hi, you can call me g. i'd been active in fandom spaces on livejournal from 2003-2013, and hadn't thought i'd ever look back, but since i've found myself in johnny's fandom again as of late last year, i've also returned for a bit to engage with the communities that are still around. most of my old entries have been set to private now, but i've kept some accessible to prove i'm not a bot. 😄 it's unlikely i'll be posting anything new on this journal, but maybe you'll catch me here and there.

you can also find me on twitter
ravynash_ / ravynashling ✨

Hi guys! I didn't want to end the year without me making it clear to everyone that, hey, hi you all, I'M STILL ALIVE! 8D

It's already nearing the 31st where I am, and my mum is busy making food and other preparations for the New Year's Eve feast, and I am right here at home on a week-long vacation from work helping out as much as I can and doing my best not to get yelled at for being useless at housework. 2011 has been a very busy, sometimes frustrating, but generally steady year for me, and I can only hope for bigger, better things in 2012.

I don't do resolutions yearly, but I do have several plans for next year, the first being to FINALLY. TAKE. THAT POST-GRAD COURSE. Working on this first thing in January. I really miss the academe.

With this, I'd also like to thank everyone on my f-list, old and new friends alike, for making 2011 a kick. I know I'm hardly ever around to post, and spend most days betraying LJ to Tumblr (which makes me sadface myself, because, minus the awesome friends I've made there this year (who are nearly all so wee! You guys, I can't begin to explain how old and inappropriate I feel when I'm gallivanting around that place, and a post that says HELP ME PROVE MY PARENTS WRONG: REBLOG IF YOU'RE UNDER 21 and gets more than thirty thousand notes appears on my dashboard), I'm actually not as fond of Tumblr as I am of LJ), but this doesn't change the way I feel about you guys one bit.

I cherish you all so dearly, come into my unfortunate bosom, m'loves, come! Um. What I mean to say is--I seriously hope LJ does not continue to follow in the footsteps of Delicious (CURSE YOU, AVOS!!!) and drive everyone away with their crap, but if it does, I have a Dreamwidth account under the same name. *clings to you all*

Oh, look, a random Arthur has appeared!


such a BAMF

How have YOUR holidays been so far? :D Anything you guys are looking forward to next year? Come talk to me bbs! I missed you so terribly. T^T;;

Arrived at work to my team mates wearing purple yesterday. A conversation went something like this:

Them: Oy, Gin. Why are you in black?
Me: WHAT THE FUCK YOU GUYS I SAID TO WEAR PURPLE ON THE 20th IT'S ONLY THE 17th! D8<

Still. It was really sweet of them to care, I guess. Anyway, it did say on GLAAD's website to wear purple through October 20, not just on. *waves to ryogrande as well* XD

Have gone back to living with my grandparents again because I have lost the capacity to pay rent without killing myself from hunger (um, and I suppose the tendency to splurge on books and clothes has something to do with that, too--except it doesn't, because I can't even get myself a copy of the latest ASoIF book...s after GoT, l-lol. I AM A STARVING ARTIST (except I'm not really), HOW DOES MY KIND EVEN STILL EXIST. erm.)

Also, the commute from the condo we were renting was hella exhausting. One and half hours when traffic was being a bitch. Which was every fucking day, basically.

The only thing I hate about this new arrangement is that I don't get to live with dadomz anymore. No more crazed midnight sexcapades, boo.

Watched No. 6 following copperiisulfate's recommendation, and it was lovely. There were a couple things that left me scratching my head in confusion, but overall I enjoyed its wonderful mixture of shounen anime themes and, well, shounen ai.

It's something that I constantly long to see in most shows I follow, getting to watch the (gay/bi) subtext unfold into the actual "text" of the story (if you're friends with saramir, head on over to her very sound rant on the subject here), and ( includes spoilery things if you've only just begun reading Young Avengers, X-Men, Villains United, Manhunter, and watching Torchwood and GleeCollapse )

Which is why I'm inviting you all to participate in rachelmanija's Permanent Floating YA Diversity Book Clubs project. I know, I know I said popular shows, but this project deals with Young Adult novels, which I believe is a good enough venue to start as well.

People always treat LGBTQ themes in media as if they're vessels of the devil or someshit, I am widely aware of that. (The regulatory board in the Philippines still censors television scenes that show girls kissing other girls or boys kissing other boys on the cheek. I had to download episodes online back when I still liked Glee, even though they featured match airings here, because intimate scenes between Santana and Brittany would be cut out.) It was a bit surprising for me, though, to find out that the same is widespread in the literary world as well. Hopefully if more people talk about the importance of having good LGBTQ examples in books, especially young adult fiction, we can change that and give a better access for the youth (who, especially in these times, need it very much) so LGBTQ teens hopefully won't feel so alone and, along with everyone else, become more educated in the understanding of LGBTQ people.

Lol, rambly today. I'm not sorry. :P HERE, have hermette's Merlin Fandom Primer! :D My fellow Merlin aficionados, help us pimp out our shiny to the world (if you haven't already)! My JE homies, Inception buddies, HP fen and other non-Merlin-crazy friends: hop on over and be converted! 8DDDDb



you know you want to tap that sir dat ass

credit: derryere

I think I might have to do a tiny step-back from fandom for a while. There's too many RL stuff going on and I really need to get my shit together, focus on improving my craft more and stop being such a laid back little twat about everything, if I want to become a person of better worth. Or something like that.

I'll still be around every day, of course, here and on Twitter and Tumblr (and, heck, even Facebook because my RL fangirl friends refuse to embrace LJ; also, part of my work exists there), and I'll be commenting on your entries as much as I'm up to. But I don't think I'd be able to read much fic or participate in party posts and fests until... I have enough energy for them again. All existing engagements shall be honoured, though! I swear it on JGL's ass.

( his beautiful, glorious, majestic ass.Collapse )


Btw, I've finally started watching Doctor Who. Nobody told me it'd be so fucking freaky scary wtaf I love it so much already. D8