10.08.01
- Reety awrighty! I'm a prizewinner in the
2001
Aoi
Awards
for fanfiction! Specifically, I got first
place in the Alternative Universe category
for Love With Its Back Turned, and
second place in Continuation for Scars
On the Heart - which also won
Fanfiction of the Year! (I put that award
graphic on the Scars page at
<<prettyboy
from
hell>>)
If you'd like to read Love With Its
Back Turned (which, I'll warn you, is
a yaoi lemon - I still don't understand
why it was placed in the alternative
universe category and not the
yaoi/yuri/lemon one) head to
My
Author
Page
at www.fanfiction.net.
Thank you very much to the judges, and to
all the nice people who voted for my
stories in whatever category. Not
much more to say here, except that my
chest is puffing up with pride - also
possibly my head *^.^* 19.03.01
- Wasn't it nice of Sakura Kinomoto, from
Cherries
'n'
Peaches,
to give me this award? Does anyone else
find it vaguely unnerving that I
apparently have the endorsement of Hello
Kitty? This came the same day as finding
out Tripod had killed all my sites on
their server, so you win some, you lose
some. 27.02.01
- Rebecca, webmistress of Mr
Dragon
Man,
has kindly given me this award for 'all
the amazing work you did for the
Esca-fandom.' (Translation: I got her
hooked through my pages and now she blows
lots of money on Escaphernalia
*^.^*) I
love this thing where people praise my
'work for Escaflowne fandom' (see way
below). It sounds so serious and worthy
and not like I'm an eccentric,
seldom-updating fangirl addicted to
off-colour jokes and bizarre fanfiction
matchmaking at ALL *^.^* 15.11.00
- Ack! I just found this again. Amethyst
Angel gave it to me a couple of months ago
and I carefully put it away and forgot
where it was. Anyway, thank you so much,
Angel! I'll keep a lookout for one of
those 'real life' dealies... but I
understand they don't come with an Allen
Schezar Option, which reduces the appeal
somewhat. Click on the award to go to her
delightful site. And
I'm a nimrod, because I got this
award on the twelfth of June 2000. Again,
I put it away in such a safe place that I
couldn't find it *^.^* It's actually for
my Van and Folken shrine, but I thought it
made sense to keep all my awards together,
and only show off in a nauseating fashion
in one place. Many thanks to
Rosencrantz of the Lina
and Zelgadis
Webring!
I wish I had some more text to go here,
because this little chunk looks unbalanced
next to the tall award picture. As I write
I am listening to a song called 'Doctor I
Like Your Medicine,' by I have no idea
who, but hey, it's perky New Zealand
reggae with lyrics like 'I'm looking
forward to my accident!' All
class. Lord
Dornkirk wasn't the only Cambridge
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics to go on
to an unusual second career, you know.
Apart from making guest appearances on
Star Trek: the Next Generation and
The Simpsons, Stephen Hawking has
apparently been pursuing fame as a gangsta
rapper. Go to MC
Hawking's
Crib
to see what I mean! Random
diversion over. 29.10.00 End
of March 2000 This
award was created just for me by
Dillypickle, in recognition of me being...
well, very obsessive and persistent. She
says it's 'the "Esca Loyalty Medal"---for
showing (through those many many many
submissions hehehehe...and your many many
many homepages......and many many many fan
fics and pics) what a true Escaflowne fan
you are!!!' Aw...
to quote Cap'n Churchy Lafemme from
Pogo, 'big words of praise makes me
giggle and sneeze.' *giggle* *atishoo* This
is the Best Valentine Character award, for
a piece of fanart - my drawing of Hitomi
in a pose borrowed from Claire Danes in
the movie Romeo + Juliet - you
know, with the white dress and angel
wings. You can see it here. Dillypickle
explains the award graphic as follows:
'You may be wondering about Dilly's pic on
the best Valentine character award
hehehe...I just thought it would be funny
to put HIS face in the award since we all
know what a ROMANTIC and LOVING character
he could be ne? hehehe...the expression on
his face there was priceless too!
hahahahahaha...thats what I imagine his
face would be if he ever won it in real
(anime) life!! hehehehehe.' Well,
no-one should ever pass up an opportunity
to make a little affectionate fun of
Dilandau. Especially when he looks so
adorable. Finally,
DP-chan says this is 'the " Viewers Choice
Award " -----> I had a lot of votes for
ya on this one!!! I didn't know you were
that famous Sarah-chan!!! I guess I could
pretty much tell ya, if I ever decide to
sack the board of judges who did the
picking, and use audience impact
instead---you would have probably won all
the awards!!!! O_o'''' (Yes
folks, Sarah-neko, she makes Dryden Fassa
look modest and self-effacing - but at
least I ain't saying these things directly
about myself *^.^* it's all quotations, I
swear.) Actually,
I didn't know I was famous either. *shrug*
So thank you very, very much to everyone
who voted for my work. Trying for a moment
to be humble (and honest) I'm immensely
touched and honoured by this award,
because it's wonderful to have the
validation of knowing that the time and
energy I spend on this stuff is
appreciated. Sometimes
I wonder if I'm just being self-indulgent, and
doing stuff that only I think is interesting. It is
true that my criterion for what I put on the Web is
always 'would I think this was good if I
found it when browsing? Is this what I want
to read or see?' In many cases, like the Gadeth and
Dryden shrines, I end up creating something because
I couldn't find it when I wanted it, and it seemed
to me that someone else out there might also
be looking for the same kind of thing. You know,
'There is a crying need for a dedicated Gadeth
image gallery on the Web, and I am the woman to
meet that need! If not me, who else?' If you want
these things to exist you can't sit back waiting
for someone to make them for you. When
I get feedback like this, and like the lovely
comments that people have left in my guestbooks, I
know it is all worthwhile, and that I'm
really doing something to spread awareness and
appreciation of the most wonderful anime
series I know, contributing in a valuable way to
the online fan community. Ego aggrandisement is one
thing, but the real reason for all this is just
that: to serve Escaflowne (and have fun).
That's the goal I share with the people who run the
shrines in the Sites
listing, and a big reason for making this site in
this form was to give them some of the kind of
recognition I find so gratifying. My
hearty congratulations to the other winners (even
whoever beat me for best fanfic *^.^*). |