Nuthin' But Fangirl
Oct. 2nd, 2004 10:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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On FMA Anime 49-50
I <3 dimensional gateways. But really, must it always be about WWII? Because when it all comes down to it that war has been the basis of every anime ever made.
Furthermore, Ed would make an awesome Buddhist. Because he wants to believe in Equivalent Exchange but has trouble reconciling it with his own somewhat arbitrary reality, see? If he was a Buddhist then he could just say, ok, I did this work and paid the price and didn't get anything for it, but in my next life I will!
God, I hate Karma. Like, I really, really despise it and everything it stands for. Bunch of smug self-righteous bastards telling everyone else they have stuff because they deserve it and if you don't it's because you don't. In a more general sense I guess I dislike Equivalent Exchange as well since it's basically the same thing, only all within one lifetime so you can prove it's wrong.
On Naruto Manga 232
Only this song can express the depths of my suffering. So very, very sad, and as soon as I succeed in illegally downloading it I'll put it up so that you can all share my pain.
That said... in a way I feel vindicated? Because this means that half a year ago (which is when I started Less than Ideal which I will never finish), when I said Sasuke leaves, I was right. Not that those color inserts with Sasuke-snake didn't make it obvious, but still.
And now that FMA is winding down, anyone know where I can download Matantei Loki Ragnarok? Anime or manga (but preferably manga). Figured since I've got that much more free time, I might as well give it a shot. Or Bleach, Bleach is coming out soon. (Obviously shonen owns my soul right now. Should I be frightened?)
And! I (briefly) got into a discussion with a just-published author here about the "Defense of Fanficiton" post here which was, yes, in response to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stevekelner whom everyone seems to be talking about these days. Here's my contribution to the argument, with no explanations or qualifications or anything so you'll just have to work through what I meant, if you're bored interested enough:
I was actually amazed at how accurately Steve Kelner's original post (the one A Defense of Fan-fiction is in response to) described the motivations of most fanfic authors. And by "most", I mean me personally ;-). His position seemed balanced, accurate, and, above all, researched; I didn't see how anyone could object too strenuously to it. In that sense I'm as guilty of failing to consider differences in motivation as anyone.
Probably the biggest problem with a debate like this is that Kelner's opponents frequently fall into the same trap I did and that they accuse him of - namely, they assume that since their own motivations differ from the ones he describes, that most other fanfic writers must also have differing motivations. I don't know how closely you followed the threads in that post, but in many cases the author makes blanket comments about why either professional or fanfic authors write which are much more general than the generalizations they are supposedly countering. If that makes any sense.
Ah, but your commentary on the other hand... I have a thing for statistics. Bravo! You make an excellent point in regard to the number of published authors whose writing could, technically, be considered a hobby; to that I'd also like to add (as many other people have already) that many so-called "original" works are also imitative. Oftentimes this is better hidden than it is in fanfiction, but when it isn’t we call it an "homage". I'm thinking of Toni Morrison and Jorge Borghes in particular here...
Man, thatatimson really sounds like he knows what he's talking about, doesn't he? But he is just a struggling and un-published sophmore college student, like me except that he actually does want to write proffessionally some day. So, remember that you are under no obligation to take him seriously. (I kid, Andrew, really I do. You are one smart cookie.)
On FMA Anime 49-50
I <3 dimensional gateways. But really, must it always be about WWII? Because when it all comes down to it that war has been the basis of every anime ever made.
Furthermore, Ed would make an awesome Buddhist. Because he wants to believe in Equivalent Exchange but has trouble reconciling it with his own somewhat arbitrary reality, see? If he was a Buddhist then he could just say, ok, I did this work and paid the price and didn't get anything for it, but in my next life I will!
God, I hate Karma. Like, I really, really despise it and everything it stands for. Bunch of smug self-righteous bastards telling everyone else they have stuff because they deserve it and if you don't it's because you don't. In a more general sense I guess I dislike Equivalent Exchange as well since it's basically the same thing, only all within one lifetime so you can prove it's wrong.
On Naruto Manga 232
Only this song can express the depths of my suffering. So very, very sad, and as soon as I succeed in illegally downloading it I'll put it up so that you can all share my pain.
That said... in a way I feel vindicated? Because this means that half a year ago (which is when I started Less than Ideal which I will never finish), when I said Sasuke leaves, I was right. Not that those color inserts with Sasuke-snake didn't make it obvious, but still.
And now that FMA is winding down, anyone know where I can download Matantei Loki Ragnarok? Anime or manga (but preferably manga). Figured since I've got that much more free time, I might as well give it a shot. Or Bleach, Bleach is coming out soon. (Obviously shonen owns my soul right now. Should I be frightened?)
And! I (briefly) got into a discussion with a just-published author here about the "Defense of Fanficiton" post here which was, yes, in response to
stevekelner whom everyone seems to be talking about these days. Here's my contribution to the argument, with no explanations or qualifications or anything so you'll just have to work through what I meant, if you're I was actually amazed at how accurately Steve Kelner's original post (the one A Defense of Fan-fiction is in response to) described the motivations of most fanfic authors. And by "most", I mean me personally ;-). His position seemed balanced, accurate, and, above all, researched; I didn't see how anyone could object too strenuously to it. In that sense I'm as guilty of failing to consider differences in motivation as anyone.
Probably the biggest problem with a debate like this is that Kelner's opponents frequently fall into the same trap I did and that they accuse him of - namely, they assume that since their own motivations differ from the ones he describes, that most other fanfic writers must also have differing motivations. I don't know how closely you followed the threads in that post, but in many cases the author makes blanket comments about why either professional or fanfic authors write which are much more general than the generalizations they are supposedly countering. If that makes any sense.
Ah, but your commentary on the other hand... I have a thing for statistics. Bravo! You make an excellent point in regard to the number of published authors whose writing could, technically, be considered a hobby; to that I'd also like to add (as many other people have already) that many so-called "original" works are also imitative. Oftentimes this is better hidden than it is in fanfiction, but when it isn’t we call it an "homage". I'm thinking of Toni Morrison and Jorge Borghes in particular here...
Man, that
atimson really sounds like he knows what he's talking about, doesn't he? But he is just a struggling and un-published sophmore college student, like me except that he actually does want to write proffessionally some day. So, remember that you are under no obligation to take him seriously. (I kid, Andrew, really I do. You are one smart cookie.)