Perhaps that title is a little over-the-top and cliche but maybe I'm the same way..
This won't be the first time I claim to abandon this blog. I think I've done it a few times now.
I had this stereotype in my mind about people who use Tumblr... so I didn't use it. But here's the thing. I want less to post lengthy thoughts on the impossible-to-describe these days than I just want to keep a record of things.
What better way to document my life? And immediately I think, why does my life need documenting? Because it seems helpful. But I don't know. I don't have anything to hide.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Fanfiction/Mario
FIRSTLY / FANFICION
Something about blogging just makes me think, ugh. How self-absorbed do you have to be.... This blog sometimes makes me feel silly.
I guess my only defense is, I don't write posts that much.
In my mind, the only thing worse than blogging is writing fanfiction. All kinds of hilarious stereotypes come to mind whenever I come across that word.
I never really wrote fanfiction and published it on the internet. I did write and illustrate a Pokemon story. I also wrote a script for a Pokemon play. I don't know where either of those things are, but it's incredibly funny to me now. Yes, that might sound dumb to you and me, but the difference is, fanfiction is kind of uncomfortable, and a little kid writing Pokemon plays is just kind of funny. So I don't feel ashamed of myself for that as much as I feel ashamed about reading fanfiction.
The first kind of fanfiction I read was humor stories about, for example, Harry Potter. Man, I still quote some of those stories with my siblings. I don't feel bad about this so much. I mean, it's the literary equivalent of watching funny Youtube videos... well, maybe not.
The second kind of fanfiction I read was serious fanfiction. Ryanoshi wrote this one Mario series called "Songs of the Silent Age" and at the time I thought it was the greatest piece of online writing ever published. I've been playing Super Mario RPG recently and really enjoying the story and characters and it made me think of another Mario story that was very involved and I realized it was this epic (referring to length, not the dumb "awesome" synonym) fanfiction written by some guy.
Here's the thing - reading it made me feel dramatic and blog-posty, just like a teenager. I even did a little creeping on the guy. I was just curious. Who is this guy that influenced me so much? Ryanoshi, who are you? How old were you when you wrote that stuff? How do you feel about it now? Do you cringe at your old work like I cringe at my bad poetry or, worse, emotional blog posts?
SECONDLY / THE MARIO STORY
As I creeped on Ryanoshi, wondering these things, reading his journal posts, I noticed they were written from the perspective of a Yoshi. It was endearing to me because of the simple nature of the Yoshi and it occurred to me that much of the Mario world is just as innocent and heart-warming.
Paper Mario is like watching a cute children's movie. It's fun, and fun-NY.
Super Mario RPG is kind of creepy in its format, but the characters are just as innocent and lovable. Playing through it isn't exactly a walk in the park, but ultimately it's rewarding.
I don't think I have to defend myself or label my affection for these characters as "nerdiness." I don't think anything about appreciating video games or even feeling inspired by them is shameful.
But posting fanfiction definitely is.
peace out.
Something about blogging just makes me think, ugh. How self-absorbed do you have to be.... This blog sometimes makes me feel silly.
I guess my only defense is, I don't write posts that much.
In my mind, the only thing worse than blogging is writing fanfiction. All kinds of hilarious stereotypes come to mind whenever I come across that word.
I never really wrote fanfiction and published it on the internet. I did write and illustrate a Pokemon story. I also wrote a script for a Pokemon play. I don't know where either of those things are, but it's incredibly funny to me now. Yes, that might sound dumb to you and me, but the difference is, fanfiction is kind of uncomfortable, and a little kid writing Pokemon plays is just kind of funny. So I don't feel ashamed of myself for that as much as I feel ashamed about reading fanfiction.
The first kind of fanfiction I read was humor stories about, for example, Harry Potter. Man, I still quote some of those stories with my siblings. I don't feel bad about this so much. I mean, it's the literary equivalent of watching funny Youtube videos... well, maybe not.
The second kind of fanfiction I read was serious fanfiction. Ryanoshi wrote this one Mario series called "Songs of the Silent Age" and at the time I thought it was the greatest piece of online writing ever published. I've been playing Super Mario RPG recently and really enjoying the story and characters and it made me think of another Mario story that was very involved and I realized it was this epic (referring to length, not the dumb "awesome" synonym) fanfiction written by some guy.
Here's the thing - reading it made me feel dramatic and blog-posty, just like a teenager. I even did a little creeping on the guy. I was just curious. Who is this guy that influenced me so much? Ryanoshi, who are you? How old were you when you wrote that stuff? How do you feel about it now? Do you cringe at your old work like I cringe at my bad poetry or, worse, emotional blog posts?
SECONDLY / THE MARIO STORY
As I creeped on Ryanoshi, wondering these things, reading his journal posts, I noticed they were written from the perspective of a Yoshi. It was endearing to me because of the simple nature of the Yoshi and it occurred to me that much of the Mario world is just as innocent and heart-warming.
Paper Mario is like watching a cute children's movie. It's fun, and fun-NY.
Super Mario RPG is kind of creepy in its format, but the characters are just as innocent and lovable. Playing through it isn't exactly a walk in the park, but ultimately it's rewarding.
I don't think I have to defend myself or label my affection for these characters as "nerdiness." I don't think anything about appreciating video games or even feeling inspired by them is shameful.
But posting fanfiction definitely is.
peace out.
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