Kalypsi

kalypsi_cat @ 2006-08-14T23:51:00

2006-08-15T04:53:01Z

Somehow I figured I'd get that.

Herons

2006-08-08T02:39:03Z

I generally use my Myspace account now, but I had to put this one on Journalfen too. I just ran into this article. It's on bird IQ, and which birds are the most intelligent. This is one line from the article (bold mine):

"The crows, the jays, that kind of bird - the corvidae - are the tops; then the falcons are second, the hawks the herons and the woodpecker rank quite high."

I shall now use that as proof that Herons are smarter than Harmonians!

(I'm kidding, of course. I'm not Mystic Knight.)

Sugarquill vs Portkey

2006-02-16T04:42:26Z

I spend virtually no time on Sugarquill. In fact, I find my OTP's fandom pretty dull. I didn't even register for the forums until a few months ago, and I've been aware of them for several years. I love R/Hr in canon, but... Portkey, on the other hand, amuses me endlessly. The layout is prettier, and there is so much more of that wonderful ranting and raving that I enjoy so much.

Portkey doesn't have a general Harry Potter forum that includes everything like Sugarquill does. However, the general HP forum on Sugarquill has a large amount of HBP-influenced stuff, so I figured it was all right to compare to Portkey's general HBP forum.

Here are the top 18 topics on Sugarquill:

Sirius Black
The Dead Dog
Replies: 8

Lily And Snape
Two brilliant Potion makers, or one?
126

Severus Snape
The Everlasting Debate: Thread V
222

Lupin And Tonx
505

Dates And Ages
Because we're still confused
154

Everyone Is Related!
Family Relationships
163

The Movies - Gof And Others
Thread III
308

Ginny Weasley
REALLY in the spotlight
441

Loose Ends
Questions that remain unanswered
336

Peter Pettigrew
The lurking rat
58

Hey Baby, What's Your Sign?
Birthdays and their significance
311

Harry
You know, the main character
349

Dumbledore
412

The Cave
pondering all that happened there
71

Oops!
Man, was I wrong!
111

Poll: He's The Hairy-handed Gent Who Ran Amuck In Kent...
Or Is He? Fenrir's Status at the End of HBP
18

Horcruxes
Thread II: The Hunt Continues
560

Several Sunlit Days
H/G in HBP
580

Here are the ones on Portkey:

The odd connection between R/H and H/G moments in HBP
29

The Battle For Harry's Affections
Ginny the manipulator
808

Why doesn't Jo see us?
Analyzing the lack of respect and why that interview hurt so much!
194

Horcrux
people keep saying this is wrong.
39

Question for H/G shippers ?
Why do you ship Harry and Ginny?
2

Finding the Founders
Analysis to finding the Founders' Stories
2

Hmmmmm.... Just Been Rereading....And..
Hermione's Reaction to the Prophecy...
22

OOC in HBP
14

Poll: Harry Won't Die * 12
yes or no....?
12

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as
6

I don't see H/G happening....
ever!
1

Clues and Anvils
HBP and the IOD may support Hr/H
75

Analyzing Patterns in JK Rowling’s Series
Harry and Hermione figure things out
20

Hermione vs. Ginny
which one of them lied?
21

Physical Signs
Is Hermione growing to Love Harry?
19

Why Radish Earings?
Voodoo In Harry Potter
3

Hermione world of Dating...
Dates in the magical world...
2

HBP Good for HHR shipping sites?
read and see...
11

*

The disconteted populace "fighting to keep the faith" (as I've sometimes heard it referred to) is so much more interesting.

EQ2

2006-02-09T06:44:54Z

I got back on EQ2 recently (yes, I can't bring myself to cancel even if I haven't played in months) to check and see the new SOGA models.

EQ2, may I ask WTF?

One of the fun things about fantasy games is the fanciful armor. EQ2 has bland armor. You say it's because you wanted to go for the realistic look. Okay, I'm cool with that. Realistic. Then why things like gravity-defying hair? And, why does every armor set you show outside of the game look like this?

EQ2, you lose.

There, I have whined. Now I can call myself a full-fledged (former) EQ2 player.

Vampires!

2006-02-08T06:38:41Z

There is a community out there devoted to Harry Potter characters as Vampires, complete with a layout bordered by a red-eyed Daniel Radcliffe who has blood dripping dramatically from his mouth.

I just have to say again that I loved Rowling's portrayal of the vampire and silly fangirls in HBP.

kalypsi_cat @ 2006-02-05T16:11:00

2006-02-05T22:28:31Z

There is a thread on Portkey called "A Study of Shippers" in which a few shippers are thinking of asking Harry Potter shippers in general some questions such as :

Are your parents still married to each other?
Yes

Have you ever been in a relationship where you frequently argued with your partner?
No

Have you ever had your heart broken?
Not by a romantic relationship

What is the highest level of education you have received?
I have a B.A.

What was your favourite subject in highschool?
Geography

What is your favourite non HP book?
The Lord of the Rings, though the Slayers novels are a pretty close second. ;)

Name one characteristic that you believe is essential in a long term partner?
Just one? Sheesh. For me? I guess I'd ultimately have to go with the partner having a good heart. I'd prefer a little more than that, but at least with that basis I wouldn't end up with a sociopath.
In general, I think that it depends on the individual so much that I can't make a judgement.

I guess as far as the classic view of the opposing side as young, stupid, and inexperienced goes, I don't fit the mark, and I don't think that should be surprising at all. As interesting as these kinds of surveys are, in my experience 'shippers are 'shippers. As groups, 'shippers who take the time to fill out surveys are pretty similar to each other. I imagine nothing would come of it.

kalypsi_cat @ 2006-02-04T01:48:00

2006-02-04T07:50:48Z

It's a scene that most likely won't make it
into the theatrical cut (perhaps onto the DVD as a deleted scene) because,
let's face it, as tragic and cuddly as Severus might be (don't laugh; that's
honestly what I think of him at times)

...
*laughs*

In the second one, the WIP, Hermione, Snape, and Draco are the only
survivors from the school.

Rocks fell, everyone died. Well, almost everyone.

There is a Sex Ban at Hogwarts and the seventh years do not like it.

Ghosts can walk right through the walls. I wonder what couples do if a ghost decides to waltz through the room that they are trying to get it on in? I can just imagine Myrtle stopping and watching. That would really put a damper on things, eh?

kalypsi_cat @ 2006-01-30T23:17:00

2006-01-31T05:55:21Z

With just a few strikethroughs I can put some sixth-book alterations into this quote!

"Harry and ~~Hermione~~ Ginny will get together in the end, but another ship will be sacrificed for the purpose -~~R/Hr~~ G/D. Harry has to spend some time apart from ~~Hermione~~ Ginny in other to realize his feelings for her. In the meanwhile, ~~Ron~~ Dean and ~~Hermione~~ Ginny will get together and split apart."

Just sayin'.

Angels

2006-01-30T10:03:32Z

There are some words you can search fanfiction.net with that are pretty much guaranteed to give you a fic with which to enjoy a nice WTF. I used "angel" to get a fic that is one of the more WTF-worthy fics I've seen on the site. It's a creative fic, but apart from the names of the characters, if she was trying to hit the Harry Potter world she aimed about three universes too far to the left.

The summary is: In a world where angels and demons fought, an angel and a demon meet, and from the encounter sprouts a forbidden contract that threatens to end all being. Will the lovers achieve a flower to bloom in the scorching desert? Or will they fail? destroying everything, even their lives? DMHP... SLASH. Get it?

Bad news.

He only stood at the height of 5'6", and had the creamiest skin and the scent of vanilla. The color of his eyes mesmerized all angels who dared to look upon them

melting their brains and giving Harry an army of zombies.

Draco was 6'5", and although his black armor concealed his body, it was quite obvious that his body was well-built and lean. His icy mercury eyes shined with demise, his nose perfect, and his thin pink lips demanded sexual authority and lust.

Talented lips.

Draco lied on his bed, tossing and turning under the black silk sheets.

He bartends in the dark, too.

Harry was the forbidden fruit, the forbidden fire, and the forbidden ecstacy.

It's hard work being all those things at once.

His entire body was reflecting the pale moonlight

What is Harry, a mirror?

'No one messes up Pansy Parkinson's sex life. Draco WILL be mine once more!'

I love this cheese line in the middle of this mess of purple prose.

Soft raven hair framing the perfect face, Bright emerald eyes, creamy skin, cherry red lips, it was him.

Who? Oh, right - radioactive Harry.

Not knowing what to do, Harry simply landed himself on the other side of the branch, as light as a butterfly landing itself on a flower.

I see him surrounded by sparkles and painted into a kiddie poster for a little girl's room.

"My name's Harry... Harry Potter. I'm only 10 months old, and you're the first non-angel I've ever seen!"

Draco's a pedophile!! Then again, so is everyone else in this fic since just about everyone who sees Harry falls in love with him. >.>

Harry stuck his arm out to Draco.
"Will you be my friend, Draco?"

It's a kiddie movie with a porn slant.

He closed his eyes... and thought about the small boy-angel. His creamy skin, his bright green eyes, his pouty lips, his lithe body, and of course those bright green wings... sometimes, Draco marvelled at his ability to keep his maniacal libido in check in front of Harry.

Pedophile!

Internet

2006-01-28T10:15:45Z

I'm always trying to figure out what to do with my journals since I find talking about my life very dull, and I never seem to get around to writing long essays on...anything. I've finally decided what I'm going to try, at least for a while. I wander the internet most every night and find all kinds of crazy things. I figure I'll set them here for posterity. I'm leaving off names and places to protect the sensitive, but these are real quotes (and my comments on them.) ;)

I just want the seventh book to be out and then for better or worse we know. We know once and for all if H/Hr will be or not and we know once and for all what kind of person JKR really is.

JKR is a Sith Lord.

I really hope that HBP was one great big red herring to make sure that the ending really has the twist that writers everywhere try to achieve.

Yes, Harry kissing Hermione instead of Ginny. Harry and Hermione have Tru Luv! Harry and Ginny got their love out of a Cracker Jacks box. :(

What did you say? "Voldemort?" Who's that?

H/hr will happen in book 7. I'm sure of it. Because there couldn't be any other reason for JKR to give us such a deep and meaningful relationship between them just for her to go with Ron and him go with Ginny.

Oh, I dunno...maybe FRIENDSHIP? Platonic love, even? I know, I'm thinkin' crazy thoughts.

If it's not Harry and Hermione in the end, what's the point of the whole HP books then?

I love it when people just come right out and say it. :)

If Harry sees Hermione kissing Ron or someone else, I'd want him to feel more.

Man, when I'm skimming I can misread things in weird ways. I read that one first as "If Harry kisses Ron, I'd want him to feel more." For a split second I thought: Why does she want Harry/Ron? Isn't this a H/Hr forum?

If love is going to save Harry....it needs to be profound, don't you think? Not just the love of friends and adopted Weasley family.

Pff, yeah. Friends and family are nothin'.

She still puts Harry before the needs of Ron. Something that Herons just don't see.

I see it. Because, you know, VOLDEMORT.

It has to be someone, IMO, that he's willing to sacrifice everything for...and not just his "saving people thing". That's too cliche.

Because the hero finding someone he is willing to sacrifice everything for HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

(I'm going to give a little nod here to Lina Inverse from Slayers.)

After HBP I really fell apart for a while and ever since it has been a battle every day to maintain my faith not just in that type of relationship

I actually feel sorrow for people like this. As far as I can tell, these people put part of their identity into an uncertain detail, into something happening or not happening. That's extremely destructive. I'd like to help people like this, but I honestly don't know that there is a way. Your belief in something (for example here, a belief in a good relationship) does not depend on a detail. You should only take what you see as inspiration, and then apply the inspiration, not the detail, to your world.

kalypsi_cat @ 2005-10-08T03:14:00

2005-10-08T08:15:31Z

Ha! Fandom.

kalypsi_cat @ 2005-09-15T18:31:00

2005-09-15T23:44:53Z

I picked up the Dark Materials trilogy, and I'm on the second book now. I suppose I was inspired because I've heard it mentioned frequently and generally positively, and, of course, there is that Harmonian icon promoting Lyra and Will as a couple. I'm on book two now, and there was one moment that really struck me. I think Lyra is an ESTP, and Will an INFJ (which is an entertaining mix). Lyra and Will are in our world, and they meet each other on a bench after Lyra speaks with a "scholar." Will spends a great deal of time devoted to worrying about staying under the radar, so when Lyra stands up and talks to two cops, he has an outburst of RAGE, and he and Lyra argue. But Lyra HAD been staying under the radar - she just had a different way of doing it, a very E way. Whereas Will tried to avoid people, Lyra would approach them to misdirect their gaze. Two ways of accomplishing the same thing, essentially. It was really interesting to me to watch them think the other one was going about things the wrong way, and even more so, think the other one wasn't taking things seriously. Huge conflict in ways of interpreting the world, and lots of inability to see the world in a light that may not come naturally. After that, accusing each other of not taking things seriously because they can't find another explanation for each other's "wrong" behavior. Rock on.

And, um, I just completely ignored all of the witches and angels and symbolism and talked about a scene with two characters on a bench. Go figure. ^^;

kalypsi_cat @ 2005-09-06T17:10:00

2005-09-06T22:23:21Z

I miss the 'ship debates.

I was having a lot of fun debating couples before HBP came out, and I was almost disappointed that characters had finally been matched up pretty clearly, even for Harmonians. Little did I know, the internet was set to explode and give me an onslaught of a different kind of entertainment. That's been fun and good, but I'm beginning to miss having those determined Harmonians around that cause me to analyze and re-analyze what I think and how I should say it. That was fun!

I've seen some threads on Portkey from people (like Obsidian Warlock) who are beginning to argue that H/Hr is still inevitable. It seems like they are at least convincing some people. I think it would be fun if they manage to convince enough people that H/Hr is still a contender so that new life could be breathed back into the arguments. Of course, you always have to be careful what you wish for, right?

And how come the words I'm always looking for in my posts for the "mood" section are never an option?

kalypsi_cat @ 2005-09-05T02:25:00

2005-09-05T07:28:06Z

Hurray! I am no longer iconless, thanks to Potterpuffs!

kalypsi_cat @ 2005-09-04T14:19:00

2005-09-04T19:23:55Z

Well, the HMS STFU is back, safe on Journalfen. I noticed nobody has reported The HMS GAL. I like that - says a great deal.

kalypsi_cat @ 2005-09-01T18:18:00

2005-09-01T23:23:08Z

The HMS STFU is gone. I think I'll miss it. I thought that the HMS STFU had a tendancy to go overboard, but it was useful for finding a large collection of 'shipping stupidity all in one place.

Hopefully it will rise from the dead again.

Like Voldemort.

kalypsi_cat @ 2005-09-01T18:17:00

2005-09-01T23:18:03Z

I've been reading Fandom Wank for a very long time (and even begging friends to post reports for me on occasion - namely the EQ2 Name Nazi report and the R/Hr Lack of American Education report. Good times.) Now that I have an account, I'll probably continue to say very little. Yay.

The name Kalypsi is taken from my mithra on FFXI. Mithra are cat-girls, and the mischeivous and seductive thing works for them, so I considered "Calypso." That sounds a bit dramatic, though, and I wanted to change it into something that sounded cuter. Later I found out that kalypsi is an actual word... Ah, well. As for the "cat" tagged onto the end of my name, would you believe it? Kalypsi was already taken! /shock I decided to add the cat because, well, a mithra is a cat. I'm creative like that.