i need some glowsticks for these raves

[mousapelli]

The raves people asked for earlier today:

for musesfool: Achilles/Patroclos:

One of the oldest slash fandoms there is. Alexander shipped Achilles/Patroclos. It's the story of the best friends, something that has always resonated with me, of the patient and enduring friend caring for the impetuous, sunbright friend who is destined to burn out early, putting up with his temper tantrums and listening to him butcher the lyre, and putting the foot down when the nonsense has to end.

In high school, my favorite english teacher's favorite story was that of Achilles and Patroclos, and when he brought it up for the first time, someone in my class asked if they were lovers, and Lavelle said very derisively "they were best friends, but when pressed was forced to admit grudgingly that they were buried in the same urn, whereupon the whole class broke into hoots.

It's a ship that's lasted 4000 years for good reason.

for fantomeq: Autumn:

Autumn's my favorite season hands down, because the air is crisp and smells like woodsmoke, and the leaves are all shiny colors (i think we all know about me and shiny).

But mostly, it is because it begins to get cold again in autumn, and sprunks are not built for heat (or speed. or anything that isn't eating pringles and watching L&O reruns). so it's finally comfortable to be wearing jeans again, and i don't have to have my hair tied up all the time, and i can sleep under blankets without sweating like balls.

plus new tv! and every one is back at school, which means fast internet and people online and better downloading. It's also the one time of year when i actually have a good amount of money from working all summer, so i usually get myself a new toy that i've been hankering for.

for florahart: Green Jello:

Jello is not my favorite thing in the world, but green jello always makes me smile a little, because when i used to go to summer camp, they would have these huge buckets of green jello, and whenever someone would walk by, the whole thing would jiggle like mad, like it was laughing at them, and that was pretty funny to me.

also, you know how you were supposed to make the jigglers and it never really worked right but you did it anyway? obviously the only color dinosaurs could be was green.

for ekaterinn: Yuki/Shuichi:

Yuki Eiri is the hottest, crankiest novelist (i love how that sounds superlative) on earth, and the funniest thing ever is the expressions on his face when Shuichi is turning his world upside down and shaking it for loose change. but even better than that is when Shuichi flips out and starts yelling right back at him, because i'm pretty sure that nobody has ever done that to him before. Tohma is coaxing, Mika gets angry but just storms off (must be a family trait), but Shuichi gets all up in his face and just lets loose. he does it a lot more in the manga than in the anime, but it pushes my buttons every time.

and no one has ever broken down doors to get to Yuki either, either, punched holes through walls and worn puppy suits and written ridiculous pop love songs. and probably nobody has ever been raped because of him. From the outside it looks as though Yuki needs to take care of Shuichi, which is why it works for him i think, but then really on the interior, that just means that Shuichi is right there to actually take care of Yuki.

and honestly, the most squeeful confession of attraction ever is "you are being a little bit cute right now".

for dementedsiren: dipping things in chocolate:

I am a child of central PA, which means hershey chocolate is like the center of the universe. when i was little, my father would take me out there to ride the chocolate world ride all the time, because it was free and you got samples at the end.

raisinets are one of my favorite candies. i like to get them at the movies and eat them at the same time as popcorn, so it is all sweet/salty/crunchy/squishy all at the same time. and junior mints! ooh, i love them. i like to drop them in my hot chocolate so that they melt and make it all rich and minty.

and cadbury cream eggs. oh sweet merciful jesus, it's a good thing you can only get them once a year (like almost right now squee!)

for ramen_addict: Yami/Yugi:

oh god, the slash. so much the slash that american TV must change entire key conversations in the series so that impressionable american children do not see two boys tearfully pledging to stay together always always always. and they are so sweet together, their little nicknames for each other, 'dark' and 'light' and 'partner'. They aren't fooling around with this 'two parts of the same soul' business, it's a big concern in the Seal of Oricalchos arc that without Yugi's light, Yami's soul is in serious danger of being consumed by the dark.

and they are in the same body, which either one of them can be in control of. The sheer possibilities of that boggle my mind. especially when you consider that one of them is an ancient spirit who has been around the block quite a few times, and the other is as pure as the newly driven snow, only wearing a collar.

i mean, come on now.

for swimchica623: showers:

showers are amazing. they can warm you up or cool you down. the most relaxing thing on earth to have one with really strong water pressure and just let it pound on your neck and back. They always get rid of my headaches, and get rid of that thing where half of you is really cold but your cheeks are all flushed.

plus, you know, not sitting in your own dirty water, as well.

any other takers? this is fun.

Comments

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Mmm, fall is a nice time. Although I am still wondering where "sprunk" came from. :)

[sociofemme.livejournal.com]

The reigning theory is that one of her ancestors was at Ellis Island, and started to say, "We're the S--S--" and sneezed right in the middle of starting to say some reasonably Germanic name, and came out with, "ah-Sprunk!"

:D

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

LOL! That is a good theory.

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

ha, yes, as ellen said, we have no idea. my dad has a cousin who's been trying to trace the origins of our family, but i think it's a lost cause. there's like one generation of us in germany before we disappear again, and our name doesn't mean anything and comes from nowhere.

although my dad harbors a secret idea that we are somehow scottish, because we all like castles and plaid.

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

My maiden name was Dilts, which I think is vaguely German, but I can't find it in any name books. I strongly suspect it's made up as well.

Wow, I like castles and plaid too. Maybe we're related! *Joins the Sprunk clan*

[instantramen]

Dude, I'm totally making jello beans this Easter. Lots and lots of jello beans, because we've got five boxes of jello just sitting around. The actual Jell-O brand, because a lot of others in my experience get funky non-jello-y textures way too easily.

*still has many, many Gravitation icons sitting around*

I suspect that, if not for the sudden random arrival of Yami, Yugi would have ended up being someone's puppy. But then Joey ended up being the one in the dog suit, and for someone else entirely. XD

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

jello...beans?

i have to admit that i don't actually know the joey puppy suit story. i've picked it up from fandom, but what is that about? god, now i want to see the Yu-Gi-Oh! movie again. i should own that.

speaking of Gravi, i was watching Samurai Champloo yesterday, and Jin dresses up as a concubine in the third one, and OMG he is so yuki eiri's past life. and the kid was like "you look pretty good like that" and he just growls "i do not concur." and all i could think was of Shuichi coaxing yuki into this, god only knows how, and being all "yuki, you are so pretty!" and getting the "i do not concur" right back.

best thing ever, that episode.

[instantramen]

A few years ago Jell-O had these purple plastic jello mold trays that could be used to make jello jigglers that were sorta-bean-shaped, and we've still got ours.

There was this guy who had invented a dice game and challenged Yugi, thinking IIRC to expose him as a cheater even though he was only even explaining the rules as they went along, and as bait I think he'd actually kidnapped Joey (I didn't see the very beginning of that arc, so I'm just inferring) and dressed him in a dog suit.

Damn, sounds like Samurai Champloo is another anime I'm gonna have to watch. I have way too many lists of things to watch and read and listen to and visit, you know, it's absurd.

[basiliskfairy.livejournal.com]

Hey there - My name is Devora, and your "So You Want to Transfigure Yourself a Rock Band" fic is my #1 fic right now. You mentioned in the director's cut that you recorded the song that Sirius writes...Is there any way I could hear that song? Maybe you could transfer it to me over AIM or something...Thanks! And I've been reading a bunch of your other fics, and you're pretty good - can't wait to read more :) Ooooh, and I want to see the fanart you got:):) Heheh thanks again....

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

aww, thank you!

actually yes, the mp3 is over on my website on my media page (http://www.sprunkers.com/media.html). My livejournal layout is made from the art that olukemi drew me.

glad you're enjoying yourself *g*