The Rambles Return

[crankyoldman]

In order not to spam, I generally will just edit this entry. FYI.

Alright, enough silliness. Time to abuse the cut function like the craziness.

First. Oh. My. Fucking. God. I never wanted to be in an MMO before, the whole format just doesn't appeal to my gaming nature. BUT IT'S NEXT GEN ERA STAR TREK OMGOMGOMG.

*coughs* Ahem. I hope it doesn't come out until I'm out of school. Else I'm doomed. All I'm saying.

Ahahaha, my boss just geeked too. I'm glad that when I yell, "OH MY GOD" at my computer, people come over to see what news I have. NERD COMPANY FTW.



So, a few of you may not know this, but I'm an avid fansoundtracker. Part of the fact of this being hidden is that fst is a locked community. The other is that I partially feel silly about it. Especially considering that my biggest reason for starting it is I watched High Fidelity one too many times. To the point that I want to resurrect my old disc-to-tape recorder and actually make a MIX TAPE just to hear it all warbly like it used to be... or maybe I've been listening to Visioneers too much lately.

There's actually a fair bit of drama starting up in the communities regarding what is and isn't a fan soundtrack (hereafter referred to as "FST"). Which I think is a fair bit ridiculous. There's also a certain degree of music snobbery going on (not that I don't have my own music snobberies, the likes of New Emo Movement sort of make me want to tear my hair out). I mean, sure, the same Evanescence song can feel meaningful to a lot of people and thus be used in five billion FSTs.

But since I like a couple music fandoms (Canadian Idol), part of me thinks that's just the enduring power that some artists have. Each of us has at least one musical artist that may or may not be "cool" that we think speaks to us (mine's David Bowie. I could make an entire FST from his music. I've been tempted to a couple times).

It makes me sad, mostly, to see that the participation has gone done in fst in particular, because they have themes. I've found even myself making FSTs (or what some people might qualify as "mixes", honestly, I don't like splitting hairs that much) that I didn't post!

So, since I really do like this sort of thing, I'm probably going to start posting FSTs here, under an f-lock. Because I like making them and particularly like finding new music (Urbanology has been getting me back into hip-hop, because it's not the "bitches and hos" sort. I freaking adore spinners).

Also, I'm having this WEIRD urge to make a mix for Canadians. I don't know why.

~Cendri

Comments

[cherrybomb.livejournal.com]

...Oh my god. Why the fuck would someone feel the need to make that community? And I love how the maintainer is left unlisted. T_T I suppose places like that bother me the most inherently because, as much artistic integrity as I'd like to think that I have, I'm also a fangirl at heart, and bitching that someone is completely incapable of putting something together that's of a high quality because they're a fangirl? Makes me want to punch babies.

Ah well. I'm also of the "make it yourself" opinion, even if I complain about things from time to time.

There's occasionally an fst that pops up on one of the comms I'm in. I have a few friends who do fsts like I do, though, but those are a bit few and far between when they do pop up.

Though I did have someone just friend me like a month ago, and every single one of their fucking posts is about fsts, or asking someone to do liner notes for one of hers because cant make them. And it's grating on my nerves, because I'm thinking "there's no way there could possibly be enough love going into each and every one of those mixes if you're already on your 4th Axel/Roxas fst and your first one just came out three weeks ago T_T". Though the mix (and I use that INTERCHANGEABLY as a synonym and not some kind of dividing line in the sand from an fst omg!!!1) of hers I checked out was actually pretty damn good. I guess I worry most about seeing people just repost songs I've used on mine. :/ Actually, I worry about that a lot.

It's one thing if it's for another fandom, but rehashing my mix? I'm a little possessive of my fsts, artistically, and I likely shouldnt be as much as I am, considering a lot of my songs are picked up from others' inspiration, but... it bothers me.

Though, apparently she actually is a member of fst.

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

Eh, I'll probably leave fst eventually, the more that I think about it. I'm just waiting for things to pick back up. If they don't, no skin off my nose.

And yeah. Fangirlism is fun, not stupidity. Get over yourself.

~Cendri

[cherrybomb.livejournal.com]

The biggest thing I've noticed about the stuck-up elitests in any fandom is that they've generally forgotten how to fangirl. I can think of maybe one who actually pulls off fangirl and elitest. What's the point in being in a fandom if it's no damn fun? Seriously. T_T

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've been meaning to up this, you reminded me: Here's like, a dance remix of "Heroes" (http://www.sendspace.com/file/74208s)

~Cendri