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Writer's Block: Life imitating art
Jul. 23rd, 2011 12:24 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
I thought about this for a second and realized that I'm a lot like Edward Elric, the title character of the anime/manga series Fullmetal Alchemist. I am very ambitious and sometimes a little arrogant about my abilities. I haven't done anything as drastic as Edward who joined the military to further his quest for knowledge without considering the long term consequences, but I do have a weakness for instant gratification that leads me to problems later. Like Edward I feel I am extremely loyal to those whom I love, often putting their needs before my own. And while I've never gone as far as to try and resurrect a dead loved one, my sense of loyalty often leads me to waste time trying to fix things that just can't be fixed. Edward flies into a screaming rage when people remind him that he's short. I'm not short, but I do go from perfect calm to rage in seconds when people hit an issue I'm particularly sensitive or passionate about. Edward and I both have a knack for refusing to accept dogma that contains what we see as obvious flaws. Like him, I can be unnecessarily judgmental of good people who adhere to such dogma without meaning to or realizing I'm doing it.
Edward has is unusually gifted at Alchemy, which already functions as a super power in the story's setting. It's about creating and changing things. I think being a creative person is a super power in our world and while I readily admit there are legions of people who are better at it than I am, I'd like to believe I have an incredible amount of potential and that I am going to do amazing things.
Like Edward, I have a ridiculously high number of platonic friendships with beautiful women.
I thought about this for a second and realized that I'm a lot like Edward Elric, the title character of the anime/manga series Fullmetal Alchemist. I am very ambitious and sometimes a little arrogant about my abilities. I haven't done anything as drastic as Edward who joined the military to further his quest for knowledge without considering the long term consequences, but I do have a weakness for instant gratification that leads me to problems later. Like Edward I feel I am extremely loyal to those whom I love, often putting their needs before my own. And while I've never gone as far as to try and resurrect a dead loved one, my sense of loyalty often leads me to waste time trying to fix things that just can't be fixed. Edward flies into a screaming rage when people remind him that he's short. I'm not short, but I do go from perfect calm to rage in seconds when people hit an issue I'm particularly sensitive or passionate about. Edward and I both have a knack for refusing to accept dogma that contains what we see as obvious flaws. Like him, I can be unnecessarily judgmental of good people who adhere to such dogma without meaning to or realizing I'm doing it.
Edward has is unusually gifted at Alchemy, which already functions as a super power in the story's setting. It's about creating and changing things. I think being a creative person is a super power in our world and while I readily admit there are legions of people who are better at it than I am, I'd like to believe I have an incredible amount of potential and that I am going to do amazing things.
Like Edward, I have a ridiculously high number of platonic friendships with beautiful women.
