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firthgalQuestion. Why is it so damn hard to find OT3 icons of Stefan/Elena/Damon? Heck, just finding good Stefan and Stefan/Elena icons is wicked hard. Clearly the fandom preference is Damon/Elena (but the Damon/Elena comm really seems to hate Stefan, and just... I wouldn't be able to take that, so I didn't join, though I may crack soon if I want to read Damon/Elena fic). I only have three eps left of Vampire Diaries, by the way. *cries* This show is so fantastically good that I cannot quite believe it. Every episode is like one big thrill ride and I cannot get enough. I like that it goes for more of a horror/thriller style than a comedy style, gives it a very different feel from shows like Buffy and True Blood (though it still has its fair share of comedy, which is lovely), and the execution of the plot is beyond amazing (I am so not used to that with vampire shows). The further into the show I get, the more I OT3 the heck out of Stefan, Elena, and Damon. I just can't see how you can ship one without the other, it just can't be done (or, it can, judging from the very insistent Damon/Elena comm), but, you know, Elena can't be in a relationship with Stefan without Damon being boyfriendly with her too, and, well, Elena isn't crazy enough to go off and have a relationship with Damon and completely forget about Stefan. Just not going to happen (and, despite Damon's careless demeanor, he really can't live without his baby brother). I must say though that the later eps of season 1 have me really falling for Damon/Elena. I think the moment that sold me was Damon looking into Elena's eyes and desperately telling her that he couldn't protect her and rescue Stefan if she went in with him, and he did this little hair stroke that seemed to comfort her, and it was beautiful and amazing and so very human and even Saltzman could see that Damon has very real feelings for Elena. And as if that wasn't enough, they made me positively swoon during their dance at the Miss Mystic Falls thingy, so, yeah, I'm sold on them, definitely. I wasn't sure if I could be swayed for awhile there since Damon was so genuinely in love with Katherine (which made me think he only had a superficial interest in Elena), but after the tomb episode, it became clear that Damon really does have this weird, trusting relationship with her where she truly has become important to him, and somehow it seems so natural that Elena seems equally protective over Damon even though she knows he kills people without a second thought. So, definitely an interesting relationship there. And clearly Elena's love is with Stefan, but she's got this whole other thing with Damon that is becoming as equally intense and somehow he's been more dependable for her than Stefan has, which is just insanity. I don't know, I don't know. I guess I lean more towards Elena/Damon shipping-wise, but at the same time, Stefan and Elena have that epic love thing happening for them, and unlike most vampire love stories, this one is actually kind of healthy? Or at least it was until Stefan got addicted to human blood again... I don't know. OT3 FOREVER, BECAUSE I SIMPLY CANNOT CHOOSE. And because Damon and Stefan's relationship is quite epic in its own right, therefore it cannot just be pushed aside in the name of romance. OT3!
Anywho, it's kind of interesting how this fandom and the True Blood fandom are so very against the broody reformed vampire (and even the Buffy fandom is to an extent, though Angel is far more popular than Bill and Stefan, but the Buffy generation seems to have convinced the younger generation that it's cool to fall for the ridiculously violent yet charmingly snarky badboy vampires while it's just so totally lame to like the broody ones. Because UGH, who wants to be around a buzz kill like that, am I right? And yet millions and millions of young girls cream their pants over Edward Cullen, the lamest of the lame broody vampires. Had there been an Eric or a Damon or a Spike in that series, Edward would be far less popular than he is. His only competition (from my understanding) is that Jacob werewolf fellow, who seems as equally lame as Edward is, so I'm not surprised that they seem to have an equal amount of fans). But... yeah, in the case of Vampire Diaries, I have so totally fallen for the ridiculously violent snarky badboy vampire, but only because he is utterly delightful and beautiful beyond words. Lookswise, Stefan just doesn't appeal to me, so... that might be part of it. Shallowness prevails! But I still ♥ Stefan and his (mostly) steadfast determination to live without hurting any humans. He tries so hard, and he's all gentlemanly and sweet and lovely and understanding, but he's also got this serious badass in him that he keeps hidden away and I freaking love him. But Damon... oh do I love Damon and his wicked, wicked ways. But I think what really makes Damon a sympathetic character is that we get these tiny glimpses into his humanity, and he's so... fragile when he actually feels things. Guh, I love him.
I am in love with The Vampire Diaries, is what I'm trying to say.
The 30 Day Shipping Meme
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
I think this one goes to House/Cuddy. No matter how hard I've tried in the past to see its appeal, I just don't get it. My f-list loves them, and, you know, on paper they are pretty much everything I love in a ship, but I just don't feel the chemistry at all, and more often than not their behavior towards each other offends me rather than excites me. For many seasons I saw nothing there but House wanting to get into her pants and being obscene about it, and Cuddy very intelligently refusing his advances, but somewhere along the way Cuddy got giggly over him and House suddenly had deep-seated emotions for her and the shoddy writing just made me want to puke. I just... I DON'T GET IT. I've tried so hard, I've read my f-list's lovely picspams and manifestos and what have you, I've watched their vids, and yet... House/Cuddy still fails to make sense to me. I think it will forever fail, mostly because the show has tried to make them out as the epic love story but had to retcon the first two seasons in order to do it, and when shows do that, it never sits well with me. But I think it mainly comes down to chemistry, and chemistry is such a subjective thing that I can't say that they don't have it, it's just that they lack the chemistry that appeals to me.
Day 01 - What is your current favourite ship?
Day 02 - What was your very first ship?
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
The 30 Day Community Meme
Day 07 - Least favorite episode
1x22 - The Art of Discourse
To begin with, Jeff/Britta and Pierce/Shirley are my least favorite team-ups on this show, and this ep focused heavily on both. Secondly, even the Troy/Abed stuff fell flat for me, and that never happens, so, that bummed me out. Mostly though, I abhorred that stupid duh-off scene in the cafeteria. Hated it with a burning passion, worst thing this show has ever done. Just... ugh, I really hated this ep. It was very disjointed and the jokes were tiring and it didn't have enough ensemble scenes. This show just doesn't work right if you split up the ensemble like that. Worst offense of all? There was barely any Annie. So, two thumbs down to this stinking episode.
Day 01 - Favorite female character
Day 02 - Favorite male character
Day 03 - Favorite episode
Day 04 - Favorite scene
Day 05 - Favorite quote
Day 06 - Least favorite character
Day 07 - Least favorite episode
Day 08 - Favorite Jeff moment
Day 09 - Favorite Britta moment
Day 10 - Favorite Abed moment
Day 11 - Favorite Annie moment
Day 12 - Favorite Troy moment
Day 13 - Favorite Shirley moment
Day 14 - Favorite Pierce moment
Day 15 - Favorite Señor Chang moment
Day 16 - Favorite other/guest character moment
Day 17 - Favorite ship
Day 18 - Least favorite ship
Day 19 - Favorite friendship
Day 20 - Favorite guest star
Day 21 - Least favorite guest star
Day 22 - A scene that made you happy
Day 23 - A scene that made you cry
Day 24 - A scene that made you angry
Day 25 - Something that happened that you wish didn’t
Day 26 - Something that didn’t happen that you wish did
Day 27 - Favorite cast image
Day 28 - What you want for Season Two
Day 29 - What your overall opinion was of Season One
Day 30 - Whatever tickles your fancy
Another meme! I was tagged by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
caffyolay
If you’ve been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new question.
What song are you currently addicted to?
Which, naturally, reminds me of Jeff/Annie, because I am currently obsessed with them. No, but really, I have had this master plan for awhile now to make a Jeff/Annie drabble fanmix (you know, where you write a drabble for each song on the fanmix), and this idea was mostly perpetuated by this song, but, you know, I fail at following through with things, so I doubt that said drabble fanmix will ever be completed, but one can dream, right? (pfft, no one would like my mix anyway since I would stubbornly make it mostly country songs)
What's your favourite season?
Fall! Because it's cool, but not too cold, and because it's colorful and lovely and peaceful. AND THE KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL. Which bummed me out when I was going to school, but now that I'm not and it gets my nephew out of the house for six hours, you can bet that I am loving it (I've been spending my days with my sis-in-law and taking care of the babies since she is still recovering, and good god does the house get hectic and loud when my nephew comes home. But hey, at least he keeps things interesting).
What’s the latest movie you watched?
Toy Story 3
What is the one skill you wish you had?
I wish I could draw really well, because then I could make any image in my head come to life. Do you know how much Harlequin style fanart I would whip out if I could? *sigh*
What’s your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
COMMUNITY. More specifically, Jeff/Annie.
What's your favorite musical instrument?
Um... guitar? If only because I have two of them (that I never play).
What web sites do you always visit when you go online?
Livejournal. YouTube. Whatever my f-list links to. That's about it.
What was the last thing you bought?
A set of fantasy books that I probably won't even like, because while I enjoy watching fantasy, I tend to hate reading it. But there was a fandom secret the other day that mentioned a teacher/student canon ship with an age gap, and... well, I couldn't resist. BUT WHY DON'T I MAKE USE OF THE LIBRARY? Because I'd have to get in my car. And drive. Oh, blast me and my laziness!
If you won 10,000 bucks today, what would you do with it?
Rent an apartment (of course, what would I do when the 10,000 bucks ran out? That is the real question)
Favorite time of day?
After dinner till when I go to bed, because I get to relax and play around on the computer.
What's the last thing that made you happy?
Honestly, I am pretty easy. Anytime a new Jeff/Annie fic pops up on my f-list, I get insanely happy (ficcy Friday is like heaven for me). But I get seriously giddy when people post fics for them that are over 20,000 words, because those fics tend to be plotty and full of ensemble hijinks and Jeff/Annie angst.
Do you want to learn another language?
YES! Cantonese, Korean, Tagalog, German... yes, these are all fandom related (though, technically, that first one could be family related)
Five things you can’t live without.
Family, computer, chicken, cable TV/internet, DVDs.
Anywho, it's kind of interesting how this fandom and the True Blood fandom are so very against the broody reformed vampire (and even the Buffy fandom is to an extent, though Angel is far more popular than Bill and Stefan, but the Buffy generation seems to have convinced the younger generation that it's cool to fall for the ridiculously violent yet charmingly snarky badboy vampires while it's just so totally lame to like the broody ones. Because UGH, who wants to be around a buzz kill like that, am I right? And yet millions and millions of young girls cream their pants over Edward Cullen, the lamest of the lame broody vampires. Had there been an Eric or a Damon or a Spike in that series, Edward would be far less popular than he is. His only competition (from my understanding) is that Jacob werewolf fellow, who seems as equally lame as Edward is, so I'm not surprised that they seem to have an equal amount of fans). But... yeah, in the case of Vampire Diaries, I have so totally fallen for the ridiculously violent snarky badboy vampire, but only because he is utterly delightful and beautiful beyond words. Lookswise, Stefan just doesn't appeal to me, so... that might be part of it. Shallowness prevails! But I still ♥ Stefan and his (mostly) steadfast determination to live without hurting any humans. He tries so hard, and he's all gentlemanly and sweet and lovely and understanding, but he's also got this serious badass in him that he keeps hidden away and I freaking love him. But Damon... oh do I love Damon and his wicked, wicked ways. But I think what really makes Damon a sympathetic character is that we get these tiny glimpses into his humanity, and he's so... fragile when he actually feels things. Guh, I love him.
I am in love with The Vampire Diaries, is what I'm trying to say.
The 30 Day Shipping Meme
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
I think this one goes to House/Cuddy. No matter how hard I've tried in the past to see its appeal, I just don't get it. My f-list loves them, and, you know, on paper they are pretty much everything I love in a ship, but I just don't feel the chemistry at all, and more often than not their behavior towards each other offends me rather than excites me. For many seasons I saw nothing there but House wanting to get into her pants and being obscene about it, and Cuddy very intelligently refusing his advances, but somewhere along the way Cuddy got giggly over him and House suddenly had deep-seated emotions for her and the shoddy writing just made me want to puke. I just... I DON'T GET IT. I've tried so hard, I've read my f-list's lovely picspams and manifestos and what have you, I've watched their vids, and yet... House/Cuddy still fails to make sense to me. I think it will forever fail, mostly because the show has tried to make them out as the epic love story but had to retcon the first two seasons in order to do it, and when shows do that, it never sits well with me. But I think it mainly comes down to chemistry, and chemistry is such a subjective thing that I can't say that they don't have it, it's just that they lack the chemistry that appeals to me.
Day 02 - What was your very first ship?
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
The 30 Day Community Meme
Day 07 - Least favorite episode
1x22 - The Art of Discourse
To begin with, Jeff/Britta and Pierce/Shirley are my least favorite team-ups on this show, and this ep focused heavily on both. Secondly, even the Troy/Abed stuff fell flat for me, and that never happens, so, that bummed me out. Mostly though, I abhorred that stupid duh-off scene in the cafeteria. Hated it with a burning passion, worst thing this show has ever done. Just... ugh, I really hated this ep. It was very disjointed and the jokes were tiring and it didn't have enough ensemble scenes. This show just doesn't work right if you split up the ensemble like that. Worst offense of all? There was barely any Annie. So, two thumbs down to this stinking episode.
Day 02 - Favorite male character
Day 03 - Favorite episode
Day 04 - Favorite scene
Day 05 - Favorite quote
Day 06 - Least favorite character
Day 07 - Least favorite episode
Day 08 - Favorite Jeff moment
Day 09 - Favorite Britta moment
Day 10 - Favorite Abed moment
Day 11 - Favorite Annie moment
Day 12 - Favorite Troy moment
Day 13 - Favorite Shirley moment
Day 14 - Favorite Pierce moment
Day 15 - Favorite Señor Chang moment
Day 16 - Favorite other/guest character moment
Day 17 - Favorite ship
Day 18 - Least favorite ship
Day 19 - Favorite friendship
Day 20 - Favorite guest star
Day 21 - Least favorite guest star
Day 22 - A scene that made you happy
Day 23 - A scene that made you cry
Day 24 - A scene that made you angry
Day 25 - Something that happened that you wish didn’t
Day 26 - Something that didn’t happen that you wish did
Day 27 - Favorite cast image
Day 28 - What you want for Season Two
Day 29 - What your overall opinion was of Season One
Day 30 - Whatever tickles your fancy
Another meme! I was tagged by
caffyolayIf you’ve been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new question.
What song are you currently addicted to?
Which, naturally, reminds me of Jeff/Annie, because I am currently obsessed with them. No, but really, I have had this master plan for awhile now to make a Jeff/Annie drabble fanmix (you know, where you write a drabble for each song on the fanmix), and this idea was mostly perpetuated by this song, but, you know, I fail at following through with things, so I doubt that said drabble fanmix will ever be completed, but one can dream, right? (pfft, no one would like my mix anyway since I would stubbornly make it mostly country songs)
What's your favourite season?
Fall! Because it's cool, but not too cold, and because it's colorful and lovely and peaceful. AND THE KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL. Which bummed me out when I was going to school, but now that I'm not and it gets my nephew out of the house for six hours, you can bet that I am loving it (I've been spending my days with my sis-in-law and taking care of the babies since she is still recovering, and good god does the house get hectic and loud when my nephew comes home. But hey, at least he keeps things interesting).
What’s the latest movie you watched?
Toy Story 3
What is the one skill you wish you had?
I wish I could draw really well, because then I could make any image in my head come to life. Do you know how much Harlequin style fanart I would whip out if I could? *sigh*
What’s your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
COMMUNITY. More specifically, Jeff/Annie.
What's your favorite musical instrument?
Um... guitar? If only because I have two of them (that I never play).
What web sites do you always visit when you go online?
Livejournal. YouTube. Whatever my f-list links to. That's about it.
What was the last thing you bought?
A set of fantasy books that I probably won't even like, because while I enjoy watching fantasy, I tend to hate reading it. But there was a fandom secret the other day that mentioned a teacher/student canon ship with an age gap, and... well, I couldn't resist. BUT WHY DON'T I MAKE USE OF THE LIBRARY? Because I'd have to get in my car. And drive. Oh, blast me and my laziness!
If you won 10,000 bucks today, what would you do with it?
Rent an apartment (of course, what would I do when the 10,000 bucks ran out? That is the real question)
Favorite time of day?
After dinner till when I go to bed, because I get to relax and play around on the computer.
What's the last thing that made you happy?
Honestly, I am pretty easy. Anytime a new Jeff/Annie fic pops up on my f-list, I get insanely happy (ficcy Friday is like heaven for me). But I get seriously giddy when people post fics for them that are over 20,000 words, because those fics tend to be plotty and full of ensemble hijinks and Jeff/Annie angst.
Do you want to learn another language?
YES! Cantonese, Korean, Tagalog, German... yes, these are all fandom related (though, technically, that first one could be family related)
Five things you can’t live without.
Family, computer, chicken, cable TV/internet, DVDs.
