Dreaming of My Philtopia

November 11, 2009

Gorgeous Geek Character Tournament Round 43 & 44; Gorgeous Geek Chapter 70: Isolation~

To GG Readers,

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Thank you for all your suggestions and comments but...

I don’t know why, but a handful of my readers have asked me to write more about myself and my life on my blog. Huh. That sounds weird. Not really I guess. I suppose it’s because you guys want to know more about me as a person right? Actually, to be frank, I like to keep a distance between me and everyone I know. I am not quite honest with people, unless I know them very well. I love to sugarcoat my words and say things to make people happy. I like being the girl who everyone can get along with, but don’t know personally too well.

One of the reasons is because I’m a writer and I work alone. When I’m in a crowd, I am more interested in people’s manner of speaking and movements than what they’re saying. These observations are quite useful to a writer. I look at the world through a writer’s eyes and for those who are trying to write, you know exactly what I mean. If not, maybe writing isn’t your profession. :P

The real reason why it might be hard for me to talk about myself and my life in these kind of posts is because I’m not really a diary type of person and I always write these chapter posts days ahead of when I publish them. In the past, I’ve tried writing a diary or online entries at one of those websites (like Xanga?), but eventually, I become bored of them. Instead of wasting my time writing about my life to you people who care ever so much (I’m an optimistic and cynic in one!), I’d rather use them in my stories instead. Experience and imagination are what makes writing fiction so great.

For those of you who spend your time writing entries about your life for the sake of pleasing other people or letting other people know what the heck is going on with you (unless it’s mandatory by a parent for some weird reason, which I find stupid anyways), I’ll have to be mean here and say ‘You’re wasting your time!’. For those of you who spend your time writing them because it is a form of release (like stress), that’s a whole different story. You’re doing it for yourself and it helps you so keep it up! And yes, I’m a very individualistic person.

Man, I can’t believe I ranted so much. I’m the type of person who can go on and on about any subject you throw at me as long as I feel slightly passionate about it. Anyways, I should just say what I mean with a sentence: I will not write about my life on here because I find people who do for the sake of other people conceited. :P What happen to your sugar coating, Minnie? I’m moving past that, thanks~ For those of you who ask me though, I still want to say thanks because you guys care enough to ask <3 and I hope no one takes anything I say personally. ^^

Although if any of you need help in the writing process or anything similar to that, I might write more stuff on that because it’s way more useful than to know what I eat for lunch right? ;) Those are the types of conversation and entries I am much more into anyways~

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The end of another important part of Gorgeous Geek. Catch the GG gang next time~

Because I’ve ranted enough, here is your Chapter 70! ^_^ Thank you Paul for editting~ ^^ Chapter 71 should be coming soon faster than usual because of the holiday this week.  I love holidays <3 :) But in return, I might not be able to get Chapter 72 out as quickly because I’m going on a field trip all day Saturday. Oh well. Hiking’s fun <3 I am happy to also bring you two rounds this time~! Round 43 and 44 for this chapter because it’s a concluding chapter. ^^ Please vote after the chapter like always. Thanks!

Status on the Gorgeous Geek Sound Drama: Sound Episode 1 without the credits/ED is already done. I will not post the link here however. Once the entire episode is done, I will most likely post the link on my blog. Before then, if you want to see the incomplete episode yourself, please message me on MSN at potter29vo@yahoo.com. Thanks~

Round 43

jordan1    VS   Wendy2

Jordan Greene (39-3) vs Wendy Wilshire (38-4)

The tournament is slowly coming to an end with less than twenty rounds left to go. Although both Jordan and Wendy feel safe in the top sixteen, they both know that they have to up their game if they want to defeat either Jin or Jezebelle in the Double Elimination rounds. There’s not much time left for either of them to prove themselves worthy opponents. In the context of the story, Wendy and Jordan have some history together. The animosity Wendy feels toward Jordan and the guilt Jordan feels toward Wendy are both well known. After seventy chapters, what do readers make of either of them? Should the ex-girlfriend get another chance at being number one? Or would Jordan show Wendy why he’s always one step ahead of her?

BaileyJoseph   VS    Faith

Bailey/Joseph Cruz (33-9) vs Faith Santana (34-8)

For the exiled couple for being doing this well without the help of their arc, it is really something. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Faith’s arc is one of the shortest and easiest one to finish, but he remains a favorite among the minor characters. Even without enough screen time, the Bailey and Joseph Cruz sweep doesn’t seem to be letting down anytime soon. The Faith supporters are just as strong.

Round 44

jin    VS   bo

Jin-Kyong Song (42-0) vs Bo Sungwoo (36-6)

to be added

david   VS   Crystal

David Shin (31-11) vs Crystal Shiratori (29-13)

to be added

November 4, 2009

“Gorgeous Geek” and “Classy and Cool” News. Gorgeous Geek Chapter 69: Will and Willpower~

To GG Readers,

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Carmen is patiently awaiting the arrival of Classy and Cool~

Hiya everyone! I am back this week with another chapter of Gorgeous Geek! Chapter 69 (Thank you so much Paul for your editting~) is out much later than I intended because somehow, I managed to get myself a life and had gone out for parties/outings/other stuff from Thursday to Sunday. Oh Halloween weekend! Anyways,  at the moment, it is still uncertain whether Gorgeous Geek will have a sequel or not, depending on where I want to end the story. I am hoping to finish the entire story by the next twenty/thirty chapters. It doesn’t look possible does it? Like I said before, after Sunday, the time within the story should move by quickly. In other words, it won’t be going day by day anymore. I can’t believe I took nearly 70 chapters to get through the first important five weeks. Oh well~ Whether or not there’ll be a sequel to Gorgeous Geek, the next story in the workings is Classy and Cool.

Classy and Cool will be taking place in a separate universe from both Gorgeous Geek and Spirits. Unlike Spirits and like Gorgeous Geek, it will be modern time setting aka with computers/television/cars. Classy and Cool will be the first time I’m working with a smaller cast too. There is around five major characters and that’s about it. I’m working with my C & C characters right now. I don’t want them to be too similar to any other characters I have so far (around 300 chars I believe?), but it’s hard. They’re all archetypes at the moment. I’ll expand them later. :) Besides Classy and Cool, I have another story idea in the working but neither of them have progressed much from just an idea.

Mandatory Minnie Rant: I don’t follow Naruto and I don’t intend to follow Naruto any time soon, but the latest confession chapter from Sakura to Naruto PISSED ME OFF. Yes, it totally deserved caps and everything. Wait a second. I should clarify what I mean. SAKURA PISSED ME OFF. If you’re going to confess, confess like a normal person. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT SOUND SO PITIFUL????????????????????????? My God. Can this girl do anything right? Ever? If I’m going to confess to someone, I’m not going to say like “I never loved and noticed you before. Instead, I loved this emo jerk, but it doesn’t matter anymore because I love you now. You’re a great hero and will become Hokage one day, unlike that guy I loved so much, who is now trying to kill everyone. All in all, just forget that promise we made three years ago in which you wasted all that time on and get hitched okay? OKAY!” Sakura, it is thanks to female characters like you that make me want to hit my head against the nearest wall and curse all female characters in manga/anime to death. >_> Thanks to this chapter, you have made me a Hinata/Naruto fan. I don’t care if it’s one-sided. I don’t care if Hinata is one of the most useless characters in existence. ANY OTHER GIRL WITH NARUTO IS BETTER THAN YOU >________________________> Oh, and just to make this not totally a hate rant, I applaud Naruto for what he said at the end of the chapter. Naruto, you have officially gained my respect.

The girl, not the boy~

On lighter news, for all those who haven’t watched Kimi ni Todoke that is currently airing, you should. Why? Because it is by far the best show of the fall season for being simple, endearing, and emotional and best of all, one of my favorite manga heroines is finally animated <3 If I hadn’t done the fav char countdown already for HSA, she would be right about here:

Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier
Kyoko Mogami from Skip Beat
Nanami Takahashi from Bokura ga Ita
Sawako <3 from Kimi ni Todoke
CC from Code Geass
Nodame from Nodame Cantabile
Kagami from Lucky Star
Haruhi Fujioka from Ouran High School Host Club
Ran Kotobuki from Super GALS
Haruhi Suzumiya from Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Sunako from Wallflower
Ami from ToraDora!
Tomoyo from CLANNAD

Arc Check List

kristian3boVance2fi21jordan1rin2Done~

TiffanyJenniferEunice3LexiMary-LouDone~

roselleJoyceYvetteTashaSophroniaMayMaiDone~

kirkAlejandroXuan LanWendy2JulietLionardDone~

FaithjojorobbiejojorobbieCerinaSandaraDone~

davidGrimSherryStanOdetteSydneyDone~

frida2VictoriaCashTristanEdwinCrystalDone~

ParkerEddielydiaMonika2Starting~

nathanpennyMichaelHeatherStarting~

October 26, 2009

Gorgeous Geek Character Tournament Round 42+Exhibition~ Gorgeous Geek Chapter 68: Friends With Benefits~

To GG Readers,

Because I am becoming fond of Tiffy, here is a pic of her... anime-style~

Because I am becoming fond of Tiffy, here is a pic of her... anime-style~

I know I have been neglecting the chart for the GG Char Tourney for a while now but I can assure you that it’s done on my computer and that I haven’t had time to post it up yet. I realize that being sick is not fun when you are behind in everything- writing, schoolwork, and projects. After recovering from my evil flu, I am thankful for good health once more. As my friend aka character Theresa Chelsea Alonso like to say, “The secret to a happy life is good health and a bad memory”.  Hurray for me having both~ Maybe that’s why I’m so cheerful constantly?

I know it’s been a while but Chapter 68 is finally here and thanks to my demon editor who I will not name unless he gives me permission to, my horrible grammar won’t be as obvious as previous chapters. Thank you, my demon editor for all your hard work! Let’s hope that you won’t run away as quickly as the others~ ^^ Moving on, I haven’t been able to create double matches for the GG Char Tourney for a while so to make up for it this time, there’ll be an exhibition match for fun. I’ll post the results along with the next chapter. Please vote in Round 42 and stay tune for that!

Exhibition Match:

Cerina   VS   Sandara

CERINA CELESTINE VS SANDARA MARINA

If there is one comment I hear a lot in regards to the GG Char Tourney, it is that both Cerina and Sandara should be in it. Unfortunately, both Cerina and Sandara are introduced a little too late in the story so they didn’t make the cut even though their arcs are finished before other characters in the tournament. Besides being close friends, Cerina and Sandara are considered very strong female figures in GG. Cerina is super competitive and will do anything to win the man she wants over. Sandara is a prideful Hispanic woman who will do anything to prove to the school that she is more than what she seems. Both girls are talkative and flirtatious in their own ways. They have enough screen time with one of the major characters (Jezebelle and Jordan respectively) and they are promising candidates for GG Tourney if they made it. Between these two young ladies, who will be blessed with an exhibition match win?

nathan   VS   Lionard

NATHAN FORSHAW VS LIONARD LEVINE

There are a lot of things Nathan and Lionard have in common. First, they are both part of Marching Band and very musically-orientated. They are both Jewish and passionate. They both like to talk a lot. The difference between them is probably that Nathan is all about being a man and Lionard the complete opposite. While Nathan preaches on what it takes to be a real man, Lionard is off knitting and shopping for clothes. Both of these young men were introduced late and didn’t make the tourney either, though both of them might have done decently well against the others in it so far. This is a test of masculinity of both of them. Will the funny and enduring Nathan prove that a masculine representative is favored in this exhibition match? Or will the intelligent and sweet Lionard prove that only real men wear pink and white? 

Eun   VS   Stan

EUN SUNGWOO VS STAN LEE

to be added

Round 42 (Wins are neglected thanks to the outdated chart):

Venus   VS   Sophronia

VENUS HERMOSA VS SOPHRONIA STEVENS

to be added

Eunice2   VS   Crystal

EUNICE HONG VS CRYSTAL SHIRATORI

If there is one person who should hold the crown of unpredictability, it is none other than Crystal Shiratori. Whether it is because she has the same name as the most beloved character in Sweet Heart or because her character is that memorable, Crystal has been slamming down very hard opponents lately. Too many in fact that Eunice might be in danger. Eunice is doing extremely well, moving one spot up each time, until she is in sight of the top sixteen. If she gathers a couple of more wins, she might make the top sixteen for sure. Unfortunately, it is time for Eunice to be up against someone who can’t be predicted to win or lose. It is fate that Eunice and Crystal are fighting on this day. What will come of this match? Will Eunice lose her slow but steady momentum? Or will Eunice show Crystal that consistency is the key to victory?

Arc Check List

kristian3boVance2fi21jordan1rin2Done~

TiffanyJenniferEunice3LexiMary-LouDone~

roselleJoyceYvetteTashaSophroniaMayMaiDone~

KirkAlejandroXuan LanWendy2JulietLionardDone~

FaithjojorobbiejojorobbieCerinaSandaraDone~

davidGrimSherryStanOdetteSydneyDone~

frida2VictoriaCashEdwinCrystalDone~

ParkerEddielydiaTristanMonika2Starting~

nathanpennyMichaelHeatherStarting~

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