the heart is the philosopher's throne

and while i don't remember what happened in a way that can be coherently explained, i woke up for the first time in literally years actually fangirling about cloud and sephiroth and the bittersweet fuckery between them, oh my god, please let this mean my complete burnout on that fandom isn't actually complete anymore.

also, arin_rowan, i've been getting fuckloads of compliments on my d20 earrings at this place full of nerds and pagans, so hopefully you'll get a few more customers at your lovely etsy.  :D :D :D

and got slytherin, which surprised me so much i made a second account and tried it again.  and got slytherin.  again.

and i just


always figured myself for a gryffindor or ravenclaw

i feel like the foundation of my world has crumbled

Lately I've been linking fic to AO3 rather than crossposting it to LJ.  I was wondering: should I go back to crossposting, or is the AO3 linking all right?

Writing fic the other day, it occurred to me that Sephiroth calls Cloud by his first name while all ~Jenova'd~ but would've used "Strife" (or Private Strife, Cadet Strife, whatever) when sane.  Like, during his puppet mindfuckery it'd be a perversion of the intimacy that comes with using a personal name, but while he's actually capable of human interaction there'd be distance with the use of the surname Strife and most likely an awareness of their differences in authority.

Crazy-->fucked-up version of intimacy
Sane-->surnames and more professional distance

I think there's something sad and ironic in all this.

i just found this interesting in terms of, well, intimacy and its issues, idk

Having been introduced to big bangs through the SPN fandom, I've been mulling over a soundtrack for my Cap/IM bang.  Except I'd like some input.

The fic itself deals with Extremis and sort of-transhumanism, so I'm leaning towards an industrial/synth/tech/sampling feel.  Unfortunately, for all that I like to think I have something for everything, my default tends to run towards grunge, metal, alt rock, or downtempo (if I'm actually listening) or movie soundtracks (for when I just need background noise).  I've been vaguely considering songs from artists like Depeche Mode, Neuroticfish, Tryad, and Infected Mushroom, and I want to keep to a thematic and lyrical cohesiveness rather than carelessly throw together completely different genres, but I feel woefully underprepared.  The last time I was really into anything resembling industrial, I was an even scrawnier, self-obsessed teenage goth that played Skinny Puppy and Marilyn Manson on repeat.  (I also have a tendency to listen to the same few songs obsessively for weeks and then forget all about them for several years before stumbling across old music files or actual mix CDs again and IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS IN JULY.)


So, any recommendations for songs or artists along the lines of industrial, techno, dubstep, and/or darkwave (and maaaaaybe trip-hop, idk)?  Also willing to take differing opinions or ideas, bawwww.

ETA: Political shit and whatever is awesome, but I'd like to avoid anything racially charged.  As much as I love Tricky and Martina Topley-Bird's cover of "Black Steel," a quick consult with chofi reaffirmed my opinion that doing so for a story featuring a rich white guy would be...somewhat disingenuous.

So, uh, for anyone doing the femmeslash_bang: where the hell is the rough draft supposed to be sent?  Mods haven't responded and there hasn't been any activity in the comm.  If it's already dead then I'll be rather...disgruntled.

Rough drafts for the femmeslash_bang are due on Saturday.  Just thought I'd share the moment of WAIT WHAT HOW IS IT THAT TIME ALREADY GODDAMN.  In the spirit of rough drafts spellcheck proofreading editing, a meme nicked from around LJ:

What do people generally expect from my writing?

positive and/or negative
i ask mostly in the interest of wanting to continually improve my writing
but pure curiosity is poking around in the corners too

Yesterday afternoon.

Phone: *ringing*
Sister: Hello?
Me: Hey, it's me, just calling to see how you're doing.
Sister: I'm good, how're you?
Me: I have to use the restroom, but I'm otherwise fine.
Sister: Then why don't you go?
Me: I'm in the middle of a graveyard. That might be kind of awkward.
Sister: ...What are you doing in the middle of a graveyard?
Me: What wouldn't I be doing in the middle of a graveyard.

Own car + license + twisting mountainous roads + autumn turning + music = almost never being home anymore. No regrets.

Any recs for horror or thriller movies? I've seen a lot of the classics and enough B-grade ones that I should probably demand a refund for all those hours of my life, but I know I've missed a few and I'm always on the lookout for more.

In other news, say hello to The Occult Miscellany, which is my latest excuse to cover my dad's coffee table with the sort of books that would've gotten me burned at the stake.

And happy not-yet Halloween/Samhain/etc. >:D

Final Fantasy X HD remake revealed for Vita and PS3
"Sony’s press conference keeps getting better, with Square-Enix taking the stage with some big news that’s sure to excite some gamers while making others fuming mad. No, they didn’t finally show off that Final Fantasy VII remake you’ve been waiting for – actually, if you’re one of the many who has been clamoring for that, you might want to sit down. Instead of remaking VII, Square-Enix is giving Final Fantasy X the HD treatment, remaking it for both the PlayStation 3 and the Vita."

Fuck. Yes.

I have determined that colds are God's way of telling us to sit the fuck down and play more video games.

ETA: These are also the times in which God laughs at people with nose rings.