Oh, Sundays. Spent catching up with things I've missed over the pass weeks. And I just had to catch with this one. He just broke up with the girl, only to have the girl saying something very original.



Like, why didn't I totally not see that? Season 1 had a pregnancy, and now Season 2! I swear to God, I have no idea why the hell I'm watching shows like these, when it's so not... I don't know. Intelligent would be the right word. I have long ditched Gossip Girl because I just lost interest all together, but 90210's silly, simple, cliched plot kept pulling me back. I swear, these days, I've been watching, listening and reading things that fills my guilty pleasure ; ie crap. Watching 90210, listening to POP music, and reading some chick lit about a vampire queen or something silly like that.

What's happening to me?!! Anyone wants to discuss 90210 with me?

Edit : Watching the next episode, and she sounds like she's lying. I knew out of the characters I dislike in this show, Sasha would be number 1. Alsakd;asdk;adka;ds brb.

Edit 2 : HAHAHAHA. OH LORD THAT EPISODE WAS FUNNY. Ok, I'm going to do something more intelligent. Like play Cooking Mama.... oh wait.

Is Samantha interested in having one? .__.

Because I miss her and Elisa and Cindy and I had an AIM group convo last night that was eerily like Lunch.

Title: Those Who Favor Fire
Author: redsilverchains
Fandoms: Animorphs, Roswell
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: mentions of Rachel/Tobias and Michael/Maria
Characters: Rachel Berenson, Michael Guerin
Note: I was in the middle of a Roswell marathon, watching Michael be his reckless, volatile self, when I found myself thinking “He reminds me of someone! Who does he remind me of?” Then I got to the episode where he disastrously tries to usurp Max as leader, and I thought, “That’s just like what Rachel did in…oh, waaait a sec…”

And thus, a crossover was born.

(He looks at her, suspicion flushing his face; and she wars with the possibility of Controllers and Vissers and spies)

Hmm... Well I do appreciate being able to have a balanced debate with someone about things.  I guess it's really more of a matter of openmindedness more than anything else.  If you believe something because 'you were raised that way' and for no other reason then you aren't my type.  I'm a firm believer of having reason behind beliefs and being able to discuss and possibly even change your beliefs based on what you learn about the world around you.  I recognize everyone is unique in their own way and can bring something special to a relationship, regardless of their religious or political affiliation.  I may not agree with everything they say, but if they have good reason then it's fine.  

As for life interests... It's good to have some similarities, but the differences are what really make a relationship imo.  The differences allow you to expand your own horizons of knowledge while getting to know your partner even better.  I wouldn't understand half the anime jokes I hear if I'd never gotten started on Death Note... Bleach... Black Butler etc.  and I'd lose a huge part of cultural knowledge.  I'm not sure what experiences my girlfriend has gained from me... but I hope to someday take her camping, or at least hiking. :)

I don't think commonality makes a relationship stronger or weaker... or differences for that matter.  It's how you act on those commonalities or differences that lead to a flourishing, or demolished, relationship.

Another spectacular week! But then again - a community that specifically requires textless icons is prone to be invaded sooner or later. xDD

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So... Spike Jonze.


Apparently, Where The Wild Things Are is like a giant hit. And as curious as I am, the name, Spike Jonze, sends shivers down my spine, and not the good kind either. Just to let everyone know that I am terrified of weird things (I mean, I still think Final Fantasy VIII is the scariest game alive, ...don't judge me). So, again. Spike Jonze. Why am I afraid of him? Because of this :


A few semesters ago, when I had Videography, my lecturer, Ms Shana, gave us an assignment on this movie. In the assignment, we were required to re-watch this infamous scene that has 70 shots exactly, and name each shots. But the reason why I'm afraid isn't about the assignment. Its the idea of the movie itself. It terrifies me, and I hated each and every scene where John Cusack, or Cameron Diaz is IN John Malkovich's mind. And when John himself went into his mind, and he saw different variations of himself? That was fucking fucked up, and I still remembered the feeling I had when I saw it. Trapped. Alone. I felt like clawing at my own skin. I'm not exaggerating when I say I was close to taking a blade. Call me psycho and crazy, but that's just how the movie has impacted me emotionally and mentally. 

So, going back to Where The Wild Things Are. I am very curious about it, but if it's anything like Jonze's past works, I'm not sure if I should. Should I? To those of you who have watched it, how is it? If anyone has watched both movies, are they similar in any way?

Weird, me, is weird Y/N. :/

Alright, gotta make another entry... Right, well I'll talk about some songs I've heard by Tohoshinki/TVQX, of all things.

I haven't listened to too many of their songs, and I haven't gone out of my way to look for any, either. I first heard of them in the anime One Piece, in which they performed the 17th (and second to last) ending theme, Asu wa Kuru Kara. I think it's a rather gorgeous song, and it ranks among one of the best ending themes One Piece had to offer, which saddened me when Toei stopped using ending themes altogether in favor of opening themes that were way too long. The song is used during a good portion of the Enies Lobby arc, which is considered to be one of One Piece's best, most emotionally powerful arcs; the ending video sequence tugs at your heartstrings if you understand the context. I didn't think ADVENTURE WORLD after that was a great way to end the string of ending themes, but otherwise, it turned out to be one of my favorite songs from the anime.

Around the time I remember icysnowdrop mentioning TVXQ in her LJ, a new opening was on air, which turned out to be a remix of We Are!. I was surprised to see that TVXQ was brought back to do the theme, though it wouldn't have been the first instance of a returning music artist. Unfortunately... well, I think the song sucks ass. Okay, I'm a big fan of the original We Are! by Hiroshi Kitadani, and it's not only my favorite One Piece song, but it's also my most favorite song of all time. It's a pretty meaningful song to me, and it's always been my number one, so I'm probably strongly biased here. But I'm mostly judging the song on its own merits, and I don't really like how TVXQ went about handling the song. While the original used orchestral instrumentals, this new version uses completely synthesized music, and I think it sounds awful. I wasn't expecting an exact copy, but I would have at least liked for them to use real instrumentals instead. I think the singing is really bad, especially in the second half of the full version. Ironically, listening to the song in higher quality made me think it sounded even worse, because the background synthesizing goes out of control about halfway through.

Moving on, there came Share The World afterwards. I don't really know what to think about this song; it's a lot better than that sorry excuse of a remix, but other than the chorus, I don't really care for the rest of the song. I think it's tolerable, but mostly unmemorable. At this point, I've been feeling like a lot of One Piece's recent openings (not just the ones by TVXQ) haven't been really as good as the anime's past songs. I really enjoyed every opening song from We Are! to BRAND NEW WORLD, but beginning with Crazy Rainbow, things haven't been quite as good. I think Jungle P is okay, but still not near the awesomesauce of the original six opening themes. And since Toei has completely ditched the ending themes, I really miss them, since a lot of the ending theme songs were fantastic. They seem to be pretty popular among One Piece listeners, but I don't think TVXQ's recent songs are what I'm really looking for in a new opening song.

Lastly, Josephine showed me a song by ravex called Just the Two of Us feat. Tohoshinki, which is part of a collaboration album between the Avex Group music label and Tezuka Productions. I've heard of the album before, but only through the 18-minute promotional anime featuring a new Astro Boy character, Ratom (which I will bitch talk about in a later entry), and since I'm an Astro Boy fan, naturally I wanted to check it out. I actually really enjoyed this song, though TVXQ only lends their singing talents to the song, and they didn't make it themselves, so in truth, it's not really a TVXQ song. Regardless, I feel like this is the kind of sound that I initially expected out of them after hearing Asu wa Kuru Kara, since the singing verses are pretty good and rather passionate.

Soooooo, since only one out of three TVXQ songs in One Piece has been able to impress me, I doubt I'll be going out of my way to look for more of their stuff. I liked their little gig with ravex, though - so I guess TVXQ is at their best when their songs sound more emotional? Hmm. I'd really like to hear them make something more akin to Just the Two of Us; it doesn't sound too far from something they'd make.

I wish for...

( Makeup Vomit )

~Amy [is going to start singing Christmas carols soon]

Hi fandom!

Kyuhyun's Chinese name is most assuredly 圭賢. SM Entertainment corroborates this in all of their printed, online, and DVD info. He has written out his name in an interview. All those blinky flashy fan signs? 圭賢. 11,000,000 Google hits? 圭賢. I think we can be pretty sure that that is his name.

圭賢 is pronounced "Gui1 Xian2" 100% of the time and the first character looks the same in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.



His name is not, in any way, shape, or form, "Kuixian." This only works if his name is 奎賢 (Kui2 Xian2), which, if you will note in the image above, Kyuhyun thinks is wrong (this was an interview broadcast in Taiwan, and the mistake was only made once and only on this show). As evidenced by the adorable little "--X/圭--O" he's written next to it. and anyway, if you had to choose between having 圭 or 奎 in your name, 99.9% of people would choose 圭. Because 奎 is the obscure name of one of the stars that make up the Pisces constellation (alternately, quinine!). And 圭 is, you know, jade.

If you want the "K" in there somewhere you want the Wade-Giles romanization (Kuihsien), which, by virtue of being the Wade-Giles romanization, makes no logical, linguistic, or common sense.

In conclusion, I submit that... I have no idea why the hell it is that fandom thinks Kyuhyun's Chinese name is "Kuixian." But I'm going to go eat jello now.

Yours,

Me.

Wow... kinda a weird question? Um... so romantic partner tells me that she would sleep with someone I disrespect.... I don't really disrespect anyone? Maybe McCain? But even he has some good qualities.  But yeah, if she told me she'd sleep with McCain I'd be bewildered xD  I think it's obvious why?    If it was reversed? Well uh... I think she'd be just as bewildered that I'd want to sleep with McCain. >.> Right?

So, I made this last year (when I had access to screen printing supplies) and I just kept forgetting to take a picture of it and post it! All the fanart finally reminded me. I thought you all might get a kick out of it. Sadly, not many people get it when I wear it about, but I'm hopeful that one day, some random stranger will get the joke and we'll have a nerdy nostalgic moment of joy.

Hi guys, I'm here with a modly post of modliness. Or more like a modly post of suggestions. I'm posting this but as usual Todd, Masao, and I have discussed this and this comes from all three of us.

As mods, we've had to deal with several members who have felt offended or upset due to different discussions at Amassment. Several members have even left the community for it. Others have stopped making shrines. More often than not, when we go to the people who wrote the offensive comments they didn't realize they were offending someone. Because we want Amassment to be a positive place for people to discuss shrining and get help when they need it, we want to make people aware of some things in a very general sense that they may not realize they are doing, and give tips for future discussions.

1) There are tons of people here from many different cultures and backgrounds. We're all different ages, come from different backgrounds, and in Todd's case, a different gender. We're going to have different views. We all need to be accepting of each other's views even if they aren't views we personally share.

2) So that your views aren't mistaken for generalizations, use phrases like "I think" and "I would" when stating your opinions instead of "You should". It's less likely to offend for one, and for two, everyone doesn't share your same views more than likely so don't speak for others.

3) After realizing we all have different views, let people have their views. Civil discussion is fine, but don't try to change someone's view. This can come off as an attack and in the past it has. Respect is important. Don't act as though if your opinion is "better" or "more correct" than someone else's, even if you think it is. Agree to disagree!

4) If someone says something that offends you, address it right away in a clear and mature way. Write something like "This offends me because..." and allow the person to address it. Like we said, more often than not the things people get offended by are misunderstandings and the people that wrote them don't realize they sound offensive. If you're not able to work it out through a couple comments and still feel offended, contact one of us. We should only be brought in after this is done.

5) Edit: Also, everyone shrines for different reasons and has different methods of making shrines. It's important that we recognize and respect these differences. We do encourage feedback and critique if asked, but please don't forcefully impose your standards onto others or be unnecessarily harsh. There is no one "right way" to make a shrine.

If anyone has anything to add, feel free to do so in a comment. We're not trying to tell you how to discuss things, but we think keeping these things in mind will cut down on the amount of drama around here. This community and shrining is fun, so let's start having some! If you guys can, we'd really appreciate it if you could leave a comment to this post so we know you've seen this! It's not required or anything but if we could all "commit to change" for the positive, I think we could prevent future misunderstandings and conflicts. ♥ We know this post is leaning towards cheesy, but we really want Amassment to be a good shrining resource and community. :) Thanks guys.

You know what I love?

Marco, 18 and a media superstar and savior of the world, cannot get his butler to serve him beer.

XD

For naruto_meme's Halloween Meme:
Haze (PG-13; Itachi, Shisui, and some other people)

Itachi doesn't move. He's lying prone on the table, arms splayed out like those of a corpse, but he does not move. That is the first thing they tell you--don't.

So Itachi doesn't. Because this is ANBU, and it does not matter who you are.

a/n: Reading this fic makes me physically ill. Bleh. :S

For naruto_meme's Kink Meme:
shizune/tsunade, drunken early morning sex.

And it was like coming home again. Coming home to an empty house and waiting for Nawaki to walk through the door.

konan/random amegakure woman, back kisses.

Konan has her share of scars. The girl's hands touch the ones that cannot be seen. She's bringing them to the surface whether she knows it or not.

madara/pain, diminutive pet names.

The pipes screech as they are twisted from their places. Fine, wet dust floats into Pain's face from the building as it groans, fissures with every grind. Amegakure doubles over. The pipes split and weep storm water, dousing the streets and everyone in them. Madara tears the city apart from the inside out, and the drainage pipes and brick facades, cobbles and loose iron sewer-grates all scream for mercy.

Pain does not.

For bringthehappy:
Amalie (PG-13; Sakura/Yamato).

Yamato plants a forest for her, lets it reach to the sky. The trees are as tall and as strong as they would be in fifty, one hundred years. A village that is destroyed in a day cannot be rebuilt in as little time, but Yamato thinks they might have an edge.

Brought to you by yeerk and Uncle Karl! We were discussing this question on MSN.

► (THE BASTARD QUESTION) How long do you think you'll be shrining for? Give an approximate age.
► Have you ever considered leaving shrining, and why? Have you succeeded?
► If you have left shrining, what made you come back?

( my answers, if you're curious )

In closing, WE ARE YOUNG AND FULL OF LIFE!

Someone deleted like 80% of the character list for Suikoden V from yuletide.

I know it was deleted because I nominated the fandom last year and I included all 108 characters and the character list should carry over from year to year.

Who the FUCK would DO something like this?! Who the FUCK thinks they have the right to decide which of the 108 characters are 'important' enough to be included on the character list and which aren't? There's no reason why all 108 shouldn't be able to be included.

*stomps off and fumes*