SED - 09 October 2013
Oct. 9th, 2013 02:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
teddy_radiatorAn unexpected day off, so I thought I'd bombard you with my SED all day as it came to me.
I've already read two excellent fics this morning, one new, one almost ten years old, but just as amazing. Professor Snape's Address by Sigune (more known for her superb art) was already rec'd this morning over at One_Bad_Man, but I highly recommend it again. Not only does it give Severus Snape a new dimension, but it gives us a Slytherin House that wants to think outside the box, yet remain true to their Founder. I like this group of students, all finding themselves at the crossroads of ambition, loyalty, integrity and trust, and even more, I like the Snape who tries to unify them.
The fact that it was written pre-HBP is staggering - reading it from a Post-DH perspective gives it an added depth that works with this story so well. A quick, affirming read, and one that will stay with me for awhile.
One of the things it seem to bring home to me is that, by the definitions of Salazar Slytherin's House, I am more Slytherin than I will admit. My problem when I do Sorting memes is that I often have trouble telling the difference between my perception of myself and the truth about myself. Do I choose an answer because it is the truth, or what I want to be the truth, or the truth as others perceive me? Am I telling the truth about myself out of a sense of false modesty, conceit or wishful thinking? Who knew I was so multi-faceted? Or am I just a babbling, neurotic airhead? And is that such a bad thing?
The other day I took the D&D meme, and I forced myself to think through every single question, and answer as truthfully as I could. I was a true neutral Human rogue. That didn't make me happy, but it proved something. When I look at the facts, I'm a Slytherin not because Snape was a Slytherin, or it's the cool house. I think it's because I am that ambitious and self-serving and have a streak of self-preservation a mile long. I have never wanted to admit these things because I was afraid it would turn people against me. But it is true.
But I am also more than the sum of my Slytherin parts, as it were. I also know that when I love someone I love them right down to their toes, and I'll risk all manner of shit to defend them if necessary. I will put myself between them and harm if I can, and I will spend hours searching for ways to make them happy and feel better about themselves. So what does that make me? A Slytherin with a House Personality Disorder. Well, that's not news, is it?
I don't like looking too deeply at myself under the microscope; I've always been afraid of what I would find. But the truth is, I found a dead ordinary person with an ambition to be extraordinary, one who flaunts the rules to varying degrees of success, and who wants to please her Muse and her friends. Just like most people, really.
I'm not trying to prolong the fanfic rant (although some of you were having toooooo much fun on it the other day ;) but I am dismayed just how many fics I like are WIPs and fairly obviously abandoned WIPs. One of the reasons I stopped frequenting ff.net was that at least three of the stories I was reading were just dropped like hot potatoes and never picked up again. Now, I do not count Seven Preposterous Things as abandoned. It may be, but I prefer to do my best Cleopatra imitation about that one. As long as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bloodcult says she might finish it, I'm happy. Which reminds me, isn't it about time for me to do another set of Desert Island Fics? Hmmm....
Tumblr is becoming a huge timesuck. And they make you look at how many followers you have, like it's a contest. They tell you when someone follows you, then you have a count. Mine went down by one today. It made me feel a little hurt. I think I'm doing Tumblr all wrong.
I will leave you with a link to part one of a two-part documentary on tea, called Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea - enjoy!
I've already read two excellent fics this morning, one new, one almost ten years old, but just as amazing. Professor Snape's Address by Sigune (more known for her superb art) was already rec'd this morning over at One_Bad_Man, but I highly recommend it again. Not only does it give Severus Snape a new dimension, but it gives us a Slytherin House that wants to think outside the box, yet remain true to their Founder. I like this group of students, all finding themselves at the crossroads of ambition, loyalty, integrity and trust, and even more, I like the Snape who tries to unify them.
The fact that it was written pre-HBP is staggering - reading it from a Post-DH perspective gives it an added depth that works with this story so well. A quick, affirming read, and one that will stay with me for awhile.
One of the things it seem to bring home to me is that, by the definitions of Salazar Slytherin's House, I am more Slytherin than I will admit. My problem when I do Sorting memes is that I often have trouble telling the difference between my perception of myself and the truth about myself. Do I choose an answer because it is the truth, or what I want to be the truth, or the truth as others perceive me? Am I telling the truth about myself out of a sense of false modesty, conceit or wishful thinking? Who knew I was so multi-faceted? Or am I just a babbling, neurotic airhead? And is that such a bad thing?
The other day I took the D&D meme, and I forced myself to think through every single question, and answer as truthfully as I could. I was a true neutral Human rogue. That didn't make me happy, but it proved something. When I look at the facts, I'm a Slytherin not because Snape was a Slytherin, or it's the cool house. I think it's because I am that ambitious and self-serving and have a streak of self-preservation a mile long. I have never wanted to admit these things because I was afraid it would turn people against me. But it is true.
But I am also more than the sum of my Slytherin parts, as it were. I also know that when I love someone I love them right down to their toes, and I'll risk all manner of shit to defend them if necessary. I will put myself between them and harm if I can, and I will spend hours searching for ways to make them happy and feel better about themselves. So what does that make me? A Slytherin with a House Personality Disorder. Well, that's not news, is it?
I don't like looking too deeply at myself under the microscope; I've always been afraid of what I would find. But the truth is, I found a dead ordinary person with an ambition to be extraordinary, one who flaunts the rules to varying degrees of success, and who wants to please her Muse and her friends. Just like most people, really.
I'm not trying to prolong the fanfic rant (although some of you were having toooooo much fun on it the other day ;) but I am dismayed just how many fics I like are WIPs and fairly obviously abandoned WIPs. One of the reasons I stopped frequenting ff.net was that at least three of the stories I was reading were just dropped like hot potatoes and never picked up again. Now, I do not count Seven Preposterous Things as abandoned. It may be, but I prefer to do my best Cleopatra imitation about that one. As long as
bloodcult says she might finish it, I'm happy. Which reminds me, isn't it about time for me to do another set of Desert Island Fics? Hmmm....Tumblr is becoming a huge timesuck. And they make you look at how many followers you have, like it's a contest. They tell you when someone follows you, then you have a count. Mine went down by one today. It made me feel a little hurt. I think I'm doing Tumblr all wrong.
I will leave you with a link to part one of a two-part documentary on tea, called Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea - enjoy!
