Quotes meme and some additional thoughts.

Gakked from the_con_cept:Go here and look through random quotes until you find 5 that you think reflect who you are or what you believe. Repost in your journal and tag 5 friends. (I'm not tagging -- if you like the meme, pick it up and post your quotes in your LJ.)Our lives teach us who we are. -- Salman Rushdie It's just human. We all have the jungle inside of us. We all have wants and needs and desires, strange as they may seem. If you stop to think about it, we're all pretty creative, cooking up all these fantasies, it's like a kind of poetry. -- Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Mr. Sandman, 1994 I am who I choose to be. I always have been what I chose ... though not always what I pleased. -- Louis McMaster Bujold, "Memory", 1996 Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only for wallowing. -- Katherine Mansfield They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. -- Andy Warhol

So very spammy. Eh heh.

Because characterization is often (and almost always) what will make or break a fic for me, I really enjoyed this essay:'Spoiled' potential by lordsmerfAnd extra points because he discusses the Batgirl comic and I wholehearedly agree that Cassandra Cain's character is a rich treasure trove for character development. Though from his post, it seems that DC has failed to reap this potential. But why should I be surprised when they almost killed Nightwing? Bastards.Thoughts, anyone? On character potential, not the almost-death of Nightwing.

Shortest rant ...

this week.Fuck, it's hot.
/end rant

Want some eye candy?

I know you do.
I'm too exhausted to do a proper report or proper squeeage or proper narratives to the photos above, so I shall let them speak for themselves.For now. :D More to follow ...

Friday's Puzzle Post

Yep, I decided Friday would be a good day for puzzles. (I'm going to do my best to post every Friday, but if I don't, forgive me for the lack of effort.) Same caveats as previously-- fastest puzzle solver wins!















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Two second rant. Or five.

I prefer snarkiness over fake or forced politeness. I know, I'm echoing myself from past posts.I suppose I trust that more than later realizing that someone was dishonest to me in somethingshe did or said directly or just in who or howshe presentedherself to be. It's also a personal pet peeve of mine when people twist others' words either because they didn't listen to or read what that person stated carefully or else to simply serve their biased perspectives. But, see, I'm fine with a biased perspective. It's called an opinion and we're all entitled to ours. I admire people with more grace than myself who are able to be lyricallyfrank, yet they sacrifice none of the truth that's apparent even with the use of beautiful words. And then those who are just honest (and usually funny) I admire equally. Because they have the guts to be disliked for their views, which is never comfortable no matter how fearless a person is or may seem.Put your effin' money where your mouth is./end

HA!

Snarkiness is a universe-bestowed talent that ought to be encouraged and nurtured to perfection.*toddles off to practice*