Nightshade, A Food Or A Poison

Is Reason Important?

You know, I've come to a very depressing conclusion:

Mortal Kombat fans are a dying breed. And it's worse in terms of fanfic authors.

Now, this isn't a surprise; when the last truly good game in the series is from 1993, for Christ's sakes, we can safely run with the premise that the series, the franchise as a whole, is dead.

Don't lynch me, you know it's true. Stop struggling.

Back to theory two: lack of authors. More specifically, lack of authors who can put together a sentence. It doesn't even have to be a whole or coherent sentence.

At present, there are perhaps seven of us that are still active, practicing members of the fandom, who are still writing fic for it. Those two stipulations, side by side like that, axe a lot of capable authors, including the illustrious Victar, and my personal champions, neither of whom are Victar. We have to mention him, don't we, because he came first. He laid down the first whole continuity and lengthy detailed world vision that hordes of us swore by--I've been there. I don't know when, or why, I fell out of Victar's camp, but that's not the point I'm trying to make here, so I'll try once more to say what I mean without segueing myself into an early grave.

It's the ADHD. Sorry. That, and I'm right-brained--idea music color pattern synthesis girl (all in one breath, just like that, without commas). Structure, meaning, literal value, details, are not my thing. Anyway...

Out of the seven, to my knowledge, two are unfortunately no longer practicing. One of them simply vanished. That leaves us with five, two of whom are primarily concerned with crossovers. Of the other three, two are newbies.

We have only two younglings, here, people. Two.

In the animal kingdom, we'd be jackal-food. Think about it.

I could complain about the dismal status of my OTP versus the fandom, but that's been a complaint of mine for a decade, and it may be a complaint I take to my grave. So I'll shut up about that one.

*cough* Mileena and Baraka--better together! *cough*

Our system cannot support itself. (And, what's more, I know of at least one of the six who won't be writing for the fandom for much longer.)

I'm going to have to become Involved, capital I, with another fandom. Shit.

I don't want to be Involved with another fandom, honestly. Mortal Kombat--at least, the first two installments and the few scraps of the following tournaments that involved my beloved, troubled, strangled OTP--represents the strongest, longest running, and most tempestous love-affair I've ever had with a passtime.

I don't want to replace that. I don't want substitutes! Period.

I could break out into "Nothing Compares To You", but since you're all staring at me with your mouths open as it is, I think I'll save that for some later date.

I do have other fandoms, you know. Matrix. Utena. Buffy. Harry Potter sold seperately--I am not active. I read, not write, and it will likely remain that way.

Point being: they don't matter. Not the way Mortal Kombat does. I certainly don't surf anything Matrix beside what's already on my favorites list, except perhaps the occasional vignette from the incomparable Radishface and the odd bit of humor from Stormhawk. Utena fandom is--well, scary. Even to dedicated Utena fans. Think "average Mortal Kombat writer" and cut their intelligence in half. I hate to say that, but it's true. Too many twelve-year-olds in love with anime`, that's the problem there...

Buffy fandom is equally horrifying, and anyway, the series is cancelled. (I can say with relative confidence that "First Man on the Sun" will be my only Buffy story, unless Faith decides to adopt a Nomadic equivalent guise, at which point she'll get a walk-on role in "Shadows". But she won't be Faith anymore, so that won't count.)

As far as Harry Potter's concerned, again, I'm not active and don't think I ever will be. For one thing, all my favorites are teachers, or sidekicks, or dead. For another, it's not worth the effort. I'm too disenheartened by the demise of my own fandom.

MK is dead. Long live MK. ;_;

All Things 'Round Must Continue Turning

A Red Red Ribbon

*SQUEE!*

Oh. My. God.

I have. THE. Best news.

Ready?

Here goes:

Someone at the Yahoo Group posted 256kbps copies of every Splashdown song off the unreleased album Blueshift.

This means: crystal clear, nearly CD quality Mayan Pilot ^_~

I am sooooooo SO EXCITED!

*Has a total Brin moment and begins skipping in circles.*

Also means excellent almost CD copies of, among others: All Things, Halfworld, Presumed Lost, Last Frontier, The Archer, Ironspy, Over The Wall (Version One), and A Charming Spell.

Plus a lot of other stuff that you've never heard that I'm going to hit you over the head with anyway ^_~

The only downer: it's going to take me forever to snag them all. However, at the providers request I am going to share, share, and share alike. *^_^*

Oh, and uh, I filed for a FAFSA PIN electronically. Another step in the right direction.

I shall be Jheti, Fearsome College Babe by January. Go me!

And then I saw the Splashdown post and that just--I'm over the edge. I'm so excited my hands are shaking.

WHEEEEEEEEE!

I'm wondering what Foxie would think of them. They don't seem like her bag, but y'never know... (Stay! Please? Don't leave! Please? Reading of your exploits is a good part of my daily lurking quotient...)

And now, I'm off to share this mad greatness with the world at large! *Zips away*.

Satisfaction In Distraction

Shiny Toy--Oh, Okay, Just Another Survey

[ x ] Spell your first name backwards - should I do it? should I? Watch watch, here I go! acisseJ
[ x ] The story behind your lj user name - This one? Takes the piss out of everyone that calls Hugo Weaving "Agent Elrond". Plus it's secretive and butch *^_^*
[ x ] Are you a lesbian - Unless Halle Berry wants a date anytime soon, no.
[ x ] Where do you live - With my parents in a two-story rental, which we will soon be kicked out of, and we as of yet have nowhere new to move into.
[ x ] 4 words that sum you up - Psycho Wannabe Sugar Baby.
DESCRIBE YOUR
[ x ] Wallet - White leather, classy silver keychain charm on the end
[ x ] Hairbrush - Blue? and plastic? that's about it
[ x ] Toothbrush - White and blue
[ x ] Jewelry worn daily - double Thai bhat chains, 24k gold
[ x ] Pillow cover - Pink Hawaiian floral, blue floral on the other two. I also have a blue bats pillow cover which I'll be getting out soon ^_^
[ x ] Blanket - Uhh, one of them is none of your business and the other's Harry Potter. Sheets match the blue pillow covers.
[ x ] Coffee cup - My favorite being my oversized Tinkerbell mug. (My Harry Potter one broke last year ;_;)
[ x ] Sunglasses - I don't wear them.
[ x ] Underwear - Most of them are white. I do have these fantastic pink-purple-orange dragonfly prints in a 2/3 back that I wear clubbing, and red slips of lace tacked together that will look much better on me eight pounds from now ;^p
[ x ] Shoes - white (now grey) sparkly sneakers
[ x ] Handbag - Navy blue straw-weave with leather-straps, button closure across the top, which is good since it's usually overstuffed
[ x ] Favorite top - Xena Tshirt. Four years later, it still gets comments.
[ x ] Cologne/Perfume - Poison
[ x ] CD in stereo right now - Uhh, MP3. Captain Jack - Dream A Dream (from Dance Dance Revolution >^D)
[ x ] Tattoos - none
[ x ] Piercings - ears, torn, never quite healed
[ x ] What you are wearing now - red flannel pajamas, the gold chains, and a smile ;^)
[ x ] Hair - Half neck-length, darkish, recently washed
[ x ] Makeup - none, and usually none
WHO or WHAT (was/is/are)
[ x ] In my mouth - coffee
[ x ] In my head - the mutants, gettin' down as usual. Mileena and Baraka really like this one.
[ x ] Wishing - This helps, some, or that you at least notice. Please? ^^;
[ x ] After this - fanfiction (reading and writing), smut (writing), and probably washing the dishes. Why they didn't just name me Cinderella, I'll never know.
[ x ] Talking to - myself
[ x ] Fetishes - Guys with big sexy shoulders, strong backs, and a nice tight ass. Men are cuter from that side--is THAT why I write slash? *blink*. Nice voices *PURRRRRRRRRRR* talk dirty to me >^D
[ x ] If you could get away with it and murder anyone, who and for what reason - Umm, if I killed him that might push someone else over the edge, so I can't. I suppose I'd kill Kahn, although death would just let him out of his responsibilities. I want him to SUFFER ALIVE >^D
[ x ] Person you wish you could see right now - IRL? It'd be mad cool if me and my other two Js could get together *^_^*
[ x ] Is next to you - Mileena, and Scorpion (umm, figures), both because of a friend I'm really not worthy of having. *Kisses her feet*. Damn, I miss you. Probably should draft you an email.
[ x ] Some of your favorite movies - Ghostbusters, Working Girl, Backdraft, Unbreakable, Ziegfeld Girl, Arsenic and Old Lace, It's a Wonderful Life, Meet Me In St. Louis, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, The Fifth Element
[ x ] Something you're looking forward to in the upcoming month - Thanksgiving dinner at stepdad's mother's house. We have FUN there. And cheapass wine. >^D
[ x ] The last thing you ate - coffee? And Diet Vanilla Coke before that. Last food I had was instant noodles some -- fourteen hours ago >^D
[ x ] Something that you are deathly afraid of - wasps. I get hysterical. I fucking HATE those things.
[ x ] Do you like candles - Pretty! *^_^*
[ x ] Do you like hot wax - NO THANK YOU O_O
[ x ] Do you like incense - Mmmmmm *sniff sniff sniff* Sandalwood ^_^
[ x ] Do you like the taste of blood - *squee*
[ x ] Do you believe in love - I believe in the theory of love.
[ x ] Do you believe in soul mates - ish. Something other people tend to have.
[ x ] Do you believe in love at first sight - see above.
[ x ] Do you believe in Heaven - yes *prays to ancestors*. They had to go somewhere.
[ x ] Do you believe in forgiveness - not really. I'll do it if I have to.
[ x ] Do you believe in God - Umm, duh.
[ x ] Who is your worst enemy - my disability.
[ x ] If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be - I have a cat, thank you.
[ x ] What is the latest you've ever stayed up - 38 and one-quarter hours.
[ x ] Ever been to Belgium - uhh, no...
[ x ] Can you eat with chopsticks - not well, but I can manage the usual manuvers required to pick at the appetizer round. After that, forks are legit for us beastly gaijiins.
[ x ] What's your favorite coin - 10 yen. It's got a hole in it >^D
[ x ] What are 5 cities you wouldn't mind relocating to - oooh! One of those ritzy-ass places Downtown. (Orlando) ^_^
[ x ] What are some of your favorite pig out foods - cookies, maybe ice cream. I'm in my "hating food" phase, so it's difficult to think of anything at the moment.
[ x ] Anyone you miss that you haven't seen in a long time - Diyani, Doug, Adam, Nicole, Desiree, Belinda, Sarah, Elsbeth, and this list gets depressingly longer...
[ x ] What's one thing you want to make happen for tomorrow - Burn my CD of DDR music, I guess. And dance the whole set without fainting, since I'm not in shape at all compared to this time last year.

Oh, and:



What Magical Girl Are You?