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[chantico]

You know, I adore my 8AM class (other than it being at 8AM), not for that fact that it actually *teaches* me anything, because outside of the intial program introductions it really doesn't, but because it allows my to do things like, oh, write that paper I need to finish that I didn't last night because I was watching too much Avatar. I managed to make it to season two!

It dawned on me last night that I don't thik anyone in my normal circle of freidns has *ever* seen me in fangirl mode. Holy jesus. Prepare thyselves . . . I was weaned on Disney Afternoon fanfiction and (pretty literally) spent my adolescence watching the Harry Potter fandom blossom. I was there as Diagon Alley was opened and was one of the first posters on their oards. I remember Cassandra Claire having 20 reviews. I have fan art from 1996.

In short, though I have had a long dry spell of relative sanity, I am at heart a *fangirl*. And more than that, I am a *cartoon* fangirl.

I've spent a long time contemplating why it is that adolescent animation really catches me and makes me geek out, while things that are in most ways infinitely *better* and more adult things leave me entertained, but not obsessed. I've come to the conclusion that it is because animation often leaves so much out, that they are only partially and naively complete pictures of the world. Especially in something like Avatar, where sex, death, cursewords and drugs are all indirectly referenced but not explictly stated. It leaves room for someone to expand on it, a vast vista for the imagination. Adult pictures are too complete. There is too little that you can do with them.

Plus I love corrupting things.

. . .
In other news, my bruise is starting to show up. I shall have to get my camera out and take documentation for future larp make-upping. Also, I have some images to recommend, cause they purty and/or amusing.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/3019121/ --- Good example of neato keen concepts that can be pulled off with photo manip.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/3942254/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/3971284/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/6443091/ --- These three are some beautiful landscapes by *nuozek, one of my favorite photographers of deviantart. The man knows how to work color.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/4687124/ -- Annnnnnd a sorta surreal urban photo of shiny.

Comments

[d-c-m.livejournal.com]

For what it is worth I totally understand your fangirl ness about cartoons. I STILL have the orginal "Jungle Book" LP and can still sing all of the songs (I wanted to be Baloo the bear). I ADORE She-Ra and have 18 hours of it on VHS. Really. I want to buy the He-Man DVDs too. In short, rock on! And oh more art please.

[d-c-m.livejournal.com]

OH and if you want to draw a cartoon of Eleanor - and then one of her and her peeps in Highground that would be AWESOME!! And yes, of course I would pay. ;)

[tooth-and-claw.livejournal.com]

First things first I'm going to get my wacom pen replaced and do the commission I *already* owe you!

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

....actually, you articulated the reason I like children's books really well. I've never been able to correctly describe what it is that I love about reading books intended for a younger audience.

I haven't delved into Avatar fic much, but unfortunately from what I've seen it's a total Sue-fest. I reeeeeally want to read some good fanfic centered around Princess Azula or Uncle Iroh. And also some Zuko/Xhao slash, but you didn't hear that from me

[tooth-and-claw.livejournal.com]

I kinda want to write the tale of what happened to Princess Ursa, myself. But Iroh fic is just as tempting. I want to hook him up with Madame Fu.

And OMG that would be HOT. Pun *totally* intended