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Feb. 11th, 2002
#1 Crush is the ultimate Buffy/Spike song, from Spike's POV. It's eerie how well it fits.
I will burn for you
Feel pain for you
I will twist the knife and bleed my aching heart, and tear it apart
I will lie for you
Beg and steal for you
I will crawl on hands and knees until you see, you're just like me
Violate all the love that I'm missin'
Throw away all the pain that I'm livin'
You will believe in me, and I can never be ignored
I will burn for you
Feel pain for you
I will twist the knife and bleed my aching heart, and tear it apart
I will lie for you
Beg and steal for you
I will crawl on hands and knees until you see, you're just like me
Violate all the love that I'm missin'
Throw away all the pain that I'm livin'
You will believe in me, and I can never be ignored
Website...
Feb. 11th, 2002 03:18 amUpdated links, added Because... Yes; ..caught unaware..; Everytime I look at you...; Experiment V; Eye of the Maelstorm; World Tilted Sideways; Suitable for Framing; I Think We're Alone Now; Puppies In A Box
It's just a...
Feb. 11th, 2002 03:34 amEver heard that response when you're waxing eloquent on something? My mom's always telling me that about Buffy.
"It's just a TV show. I don't know why you get so worked up."
To quote a TV character: No such animal.
It's art. And there's no such thing as 'just' art. All of it is shaped by the feelings, beliefs, and desires of both the person/people who made/make it and the people who encounter it.
Or rather, you can take out of it whenever you're willing to put in.
You judge. For example, despite the many people who tell me what a great movie Gone With The Wind is, I'll never see it. I won't support anything that romanticizes slavery, no matter how light the support. That's a line that I refuse to cross. Huck Finn, though it uses the word 'nigger', uses it in a way that shows us that color doesn't matter. It uses it to illustrate the small-mindedness of the people who say it.
You don't romanticize hate.
Which is where I slam into a wall with Spike. Spike romanticizes pain and hate. He's practically the fucking embodiment of romanticized death.
So, I can never like Spike as a character. That's another line for me. I can enjoy watching his character, I can love to hate his character, but flat-out like? Not unless he repents of his evil.
Or... blah, blah, blah, oddly rigid morality-cakes.
And then, after reading that, you have to remember that I'm one of those people who doesn't mind reading incest. Heh. I'm a very complex person. Or possibly a hypocrite.
"It's just a TV show. I don't know why you get so worked up."
To quote a TV character: No such animal.
It's art. And there's no such thing as 'just' art. All of it is shaped by the feelings, beliefs, and desires of both the person/people who made/make it and the people who encounter it.
Or rather, you can take out of it whenever you're willing to put in.
You judge. For example, despite the many people who tell me what a great movie Gone With The Wind is, I'll never see it. I won't support anything that romanticizes slavery, no matter how light the support. That's a line that I refuse to cross. Huck Finn, though it uses the word 'nigger', uses it in a way that shows us that color doesn't matter. It uses it to illustrate the small-mindedness of the people who say it.
You don't romanticize hate.
Which is where I slam into a wall with Spike. Spike romanticizes pain and hate. He's practically the fucking embodiment of romanticized death.
So, I can never like Spike as a character. That's another line for me. I can enjoy watching his character, I can love to hate his character, but flat-out like? Not unless he repents of his evil.
Or... blah, blah, blah, oddly rigid morality-cakes.
And then, after reading that, you have to remember that I'm one of those people who doesn't mind reading incest. Heh. I'm a very complex person. Or possibly a hypocrite.
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Feb. 11th, 2002 03:45 amWent through my friends list and randomly added people who looked interesting.
Hello, people! Look at the cuteness of Aaron and be scared!
Also, I somehow missed that fact that some really cool people have me as a friend.
Squee! Also, will not divulge the names of said cool people, because that might hurt other people's feelings and this way, it's all about you! Yes, you there, reading this post right now.
Hello, people! Look at the cuteness of Aaron and be scared!
Also, I somehow missed that fact that some really cool people have me as a friend.
Squee! Also, will not divulge the names of said cool people, because that might hurt other people's feelings and this way, it's all about you! Yes, you there, reading this post right now.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." - The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776
All my life, I've believed that. That all people have an equal right to be here on this planet. It's one of my most dearly held beliefs, right up there with my belief in God. If you're born here, then you have a right to breath the air, walk the land, love who you want to love, and do what makes you happy as long as doing so doesn't infringe on others' rights to the same thing.
Life: Simple, yes? Everyone has the right to live. To have enough food and water to survive. To have shelter.
Liberty: No person shall own another. No one has the right to take away someone's freedom.
The Pursuit of Happiness: Which never guarantees that you'll be happy. It just says that you have the right to try to find your own happiness.
These are the three cornerstones that Jefferson thought were the essential rights that you get merely by being born.
The tricky word is 'unalienable' or 'incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another'.
Because we lock people up and, occasionally, we kill them.
But only if they themselves violate someone's rights.
The definition of being ethical? Someone who lives their life without attacking someone else's rights to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness.
Every ethical belief that I have stems from that, though I didn't realize it at first.
That's my system of ethics.
All my life, I've believed that. That all people have an equal right to be here on this planet. It's one of my most dearly held beliefs, right up there with my belief in God. If you're born here, then you have a right to breath the air, walk the land, love who you want to love, and do what makes you happy as long as doing so doesn't infringe on others' rights to the same thing.
Life: Simple, yes? Everyone has the right to live. To have enough food and water to survive. To have shelter.
Liberty: No person shall own another. No one has the right to take away someone's freedom.
The Pursuit of Happiness: Which never guarantees that you'll be happy. It just says that you have the right to try to find your own happiness.
These are the three cornerstones that Jefferson thought were the essential rights that you get merely by being born.
The tricky word is 'unalienable' or 'incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another'.
Because we lock people up and, occasionally, we kill them.
But only if they themselves violate someone's rights.
The definition of being ethical? Someone who lives their life without attacking someone else's rights to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness.
Every ethical belief that I have stems from that, though I didn't realize it at first.
That's my system of ethics.
I just posted the link to a page that mentions Cartercest. I posted it on TWoP. I mean, it was in response to someone asking if Aaron and Nick really looked that much alike. So, I'm all, decide for yourself and feel free to ignore the words.
You know, like 'Cartercest', for one.
For example, I think that it would majorly squick pretty much all of the major posters to know that Carter incest has its own affectionate nickname.
Fox? Brooding? Any thoughts?
You know, like 'Cartercest', for one.
For example, I think that it would majorly squick pretty much all of the major posters to know that Carter incest has its own affectionate nickname.
Fox? Brooding? Any thoughts?
Boundary Issues
Feb. 11th, 2002 05:19 amI have a problem. Sorta.
A. I don't want to alienate people that I like.
and
B. I don't want to separate the parts of my life.
Which means that I talk about Buffy one minute, Cartercest the next, and then I move onto how much it sucks that all of our Presidents have been white males.
I'm fully honest about who I am. I use my real name in writing. I've given my address out to people that I've never met, may never meet. I extend absolute trust to everyone. I've only lost faith in someone once. And yeah, I'm only 19, but that's a pretty good record.
I like you. Whoever you are, if I were walking past you on the street, I'd smile at you. Just because you were there and you're a person and hell, who can't use another smile?
But some of the things that I like, other people call them sick and wrong. And that hurts. It really does.
*sigh*
A. I don't want to alienate people that I like.
and
B. I don't want to separate the parts of my life.
Which means that I talk about Buffy one minute, Cartercest the next, and then I move onto how much it sucks that all of our Presidents have been white males.
I'm fully honest about who I am. I use my real name in writing. I've given my address out to people that I've never met, may never meet. I extend absolute trust to everyone. I've only lost faith in someone once. And yeah, I'm only 19, but that's a pretty good record.
I like you. Whoever you are, if I were walking past you on the street, I'd smile at you. Just because you were there and you're a person and hell, who can't use another smile?
But some of the things that I like, other people call them sick and wrong. And that hurts. It really does.
*sigh*
Cartercest
Feb. 11th, 2002 07:30 pmJuju: You were asking about Cartercest links. Here's one:
http://www.rightthisway.net/candy/fiction.htm
Anyone else know where others are?
http://www.rightthisway.net/candy/fiction.htm
Anyone else know where others are?
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Feb. 11th, 2002 07:43 pmAfter reading the lyrics, I still don't understand any of the Silverchair songs. I think that they're not meant for human understanding.
But they still rock, muchly.
But they still rock, muchly.
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Feb. 11th, 2002 08:59 pmI'm so happy that On the Line has no Razzie noms. In your face, Ebert!
Website update
Feb. 11th, 2002 09:37 pmI'm going to randomly putter around and add things to my site. Mmmhmm.
[edit: I think that I'll remove the Splash. It doesn't have any reason to be there and I have the reg. index page. I don't need two.]
[edit: I think that I'll remove the Splash. It doesn't have any reason to be there and I have the reg. index page. I don't need two.]
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Feb. 11th, 2002 09:48 pmAnyone know how to make 'alt' comments for text links?
I'd like to have descriptions for my links, but I don't want to add more text to my pages.
I'd like to have descriptions for my links, but I don't want to add more text to my pages.
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Feb. 11th, 2002 11:27 pmYou know how sometimes you read a story and it's so sweet you want to cry?
Yeah.
I love my lambs. *sniffle*
Yeah.
I love my lambs. *sniffle*