renay: haters to the left

Renay (

renay) wrote,
@ 2010-08-11 09:38 pm UTC

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Ha! I remember back in May when I was super excited for my awesome summer. Now my summer is over! I am more exhausted and stressed than I was at the beginning because of work swallowing me and pooping me back out. Things not to do in this scenario include a) write emo poetry or b) read over ridiculous posts where people complain about me, because these things are guaranteed to make me feel worse.

Pity party, table of one.

Instead of woe, a list!

1. $dayjob and I are separating. I am taking educational leave! When I come home from work crying every single night, when I yell at co-workers because I am so stressed, and when my managers use the phrase "I'm sorry you feel that way." to my valid criticism and accuse me of ridiculous things, um. Yes! Time for a break. This is really good news, but it hasn't set in that my last day for three months is the 22nd. Maybe when it gets closer?

2. Ana's review of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks is fabulous. The comments are definitely worth a read, too.

3. Jax wrote Issues in the Portrayal of Female Characters in Final Fantasy Games which I skimmed but haven't gotten back to yet. There are even more awesome comments to dive into on the Dreamwidth version. So much awesome meta on Final Fantasy ladies! More please. >.>

4. Final Fantasy Press recently hosted a poll! We are undergoing a lot of changes and the poll is to (theoretically) let people who use the newsletter have a voice. All the feedback has been great so far. \o/

Sidenote, if you know of places and/or fans outside of Livejournal we should be following for awesome FF fanwork/meta/recs, do share! We appreciate the help a lot. :D

5. Final Fantasy Union is doing a character battle. Paine won yesterday and now it's Jote versus Beatrix. I know who I am voting for. :)

6. Some recs:

(fic, temeraire) O Captain, My Captain, by novembersmith: Oh, man, you think there's no way you would read something like this because it couldn't be done, then someone DOES IT and your brain falls out from the sheer epic WIN as well as the WTF and you are kind of demanding sequels in your brain. ;_; Of course, by "kind of" you mean "definitely". *flail* (Laurence/Temeraire, 4,527 words)

(fic, ffviii) Forget-Me-Not, by Person: Really neat missing scene, set after Squall finds Ellone in the library. (Irvine, Ellone, 1,849 words)

(fic, ff:tsw) Reeling (In) by justira: Ladies talking to ladies and a really interesting look at Aki, post-reveal. I kind of like Jane bossing people around. Also, awesome, awesome Neil. <3 Spot on. (Aki, Jane, 3,119 words)

7. This video cheers me up every time. OWLS.

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	chaosraven 2010-08-12 04:29 am UTC (link)
	The best part about that video is that the owl's name is Popo-chan. ps, fuck people who complain about you. You're awesome and I won't hear otherwise. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	renay 2010-08-12 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	Is that name special somehow? I admit, now I wish I had a pet owl that transformed into a cat. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread)

	chaosraven 2010-08-12 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	No, just hilarious. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	vi 2010-08-12 06:34 am UTC (link)
	That owl video cheered me right up today! I love it. Also love: FF discussion and "Forget-Me-Not". (Reply to this) (Thread)

	renay 2010-08-12 04:41 pm UTC (link)
	Yeees, spreading the owl love. <3 There have been tons of great discussions lately! I am getting kind of spoiled. :D (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

imadra_blue
2010-08-12 07:02 am UTC (link)

Ahahaha, I wish I had the ability to ignore people complaining about me, too. But don't worry about those people say. Pay more attention to us. I think you're a lovely person, or I wouldn't be reading your journal all the time (even if I suck at commenting sometimes, especially on book posts, as I don't have much time to read books for fun anymore). ♥

I was very, very happy with the comments on my Women in FF post. I got some really great meta, and some counter-points to my ideas. If you ever do have a chance to go back to it, I ETA'd in a few things, as someone had a perspective on the Sorceress thing that makes it read a lot better than it came off to me. I loved reading the variety of opinions on things.

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renay
2010-08-12 04:44 pm UTC (link)

I am actually better at it than I was. ;) It's hard to be a public figure and still act like a regular fan, without getting accused of ridiculous things like "controlling fandom". But I am, of course, preaching to the choir, as in this scenario you are naturally one of my minions. ;)

I hope to get back and read it in the next few days, but if that doesn't work, well, my last day of work is the 22nd! As long as you don't mind really, really belated comments. And if you ever want me to run it along in the newsletter again, well, let me know, I have an in with the boss. ;)

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imadra_blue
2010-08-13 09:02 am UTC (link)

Ahahaha, I'm a minion now? This might be a promotion from my day job--I accept. XD But it must by pretty difficult when you do have such high visibility. Just ignore them and do what you like. What they don't realize about fandom is that fandom ALWAYS does what it wants. XD

Ahahaha, take your time. At this point, it'd just be me you're talking to since I think other readers have long since moved on. But I'm always interested in others' thoughts and reactions, especially since mine have changed so much over the years and I've played FF since the early 90s when I was still a kid, and the FF model of feminity actually helped shape me. If you want to run it again, you can, but you don't have to.

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renay
2010-08-13 05:38 pm UTC (link)

Yes, anyone who agrees with an Overlord is a minion. ;) I try to remember I actually have zero control over anything but my business, and that speaking out about things that I care about doesn't make me a climber, but I am easily swayed into thinkin badly of myself. >.>

I am considering doing a Final Fantasy: Meta's Greatest Hits! FEATURING: THE LADIES, collecting and comparing/contrasting various now-meta with meta about FF women over the past few years. It would be nerdy fun! RESEARCH TIME, what a hardship.

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imadra_blue
2010-08-13 08:04 pm UTC (link)

I am easily swayed into thinkin badly of myself. >.>

I know this feeling well. But seriously, fandom is one of the most independent communities I know of. No matter what you say or do, they never stop doing what they want. I really like that about fandom, even if I get annoyed by some of its quirks.

I would like to read that Meta's Greatest Hits, because seriously, I realize how late I am to the party now. I'm likely rehashing ideas and observations from others without noticing. I've been out FF fandoms for 10 years, and when I was active, fandom was not on LJ/DW, but scattered across various fic hosting sites and mailing lists. There was very little meta back then. So, as you can see, I have a lot of catching up to do. XD

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	dastevens.blogspot.com 2010-08-12 11:49 am UTC (link)
	Tears still running down face. Evil Owl just cracked me up! But as hard as that made me laugh, what really made me happy about this post is the fact that you're taking three months off of work!!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	renay 2010-08-12 04:45 pm UTC (link)
	YES, THREE WHOLE MONTHS. I expect this to be a joyous occasion in which I don't take down a customer with my bare hands, as I will be nowhere near the store. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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