Sunday, December 19, 2004

Gundam Wing and... more fanfic!
Today was mostly uneventful, which was nice. I slept in, and when I got up I saw that the world had been painted over in white. It had this magicial air, as I sat at my window still wrapped in warm blankets and looked out at an undisturbed winter wonderland. The sky was already clear, and the sun was already shining, which made it all the more beautiful.

I've done some cel painting today, or some bastardization of it. I've never actually DONE cel-painting before, so it was an interesting experiment. I painted on glass though, using old picture frames to make some really pretty and interesting Christmas gifts. Needless to say I had a lot of fun doing it and will probably try to do some of my own characters because it's really very shiny.

That's pretty much all I've accomplished today. There was gathering around the TV with chili dip and watching the football game. The Bengals took themselves out of the running for the shot at the AFC wild card slot. Honestly, it doesn't surprise me ... the Bengals haven't had a winning season since... the early nineties? I don't know, I don't remember. I'm much more of a baseball fan anyway. (Go Reds!)

My car died on me, which makes me sad. It's currently waiting to be checked out, but GAH ... no vehicle for me. Me, the now currently-employed. I GOT A JOB! *celebrates* I don't start until Thursday, but whee! I got a job!

So while I was working on my cels, I watched two more episodes of Gundam Wing, which brings me to episode ... 18. Yes, I'm just flying through the series. /sarcasm.

I did remember, midway through episode 15, that particular episode was the first episode of Gundam Wing I ever saw. Which amuses me to no end. Wow, that was a long, long, long time ago.

I'm paying more attention to the politics and the leaps of logic this time around. And as much as I personally detest Relena, I can understand every single thing she's done so far. Some of those things I don't know if I could have done had I been in her shoes. So I'm beginning to have a grudging respect for the girl, and I'm also beginning to suspect that my hatred of her stems a great deal from her dub voice actor grating on my nerves. Of course, we're not even at the halfway point of the series yet, so we'll see.

Also, I'm seeing a lot more things I never had noticed before, little things in the way the characters act and interact. Before I primarily focused on Duo and Heero, but now I'm paying attention to ALL the characters and it's interesting. It's also, damningly, giving me more ideas/plot flow for my Phoenix Stage series of Gundam Wing stories, which is a bad thing. For the most part I'm staying away from that fic-verse, but if I can tie the politics together better and make the series make more sense, I'll at least get the plot nailed down and that will give me something to work with at a later date.

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So, another 'fic meme. Pick a line (or paragraph, in this case) from any of your current 'works in progress' and post them, along with the title/fandom.

Since I have an obscene number of projects, I'll limit this to the ones that have files on this computer, as opposed to the computer where I do 90% of my writing. (Not connected to the internet of course, less distractions.)

[+] That was, if he felt that a sniper nest was the best way to go. The only thing that Akai actually knew for certain about his mission was that it was an assassination. No target, no method … it would be a last minute, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants job. He absolutely loved those sort of missions the best, and Aoi abhorred them. Yet another reason that their paths had diverged, and frankly, Akai wasn't that sorry. -- Contingency -- [Pokémon]

[+] The white wolf needed no second bidding. He had originally been planning to just make a run for it, but the scent of fresh food after running for so long on nothing but his memories was unbearable. He sprang forwards. -- Tsukino Namida -- [Wolf's Rain]

[+] Not soon after Shippo joined them. Kage was running along the ground when Shippo was suddenly pacing him. "Well, you look like the cat who ate the canary," Kage said of Shippo's self-satsifed smirk. "What did you do?" The kitsune winked at him. "They'll be chasing my illusion all the way to China!" -- Immortal -- [Inuyasha]

[+] A black jeep with its brights on rumbled up the dirt road, and a third person materialized out of the gloom around the entrance to the facility. It was impossible to hear the words exchanged at their range, but after a moment, the well-armed officer walked around the vehicle, and used his rifle to poke in the back. -- RK02: Dark Knights -- [Rurouni Kenshin]

[+] Garyn winked at him. "Would you believe that I'm an international terrorist with several death marks on my head?" -- The Phoenix Stage -- [Gundam Wing]

[+] Then he saw yellow ears with black tips, and a Pikachu of all things sat up and grabbed a chip from the breadbasket. You didn't often see adults with Pokemon anymore, Gary thought with amusement. He watched the Pikachu nibble at the chip, make a face, and dive for the ketchup bottle. Without even looking, the man picked up the ketchup and placed it out of reach of the now irate Pokemon. -- Kitaku -- [Pokémon]

[+] Hokori had not done anything remotely suspicious in months. The man was a perfect example of loyalty to his shogun, as well as loyal to his emperor. This was beginning to grate on Koji’s nerves, because he knew that Hokori was employed in at least one conspiracy to remove the shogun from power. He had been on the roof of the building, same as Taka and three other shinobi when the men pledged to Hokori-sama to undermine the Shogun’s rule! -- Hagane no Samurai -- [Fullmetal Alchemist]

[+] Jordan, surprised by the rebuke in his voice, looked down at her attacker's face. A strangely familiar face, now that she could see her attacker clearly. His head was turned towards Mathias, eyes narrowed. "Very cute, Mathias. Call her off." -- Falling Stars -- [Pokémon]

[+] Ed’s grin became purely demonic as he faced the four men, spear held tightly. The woman was smart and fled the second everyone’s attention had been drawn by the blue light. This… THIS was going to be cathartic... -- Through the Gate -- [Fullmetal Alchemist crossover of DOOM!]

[+] "Oh, no!" Saran cried, running forwards. The rock-type Pokémon had already floated out of reach, pulling faces and making rude gestures in her direction. She scooped up a rock and flung it at them, but the Pokémon just chuckled as they disappeared. "Great. This only happens to me," Saran groaned, checking under the hood. Sure enough, the major working components were long gone. Without them, the speeder was nothing more than a piece of junk. "Perfect." -- Starflight -- [Pokémon]

[+] Kennichi's sharp hearing picked up something alarming, the sharp click of military-issue combat boots on the hardwood steps. Without a single word Kennichi grabbed Kenshin's wrist and he darted into the pantry, dragging his confused onii-san behind him. -- RK02 -- [Rurouni Kenshin]

[+] Bruce shook his head. He was too old for this. Much too old. "What happened?" he demanded. The three of them started talking at once, and within five seconds Mariel and Juliana were yelling obscenities, and Terry was trying to yell over them. -- Flight of the Starling -- [Batman Beyond]


[+] Double-checking the communications switch, she glanced at the scout ships again. Their engines were toward the convoy, but that meant nothing if they had a superior sensor package. "This is Zero-Six," she said, reading over what her own meager sensors had picked up. "Any confirmation on those ships?" -- The Phoenix Stage: Infinite Night -- [Gundam Wing]

[+] Lorel glanced down at Kate. “I know this is going to sound crazy,” he said, in that slow, disbelieving tone both had taken. “But, I think we’re in a fantasy novel. And this woman is psychotically insane.” -- Demonscape: The Road to Acheron -- [Original Fiction]

[+] Three figures had been tossed out with the explosion, figures that were now lying half-in and half-out of newly formed sandbanks. -- Dragon Seal -- [Original Fiction]

[+] Alayne scratched behind one pointed ear with his foot, looking more like a dog than a vampyre. "I am not sunlight-challenged," he pouted. Seki sighed and turned around fully, leaning on the windowsill and glaring at the room. It was a decently sized room; identical to the other dormitory rooms located up and down the corridor. The entire building had fallen into disuse since the seminary closed. How the former church lands had fallen into Alayne's family's hands was a tale Seki wasn't sure he wanted to know. -- Twilight of Arcadia: Dark Lore -- [Original Fiction]

...I write WAY TOO MUCH. ;D

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