The world is full of utterly batshit insane people, and I'm one of them.

The people who share my odder fandoms make me vaguely nauseous.

I mean the Snively fandom consists of me and 2 other chicks. At least I *like* them. Some of the people in the Casper fandom just... mystify me. Maybe because a tenuous grasp of reality and manic sense of humor are necessary to be able to watch the movie or show without bashing your face own in repeatedly at every bad pun.

On that note, tis the season for more Miser Brothers art.

And Casper. For the hell of it.

Sometimes I want to beat myself to death for being such a lame weirdo. Or 'LameO" if you will.

-Mordax

EDIT: In conclusion, what would draw someone to a fandom like Casper? I don't know: and I'm a member! O___O

Leave me a comment saying "I want to be evil."

I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better (probably people I don't speak to all the time, XD).

Update your journal with the answers to the questions.

Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.

1.You've seen your fair share of fandom wangst, and I'm sure you're in other fandoms, besides Digimon. What do you think was the biggest fandom blow up?

The biggest plain old fandom blowup I've ever been a part of (in fact in this case I was the instigator) is, as Fandom Wank called it "Terry Pratchett Murders and Grinds Up Stories". I was trying to make a point about how deconstruction/satire of story elements that are supposed to be held as wondrous and enchanting creates a cynical attitude and feeling. Unfortunately I was evidently insane when I wrote it didn't phrase myself very well and I came off sounding naive and ill informed, and then when I was attacked thusly in comments, I stayed around to fight. And I *kept* fighting and made a spectacle of myself in front of the internet. It was all rather amusing, but frustrating to argue with people who had already made up their minds about what I was trying to say, and wouldn’t listen when I tried to tell them what I was actually saying.

Plus, I got called a "vampire fundie" which is hilarious. I prefer the term "vampire purist". XD

2. I've seen that keeping my journal public, especially entries involving the Otherkin, can lead to massive problems personally. (Namely, that my kin have been used as ammunition against me). So I guess my question here is: why do you keep yours public

To be fair, keeping my journal open probably causes me more problems then it solves. On the other hand I'm not one bit ashamed of who or what I am and I'll have at it with anyone who thinks that I should be. As the Major in Helsing famously said, "Gentlemen, I love war." I love to argue philosophy, politics, religion, hell, I just love to argue, and no position is better than that of righteous indignation when someone insults your beliefs, out of ignorance, especially. At the end of the day I don't care whether Troll#967 agrees with me or not, so long as he leaves knowing that I don't "think I can shoot kamehameha out my butt" or am at risk of jumping off a building because I think I can fly. To quote xkcd "someone is wrong on the internet!" and its one of my petty joys in life to correct them at length. I good bout with trolls really gets the blood pumping and keeps my wits sharp. Plus, as I've said before, I'm a narcissist who's in love with the sound of their own voice.

David can, and does, lock his own posts; and I'll keep crossing swords with Anonymous.

3. What's the scariest memory trigger you've had from a past life?

Whoo boy, from a lighthearted one back to one in the deep pit of despair. The scariest memory event I've had was the first one, when I was 14 and didn't know what the hell was going on. I had nightmares that had me on the edge of a nervous breakdown. As I've said on my website, I basically relived a version of the events of Digimon 02 eps 20-21; the fall of the kaizer. But I've already talked that one to death; you can read about it on my website under "experiences" if you like.

I'll tell you about a different one that happened to me just a few years ago. I'm a pedestrian; I don't drive at all. I was walking with my brother Trevor over to the house of a friend of mine. It's a good walk, probably 2, 2 and half miles. 90% of the way there, there's a big, wide road that's always particularly busy, and the drivers don't tend to respect walkers very much, and will try to turn even when you're in the middle of the street and the sign says "walk". Well, the sign said "walk" and my brother took a step out into the road. All of a sudden, and with a feeling of almost physical force, I relived Osamu's death in an instant. It just passed right before my eyes. The car he was hit by, books flying, his stupid glasses laying on the pavement. Sobbing for him to be okay. Back in the real world 'm surprised I didn't freaking collapse. I *did* grab my current brother's wrist and pull him back for no damned reason. We had to wait for the next light. He already thinks I'm a freak, so at least I didn't have to explain to him why my heart was racing and my hands were shaking. It was a terrifying experience that made me feel incredibly stupid and embarrassed for freaking out for no reason in broad daylight.

4. If you could change one thing about yourself, appearance/personality/something that happened in your past, what would it be and why?

Toss up.
If I could change it just like that? I'd want to be male. I've never been comfortable in a female body, but cosmetic surgery just isn't the answer.

If I couldn't have that I'd want my brother to have been a sane, normal human being, responsibility for whom wasn't thrust on me at a young age. But maybe that’s asking too much.

5. if you could add one feature to the internet, what would it be? (And, of course, why). Me, personally, I'd like to add the "reach out and punch someone in the face through the monitor" feature, but technology's not quite there yet.

Food delivery service. I saw it on the Super Mario Super Show when I was like 6- they typed Pizza into the computer, and it printed out an edible pizza. That would just be awesome.

Sometimes its disappointing to find out what other people really think of you. But then again, they're fools, and you can either suffer them or not.

Failing to do so can become very lonely.

-Mordax

Steve is paying me $120 for doing the cover of one of the books for his press Tiger Bark Press). It was like 4 hours work. I would have been happy with $50. :D

I think I'mma go ahead and get an LJ upgrade.

-Mordax

EDIT: have obtained upgrade. :D

Is there anyone on my flist who can translate short phrases into Latin with a good degree of accuracy?

The phrase I need is "Rule the world!" as a command. As in "you there, rule the world!"

thanks in advance,

Mordax

Have I ever mentioned what I adore about cheesy kids show villains?

I love how absurdly *petty* they are. The kind of villainy that amounts to picking on children while wearing a snappy outfit and calling yourself the Lord of all Doom. Cheating at board games, being rude, failing to tip waiters, stealing other peoples ideas and calling them your own and then soliloquizing about how masterfully *cunning* you are. I just can't get enough.

The best is when its combined with *actual* murder, mayhem and evil. Not only will they corrupt public officials, kill people who annoy them, and destroy priceless cultural artifacts; they will also steal your lollipop. And then *litter*.

Why?

Because they're EVIL.

-Mordax

Its like Invader Zim and Harry Potter had babies; and those babies were vampires.

-Mordax

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YoungDracula

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piGEYlb4VEo

Okay, I'm only 6 minutes into the first episode, BUT: vampire Dad sounds like Jareth. And he's arrogant and has a temper. BRB drooling forever.

-Mordax

Some of you know that Twilight as the book that inspired me to actually finish an entire novel; It did this by virtue of its sheer awfulness. I listened to about half of the book on tape (while working on a sewing project) before I became so absolutely disgusted with the quality of the writing; it watered down to unenjoybility some of my favorite themes and ideas; that I dropped the needle and headed for the keyboard.

Well, since I promised a friend of mine I'd go mock New Moon with him in the theatre next week, I decided I should watch the first one.

So, just moments ago I finished the entirety of the movie (with rifftrax so I wouldn't commit suicide while watching); and I have a few thoughts. The first is that as far as I am concerned the movie is INCREDIBLY faithful to the book; especially the overall mood and pacing, which is to say that it is INCREDIBLY SLOW AND BORING. This was one of my main complaints with the book too; how do you make a vampire love story BORING? To ME?

Watching the movie of Twilight I finally figured out what really keeps me from enjoying it (at least the first book/movie). It isn't the writing; I can enjoy badly written stories if I like the plot and the characters. I've sat through Sailor Moon and other shojo anime and manga; and really at the end of the day that's what Twilight is.

It's not Bella. I know everyone hates Bella, but I don't. I didn't hate her in the book. I LIKE Bella, a lot, I even empathize with her. Yes, she is a "weak-willed" female character who spends most of her time looking for a male to push her around. She's frail emotionally, and physically (clumsy). She's needy, but on the other hand, she knows what she wants. She wants a strong, sexy, deadly, emotionally powerful, physically powerful person to be her (yes I'm going to say it) to be her master. I can relate. And here's where we come to what I hate about Twilight.

Edward. The boyscout, the Superman of "vampires". He's a pansy a goody-two-shoes who never has a moment of weakness. The titillation of the kind of romance Bella wants, and the kind that Twilight tries to pretend it portrays, comes from one thing, a trace of fear. I explored this in my Mary-Sue/Syndrome 'Incredibles' fanfiction, CCR. Some people want someone to serve, and someone who they know they should be a little afraid of. Bella wants Lestat and she ends up with Clark Kent.

And for me, that just kills the romance, and the enjoyment. Going back to the Sailor Moon allusion, in the first season of SM Usagi has good reasons to be afraid of Mamouru, and as long as he's in the story, they never quite go away. He has a force of personality and a demanding persona that Edward lacks completely.

And as a Vampire; a creature of violence and sex sublimated INTo violence, that's just inexcusable.

-Mordax

Second D&D session with this group was quite pleasant. I bought new dice because my originals seem to hate me. I'm feeling a little bit more comfortable with the character. :D

-D

I just solved 2 different coworkers unrelated computer problems in the span of 5 minutes; both of which boiled down to their laptops not having an ethernet cable plugged in.

-David

This was posted over at the Digimon community. It made me LOL.

So, I just got back from the first D&D game I've been to in around a year. It was something Mordax set up, but she's been in the back the last couple of days, and oddly didn't seem to feel the need to come back to fulfill her social obligation.I almost said 'screw it' and didn't go, because I have anxiety in new social situations. I'm glad I did, however, it was nice to get out and meet geeks I don't already know back to front.The DM has a pleasant british accent, and the rest of the table is males over 20, so I got to skip the annoyances that went with our last game that had 3 young teens. Everybody was pretty friendly, and we got along well, even my brother, whose antics managed to earn a chuckle from our fellow players rather than their scorn; and actually survived his first suicidal action (drinking LOTS of unholy water). The Dm was as surprised as I was-- I'll consider it a good omen.

So I had fun. The only problem is Mordax rolled the character (a cleric, at the DM's request) as a Xelloss copy, and I can't (and wouldn't want to) play Xelloss to save my life; so the character was a bit flat.Whether I flesh him out or not depends on whether she decides to play, or leave it to me. I guess we could share if she likes. She bores easily, so it'll probably be that last one.

-D

POSSIBLE LOST SPOILERS






I believe that the "new" alternate tiimeline I'm predicting we'll see in s6 is the ORIGINAL timeline, and the one seen in s1-5 is the result of actions taken in that timeline.

Its a bit old-meme but it should scare the kiddies. XD

-Mordax

Cheaters prosper until they get caught.

-Mordax

So, I found something truly weird and awesome on ebay.

It's a pin of Jafar, the villain from Disney's Aladin, but he's in motorcycle leathers, and leaning against a sweet ride. (He still has his hat though) XD

Here's a pic.

What really sent me over the edge is that this is official Disney merch, and it looks for all the world like delicious villain-fangirl fantart. I bought this one, but there's another for sale if anyone's interested.

If anybody has any knowledge about how this pin came to be, or if it's part of a series, please let me know! :D

(Personal aside: I had a dream a few years ago that was like a missing scene from Aladdin; it was Jafar singing a song to the tune of "Be our Guest" in an attempt to seduce someone. Very strange)

In March Jonathan Coulton released a new song "Blue Sunny Day"; a cheery pop song about a suicidal vampire. (It reminds me a little of that time Armand tried to kill himself all those times vampires try to kill themselves. XD)

I've had it on repeat for an hour or so now.

Go download it: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2009/03/16/new-song-blue-sunny-day/

-Mordax

EDIT: In related news, someone has written an article about how to date a "real vampire". hehe.

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