I've been told by many people that I'm a bit of a master of quoting. Not necessarily well-known quotes, but the ones I know, man, I know them. And I'll say them without thinking, "hey, maybe this is too obscure for other people who have lives and normal-person brains and whatever," but no. No, I'll come right out with a, "He killed me with a sword. How weird is that?" (Mr. Universe, Serenity) or, "I'm not the monster here, you are!" (Belle, Beauty and the Beast) and the most random of them all, "Stop lying! You killed my father and comrades, you coveted the stupid jewel, you're responsible for everything!" (Sango, InuYasha)
It's amazing how often those three actually come up in conversation with me.
You'd think they wouldn't apply, but damn it, I make them apply. It's annoying, I know. Especially to me, but I just can't stop myself, and it's becoming a bit of a problem now that I'm in college and around all these new people who have even less idea of what I'm talking about.
Usually the quotes resonate with me for some weird reason or another. Like the rhythm, or whatever it is. Regardless, it sticks with me forever, often without my knowledge. It'll just sit there in the back of my mind, waiting for the right moment to emerge. Like, for someone to call me a bitch, then I can bust out my Easy A chops with ease. "You know, you call me bitch a lot..." and so forth.
It's amazing how often those three actually come up in conversation with me.
You'd think they wouldn't apply, but damn it, I make them apply. It's annoying, I know. Especially to me, but I just can't stop myself, and it's becoming a bit of a problem now that I'm in college and around all these new people who have even less idea of what I'm talking about.
Usually the quotes resonate with me for some weird reason or another. Like the rhythm, or whatever it is. Regardless, it sticks with me forever, often without my knowledge. It'll just sit there in the back of my mind, waiting for the right moment to emerge. Like, for someone to call me a bitch, then I can bust out my Easy A chops with ease. "You know, you call me bitch a lot..." and so forth.
*Mom* Veronica-Why are you such a megabitch? Heather Duke-Because I can be. (Heathers)
Did you eat a brain tumor for breakfast?
I do the same with other references. I'll have a run of like, three or five things that all remind me of each other, but have absolutely nothing to do with any of the others. Right now it's Tales of Symphonia, Full Metal Alchemist (and Brotherhood), Avatar: the Last Airbender, and Game of Thrones.
If you know these well, you know what I'm talking about, possibly, and it's actually pretty cool to make the connections. It isn't as cool, however, to make them out loud while watching Brotherhood on my computer and sitting in the room of a guy who isn't as far as me in either Brotherhood or Tales, and hasn't read Game of Thrones. I haven't given out anything but hints so far, but I still feel sorta bad.
And stupid. I feel really stupid every time this happens. I always wish I knew someone who had my tastes exactly, as well as my amount of free time (which I really don't have, but I pretend I do, and then pull all-nighters writing short stories and rhetoric papers). So far, a couple of people come close, but there's always one key that they're missing. Usually it's Tales or any of the animes, so I guess I can understand that.
Ooh! I just realized that Harry Potter fits into Fullmetal Alchemist, too! I swear, Brotherhood is like a crossroads for all of my loves in this world.
Oh, and so does InuYasha. This is just getting weird.
And Star Wars. And Lord of the Rings, but mostly only in a musical part in Brotherhood.
I suppose I should stop now, while I have seven things. So many things.
Hey! Having seven things fits in with both FMAs and Harry Potter. Perfect stopping point.
In case you possibly care, here's a flow chart I made to illustrate the various connections in my brain between the shows. No spoilers, just lines.
Is that a flow chart? Probably not, but it's a thing, so roll with it.
And all these connections? Not exclusive to shows and books and movies and video games. No, whenever I go into obsessive-mode, I'll hear a song that I've known for years and I'll realize, "holy crap, this fits _________ so well, it's like it was written by the author for the character!" and then I want to tell someone, but they either wouldn't get it, or just don't care.
If you actually do care though, right now it's All You Wanted by Michelle Branch, and it fits Riza Hawkeye's perspective of Roy Mustang in the manga and in Brotherhood. Or at least, an interpretation of it. Check it out or not. You know, if that's your thing.
Also, I'm a nerd and I do usually keep these things to myself. But, this is a blog and what else are they for?
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