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This frickin' sucks.
So, I'm mostly recovered from whatever illness I had (cough drops are really wonderful--that way you can stop hurting your throat and let it heal on its own!). So I was all thinking 'okay, I'll go to class today!' Well, okay, I was considering not going to my morning class, because I was still pretty exhausted (I had some serious trouble sleeping last night, bleh). But anyway. Then I wake up and AUGH CRAMPS. Seriously. I hate having my period. I would gladly swap the whole 'ability to have children' thing for 'never having a period again'. It frickin' sucks. And this wasn't even a bad month, but that doesn't mean it's not painful and miserable.
Seriously, one of my top non-logical/rational/scientific arguments against Intelligent Design is menstruation. What kind of MORON would design that!? *shakes head* Sheesh.
So, anyway, I've been in mild but continuous pain for most of the day. It's subsided a bit now, but is still there, in the background. Painkillers and so forth can only do so much, I guess. But even a reduction is good. And I planned to get a bunch of work done today, too...but I can never manage to get anything DONE when I have cramps, the pain is just really distracting. But now that it's mostly done (the cramps, that is, not my period), I'll get some work done hopefully.
But first, I wanted to make a post about something. ...wait I forgot what it was. Dammit I have a really crappy memory. Okay I was reading fanfiction because I was bored and wanted to distract myself from the frickin' pain, and...ah, that was it!
...wow, I just wrote an entire rant to complain about crappy slash fanfiction. Clearly I need to stop procrastinating on doing work and actually go do some. -___-;;;;
But yeah, crappy writing irritates me. I love goodfic, though, when a fic is really well-written it's awesome. And it's even more satisfying to find them because they're comparitively rare. So, all goodfic writers of the world--bravo, keep it up! ^_^
in painSeriously, one of my top non-logical/rational/scientific arguments against Intelligent Design is menstruation. What kind of MORON would design that!? *shakes head* Sheesh.
So, anyway, I've been in mild but continuous pain for most of the day. It's subsided a bit now, but is still there, in the background. Painkillers and so forth can only do so much, I guess. But even a reduction is good. And I planned to get a bunch of work done today, too...but I can never manage to get anything DONE when I have cramps, the pain is just really distracting. But now that it's mostly done (the cramps, that is, not my period), I'll get some work done hopefully.
But first, I wanted to make a post about something. ...wait I forgot what it was. Dammit I have a really crappy memory. Okay I was reading fanfiction because I was bored and wanted to distract myself from the frickin' pain, and...ah, that was it!
You know what annoys me? The phrase "slightly chapped lips" in fanfiction. Well, in kiss scenes specifically. Mostly in slash, from what I've seen. What's up with that? Having never kissed anyone, I'm forced to wonder: is the amount of chapping on someone's lips really that noticeable when someone kisses you? Wouldn't you be focusing on other stuff, like, oh I don't know, the fact that someone is kissing you? It's just weird and distracting, and takes away from the scene. Plus it's so overused that in my mind it's become a cliche.
And why is it only used in slash (that I've seen, anyway)? Is it supposed to make someone's lips more masculine if they're all chapped and nasty? Newsflash: girls' lips get chapped too! It's just how lips are! It depends on the climate, as well, lips get more chapped when it's cold and all. It just makes me think 'wow, that would be pretty nasty' when I read it. And the descriptor is REALLY not necessary, who the hell actually cares about how chapped the characters' lips are when they're reading a kiss scene?
and also: it's always whichever one is on top who has the chapped lips. Never the bottom. Again, I think this is because it's supposed to make the top guy more masculine. The bottom guy's lips are always described as soft or velvety or some crap like that. Lips should not be velvety. If they are, you probably have some kind of creepy lip disease and should not be kissing anyone. Seriously, velvet is made up of lots of little threads, it's not a smooth surface like skin is suppoesd to be. yes, even the skin on your lips! Either that or the lips are so severely chapped that the skin is all broken and dried up. Which is just nasty.
So, in conclusion...lips really do not need a lot of description. When you've seen one pair, you've pretty much seen them all. Unless the lips are extremely unusual--for example, if they were made of play-doh for some reason--they don't need description. it's just distracting. Also, chapped lips do not make someone more or less masculine. They just mean the person has been spending time in a dry, probably cold environment. Well, dry is the main thing. But it often gets very dry when it's really cold out. Anyway. Also, if two guys are having sex, that does NOT mean the one on the bottom should be described as very feminine. Seriously, it's just not necessary. If you have two people in the same environment, with the same basic hygiene, why would one of them have chapped lips and not the other? And why does it matter, anyway!?
Also: enough with all the blushing! It's always the guy on the bottom who blushes, too. What's up with that? Well, for all I know people actually do blush all the time when people touch/look at/kiss/have sex with them, I wouldn't know. But it's a bit annoying to read it over and over and over.
Also: what's with people's hair being described as silky? Hair can be smooth, and I guess it could maybe be silky, but to my mind that means it's either just be washed, is damp, or is really greasy. Otherwise, hair is usually sort of dry and, well, hair-like. It might well be smooth, but silky and hair just do not go together for me.
Also: all these descriptions of skin as 'milky white' or 'baby soft/smooth' or 'rosy cheeks' or whatever: it's quite annoying. Canned description is annoying in general, because it doesn't really DESCRIBE anything. Also, it is repeatedly used for whichever guy is on the bottom. If it's a het pairing, it's used for the woman. What is with that!?
just because someone is on the bottom during sex doesn't mean they're extremely effeminate or a fainting, blushing, shy person! Women can be on top! Very strong, masculine people can be on the bottom! Let's see a little variety here!
And why is it only used in slash (that I've seen, anyway)? Is it supposed to make someone's lips more masculine if they're all chapped and nasty? Newsflash: girls' lips get chapped too! It's just how lips are! It depends on the climate, as well, lips get more chapped when it's cold and all. It just makes me think 'wow, that would be pretty nasty' when I read it. And the descriptor is REALLY not necessary, who the hell actually cares about how chapped the characters' lips are when they're reading a kiss scene?
and also: it's always whichever one is on top who has the chapped lips. Never the bottom. Again, I think this is because it's supposed to make the top guy more masculine. The bottom guy's lips are always described as soft or velvety or some crap like that. Lips should not be velvety. If they are, you probably have some kind of creepy lip disease and should not be kissing anyone. Seriously, velvet is made up of lots of little threads, it's not a smooth surface like skin is suppoesd to be. yes, even the skin on your lips! Either that or the lips are so severely chapped that the skin is all broken and dried up. Which is just nasty.
So, in conclusion...lips really do not need a lot of description. When you've seen one pair, you've pretty much seen them all. Unless the lips are extremely unusual--for example, if they were made of play-doh for some reason--they don't need description. it's just distracting. Also, chapped lips do not make someone more or less masculine. They just mean the person has been spending time in a dry, probably cold environment. Well, dry is the main thing. But it often gets very dry when it's really cold out. Anyway. Also, if two guys are having sex, that does NOT mean the one on the bottom should be described as very feminine. Seriously, it's just not necessary. If you have two people in the same environment, with the same basic hygiene, why would one of them have chapped lips and not the other? And why does it matter, anyway!?
Also: enough with all the blushing! It's always the guy on the bottom who blushes, too. What's up with that? Well, for all I know people actually do blush all the time when people touch/look at/kiss/have sex with them, I wouldn't know. But it's a bit annoying to read it over and over and over.
Also: what's with people's hair being described as silky? Hair can be smooth, and I guess it could maybe be silky, but to my mind that means it's either just be washed, is damp, or is really greasy. Otherwise, hair is usually sort of dry and, well, hair-like. It might well be smooth, but silky and hair just do not go together for me.
Also: all these descriptions of skin as 'milky white' or 'baby soft/smooth' or 'rosy cheeks' or whatever: it's quite annoying. Canned description is annoying in general, because it doesn't really DESCRIBE anything. Also, it is repeatedly used for whichever guy is on the bottom. If it's a het pairing, it's used for the woman. What is with that!?
just because someone is on the bottom during sex doesn't mean they're extremely effeminate or a fainting, blushing, shy person! Women can be on top! Very strong, masculine people can be on the bottom! Let's see a little variety here!
...wow, I just wrote an entire rant to complain about crappy slash fanfiction. Clearly I need to stop procrastinating on doing work and actually go do some. -___-;;;;
But yeah, crappy writing irritates me. I love goodfic, though, when a fic is really well-written it's awesome. And it's even more satisfying to find them because they're comparitively rare. So, all goodfic writers of the world--bravo, keep it up! ^_^
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