I apologize for the overuse of the word "amazing." Also, HOLY FUCK DID THIS GET LONG.

First of all, many thanks go out to hazliya and elenuial for writing yet another amazing game and for casting me in a role that I adored. While BoD is not my favorite LARP of theirs (Leash was too awesome for words, Martha Stewart had perhaps the most quotable lines, and Everybody's Dying introduced me to zapf), it was still a wonderful, exciting, and completely fun game. Thank you so much for running it twice because I would have regretted not being able to play in this. As it was, this was easily my favorite LARP of the weekend and I'm still grinning when I think about it.

In addition to hazliya and elenuial, I owe humongous thanks to electric_d_monk, k1ttycat, lisefrac, lightgamer, morethings5, witticaster, staystrong62805, and zapf for being absolutely amazing people to interact with. I chatted with other people of course (including jacking shogunhb against a door, more on this later), and danced, and sang, and generally admired everyone's costumes, but those eight people were just incredible to play off of and let me sink my teeth into Moirabel in ways that I didn't entirely expect. Seriously, you guys were amazing and as great a game as hazliya and elenuial can write, it wouldn't have come alive in the same way it did without you.

Also thanks to in_water_writ for loaning me Moira's necklace. It was so beautiful, laura47 snapped a picture of it all by itself. Certainly not an excuse for a cleavage shot, amirite?.

Anyway, here's where I babble about my character. It's possible I will spend so much time talking about her, I forget to talk about the game. If that happens, my apologies. But, dammit, Moira is interesting!

( Cut for extensive Better Off Dead spoilers. The LARP, not the movie.Collapse )

( Pregame (still spoilertastic. In fact, assume everything under cuts is spoilertastic)Collapse )

( Where I talk about the actual game. Feel free to skip to this section.Collapse )

Oh my god, how did you read all that to get to this point? Are you crazy?! Anyway, suffice to say, the game was so much fun that I can't even say, I'm so sorry I had to cut out other bits, like my conversations with zapf, and with witticaster and so much else that contributed to a really, really amazing game.

EDIT: PHOTOS ADDED.

In all, thanks so much to everyone. There's not more I can really say, so thank you. So very much.

So, tonight shogunhb and I cuddled up together to spent the evening watching TV as we are wont to do. While going through our Netflix options, I judged a movie by its cover. "Journey to Promethea?" says I. "That movie looks awful!"

Never have I been so prophetic.

So of course, shogunhb has to go and read the info about it, because he has a love for terrible movies that I cannot comprehend. He points out that Billy Zane is in this movie and "he's a cool dude." I point out that we just passed another movie of Billy Zane's where EVEN THE NETFLIX WRITE-UP called it soft-core porn. "We all make mistakes in our youth. The gracious thing to to is ignore other people's. Let's move on."

shogunhb points out the movie was made in 2010. Now there is nothing we can do but watch it.



Did you just watch that? Suckers. But, really, the trailer is BETTER THAN THE MOVIE. And it lies. Billy Zane doesn't star in it, and he certainly doesn't ever wield a sword like in the poster. Those are lies, to make you think you want to see this film. Trust me, you don't.

( I must share the awful with you now. Contains spoilers. YOU SHOULD NOT CARE, AS CARING SUGGESTS YOU MIGHT WATCH THIS MOVIE ONE DAY.Collapse )

And you can watch the best part of the movie right here:



This moving was awful. Not even "so bad it wrapped around to being good" just straight up awful. That being said, the scenes with Billy Zane in them are AMAZING and if you want to watch the movie for them, I can respect that. Just fast forward through the rest. Honestly, it was so bad that once Talia got killed, shogunhb stopped making us watch the scenes with the scantily clad girls in them. Though the training montage is cut with King Billy Zane's throne room where he is tragically suffering ennui while some girl belly-dances. We did get to stop and watch most of that.

Anyway, these are King Billy Zane's last lines in the movie. We're figuring he had a few others, but they were cut, unable to compare with the unadulterated awesome that was this last scene. Again, he speaks with the voice of the audience, cutting through bullshit, wanting to know how his people are so incompetent, offering workable solutions...Listen to your king, Billy Zane. He's a cool dude.

I just want one thing for Christmas this year. This.



Not as comfy as a cruise ship in case of the Zombocalypse, but better in other ways.

Please help make my Christmas wish come true? Everyone who chips in gets a free spot when the zombies overrun the earth! (Unless you've already been infected. Then you get a complimentary shot in the head. Made with love.)

stolen from ryuutchi

Marry, Shag, Cliff Meme!
1) Comment to this and I will give you 3 people (I will pick only fictional people for you)
2) Post this meme to your LJ with your answers.
3) Provide pictures and the names of the 3 people.
4) Shag, Marry, Cliff!



1. Darcy: Marry

For one thing, I'd get to be Mistress of Pemberley. I think I could handle that. For another, I've read Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife. Rawr. It would be marry and shag. Also, once I got Pemberley set up for wireless, I would be GOLDEN.






2. Legolas: Shag

Absolutely. I'm pretty sure I'd get tired of the whole "Why don't you just walk on top of the snow like I am" nonsense pretty quickly, but for a tumble or two? Legolas is totally my speed. Plus, he's pretty. But first time bitch steals my product, we're through.




3. Dream: Cliff!

He's pretty, but he's also a little whiny and emo for me. Also, I've seen what happens to his exes, thanks much. Mostly, I feel sorry for his siblings (Didi, please don't hate me!) but it's not like he doesn't have a replacement waiting in the wings. Basically, it is not given for a mortal to love an Endless, and I don't think I'm special enough to prove that untrue.

PAX East was really fun. Everyone loved my monkey-pony and by 'everyone', I include Wil Wheaton (who stopped me on my way past his table), Jerry Holkins (who took a lot of pics while the monkey-pony was onstage), Paul and Storm (especially Paul, we chatted since their merch table was right next to JoCo's), random passersby who wanted to take pictures, and, of course, JoCo himself. Quixote (the monkey-pony) even got to go up onstage during Skullcrusher Mountain; JoCo didn't see him, but he was on the big screens to either side of the stage for a few moments, so everyone else did.

It's going to be tough for him, readjusting to regular life after that brush with stardom. I know for a fact that I was noticed at PAX only because of having Quixote on my arm.

PAX was a blast. Most of the time, I was at the merch table, but that didn't stop me from having fun. At one point, the two violinists from the VGO set up shop at the end of their merch table (on the other side of Paul and Storm's) and played the opening music to Chrono Cross in an impromptu concert. Friends stopped by at the table, especially whenever there wasn't a line, and kept us company. During the really awful Rock Band performances at the beginning of the concert, I went back to the table and the Enforcers and I (and fellow booth-babe cthulhia) had a mini-dance concert out in front of the merch tables. Everyone I talked to was incredibly nice (VIPs, Enforcers, and random crowd members), and I got to leave the table when I wished and eat when I was hungry--very different than my first booth babe-ing experience. On the other hand, I got a husband out of that one, so I can't complain too much.

I didn't go see much of PAX beyond the concert (I saw VGO perform and JoCo, and merch-sat during P&S so other people could see them). This was less because I was chained to the table and more because I didn't want to wait in lines for hours to see stuff. In all, I was pretty happy just hanging out with people, chatting with JoCo (who is really nice), and giving Quixote his time to shine.

Now I'm home, still pretty beat (I'm starting to think 3 cons in 3 weeks wasn't a particularly wise decision). My arms and legs are sore, my throat is scratchy, and I'm running a low-grade temp. However, I'm still really glad I had the opportunity to go and if JoCo decides to come back to PAX East 2011, I'm pretty sure he has my email address.

Many thanks to juldea, who made it happen.

These two pics sum up the best of the con for me:



and

I feel like putting a witty, insightful post about the human condition here. But I'm sick and abusing cold drugs.

So you get "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! Fallout 3 DLC comes out 9/24!!!"

Or, if you're absolutely dying to know more about me and what I've been up to, have a picture:




Way better, right? 1000 words and all that. By the way, I am taking 2010 off. No more weddings for shadowravyn!! Oh, I'll happily attend your wedding, but I'm not helping to plan it.

I was tempted to post a picture of my cats instead.

My husband is pretty handsome. And we're silly

And we're STILL married.

Two years ago today, I said "I do" to a future of happiness, love, and marital bliss. I roped shogunhb into agreeing to take care of me when I was ill (which I promptly cashed in on), agreed to wed with a ring, worship with my body, and endow with all my worldly goods--except my books. I pledged my love and fidelity in front of a hundred-odd people, and mean those words more today than I did then, as our love has had more time to grow, mature, and deepen.

Shaughn, I love you so. Happy anniversary.




Also, playing the FFVII victory music during the kiss? Still awesome.

(I know, I know, news at 11...)

But seriously, he does. Look:



They're selling missile bases as homes now. Do I really have to tell you how bad I want one of these?

This is even better than my idea for a cruise ship, because there wouldn't be the problematic 'getting to the safe location' bit. I'd live there. 4am zombie alarm? No problem, just roll outta bed and march downstairs into the vault. Swine flu attack? Let's just go downstairs till the hysteria's over. Wandering proselytizers? They'll never find us when we're several hundred feet down (and slightly to the left)!

THE AD EVEN MENTIONS HOW GREAT THIS PLACE IS IN CASE OF CRISIS SITUATIONS. THE SILO IS CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A NUCLEAR HIT. TAKE THAT VAULT-TEC!

Yeah, come and get me now, zombies, in my fucking nuclear-proof silo! Ha! Bitches! There's also a generator and its own well.

So, there's the "No secret govt. bases here, nope!" model house above ground, and then a two level, 2300 sq.ft., 3 bedroom 2-1/2 bath with open living area and kitchen adjoined by a spiral staircase belowg round where the launchpad use to be. This place is a duplex, and that's BEFORE we convert the silo into additional living spaces, gardens, school, public library, and doctor's office. Hmmm...what else would we need for a fully functioning society?

Oh and ha! If this were my nifty house, you people totally couldn't ban me from your enclave, even though I have no valuable skills! Double ha!

So...who wants to help me raise $2.3 million and be secure in your knowledge of a zombie-free future? Oh, and a nuclear and/or biochemical warfare-free future, too, I guess. Those are what the website mentions. But, yeah, zombie-free!

I promise I'll put it to ( good use.Collapse )

More expensive loveliness here.

Oh, and if you wanted to be REALLY awesome, additional cash would be nice to pay for my trip to Australia for mesmerising's birthday.

And I'd like a pony.

I have now joined Twitter. Same as my LJ name. If I do decide to post my daily tweets to LJ, I'll prolly make an opt-in filter or something.

And now, memes.

claireoujisama ( tagged me and Mamoru for this one.Collapse )

This other meme's been going around my f-list this weekend.

Characters Meme

( Instructions: Don't peek! Pick your top four favorite novels/series/manga/film/show/game/whatever of all time (list them in your head--preferably one with many characters), and then look underneath the cut for the meme...Collapse )