11 October 2010 @ 06:22 pm
One of those rare polls  
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all the dudes I know in Canada!


Also, my new tablet arrived today, huzzah! It feels a little different form the old one, but thusfar it is working just fine. The surface is a little bit rougher, so there's more resistance when drawing.


This is something I've been thinking about polling on because I am curious. I used to think it was just some weirdo thing that I did, but now I'm actually starting to suspect that it's a lot more common than I thought...it just never gets mentioned because everyone thinks it's just them. But for many years now, I will usually help put myself to sleep by thinking out some kind of fiction in my head...usually fanfic-related, because fandom stuff is fun to think about. Maybe something I plan to write, but often not; it's just a story written out in my head, and it'll help me get to sleep, because it keeps me on something happy or comforting and not thinking on what's actually worrying me about that day or the future. Basically, it's a bedtime story.

So what I am now curious about is how many other people do this, too. Do you tell yourself some kind of bedtime story to help yourself get to sleep? You don't have to share what your bedtime stories actually are; I think they're intended entirely for your own personal benefit. I just want to know how many people do this, and how common it may (or may not) actually be.

[Poll #1630469]

Okay, and now the KH meme...

Kingdom Hearts 30 Day Meme
Day 21 - Favorite Opening Animation


Ummm...I think it'd be the KH2 opener. While the KH1 one is great, I loved that the KH2 one recapped a bunch of KH1 and CoM, so we got to see a bunch of the best scenes done in the full FMV animation. I'll admit I love seeing the Disney characters that way. And the scene with Sora and co. climbing the stairs in CoM is also really fun.


Kingdom Hearts 30 Day Meme
1. Favorite Character
2. Least Favorite Character
3. Favorite Keyblade Design
4. Favorite Song from the games
5. Favorite Mini Game
6. Favorite Magic Spell
7. Favorite Summon/D-Link
8. Favorite World
9. Favorite Team-Up
10. Happiest Scene
11. Saddest Scene
12. Favorite Final Fantasy Cameo
13. Favorite Nobody
14. Favorite Heartless
15. Favorite Unversed
16. Favorite World Form Change
17. Favorite Drive and/or Command Style
18. Most Frustrating Mini Game
19. Least Favorite Boss Battle
20. Favorite Boss Battle
21. Favorite Opening Animation
22. Favorite Pairing
23. Prefered Incarnation of Xehanort
24. Prefered Incarnation of Sora
25. Favorite Birth By Sleep Armor
26. Favorite Princess of Heart
27. Preferred Fighting Style (attack/sword, defense/shield, magic/wand)
28. Final Fantasy character you'd most like to see
29. World/Disney Character you would most like to see
30. Biggest Wish for KH3


Drawing: 10HAD, started out more on freelance stuff, can now get to coloring things.

Writing: *still mulling*
 
 
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[identity profile] bouncy-erbear.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2010 01:50 am (UTC)
I also tend to read before sleep as well.

I'm not sure if what I do counts but especially when I find myself freaking myself out with thoughts of scary movies I've seen in the past or in my most recent case reading The Shining late at night, I will imagine various characters/muses I have come to love over the years who I know are also badass coming to protect me and fend off the nightmares |D
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[identity profile] lynxgriffin.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2010 02:58 am (UTC)
Yeah, I'd say that counts, since I've heard of that kinda stuff from other people, too. XD
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[identity profile] bouncy-erbear.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2010 03:03 am (UTC)
|D Of course, sometimes it devolves into self-insert fanfic but it's all in good fun falling to sleep right?
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[identity profile] lynxgriffin.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2010 03:07 am (UTC)
Yeah, like I said, I think they're all entirely for personal benefit. So it's really not at all important if your stories are self-insert or not!
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[identity profile] crysiana.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2010 02:39 pm (UTC)
Belatedly, I'm surprised at so many people answering the poll the same way I did. I wonder if it's a fandom thing or whether it's just a human thing. (Either way it is pretty amazing.)
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[identity profile] lynxgriffin.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2010 03:52 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I've been wondering that, too...if it's just something common among people who are fandom-inclined, or if it's true for people who aren't in any fandom, too. (I wasn't expecting everyone to answer yes! XD)
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[identity profile] tafkae.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2010 03:54 pm (UTC)
Wooow, that's pretty lopsided results, isn't it?

Yeah, I typically lull myself to sleep thinking about RP or something. Only because I'm so tired I don't really get much useful out of it xD;
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[identity profile] lynxgriffin.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2010 04:50 pm (UTC)
Yeah, it was even more than I was expecting.
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[identity profile] andromeda-2.livejournal.com on October 14th, 2010 08:16 pm (UTC)
Heh, I don't write fanfic, though I tend to think up stories with my OC's(that is. non-fandom OC's) and such before I go to sleep. I also try to think of funny stuff if I've seen something scary before going to sleep, so I won't lie awake half the night.

...of course, I should probably not read/look at scary stuff before going to bed, since I scare so easily, but eh, I'm weird like that.
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[identity profile] lynxgriffin.livejournal.com on October 14th, 2010 09:23 pm (UTC)
Yup, I think that also counts!

I've done that a few times to...(most recently with that Majora's Mask creepypasta, oops) and sometimes even the funny stuff isn't enough to chase off scary stuff if it's right before bed.
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