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Questions Post #1
Usually I don't ask questions in public settings. I'm shy and also very arrogant; I like to think I know stuff or can find out on my own. But these things have been bothering me, and while I think a few things might be answered by digging through people's old entries or some FAQs, I'd love some answers (and opinions. Some are about opinions. Not the one about Buffy's natural tufted treasure, though. That has to be fact).
General
What does RPS stand for?
I'm aware OTP means pairing of choice, but what do the letters stand for?
Where did the term 'squee' originate and how come so many people use it?
LJ
What's a meme? Does it mean memory?
How do you tag someone? What does it mean?
What does the term "gak" mean?
Fanon
-How do people feel about using fanon? For instance, some fic writers use the name "O'Connor" for Liam (mostly in all-human AUs, which I don't really read, but whatever). Do you frown upon writers who use this name? Does it throw you off when writers don't use this name? Do you yourself consciously just avoid ever getting anywhere near the characters' surnames just to avoid the issue?
-From where did O'Connor-as-Liam's-surname originate, anyway?
-Does Spike have a commonly used last name? What about Faith? What about Darla, whose first name we know isn't hers, and Drusilla, whose first name is almost certianly not hers?
-This is a much debated topic, but is there even a marginal consensus regarding the age of Spike?
-Buffy smells like vanilla in a lot of fics. What's up with that?
-Does canon make Buffy out to be a natural blonde? I.e., is her altar of love, her carnal trap, her eye that weeps most when best pleased, her bearded clam, her garden of eden, her nest of curls blonde in most fics? What? Just asking.
-Is there a generally accepted explanation for how vampires get it up?
-Is the idea that vampires "pretend" to breath in order to look natural a fanon thing, or was it on the show?
-Does nobody use the fact that Angelus wears eye-liner in fics?
-Is Andrew ever a heterosexual in fics?
General again
-Whatever happened to Miss Kitty Fantastico? Did Dawn really shoot her with a crossbow?
-Do vampires sweat?
-What're some (slang) words for the dominant partner in a D/s relationship? I.e., some for the sub are: bitch, punk, sister (in prison), et al. I've just been drawing blank on their counterparts for about a week, now.
-Does anyone besides me hate Joyce Summers' guts in a visceral, it's-even-alright-to-character-bash sort of way?
-Have you ever not been able to find relatively common words for weeks at a time? (I once spent a month looking for the word 'conceited')
-Am I the only (character) Angel squeeing fangirl who didn't find David Boreanaz convincing as Angel at times? (don't get me wrong; most of the time he was great.)
-Can David Boreanaz sing better than Angel?
-What is the IQ of David Boreanaz? Is it really as low as it seems sometimes?
General
What does RPS stand for?
I'm aware OTP means pairing of choice, but what do the letters stand for?
Where did the term 'squee' originate and how come so many people use it?
LJ
What's a meme? Does it mean memory?
How do you tag someone? What does it mean?
What does the term "gak" mean?
Fanon
-How do people feel about using fanon? For instance, some fic writers use the name "O'Connor" for Liam (mostly in all-human AUs, which I don't really read, but whatever). Do you frown upon writers who use this name? Does it throw you off when writers don't use this name? Do you yourself consciously just avoid ever getting anywhere near the characters' surnames just to avoid the issue?
-From where did O'Connor-as-Liam's-surname originate, anyway?
-Does Spike have a commonly used last name? What about Faith? What about Darla, whose first name we know isn't hers, and Drusilla, whose first name is almost certianly not hers?
-This is a much debated topic, but is there even a marginal consensus regarding the age of Spike?
-Buffy smells like vanilla in a lot of fics. What's up with that?
-Does canon make Buffy out to be a natural blonde? I.e., is her altar of love, her carnal trap, her eye that weeps most when best pleased, her bearded clam, her garden of eden, her nest of curls blonde in most fics? What? Just asking.
-Is there a generally accepted explanation for how vampires get it up?
-Is the idea that vampires "pretend" to breath in order to look natural a fanon thing, or was it on the show?
-Does nobody use the fact that Angelus wears eye-liner in fics?
-Is Andrew ever a heterosexual in fics?
General again
-Whatever happened to Miss Kitty Fantastico? Did Dawn really shoot her with a crossbow?
-Do vampires sweat?
-What're some (slang) words for the dominant partner in a D/s relationship? I.e., some for the sub are: bitch, punk, sister (in prison), et al. I've just been drawing blank on their counterparts for about a week, now.
-Does anyone besides me hate Joyce Summers' guts in a visceral, it's-even-alright-to-character-bash sort of way?
-Have you ever not been able to find relatively common words for weeks at a time? (I once spent a month looking for the word 'conceited')
-Am I the only (character) Angel squeeing fangirl who didn't find David Boreanaz convincing as Angel at times? (don't get me wrong; most of the time he was great.)
-Can David Boreanaz sing better than Angel?
-What is the IQ of David Boreanaz? Is it really as low as it seems sometimes?
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As far as I know it's just something you post that gets passed around. Like a survey or a quiz and someone says "reply to this then post it on your own journal." And then they do, and their friends do... I don't know if you were hoping for a more specific definition. I do know that I recently found out I've been pronouncing it wrong and that it should be 'MEEM'.
-How do people feel about using fanon? For instance, some fic writers use the name "O'Connor" for Liam (mostly in all-human AUs, which I don't really read, but whatever). Do you frown upon writers who use this name? Does it throw you off when writers don't use this name? Do you yourself consciously just avoid ever getting anywhere near the characters' surnames just to avoid the issue?
O'Connor I can deal with, just so long as it's a fic in which there is no Connor, because Connor O'Connor is just mean. And, yes, I'd normally just avoid the issue.
-From where did O'Connor-as-Liam's-surname originate, anyway?
The same place as Buffy-smells-like vanilla? I think it's the only Irish name a lot of them can think of.
-Does Spike have a commonly used last name? What about Faith? What about Darla, whose first name we know isn't hers, and Drusilla, whose first name is almost certianly not hers?
Out of those, I've only heard that Faith's last name was said to be Lehane by Joss sometime earlier this year... purely because fic writers/rpgers had been pestering him!
-Does canon make Buffy out to be a natural blonde? I.e., is her altar of love, her carnal trap, her eye that weeps most when best pleased, her bearded clam, her garden of eden, her nest of curls blonde in most fics? What? Just asking.
I've normally seen avoidance of the color being mentioned.
-Is there a generally accepted explanation for how vampires get it up?
Ha. That's one I'd like to know. "It's mystical."
-Is the idea that vampires "pretend" to breath in order to look natural a fanon thing, or was it on the show?
Well, we do see vamps breathing on the show, which bugs me to no end because it's usually when they've been running and are out of breath, but no one's around to fake for, so... but I don't seem to remember the fake to look natural thing on the show.
General again
-Whatever happened to Miss Kitty Fantastico? Did Dawn really shoot her with a crossbow?
So I've heard.
-Does anyone besides me hate Joyce Summers' guts in a visceral, it's-even-alright-to-character-bash sort of way?
Aww, no! I love her to bits. Wouldn't trade my mother in for her, but I think she was a good mom in the end, if a little misguided at times.
-Have you ever not been able to find relatively common words for weeks at a time? (I once spent a month looking for the word 'conceited')
Yes!!
-Am I the only (character) Angel squeeing fangirl who didn't find David Boreanaz convincing as Angel at times? (don't get me wrong; most of the time he was great.)
No. There were times.
Hope I was helpful! That's quite a random assortment of questions there.
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Ha. That's one I'd like to know. "It's mystical." I find myself wondering a lot. I think it's because when I write about people getting aroused I write about blood--and I did long before BtVS made me think about blood so freakin' much. Blood is what makes you hot when you're turned on; it's what makes you feel all light-headed and tingly and woozy. It's also, most importantly, what makes you feel uncomfortable. The real question here is did Angel ever feel uncomfortably aroused when he was around Buffy and couldn't have her in S3? I'm sure he did in his head, but I wonder about his body (Okay, admittedly, I wonder about his body a lot). Can he--*gulp*--control it?
Well, we do see vamps breathing on the show, which bugs me to no end because it's usually when they've been running and are out of breath, but no one's around to fake for, so... This particularly peeves me. There were many times on AtS when the footage was edited such that Angel'd be running; there'd be a cut to something else without Angel in it; then there'd be a cut to Angel arriving at his destination. Since the shot in the middle of this sequence so easily allowed for it, they should've allowed DB to dry his sweat and catch his breath to arrive on the scene looking very cool. It would've been disconcerting, sometimes, but it would've drawn you into the reality of the show that much more. And it'd be so easy to do.
Aww, no! I love her to bits. Wouldn't trade my mother in for her, but I think she was a good mom in the end, if a little misguided at times. I gave her chance after chance, and she always disappointed me. Part of it was the actress--the few (very few) affectionate scenes KS had with SMG were really unbelievable to me. Anyway, I understood where the character was coming from, but she always, always seemed to consider herself before Buffy. I watched the show with my parents and they hated her too. I hate character-bashing, but for her and only her (and possibly Glory) I'll make an exception. Okay, sorry. I'm glad you could find it in your heart to love her ;o)
No. There were times. Okay, do you think it was just the Dork!Angel times? A2zmom says she thinks he was a bad actor at first but quickly got better. I agree, but I still thought there were moments all the way up to the end of S1 of AtS where I just didn't believe him.
Hope I was helpful! That's quite a random assortment of questions there. I'm a random person, and yes, that was very helpful ;o) Thanks!
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Me too, and I always want to yell at their parents. What's the reason for naming a poor child Collin Collins?
but I wonder about his body (Okay, admittedly, I wonder about his body a lot). Can he--*gulp*--control it?
Darn good questions, but I doubt we'll find an answer unless you can somehow get it to Joss, and even then... As a2zmom said below, there is way too much about a vamp's physiology that just makes no sense. Dwelling will only make you crazy.
Okay, do you think it was just the Dork!Angel times? A2zmom says she thinks he was a bad actor at first but quickly got better.
Oh, he was definitely worse at first, and Dork!Angel was pretty bad, but there were random moments even when he'd gotten into a groove of being good where he'd just do a bad delivery of a line or something... I can't even think of examples, but I know there's been some cringeworthy moments.
And you're welcome!