Tag: meme

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Thank ye kindly! XD

1. things that inspire you

Most of my ‘inspired’ moments come at any period of relative mental boredom. If I don’t have anything needing brain power to do, my mind will wander and ‘write’. Ideas come from all over and grow, from song lyrics to textbooks, but also just life in general. Heck, even some of my stories from work are to die for.



2. things that motivate you

The stories themselves do a good share, because once the idea bites hard, it’s hard to focus on anything else until it’s at least outlined. They feel alive, and noisy. For the Path Timeline, the Marriageverse is motivation for everything that comes before because otherwise this fun times collection just looks like a crack pair AU. Also, deadlines help, as does my current need to make a better year of it than last year.



5. since how long do you write?

Fanfic? Since 2001. A couple minor student pieces up before that but nothing very lengthy. I did win money and a trip once, but not for fiction.



6. how did writing change you?

I think I’ve become more observant of people’s reactions, including my own. Always cataloging, to some extent. Publishing fic online too has been very good, because I was once painfully shy and always putting my foot in my mouth from overthinking what to say. But as I got used to interacting more with writers and readers online, with the buffer of communication not being instant, it spilled over and one day I realized I’d been having normal face-to-face conversations without any anxiety for quite some time. Made a lot of missteps on the way, but I got there.

As for the writing itself, it enhanced my skillset in some very good ways. STEM types are stereotyped, not without reason, as having rather below average language skills. I think it’s mostly a matter of hyperspecialization leaving little time for the humanities, not so much innate inability, but there is a generalized insecurity regarding words among us, IME. Writing consistently, even at my pace, gave me some reasonable confidence in my ability to string a sentence together, helped me tackle the language sections of various standardized tests, helped me land a spot in the JET programme, and in more than one place made me a go-to person for business letter writing, proofreading, rephrasing and crossword puzzle answers. I don’t think my skills are spectacular but in a word-shy science environment they can stand out.

Carrot cake, please?

who is your celeb look alike?

See, Anon, now I’m going to look vain as they come. When I was briefly a high school teacher, the kids used to say:

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(It’s the hair.)

And once during internship, the nurses apparently had a rousing discussion about it behind my back, then decided to inform me that they all agreed I look like Aishwarya Rai. Flattering comparisons, so to keep it from going to my head I just remind myself that I’m the pocket-sized knock off version. ;p

*sends you lemon tarts and berry trifles*

lemon tart: 
how many languages can you speak?

Just the one with any fluency, but I’ve given French, Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin a go, up to bare basics ‘make my stupid foreigner way around town’ levels. Even a little is better than none, and always learn how to ask where the bathroom is. ;p

berry trifle: 
first & last concert you went to?

The first was a joint Starship and Survivor thing, the last was the orchestra gala at a Star Trek convention. ‘The Inner Light’, large and live, what a night.

2017 creator tag; fav own works.

Rules: It’s time to
love yourselves! Choose your 5 favorite works you’ve created this year
(fics, art, edits, etc!) and link them below (say why if you want) to
reflect on the amazing things you’ve brought into the world in 2017. Tag
as many writers/artists/etc as you want (fan or original!) so we can
spread the love and link each other to awesome works. ❤

I got tagged by Miss Awesome herself, @rsasai.

My first question was, “Did I even write five works last year?” That’s what happens when your primary focus is long fic rather than many fic. : BUT it has been decently productive, all things considered. So in no particular order:

1. The Girl on the North Road – An OC-centered story of recovery after war. Slips in a chunk of my Wutai culture and history headcanons, real world correlates being a handy shortcut instead of making it all from scratch.

2. When the Revelation Came – Aeris accidentally taps into more of her heritage than she knew she could and it changes everything. I suspect if Aeris had known sooner what she could do, things might have been very different.

3. Deep Deep Down – Another Aeris piece because I love this girl. My thoughts on her relationship with the Turks are not overly pleasant, so I gave her a chance to get a little well-earned revenge.

4. Eat or be Eaten – FFVII Remix fic about Sephiroth’s disastrous flavor adventures.

5. Sugar Plums – Aeris and Sephiroth being parents, because sometimes I need the warm and fluffy OTP feeeeeels. I thrive on variety, man, it can’t all be porn and angst.

Tagging @asreoninfusion, @klepto-maniac0 and @up-sideand-down, only if you want to, guys.

Have you ever had any recurring dreams or nightmares? If so, what were they about?

Sometimes I have dreams of being in a car that’s going through very narrow, winding, STEEP mountain roads, just up and down at impossible inclines, like if a roller coaster was a road for driving. I’m generally afraid of heights, cliffs and falls so these dreams never fail to get the dream adrenaline running. I suppose it’s just a general anxiety type thing, because they don’t come often or for any specific occasion.

@enide-s-dear said:

A fic where cid and vincent has to kiss under the mistleto. Holding them at gunpoint ia acceptable XD

They get caught on a recon mission in a hidden facility around holiday time. With the guns trained on them, asked to stand forth and identify themselves, Cid steps up and chews the guard out for interrupting their little rendezvous, pointing to the mistletoe above. Then he sweeps Vin off his feet (because Valentine is taller, gotta bring him down a bit for this to work) and puts on a good enough show that the guard apologizes and leaves them to their business.

They may not actually get the info they came for.

Tagged by:

@whitejenna

Rules: Tag 9 people you want to know better or just because you feel like it.

Relationship status: Married with fur babies.

Favorite color: Was green for a long time but I think red has begun edging it out.

Lipstick or chapstick: Lipstick. Daily go-to is L’oreal Classic Wine but I’ve got a decent collection.

Last song I listened to: Red Hot Chilli Pipers version of We Will Rock You.

Last movie I watched: On TV, Harriet the Spy. In Theaters, Thor: Ragnarok.

Top 3 TV Shows: The Orville, Star Trek Discovery, Bob’s Burgers.

Top 3 Characters: Sephiroth, Aeris, Captain Picard.

Top 3 Bands: Vast, Evanescence, ABBA.

Books I’m reading: Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz, It Devours (WTNV), The James Herriot Collection, Pathologic Basis of Disease (Robbins and Cotran), Diagnostic Surgical Pathology (Sternberg).

Tagging: Soft tagging who’s interested because there are some of you I’d love to know more about but I’m too tired to think.