Domestic Dimanche: My Story Ideas

I'm sure most of you know this already because even those of you who don't know me personally have probably already figured out that I'm the type, but I don't just read, I write as well. Or at least, I write occasionally. I hate that I've fallen into that grown up thing where I'm like "OMG! I never have time for anything!" when I've watched the first two seasons of Supernatural this week and I've gone a good chunk into the third (seriously, why did I wait this long to watch it? I should go back and slap my past self!). It's more of a matter of: I go to class, I go to work, I do homework (which is 99% of the time just reading so it turns something I love into a chore >.>), and then with the energy I have left I don't want to do anything productive. I just want to watch Sam and Dean exorcise things and throw salt everywhere for a few hours!

So, as a kind of way to kick myself in the pants about some of my writing projects I've decided to list each of them here with a bit of a description. Maybe having them gathered here will be a helpful reference and maybe some of you guys will poke me about ones you like so I'll have more motivation. Either way, here's some of the ideas that have been floating around in my head for a while. Oldest first!

Inbetween - Ella
This is probably one of my more complicated stories that I thought up. The main character, Ella, has dropped out of college in an attempt to finish the book she's been writing for years. She's almost done but can't get the ending quite right when she's in a car accident and falls into a coma. The story flips back and forth between her internal world which mirrors the world of her book except that it is continually being attached by shadows and whole pieces of the land go missing, and the external world where the taxi driver who was driving her when the accident happened is slowly falling in love with her and obsessively inserts himself into the lives of her friends and family.

I've been holding onto this plot idea since around 7th grade and it's changed in minor ways but for the most part, it still follows the original idea. The reason I've been so hesitant to start on it is I basically have to craft two worlds, the dream and the real, and figure out how to splice them together so they work. Not to mention I have a CRAP TON of characters I wanted to put into it and I keep getting distracted by trying to tweak them.

10,000 Miles Away - Pirates!
If you were to ask the people I know to tell you one fact about me, one you would hear a lot is that I love pirates. I'm obsessed with their history (which is freaking fascinating... maybe I'll write an article about that later...) and their "mythology" and their music! Which is how this story was born. It is based on a sea shanty called "10,000 Miles Away" in which the main character is a Navy sailor who leaves home and when he returns finds that his love is being taken away in chains and he wishes he was a strong/brave enough man to save her.

The story follows Meg and Liam. After Liam joins the navy his ship disappears and Meg turns pirate in an attempt to find him (as no navy ship would ever allow a woman on board). He makes his way back to England and becomes a high ranking pirate hunter. Who's his target? Meg! Does he know who she is? Nope! In the end one of them will have to choose a side because there no way that pirate and navy can coexist. Right?

Lisbon Corp - CATS!
Ok, so I'm not going to tell you what this idea was based on because 1) you'll think I'm crazy and mock me for one of my favorite childhood VHSs and 2) it's so far removed from the original that it's barely recognizable at this point.

There is a corporation called Lisbon Corp which specializes in immortality. They run a program called the Cat Program where, if you are extremely wealthy, you can have your consciousness transferred to a new body. No more will terminal illness, violent attack, or old age destroy you. However, you only have 9 chances at this. Some people are really good about taking care of their bodies, able to live around 900 years old! Some, called Body Burners, aren't so lucky. Garnet is one such person. About to lose her 9th body to the same disease that has been stalking her since body 1, she's desperate to get another chance. However, upon discovering the corruption behind Lisbon Corp she finds a way to destroy it and chaos ensues!

This is meant to be a collection of 9 short stories, each of which follows a different character and what happens to them as they begin to realize the immortality is no longer within their grasp.

The Vampire and The Ghost - Children's Story
This is my newest and quite possibly my cutest story idea XD There is a young girl named River who is lonely because she is a Vampire. She isn't allowed to go out in the daytime and none of the other kids are allowed to go out after dark. She really wants to go to school and be around other kids but she can't. While she's playing in the graveyard behind her house she meets Walker, a young ghost boy who becomes her friend and they learn they don't need to be normal because they're perfectly awesome the way they are.

This one is my current favorite. I don't think it will take me long when I actually get to writing it but I've been dawdling. I also need to get an artist to illustrate it for me. I know so many of those it can't be too hard right?

So, those are my stories ^^  I hope they were at least mildly entertaining. Let me know in comments what you think about them and if you like writing/if you have any projecting hanging around like I do.

Domestic Dimanche: The Best Game Series of All

I'm not ashamed to say. One of my first big crushes as a child was this guy.

Oh Link! My Link!

The only problem was, I was terrible at Zelda games! My Aunt had the classic Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 64 and every time I would visit my cousin and I spent hours in the basement playing. Despite all this (granted, we were often yelled at for spending too much time on it and booted outside) it was years before I even got to adult Link and not long after I beat the Forest Temple, the game was lost and we never got to finish.

I know! One of the most horrible fates to befall any gamer! But don't be too upset. See, I'm an adult now and as I'm quickly learning, that position comes with perks. My favorite of which is the ability to buy any game I want and play it as long as I want to. Last summer I bought my first game system (the rest of which had been handed down by my awesome brother), a little Game Cube named Merlot. Yeah, she's old and outdated and her internal battery is shot so she's constantly asking me to reset the time BUT for this, it's totally worth it.

Look! It's totally me ^ 3 ^ Malon is definitely my favorite character.

It took me a while and lots of screams of "Gaaaaaaaah! I hate Volleyball!" but I finally beat this game! I don't even think I could express to you how excited I was. It was like a little piece of my childhood that I got to revisit and give a satisfying ending to. It felt great. So what next?

"We got this?" "Yeah, we totally got this."

TWILIGHT PRINCESS! Sab got this one for me at the BEST ANNIVERSARY PRESENT EVER! (thank you!) and I beat it just before our next anniversary. In my defense, I took a bit of a break from it half way through but it was more because I got distracted and forgot than anything else. I'd played a little bit of this game after it came out (true story: my math teacher sold it to me for $30 in high school but the GC I played it on wasn't mine and the owner took my game with them when they moved... no, not bitter at all...) and I looooooved it! It was my first time really playing a game on my own and even though I didn't get very far the huge sense of accomplishment I got from killing my first big boss on my own was great.  Quite honestly, this is probably my favorite of the series.

So what distracted me from Twilight Princess you ask? It was when one of my friends was kind enough to lend me this! Ta da!

So jwoienflkgo freaking wmeoirjowei CUTE!! <3

Oh my god! Windwaker is one of the most adorable things ever! I love this game if for nothing more than the derpy pigs and SPLOOOSH sound effects and little bird girls that play harps and everyone nubby limbs! Though seriously, the gameplay was great too. My main problem was that the items were so different from typical LoZ games and I kept forgetting about stuff I needed to solve puzzles >.> Also, the Forest Temple is the most evil thing in the world. I literally lost my voice after screaming at the TV in rage (ask Sab if you don't believe me! o 3 o).

So, after beating all three of these I settled down into the thought that my time with Link was over for a little while. I was a little sad but I figured, hey, I've got some good memories and I can totally start replaying if I feel nostalgic. And then... *insert heavenly choir here*

I don't usually ship Link/Zelda but in this game, how can you resist?

Skyward Sword!! O 3 O I didn't think we had the money to get a Wii but once again on our anniversary Sab surprised me with video game goodness! I'd resigned myself to not being able to play this for another few years but I'm ecstatic I don't have to wait. I haven't been playing long and I'm not really used to Wii controls so I'm a bit awkward (you know that warning screen it shows to keep you from hitting people in the face? yeah, totally almost did that today trying to do a spin attack >.< Sorry!) but I'm having fun with it. Also the music and the graphics are beautiful.

So I wanna hear from the other gamers out there. Obviously, Legend of Zelda games are the best but what are some of your other favorites and your stories about them? I'm especially interested in games you felt kind of defined your childhood like Link did for me. See you in the comments!