Urgh. Stupid cold. ;.;

I will reply to the female character meme soon. It's just that right now, I can barely stand to look at the screen for very long.

Yet another meme, from more than one person on my flist:

Comment with the name of a female character and I'll tell you why I love her.

You know my fandoms (or if you don't, they're in my user info) and you know I love lots of female characters. Fire away~!

After that bit of grinding/farming, I've beaten the last boss of Sky's main story. Damn, the ending's even more bittersweet than in Blue Rescue Team. ;.; It doesn't help that some of the last few dungeons beforehand (Hidden Highland in particular) have extremely depressing music.

So now I'm in the postgame! One thing that's already made me pretty happy is that when I did another trip through Mystifying Forest to specifically look for a Scyther (hey, I can't not have my favourite Pokemon, can I? XD) the very first one I defeated asked to join. I'll definitely be training her up. ^^

And this meme seemed appealing:

the pokémon meme

Y-yeah, I've spent most of the past almost-a-fortnight playing Explorers of Sky. ^^; I'm up to the last dungeon of the main storyline, but the boss is giving me a headache, so I've run off to farm Reviver Seeds and the like in Treasure Town. I'm controlling a Skitty with Chikorita as my partner, so that doesn't help that much in making tough bosses easier, no thanks to Skitty's frippin' Normalise ability. ~.~ I can't fault her entirely, though. Her other ability's been a lifesaver on a couple of occasions, plus she recently learned Heal Bell, which'll help save room in my treasure box for status seeds and other useful anti-boss things.

I might focus on the special episodes for now, though, just for a change of pace. I've finished Bidoof's one, and now I'm doing the Igglybuff one and pretty eager to keep going with it. I like Armaldo. XD

Aside from that~, here's a meme I nicked from zalia and misskalloway:

Ask me one fandom-related question in the comments. This can be fandom-specific, general, or about fandom/lj stuff/fic writing/etc. in general. Favorite character, favorite moment, unpopular opinion, something about a fic of mine... whatever. Wackiness encouraged. Once I answer, you can ask again.

If you wanna ask multiple questions at a time, I don't mind. I just feel like I haven't talked that much about specific fandoms lately, especially since I got into things like Hetalia.

Finally, Pokeymanz.



Could someone tell me what a Clamperl egg looks like? Because I wouldn't mind getting a Gorebyss...

Well, the year got off to a bit of a bad start for me, but that blew over soon enough that even that isn't an excuse to be so tardy in making another update. >>;

I'm on such a Pokemon high right now, enough that I went and picked up Mystery Dungeon Blue again. I've finally cleared the main storyline (yes, I did tear up =/) and now I'm supposed to be going through those ruins with the Regi trio in them, though I didn't get that far past Regirock before I had to Escape Orb out of a duff situation that basically involved Magnemite stupidly going for a Wobbuffet and getting sandwiched between that and a Hypno. ~.~ To be fair to Maggy, though, it's been a real dude in this game, enough that it gave me some new respect for the little metal ball when I was originally playing.

Right, enough of that. I have a question: Does Explorers of Sky have more-or-less the same storyline as Time/Darkness? Because I'm thinking of getting it, but since I never got Time/Darkness before, I don't want to miss out on the nightmare fuel that I hear those games have. ^^;

That... should do for an update for now. Guess it's back to nostalgia-tripping with Pokemon Stadium music on Youtube for me. (I'd almost forgotten how darn good some of that music was!) But before that...



SHINY TRAPINCH.

Happy holidays! ♥

Ever had one of those times when you have an epiphany about a particular character from a particular series, but can't really ramble about it because the fandom in question is hopelessly little-known? Because I'm having that with Lux-Pain. D: WHY MUST I FALL IN LOVE WITH OBSCURE STUFF?!

That said, tiny fandoms can be nice, especially when the big ones get too loud and idiotic - not that the tiny ones are immune to idiocy, of course, but they still provide a good break.

Hmm, what else? I got an import copy of Devil Survivor in the mail today. I've been wanting to play it for a little while, mostly because what I'd read about it on TV Tropes made it sound so cool. (Mons deconstruction? Count me in!) I haven't gotten very far in it at the moment (just unlocked the Devil Auctions, where I've already been outbid twice - save scumming required, maybe?) but maybe I'll post up some impressions when I make some progress.

I already wanna meet Haru, though. I went on the official site, and damn she's hot. I kinda wanna meet Midori, too - it'll be interesting to see a Wrong Genre Savvy cosplayer in this sort of setting. (Aw, geez, TV Tropes is so blatantly ruining my fandom life...)

Obligatory winter bitching time! I AM FREEZING COLD. Even with central heating and multiple layers of clothes, it's chilly.

My part of the UK didn't even get much snow. I may not be a big fan of snow, but at least it's pretty to look at when it settles.



And why is it that both the legendary eggs I need to hatch just happen to be blue? Cold weather is that little bit worse with cold colours. Not that I don't like Suicune or Kyogre, but this time of year, I'd feel better looking at a Ho-oh or something. D: (Heh, what a coincidence, Ho-oh's the legendary egg being sent out today, but I can't have one since I already got the Kyogre from this event...)

To those of you who've sent me snowflake cookies as V-gifts: thank you~ ♥

And just to give this entry a little more padding, with the excuse that I haven't pimped my poor Pokemon since forever:



The Suicune egg needs all the clicks it can get. D:

Sorry for the lack of updates. Simply put, shit happened that I'd rather not talk about.

Anyway. Meme stolen from instrumentality and insanepurin:

Step 1. Write down the names of 10 characters.
Step 2. Write a fic of fifteen words or less one or two sentences for every prompt, using the characters determined by the numbers. Do NOT read the prompts before you do step 1.

1. Maria Traydor
2. Poland
3. Tieria Erde
4. Norio Koga
5. Yayoi Kamishiro
6. Millie Chliette
7. Neimi
8. Vincent Valentine
9. Colette Brunel
10. Ioshua Jerand

( Under the cut )

I guess there's one pressing question to answer: "Who the hell is Yayoi Kamishiro?" Well, she's my favourite character from a DS game called Lux-Pain, which I've been playing like mad for the last couple of weeks and just beat earlier today. I really enjoyed the story and characters in that game, enough that it's made me add a heap of things to its TV Tropes article; I know the game is somewhat infamous for its crappy translation, but for those who like visual novel-type stuff and are willing to put up with that, it's really worth checking out. Incidentally, no, the girl in this icon isn't Yayoi; that's Mika, who's from the same game and is another favourite of mine. Yayoi has long red hair. ^^;

Another meme~

Comment and I'll give you three fandoms, for which you must answer these:

01: What got you into this fandom in the first place?
02: Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
03: Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
04: Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
05: Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

trinfortune gave me Gundam 00, Fruits Basket, and Narutaru.

( Answers under here )

Five DOs cleared in Dissidia! Right now I'm on the fourth level of Bartz's, the fifth level of Terra, the second of Lighty's, and I'll be starting Tidus's next. Yeah, Onion Knight is last. I haven't even tried playing as him yet, because quite frankly, I don't like him. I've also poked a bit at Shade Impulse, and I've reached the third level in the first chapter while playing as Cecil. Speaking of whom, I still seem to be maining him, with maybe Zidane as my secondary, although I find Firion quite fun to use too.

Nicked from thumbs:

Name a fandom and I'll tell you 3 pairings I love, 2 pairings I consider shipping, and 1 pairing I hate.

And now, considering it's coming up to 2am over here, I ought to be in bed.

I was dicking around looking at the Final Fantasy doujinshi on Toranoana, and when I clicked on one of the sample pages, I managed to misread Squall's name as "School".

...

I-it's an easier mistake than you might think! Here's his name in Japanese:

スコール

For those who can't read katakana, that's pronounced "sukooru". C'mon, isn't it a little tempting to read it as "school"? >______>

Maybe not, I guess. Anyway, I beat Kefka with Zidane, and so I've made some decent headway in both his and School's Squall's DOs. I might make a start on Terra's next, even though her DO is supposed to be one of the hardest...

So I've been playing Dissidia: Final Fantasy lately. I got it for about half its RRP, and it wasn't even a used copy; I guess the price got cut pretty quickly for some reason, at least in GAME.

I seem to be maining Cecil right now, though I haven't tried using everyone yet and I'm far from a skilled fighter; I feel like a bit of a scrub with Cecil because I mostly stay in his embarrassingly pretty paladin form for the sake of his speedy bravery attacks. >> Well, in any case, I've beaten Destiny Odyssey with him and Cloud (though I've still got plenty of stuff for the both of them to do, what with their stories only being about 65% finished) and now I've decided to concentrate on Zidane's and Squall's DOs.

Kefka's giving me despair in Zidane's DO right now. I've done a fair few runs in Arcade Mode beforehand, and Kefka's definitely one of the toughest opponents for me. It might just be that I haven't got his patterns down, having only encountered him in Arcade or as a mannequin a couple of times... or perhaps it was my own fault for forgetting to give Zidane a piece of equipment I'd only just found at the time. Anyway, that clown's being a bastard.

I also wish I could have an easier time with fighting Onion Knight, but I guess he's more annoying than tricky, at the end of the day.

Well, let's see how I fare.

The odd thing is, I have had things I could've written about, but they keep slipping my mind whenever I hop onto the computer. Silly me.

Anyway... happy Hallowe'en, guys. We've had more trick-or-treaters come round tonight than we ever did at our old place; now we're running out of sweets to give them. XD

I was thinking of making a Hallowe'en spam post as my way of celebrating, but... well, I'm not sure if it would be a much fun as I thought. Still, if anyone wants to make this post the Hallowe'en spam post anyway, feel free! Given the time of year, nightmare fuel is both welcome and encouraged - just make sure it's not exploding heads or something.

Finally, on an exceedingly random note: After seeing another fanart of Regene dressed as Ed from Fullmetal Alchemist, a few more clothing switches for Romi Paku-voiced characters crept into my brain, and I have this sudden wish to see fanart of Switzerland (as in the Hetalia character, of course) dressed as an Innovator. The mental image of it is just too funny. XD *shot in the face*

I HAS INTERNET AGAIN.

I'm still going to be quite busy since there's still a lot to sort out in the new house, but even so, no more hiatus~.

Now to try catching up with a fortnight's worth of stuff I've missed. >>;

I'm sorry it has to be another meme, but the only other thing I could write about is flocked RL bitchery, and I never like to dwell on annoying RL issues long enough to write journal entries about them. ~.~ (Yeah, I know I sometimes write a few paragraphs on fandom stuff that pisses me off, but fandom annoyances and RL annoyances are completely different ball games to me.)

Anyway, here's the meme, taken from forever_alone:

Pick a fictional character from a fandom I know and I'll answer the following questions to the best of my abilities.

1) What is your opinion of this character? If you like, explain why you like him/her. Likewise if you dislike the character.
2) Is he/she important to the general plot?
3) Can you relate to this character at all? Do they grip you emotionally?
4) How much do you like the fandom that this character comes from?
5) Do you ship this character with any other character? Or, are you particularly intrigued by their relationship with any other character(s)? (romance-wise or platonic)
6) Is there anything about the character you would change?
7) If you were in the fandom with this character or knew this character in real life, how do you see yourself interacting with him/her? (Would you get along well? Fall in love with? Dislike? Friendly rivalry? etc etc)
8) Does this character make the cut as one of your all time favorites (if you like) or least favorites?
9) Would you hype up this character (if you like) or warn about (if you dislike) to someone whose new to the fandom?
10) Is this character popular with the fanbase?

Maybe I should try doing a bit of writing practice so I can finally get those grab bag drabbles done... though I think part of my problem with those is that I'm just plain not used to doing crossovers. >>; (Well, one of them isn't a crossover, so I have a bit less excuse for taking so long with it, but whatever.)

I think this has the potential to be hilarious.

Haven't been feeling all that today. Here, have a Pokemon dump.

Geez, August sure came and went quickly. @.@ It was a pretty crummy August, but even so.

There's been a lot of stuff going on with my life, but it's the sort of thing I'd rather put in a flocked entry - and even then, it's so much that I'd be taking my sweet time writing it all up.

For now, in not!RL news, I started playing Tales of Vesperia again and got murdered by the very same boss (in Ehmead Hills) I was stuck on before. How irritating.

About the grab bag meme, I mean. I will be doing those drabbles eventually - it's just that my brother being home doesn't do my writing muse a lot of favours. D:

I'm sure I had other stuff I wanted to write about, but it's slipping my mind.

SCYTHER EGG GET!!

Oh hey, LJ's back to normal for me... for now, at least. I basically couldn't access it at all for most of yesterday, which was irritating to say the least (half of my connection to fandom is here! T.T) so I'm glad to be able to actually use the bloody site.

Didn't really help that I had some stresses/annoyances going on as well - namely, I was supposed to have a driving test this morning, which I was worrying about last night, but then it... didn't even happen, because there was no examiner. (and right when I was starting to relax and feel more confident with my driving, too!) While I am getting a refund and a rebooking for it, it still made me think I'd rather have failed. ~.~;

With that griping out of the way... there's a meme going around that I like the look of, so let's do a meme:

grab bag meme
~ give me a scenario of any kind ( ex: 'falling out of a window', 'robbing a bank', etc ).
~ give me a number 1-20.
~ depending on what's chosen, I will write that scene with the character listed under that number. ( all characters have been randomly numbered ).
~ if you feel a scene should have more than one character from the list, add up to at least 2 extra numbers. ( ex: 'video game, 12 vs 4', 'baking a cake, 7 & 8 & 9', etc ).
~ might not write them, but I'll share them, etc.

Aaaaaaand last but not least, I've finally caught the Hetalia bug. God help me. >>;

LJ's been quite a sod to me for the last few days. Since Friday, it's been wavering from okay to treacle-like to practically unusable, which is... pretty irksome, needless to say.

The ironic thing is, when I first noticed the problem, I went to the LJ status report and saw that they'd apparantly just did some fixing around to resolve slowdown issues!

Has anyone else been getting crap like this, or does the site just hate me in particular? D: