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trenchkamenGUYS.
GUYS.
...GUYS.
LOOK AT THIS FUCKING RELEASE DATE.
IT IS IN LIKE A WEEK I CAN'T HANDLE THIS. I don't know if I want to just order it from Amazon now, or go to the game store next Tuesday. Also, Valentine's Day release LOL. Except I have three midterms the following week. Fuck my life.
I think I need to write more. It's been a year. A full year. I can't believe this the Summer ofLove 2008 when I was spending hours a day reading the KinkMeme and producing 300+ pages in three months seems so recent, and now I'm grossly behind on everything in this fandom.
So is Naoto/Kanji, but I haven't done anything creative in that arena, and I don't think making a costume counts.
I've been on semi-hiatus (unannounced) as of late. Kind of. What with grad school interviews (just did UCLA~! I saw![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
skuldchan and fabula_umbrae and Hillel, faggotry good times were had by all, even if it was for all of two hours) and honors thesis and poster symposium and graduating and other bullshit this semester. Oh, and I have to do my scientific public outreach project, which is going to come after thesis defense in March. Anybody want to contribute to that? It's about the real science behind science fiction and fantasy. Articles are at a laypublic (easy) reading level.
Also, I stand by my facebook status: "We Are the Champions" isn't about sports, the same way "Bicycle Race" isn't about bicycles and "Fat Bottomed Girls" isn't about girls. Which is why I get a huge, sadistic kick out of seeing homophobic jocks sing along with it. This was mostly in Texas at football games.
I still think Bohemian Rhapsody is about AIDS. I don't care if the time period doesn't match up. Queen can go back in time with the power of fabulous.
What the fuck, Dexter? This is the second ad you've done that's shown up on the feminist radar. Both for Dodge. What is this. I'm so disappointed. Not as disappointed as I am in Johnny Depp. I think my heart's been broken.
Ground control to Major Tom?.
Yeah, homework.
GUYS.
...GUYS.
LOOK AT THIS FUCKING RELEASE DATE.
IT IS IN LIKE A WEEK I CAN'T HANDLE THIS. I don't know if I want to just order it from Amazon now, or go to the game store next Tuesday. Also, Valentine's Day release LOL. Except I have three midterms the following week. Fuck my life.
I think I need to write more. It's been a year. A full year. I can't believe this the Summer of
So is Naoto/Kanji, but I haven't done anything creative in that arena, and I don't think making a costume counts.
I've been on semi-hiatus (unannounced) as of late. Kind of. What with grad school interviews (just did UCLA~! I saw
skuldchan and fabula_umbrae and Hillel, faggotry good times were had by all, even if it was for all of two hours) and honors thesis and poster symposium and graduating and other bullshit this semester. Oh, and I have to do my scientific public outreach project, which is going to come after thesis defense in March. Anybody want to contribute to that? It's about the real science behind science fiction and fantasy. Articles are at a laypublic (easy) reading level.Also, I stand by my facebook status: "We Are the Champions" isn't about sports, the same way "Bicycle Race" isn't about bicycles and "Fat Bottomed Girls" isn't about girls. Which is why I get a huge, sadistic kick out of seeing homophobic jocks sing along with it. This was mostly in Texas at football games.
I still think Bohemian Rhapsody is about AIDS. I don't care if the time period doesn't match up. Queen can go back in time with the power of fabulous.
What the fuck, Dexter? This is the second ad you've done that's shown up on the feminist radar. Both for Dodge. What is this. I'm so disappointed. Not as disappointed as I am in Johnny Depp. I think my heart's been broken.
Ground control to Major Tom?.
Yeah, homework.
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Date: 2010-02-10 07:33 am (UTC)After so long, and we finally heard another release of the Ace Attorney franchise! I want to see more Phoenix, though.
And, I totally feel for you on the write more dealio. Since school started, I haven't been able to get back to my own stuff. I need to rework a lot of things.
Also, Naoto can forget it. Kanji's mine <_< He's so easy to tease, it's adorable! Thank god I'm only 5 years older than him. Otherwise, I'd sound like a sick old perv right now. Good luck with your thesis. And, I'd LOVE to help out with the sci public outreach project (if I have time). I'm actually gonna do a review on Soylent Green (due April 8 for me), discussing the real science involved in the film and people's perspective of science during the mid-1900s. The instructor suggested that we get second opinions from other people, too, to write a more well-rounded review. Would you think this works?
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Date: 2010-02-10 07:40 am (UTC)Phoenix isn't in the game at all (FFFFFFF), but I remember in the demo Edgeworth made a reference to him. Something like "This is exactly what *he* would do..." when trying to piece together evidence. So, Edgeworth is thinking about him. Yeah, I have ship glasses on, but I squeed. CAPCOM would be stupid not to pander to that base. They did a good job in the first three games. I have huge problems with Apollo Justice / Gyakuten Saiban IV writing out Edgeworth, Franziska, etc, and only making passing reference to Maya (Maya is not "some kid" to Phoenix; their bond is far, far deeper than that). Which inspired me to spend a summer writing 300 pages of backstory for that.
Kanji gets flustered about as often as Edgeworth. ...Jesus Christ, new cross-fandom ship. About as stable as the Hindenburg.
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Date: 2010-02-10 07:52 am (UTC)BTW, now you're making me thinking of sick crossover of Edgeworth and Kanji... oh man... prosecutor finds alleyway thug beaten and unconscious on the street (from a lost fight against the shadows). Thug turns out to be suffering from amnesia. And, the whole crossover fic will revolve around the 2 months Kanji spent regaining his memory, and ends with him finally knowing what he needs to do and leaves. Both Edgeworth and Kanji return to the lives they had before they've ever met each other.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:19 am (UTC)And, yeah, that sounds good.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:32 am (UTC)Who's topping? Kanji or Edgeworth? And, will Phoenix join in for an occasional 3-some?
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Date: 2010-02-10 12:22 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 07:40 am (UTC)I'm trapped in my apartment by Articuno's blizzard attacks. He has only used it twice this week, and it's already enough to make my school cancel classes for 3 consecutive days.
Normally, I'd LOVE the days off, but seeing as there's an exam on Cell Bio next Monday, and the prof can't give two lectures already, I'm kind of worried. I can only go so far studying on my own at home. I'm hoping she'll push back the exam date (please please please please)
Someone from our school did this spoof. I lol'd hard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n9nNA7RKug
Because, see, originally, Hopkins didn't want to cancel classes this Monday. But, eventually, they caved.
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Date: 2010-02-10 07:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 07:55 am (UTC)Articuno managed to do 2 bulls-eye, and still got 3 more shots left. National Weather Forecast said that Articuno will be casting another blizzard attack in the morning before leaving Baltimore to rape the northern areas of the states.
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Date: 2010-02-10 07:56 am (UTC)Baltimore is ground/rock/grass type. That's a TRIPLE kill!
(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 08:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 08:31 am (UTC)But, steel isn't enough to buffer out 3 other major weaknesses :-/
If the sky is raining fire, then we MIGHT have something to talk about.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:52 am (UTC)And it gets 8 shots with PP Up anyway.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:53 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 09:04 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 09:27 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 08:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 07:41 am (UTC)Also, I'm not
It was great to see you. Hope you get in, cause it would be awesome to have you in LA!
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Date: 2010-02-10 07:44 am (UTC)Don't you have a fandom attention span of like six months, max, unless it's One Piece?
I hope so too! Three of my interviewers explicitly told me they would give me excellent recommendations, so hopefully it all goes well. I'll know in a week or two.
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Date: 2010-02-10 07:56 am (UTC)It varies. I think the tops was about one year? It was about one year for Guilty Gear, almost a year for Phoenix Wright, almost at year for Initial D...
...but yeah, if you get 6 months you're pretty lucky. I feel bad for Team Fortress 2, because it sort of came in at a bad time. It got cut off by Dynasty Warriors and then again by Sherlock Holmes. I still play it and love it, I'm just not THINKING ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME the way I am right now with Sherlock Holmes.
And yeah, there are only two exceptions to my fandom attention span: One Piece and Dynasty Warriors. :D
I hope so too! Three of my interviewers explicitly told me they would give me excellent recommendations, so hopefully it all goes well. I'll know in a week or two.
Excellent! Good luck!
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:14 am (UTC)Holmes/Watson House/Wilson epic reincarnation crossover yes/no?
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:16 am (UTC)Um, YES. HELLS YES! Except I don't actually follow House (cannot stand medical dramas), and all of a sudden I feel like I'm missing out on stuff because of the subtext and the THEY'RE LIVING TOGETHER NOW?!
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:21 am (UTC)One of the more recent episodes had Wilson propose to House. In a restaurant. On his knees. With a ring. And he told the restaurant "I love this man". 100% truth.
House is the only medical drama I bother watching because of House himself. And Wilson.
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Date: 2010-02-10 12:25 pm (UTC)WHY DID I STOP WATCHING THAT SHOW
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 07:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 08:16 am (UTC)That being said, I dislike Depp's Mad Hatter character design. I was so excited when I heard Burton was doing Alice. Sounded orgasmic. Now that I've seen the result, I'm disappointed. I was expecting more Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands and less Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as an aesthetic inspiration.
I used to have a huge crush on Johnny Depp. Not Jack Sparrow Depp or Fear and Loathing Depp, but Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Craine, specifically. That aesthetic. Antiquated nerdy with a good gothic influence.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:20 am (UTC)Now I rage. I could not hit THUMBS DOWN hard enough for my life, man.
Queen songs are... awesomely sneaky and amazing and they are still the best power ballads ever.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:24 am (UTC)GET IT?
BECAUSE IT'S "DODGE"?
Yeah, what is this. Dexter was one of the most pro-feminist shows on television (this is almost 90% Deborah's influence) and I really thought more highly of Michael C. Hall. Whatever. I guess having a serial killer express MANLY RAGE is supposed to be effective. Or something.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:32 am (UTC)I mean, honestly, I think if I'm supportive of your manchild need to murder things in unrealistic and silly ways on Xbox and I even go "Tell me more." and nod and congratulate you even though I only care because you care and I hide the fact that I bleed out of my vagina for a week every month because it icks you out. I mean, if you feel THAT ANGRY and THAT PUT DOWN and EMASCULATED by basic social niceties, we all could stop with the bullshit, but I don't think guys would even fucking be able to deal with that. They'd all wither under the horror of vaginal bleeding and arm pit hair and all the other things dudes are shocked that women HAVE and DO. Also, I, personally, would never stop talking about how all real men fail to live up to the unrealistic standards that superhero comics have set for me.
(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 09:25 am (UTC)But this Universal Male Narrator is probably living with the subject of his rant (we're assuming a female he's romantically involved with; I guess it's hoping too much for gay partners to be included, but I somehow doubt it; Super Bowl commercials cater almost exclusively to a heterosexual dudebro demographic). They're cohabiting a living space. That takes a certain amount of common human courtesy. Cleaning up after yourself is acting like an adult and respecting the other person's right to a clean cohabitation environment. Period. Do whatever you want if you live alone and in your own space, if you have a room, etc.
Walk the dog? You have a dog, you take care of it. Easy enough. Walk the dog at 6:30 AM? Seems a little unnecessarily punctual, probably added to make this nebulous subject of narration seem like a shrill, uncompromising, ball-busting bitch. Be at work by 8AM? Outside the context of this commercial this isn't gender-directed at all; the daily grind sucks. It can be soul-crushing if you hate your job. Valid. But consider the context--it little to do with your wife/girlfriend/whatever unless she is expecting you to bring home money so she can spend it on frivolous bullshit while you slave away in cubicle hell--and I would not be shocked if this is the implication. Etc.
Remember the demographic. Advertisers carefully study each decision they make. Every second in a Superbowl commercial is thousands and thousands of dollars.
Enumerating a lot of these concerns makes them seem stupid. It's probably not the acts themselves so much as a sense of obligation--and from that, emasculation. Hen-pecking. And the commercial intermingles reasonable requests with unreasonable and judgmental (i.e. listen to what you and your friends say about my friends, and I assume "listen" is code not for listening but for *acting* upon these opinions, even if it means dropping said friends, which *is* stupid and unreasonable), which contextualizes these reasonable requests as bitchy nagging.
I don't condone bitchy nagging. But when women--especially in a spousal context--open their mouths in so much popular media, even to request men act like adults--especially men they have to live with, men whose childishness encroaches on their physical space--it's presented as nagging that is one step away from forcing the guy to wear pastel Polo shirts and having wine with the in-laws at the country club. It's not. And this emasculated rage is presented as valid within these mixed contexts.
And this is coming from somebody who values her personal freedom and individualism more than anything.
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Date: 2010-02-10 09:40 am (UTC)I know women who, because they don't know how to make a firm request of someone they feel is in authority or because they don't know any other way to ask for what they need, actually fully endorse nagging people in their lives as They Only Way.
But, because I'm a really angry person with ZERO conflict resolution skills, I fall to passive aggressive methods of getting my way, which for some people is equal to or worse than endless nagging.
Both passive aggressive methods and nagging come out of the same root, though, ultimately women often feel there is NO OTHER WAY to express their basic needs of having their space respected. Whereas men make certain expectations of women's hygiene, behavior, tastes, looks, etc. etc. etc. and when those aren't met they respond in a huge range of ways from whining like toddlers to physical violence and threats. Whining is no better than nagging, it is basically nagging's evil twin, and aggression is actually worse than passive aggression (which never gave anyone a black eye).
And a lot of times, women who do express themselves well are brow beaten by men who don't want to change their behavior, grow up, or respect another person's space into thinking that expressing your wants and needs is being a nagging bitch. And that. THAT. is what's so truly, truly fucked up.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:11 pm (UTC)And then some people are just plain manipulative, but that's another story.
I tend to have the opposite problem. I'm too direct. I've been told this multiple times. I can't count the number of times I've been told to soften what I'm saying or to make it more 'indirect', essentially, more passive. This apparently is more endearing or less threatening or something.
I only fall into passive-aggressive patterns under extreme duress and helplessness, and it's highly unusual. I don't think that's a gendered behavior in that circumstance.
(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 09:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 09:37 am (UTC)Society has plenty of arbitrary rules and injustices to rage against. This context was unnecessary. But I'm a ball-busting, shrill, feminist bitch, so I clearly don't get it.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:45 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 08:48 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 09:01 am (UTC)And I said "homophobic jocks" not "jocks, ergo homophobic".
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Date: 2010-02-10 09:04 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-10 09:05 am (UTC)That is, until I realized that my best friend is actually a closet gay, too.
So, I guess gay-dar does exist.
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Date: 2010-02-10 02:12 pm (UTC)*cough* Right. I'm just a bit excited, there.
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Date: 2010-02-10 08:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-11 12:50 am (UTC)I hope the UCLA interviews went well, the professors were duly engaging, and the food and drink budget was sufficient to properly wine and dine you.
Having missed the Super Bowl, I missed that ad, but I am seeing the Dockers "BE A MAN" ads plastered all over the subways and bus stops. All questions of sexism aside, I'm not sure how the negative emotional association of having my masculinity challenged is going to increase my odds of buying their clothing.
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Date: 2010-02-11 08:16 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-13 06:08 am (UTC)