About me...

Penname: Melonballoon
Secret Identity: (it's a secret)
Occupation: One Hell of a Student.
Hails from: England.
Currently inspired by: Glee, I think my sudden burst of determination is coming from Rachel... oh dear.

-- "Frizzle his gizzle" Bentley, Sly 2 - Just thought i'd throw that one in there... You know, just for fun... *stares*

Currently working on: Cool and the Gang only i'm afraid T_T I still should think of a better title but hey, what are ya gonna do? Chapter 4 has just been put up, 5 is on its way. Update:
Many many apologies... I have in fact spent my entire week playing Uncharted 2, 1 and 3 (in that order) and watching Sex and the City - an unusual but entertaining mix xD Confrontations are not my forte and a lot of the next chapter is a fight... so it's difficult for me to write and it might turn out crap but I shall try!!

Favourite Quotes:

"Dead Tom's dead... Long John shot him!" -- "But Dead Tom's always been dead, that's why he's called Dead Tom." -- "Oh." - Pirates, Muppet Treasure Island

"Ore wa homo janai!!" - Nakastu, Hana Kimi

"It's like - how, why, what?" - Joe Hokage, Naruto Abridged parodies

"Fuck off or i'll kill you with a tray!" - Eddie Izzard, Death Star Canteen.

"CRUSH THEM!!!" - Hiruma/The Devil Bats - Eyeshield 21

"I can smell the cookies coming from the ovens of the little elves that live in your hair" - Coach Sylvester, Glee

"Oh Lance, it's time you knew the truth. The baby isn't your's!" -- "But who, who is the father?" -- "Oh, your evil twin brother Englebert." -- "But Janice, I AM ENGLEBERT" - Lance and Janice, Ratchet and Clank 3.

Last time you zapped me somewhere I didn't poop for a week!" - Dean, Supernatural

Ultimate FF Pet Peeve: Accuracy. I do not like reading about someone using dollars in England, dollars in Japan etc (yes, i've heard both). An British character will not talk about 'sidewalks' or 'blocks' (path = sidewalk, street/road tend to be used instead of block -- it's cos roads over here aren't designed like blocks I think...), they most certainly won't visit Walgreens, or Walmart etc (unless they're in America at the time ). Also be careful with time periods, I've read quite a few Kuroshitsuji stories that include stuff that definitely wasn't around in the 1880s. I know i'm being picky, but it just really annoys me -- that's why I like to point stuff out to peeps, please don't take it the wrong way and think i'm insulting you or your stories xx -- I've also developed an ability in spotting continuity errors which I also may point out xD

2. Bashing. Seriously, stop it. All it does is ruin your story and make you seem really immature as a writer. Don't like a character? Fair enough. Just don't let it get in the way of writing a great story ;) For example, I don't particularly like Maka (Soul Eater), she's annoying, gets all the attention and screams a lot (tbf they all do) but I'm putting her across (or trying to to xD) as a reasonable, straight-talking girl who does have a problem with men but is also loyal and not going to mope around feeling sorry of herself when things get bad - rest assured Soul's getting most of the attention xD despite being the title character he gets so little screen time, it's saddening T_T.

3. Hopefully I won't feel the need to add anymore than this xD The last pet peeve is spelling and grammar. Most (if not all) office related software comes with grammar and spelling checks, there are loads of online dictionaries, thesaurus's and various guides for proper grammar when writing stories, even comes with it's own spell checker - Hell, there is even Wikipedia. YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE. Bad spelling and grammar is down to laziness.

4. OC girl-sucked-into-canonverse-and-promptly-falls-in-love-with-title-character romance stories (if you can call them that). Yep, you know that ones that I mean, the ones that should be avoided with a ten foot pole. Truth be told, I am (meaning this is my opinion) not at all interested in hearing about how a marysue OC runs in, saves the day and melts the cold icy heart of the hottest character - really? You can tell just be reading a summary if a story is going to annoy the hell out you (usually indentified through such markers as 'mysterious girl with a dark past', [character]xOC among others) - it actually surprises me sometimes how awash these archives are with them T_T Please if you're going to use an OC make them believable and interesting for goodness sake - don't just use yourself as an OC and repeat the canon story.

random things nicked from profiles

You know you live in 2010 when...

1. You accidentally enter your password on your microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. The reason for not staying in touch with your friends is that they don't have a screenname or myspace.

4. You'd rather look all over the house for the remote instead of pushing the buttons on the tv.

6. Your boss doesn't even have the ability to do your job.

7. As you read this list you keep nodding and smiling.

8. As you read this list you're thinking about sending this to all your friends.

9. And you were too busy to see that number five wasn't there.

10. You scrolled back up to see if there is a number five.

11. Now you are laughing at yourself stupidly.

12. Put this in your profile if you fell for that and you know you did.

If you've ever copied and pasted something into your profile twice without realising, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you have ever pushed on a door that says pull (or vice versa) copy and paste this into your profile.

If you've ever talked to yourself, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you are a chocoholic copy this into your profile.

If you have ever said that an anime character is sexy/hot and you love them, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you ever threatened a computer or video game console, copy and paste this in your profile.

OBITUARY FOR THE LATE MR. COMMON SENSE

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and Maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get Parental consent to administer Calpol, sun lotion, or a band-aid to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 3 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.