Hi, Inita! :D I know! Not that I don't like the anime, because I still love it, but... I was going to write for BDG this year and I was really looking forward to doing it. But on the 31st, I knew that I didn't have enough inspiration to last through November. The main source of my inspiration for BDA is likely because I had a little self-induced marathon and finished out Viz's sub of Tenkai. I've got so many ideas for BDA oneshots and drabbles bouncing around in my head that it isn't even funny. Gracious, have things really gotten that bad...? To be honest, I'm not up to date with what's been happening at the Blue Dragon archive. I've been steadily (key word) working on birthday presents, but other than that, I've relatively been out of the loop. Seems like things might be getting out of hand, though; I'd better get my act together and get writing! ;)
It's okay, don't worry! We all like what we like, you know? I love Blue Dragon, but I know that not everyone does, and mostly, I'm okay with that. And hey, you never know - maybe you just need some time away from it for a while. There are things I haven’t played or watched for years that I’m getting back into only now. So... Maybe you're not really into it right now, but things can still happen down the road and interest can be renewed. And if it isn't, then don't worry about it; just write what you like. :) About the anime... It's alright, you don't have to explain; from a few things I've read, I think I know where your mindset is concerning it. I don't always agree, but that's okay. :) I love and enjoy both seasons of it, and right now, I'm loving and enjoying it more than ever. But that doesn't mean /you/ have to. There's one thing I'd like to say, though: concerning the characters in BDA, when I write about them, I like to think of myself as a pseudo-character-archeologist - digging and brushing away layers to show what's always been there. :) (*laughs* Most definitely! While I've been watching both seasons through Viz, I've been astonished to find myself endeared to Legolas. Mostly due to seeing how irritating and selfish a certain character can be. *coughKrestacough* There's some residual grudge from his earlier encounters with Bouquet, but I've let most of it go. That said, yes - he is definitely /the/ wackiest character in the series...)
I saw it; looks like it's gonna be a good one. :D Oh, /absolutely/. I'm not quite sure I've been as pleasantly surprised this year as when I found out that you had gotten into The World Ends With You; I'd already had the game for about two or three months at that point. I managed to play it back in September, and even though I only did a play-test, I can already tell I'm going to love it. :D I've been trying to cycle through some of my other games first, because I know when I come around to TWEWY again I'm probably going to have trouble putting it down. XD
Thanks! And me too - I was literally looking at it and going "wait, what, I did that? Why couldn't I do that last year?" It helps that I chose Today Is Better Than Yesterday, because I planned most of it last year. (However, there are some semi-episodic parts of it that were dependent on reviews. So... Basically, in a few days, I'm screwed.) It was also good to watch Tenkai; between all of the "Oh my God, it's 3 pm, I only have 300+ words" and the "Oh my God, it's 9 pm, I only have 700+ words" I squeezed in a bit... It seemed to help.(Don't worry! Last year I had /nine whole days/ where I got less than a thousand words, and I /still/ did over 50,000. Just keep working at it and you'll make it. :) Maybe watching some gameplay videos of TWEWY or playing the game might help; for me, keeping BDA fresh in my mind seems to help, so maybe that would work with TWEWY as well. :))
I won't. :) (And you, too. Only do as much as you can do.) The real deal for me was last year - I wanted to prove to myself that I was capable of doing it. This year is more lax for me. Unlike Royal Flush, Today Is Better Than Yesterday will definitely be changed if there are any mistakes because a) it was never supposed to be a NaNoWriMo project and b) this one is too important to me to let any mistakes linger. So, really, I'm just going to do my best. :)
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It's okay, don't worry! We all like what we like, you know? I love Blue Dragon, but I know that not everyone does, and mostly, I'm okay with that. And hey, you never know - maybe you just need some time away from it for a while. There are things I haven’t played or watched for years that I’m getting back into only now. So... Maybe you're not really into it right now, but things can still happen down the road and interest can be renewed. And if it isn't, then don't worry about it; just write what you like. :) About the anime... It's alright, you don't have to explain; from a few things I've read, I think I know where your mindset is concerning it. I don't always agree, but that's okay. :) I love and enjoy both seasons of it, and right now, I'm loving and enjoying it more than ever. But that doesn't mean /you/ have to. There's one thing I'd like to say, though: concerning the characters in BDA, when I write about them, I like to think of myself as a pseudo-character-archeologist - digging and brushing away layers to show what's always been there. :) (*laughs* Most definitely! While I've been watching both seasons through Viz, I've been astonished to find myself endeared to Legolas. Mostly due to seeing how irritating and selfish a certain character can be. *coughKrestacough* There's some residual grudge from his earlier encounters with Bouquet, but I've let most of it go. That said, yes - he is definitely /the/ wackiest character in the series...)
I saw it; looks like it's gonna be a good one. :D Oh, /absolutely/. I'm not quite sure I've been as pleasantly surprised this year as when I found out that you had gotten into The World Ends With You; I'd already had the game for about two or three months at that point. I managed to play it back in September, and even though I only did a play-test, I can already tell I'm going to love it. :D I've been trying to cycle through some of my other games first, because I know when I come around to TWEWY again I'm probably going to have trouble putting it down. XD
Thanks! And me too - I was literally looking at it and going "wait, what, I did that? Why couldn't I do that last year?" It helps that I chose Today Is Better Than Yesterday, because I planned most of it last year. (However, there are some semi-episodic parts of it that were dependent on reviews. So... Basically, in a few days, I'm screwed.) It was also good to watch Tenkai; between all of the "Oh my God, it's 3 pm, I only have 300+ words" and the "Oh my God, it's 9 pm, I only have 700+ words" I squeezed in a bit... It seemed to help.(Don't worry! Last year I had /nine whole days/ where I got less than a thousand words, and I /still/ did over 50,000. Just keep working at it and you'll make it. :) Maybe watching some gameplay videos of TWEWY or playing the game might help; for me, keeping BDA fresh in my mind seems to help, so maybe that would work with TWEWY as well. :))
I won't. :) (And you, too. Only do as much as you can do.) The real deal for me was last year - I wanted to prove to myself that I was capable of doing it. This year is more lax for me. Unlike Royal Flush, Today Is Better Than Yesterday will definitely be changed if there are any mistakes because a) it was never supposed to be a NaNoWriMo project and b) this one is too important to me to let any mistakes linger. So, really, I'm just going to do my best. :)
You take care too, Inita!