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seventhe(1) Fashion, or lack thereof, in FF8
Squall: Okay, for somebody who is a "lone wolf" and doesn't care about other people or "what other people think", Squall pays way too much attention to how he looks. Jacket with fur? Unless by 'lone wolf' you actually meant 'I want people to mistake me for a Lobo,' you fail. And leather. Dude, leather is hot and also is not really a fabric that people ignore. Leather does not say 'Leave me the fuck alone,' it says 'I am an emo loser who shops at Hot Topic, pay attention to me!'. The belts I just do not understand, but I really want to write a "Squall gets dressed in the morning" fanfiction and give some sort of existential emo meaning to his belt collection. "These belts represent my loneliness and despair," Squall thought as a single crystal emo tear slid down his porcelain face.
Rinoa: Blue duster = cute, and I want. Skirt over leggings = BLECH. So, I guess her outfit is a tie. Needs more crazy sorceress though.
Zell: In searching for Zell's outfit I found this, which is sadly funny:
but doesn't say anything about his actual fashion sense. I liked Zell's shorts because he just looked like a normal dude in shorts rather than some existentialist emomuffin, but I never really knew WTF was up with the little vest.
Quistis: Since I think Quistis is made of sex, I'm openly prejudiced, and thus I omit this one.
Selphie: At least Selphie's outfit makes sense. It's a dress you could buy in a store. It's normal. It has no belts. However, it's a really stupid thing for someone like her to wear. How does she fight? How does she not freeze?
Irvine: Okay, as much as I'm in love with Irvine and everything he embodies, his fashion sense is pretty much terrible. I like cowboys and cowboy hats, but? Jacket with wonky fur? Purple vest? Chaps? Sorry, Irvine, my darling, but you fail.
Seifer: Alright, look, fandom, can you stop mentioning Seifer's trench coat in every single fucking fic where Seifer appears, ever? I would really like to see a piece of fanfiction in which Seifer's trenchcoat DOESN'T have some kind of existentialist meaning tying into his gunblade / limit break / romantic dream / love of puppies. Seriously. How about a fic where he picked up the coat before he left Garden because it was raining, or some shit? Good lord it's just a coat people. It's not like he ever makes love to the coat in the game. Unless there's a cut scene where Zell walks in on Seifer humping the coat in a classroom or something. >.>fic plz?
Edea: Edea is also made of sex. Next.
Cid: Did you know that in one of the episodes of Beauty and the Geek (which obviously I do not watch, ever) one of the geeks collects sweater vests? Like, that's his defining characteristic as a geek, that he collects sweater vests. I kind of want to know what part of that made him a geek: the fact that sweater vests are geeky, or that he collects something. Because a lot of girls collect pieces of clothing, or shoes, and that's not really geeky. It must be that sweater vests are inherently geek? Trufax!
Laguna: Laguna seems to have excellent fashion sense. Maybe the belt thing came from Raine?
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(2) defecating goats in space
"No!" the shepherd cried. "Don't leave me!" He pressed his face to the glass of the shuttle, trying desperately for one last glimpse of his beloved.
Inside, the goat bleated and shook its head sadly.
"No!" the shepherd cried, beating on the window - but it was to no avail. The magical engine inside the spaceship began to heat up as the steaming pile of goat feces was converted into pure energy. The hot wave of air forced the shepherd back a few steps, and as the magical goat ship slowly took off, a single crystal emo tear slid down the shepherd's dirty face as he stood alone in his empty field.
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(3) Shoes. XD And fashionista pictures.
Hmm. I will save the pictures for later, since I am (a) at work without a camera and (b) wearing pants with terrible hexane stains on the thighs. Ugh. A fashionista iz not me, today.
My general feelings on shoes: shoes were my bane, up until this year, when I have finally started to take an almost unhealthy interest in them. I bought shoes that were (a) cheap; (b) boring, aka they went with everything; (c) relatively comfortable, at least in the store; and (d) cheap. This resulted in me having a lot of shoes which turned out to be uncomfortable because they were cheaply made. It also resulted in me having a lot of shoes I don't wear. And the shoes that I DO wear, I wear a lot, and thus are falling apart.
Now that I am (relatively) wealthy, I have realized that it is worth spending good money on a good pair of shoes if I am sure they are what I want and they will be comfortable and functional for me. (This is my new attitude with my entire wardrobe, really.) I still flail a little at getting shoes for $30 or under, but I'm trying to focus more on what I *want* and what I *need* as a professional twenty-something closer to thirty, jesus fuck with a decent wardrobe.
My old trend in shoes was to stay away from anything overtly girly. As I get older I am more and more willing to embrace my "girly" side, or at least to acknowledge that not all things "girly" are some kind of anathema poisonous terrible thing to be shat upon by goats at every available opportunity. I will never be a girly person but, I'll admit it, I am starting to like heels. ;)
Some very random discussion points on shoes:
- Sneakers are comfy, but so undressy. I am not a fan of the look of jeans and white sneakers on girls. I don't know, it just ruins it for me or something. Darker sneakers are okay, or cute colored ones. I need to obtain a brown pair of sneaker-like shoes for comfy days. Comfortable AND fashionable! That's me.
- I am not sure whether I like the super-small, loafer-type shoes yet. I know they come in a lot of cute little patterns, but I still think a lot of them are silly-looking. At least on me. Smaller girls can do it, I put them on and feel like a robotard. I would like them better a little bit bigger, with some heel to it.
- I don't understand very high heels. Seriously, how do women walk in heels more than 1-2"? I actually find a small heel more comfortable than a flat, but anything larger than that is just... UGH. And yet I see women everywhere in 3-4" heels. How do they do it?
- Speaking of heels, I don't understand PANTS. I am not SHORT. There is NO reason that all of my pants should drag on the ground. Heels, I blame you!
- Gladiator-style shoes are in this season. I think they are all pretty fucking ugly. Le sigh.
- I love boots. They can make (almost) any outfit. However, they don't work in the summer. Sadface.
- I really wish I liked clogs. I just don't. I can't walk in them. They're supposed to be really easy and comfy, but I just can't make them work, for some reason.
- Undecided on the Pointy Toe Look. I really hated it when it first came out, but now I have seen a couple pairs on girls at the mall that I really like. I just don't think I'm a Pointy Toe Girl.
- Shoes I still need to get: some brightly-colored sandals or heels to wear with otherwise boring outfits. Something like bright red heels with blue jeans. I also need at least 1 pair of comfy-ish black shoes.
More later, also with pictures!
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(4) the state of viscosity in a jar of mayonnaise as opposed to that of ketchup.
Mayo is gross!
To extend this entry a little more: when it comes to standard condiments, I like ketchup > relish >>>> mayo and mustard (both are blech). "So what do you put on your sammiches, Sev?" you may ask. The answer is either (a) nothing or (b) Italian dressing.
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(5) how awesome your girlfriend is and how much you don't want her to drown in the flood!
OKAY SO NOW I WANT TO WRITE THIS FIC IN WHICH RYDIA IS TRAPPED IN A FLOOD BECAUSE IOWA SUCKS A MAJOR DICK, AND QUISTIS COMES ALONG AND CASTS FLOAT ON HER AND RYDIA GETS SAVED AND THEY BOTH, I DON'T KNOW, GO SAVE A BUNCH OF PUPPIES AND KITTIES FROM DROWNING, AND THEN THEY MAKE OUT WHILE CASTING LOW-LEVEL FIRE MAGIC TO KEEP EACH OTHER WARM
AND IT WOULDN'T BE A SELF-INSERT AT ALL I SWEAR
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(6) Air guitar: totally badass or beyond lame?
You do realize you are directing this question at a girl who has been in a selection ofterrible rock bands?
Air guitar: pretty much ALWAYS badass. C'mon. I do it. You do it. We all do it in private.
However, circumstances DO matter. Air guitar at work? ...well, actually, I just saw two of my co-workers singing and air-guitar-ing at each other this very morning. However my particular place of employment may be an anomaly.
Squall: Okay, for somebody who is a "lone wolf" and doesn't care about other people or "what other people think", Squall pays way too much attention to how he looks. Jacket with fur? Unless by 'lone wolf' you actually meant 'I want people to mistake me for a Lobo,' you fail. And leather. Dude, leather is hot and also is not really a fabric that people ignore. Leather does not say 'Leave me the fuck alone,' it says 'I am an emo loser who shops at Hot Topic, pay attention to me!'. The belts I just do not understand, but I really want to write a "Squall gets dressed in the morning" fanfiction and give some sort of existential emo meaning to his belt collection. "These belts represent my loneliness and despair," Squall thought as a single crystal emo tear slid down his porcelain face.
Rinoa: Blue duster = cute, and I want. Skirt over leggings = BLECH. So, I guess her outfit is a tie. Needs more crazy sorceress though.
Zell: In searching for Zell's outfit I found this, which is sadly funny:
but doesn't say anything about his actual fashion sense. I liked Zell's shorts because he just looked like a normal dude in shorts rather than some existentialist emomuffin, but I never really knew WTF was up with the little vest.
Quistis: Since I think Quistis is made of sex, I'm openly prejudiced, and thus I omit this one.
Selphie: At least Selphie's outfit makes sense. It's a dress you could buy in a store. It's normal. It has no belts. However, it's a really stupid thing for someone like her to wear. How does she fight? How does she not freeze?
Irvine: Okay, as much as I'm in love with Irvine and everything he embodies, his fashion sense is pretty much terrible. I like cowboys and cowboy hats, but? Jacket with wonky fur? Purple vest? Chaps? Sorry, Irvine, my darling, but you fail.
Seifer: Alright, look, fandom, can you stop mentioning Seifer's trench coat in every single fucking fic where Seifer appears, ever? I would really like to see a piece of fanfiction in which Seifer's trenchcoat DOESN'T have some kind of existentialist meaning tying into his gunblade / limit break / romantic dream / love of puppies. Seriously. How about a fic where he picked up the coat before he left Garden because it was raining, or some shit? Good lord it's just a coat people. It's not like he ever makes love to the coat in the game. Unless there's a cut scene where Zell walks in on Seifer humping the coat in a classroom or something. >.>
Edea: Edea is also made of sex. Next.
Cid: Did you know that in one of the episodes of Beauty and the Geek (which obviously I do not watch, ever) one of the geeks collects sweater vests? Like, that's his defining characteristic as a geek, that he collects sweater vests. I kind of want to know what part of that made him a geek: the fact that sweater vests are geeky, or that he collects something. Because a lot of girls collect pieces of clothing, or shoes, and that's not really geeky. It must be that sweater vests are inherently geek? Trufax!
Laguna: Laguna seems to have excellent fashion sense. Maybe the belt thing came from Raine?
- - -
(2) defecating goats in space
"No!" the shepherd cried. "Don't leave me!" He pressed his face to the glass of the shuttle, trying desperately for one last glimpse of his beloved.
Inside, the goat bleated and shook its head sadly.
"No!" the shepherd cried, beating on the window - but it was to no avail. The magical engine inside the spaceship began to heat up as the steaming pile of goat feces was converted into pure energy. The hot wave of air forced the shepherd back a few steps, and as the magical goat ship slowly took off, a single crystal emo tear slid down the shepherd's dirty face as he stood alone in his empty field.
- - -
(3) Shoes. XD And fashionista pictures.
Hmm. I will save the pictures for later, since I am (a) at work without a camera and (b) wearing pants with terrible hexane stains on the thighs. Ugh. A fashionista iz not me, today.
My general feelings on shoes: shoes were my bane, up until this year, when I have finally started to take an almost unhealthy interest in them. I bought shoes that were (a) cheap; (b) boring, aka they went with everything; (c) relatively comfortable, at least in the store; and (d) cheap. This resulted in me having a lot of shoes which turned out to be uncomfortable because they were cheaply made. It also resulted in me having a lot of shoes I don't wear. And the shoes that I DO wear, I wear a lot, and thus are falling apart.
Now that I am (relatively) wealthy, I have realized that it is worth spending good money on a good pair of shoes if I am sure they are what I want and they will be comfortable and functional for me. (This is my new attitude with my entire wardrobe, really.) I still flail a little at getting shoes for $30 or under, but I'm trying to focus more on what I *want* and what I *need* as a professional twenty-something closer to thirty, jesus fuck with a decent wardrobe.
My old trend in shoes was to stay away from anything overtly girly. As I get older I am more and more willing to embrace my "girly" side, or at least to acknowledge that not all things "girly" are some kind of anathema poisonous terrible thing to be shat upon by goats at every available opportunity. I will never be a girly person but, I'll admit it, I am starting to like heels. ;)
Some very random discussion points on shoes:
- Sneakers are comfy, but so undressy. I am not a fan of the look of jeans and white sneakers on girls. I don't know, it just ruins it for me or something. Darker sneakers are okay, or cute colored ones. I need to obtain a brown pair of sneaker-like shoes for comfy days. Comfortable AND fashionable! That's me.
- I am not sure whether I like the super-small, loafer-type shoes yet. I know they come in a lot of cute little patterns, but I still think a lot of them are silly-looking. At least on me. Smaller girls can do it, I put them on and feel like a robotard. I would like them better a little bit bigger, with some heel to it.
- I don't understand very high heels. Seriously, how do women walk in heels more than 1-2"? I actually find a small heel more comfortable than a flat, but anything larger than that is just... UGH. And yet I see women everywhere in 3-4" heels. How do they do it?
- Speaking of heels, I don't understand PANTS. I am not SHORT. There is NO reason that all of my pants should drag on the ground. Heels, I blame you!
- Gladiator-style shoes are in this season. I think they are all pretty fucking ugly. Le sigh.
- I love boots. They can make (almost) any outfit. However, they don't work in the summer. Sadface.
- I really wish I liked clogs. I just don't. I can't walk in them. They're supposed to be really easy and comfy, but I just can't make them work, for some reason.
- Undecided on the Pointy Toe Look. I really hated it when it first came out, but now I have seen a couple pairs on girls at the mall that I really like. I just don't think I'm a Pointy Toe Girl.
- Shoes I still need to get: some brightly-colored sandals or heels to wear with otherwise boring outfits. Something like bright red heels with blue jeans. I also need at least 1 pair of comfy-ish black shoes.
More later, also with pictures!
- - -
(4) the state of viscosity in a jar of mayonnaise as opposed to that of ketchup.
Mayo is gross!
To extend this entry a little more: when it comes to standard condiments, I like ketchup > relish >>>> mayo and mustard (both are blech). "So what do you put on your sammiches, Sev?" you may ask. The answer is either (a) nothing or (b) Italian dressing.
- - -
(5) how awesome your girlfriend is and how much you don't want her to drown in the flood!
OKAY SO NOW I WANT TO WRITE THIS FIC IN WHICH RYDIA IS TRAPPED IN A FLOOD BECAUSE IOWA SUCKS A MAJOR DICK, AND QUISTIS COMES ALONG AND CASTS FLOAT ON HER AND RYDIA GETS SAVED AND THEY BOTH, I DON'T KNOW, GO SAVE A BUNCH OF PUPPIES AND KITTIES FROM DROWNING, AND THEN THEY MAKE OUT WHILE CASTING LOW-LEVEL FIRE MAGIC TO KEEP EACH OTHER WARM
AND IT WOULDN'T BE A SELF-INSERT AT ALL I SWEAR
- - -
(6) Air guitar: totally badass or beyond lame?
You do realize you are directing this question at a girl who has been in a selection of
Air guitar: pretty much ALWAYS badass. C'mon. I do it. You do it. We all do it in private.
However, circumstances DO matter. Air guitar at work? ...well, actually, I just saw two of my co-workers singing and air-guitar-ing at each other this very morning. However my particular place of employment may be an anomaly.
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Date: 2008-06-10 08:44 pm (UTC)Balsamic vinegar on pretty much anything is for the win, though -- we can agree with that, too!
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Date: 2008-06-10 09:18 pm (UTC)