The wind blows sotfly...

And an update, after so many years.

luminitrium — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 21:50:24 GMT

If it wasn't obvious, I don't use this journal much for anything other than talk to old friends or hanging around communities. Which means this won't get updated past this point.

Also, this is friends-locked. I can be contacted more easily at my tumblr: eclairermonte.

bluh

luminitrium — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:31:09 GMT

You Scored as Heimdall

Heimdall

80%

Bragi

70%

Loki

60%

Hel

60%

Tyr

60%

Freyr

50%

Sif

50%

Freya

40%

Balder

40%

Frigg

40%

Thor

40%

Odin

40%

Skadi

30%

Njord

Prompt time!

luminitrium — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:20:33 GMT

I usually don't do this, if at all, but I have decided to go on a writing spree! A different kind of writing spree!

You, my friends, will request fighting things...you know what I'm talking about. I kind of think I am not all that good at writing combat scenes, so I thought the best way to improve on that is to write more of them, more often! You can request anything, although be forewarned if I am not familiar with the series I will probably be unable to write as stellar as I would be if I was. I will try to get to all of them, of course, but there's no guarantee and such. Uhh...and that's it I think!!!!!

Lumin's ramble on TMT

luminitrium — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:37:42 GMT

I have so many frustrations about what is going on in the US and Japan right now concerning radiation, hoping people aren't dead, oil spill shenaigans, and Cesium being detected in Washington state that I was going to waste too much time on that on a post (in fact don't even ask). Instead, I'm going to write about something less stressful and controversial.

My thoughts on TMT:

As I am doing a first mobious double reacharound about the tournament as a whole, I must talk about my pre-thoughts as well. I thought quite frankly that I would sponsor Zexion for the tournament and I even had what one would call a 'story' I would go in with him. It would be mysterious, mystical, full of mindfuckery, and generally mindblowingly awesome, yes. But then sometime along in my two-month preplanning I became bored with the idea, even though I had an awesome sig, an even prepared nine page written prologue, and a cool icon. Then I lost complete interest.

There is somewhere in between this I entertained the idea of being on the hosting team for TMT, but then I decided once again I would rather sponsor. Of course, then I was looking at my awesome idea for Zexion but once again I felt like it was a total "BLUH" and so I just moved on in life. Luckily, for me, the tournament didn't start then otherwise I am pretty sure that during that time I would have just not done much of anything at all. Being inspired and motivated is a lot too besides being crazy prepared.

In this time, I got into Homestuck. Somehow. I think it was because finally wherever I looked I could not unsee people talking about it and it pissed me off. So then by the time I had caught up on the series, suddenly TMT was starting and hearing a lot of great things about the system (ok that's my bias ssshhhh) I was excited (more about the story of course). I was ready.

I was ready to go in without a plan.

Basically that was my actual whole thing for whenever I wrote during the tournament -- I didn't preplan my posts ... except that one time ... and it worked admirably. I was secretly happy to know I got Helmar to read 600+ pages of the nonsense legion that is great but also Homestuck. Secretly it also simultaneously made me ultra nervous that I was failing in every degree manageable. In a way this sponsorship was different from most of mine. One of the facts that it was of the female gender and I tend to sponsors/write guys. Another one is I didn't actually have an idea of what her 'personality' was beyond just psychotic, friendly, and sort of Chaotic Lawful. Which, was good, because I'm pretty sure that was most of it besides some more complicated intricticies I'm pretty sure I missed.

Also, I actually wanted to sponsor Tavros ten times more but I wanted to try Terezi because she was so <i>different</i> to me.

But anyway, the funny thing is I'm kind of capricious when it comes to feeling and motivation...I was hit with another wave of apathy right as the tournament started. I almost even dropped out of the tournament, which also had to with the fact that I lost use of my laptop due to the charger dying on me. And guess who didn't have the moneys to get them? I DIDN'T. My parents sure as hell didn't. So I was kind of like, 'eh'.

But then as I lie in the middle of night thinking and thinking, I got kind of a little annoyed at myself. I mean I was talking to Veers a lot about the gameplay, I think I said I was absolutely interested and couldn't wait. I also remember being charged, writing a description for this fictional character as fast as I can. Then, of course there was Fabian--wait, that's not what we're talking about here. So I wasted some time on the description I wrote, which was a pain in the ass to write oh my god you know how much I hate writing those?

(also I'm glad I didn't sponsor Gamzee (who I was considering as well) everyone would have killed me in every round)

So I felt miserable for giving up so easily, especially when (at that time) I had so much time on my hands. So to the annoyance of my brother, I plunged headfirst into the tournament...round 1 at like near the end with a borrowed computer. To my pleasant surprise I hadn't done all that bad. It's kind of funny because I can compare it to my Written In The Stars sponsorship in that manner:

WitS: Cute gameplay total background generated by Krizard, but clearly shows that I was basically nicking in at the last minute and made it like SoulShard. Damn, where did he go?

TMT: Graph background, clearly (not) shows I came in near the end but still didn't do too bad.

Hehehehe...is it a coincidence Dry happened to sponsor Oersted in these two tournaments? Is it a coincidence I still need to finish reading WitS? Nope.

Thanks for Helmar giving me that great idea btw. You know what it is even if you don't.

fuck this I'm writing the rest of this in leet. i tried not to do any behind the scenes stuff either because i didn't g1v3 4 fuck.

NOP3 JUST K1DD1NG

H3H3H3

Ok so let's start with round 1, I felt like I was racing against the clock here but I generally felt like the round was fun despite me writing my posts first on paper hehehe. It was pretty boring as fuck otherwise of course but hey. Ok so round 2..........

I was like sure I wouldn't be able to get a computer from then on to get there in time but hallejuah a mac just mysteriously found its way into my hands. Luckily for everyone involved no one will never know.

Round 2 I liked the best, because I had no idea what the fuck I was doing -- in both gameplay and writing. I just flied and tried my best. It was then I started going 'fuck this I'm doing whenever' which you know works wonders in Terezi's case somehow. Gosh, did you know I have to sometimes contain my incessant manaical giggling? It's insane.

HOLY FUCK I AM RAMBLING LUMIN STOP IT STOOOOP

Ok so that was wonderufl Durandal Shodan awesome Darkken was amazing did you know how amazing it was it was flippin amazing!!!!!!!!!! Ok so, I love everyone. darghl; No matter how many times JSG said he had a hard time with Laura-X I will say that once again his writing continues to amaze me.

Round three, ok well this round. ;; sniff sniff oh I'm still craying....CRYING HERE THAT I DIDN'T GET TO WRITE MORE FUCK (plas goes here somewhere)

Unfortunately that's when I started to get really tired and damn if only I had written faster a certain fight scene would have sort of continued in my post. But fuck the way it went the post after that had retconned the significant talk afterwards. XD

Ok so Helmar, you brought back the Mountain Path. YOU KNOW WHY IT WAS DESTROYED RIGHT?!!!!??!?!?!?! IT WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE OH MY GOD CAN YOU SEE MY RAGE IT IS MURDEROUS YES YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF RAGE IT IS THE ONLY KIND OF RAGE THAT INCURS MURDEROUS AND RAGING BLOODBATHS

Ok to the Round 4 overview.

I liked it a lot, and I was kind of expecting one character at least in the tournament and that was Remilia. No, not Cray's, even though I was expecting that too. It was nice and pretty awesome. God, I suck at writing these. I liked the dancing part a lot too. bluh Remilia was nice here too, Cray's I mean. Hehehehe

Round 5 was...oh my god. this was when I think many of the Sponsors good writing kicked it up a notch like TTs Stark's...oh I'm too tired to write this

Finals was amazingly stessful but awesome. I could write so many of my feelings here but it wouldn't matter in the end. Because of Locke's amazingness, I expected Zeke to be inserted right here though. Something happened, however and that was not so.....but in the end everyone wrote a good story and it is why I am having such a hard time with awards even if they're meant for fun. >:S

I loved TMT, it is the best tournament and had the best hosts. It also has created the best Gameplay--I loved the Private voting in particular for those who wouldn't have been able to possibly win the gameplay but whose writing was deserving...oh my god I'm shutting up that sounds egotistical somehow. I also liked the regular LP system because I thought it had a cool title, cooler than XP ... you're trying to SURVIVE. It was by far the most simplest gameplay thing I have used since the old style in RFTA and I liked it like that. The only thing that killed me is that I kind of like to consider myself an aggressive player sometimes particularly when I think I am going to lose. I am very competitive (I am also a sore loser), but this time around I could actually see the end of Sponsors if I looked to the bottom and that made me very nervous. There was an extreme lack of healing abilities/defensive, which I found to be very obvious. for the first time though I realized I had to be careful or I thought I DID until round 5 came around and it was obvious that instead of LP being lost via numerous culmulitive amounts of damage it was kept. A pleasant surprise for some but also an unpleasant surprise at the same time (but I kind of got really excited kill me). It was basically a cutthroat enviroment that formed and I thought for sure it was obvious who was going to back who...for a while it was too. I stayed up later sometimes because of gameplay results and got up earlier because of them but also because of my desire to write.

This all in total did wonders to me sleeping schedule. I had a lot of work to do these tourny weeks--4 projects in English, one in math, continous tests in fucking English, quizzes in Law, and oh my god whaddya know a shit load of HW in Epidemology. Still, it was amazing and I would do it all over again....even though I'm still recovering from it now. But anyway, in comparison to other tournaments I feel this has been the funnest I have ever done since well ETERNITY HEART & SOUL GAIDEN as well as HEART & SOUL... and that's saying a lot.

AETERNITY: shit, all the fucking time. I was feeling likethat. Then as I started to get my groove it got cancelled.

Wayward: Shit, all the fucking time. It was during midterms.

WitS: I had no computer, had to borrow mom's but I fel like shit all the fucking time dueto lack of time and I wanted to quit.

RFTA: I loved round 2, round 3 sucked for me and it continued to suck onwards...for me. I had a hard time writing.

Spellbound: It was cool and awesome, but I had the biggest feeling that I was doing Luc wrong ALL THE TIME. My insecurity was my worst enemy, it kept me from writing something awesome and daring in the finals round. So I still had my regrets on that to the point I'm too embarrassed to look at my writing during the round. :'(

TMT: everything was fuckin perfect, I just needed to ...... hehehe.

Well that's it for now!

Eternity crap

luminitrium — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:14:47 GMT

So basically, right now I'm all tuckered out in feeling and all but I felt like it's the most fun in a tournament I've had thus far...it ranks up to Spellbound if not right my number one now. I will post a more concise and less general feeling post about it l8ter though. I was browsing through some lj stuff and noticed a meme from long ago. I believe this would help assist in my endeavor to produce a much better result in tournaments and make me able to give people a trouncin--er, a good time. >_>

if anyone is curious about this tournament and whatnot here is the site: forums.randominsanity.org

1. What do you like about my writing?

2. What do you think I should try and improve upon?

3. What new things would you suggest I try, stylistically/thematically?

4. What fandom(s) would you like to see me write for, and why?

TAKEN FROM derptacular

luminitrium — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:47:03 GMT

The first five people to comment in this post get to request that I write a drabble/draw a picture of any pairing/character and/or prompt of their choosing. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their ability level.

...Because I didn't think when I commented again HAHA

luminitrium — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:00:56 GMT

Your result for Roleplayer Test!...

The Stuntman

Random, Action-Oriented, Platonic

Screw character relationships and development, you're just here for the IC badassery. You like your roleplays to be short, sweet, and action-packed: who cares about continuity as long as your characters are always doing something awesome like blowing things up or running from the cops? You're the type of roleplayer least likely to take roleplay seriously and most likely to have your characters pull ridiculous stunts for the hell of it because hey, it's RP! What exactly is stopping you from wrestling that helicopter? Of course, your characters often tend to be flat and if there isn't anything exciting going on, you quickly lose interest entirely. But since your characters' relationships tend to be weak in the first place, you don't leave much of a gap when you leave to go fight bears with your bare hands somewhere else.

Take Roleplayer Test! at HelloQuizzy

:| God, this is totally inaccurate....or is it? >_>

For The Curious...

luminitrium — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:41:12 GMT

I STILL do not possess a computer...but dad recently set up an internet connection over at my house but it seems that we will be able to get NOT kicked out of the house due to my father's idiotic move (seriously, I mean our own uncle came downstairs and said 'well if you don't sort it out like next week we're going to kick you all out', then again that's because he's a bastard). But we're also considering moving to that nice looking house down the street--I need more room anyways, I can barely stretch my legs out on the bed before it hits the damned wall and since our uncle is a freaking cheap-ass tenant, he won't fix the leak in the bathroom.

But anyway, dad said he'd be getting me a laptop and I hope that's true since well I need a computer. xD

But until then, I guess I'll just go to the library to get on a computer just like in the old days lol

Life update, sorta?

luminitrium — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:47:06 GMT

Alas, as I am still without a computer but managed to snag one during now...which is technically class time but nevertheless I count it as a great time to fill in stuff what's going on in my life seeing as I might not have any other chance to get a journal post up orz (it is a study period but somehow I have no homework :p).

First of all, my situation without a computer hasn't changed (as well as without internet and now cable) for one thing but mother said we'd might be able to remedy that sometime in July or late June. However, I am getting ready for a job interview that's supposed to be at the end of this week--I'm really excited! XD (Even though it is Market Basket but hey)

Second of all, yes I am still thinking about the Eternity tournament and somehow I'm excited about that too because I'm pretty sure somehow I'll have a computer (or borrowing a laptop lol) by then. Due to me playing Persona 4 and 3 however, my choices for sponsorship of that tournament has increased. -facepalms- I'm actually thinking about playing the main character from 3, or Akihiko--*bricked*

But that's all for now! Back to school. blarg :p

luminitrium — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:45:30 GMT

Hello guys, you may have noticed my long absence (which was unintended) but as of May 1st 2009 I am without cable and internets (I'm sneaking on right now during Latin so that's why I have even gotten the chance to type this up) and I apologize ... like a lot. I thought I'd be able to rp at least SOMEWHERE and have like freetime but now...well, I don't so. Sorry. (Especially to Meowzy and crew) I'm so sorry. ;;

SO GUYS

luminitrium — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:24:23 GMT

I got a PSP now so recommend some games for me. 'D

.-. .__.

luminitrium — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:07:31 GMT

Well, a certain problem of mine has...suddenly appeared. Like, I feel so drained lately that either I can't find my muses or enough inspiration to rp. *facedesks* grah.

(zombie nightmares aside, although you can all maybe guess where that stems from -grumblemutter-)

Either way, its bad because...well, it is. I have no idea what to do. ;_;

Then there's that anxiety issue I have.

108 Questions (Except, not really).

luminitrium — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:02:43 GMT

Because I don't talk about Suikoden much at all in my journal. :/

So, anyway, I happened to read the ~~108~~ responses to the questions fans were actually able to send out to Konami, regarding the Suikoden franchise. Unstandably so I was a bit late in recieving such information since I was without a computer until lately. Anyone who wants to read them can go www.suikosource.com/qa.php and www.suikox.com/.

I shouldn't have been surprised that the responses by Konami were anything short of disappointing though but once again I got my hopes up on the same company that got rid of the brilliant Murayama-san. Shame on Konami, shame on them! Yet, I have hope that someday...someday there will be another good Suikoden game.

Although sometimes that company makes me wish I gave up on them like I almost had a year ago--but alas, I have not and still will not.

The answer to question 7 (on suikosource), surely goes without saying is ridiculous--I don't think I even have to explain why this is so if anyone who is a long-term Suiko-fan knows exactly what the hell I am talking about. Honestly, it is like saying it is too early for world peace (or maybe I'm just exaggerating here and getting annoyed for no reason).

As for any other reponses to the questions I basically have no further commentry because either someone else has said it for me or I think it is quite the waste of time. Big ORZ.

On the side, however, I have been reading the Water Margin--I do say that Jackson's translation is not perfect but it definitely gets the point across. Quite interesting and all (what with the 108 thieves at Liang Shang Po); Sung Chiang, I think was called the Sallow-faced Brute...for some reason that title amused me. So does the dialouge.

'Ho T'ao sent some three of his men in a small boat to go forward, and examine the tracks. As they had not returned after four hours Ho T'ao said, "Those men are not good scouts." He then sent five more of his men in two small boats to reconnoiter the tracks. But after another hour had appased those men also had not returned. Ho T'ao said, "Those men were well experienced so how is it that they have not returned to report to me? I never thought there is not a single man of the soldeirs who can get out of a scrape himself."

As it was now getting dusk he thought that it would not do to stop in that spot, but he decided to first investigate matters himself. He selected a quick boat and six of his reliable men who were armed, to pull the oars and then seating himself at the bow of the bow went towards one of the numerous tracks in the reeds. They went about two miles, and now as the sun was setting in the west he saw a man on a bank carrying a hoe. He asked him,

"Who are you? What place is this?"

The man replied,

"I live at this village. It is called the Cut off the Head Ditch. There are no thoroughfares here."' (Page 238-239, Water Margin, chapter 18)

Oh the hilarity, it kills me.

luminitrium — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:56:31 GMT

Finally! Glad that didn't last long--I mean going without a computer (well it did but still--) and obviously now I've obtained one ... although it is wicked slow. >_>

Well anyway, later today I'll be on aronianknight as usual~

AR TONELICO II

luminitrium — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:56:09 GMT

Well, since I managed to grab a computer here again I suppose I should let those unaware that there is indeed a manga of this game (which I would play if I wasn't so darn lazy but it looks good...despite what Kyo said -HINTHINT-).

luminitrium — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:58:41 GMT

Still computerless; oh well. But I grabbed one in the library so I could type down this:

Next year, I will be taking four honors courses (math, english, history, and latin) and one ap corse (AP Bio)--I've wanted to put this down somewhere so...I remember typing this up.

Also, I have been reading the Water Margin and for those of you don't know what that is it is the book that Suikoden -- the game series -- is based upon. -flees for now as she has to run back home OTL-

luminitrium — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:47:48 GMT

Well my computer died again so I'm using a computer in the library but anyway I'll be here until they kick me out at 5 PM and tomorrow at 5 PM. geez.

My computers need to stop dying on me and uh yeah. XD

WELL.

luminitrium — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:52:36 GMT

WELL THAT WAS INTERESTING. XD

Well...that's interesting.

luminitrium — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:23:24 GMT

.I actually expected else things to happen but whatever--the fact remains I'm surprised that Regene just killed off Ribbons, although I at -least- had an inkling he would try/do so/succeed in doing so in the long run, I guess I just wasn't that prepared. XD Besides the fact, of course, I thought he wouldn't end up very lucky with his plotting against Ribbons so it is surprising to see him actually be able to go through with it.

Totally saw Setsuna sparing Graham's life coming from a mile away, btw.

derp

luminitrium — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:36:44 GMT

because I can.

luminitrium — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:30:54 GMT

Hey Lii, I'm boooored, are you on? :]

Lumin dreams strange things again

luminitrium — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:28:12 GMT

So on the day my computer imploded (the day before yesterday) AGAIN I had a strange dream...for those who may want to keep their sanity, you may not want to trespass into this territory.

Ok, first it started out like all happy and glory like all my dreams (excluding 'that' nightmare, thankyouverymuch) and there were a field of nice flowers that I ran through as the clouds sang a happy tune of love ! Everyone was smiling as a Gundam came piling through but that's not the point--there was some weird music and then BAM action scene! Suddenly, ruins were falling for some reason even though...there weren't any buildings or ruins...just a field of flowers. Then Jade appears, swooping by on a vine to save the day and blasts evil people with fonic artes and for some reason grabs Dist.

Then the dialouge went EXACTLY like this:

"Why are you saving me?!"

"Because I love you Dist!

"Liar!"

"No! I'm not lying, why would I ever lie to you? Let's return to the old days!

And then they embraced and then everything was sparkly and pink.

Yeah, you can kill me now.

Luceti nightmares.

luminitrium — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:50:28 GMT

Given the fact that I don't play there already I find it kinda weird I had a nightmare about luceti and I never had one dream about ddd (I mean maybe the muns but not in the actual game) so it went like this:

I was walking through the forest and then suddenly this...7 armed thing appeared out of nowhere, somehow paralyzing me and said,

"I have you now. Mmm, I can't wait to have you for dinner."

Then it started suffocating me with one of its hands and I tried to escape but it proved impossible as I could not even move. Then I woke up and it felt like I hadn't been breathing for like a short while. It was creepy. XD;;

dddhsh

luminitrium — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:50:44 GMT

YEAH HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRIFF! XD

Wow.

luminitrium — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:22:18 GMT

<+Memento_Mori> [01:14:09] <Luminitrium|> Hello?
<+Memento_Mori> [01:14:18] <Memento_Mori> .................
<+Memento_Mori> [01:14:37] <Luminitrium|> I'm new here
<+Ryuuji> and thirst
<+Memento_Mori> fucker is pming me.

Wow, that was incredibly rude. I mean REALLY rude--I guess some places on IRC (in that gg subbing group chat) aren't very kind to you when you're about to ask a question about why everyone in the whole chat is ignoring you.