward's SUPER SPECIAL WONDERFULNESS into the reader's head like we're a bunch of morons, but there were other parts I just loved. Like, how you love the worst possible junk food you can consume, you know it's really, really bad for you, you know if you have too much your stomach will hurt like hell, but you eat it anyhow.

That said, there were some cute moments in it, and though it had the whole 'typical bad romance novel' thing going for it, sparkling and dazzling or not, I happen to be a romance novel junkie, no matter how bad it is, so it works for me as a horribly guilty pleasure.

I finished it last night and I'm reading New Moon now. Once more it's a case of finding myself annoyed at the beginning, but then getting sucked in.

In conclusion, missmegan, you are a horrible enabler and this is all your fault.

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jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:31:20 GMT

OH MY GOD ZOEY JUST SAID HER FIRST WORD.

SHE SAID KITTY AND GRABBED HIM.

It was a paused kind of thing, BUT SHE SAID IT. I HEARD IT.

Okay, she has been saying what sounds like "hey you" for a few months now when she wants people's attention, and an almost "itty" like sound for part of that time in reference to the cat, but that was without the 'k' sound, so I AM CALLING IT. THIS IS HER FIRST REAL WORD.

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:00:36 GMT

Argh, up earlier than I wanted to be, but I hit six hours nearly on the mark and woke up out of a dead sleep. Dear body, IT IS OKAY TO LET ME SLEEP LONGER WHEN I HAVE NO REASON TO BE UP. Especially on the day where I get to be special, geesh.

I was possibly going to pick a movie to go see along with lunch/dinner, but I really want to see Prince Caspian next weekend, so I think we'll just wait. Now to decide where to eat - as I am so darn indecisive about picking restaurants, this may take all morning for me to decide.

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope everyone has a lovely day!

I picked up Nathan Petrelli at Para two days ago because I was gripped with a muse I could not shake for love or money, one that kept rooting into my brain deeper the longer I was there until I had to do it or go a little mad, but I was so gut-wrenchingly nervous about it, you have no idea. It is (and probably will be for a while until I'm secure about him) part "I am going to fail, I am going to fail and this will be a disaster" because he is a character people in the fandom know very well and this is a canon with a lot of details and connections and facts that my horrid memory might mangle. It was also part wariness, as despite having wanted to play him really, really badly for a long time, I'm not a Petrellicest fan (actual named Petrellis or with those related but not named such) - it's fine it exists, I wouldn't begrudge anyone their gaming preferences because that's seriously rude, I just don't prefer it myself - and fandom made me very wary about trying and being in an 'existing game canon' situation because it just wouldn't have been comfortable for me. However, Para has a "unless it's specifically stated in canon, forget it" rule so I felt it was a good place to finally make the attempt.

I was wrong.

IT WAS A GREAT PLACE, OH MY GOD. My Nathan is from the direct end of Season 2, right when he was shot because I wanted him to be from that defining moment in his characterization as far as the press conference, and there is a Peter there (well, two really, but I've only had a chance to play with the first so far) circa "Five Years Gone" and their reunion scene with Peter healing Nathan and healing part of himself emotionally in the process was sfklfasdflak it was just so fantastic and moving and I could not fangirl this Peter characterization more. I ADORE the dynamic of my Nathan/her Peter so much, because it's everything I've ever seen in my head and felt about their brotherly connection, and our two characterizations mesh so well without trying (seriously, I wrote something minor about Nathan (his inability to cook), only to find out Peter was the same way, it was wonderful). They are loving and loyal and playful and sljfldks I want them to be part of my family.

He writes himself, it's amazing. It's been a little intense because that character voice has been on so LOUDLY since he was approved, so I've been slacking a bit the last few days elsewhere, but once I get him through this initial period, I think his voice will settle down as the rest of my characters have. I've had very few struggles thus far in sorting him out in my head, though the challenge will be once he starts interacting with the rest of his family, as there are two Peters and two Claires (his timeline and a 5YG one). Any struggle has been/will be his IC reaction to there being vampires and demons and fictional characters because the man is notoriously stubborn and the king of denial of those things that unsettle him. He'll need to get over it quick, though, as he's going to be the one (or one of the ones, really, hee) to rescue Peter, who was just abducted by Darla.

He also has this whole challenge of building a family in this game because he has a lot of past mistakes and missteps to make up for, as well as him taking on the responsibility of the 5YG timeline because he's got this thing about it. There's this awkwardness to him all ready in planning for him to meet the younger Claire and this deep, serious resolve inside him concerning interacting with the older Claire, plus there is still the Peter from his timeline that needs plotted and just EEEEE. It's fantastic and so much fun and I adore him.

I still can't bring myself to replace my dead icons because if I have to do it twice, I'll scream.

hee

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:14:57 GMT

So Gmail says to me:

ESPN.com - Police: Benson appeared drunk, was 'combative' - 11 hours ago

And my first thought was "D: WHY, KILROY?"

*facedesk*

Anyhow, night all! *goes to sleep*

jaza_0603@yahoo.com — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:38:54 GMT

Ohgod, sleep adjustment is so painful.

I AM REALLY, REALLY TIRED. IT MAY OR MAY NOT DISSOLVE INTO SILLINESS.

But if I go back to bed now, I'll be awake at 2 a.m. or something and that, well, it won't work since I need to be awake tomorrow for the munchkin.

And now that we're done with this installment of Things That No One But Me Could Possibly Care About, back to your regularly scheduled scrolling.