tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post3381480090044486249..comments2023-08-02T07:44:48.257-04:00Comments on Dude, I'm An Aspie.: Stoking the FireMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-7927363021152292312012-05-18T12:21:56.988-04:002012-05-18T12:21:56.988-04:00Thanks Gemma! It's a big responsibility, isn&#...Thanks Gemma! It's a big responsibility, isn't it, when we sit down to create?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-14732592428573551952012-05-18T09:45:41.137-04:002012-05-18T09:45:41.137-04:00As a storyteller, I found a lot of meaning and enc...As a storyteller, I found a lot of meaning and encouragement in this article. It is true that works of fiction go beyond being just stories - a good work of fiction delivers a strong message, gives characters to relate to in some way or another, and essentially acts as a platform for the audience to invest themselves in, in order to get something in return. I keep these aspects in mind for every project I make, in the hopes that I can give something to everyone who comes across those projects.<br /><br />I'll admit I'm more of the type to converse with my own characters, so it was fascinating to read the point of view of those who interact with other people's.<br /><br />I've shared this article on my Tumblr account, to hopefully inspire others.Gemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775321497900876542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-27072026701665573432012-03-23T19:39:32.827-04:002012-03-23T19:39:32.827-04:00Thanks for sharing, Violet. Distrust - I think tha...Thanks for sharing, Violet. Distrust - I think that's my reaction to fanfic too. I've never attempted roleplay myself, but it does sound socially demanding, even more so than just trying to be yourself. Cool doodles!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-47459123796699100492012-03-23T03:22:52.021-04:002012-03-23T03:22:52.021-04:00...However, I guess I've been half-consciously......However, I guess I've been half-consciously hypothesizing that the characters-as-real-people-in-another-dimension approach improves my writing a bit. I'm less likely than average to treat a major character as a device or stereotype because they might object to some of the requirements. Their wants and needs are, after all, important in their respective universes.<br />(Though after my supervillain decided it's alright to interrupt the story to sing about his evilness Disney-style for his own amusement, and the adorable little princess turned herself into a monster in order to conquer the microverse and punish it for forcing her to grow out of her self-imposed eternal childhood, I started to question whether this really /was/ an improvement...)<br /><br />~Violet BlackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-74513609971004667772012-03-23T02:55:15.375-04:002012-03-23T02:55:15.375-04:00You bring to mind a flood of almost-forgotten saga...You bring to mind a flood of almost-forgotten sagas in my life. A lot of strange twists and turns in my obsession-chain and emotional development have been triggered by the love of a character, yet it's been a long time since that happened, so I almost did not recall that it had been the case. (How could it have been so long? I'm supposed to be hobbyist writer myself!) But the first thing this post made me realize was that I often put real people on the same level as fictional characters. This has always translated to a deep distrust of all things related to fanfiction, but it also has stranger repercussions...<br />One of my more bitter memories is of reading over 10,000 pages of a very long-lived forum thread, watching the "characters" (a random selection of teens, tweens, and young adults brought together by their tendency to occasionally roleplay as characters in my then-favorite show) show up, assimilate into the culture, bond, grow, and face life together. Finally, even though I had "only" read the first 10k pages and was still a year or two behind on the "plot", I took the leap and "inserted myself" into the discussion right amongst the "established cast". Of course I screwed it up miserably: It was me in a social situation. Complicating things was the fact that in the time between the last part I'd read and the part I'd jumped into, many people had come and gone and many critical events had occurred; that is, I was completely lost. I also hadn't anticipated the ways every single statement and action I typed could be wildly misinterpreted. Thus I learned a valuable lesson about fanfic'ing myself into a real situation with people real enough to react outside my control...<br />But later I did try to join a roleplay group based in Second Life. I could handle most of the face-to-face encounters because they consisted primarily of mindless dancing and odd little discussions about the storyline or people's personal lives, and I could fade into the background. I did love to just stay out of view and listen to the characters and players interact in their own beautiful worlds, but randomly eavesdropping on/recording people's conversations isn't quite appropriate behavior for Second Life. When I didn't have enough "spoons" to keep coming back week after week, I tried to make up for it by interacting on the community's news web sites, but as I continued watching and waiting for the perfect opportunity to weave my own character into the collective narrative, I came to realize...I just didn't have it in me to interfere with what was going on between all the others. Maybe I could have, should have talked it over personally with the major players, but I'm not so good at talking things over personally with people. (If they ever somehow find me and ask point blank why I vanished, I think I'll tell them my character went insane and got locked up. ^_^; )<br />Maybe for the sake of fulfilling my social quota, I ought to start watching and reading more fiction in order to perseverate on some truly fictional characters again...but my methods of character creation have sadly messed that up a bit, too. Now when I really like something about another character, my first impulse is to incorporate that trait into one of my own characters...who I can't really interact with due to...er...their not being made to be able to smoothly interact with me. (Behold: http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/139/f/6/1802_strip_1_by_KittyEaredFreak.png )<br />In conclusion, I don't remember where I was going with this ._.;<br /><br />~Violet BlackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-69383865465397674372012-03-10T09:41:15.495-05:002012-03-10T09:41:15.495-05:00Fuzzy: :)Fuzzy: :)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-65121356664309967722012-03-09T20:57:23.147-05:002012-03-09T20:57:23.147-05:00Hey, how about we reply to them? That'd be co...Hey, how about we reply to them? That'd be cool, at least to me! Here's how mine would go.<br /><br />Dear Fuzzy,<br /><br />So many words have helped me find who I am, and yet it was only when I found you (and subsequently your friends) that I really felt I found where I belong. You guys have a knack for making me smile when I really need it. Sounds like real friendship to me, even if you are "just" a cartoon character. Thanks for being there. It helps me a lot that I know right where I can find you when I need you.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Chris<br /><br />P.S. I think you'd look cute as a chibi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-55358993381421295012012-03-07T22:06:26.698-05:002012-03-07T22:06:26.698-05:00Hi Chris, how could I not do a shout-out to some o...Hi Chris, how could I not do a shout-out to some of my favorite readers in a post about cartoon characters knowing we exist? I'm glad it gave you a smile! *Hug*Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-55444670100830935542012-03-07T21:48:53.490-05:002012-03-07T21:48:53.490-05:00Wow... Fuzzy really shouting out to me?
:D
I lov...Wow... Fuzzy really shouting out to me?<br /><br />:D<br /><br />I love the characters, all of them, but cause Fuzzy was the first one I came across that helped me identify... he has a special place in my heart that no one else could ever take... ever.<br /><br />Oh my... I just can't quit smiling now... I feel so silly!<br /><br />And it's come at a time when I am needing one most. Somehow you are great at that! If I could hug you through your computer I would.<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-84526327136839303362012-03-05T21:41:00.012-05:002012-03-05T21:41:00.012-05:00Haha... misophonia!Haha... misophonia!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-54714966829342660482012-03-05T21:35:05.979-05:002012-03-05T21:35:05.979-05:00If only space walks involved finding supersonic si...If only space walks involved finding supersonic silencing ray guns that managed to drown out my co-worker's daily late afternoon veggie snacking. :( I call it "crunch time," not because deadlines are involved but because I have to find some way to escape the insane CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH that seems to go on for hours! aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...<br /><br />- HanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-12858189177195885902012-03-04T21:05:43.837-05:002012-03-04T21:05:43.837-05:00Ooh, "Spacewalk with Baffle," sounds lik...Ooh, "Spacewalk with Baffle," sounds like a fanfic to me.... very cool to know he has a fanbase.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-5775991244866099482012-03-04T20:01:31.079-05:002012-03-04T20:01:31.079-05:00When I was younger, I was crazy about Sherlock Hol...When I was younger, I was crazy about Sherlock Holmes stories (and was a teenager when Jeremy Brett was the preferred Holmes du jour). I would often self-insert myself into those mysteries as myself, imaging going mystery solving with Holmes and Watson, mostly because I had a need for praise that I wasn't getting at home. There were also a few other fantasy stories that I really liked, but I found I didn't self-insert so much and just preferred to get lost in those worlds and imagine what they would be like. Fourth wall stuff always makes me feel a little weird sometimes, though sometimes it can be downright hilarious and awesome (Futurama, I'm looking at you).<br /><br />I don't so much have conversations with my fictional favorites as much as I enjoy exploring their worlds, but I can certainly see why having conversations with those favorites would be comforting! It makes a lot of sense. <br /><br />Also, I would love to imagine a space walk with Baffle! :D He's my favorite character of yours (plus having a support group buddy like Baffle would be so, so great). I like his serene "it's gonna be all right" look, the one in the second to last frame in the "Needs a Name" comic. Though I guess my second favorite would be the pseudo-puddle. :)<br /><br />- HanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-4761237265579115302012-03-04T16:11:23.597-05:002012-03-04T16:11:23.597-05:00Thanks! Well, interestingly enough, when I've ...Thanks! Well, interestingly enough, when I've taken those quizzes I've come out more left brained than right. I have a very strong sense of logic... but hey, who knows?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-44338929458390143372012-03-04T15:25:29.760-05:002012-03-04T15:25:29.760-05:00Beautiful explanation. You should be an Aspie inte...Beautiful explanation. You should be an Aspie interpreter! No, wait...you are. <br /><br />This seems, to my decrepit old mind, an indicator of a right brain preference, the creative, rather than the nit-picky language based left side.Usethebrains Godgiveyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026223483117357541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-303052567618000982012-03-04T14:14:09.217-05:002012-03-04T14:14:09.217-05:00Wow, that's an unusual situation, but understa...Wow, that's an unusual situation, but understandable logic coming from an Aspie. Hope you were able to help him reinterpret.<br /><br />You're most welcome!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-92001589749584451492012-03-04T14:04:33.480-05:002012-03-04T14:04:33.480-05:00Thanks, Stimey!Thanks, Stimey!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092500646246056371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-11715884725001132572012-03-04T12:55:34.892-05:002012-03-04T12:55:34.892-05:00my first real crush was on speed racer. :>
i r...my first real crush was on speed racer. :><br /><br />i recently worked with a young man on the spectrum who was experiencing severe anxiety regarding 'fictional porn.' when i finally understood his concern, it was that he'd seen some sexualized anime online and felt he might need to be punished because the female characters might have been underage. for him, this was equal to breaking child porn laws and he wanted to know how the legal system viewed such a violation. it made sense when i explained it, but your post today helps me see his point of view even better. <br /><br />thanks for the blog, and thanks to squishes for my shout-out! :>akilduffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048204038013184233.post-53704438225144352802012-03-04T11:45:50.896-05:002012-03-04T11:45:50.896-05:00Well said. There are certain TV shows and books th...Well said. There are certain TV shows and books that I still mourn their ending. Battlestar Galactica, I miss you and your characters so much.Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.com