I will live forever or die in the attempt.
I'm the
closest person you'll find to Yuffie Kisaragi. I am not at all certain how this happened. I'm amused by it though.
I have a thing with the 'live forever'...thing.
Read, oh, pretty much anything I've written and you'll kind of, sort
of, start to understand. Hurricane is my baby, and since I'm bad
about remembering disclaimers, I own nothing. At all. Ever. Hurricane isn't what I would call good- actually, looking at it now, I'm rather horrified at it- but it served as a journal/diary/outlet for me during a rough time, so it stays.
I like to argue, I love to fight, and I obsess over dragons in the most frightening way imaginable. Not that way. Weirdos. Honestly, though, I have dragons everywhere in my home, scrawled all over my clothing, on jewelry, and while I don't have a tattoo of one ( I opted for an easier to hide YinYang, to the frustration of my family) it's probably only a matter of time. (Which is what's frustrating my family.)
Welcome to my little corner of the Web, and enjoy your stay.
Recurring Themes in my fiction: Live Forever, names, wanderlust, and odd pairings.
I actually write for the sake of writing, so I'm not all that concerned with how many people read my stories- even so, reviews are nice. Feed the author, please.
Movies I like: All the Freddy Krueger movies, V for Vendetta, Cabin Fever, Final Fantasy: Advent Children, Batman Begins, Labyrinth, and the sort of movie that's only shown at 2 a.m. on the Sci Fi channel during the month of October.
Books: Too many to count.
This is my actual website: https://home.comcast.net/~dragedatter/index.html FFnet doesn't like the address, so it has to be posted separately.
I'm also on DeviantArt as SaiyokoKatsaragi, but I don't have much up there. Everything I draw mysteriously morphs into a dragon, to the frustration of my art teacher who eventually gave up on getting anything else from me. I even got away with dragons in my still life by claiming that I could see them.
Act crazy- it makes life so much more fun.
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Rants
Didn't think I'd ever get around to this, but Here Be Dragons. Er...Rants. I meant Rants.
Mary Sues: Stop. Please, please stop. One of my favorite peeves here is the 'color change eyes' thing- my eyes do change color. In real life. It isn't all that noticeable, and it doesn't signify superpowers. I just have hazel eyes that shift slightly with emotion. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING. Particularly not on, say, a first date. Also, no one is perfect, even if you made them up, so KNOCK IT OFF. Look, here, take a litmus test: http://missy.reimer.com/library/marysue.html It should let you know if you have a Mary Sue or not.
Introduction: If we are in a fandom it is safe to assume that, unless it is an Original Character, we already know about them. For some reason this seems especially prevalent in Danny Phantom fics- if we're reading them we KNOW he's a half ghost and why. The first chapter should NOT explain this unless it's an AU and happened differently! If a story starts with one of these intro-things, I won't read the rest of it.
Grammar/Spelling: See the SPELL CHECK icon in your word processor? Use it. Please. And by the way, those pretty red and green lines that show up in MS Word? They do mean something. Pay SOME attention to them, at least- there are stories on this site that should light up like a Christmas tree in that program. Use a spellcheck. Use more than one. Use a beta- if you can't find one, message me, I'll beta- I'm perfectly willing and I'm sure others are as well. Yes, typos can still slip through, the gods know I keep finding typos of my own later, but it's so much easier to read through a few typos than a mass of misspelled words.
Author's Note inside story: By this I mean stories like: And then they went to the park (A/N: pretend there's a park there, kay?thanks!LOL) and had a picnic. If you really, truly feel the need to do something like this, footnote it. Otherwise, it REALLY breaks the flow of the story, and readers lose interest.
Constructive Criticism vs. Flames: A 'flame' in a review is cruel, hurtful, and contains no real advice. Constructive criticism, however, is helpful and points out plot points or other errors you may have missed. Just because someone doesn't think your story is "gr8t" and because they call these errors to your attention doesn't mean they've flamed you. I don't believe I've ever gotten a flame, although I know I've recieved a good deal of constructive criticism. Learn the difference. If, on the other hand, you've recieved a lot of flames for your new story about the mysterious new violet-eyed stranger who is skilled at swordplay and is a new love interest for most of the canon characters- I can't say I blame the flamers. True, someone should just politely tell you it's a Mary Sue, but sometimes Sues just become too offensive.
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Quotes
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
-Pink Floyd
Dragons killed the dinosaurs.
God says do what you wish, but make the wrong choice and you will be tortured for eternity in hell. That sir, is not free will. It would be akin to a man telling his girlfriend, do what you wish, but if you choose to leave me, I will track you down and blow your brains out. When a man says this we call him a psychopath and cry out for his imprisonment/execution. When god says the same we call him "loving" and build churches in his honor.
William C. Easttom II
"Do you know who a hero is? Nine times out of ten, a hero is someone who is tired enough, cold enough, and hungry enough not to give a damn. I don't give a damn." ~ Hawkeye Pierce
It is better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.
Albert Camus
What great thing would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
Robert Schuller
Little one, I would like to see anyone —prophet, king or God —persuade a thousand cats to do anything at the same time.
A cynical cat, in SANDMAN #18: "A Dream of a Thousand Cats"
When the first living thing existed, I was there, waiting. When the last living thing dies, my job is finished. I'll put the chairs on tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave.
Death, in SANDMAN #20: "Façade"
Kristen Parker:
Five, six, grab a crucifix. Seven, eight, better stay up late. Nine, ten, never... never...
Nancy Thompson:
Never sleep again. Where did you learn that rhyme?
-A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
When the witches run screaming...follow them.
-from a late-night graveyard experience.
March 11, 2008- Yeah, school currently owns my soul. I'm trying to get back into the swing of Hearts and Whitewater but having trouble with it, hence the sudden foray into Phoenix Wright.
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