http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:LadyLarael&section=today deviantART RSS for by:LadyLarael en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:37:05 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/28376771/ http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/28376771/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:16:04 PST Some of you might be wondering what I've been up to. School mostly, but I have finished up a Star Trek fanfic on FF.net, and it turned out all right. I was quite proud of myself for writing such a long piece. It's longer than my Norribeth fics! Speaking of Norribeth, don't worry, I haven't forgotten my promise to write something else. I have an interesting story in mind that I haven't started on, but I'm planning to get on it as soon as NaNoWriMo is over. Unfortunately, NaNo is in full swing right now, and considering I'm about 3,000 words behind where I should be, I don't think I'll be able to get much more writing out.

I also wanted to share with all of you another writing related project I'm working on. I'm in a creative writing class at uni, and for our exam we're creating a portfolio. I'm going to submit a few short stories and some poetry, some of which I've written, and some of which are still in my head. Once that's done and turned in, I'd really like to share the poetry with all of you. I've never been much of a poet, but I feel really happy and proud of how my poetry has turned out so far. The theme of the portfolio is the "hidden things" in life; the events that go on in other people's lives that we never get to see. It's really a collection of poignant, interesting moments. So, you have that to look forward to if that sort of thing interests you.

Thanks for all the faves and comments in the past few months! It's always nice to have people comment on your work several months after you put it up. It let's me know that people are still interested.

-- Steph

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To be honest, "A Series of Steps" will probably be wrapping up fairly soon. My goal is to have it all up by the time I leave for university in a few weeks as once school stars I have a feeling you all will see a lot less of me.

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2) Thanks to everyone who has been reading "A Series of Steps". I'm not entirely sure if it's as popular as "A Series of Firsts", but if people are reading it I'll keep writing.

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I've just got instant messaging set up on my new compy, and I'm looking for some people to chat with. Addresses from A-Uers would be lovely as it seems I've lost all the ones I had from before. Not sure how many people still use that thing, but I thought I'd give it a shot. If you don't feel like posting it in the comments then you can always send me a note.

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Yeah, you can say that again. I tortured myself with the Twilight movie this evening. I swear to you that it's only good for one thing: lulz. And even that was rare.

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First off, we love fresh fruits and veggies just as much as the next person, but they are expensive and spoil easily. On most weeks Mum just buys canned [which, for my cousin's information, is just as healthy as fresh] vegetables because they're cheaper and easier to cook. All my cousin does is rant to me when they're out of earshot about how unhealthy it is to eat canned vegetables, and how she feels so unhealthy, blah, blah, blah. Then, when I started cutting up some fresh veggies we had in the fridge to take for lunch today she said something like "Since when have you been concerned about being healthy?" Seriously? My family does their best. We eat as right as we can and exercise when we can.

Then we got on a totally different discussion at supper last night. I was talking about the movie "Persepolis", which is set in Iran. Somehow we got talking about the book "The Kite Runner" which is set in Afghanistan and Pakistan. My dad and I had been saying "Pakistan" through out our entire discussion, but as soon as my sister said "Pakistan" my cousin jumps on her and says "Darling, it's pronounced PakiSTAHN in Asia. At least all Asian people say it that way." Sure, it's nice to be politically correct, but she makes it sound as though she's Asian and not British. She also had the nerve to shake her head and say something about our education when I said we hadn't studied much of Malaysia and Indonesia [where she lived for 8 years].

In short, she's beginning to drive me crazy. She has every right to hold on to those customs and things that she learned in Malaysia, but I don't appreciate being put down every time I say something. We can't all live in Asia and go to private schools.

]]> ~LadyLarael http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/22244956/ http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/22244956/ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:06:30 PST I've been keeping quite busy with relatives in Scotland, and actually found out today that one of my cousins will be coming to live with my family down in Somerset for 5 or 6 months. That should be fun. Ehm.. Christmas was good. It was the first white one I've ever had, and we spent most of the day outside. Had a big dinner of course, and spent 4 hours opening pressies. Best of which was a Wii. *le nod* I haven't stopped playing with it since. XD I hope everyone else had a fantastic holiday!!

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*reads fervently*

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I just wanted to take a moment to let you know where this story is going. Right now I'm considering rewriting vignette 6 as it I wasn't entirely satisfied with it, and have received a few reviews suggesting that I could do better. I am taking that advice to heart and will have the newer version up by the end of this weekend. I will, of course, leave the original up for those who wish to view it.

As of right now, I have 3 and a half vignette's in this storyline finished. The one half that is missing is a very pivotal and climactic event in the lives of the Norribeth couple and right now, what I have written, will most certainly not do that moment justice.

Just a few days ago I had a revelation of sorts that led me to begin writing 2 other vignettes in this series. They will be the next 2 to be published, and since they were not previously finished it may be a bit longer before I get them online. Until then I hope you enjoy the new version of vig 6. Happy reading!

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Now, don't get me wrong, I can take a lot of stuff and ignore it pretty well, but I couldn't ignore it when he started saying really provocative and sexually explicit things about us. That hurt. I didn't want to say anything though because that would only spur them on. Then they brought my sister into it and said something like "They're probably teaching the kid how to be a lesbo too." I almost started crying right there, and my friend was visibly shaken.

If I were homosexual I wouldn't be ashamed of it, but considering I most certainly am not I couldn't help being stung. My poor sister was oblivious to it all, though I suppose that's better for her. I don't know what to do. I always ride that bus home and he does as well.

I tried to tell my mum and dad about it, but their only response was "How else will you get to school?" I have never wished for a car more than anything before, but now I do. Odd scenario , I know, but it still makes me sick just thinking about it.

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Rules:
If you are tagged, you must:

1. Post these rules.
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves.
3. Tags should write a journal/blog of these facts.
4. At the end of the post, 8 more persons are tagged and named.
5. Go to their page and leave a comment, telling them they're tagged.

Random facts:
1. I forgot to call my very best friend for about the 20th time this week.
2. Something is very wrong with my hip. It keeps making random popping noises and hurts continuously.
3. I am hating Warner Bros. right now for changing the HBP release date.
4. I just watched Sense and Sensibility [the 2008 version] and am completely in love with David Morrisey.
5. I cried when the U.S. women won in gymnastics Thursday night.
6. I am a posthumous Heath Ledger fan.
7. I actually got a tan this summer. The first one ever!
8. I have a sudden craving for a PB and banana sandwich.

I am tagging -

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In the following part of this journal [which I expect will be very long] I will pick apart BD and various aspects of the first novel, Twilight for discussion. This will be an anti-rant, if you will, and will be chock full of spoilers, so don't blame me if you read on without having read BD [or even Twilight].

My first point of discussion takes a look at how Bella Swan is a self-insert Mary Sue and Edward is her Gary Stu. *gasp* Yes, I'm serious. Let's look at Bella's name to begin with - Bella Swan = Beautiful Swan. This would perhaps make some sense if there had been any character development by Bella between her life in Phoenix and her move to Forks. Alas, she remains her exact same whiny, clutzy, and overly dramatic self. Bella also has one of the most common Mary Sue traits - her physical beauty that she somehow cannot see herself, for if she does recognise that fact then she will look arrogant and unrelatable to readers. Next is the fact that although Bella thinks of herself as ugly and clutzy everyone at her new school can't seem to stop drooling over her. People move into new schools every day without that much fuss. Bella Swan is also your typical damsel in distress. I didn't even bother counting how many times she ran down a dark alley or scampered off to meet an evil vampire and proceeded to get saved by Edward every time. It's worse in BD. Actually, the entire book is about saving Bella who, again, is the damsel in distress. Now let's discuss Edward. Really, there isn't much to say. He's hot for one and stalks Bella throughout most of Twilight. Last I checked, stalking someone would not be considered the proper thing to do. Especially when you like [or more likely in this case, have a physical attraction to] the person you're stalking. Edward also sparkles in the sun. Wow. Since when has a sparkly vampire been the least bit scary? How does he do it anyway? I don't care if this is fantasy, how the hell is the human body capable of sparkling?

Not only is the Twilight saga full of Mary Sue/Gary Stu protagonists, but it is also full to the brim with clichés and simplistic writing. This is evident when the entire plot [if there is any] of the story is viewed. Plain girl [who isn't really plain] meets hot guy and they fall in love. The end. How much more cliché can it get than that.

Has anyone else noticed the constant emphasis on beauty/physical attraction as opposed to such characteristics as intelligence, loyalty, kindness, and even real love? Throughout Twilight and even BD all we hear Edward is how hot he is and how perfect he is. Even Bella who is considerably beautiful is made even more so when she is transformed into a vampire. The two hardly speak of anything other than their physical attraction toward each other and how perfect the other one is. What is this telling our female population about love? Not anything good. Meyers is saying that the physical part of a relationship is the more important than those characteristics that actually make people fall in love.

Now I'll be focusing more on BD. My first problem [that has actually been present since Twilight] is the fact that Bella is a legal adult [she's 19] and Edward is in fact 17 years old and therefore a minor. Sure, Edward is technically a hundred and whatever years old, but legally he is still 17. How's that for advocating marriage between a legal and an underage person?

That's nothing compared to her seeming advocacy of teen pregnancy. What a better way to promote the use of birth control/condoms for people who are obviously not ready to have kids? Bella's only 19 for goodness sake! She and her new hubby Edward are not stable at all and have never shown themselves to be stable in the past!

A big problem I had with BD was the constant anti-abortion theme throughout the book. I am pro-life, but felt that the fact that Edward wanted to terminate the pregnancy until he listened to his baby's thoughts and found out it already loved Bella to be too much. Abortion is a sticky subject and all hints at it should have been left out of the book completely.

The biggest pet peeve I have about this saga of books is the fact that there is no moral or message to the story. Stephenie Meyers has even been heard to admit this herself. She says her books are for entertainment purposes only, and that's just as well except for the fact that her books give bad messages and are in insult to fine literature at the sa... ]]> ~LadyLarael http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/19886454/ http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/19886454/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:58:57 PDT

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So, why don't I like Twilight? Eh.. it's juvenile writing people. The writing is BAD. I don't mean bad as in it's so bad it's good. I mean it's so bad it's bad. Yeah. Next, the protagonist is a whiny *beep* who manages to lead the most cliché life I've ever read about. [Thanks to Wiki for that info.]

Don't even get me started on Edward. Who the bloody hell likes a vampire who sparkles and effing isn't a real vampire? He's a minor for goodness sake and he's trying to get with Bella, whose legally an adult? What is Stephanie Meyer condoning here? Not something good.

Lastly, is the fact that girls' idea of men is becoming disillusioned. There are no men in the world like Edward. Stop trying to look for him!! God, he's not real!

*gag*

]]> ~LadyLarael http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/19524485/ http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/19524485/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:53:10 PDT [x ] public speaking
[ ] staying single forever
[ ] Rejection
[ ] being a parent
[x] giving birth
[ ] being myself in front of others
[ ] open spaces
[x] closed spaces
[x] heights
[ ] dogs
[ ] fish
[x] spiders
[ ] flowers or other plants
[x] that Scary guy...
[ ] being touched
[ ] fire
[x] deep water
[x] snakes
[ ] silk
[x] the ocean
[ ] failure
[ ] success
[ ] thunder/lightning
[ ] frogs/toads
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends dad
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends mom
[ ] rats
[ ] jumping from high places
[ ] snow
[ ] rain
[ ] wind
[x] crossing hanging bridges
[ ] death
[ ] heaven
[ ] being robbed
[ ] falling
[ ] clowns
[ ] dolls
[x] large crowds of people
[ ] men
[ ] women
[x] having great responsibilities
[x] doctors, including dentists
[ ] tornadoes
[ ] hurricanes
[x] incurable diseases
[x] sharks
[ ] Friday the 13th
[ ] ghosts
[ ] poverty
[ ] Halloween
[ ] school
[ ] trains
[ ] odd numbers
[ ] even numbers
[x] being alone
[ ] becoming blind
[ ] becoming deaf
[ ] growing up
[x] creepy noises in the night
[x] bee stings
[ ] not accomplishing my dreams/goals
[x] needles
[ ] blood
[ ] dinosaurs
[ ] the welcome mat
[ ] high speed
[x] throwing up
[ ] falling in love
[ ] super secret

--

If you want to post this in your journal, post the title as I am afraid of ____ out of 75 common fears.

If you have more than 30 you need counciling.
If you have more than 20, you are paranoid.
If you have 10 - 20, you are normal.
If you have 10 or less, you are fearless.

People who have none at all are liars!

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Not bad I guess... I just barely made not being paranoid, although I wouldn't have been miffed if someone said I were because sometimes I think I am.

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P.S. Let's face it, my mood thing is stuck. I dunno if it's DA or my bloody comp that's making this such a fuss!

]]> ~LadyLarael http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/19063542/ http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/19063542/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:25:15 PDT The one disappointing thing is the quality. I tried uploading it at a higher quality and it was taking ages...

[link]

Enjoy, and comment if you feel like it!

Ugh.. and the effing mood thing is still loading slow. Although I must admit I'm excited and nervous for putting this link out here...

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And why the heck isn't the mood thing working. Gah, it's slow. *rolls eyes* No, I'm not still nervous...

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So, what does that mean for those of you who read my work [God bless you! ]? You'll be able to read more of it! I've got several oneshots and multi-chapter fanfics planned for this summer, and I'm quite excited to share them with all of you.

Besides that announcement I guess I don't really have much else to say. I'd really like to say "You're Welcome" to all those people who comment on my page and say "Thank You" for faving their work. I'd love to respond to all of you, but I feel like I get sort of repetitive when I do. So, you're welcome, you're welcome, you're welcome!!

]]> ~LadyLarael http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/18448376/ http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/18448376/ Thu, 22 May 2008 14:07:24 PDT and . Crazzzy times... So I say 8 things about myself that people may or may not know, right? Then I tag 8 people and they do the same thing? Mmkay, I think I've got this.

1. I like reading NC-17 fanfiction that mostly involves Severus Snape. Disturbing, I know..
2. I still have not told any of my real life friends that I have a Facebook.
3. I have relatives living in Texas, though I live in the UK.
4. My grandparents are England natives, though my parents grew up in the US.
5. Jane Austen in one of my heroes.
6. My ear is bleeding at the moment.
7. I am terribly afraid of horses.
8. I'm going on a cruise around the UK and Europe this summer.

Tagging -



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]]> ~LadyLarael http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/18294651/ http://LadyLarael.deviantart.com/journal/18294651/ Mon, 12 May 2008 18:22:11 PDT But noo... everyone's like "WILL<3LIZ4EVAH!! OMG!"

*gag*

Yes, I am a Norribeth shipper. Newly converted I must admit. Of course, I do believe it's fair that Lizzie and Will ended up together, because that's really how it had to be and they do love eachother, however, poor Norrie had a pretty suckish life and I feel like he should get at least a bit more recognition now.

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Ya know what's funny? I can't search for specific things via my iPod touch and so I went to the regular DA search menu from which I could search all the popular fanart. Guess what took up nearly the first 20 or so pages? Mostly Snape art! How crazy is that? 0.o I totally wouldn't have expected that since HP7 seems so far gone now. *shrug* Just goes to show how resilient we Snily shippers/Snape lovers are.

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