update, in which we risk being called a, "brony"
Yes, as in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. In a not too startling switch, it's not that I would find the designation too, "girly," it's that I find it too, "Bro." and I just don't really care to be designated a bro.
No offense to bros.
but: about the fandom
haha.. um.. really? And yes I do regret the fact that, "...really?" has become part of my vocabulary... but, really? I just can't stand fandoms, I think. To see people up in arms, and fighting each other with fightin' words over the internet, AKA flamewar, over the tiniest little thing, and then someone invariably rushes in and says, "Our fandom is not like that. We are going to Love and Tolerate the Shit out of you!!! Come on, everypony, Group Hug!!!!"
And then they all act like they want to group hug the person they were just flame warring with.
This. is. idiotic. and yes I know that the period after every word is cliche.
Preach love and tolerance by "attacking" someone with group hugs and "threatening" to love and tolerate "the shit out of them." It's not love and tolerance, idiots. That is not even passive aggressive, and trust me, I have a master's in P-A (still working on the PhD.) That is just a flamewar by another name.
and that's why I don't feel like associating with them. They are aggressive and fanboy-ish, just like the PSP Vs DSi crowd, or the PSP2 vs 3DS or the "Wii vs. XBox 360 vs. PS3" etc etc etc.
and, yes I know I'm being somewhat hypocritical by attacking them for attacking, but I'm not actually attacking them. Its just my journal and I left that apostrophe out on purpose to iterate that point. I don't think whining is the same thing.
and in other news, car was a rolling wreck with the wheels wobbling all over the place and the entire suspension losing all of its bushings. Paid a guy on CL 200 to replace both drive axles and both upper control arms. It works so much better now, but not 100% so I'm still sad. I know it needs new shocks and at least one more tire, and probably some other bushings down there.
About to start school again and I'm just. about. terrified. I wasn't worried at all until this week or so... was actually looking forward to it... and now it causes terror in my chest and dizziness in my head. Just have to fight through that shit, and sorry that I keep swearing. I think it's because I've listened to David Alan Grier's audio book, "Barack Like Me," about 20 times now. He's a bit of a swearer.
I also can't see the screen anymore because I need glasses, and I'm typing with the keyboard balanced on a pillow, which doesn't work at all, and I'm tired and that's why it all kinda sucks. P.S. my favorite pony is Derpy Hooves. I just love Derpy Hooves. If you find out more about Derpy Hooves and Gummy, then you'll understand why. In terms of main characters, they're all great together. I like Applejack and Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy the best, all for different reasons.
In true normal tv group casting fashion, each of them represents different ideas/ideals, and so the viewer is invited to respond to the pony which represents those things that are inside of themselves, or that they wished represented themselves. That refers to the main characters and yes I realize suddenly that I'm back into fan stuff when I already executed the "/" "lj" "cut" which normally ends a topic.
But Derpy Hooves is different. Derpy doesn't even really have that much of an existence yet on the show... it's more about what Derpy represents, and no it isn't about stupidity. As fans of Derpy are prone to point out, his or her eyes are the result of a medical condition and do not reflect on his or her intelligence. And Derpy is a girl, yes, but I identify very strongly with the imagined characterization of Derpy so I refer to her as him or her.
It's the fact that Derpy is damaged, but derpy still always tries his or her best. She or he does what is right and what is most kind, to the best of his or her ability in spite of the disability. And he or she keeps smiling, and is happy, and enjoys being him or herself, and isn't affected by the affectation. It's hard to put into words especially since the character doesn't really exist in this fashion even in the fictitious cartoon, but this is who he or she represents to me.
No offense to bros.
but: about the fandom
haha.. um.. really? And yes I do regret the fact that, "...really?" has become part of my vocabulary... but, really? I just can't stand fandoms, I think. To see people up in arms, and fighting each other with fightin' words over the internet, AKA flamewar, over the tiniest little thing, and then someone invariably rushes in and says, "Our fandom is not like that. We are going to Love and Tolerate the Shit out of you!!! Come on, everypony, Group Hug!!!!"
And then they all act like they want to group hug the person they were just flame warring with.
This. is. idiotic. and yes I know that the period after every word is cliche.
Preach love and tolerance by "attacking" someone with group hugs and "threatening" to love and tolerate "the shit out of them." It's not love and tolerance, idiots. That is not even passive aggressive, and trust me, I have a master's in P-A (still working on the PhD.) That is just a flamewar by another name.
and that's why I don't feel like associating with them. They are aggressive and fanboy-ish, just like the PSP Vs DSi crowd, or the PSP2 vs 3DS or the "Wii vs. XBox 360 vs. PS3" etc etc etc.
and, yes I know I'm being somewhat hypocritical by attacking them for attacking, but I'm not actually attacking them. Its just my journal and I left that apostrophe out on purpose to iterate that point. I don't think whining is the same thing.
and in other news, car was a rolling wreck with the wheels wobbling all over the place and the entire suspension losing all of its bushings. Paid a guy on CL 200 to replace both drive axles and both upper control arms. It works so much better now, but not 100% so I'm still sad. I know it needs new shocks and at least one more tire, and probably some other bushings down there.
About to start school again and I'm just. about. terrified. I wasn't worried at all until this week or so... was actually looking forward to it... and now it causes terror in my chest and dizziness in my head. Just have to fight through that shit, and sorry that I keep swearing. I think it's because I've listened to David Alan Grier's audio book, "Barack Like Me," about 20 times now. He's a bit of a swearer.
I also can't see the screen anymore because I need glasses, and I'm typing with the keyboard balanced on a pillow, which doesn't work at all, and I'm tired and that's why it all kinda sucks. P.S. my favorite pony is Derpy Hooves. I just love Derpy Hooves. If you find out more about Derpy Hooves and Gummy, then you'll understand why. In terms of main characters, they're all great together. I like Applejack and Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy the best, all for different reasons.
In true normal tv group casting fashion, each of them represents different ideas/ideals, and so the viewer is invited to respond to the pony which represents those things that are inside of themselves, or that they wished represented themselves. That refers to the main characters and yes I realize suddenly that I'm back into fan stuff when I already executed the "/" "lj" "cut" which normally ends a topic.
But Derpy Hooves is different. Derpy doesn't even really have that much of an existence yet on the show... it's more about what Derpy represents, and no it isn't about stupidity. As fans of Derpy are prone to point out, his or her eyes are the result of a medical condition and do not reflect on his or her intelligence. And Derpy is a girl, yes, but I identify very strongly with the imagined characterization of Derpy so I refer to her as him or her.
It's the fact that Derpy is damaged, but derpy still always tries his or her best. She or he does what is right and what is most kind, to the best of his or her ability in spite of the disability. And he or she keeps smiling, and is happy, and enjoys being him or herself, and isn't affected by the affectation. It's hard to put into words especially since the character doesn't really exist in this fashion even in the fictitious cartoon, but this is who he or she represents to me.