We're All Fine Here, Thanks. How Are You? - The FanFic Social Thread

Oh, I'm sorry! I'd better have another look at the rules. #growingpains

Thank you for taking the time to consider the intention behind my goof. That's kind of you.

 

So Lu, I take it you're a fan of the comics? Gonna participate in our AMA thread?

 

I have my Foxy painting on a shelf in a dark corner of my living room. I can only see the eyes and the teeth.

Don't hurt me, Foxy! D:

 

Art so good it scares the artist! Put this lady in a gallery and hire her, Lucasfilm!

 

It doesn't help that I also have Bonnie's unfinished head in my closet. The same closet where Foxy will eventually go (where I keep all my paintings). They will take over the closet.

 

Um... AMA thread? What is it?

Comics are—sadly—a difficult thing for me. I love looking at them, but I find it hard to follow the stories. Haven't got the rhythm for it. Guess I'm more of the dull flat-footed give-me-plain-black-on-white kind of reader.

But yonder piece of shiny (Threepio avatar) was noticed in the perusal of an icon collection made by a talented livejournal user. Once asked, she said I could swipe it. I did. Ta-da!

Now, having babbled on at length, I'd still like to find out: What is the AMA thread?

 

It's a FanFic AMA thread where we can ask you annoying questions and you answer them. If you'd like to participate, then PM one of the moderators (mavjade who's on vacation, and Briannakin, who's a licensed driver!).

Anyway, I'm the same with comics—lots of pretty pictures punctuated by annoyingly small writing and daffy, overextended plots.

 

I love comics.

Behold my boxes of comics and bags of comics and shelves of comics. I have unsorted comics that I need to get around to bagging, boarding, and putting away. I need to resort my sorted comics to accommodate the unsorted comics. I have to go through my shelves and resort some comics when I put more comics away. I also have books on drawing comics, and I draw my own comics. I just put fifteen pages of a thirteen-year-old fancomic away in a new envelope after the old one fell apart. I also have one motion comic because it came with the Ultimate Cut of Watchmen.

If you are to read one comic, read Watchmen. If you can't read the print, find the motion comic and have it read to you. Also, CBR readers allow you to zoom WAAAAAY in, so the print can be plenty big to read, especially on a large screen.

 

Motion comics—I remember some being made of the SW stuff over in the EU section of the forums. Very cool and, sure enough, they did help me appreciate the format. I wonder if that fan has gotten around to any of the Rogue Squadron comics...


AMA as in Ask Me Anything. Ah-ha! I get it—a little slow, but I got it. Even asked a few questions there upon a time.

The way I keep prattling about me, maybe I should ask for a turn in the AMA thread and have it out at once. Then I could settle down and learn to socialize, instead of always trying to present myself. Or the sight of me pratfalling. (I am learning, I am learning, I am...)

 

Findswoman The dry ice was in little buckets leading up to the altar and I think they were using it for like special effects (as it was spooky Halloween themed wedding) --- but it kind of got away from them as they had to wait for it to die off so we could see them at the altar. First it looked cool, but them it became a nuisance and was a little funny. Note to self -- a little dry ice goes a long way.

 

I was going to work on some projects tonight, but I felt too crappy, so I'm going to read Arkham Asylum instead.

QuickEdit: That's another comic I highly recommend, by the way.

 

Oh? What comic?

 

Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.

I have the 15th anniversary edition with the full script and author's notes.

 

Ah. You'd said that's, not there's—I'd misread it.

"A Serious House on Serious Earth" is a spiffy-sounding subtitle. I like it. Good for what ails you, I take it.

 

It's a sort of deconstruction of Batman, and a peek into his own inner demons as seen through the eyes of the Arkham inmates.

 

TrakNar maybe we should ask Luminous beings are we... what she likes before recommending things like Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth and Watchmen, I am not saying that they are not good just that they can be a bit of an acquired taste. Also I don't think Watchmen is a superhero comic that you should begin with since mush of what makes it great is how it subvert the troops that was used back then.

Personally I recommend Franco-Belgian comics like Tintin, Spiro (begin with the older albums) and Long John Silver.If you are going to read superhero comics I recommend Chris Claremont's X-Men, John Byrne's Fantastic Four and Superman, Marvel Adventure Spider-Man, and anything by Jack Kirby

 

I wasn't saying to start with them; I was just recommending them as they're a departure from the norm. For some, it's that departure that got them into comics.

For me, I got into comics through the old Archie TMNT series. My grandpa had a whole bunch of Conan the Barbarian magazines, but those have boobies in them and I was too young to read them at the time. Though, I started reading Heavy Metal when I turned thirteen, and that has lots of boobies in it.

QuickEdit: Three more posts until my 6,666th post! I won't make it count.

 

I read Watchmen for the first time a year or so ago - I really liked it, and I've been told the movie is worth watching as well, even though I haven't personally read a lot of comics.

My other favorite "departure from/deconstruction of superhero tropes" thing is the web serial Worm, which I highly recommend. Anyone else here read it?

 

So @Luminous beings are we... what are you intrested in reading?

 

So, when I got up today, my left eye was pasted shut with crust. It's still crusty, it's watery, and it's red.

That makes the illness count up to three: All-over body rash, nasty cold with a deep, chest cough, and now an irritated and crusty left eye. Oh, and I have absolutely no appetite, so I haven't eaten a single thing today.

FREAKIN REALLY 8(

 

I was at the gym today and we have a new member who I swear looks just like a heavyset Green Arrow. He has the facial hair exactly the same. He had blondish hair and I think he was wearing green sweatpants. He and Sweaty Thor should get together to fight crime. The crook can slip on the sweat cover floor and then hit with a well aimed green arrow.

So I put an offer on a house yesterday and it was accepted today. It is in the city that my boys go to their charter school. So now I don't have to hang out at the library or the gym while waiting for them to finish their classes. I still will live in the boondocks, but this house is right next to the college (walking distance). So when my oldest son goes to college in 2.5 years he can stay there. Then two years later my other son will be in college and he can room with his brother (I cringe imagining this. They don't get along). I just need it to appraise and financing to go through. Wish me luck.

 

Lol. I feel like some sort of sitcom could be written about your gym JL. Congrats and good luck on the house.

I'm going to pester my step-dad to take me car shopping tomorrow, though doubt he will. Arg.

I have consumed an iced-cappuccino in hopes that it will help me get a chunk written on my pirate essay. So far my results have been hampered by a laundry distraction and footnotes being REALLY stupid. But my research is done and I'll be up for quite a while now, so hopefully I'll be somewhat productive over the next few hours.

Also, I don't know if I have told you guys this, but my sister found a rescue cat from a shelter up north and she decided to adopt him. According to the owner of the shelter, he is the cuddliest cat she has ever rescued in her 23 years. We didn't think he was coming till next week (the owner has to go through town so she offered to bring him to us) but he's actually coming late tonight. I'm very excited. Agatha is getting a boyfriend. His name is Ro.

 

"hampered by a laundry distraction"

top kek Briannakin. Good luck with the new kitty, and make sure to post pics!

 

So, I put my Foxy painting on a shelf in my living room...