Meme part 2!
Mar. 5th, 2009 07:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
starsandseaThe five things meme again... this time from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mithen!
1. Clark/Bruce:
This will require some background, lol. When I first got into comics, I knew absolutely nothing about any of the characters, besides what is common knowledge - that Superman can fly and is generally awesome, and that Batman is a human who broods on gargoyles. ;)
So, when I started getting into comics, and discovered that Superman and Batman existed in the same universe... I found that very hard to believe. When I discovered moments afterward that they were friends... well, I won't lie. I rolled around laughing at the idea that two people, who are complete opposites could ever be friends to the extent that people claimed. But... but, after I had got over my reaction, I became completely fascinated with them, at how these two total opposite people could be friends. Male friendships like that have always fascinated me - at that time I was mainly in the LOTR fandom, and the Aragorn and Legolas friendship was what held me there. And what also introduced me to slash. ;)
So, after some poking around, I found![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
worlds_finest, and people who slashed Bruce and Clark, which I was a little surprised about, but I could certainly understand why they did so. And, after I had read many fics (mainly Jen's Music of the Spheres!)... well, I knew that I was going to be around the fandom for a long time. :)
I didn't ever think I would be part of the fandom myself, certainly never writing fic or anything, but... the muse came upon me, lol. But the total opposites thing is certainly one of the things that constantly intrigues me about Bruce and Clark. The Yin and Yang, the darkness and light, the alien and human, the farmboy and billionaire... so opposite, and yet... Yet it works. It just fits so well. That they trust each other so much, that they know each other best, that they're the World's Finest - for in my head, they certainly are, when they work together then the rest of the world better watch out because they're completely unstoppable - if its slash or not is irrelevant. I love friendship stories between then just as much as I love slash stories. I just love them playing off each other. :)
2. The JSA:
It's allarch_schatten's fault!!!! I'm innocent!!!!!
LOL, Mina did start it all off! She wrote a fic called 'Circuit City' in which Batman, Steel and Mr. Terrific have a great time tearing up the Watchtower and giving Superman a headache. ;) And I became really interested in this Mr Terrific person. Some recs later, and I was reading JSA... and I fell in love. With Pieter. Hee!
No, I love the JSA!! All of them! I love that they are truly a family, that they span all the generations are heroes - the first, Alan and Jay and Ted, and Karen and Michael and Pieter, and the next generation, Stargirl and Cyclone. I think it's so awesome that they have that, that the older heroes still count, still lead. And I love how much like a family they are! They all live in the same house (kinda) and they eat together, laugh together, cry together... in a way the JLA never could. The JLA just doesn't have the same kind of bonds that the JSA has. Argh, I can't put it into words. I just love them, each and every one. *hearts them*
3. Wales:
Ah, Wales... My dear, beloved, homeland. The mountains, the trees, the valleys and hills, the rivers and streams, the sky, the sea. How I love thee.
Alright, a little rich for someone who has never lived in Wales, who is only half Welsh, and who has not set foot in Wales for over a year and half. But its the home of my heart. I really can not describe this, for how can something so great, so large and beyond me, be put into words?
I love the parts of Wales that are undiscovered. That people don't really know exist. That are quiet, where the tourists don't go. Or, if they do, they just walk blindly by or don't know the secret ways and paths. I am thinking mainly of the places around where my grandmother lived. I feel so very tied to the land and I miss it so much. This sounds silly, but it is only recently that I have been able to look at pictures I have taken of those places and not feel pain. And - now this sounds terrible - but I almost miss the land more than my grandmother. But, I suppose, since in the last years my as my grandmother's health and memories deteriorated, it is almost as if we lost her many years ago. And so we are left with the land. The land that is so full of history, of legends and myths, that it feels as if the tales have sunken into the very bones of the land, the stones and caves. Where, on misty days, it feels as if you can step into legend, and see the warriors and heroes of the past.
There is a quote, I do not know who said it, but the moment I saw it I knew it as the best way to describe my relationship with my home: 'The sea which is my blood; the mountains which are my bones'.
Wales is not perfect. It never will be. More often than not, the bickerings of the people of Wales are what have caused it to fall again and again. And yet, even in those darkest days, there was, to my point of view at least, so much hope. Even when stripped of its very language, which it had held onto for so long, there was still hope. Hope, that one day, Wales would be free. Would have a true Prince of Wales, a Welsh Prince, not an English one as her ruler. While I know that there will never be another Prince of Wales, not a Welsh Prince, nothing would make me happier than to see Wales truly become free of England at last. To become an independent nation, not given faux powers by the English, where the Welsh may do whatever they like, as long as it is what the English want them to do. I do not think I will live to see that day. And I think it is nigh impossible for the day to come where the Welsh will be treated like equals by the English. Not that all is the English's fault; there are many Welsh who say the same about the English, and those who don't want to see Wales become free. Wales is not perfect, and never will be.
But there is still hope. And as I said before, we are left with the land. The land from which seeps legends; dragons and fairies, giants and monsters. My home.
4. Horse Riding:
Horse Riding began, as have so many things in my life, because of my brother. He went horse riding, so, when I was old enough, my parents thought I should learn as well. For nearly 4 1/2 years I lived, breathed and sleeped horses. I was a member of the Pony Club, though my stables, and I wanted to be famous show jumper when I grew up with a whole stable full of my own horses.
Life got in the way, or rather, I did, and I gave it up. Recently, however, I have started it up again. Alright, I have only gone twice, because I am a wimp and it has been cold and rainy. There is no point in going when it has been so wet and the paths will be nothing but mud! But the last time I went, I could not stop myself from grinning ear to ear as I galloped up hills. And I am reminded of another quote, which fits so well. It is talking about cross country, the part of riding I truly enjoyed the most, jumping over solid, immovable objects. But, galloping up those hills felt just the same. I can not remember it completely, but it went something like this:
'It's not the galloping. It's not the jumping over solid objects. It's not the courting danger, knowing that there is a very real chance you could be badly injured. It's freedom.'
And it truly is.
5. Introversion:
Heh. I am an Introvert. More to the point, I am a loner. Extraverts confuse me, and yes, sometimes scare me. That someone would choose to be around people all the time! It sounds terrible. Yet, I am sure they think the same about me. Why would someone be so happy to be so alone all the time?
It's true, on a normal day, I will spend less than 2 hours in the company of people. 3, if you include time on LJ. I am far happier being alone. However, I do take great comfort in hearing people around me, just... not talking with me. Demanding my attention. Perhaps that is selfish of me, but... It is who I am. As much as that I have brown hair and eyes.
It is not something I can change, nor would I wish to do so.
mithen!1. Clark/Bruce:
This will require some background, lol. When I first got into comics, I knew absolutely nothing about any of the characters, besides what is common knowledge - that Superman can fly and is generally awesome, and that Batman is a human who broods on gargoyles. ;)
So, when I started getting into comics, and discovered that Superman and Batman existed in the same universe... I found that very hard to believe. When I discovered moments afterward that they were friends... well, I won't lie. I rolled around laughing at the idea that two people, who are complete opposites could ever be friends to the extent that people claimed. But... but, after I had got over my reaction, I became completely fascinated with them, at how these two total opposite people could be friends. Male friendships like that have always fascinated me - at that time I was mainly in the LOTR fandom, and the Aragorn and Legolas friendship was what held me there. And what also introduced me to slash. ;)
So, after some poking around, I found
worlds_finest, and people who slashed Bruce and Clark, which I was a little surprised about, but I could certainly understand why they did so. And, after I had read many fics (mainly Jen's Music of the Spheres!)... well, I knew that I was going to be around the fandom for a long time. :) I didn't ever think I would be part of the fandom myself, certainly never writing fic or anything, but... the muse came upon me, lol. But the total opposites thing is certainly one of the things that constantly intrigues me about Bruce and Clark. The Yin and Yang, the darkness and light, the alien and human, the farmboy and billionaire... so opposite, and yet... Yet it works. It just fits so well. That they trust each other so much, that they know each other best, that they're the World's Finest - for in my head, they certainly are, when they work together then the rest of the world better watch out because they're completely unstoppable - if its slash or not is irrelevant. I love friendship stories between then just as much as I love slash stories. I just love them playing off each other. :)
2. The JSA:
It's all
arch_schatten's fault!!!! I'm innocent!!!!! LOL, Mina did start it all off! She wrote a fic called 'Circuit City' in which Batman, Steel and Mr. Terrific have a great time tearing up the Watchtower and giving Superman a headache. ;) And I became really interested in this Mr Terrific person. Some recs later, and I was reading JSA... and I fell in love. With Pieter. Hee!
No, I love the JSA!! All of them! I love that they are truly a family, that they span all the generations are heroes - the first, Alan and Jay and Ted, and Karen and Michael and Pieter, and the next generation, Stargirl and Cyclone. I think it's so awesome that they have that, that the older heroes still count, still lead. And I love how much like a family they are! They all live in the same house (kinda) and they eat together, laugh together, cry together... in a way the JLA never could. The JLA just doesn't have the same kind of bonds that the JSA has. Argh, I can't put it into words. I just love them, each and every one. *hearts them*
3. Wales:
Ah, Wales... My dear, beloved, homeland. The mountains, the trees, the valleys and hills, the rivers and streams, the sky, the sea. How I love thee.
Alright, a little rich for someone who has never lived in Wales, who is only half Welsh, and who has not set foot in Wales for over a year and half. But its the home of my heart. I really can not describe this, for how can something so great, so large and beyond me, be put into words?
I love the parts of Wales that are undiscovered. That people don't really know exist. That are quiet, where the tourists don't go. Or, if they do, they just walk blindly by or don't know the secret ways and paths. I am thinking mainly of the places around where my grandmother lived. I feel so very tied to the land and I miss it so much. This sounds silly, but it is only recently that I have been able to look at pictures I have taken of those places and not feel pain. And - now this sounds terrible - but I almost miss the land more than my grandmother. But, I suppose, since in the last years my as my grandmother's health and memories deteriorated, it is almost as if we lost her many years ago. And so we are left with the land. The land that is so full of history, of legends and myths, that it feels as if the tales have sunken into the very bones of the land, the stones and caves. Where, on misty days, it feels as if you can step into legend, and see the warriors and heroes of the past.
There is a quote, I do not know who said it, but the moment I saw it I knew it as the best way to describe my relationship with my home: 'The sea which is my blood; the mountains which are my bones'.
Wales is not perfect. It never will be. More often than not, the bickerings of the people of Wales are what have caused it to fall again and again. And yet, even in those darkest days, there was, to my point of view at least, so much hope. Even when stripped of its very language, which it had held onto for so long, there was still hope. Hope, that one day, Wales would be free. Would have a true Prince of Wales, a Welsh Prince, not an English one as her ruler. While I know that there will never be another Prince of Wales, not a Welsh Prince, nothing would make me happier than to see Wales truly become free of England at last. To become an independent nation, not given faux powers by the English, where the Welsh may do whatever they like, as long as it is what the English want them to do. I do not think I will live to see that day. And I think it is nigh impossible for the day to come where the Welsh will be treated like equals by the English. Not that all is the English's fault; there are many Welsh who say the same about the English, and those who don't want to see Wales become free. Wales is not perfect, and never will be.
But there is still hope. And as I said before, we are left with the land. The land from which seeps legends; dragons and fairies, giants and monsters. My home.
4. Horse Riding:
Horse Riding began, as have so many things in my life, because of my brother. He went horse riding, so, when I was old enough, my parents thought I should learn as well. For nearly 4 1/2 years I lived, breathed and sleeped horses. I was a member of the Pony Club, though my stables, and I wanted to be famous show jumper when I grew up with a whole stable full of my own horses.
Life got in the way, or rather, I did, and I gave it up. Recently, however, I have started it up again. Alright, I have only gone twice, because I am a wimp and it has been cold and rainy. There is no point in going when it has been so wet and the paths will be nothing but mud! But the last time I went, I could not stop myself from grinning ear to ear as I galloped up hills. And I am reminded of another quote, which fits so well. It is talking about cross country, the part of riding I truly enjoyed the most, jumping over solid, immovable objects. But, galloping up those hills felt just the same. I can not remember it completely, but it went something like this:
'It's not the galloping. It's not the jumping over solid objects. It's not the courting danger, knowing that there is a very real chance you could be badly injured. It's freedom.'
And it truly is.
5. Introversion:
Heh. I am an Introvert. More to the point, I am a loner. Extraverts confuse me, and yes, sometimes scare me. That someone would choose to be around people all the time! It sounds terrible. Yet, I am sure they think the same about me. Why would someone be so happy to be so alone all the time?
It's true, on a normal day, I will spend less than 2 hours in the company of people. 3, if you include time on LJ. I am far happier being alone. However, I do take great comfort in hearing people around me, just... not talking with me. Demanding my attention. Perhaps that is selfish of me, but... It is who I am. As much as that I have brown hair and eyes.
It is not something I can change, nor would I wish to do so.
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(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-05 11:13 pm (UTC)Wales sounds like a beautiful place! Your words make me want to visit Wales. :)
Introversion, well, guess I'm a little of an introvert too.
It's great to know a little more about you :D
(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-06 07:08 pm (UTC)Wales is so beautiful!! *hearts it*
Thank you for commenting! I'm glad I didn't bore you, lol. :p
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Date: 2009-03-05 11:39 pm (UTC)I'm amused how you thought at first that Clark and Bruce could never be friends or even in the same universe! :)
Interesting about the JSA.
I'm the same way. There are days I haven't spoken to a soul (except on-line) but I'm happy! ;)
(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-06 07:11 pm (UTC)I'm amused how you thought at first that Clark and Bruce could never be friends or even in the same universe! :)
*giggles and blushes a bit* It was just that I had great trouble imagining someone so dark existing in the same world as Superman, and someone so bright existing in Batman's world! lol.
Yay for being happy to be alone! :D
(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-06 09:28 am (UTC)I love your descriptions of Clark and Bruce and the JSA. :)
(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-06 07:11 pm (UTC)I'm glad you liked the descriptions - I know I rambled a lot, lol. ;)
(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-06 01:10 pm (UTC)That's a gorgeous quote! I'm glad you're getting back into it! *hugs* And you make me want to come to Wales and be a very annoying tourist! :D
Hee, I agree that it's sometimes hard to imagine Clark and Bruce in the same universe. They really weren't originally, and the fit isn't always perfect... but that's part of the fun, isn't it?
(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-06 07:17 pm (UTC)Given that it's stuck in my mind all this time... it's really true. :) Hee, well, I was meaning more people who would stomp up to us and demand to know the way to the beach, and not care about the trees or flowers and streams and the little valley nestled between the cliffs, or the marsh and dunes... and the ones who tried to follow us around because they saw we were using paths off the main ones...
LOL, as I said to Brady, it was then - and sometimes is now! - so weird to think that someone so dark as Batman exists in Superman's world, and that someone so bright as Superman exists in Batman's. *pets Bruce and Clark*
Girl from Norway
Date: 2009-03-08 10:44 pm (UTC)I have been sneaking around your site for while and i love your fics about the jsa. The ones with Charlie is also cute :-)
I love Pieter ,maybe because he's from Norway like me ;-)
Or maybe because he's " more confident then GOD". There lots of reasons though. I like rest of JSA too.
I'm sorry if i have butchered another lanuage.LOL
Re: Girl from Norway
Date: 2009-03-10 07:15 pm (UTC)Yay for a fellow introvert! I can't understand people who like to be around people all the time...
And a JSA fan! Whoo! :D I'm really glad you like my JSA fics, and Charlie! *pets Charlie*
Oh, and you're from Norway, that's awesome! And Pieter! *squees* I love him so much. :D
I'm sorry if i have butchered another lanuage.LOL
I can see nothing wrong with what you wrote, so don't worry! :)
Thank you for commenting! I'm glad you've been enjoying looking at my journal! :)
(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-03 09:35 pm (UTC)You did another one! (and I still haven't done my first...*shamed*)
*dreamy* Hmmmm...Wales.
Sounds wonderful from the description you gave(except the political part). Now I'm even more determend to go and visit there one day(there and Scotland and Ireland). Have any pointers for me on where to go? And what to see? And since you mentioned legends, do you, maybe, know any sites where I can see and read about them?
You also reminded me of my ancestors home village. ^_^ A tiny little place(it's not even on any maps I own. XD ), a raised flatland sorounded by mountains(called Lika) and a river flowing through the middle. There is something grand about coming to parts of the land where there is pure nature. (it would have been even better if there weren't any minefields around -_- ).
I and my father make it a point to visit at least twice a year. ^_^
We have our own sets of legends and heroes and myths although I don't know many(I need to fix that O_o )
Oh right, I forgot to ask at the beginning. Did you see the 'Watchman' movie? Those characters are from the JSA, right?
Horses! That seems to be every girls dream at at least one point in life. ^_^
I used to draw them all the time, color them in the strangest colors and then name them. XD There was also this Australian cartoon series Thara the Silver Brumby and the movie on the same book XD . My cousin and I would stare at the TV every Saturday morning watching that. I hope to find a copy of it one day... And the righting! I haven't done that in so long! *whimper*
Extraverts confuse me...
*raises hand* Seconded. I don't GET them.
Here's a little artickle just about that. XD
http://briankim.net/blog/2007/10/top-5-things-every-extrovert-should-know-about-introverts/
Have a nice day. ^_^
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Date: 2009-04-05 07:10 pm (UTC)Oooh, I really want to see Scotland! I've been to a few parts of Ireland, but I'd really like to more as well. :) Hmmm, well, it kinda depends on what you want to see, lol! South Wales is kinda industrialized, but still very very pretty, the more western and northern parts are still quite wild. *thinks a bit* If you want to see places where the legends took place, then maybe North Wales would be better? There's the 'history legend', where you can see where events took place, since the rebellions were mainly in the North... Snowdon was the seat of the Prince of Wales... but really, there are myths and legends for everywhere in Wales, so almost wherever you go, you'll be somewhere where something happened. :)
You also reminded me of my ancestors home village. ^_^ A tiny little place(it's not even on any maps I own. XD ), a raised flatland sorounded by mountains(called Lika) and a river flowing through the middle. There is something grand about coming to parts of the land where there is pure nature. (it would have been even better if there weren't any minefields around -_- ).
I and my father make it a point to visit at least twice a year. ^_^
Oh, that sounds so beautiful! *sighs wistfully* Well... apart from the minefields, lol. But yes, there is something incredible about coming across places where things haven't changed all that much, knowing that you are seeing almost the same things you ancestors did... it's really amazing. :)
We have our own sets of legends and heroes and myths although I don't know many(I need to fix that O_o )
Heh, I don't know any apart from British ones! I've dabbled a bit in Norse and Greek, but that's it. Where are you from, if you don't mind me asking? I really need to read more myths and legends of the world... :)
Oh right, I forgot to ask at the beginning. Did you see the 'Watchman' movie? Those characters are from the JSA, right?
I haven't, actually! I... don't think the characters are from the JSA... I think - I haven't read the comic. I think they're based on a similar premise - heroes from the 30's/40's in a more modern setting, having been called back up? But I really don't know anything about it...
I used to draw them all the time, color them in the strangest colors and then name them. XD There was also this Australian cartoon series Thara the Silver Brumby and the movie on the same book XD . My cousin and I would stare at the TV every Saturday morning watching that. I hope to find a copy of it one day... And the righting! I haven't done that in so long! *whimper*
*grins* Yay for horses!!! I watched that cartoon too! It's was really cool. I remember reading the books and seeing the movie too! They were so great. :D
Yeah, Extraverts can be really really confusing. I guess us Introverts are just as confusing to them, as is kinda pointed out in the article, but... I just really don't understand them. Thank you for sharing the link! It was really interesting. And thank you for your lovely comment, too! :)
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Date: 2009-04-21 08:25 pm (UTC)I live in Croatia (small country in middle-east-south Europe that looks alike a "C" or a bird with streatched wings XD ).
One of the Slavic nations.
So a part of our myths are Slavic myths and legends, but we also have our own sets of legends about Croatian heroes and legends. XD
(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-23 05:58 pm (UTC)I really do need to read more myths and legends from other countries... :)
(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-23 06:44 pm (UTC)If only! XD
Kidding. Can't imagine of being born anywhere else then my little country but I have to say that Japan and the far east in general and Egypt had always had a strange pull on me, I wouldn't be against living in Japan and would love to, one day, visit both countries. ^_^