Subject: *hops in van*
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Posted on: 2008-11-29 05:13:00 UTC
Welcome back!
Subject: *hops in van*
Author:
Posted on: 2008-11-29 05:13:00 UTC
Welcome back!
As should be well-known by now, where one of the halves of Andy and Saphie go, the other is apt to follow, so, here I am! Hi guys!
I'll just go ahead and bring up the S-word right away, since a few people have expressed an interest in what has happened/is going to happen to Suedom. Saphie's mentioned my webcomic as an outcome of some of the ideas we were throwing around, which is true to a lot of degrees, so check it out if you're interested, but don' get your hopes up. Like Suedom, the comic has also been on hiatus for a year, since I realized that in order to obtain certain life goals, I was going to have to sell my soul to academia for a good long while.
So I did. And for the most part, I have. And now I'm six months away from graduating Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in anthropology and a minor in writing at a reputable (and somewhat vindictive) institute of higher learning. The moral of this story? Stay in school, kids. Kicking academic ass is good for your self-esteem (even if it's not so good for your health).
So what this means for you guys is that by late May, I intend to be tackling my Post-Graduation goal of giving Suedom a facelift. Much like looking at my webcomic's old art, much of my old writing makes me feel like my eyes are bleeding. (The punctuation use! The pacing problems! The undeniable bouts of OOC! It burns us, preciouss, it burnssss. Ss.) Thus, much like a phoenix rising from the smoke of a candle burnt at both ends of a horse led to water, Suedom will begin anew - stronger, faster, more powerful than ever before, and about 50% shorter. Also with fewer dangling participals and better use of commas.
So, in the meantime, while my BFF Saphie has dived (dove? diven?) headlong into the world of spandex-clad crusaders, I've gotten srs bznsly into Avatar: the Last Airbender, and am happily sitting back, chilling with a cup of tea on the good ship Iroh/Everyone, waiting for the rest of the shipwars to die down so that the fandom can be less about who's pissed off/thrilled that they didn't get/others didn't get their ship and jump into the analytical canon-developing fun stuff. I wonder if, during the periods between the Two Towers and Return of the King being published, there was a substantial amount of vitriol between the Aragorn/Arwen and the Aragorn/Eowyn shippers? Does vitriol travel as well without the internets to carry it along? Whatever, I say! Bring on the cultural analyses of life in the Earth Kingdom. I'm so ready to get settled and happy in my nice, explorable fandom, much like the well-established LotR fans who used to pat me on the head when I was a wee little n00b who thought Frolijah was the dreeeeeamist thing evarrr.
In conclusion, I'd just like to address some rumors floating around regarding my hotness, which has been described by some certain BFFs of mine as "smoking." It's time to confront these rumors, and to confirm once and for all that they are all true.
The good ship Andy/Saphie returns to mess with your heads!
I've been lurking like crazy for the last few months (since internet at home decided to kill itself), so I randomly dropped back into the Board today.
Welcome back!
...so that I can take my hat off to the return of awesome people.
Have a Sky Bison!
Look what visits when I'm off doing NaNoWriMo.
So, you're THE Andy. Of Suedom? Eru, I need to shake your hand! *stretches hand out* Don't worry, I won't bite.
Hotness, hmm? It's true? *minor drool problem*
Wow...I just wanted to say that your story is one of my favorite PPC related pieces. Why shorter though?
Thank you!
And it got better towards the end of the story, but Andy and I have become AMAZINGLY nitpicky towards our old writing and have definitely improved as writers, with our pacing and all.
So we want to go back and edit like crazy, tighten it up, and the end result will be that it should be shorter. Not like any chapters will get cut, but each chapter should be shorter just from us cutting down on the narrative and fixing the pacing problems.
A better way would be saying we're going to "refine" it or something. Say the same things with a lot less words.
Part of why we're loathe to add new chapters is because we can't stand how the earlier ones are screaming "EDIT ME! EDIT ME, YOU BASTARDS!" but since both of us are busy with school and don't have much time to edit them...
We kinda want to wait until we have free time, fix the whole thing up, tack the last few chapters on, and put the entire thing out as a more presentable (complete) story from start to finish.
One of the things the last three and a half years have drilled into my head is the value of saying as much as can be said in as few words as possible. Trust me, much will be gained by pruning away all our excess words.
And yes, the editing makes it difficult for both of us to think about doing anything more just now, perfectionistas that we are.
Huzzah for Suedom! Huzzah for Andy and Saphie! Huzzah for commas! Goodbye!
*does awed staring and gets in the van*
You're the veteran here, I'll let you take charge. :)
*squees* More Suedom! And with COMMAS! Yayage!
(One of) My favourite 'ship(s) has returned in full!
Welcome back (even if it's possibly only temporary). Hopefully there's enough around here that you recognise for you to fit back in... aw, who am I kidding? Andy & Saphie will always fit in at the PPC.
hS
Nice to meet you. Yay for doing well in school, yay for Suedom's return, and yay for veteran Boarders returning! *hops in van*
Do you want random shinies I found in various videogame canons while playing them? I have a bunch, for some unknown reason. I also have a whole load of life-size WALL-E plushies.
Amen to staying in school and the awesomeness of academia. And well done on the graduating!
And also huzzah for Suedom returning! With commas and all!
I'm afraid that's the closest thing I have to saying, "I know you!" Hope it's adequate. :)
Nice to see/meet you. Have some Convenient Cake!
- Sedri
*gets in the van* Cultural analyses of the Earth Kingdom FTW. I must get around to finishing Season 3 sometime, I shouldn't let all the shipping wars make me want to avoid the whole show.
So, naturally, I will. *hops in the van*
*noms on chocolate found in the backseat*
Welcome back!
You are wearing underwear, right?