Saturday, February 21, 2009

Villain/Hero generator





Dark-Hearted-Rose did one of these at http://www.cpbintegrated.com/theherofactory/. Supposed to be a hero. *snorts* Slightly edited. Of course I added the apostrophes myself. I'd have made quotes ("merciful"), but no room. I didn't choose the name, so. Pretty cool though, eh?

Monday, February 16, 2009

News Flash! Self-Ego-Swelling Ahoy!

...That is neither news nor a flash! Well, sort of.

Just wanted to write that Going Against the Grain, my Horrible and Tie Die fanfiction, is now spanning 22 1/2 pages on Microsoft Word and, if its measurements are correct, is 11,761 words long. Since it's not going to be done for a while, I would bet money that it'll be longer than my longest fic (or story, for that matter), which was 12, 457 words long-- plus the text of 12 disclaimers and some author's notes.

8-)

My first "official," original story, three years ago, was under 2000 words long. My first chaptered fanfic, last year, was almost 9000 words long. Someday I hope to be able to write a novel or something-- they're, what, 100,000 or more words?-- so I'm glad to see that I'm building up to that and improving. :D Of course I'm not making the quality suffer, either.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Twitter

Yeah, just hopped on another internet sensation. :P Mostly because the Dr. Horrible crew as well as Felicia Day post there. It's so hard to limit what I say to 140 characters! D: At least here, I can go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and no one ever cares! :D Yay for lots of letters!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Yeah, don't own the base for the lyrics. :P

Go ahead – read away!
Say it was excellent
Spread the word – tell a friend
Tell them my tales
Read my fics – see my blog
Fannies are over with
Look at them – not a word
Work to no avail
But soon I’ll win – soon I’ll get
Everything I ever
All the love– all the fame
And critique exchange
Anarchy – that I run
It's Donteatacowman's turn
You people all have to learn
The Fannies are going to burn
Burn
(yeah, it's one "e". D, O, N, T, yeah, right.)
Burn!!!

...Maybe not. :P

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Short post--

--Because I was supposed to be going to bed 20 minutes ago. And I need it.

Two guy updates: "Freddy" stopped to tease me in the hall. Not meanly, just messing around and being a guy.

Sweet guy talked to me for a minute (that's all we had) in the hallway. Asked each other's grade (that is, class level, like 9th or 10th or whatever) and found out we were the same, just we have no classes together. Smiled and said I hoped to see him soon.

Good day today, mostly, because it started well. Going full-swing after missing a week so I'm playing catch-up, plus I'll be at school from 7:40 AM-8:15 PM tomorrow, working the whole time, so :P.

Sorry about my mood swings lately, just my time of the month. Maybe I shouldn't have done the Chick rant. Just felt sarcastic and I let off some steam in the comic's direction. Maybe I should delete it....

Hoping to hide a valentine in the sweet guy's locker on Friday. Nothing over-the-top, just a hi-happy-Valentine's-Day thing. :)

Had play practice from 6:30-8:30 tonight and 4 hours tomorrow, which is why I'll be staying late and probably why I'm so tired. Today I only had one line, too. :P

But the weather's so much nicer! It made me remember life's worth living! :D Ice is melting, going outside without a coat, and wonderful smells. Probably won't last long but I'll enjoy it while it lasts!

Started a forum for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog over at fanfiction dot net. Once I posted it to LJ several people started coming. Nice to talk with a lot of fans!

Might have more to say but I'm gonna go to bed now. Flip side. *does cool waving motion before she drops, unconscious* G'night!

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Yahoo! Answers

I just...

It could be that I'm PMS-ing, but...

I like answering questions on there. It's really fun. But lately, well...

For example, I answered a question that said "In college or older and still can't spell a lot correctly? [the title] I just can't get over the fact that most people still spell a lot incorrectly. I learned in probably first or second grade how to spell it and never forgot. I mean there are professors that still spell it ALOT and I just want to scream at them and say it is two words not one. How hard is it really? Even newspapers spell it wrong sometimes. I guess it is just a pet peeve of mine. I can't handle it. I get so mad because it is not that difficult."

I read this as the phrase "a lot" rather than meaning "people cannot spell many things correctly." Apparently, the person meant the latter and awarded me the best answer because, in their own words, "you can't read. I miss spelled it on purpose. If you had read it you would see that I was making a point."

Of course, they now have also misspelled "misspelled," but I didn't point that out. :P

On another question, "What are you? describe yourself . plz descibe ur self !!!" I replied jokingly, "I am a person with a crippling phobia of revealing personal information online.
Oh my goodness! *calls her phobia hotline* GAHHH!"

I added a clarification that no, I was not actually phobic, because there are many that would take me seriously. *rolls eyes* I wasn't expecting to get the Best Answer, but I did, with a rating of only one star and the comment "it funni nd your pic iz even funnier den the whole entire joke," which, translated, I took to mean "That's funny, and your picture is even funnier than the entire joke." This is my picture:



I think it looks like me and is actually flattering.

I know I shouldn't care about rude strangers' opinions of me, but...

...

This is the third time I've cried today.

"People who need people are the happiest people," my foot.

I just got some espresso-flavored dark chocolate, and that seems to help. So did writing this. Thanks.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

A Discourse on Jack Chick's "Papa"

I wanted to write this, so here it shall be posted. And here is the link: http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1057/1057_01.asp?wpc=1057_01.asp&wpp=b. I own none of this except for parts of my comments.


Page 2

Why didn't the Vatican just use their Youtube channel?

And what is the point of the umbrella? Really? Just to hold it a foot
away from the guy sopping wet with a mic in his hands?

Page 3
What is that cat doing? Watching the news? Why are these men
ignoring this cat? And has Jimmy been living under a rock all his
life?

Page 4
That's right, Jimmy. The Bible will only confuse you.

Page 5
It's not what you think. The altar boys were Flannigan's cover in
his take-over-the-world plan. But don't worry; he'll be back. Those
Catholics always are.


Page 6
Yes. The pope has complete legal authority, can execute anyone at
will, is not adverse to killing any possible usurpers...

Et tu, Mr. Powell?

Page 7
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely."
"Jesus is God?"
"Absolutely!"
:|
Make no mistake, Jesus is God, but I'd say that these guys are
going to be busted by the Reasoning Police pretty soon.

Aside from that, have you looked at Ceasar lately? What does this
guy do at night, mad science?
Page 8
Wow, I actually agree with this panel. O_o

Page 9
What is with that cartoon devil? Why are they making Satan look
like a faun that's hit the potato chips a little too hard?

And isn't that the Washington Monument?

Page 10
...

Page 11
Didn't the Western Roman Empire fall? Like, 1500 years ago? And
the Eastern 500 years ago? And why are the people ignoring this
giant faun that's standing right in front of them? And why is
Protestantism considered annihilated? Who was making this tract,
the Cardinals?


Look at the Pope's eyes. LOOOOOK! They shall haunt you in the
night!

Page 12
Every limbo boy and girl
All around the limbo world
Gonna do the limbo rock
All around the limbo clock...

And that family has issues. Really. How are they "lovely" and "old"?
Half the people are infants!

Aside from that, I actually do agree about not baptizing children. :|
If only they'd present their message in a way that I can't make fun of.

Page 13
"Bondage": "For just as you once presented your members as
slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness,
so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading
to sanctification.
" (Romans 6:19b, English Standard Version of the
Bible)

And his priest claims to be equal to God? I don't know what Bible
they're reading, but that's blasphemy, which would win me over
to Chick's point if I knew that any Catholics believed that. Feel free
to correct me, please!

Page 14

Wait, what? He claims to be "inferior to God"? What about the last
panel in which he claimed to be equal to Jesus?

...And if the guy on the cloud isn't Jesus, who do they think he is?

Page 15

Just look at the guy running into the cracker and tell me you
wouldn't look like Anthony does not if you had to eat it.

On a more serious note, I also do not believe in transubstantiation,
or the idea that the wafer literally becomes Jesus' flesh. However,
communion, or the breaking of bread among believers in
remembrance of Christ's death, is outlined in the Bible:
"Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing
it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said,
'Take, eat; this is
my body.'
And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he
gave it to them, saying,
'Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood
of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness
of sins.
I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until
that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.'"

(Matthew 26:26-29, English Standard Version)

I guess the main difference is that we take it figuratively while
Catholics take it literally. :|

Page 16


Page 17
Why are all the priests always so grumpy and evil-looking?

Page 18


Page 19
Pardon me for my ignorance, but what about "That fire will be
more grievous
than anything a man is capable of bearing in this
life" implies that the speaker will be going there? Some context
would be nice.

Page 20


Page 21

Page 22
...Jesus will destroy the Vatican? Is that in the Bible?

Page 23
I pray that nobody was so influenced by my snarking to
disbelieve Christ. I kind of wanted to reaffirm my own beliefs
here. If you're interested, please contact a pastor in your area,
or me!

...Try Bible.com for a free online Bible. It's a little closer to the
source than these tracts, I assure you. :|






Now I shall take the time to state my own beliefs about Catholics
from what I know. Feel free to disagree, and maybe even talk
about it with me.

I think some Catholics are people relying on good works to get to
Heaven, as Chick claims. However, some so-called "Christians"
are the same; they are not truly Christians if they just pretend to
be. And I also believe that some Catholics are Christians with some
practices with which I do not agree, and I'm sure people have
debated over that a lot. I don't have any Catholics here, though,
so I guess the point of this was not to start a debate but to inflict
my mood swings on Chick.

Sorry, Jack Chick. Sorry, any offended. And thank you for reading.

Also, wonky formatting, so sorry for any weird line breaks and
small images. :P

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The 411

Ooh. Eegh. I really haven't updated on here much at all lately, have I?

I guess I can give the down-low. For the past week or so I've had a head cold or something, which has given me time to read Stephenie Meyer's horror/sci-fi/whatever/non-Twilight book The Host. Some parts of it were creepy, but some were beautiful and it had a happy ending. A part I liked, a chunk I didn't, but we can't have everything now, can we? New Moon finally came in at the library, and now that I've actually read the rest of the Twilight series, I'm rereading it so I can understand it. And before everyone grabs their pitchforks and hunts me down, I'll say it: It's true; I do like Twilight. I'm not a fanatic, I don't have a crush on Edward, I'm not in love with Jacob, and I realize that, in real life, some aspects of the relationship could be viewed as unhealthy. As my mom commented, it's not abusive because it's reciprocated in both ways. Yet Bella and Edward's relationship remains complete and utter fiction.

But anyway, since I've been sick, I've missed my play practices (did I mention that I'm in a corny-comedy version of The Hobbit?) and some assignments, although I'm half-caught-up. Also, I've been writing more fanfiction more regularly lately. Specifically, my Dr. Horrible fanfiction "Going Against the Grain." Unfortunately, Billy there needs a spectacular plan, and with my brain fizzed out, I'm not providing it. You could call it Writer's Block, although it's more like a brick wall: once I'm over, it's clear sailing.
Hm. Blocks, brick walls, going over something, and sailing. I need to work on my metaphors.

As for the infamous "Freddy," well, there's nothing to report but nothing. I don't know whether I should be upset or relieved, but he finally seems to have lost interest in me. I don't have a crush on him, but still, it'd be nice to know if I look horrible or something now.
Heh, Horrible. I seem to be attracted to fandoms that require disclaimers for a lot of words that invoke lazy puns. Horrible, Moist, Impossible, Possible, Unstoppable, Stoppable, Will Do, She Goes... and those are just the ones from Horrible and Kim Possible.

Speaking of guys, I have had weird stuff happening in my head lately.
So what else is new?
I mean hormoney stuff. Like I want a boyfriend. Weird, right? And I mean with all his clothes on, but for kissing and hugging and stuff.
Bleah.
So there are two guys right now whom I see everyday-ish, both of whom I'm interested in, but not butterfly-in-my-stomach interested, yet. One guy is not handsome per say, but he's really sweet, and I think he's kind of shy, and seems like the kind of person who I'd like to get--
*facepalm* Just stop right now.
Right, anyway. He smiled at me at lunch today. ^^

Another guy, though. I overheard him during a class a month or so ago and was intrigued by what he was saying. Like, practically supervillain-inclined.
*gigglesnort*
Obviously not that level. :P But I was interested in that, and I've started to notice him more, in classes in which I didn't know I had him because I didn't know him, and that kind of thing. And once we had to do a short, in-class project and he asked me if I wanted to be his partner. I said yes, but we weren't flirting or anything. It was kind of cool, with amino acids and we saw my DNA--
*coughs discreetly* Anyway...
But that's pretty much the boy sitch. Except for--
*rolls eyes*
Yeah, anyway. Sorry. Oh, and I had a dream that the second boy kissed me. On the cheek, but I was happy in my dream.
Of course, that was the night after I dreamed I was making out with Edward of Twilight.
Erm. He just looked like Edward. And we were flirting, not making out.
...

Okay, totally different subject. Online fanfiction awards, how about? The Kim Possible fandom at fanfiction dot net has annual awards-- this is only the fourth-- that I just missed when I signed up. I had five or six nominations, which for a beginning writer is quite a lot! But because the finalists are measured by the bulk of each nomination, I got knocked out right away. I was disappointed because I wanted to have a Fannie to my name--
Oh, please. Don't make me spout out one of those terrible puns.
--But my new story was nominated for the best work in progress at the Horrible awards, so I'm still hoping for that, though the KP one was my best bet.

And please pay no attention to the italics. I'm not going crazy--
As if you aren't already. As if everyone isn't.
--clinically. I'm just... typing to myself? Sarcastically? And why am I referring to myself as a separate entity?
Me I me me myself me... Happy?
Better... I guess... My point is that I'm just acting weird. And maybe putting off doing the dishes. I dunno. But I'm not making new personalities. I just...
Want to be sarcastic at yourself without being self-detrimental?
Ooh, big word. We must be feeling smug tonight.
Gah, just-- just go blog, okay?
You know, maybe I'll stop. This thing seems to be having a bad effect on my mental health.
Am I actually going to post this?
Why not?
...No reason.
Good. I'll just push the "PUBLISH POST" button.
Go ahead.
Maybe I will.
Your loss.

What do you--