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[#017] What a Difference a Day Makes

So. After yesterday's downer of a post, today is happy!!!!!!

i. First and foremost, everyone on my Twitter has been so fucking awesome today. I'm pretty sure we are spamming people's timelines. There's convos with Beth, Jemz, and Karen, and Cyn and Rhey. It's just so much fun, and reminds me why I love the online community so so so much. I have convinced a few of them to come back to LJ for a little bit. Some of them MAY BE DOING THE MEME TOO, so that's going to be damn awesome. I just like people. I spent a good portion of today just catching up on my comments (because Cyn decided to just come in and blow up my other two posts lol, NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING OF COURSE). And even though I intended to do some semblance of chores (I really need to wash my sheets), that is definitely going to be put off until tomorrow.

All that's really important is is that I love you all, and I'm so glad you're my friends. ♥♥♥

(and i'm really really proud of myself to actually be able to convince other ppl to do the fangirl meme because it's so much fun and i'm so ready to read everyone's responses.)

ii. Second thing that made me happy today was that NGOZI OPENED UP HER STORE AGAIN. In which she was selling Huddles 1 and 2, PLUS SAMWELL UNIVERSITY SHIRTS. SO guess what I spent 50 bucks on before I even really woke up this morning. *__________* No fucking regrets. AND I may have just checked my email, and it's already marked as going off to ship. GUYS, I ALMOST HAVE UGLY TEARS RIGHT NOW. UGLY UGLY TEARS.

iii. Third, B cheered me up in the simplest of ways. All he had to do was text me some ridiculousness, as he does, and it made me laugh. This boy, indeed.

iv. I finally watched ScreenJunkies' TV Fights title championship today, and it was so bloody good. Like, movie fights is well and fun, but I think TV Fights is my favorite. Probably in large part because as a medium, I prefer television, but whatever. Anyway, I tweeted a couple of things, and Roxy (the host/judge) favorited them and I might've silently squeed to myself after that happened. So yay!!!!! I'm just sad I didn't get to livetweet it like everyone else I follow. lol It ended up even TRENDING that night, which is fucking amazing!!!!!

v. Okay, I meant to put a point on reccing a podcast, but as this is already the fifth point, I'll put that off until another post lol

30 Days of Fangirlism

Day 08 – A fandom that you thought you wouldn’t get sucked into, but ended up getting sucked into anyway
Okay. The easy answer would probably be Teen Wolf, because what the fuck, why am I so obsessed with these characters, TO THIS DAY STILL READ THEIR FIC, even though I've only seen half of the first season and only know characterizations through all the Youtube compilations and Tumblr gifsets. Oh and like two years worth of reading fic.

BUT THAT'S THE EASY ANSWER. So here are two different answers since I've been obnoxiously using Teen Wolf for everything. This first one will be simple. It's all because of fucking Cyn. Dan/Blair in Gossip Girl. Okay, this only partially counts for me, because I don't give a shit about the other characters. I only care about fucking Dan and Blair and their story, and how that last season fucking ruined them. And the only reason I got into them, because I KNOW FOR A FACT I WOULD NEVER HAVE SOUGHT THEM OUT MYSELF BECAUSE I HATED THIS SHOW, was because of Cyn and how she got me to watch all these damn Dan/Blair scenes, and how the season this was happening was season 5 which was DAIR ALL THE WAY. You know, until that ending. SO YES. I definitely shouldn't have gotten sucked in, but their chemistry and their banter and their potential was enough to get their hooks into me.

Second is Arrow. Which is a surprise, I know, because I was reccing this show left and right. But I didn't get into it until halfway through its second season, I think? But I wasn't keen on starting a CW show, and so resisted, and especially because whatever, who's the Green Arrow? He's not important? How boring. But I remember it being winter break, and I must've been bored, and I think I saw more than enough people on Tumblr who were spazzing about Olicity, and their characters, that I folded. And I DON'T REGRET IT. Because holy fuck, season 2 of Arrow has to be one of my top favorite seasons of any television show. Yes, it has gone significantly downhill since then, but I'm hoping with this next season they can fix it up. The last year of flashbacks. I NEED THEM TO RECOVER, because Olicity is still a ship that I love. And even though I haven't seen the last few eps of this season, I remain at least a little hopeful. Maybe.

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[#009] Oh hay

So.

i. My Check, Please! fic rec post was finally finished yesterday; check it out here if you missed it!

ii. I watched Call Me Katie yesterday, which is a vlog-style adaptation of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. It was fucking adorable, and starred Aussies, and they fixed up a few of the things that I had always found annoying about the original play (which, I'll be honest, is probably one of my favorite Shakespeare plays). They're currently kickstarter-ing (is that a verb now? Does that make sense) the sequel which I have already done so, but if you're interested in doing so too, go here!

If you haven't even seen the series, go here for a mostly complete list (it's only missing the last few bits). You can just go through the tag chrono here, but it does miss a few items here and there, so doublecheck the list! (In particular, they miss a video near the start from Bianca that's pretty important.)

Because of this though, I have now been craving way more vlog series. I mean, it's not like I have enough television to watch, right? (I've been holding off on catching up, because I just want May Sweeps here and over so that it's finales and I DON'T HAVE TO WAIT EPISODE BY EPISODE.) Anyway, I've seen pretty much all of them, but there is a Much Ado About Nothing one which I'm debating watching (the actors look like babies and I don't know if I can handle that) and the Classic Alice one which I've never seen. I also discovered the Mansfield Park one yesterday too! So yeah, there's a lot. But I crave more.

iii. Speaking of, I now really really really wish there was one for Check, Please! because I think that would be the fucking cutest thing in the world. Like, the premise of the webcomic itself IS A VLOG. So it would work so fucking well. And can we have all the baking? Just all of it? Kind of like how they did Sanditon where every other video was an... ice cream related one? (I think? I can't remember honestly.) A bunch of us even went off on Twitter about how this would work. Now someone just has to make it happen. (I feel like it might be best to wait though until the comic is over. but then it means I wouldn't have it in my life sooner. if it ever did. ugh. sob.)

iv. I didn't intend for this post to be this long, but whatever. WHEN DO I EVER POST ANYWAY. SO Dancing With The Stars switch-up week was Monday, and it was okay. I feel like they've been much stronger past seasons, but there were only a few standouts of partnerships we WISHED had happened. Like Val/Jodie should've been the choice from the start. Or NYLE/SHARNA. Like, Peta's cool and I like her a lot, but fucking hell, I had been really hoping Nyle/Sharna had been the pairing from the start, and as demonstrated by the video I'm embedding below, their chemistry is kind of off the walls.

NYLE EVEN GOT THE FIRST TEN OF THE SEASON. I mean, he also got the first nine like two weeks ago, BUT YES, 10. AND FROM LEN. HOLY SHIT BALLS. If Nyle's at least not in the top 3, I would be shocked. (I don't know if I'd root for him to win outright.... ~~who am i kidding, i am, even though he is super awkward at points and it's hilarious how bad he really cannot dance~~)

v. God, this post is long. I don't actually have a fifth point, but it seems incomplete.... OH WAIT, I FORGOT THE MEME. LOL

30 Days of Fangirlism

Day 02 – Your current fandom
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Gosh, I wonder. Check, Please! is definitely my current fandom. I'm ridiculously obsessed and in love with this webcomic. I mean, I even babble about it to people in my real life like B and J who are like, uh-huh, yeah, sure. Although I did force J to read the last few comics of Year 2, and the first of Year 3, and she seemed to enjoy it. lol I would also vaguely count Teen Wolf solely because I still fucking read all the fic. Like, I couldn't care less about the actual show and what's going on there, but I will still read ALL THE FIC. I regularly check these different tumblr comms, and individual tumblr writers to see if they've updated. It's kind of sad. XD

P.S. OMG, I ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION. I AM GOING TO MIAMI/CRUISE TO THE BAHAMAS IN OCTOBER. C and I officially bought the plane tickets yesterday and I am excited! I'm even more excited that I'm actually on top of my expenses? Whattttttttttttt. Yay, tax money lol.

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[#008] Check, Please! Fanfic Recs!!

SO. A bunch of people on my Twitter feed have started reading (and caught up on) Check, Please! and thus, obviously the next step is to read all the fic which I most definitely have done my fair share of. I've been dying to make a rec post anyway, so here are the top choices I pulled from my bookmarks, with a couple extra since I noticed some glaring omissions.

1) Title: maybe i'm waking up
Author: idrilka
Pairing: Eric Bittle/Jack Zimmermann, Past Kent Parson/Jack Zimmermann
Rating: Mature
Word Count/WIP?: 157,904 words

Summary: It’s almost funny. All he ever wanted was to play hockey, to play in the NHL, to win the Cup. This—Samwell, the team, the Haus—was supposed to be just a detour, but now it feels more like a destination he failed to realize he’s already reached.

(Or: Jack signs with the Falconers, graduates, and leaves. It's the hardest thing he's ever done. What comes after is even harder.)

Why This Must Be Read: I had to put this outside of the cut, because not only is this my top favorite fic in Check, Please!, it is also one of my favorite fics of all time, in any fandom ever. I don't know if I can properly express how amazing this is, how encompassing it is, what range it covers in both the world of C!P, and how it manages to paint this picture of Jack and how he handles his world after graduation, and as a professional NHL player. You get all these amazing characters, the use of media and fandom to further this world, and just. EVERYTHING. If it doesn't make you cry at least once in this 100k, you have no soul. (Okay, you probably do, but I can tell you that I will never not cry at Bad Bob's article. Like, I have read this fic at least 3 times now, and I will ALWAYS TEAR UP. Always.) AND I HAVEN'T EVEN MENTIONED HOW MUCH I LOVE JACK IN THIS. SOB.

( Cut for multiple recs!!! )

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[#007] Limitless

i. Okay, I have been meaning to post about Limitless for at least a week now. But I've been lazy/putting it off because of time and lack of computer/all sorts of other reasons lol. But I finally caught up last week in time for the finale which, I believe, airs next week! And I am ridiculously excited. The show has been going SO DAMN WELL. When you think they're going to drag something out, they don't. (Although, yes, the whole double-cross!Brian thing did go all season, but that makes sense! It's a season's arch!) But now (finally) Rebecca knows the truth. We see Rebecca on NZT which is absolutely AMAZING. Like Brian said, it's "unfair" because we all know if Rebecca was always on NZT the show would last 10 minutes and the rest would be them probably doing paperwork because that's how many cases they'd get done. Anyway, I'm excited to see where the rest of the show goes! Also, where it will go next season. BECAUSE I AM KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED THAT THIS WILL BE RENEWED. T.T

ii. I have also been freaking out this week because Check, Please's Year 3 started!!!! We are getting four comics this week and I'm so excited because Jack/Bitty, omg. If you haven't seen me flailing enough about this webcomic on Twitter, just talk to me in person and it'll be ALL YOU SEE, lol. I am ridiculously in love with this comic. CHECK IT OUT HERE directly from the source, or if you want everything (INCLUDING THE AMAZING TWEETS), go here. It is beautiful and lovely and exactly what you need. Trust me.

iii. LASTLY, I've been wanting to post more, but I never find myself interested in what I have to say. (lol, aka I have nothing to say) so I went searching for one of those 30 day memes. I will definitely not be doing this daily, but maybe it'll make me more regular and I can get reacquainted with the whole concept of posting on LJ again, lol. Fingers crossed!

30 Days of Fangirlism

Day 01 – Your favorite all-time fandom(s)
Well, it has to be the fandom I was in for the longest. JE! If it hadn't been for Johnny's Jimusho, I wouldn't have the friends I do, the friends that I still have, the friends that I'll forever cherish. I also feel like I learned a lot being part of the JE fandom. I fucking had a podcast, I ran two different fic exchanges, I... I don't know. There's just a sense of pride that I'll always associate with being part of JE, and for that reason, I think I'll always love it. (Let's not forget how it introduced me to so many beautiful boys. *____________*)

Day 02 – Your current fandom | Day 03 – First fandom, the one that made you the fangirl you are today | Day 04 –First, current, or favorite fandom crush | Day 05 – Your fandom secret | Day 06 –Favorite song that brings fangirl tears to your eyes | Day 07 – Your OTP(s) | Day 08 – A fandom that you thought you wouldn’t get sucked into, but ended up getting sucked into anyway | Day 09 – One of your favorite characters | Day 10 – Your favorite scene or moment from one of your favorite fandoms | Day 11 – The fan art, fan fiction, cover song, cosplay, etc. that you’ve made that you’re most proud of | Day 12 – Your favorite fanartist or fanfiction writer | Day 13 – The best cosplayers of your fandom that you’ve seen; the ones you consider to be real-life versions of your favorite characters, OTP, etc. | Day 14 – A group of characters from one of your fandoms you’d love to hang out with for a day | Day 15 –Your favorite collectible/merchandise from your fandom that you most cherish, or one that you wished you owned | Day 16 – A quote from one of your fandoms that you love | Day 17 – Your favorite piece of art, be it original or a fan art, from your favorite fandom | Day 18 – An instance where you turned a friend into a fangirl | Day 19 – A theory (be it legitimate or completely crack) that you have always had about one of your fandoms | Day 20 – A character from a fandom whose clothes, hair, or features you’ve always admired | Day 21 – A moment, character, quote –ANYTHING- from one of your fandoms that had a great impact on your life | Day 22 – How you first got into being a fangirl | Day 23 – The silliest nerd/fangirl argument you’ve ever gotten into with someone | Day 24 – A town, city or village in a fandom of yours that you’ve always wanted to live in | Day 25 – Do you celebrate character birthdays? If so, tell us about the best character b-day party that you’ve ever thrown! | Day 26 – A fandom of yours that you feel is vastly underappreciated | Day 27 – Your favorite meme concerning one of your fandoms | Day 28 – Do you have a fandom tattoo? If you don’t and want to get one (or hypothetically wanted to get one), what would it be of? | Day 29 – If you plan on having children, would you name one of them after your favorite characters? If so, explain. | Day 30 –The reason why you’re proud to be the nerdy fangirl that you are!

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[#005] Whoops~

I meant to post at least one more time last month, but see how well that happened. That kind of means I broke one of my resolutions already, but whatever (although, let's be fair, I've been breaking the job searching one pretty badly anyway so MY RECORD IS TARNISHED). That said, still trying to post more, hahaha 5 posts in 3 months though. This is pathetic. Remember those days I used to post so regularly that it almost hurt? I mean, I think one month I did a POST EVERY DAY without fail. I think by the end, it devolved into either a few lines here and there, and I think I was watching a drama at the time so some posts were just live blogs, but still. DEDICATION.

Maybe that's something I need to regain.

i. BUT I HAVE BEEN OBSESSED WITH TWO PERSONAL PROJECTS LATELY, so let me talk about them and bore you all to death. Whoever actually reads this, lol.
( The prospect of Youtubing and OMG, CHECK PLEASE )

ii. Okay, because I want a certain video as #3, this will be a very brief thing on job-searching. You know, that it sucks. I got back into sending my shit out yesterday, and ugh, I hate it so much. Having to convince someone that first, I am a great candidate to second, yes please meet me and then third, hire me hire me hire me is just the worst. And I don't know how to go about it. Sigh. Who knows. We'll see if I get any hits. But really, this whole thing is just exhausting and I need something to hit soon, because I'm so "sick of this same old job."

iii. SO DANCING WITH THE STARS. I don't know if anyone is following it, but I'm fucking obsessed already and the first episode only aired yesterday. Why am I obsessed in particular? (Even though I usually am for one reason or another with this show.) BECAUSE OF NYLE DIMARCO. Nyle is a deaf model who won America's Next Top Model last year, and fucking killed it. Okay, a part of me still thinks that either Lacey or Mame should've won, but fuck that shit. Nyle did amazing, and I was rooting for him from the get-go. Even when he sucked. Hard. (Okay, maybe not then, but he did improve by mid-season.) Anyway, I hadn't watched ANTM in years, but got into it once my sisters told me about him, and I was in loveeeeeeee. So, yes, he won ANTM and now he's on DWTS with Peta, who is an amazing dancer and so I had both high and kind of tentative hopes for him.

AND THEN LAST NIGHT HAPPENED. I cannot even describe the beauty so I'm just embedding the video.

WATCH THIS WATCH THIS WATCHTHISWATCHTHISWATCHTHIS

He did so good. I looped that video about 10 times last night, because holy fuck, he did amazing. I was legitimately worried he wouldn't be on time, because yeah, he can't hear anything and he can't really feel the vibrations. So it's all Peta and constant repetition. And they killed it. I am hoping so hard he continues this streak, because man, he deserves all this attention and I hope it really builds awareness, because fuck the people who have tweeted with:
( Cut for photos I snagged from his twitter )

There have definitely been so much more, but I did a very quick run-through of his photos and left it at that. Like, legit people have associated deafness with apparently incapable of reading, seeing, being hot, able to dance, any fucking basic thing. Probably even breathing. SO I HOPE HE FUCKING WINS. And NOT THE FOOTBALLERS. >.> (Okay, I might have to hold reservation for however the rest of the season goes, but still, FINGERS FUCKING CROSSED, OKAY?)

P.S. I finally saw Yamapi's Dreamer PV from his last album, and I'd forgotten how much I love to hear him sing and how good he can be. And how beautiful he is. He's apparently going on tour again and all I can think is, COME TO NYC COME TO NYC COME PLEASE COME.
P.P.S. Speaking of Japanese acts coming to NYC, I GOT TICKETS TO PERFUME!!!!!!!!!!! SO exciting! I haven't listened to anything they've done in forever, but I will definitely do so... You know, a week before the concert. lol