Back from Lake George!

[makeste]

It was awesome, even though it rained on the last day (we just packed up and headed to an indoor arcade to ride bumper cars and play laser tag instead). BUT ANYWAY, I AM BACK NOW, and in a post-ish mood. So have a post! With some memes and stuff.


1. Late as usual with this (though only a day late, which actually isn't that bad for me XD), but Happy Birthday, windgoddess688!


2. Why oh whyyyy did I decide to finally catch up with the One Piece manga (I had stopped a few years ago shortly before the end of Thriller Bark, so I had a blast reading through the Impel Down and Marineford arcs) right when Oda is about to take a one-month break to prep for a timeskip? SOB SOB CRY. At least the timeskip in question sounds fucking awesome.


3. Meme! From smilypie:

Reply and I'll give you four fandoms. You then have to make an entry writing about your favorite character from each fandom, and why.

She gave me Avatar: The Last Airbender, Death Note, Durarara!!, and Fullmetal Alchemist.


Avatar: The Last Airbender

ZUKO. Oh, Zuko. Where to start with this kid? Well, first of all, he is an idiot; let us establish that here and now. He is, however, a very endearing idiot, as well as a very determined, caring, well-meaning, and astonishingly brave idiot. And he spent so much time throughout the first two-and-a-half seasons teeter-tottering between making the right and wrong decisions, and even though he KEPT MAKING THE WRONG ONES!!, I couldn't help but keep on rooting for him. It was clear that eventually he was going to realize whose side he was really meant to be on, and that once he did, there was an extremely high probability that he was going to be INCREDIBLY FUCKING AWESOME. And he was! BY GOSH, HE WAS.

Death Note

Yeah, Light is my favorite. In fact, I don't mind admitting that despite the fact that he was not only misguided but clearly insane, I was rooting for him the whole while. (Sorry, L. XD) The thing is, he's fascinating. He's so brilliant and yet so profoundly arrogant! He screws himself over right from the start with his need to prove to L that he's superior to him, and yet he's so fucking smart that despite his numerous screw-ups, he manages to pull out save after save in the tensest situations imaginable. And the plan he eventually concocts to take out L once and for all is one of the most elaborate and ingenious schemes I've ever read. Basically, he's my favorite because it's so much fun to read about him; there's so much suspense and it's never boring. At least for the first half of the series.

Durarara!!

I think this is actually the first time I've posted about DRRR!! in this journal, lol. But anyway, my favorite character is Kida, no contest. I LOVE THE DRRR!! CAST, especially the main trio and Celty (and Shinra! SHINRA WHY SO ADORABLE), but Kida won me over right from the start. He's kind of like Yamamoto on steroids; he's so charming and extroverted and EVERYONE IS MY FRIEND!!... except that unlike Yamamoto, he also has a hidden dark side not too far from the surface, where he's secretly burying all this trauma and guilt and insecurity. And he does an admirable job of trying to deal with it all himself, and doing his best to protect his friends from all of that as well (and I love him all the more for that), but at the end of the day he's still just a kid, and needless to say I spent a lot of time during the last third of the series battling the need to just REACH THROUGH THE SCREEN and take him home with me and feed him cookies and cuddle him. T_T

Fullmetal Alchemist

I love the entire FMA cast as well, but Edward is far and away my favorite. (HAHA AND SPEAKING OF CHARACTERS WHO HAVE PILES OF ANGST THAT THEY ATTEMPT TO STRUGGLE WITH ALL ON THEIR OWN...) Anyway, this probably isn't too much of a surprise, as he's very similar to Gokudera--tsundere, genius, glutton-for-punishment, etc. They have even been known to look alike! And you know, it's impossible not to like Ed. For all of his angry bitchery, he's a great kid. The kind you want to give headpats and noogies to. Maybe I should just kidnap him along with Kida.


4. And since the previous meme put me in a character ranting mood, have one more, from aroundight:

Give me a character from any fandom I know at least fairly well, and I will tell you:

A) My OTP
B) The runner up
C) The anti-ship
D) My unpopular fannish opinion on said character
E) One person he/she never fell in love with, and why

I love this kind of meme. Possibly too much. XD


5. I swear I didn't forget about the other meme I was also in the progress of doing! I'll resume that tomorrow, promise. I JUST COULDN'T RESIST THESE. I'M SORRY.

Comments

[doomcake.livejournal.com]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA GDI ODA WHY ARE YOU GOING ON A MONTH-LONG BREAK *SHRIEKS & CRIES* (b-but if there's actually a time-skip, I have a feeling it'll be *SO* worth the wait!) asjdklfajsdfklasf /sobs anyway.

& as for the meme on #4~~~ I'm gonna go with THE OBVIOUS Yamamoto! \o/ Because I'm lame like that, ahaha;;

[smiles1777.livejournal.com]

First meme (of which I'd like to get in on ^_^):
Zuko is why I stopped channel-flipping and started to watch Airbender. He was just so immature and flaily and fail and adorkable. And then he was awesome. I miss him :'(

OMG SHINRA IS TOO ADORABLE, I THINK I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM. But Kida is also awesome and win and I love him and his dramatics. And this has nothing to do with the fact that he is voiced by Miyano Mamoru. Nothing at all >_>

Second meme: um...Tsuna from KHR.

want these memes yes please.

[daigranon.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm also back (from hiatus) xD


Oh Zuko &hearts. I believe yes, he's an idiot, but only emotionally. When it's time for him to come up with a plan, he's actually quite smart.

I'm an L fan, but I COMPLETELY agree with you on Light. It's why I enjoy writing for him more. His mental degeneration intrigues me, and it's fun to stop and think about just how messed up he really was.

Aw! Kida's a cutie, no doubt. YAMAMOTO ON STEROIDS YES PLEASE.
Excluding Light, you like the angsty ones.. &hearts

Edward = Gokudera? Appearance wise, if Gokudera decided to grow out his hair and braid it prettily

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

I'm noticing a slight trend in your favorite characters. XD

For the meme, Bianchi. If you want to do someone from a series other than KHR, Mikado from Durarara.

[morgrix.livejournal.com]

I love Edward as well!!! *_* But Alphonse for me is the big hero. I can't even think about not sleeping. I felt so terrible for Alphonse all the time... ;__; (and eating??? God, I would die for sure)

For the meme I'll ask you a different fandom (that I saw that you like)
James-Sawyer from Lost for you. (he, Jack and Desmond are mine my favorites! along with Locke)

[smilypie.livejournal.com]

Yayyyy welcome back! Glad you had fun 8D

Oh Zuko XD&hearts I love how much he grew from the beginning of the series to the end.
I love how intense, determined and smart Light was. (I also couldn't take him seriously the whole time, lol) I love how much thought he put into everything, which is what made it so fun to read.
Kida's so 8D about life, it's so adorable<3 He was actually getting on my nerves a lot in the second season D= but you've reminded me of why he was so awesome 8D
Ed is too epic 8DD And he's such a wonderful shounen hero, really XD

For the last meme, uhhh, Nuts Ganauche III 8D

[pestetada.livejournal.com]

Yep, Zuko WAS awesome... Dammit. =w=;

Um, Gokudera? 8D

[rikasaurus.livejournal.com]

WALL Um uhh I'm gonna say Haru for the meme to be ~edgy and different~.

And lmao Kida is so epic, but I have to say Shizuo and Simon are my favs xD

[part-b.livejournal.com]

I am not at all surprised that you love Kida because omg he is Yamamoto on steroids, how did I not make that connection before everything is clear now aaaaaah. But of course with the necessary traumatic past.

ALSO ZUKO IS AMAZING. ...OFTEN AMAZINGLY FAIL BUT STILL. I love him ajsdfkla

Speaking of, Zuko for the meme?

[alessandriana.livejournal.com]

;_; I am praying the month off thing is just someone, like, epically trolling the fandom. Because what am I supposed to do without my One Piece???? The horror!

The only reason I'm not uber-worried about the time-skip itself is because Oda has never once let us down this entire manga. I have every faith that whatever he does, it WILL work and it WILL be awesome. That said... I really hope it's not a long time-skip. A few months, okay, sure. A few years? Oh hell no.

Meme-- ummm... either Luffy or Sanji!

[reana-camellia.livejournal.com]

I love this kind of meme. Possibly too much. XD

I love them too xD

I need to go so i don't have time to read all of your entry right now.
Pick between Hibari, Edward (FMA), or Shizuo (Drrr)

[amcw177.livejournal.com]

I am still so very much behind on DRRR! it's pathetic but I totally agree with you on Kida.

IDK, has anyone asked you Mukuro yet for that second meme? If yes, hmmm... Xanxus? Or Hell, anyone of the Varia LOL Take your pick XD

[ojuzu.livejournal.com]

ZUKO ZUKO ZUKO ♥ (Someone said once that he was Draco Malfoy allowed to grow up, and I went YES EXACTLY BUT BETTER.) He is the reason teenage angst is funny. And also Embers was my first real introduction to A:TLA. :D

Can I ask for you to give me the four fandoms meme?

For meme #2 -- Toph. XD

[windgoddess688.livejournal.com]

tankies for the bday wishes! Your trip sounds like it was a blast XD

Sooo...how do I get in on these memes? I've been trying to force myself to write and these sound like a fun way to do it :D

Ohhhh Zuko, had i watched AtLA in regular timespan rather than in 3 months i'm sure i would have happily written some fanfiction for you haha! Such a funny little dork.

May I request Winry for that last meme you mentioned? ^.^