Introduction Thread

[isi]

Because I feel like I need one.

So, I'm Isi, and apparently the only one not using a sockpuppet name, for a couple reasons. For one, I guess I didn't get the memo that it's almost expected here (at least, it's kind of the norm?), and I'm terrible at coming up with new names for myself anyway. Also, I'm always pleasantly surprised when a website allows me to just be Isi, so I couldn't pass that up. Usually the name's already taken, or the website doesn't allow for names that short. Plus I'd feel like I'd need to obscure who I am elsewhere to protect my fakey-fake identity here, and I guess I don't feel any need to do that (but I get why other people might want to), and I don't want to have to censor myself by not saying anything that might connect me to my reddit name. So I am who I am. *shrug*

Anyway, this is a community I was told I might like, so I'll give it a try. This place seems pretty friendly and casual, which I like. The reddit's great and all, but there's always that underlying pressure to only say something if it's clever or insightful, lest you attract the dreaded downvoters. There's not always freedom to just chat about whatever, so this could be a nice change of pace.

Confession time: I've never been into fanfic, like, at all. I don't know why. If I try to read some, even if the source material is something I really enjoy, my eyes immediately glaze over and I never get more than a few lines in before I start skimming. What's funny is that fan art does a lot of the same things, just in visual form, and I love fan art. I never felt the need to ever write fanfic either... Well. There's a few caveats there. What happens is sometimes something will inspire me, and where normal people will just write their fanfic in that situation, I'll go to great lengths to convince myself it's not really fanfiction. I'll integrate it with my own personal spin on the characters and events until I've turned it into an original idea. In fact a lot of what I'm writing now was originally inspired by Mindcrack in some way.

I think that's enough blabbing for now. Maybe tell me a bit about yourselves or the kind of stuff you like? Also, I'm making up a new tag for this. I couldn't figure out what else to put. I hope it's okay.

Comments

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I've found Reddit to be surprisingly cool about all the shipping and bromance. I think it helps that Guude's usually right the defending the shippy art and bromance stuff. But there's still a line, and you know that Guude IS right there. Even if he doesn't comment, there's a fair chance that he's seen, and even if he doesn't mind, it's still a little weird. It's not so much wanting to hide, but just sort of like not needing to show some of this stuff off. It's nice to know Guude doesn't care, but it doesn't mean I want him looking at it, either, ahaha.

So there's just a bit more freedom here. I don't have to watch what I say as much, not just for Guude up for Public Opinion of Me, or something. Even more basic things like "OMG HOW FUCKING SEXY IS BEEF'S VOICE" or something. A thread like that would be fine at Reddit, but it's just easier to flail about it in a safe space like this more.

(also omg Beef's voice help, he did a laugh in the latest sleeping dogs that I just want to crop out as a wav except I'd listen to it a bunch and then I might be dead if I did because its that nice)

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Omg that laugh. Omg Beef's voice. If you cut that out we can die happy together :P

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I don't actually know how to make a wav from a YouTube video but here it is. It's very subtle, but so wonderfully genuine. (There are so many lines from this episode that are just great. If anyone isn't watching this series and likes Beef, GET ON IT.)

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As someone who adores the Beefster and Asian popular culture, Beef playing Sleeping Dogs is pretty much the best thing he could have ever done. :3

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I agree with this comment! I only wish it were multiplayer somehow, even if it wasn't the main mission stuff.