It's a thousand spoons when all you need is a knife.

So I was randomly looking at the Alabama 3 website (see previous post), and this interview trying to figure out what kind of music this band did besides the Sopranos theme song.

One of the band members had this to say about the song (emphasis mine):

‘Grannies love that tune. It's a new gangster anthem, but we don’t condone that sort of lifestyle. I wrote it about Sarah Thornton, a women who changed the law on domestic violence in this country. It's about a women getting empowered by a gun, not a man. It's a woman saying yeah, I'm gonna shoot him in the head, he's been beating me up and raping me for the last seven years. The court of appeal changed the law, but now it's a gangster anthem.’

A song about fighting back against domestic violence is now associated in tv-pop-culture with a lifestyle that promotes and cultivates violence, domestic and otherwise.

To quote PotC :

"Now that's what I call ironic."

from jaina

When did you write your first "fanfiction" piece? What was it for?

7th grade. Sailor Moon. like 3 binder pages. It was so swirly and sparkly... let's just say it involved them standing in a field of flowers and you can guess how sappy and young I was.

Did you actually post it anywhere?

I didn't even know fanfic existed when I wrote that.

What series have you written fanfics for?

X-Files, Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, Highlander, Dragon Ball Z, Fushigi Yugi, Inu Yasha, Trigun, Harry Potter, Cowboy Bebop, Naruto, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Lord of the Rings, Fruits Basket, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Blue Seed. .... whew, that seems like a lot when you write it out like that.

If you had the chance to have the original creator turn any of your fanfic into an actual real piece, which story would you choose?

Um... good question. Probably... the Fruits Basket work-in-progress I am doing currently called "Mon Autre Vie." That would be awesome, because the plot is pretty tight and exciting in my head.

Or maybe my "Sparring" fic for Buffy... that would have fit well into canon.

Any Original Characters (ones that got named) that you had inhabit the series universes? If so - who/where? (Yes, this is where we embarrass you by revealing your dark secrets!)

Hm... Venna from my extremely bad but still cool in concept Gundam Wing fic "The Nifty Exorcism of Duo Maxwell."

Brent Carpenden from the GW fic "My Greatest Mistake."

Huashan, the son of Shippou + Kagome and Inu Yasha's daughter, from my unfinished IY fic "Meaning of Forever."
--- I like his named the best and his character the best of my OCs.

OH! and the suicidal vampire from the BTVS fic "Auditory Soul." He didn't have a name but he is definitely my favorite.

Do you have any weird music quirks that help you write?

I listen to one or two or three songs on repeat for hours until I'm done. It's a mood thing.

What are common "themes" you hide in your stories?

I'm a hog for social themes, like freedom, morality, duty, honor, etc. Also, I really like angsty character vignettes where people explore their flaws. And I'm a sap for romance. And I'm also addicted to quirky humor.

What are your favourite characters to write POVs from?

Hard. I like Buffy a lot. I like Spike (William the Bloody) a lot too. I like Vegeta, and I like Trunks. I like Kagome. I don't like writing Inu Yasha, and I don't feel comfortable with any of the Naruto characters except Sakura. I like writing Kyou, but not Yuki.

What story of yours do you wish more people would read and love?

Buffy:
This Is Your Life.
Auditory Soul.
Weirdest Thing Around.

LotR + Buffy:
Foreign. (one-shot crossover flashfic)

Cowboy Bebop:
Don't Look Back.


If you could pick a specific scene of your story to be made into a comic-book/doujinshi format, what scene from what fanfic would you pick?

Um... the whole of "One Minute in the Life of a Vampire Slayer." Or the last part of "This Is Your Life" where human!Spike is kicking at the pigeons, grumbling about freckles, and Buffy rolls up in a convertable to take him to Europe.

And last but not least - why do you like writing fanfiction?

I run out of money to buy more episodes. Duuuuh.

Just kidding. Actually, I can't help it. These ideas just pop out and I have to write them down before they drive me bonkers.