Random Ramblings CCCXLII · 5:29am Dec 17th, 2018
IN WHICH THREE YEARS
I'ma try to keep this one short. First, mooziks. Let's go old-school.
Vince always puts me in a happy mood. Well, let's go...
I should be at the gym right now. Maybe I'll still go. I decided I would do some more editing on my long upcoming story. Three days ago marked the third anniversary of when I first published its first chapter, ending on a cliffhanger and abandoning it to work on Sunset's Recovery Arc.
I HATE leaving things unfinished. So I've been slowly going through and re-editing the story. The first three chapters plus prologue are now "locked-in". The fourth, which I was working on tonight, needs only nine more words to satisfy my OCD.
I'll also have to look at future chapters for continuity issues. Already I've felt the need to constantly assert that the lead character is still carrying her lantern, to the point I wonder if the lantern is actually the main character.
Once this story goes up, you'll see just how far behind the times I am, and how long I've been part of this fandom. Ironically, I began to drift away not long after I started writing stories. SO many episodes to catch up on. I bought the movie but haven't watched it.
Everything in the worlds I write is basically frozen at one of two points in canon -- Episode 64 (i.e. no Twilicorn), or right after EQG2 (i.e. Sci-Twi hasn't met the rest of the group). There are reasons for this.
Sci-Twi is not a good person in my world. She has her justifications for being messed up. She has no justification for the things she's wanting to do. Her Burrito story will turn out to be very important once I get back into writing her again.
In the real world, I'm worried about my dad. Everyone backslides, and most aren't aware of it until it's too late. There's not much I can do but tell his friends and coworkers to keep their guard up. We'll see how Christmas goes.
I retreat back into my cave for now.
Peace out.
Hope your Dad will be okay. <3
Also I know what you mean about inanimate objects becoming the main character. Many times I've had to reassert Fear's radio is on and that belting out jazz tunes, as well as that he has a pendant around his neck because they are both important aspects of his character. And the pendant is a plot device.
Ah, I see you also have a multipart story that has been three years in the making. It's a rather singular joy, is it not?
No, in all seriousness, I hope you have a good Christmas, and that your dad does all right, and that your story goes well. As for the show and the movie: I'll urge ya to give it a chance. S5 was excellent IMO; most people seemed to love S7; and I still say S6 is underrated. The movie isn't "great" but it's got enough to justify its existence. I still haven't fully caught up on S8, but what I've seen is decent-to-good.