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2004: Year In Review, Ashley Style
2004. Only one word describes this year: Pivotal. And that is just enough said right there. So much stuff happened in the last 366 days. From the awesome to the oh-so-fun to the don't-wanna-talk-about-it-ever again to the ugly. 2004 was a year of a lot of great things that happened to me, the year that I finally after 2 years of searching since the diary began, that I found myself. That's why it was such a pivotal year right from the off. In a tumultous year with 63 fanfics about KP, I had a lot of fun. Amen! Get ready for the good, the bad, and down right ugly! January. Right from the beginning of the year, I knew this was going to be a pivotal year. I mean, I got to start the year off right, with my girl KP, the episode that made me a KP fan; Vir-Tu-Ron. But I digress. The year got started off right with a fic called KaA, and then several others, that at that time were pretty good. There was getting out of school early so I could see Return to Wannaweep, there was the 2nd year of my writing in this diary, and getting the KP Soundtrack. A quote from the month, Jan 14th: "Last night I was thinking. At first I was like, "What KP episode made me a Kim Possible fan?" I mean, I have no idea. Yet I know that the first new episode I saw as a fan was Vir-Tu-Ron, but Fearless Ferret was the episode in which I because a full blown Kim/Ron shipper. Anyways." There was comp setting changes that lasted just days... if I only knew what was to come. And ooh, there was the really short 2 year anniversary entry that was rather interesting to read, an excerpt: "Over the past 2 years, you've read about my trials and tribulations, my failures, my successes, my bad days, my good days, my thoughts on current situations, my weirdness, my jokes, my funny moments, my fanfics, my analysises of books, tv shows, movies, and even my own life, and my just plain random moments. There was the Laureate rejection, the April Fool's Joke, first day of high school, the Sundae, Charlie Brown, crushes, Kim Possible, and many other moments in my life. Enough to fill a 1000 or more page book. Considering as of this entry I have 1079 entries." And of course, January also beheld: the first time I've ever been really, really, really excited about a Kim Possible episode, it also had new quotes, and for the full year, I had nothing but quotes that I made myself, in my own fics. February. Month 2. There was the first time I ever thought I made a fic writing genius, with the now really not that genius bull riding scene in A Hero's Best Time. There was poetry analysis up the arse, there was Middleton Mania, Catch That Kid, and we can't forget the now incredibly funny "Possible girl cousin's love fest fan fic marathon and cumulative weekend" where 2 fanfics came out in the same weekend, on the V-Day weekend. And, a quote from the month, me talking about ABU, in a Feb 26th entry: "My fic? No name currently but in 24 hours from now it premieres. Preview? I guess... Ron says something inspirational, we've got a royally pissed Kim, a cliffhanger, a few funny scenes, and a great ending." There was getting to see 2 of my favorites, my favorite movie and a new KP episode in the same night. Actually TLK 1.5 doesn't count "fave movie" but, since it's the sequel to my fave movie, yea. There was getting to have a rejuvinated fanaticism because of Blush, and there was me finally getting the gumption to want to save her because of it. Which I did. And remember: "Viva la Kim Possible!" March. What a cool month. There was the entry called: "Men are Retards especially Michael Eisner and Brian Comparato." In which I bitched about Michael Eisner, because he is an ass and I hate him. There was coming up with my class schedule for my junior year and the frightening prediction that I made that came true later in the year, "But with 4 honors classes (not counting C/IW) and an advanced theatre class, can you say, NERVOUS BREAKDOWN!!!" Scary, isn't it. There was getting out of school really early to see the KP Marathon. There was my awesome Spring Break, which I had hoped to try to get more than 2 fics done, but needless to sya, I failed miserable. Seeing the Passion of the Christ and spending the rest of the day in a quiet reflection of it, and seeing Finding Nemo and finding out what the big bloody deal was all about. There was bowling 13 points with my cousin and my mother. And can't forget monitor trouble with my compy! Oy oy oy, if only I knew what was to come. And there was my brilliant idea that the readers got to see in April. April. A month full of fics. Well long and big fics. There was the remake of KPD which showed me what I was really capable as a writer. There was getting out half day for some reason on the day Oh Boyz came out, which was rather nice. There was an interesting muse that I made April 9th, "For some random reason I have the urge to do a slash fic between Shego and Kim. I mean, sure, KaA kind of held my interested for a while (I can't remember the word for what i'm thinking) but being that the Kigo ship is so interesting... yeah." While, I didn't do it then... the Kigo ship held my interest for the rest of the year, and we see why later on. There was FTB writers block in which I remember thinking: "Winkler, come on, how hard is writing a sex scene? I mean, yes, you've never had sex before, you're a virgin, but look at fics like AHFT, KaA, AHBT, AHCFT, KF, RaA, and some of TLB, this should be a cinch for you." There was meeting Mr. Boyd for the first time thanks to having him as the TAKS teacher for me. And there was the beginning of David Allen Clark and his mentorness with me that has helped me and my writing. And of course, we cannot forget the first time I cried because of something I wrote, never forget this scene: "Ron, just promise me one thing," Kim said. Her voice was hardly a whisper. "What's that?" Ron asked. End of story. And we can't forget the first boil I ever got. The worst pain I ever had, the weird smoke. And to quote Ron Stoppable: "I hate irony." LOL. May. There was the month of "The" starting fics. 5 in a month. Deciding to add 2 new characters into my fanon world, who've had just a handful of fics since then. There was the ultra fun Motor Ed and the interestingness of that episode. There was the top ten list for Sophomore year. There was finishing the first half of my high school career, there was the first time I said "eureka" because of something I wrote. There was this, "I watched the Golden Girls too. It was the ep where Dorothy and Stan have to pretend they're still married because Sophia's brother Angelo is coming. Then there is a hurricane. And this is funny because Blanche and Rose are nuns in the Sound of Music. I was laughing hard. And I was paralleling it to KP... as always. Based on the chemistry between Sophia and Stan they are like warped versions of Kim and Ron. Sophia has this "if Kim was 60-70 years older" style. She even had redhair. And Stan has the goofiness of Ron, although Stan is a sleazeball and a horrible friend. LOL. Hell, and plus Sophia picks on Stan constantly." Parallel. And then, there was getting out of school to see mother's day, and my mom and I going right after the last day of school to see Shrek 2. There was two thirds of the trilogy fic I wrote. There was reading Shego Rocks for the first time and crying through a good portion of it. David, what can I say? June. There was the inspiration that took me 3 weeks to actually get it completely down on paper. The beginning of the end of my 4 year relationship with the HP Pavilion POS comp... something that I don't wanna talk about at all. There was this line: "It's strange what my subconcious comes up with, it's like my subconcious is the real world version of the Harry Potter dementors." There was the premiere of Ron Millionaire and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on the same day and getting to see both on the same day and getting to see them within hours of each other. There was Kim Possible's Harry Potter and the deleted scenes that still come about in my head on occasion. There was... "Meredith is getting into fanfiction. She made me feel so good, because I'm a mentor to someone. She's doing a Friends fanfic. And I'm plugging it. You know me. Plug plug plug." LOL. And that fanfic is still not done. Can you believe it. There was Garfield and his "I hate Mondays." philosophy. July. The month of Oh wow. The month of the most fics ever. 13 fics in just 31 days. Including one that was really really long. 70 pages. KP dreams, fics, and news that nearly destroyed me. There was 1400 entries, there was deciding on a wim to do my first ever crossover cold. Kim Possible and Xena, granted KPHP was pretty cold, but it was using an example of something, so I digress. There was an entry concerning Impromptu insanity in the form of a really really really strange poem concerning how a certain char type always hits on Kim. Read, "First it was Jay, he tried to fuck her. He was dumb, he was numb. Kim wouldn't have anything to do with him! Then it was Dr. Ian Malcolm, he was a doctor. He flirted with Kim, she flirted back, this annoyed Ron. Then it was Draco, who found her to be a beauty, but the moment he found out Kim was an American mudblood, he was disgusted and nearly got his ass kicked by Kim. Then there was Ares, Greek God of War. He found her to have the attraction of Xena, but he got his butt kicked for the possible kidnapping of Ron and Gabrielle." There was going to my aunt's new house for the first time, and the info about KP and Could It Be first breaking, just says before Triple S was yet to come out. "According to CCR's website I read this: for yesterday, "I just finished recording the song "Could It Be" for the final movie-length episode of "Kim Possible". It was great working with George Gabriel and Cory Lerios (the writers of "Call Me, Beep Me") in the studio. They really encouraged me to put my own style to the song, and it was fun to do." I felt like crying. Now, I can tell you that I will prolly cry during this movie length ep of KP. I promise. I'm wondering what Could It Be could mean. But I'm unsure right now. I might find many possibilities tomorrow. Love song, sad song? I love the way the song name sounds. A part of me is excited about KP's last episode, the other is dreading it knowing it's the end of an era. But, I told this to Meredith, "The first and last episodes of a tv show sort of bring it into perspective and make it what it is." For example Seinfield, Golden Girls, Xena, Rugrats, BMW, just to name a few." There was new KP fanaticism with Triple S. August. August. August. This month held a lot of changes for me. It had the final episode of the second season of KP, in which I got to see one afternoon home alone in which I went completely insane. There was predictions for the third season, a month and a half before it was to start. And the best quote of the month, describes what this year was all about: "It's funny, when this diary was started, I was just in the ending phase of my former best friend and I's friendship, and I was trying to find myself and had no idea what was I meant to be, because I had been in HER shadow for the first 9 years of my schoollife. Suddenly, I was pushed out into the life of a high schooler and I was alone in the world and was just confused about myself, and felt no one understood me. Then suddenly, I started writing a year and a half into this diary about Kim Possible, and as I continued to write over the past few months, and as March came into play I began to realize that, when I write, my heart and soul is poured into the paper by way of the pen and that writing just fed my soul and gave me what I needed." And finding out who I was: "And now, I have come to realize that many people do not know what I am truly like or would be able to understand me as a person because I am so deep, complex, and philosophical unless they take a read at my work." There was my nervous breakdown, the computer finally going kaput and my instant classic; Kim's Grief. There was Creative Writing. The class that taught me about myself. There were auditions for Twelfth Night, and getting a part in the play. There was the idea, that helped me become a better writer, doing a Lilo and Stitch crossover that I got to 3 months later. September. The month in which I had bits of problems with computers that I don't want to talk about because of the pain. There was more predictions about KP made, the news of Cher coming to CC in 2 months, and a marathon. There was only two fics that month, and a low point in the year for me. There was the funness of "The 50th fic and 1 Year Anniversary of KP Writing Marathon Bash." There was the easiness of the research paper that I had gotten a 93 on and gave myself a freaking meltdown and nervous breakdown for it. There was showing a fanfic to the CW group, and the constance of me saying, "I want a computer!" There was seeing season 3 start and screaming when I found out Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed were cousins. There was excitedness and coolness. And we can't forget my belief that season 3 will be "one serious season." which has so far been proven true. October. There were days missing from the diary as I went through computer stuff for the first half of the month, acting like a loss little sheep. There was the beginning of "The God-Knows-How-Long-List-Of-Reasons-Why-I-Like-K.P." thing which went into somewhat retirement later on. There was working hard on the magazine with the other CWers, a time I shan't forget. There was Emotion Sickness and Bonding. There was Kim and Ron ness that made me want to puke, and scream out in joy and run around the house happily. There was getting out of school nearly 2 hours early to see Emotion Sickness. There was Winkler Reunion '04 and the Got Possible essay. There was reading My Antonia and getting good grades in school and finding out that I am in the top 24 percent of my class. And there was my view of ES: "So, I've watched Emotion Sickness so many times I've lost count already. LOL. Isn't that great. I have come to the realization that this episode has completely changed how I look at the characters. Now, everytime I see Kim and/or Ron I see them smackin' lips. And, it was not like I had expected it. At all. I mean, I wrote KPD and stuff, but this, this my friends, is canon. Not to impune my own work, but this is like nonfiction. LOL. But, I mean, I look at the show in a whole new light now. And lol, so close to my birthday too! But, I have become twice the fan I was, and so much prouder as well, I mean, I love this show so much, and I will proudly walk through the streets this Halloween as Kim Possible." And getting back into the KP fiction swing of things. There was finally hearing Could It Be and swooning when I heard it. My 17th birthday and we can not ever forget that I walked the streets of my neighborhood in a red wig, green cargos, and a black shirt and called myself, "Kim Possible" on Halloween. There was the beginning of the great fics, Moodulator Repercussions, It Is The Truth, and Nighttime Chats With Kim. November. A whirlwind month of lots of stuff happening. From opening night and closing night of Twelfth Night, lots of fun that was. The KPD Monologues, which came from a dream. There was starting Kim Possible and Lilo, which was alot of fun to do. And here was a nice excerpt from musings about it: "We spoke about the Lilo and Stitch/KP crossover fanfic. He told me that it wouldn't be as tough as the other crossovers. I just needed to get KP to Hawaii or Lilo to Middleton. KP's gonna have a mission. And then I decided something hilarious. Dr. Hamsterviel and Dr. Drakken, forces joined! LOL. How perfect is that? Nutcase hamster with giant fish and idiot mad scientist with this scary arse hot chick! He was like, "Gantu and Drakken, what a pair that would make." Can you imagine. I had to get some quotes off imdb.com so I could understand Gantu's char a bit. Can you imagine Shego and Hamsterviel. Oy. 2 people with a BAD temper. How fun is this?" There was the new horizon that I sought with the Kim/Shego storyline and a lot of fun as I had a KP who was comfy with herself explore herself as she was into Shego in fics like Sex and Shego and The Second Encounter. There was unbelievingness as I found out 2 people I had a class with died in a car wreck and friend of mine's best friend survived but was injured. There was the 3rd KP marathon since I've been a fan, and the thankful thanksgiving entry. There was the infamous strawberry and princesses thing. Strawberries are scary. There was finding out Ricky Ullman plays KP's boyfriend in the KP movie... and 9 fanfics in a month. I think. December. Turmoil and funness. There was my singing Jingle Bells KP style, "Jingle Bells, Drakken Smells, Rufus Ran Away, Kim Possible's Ride Lost A Wheel, and Ron Took Ballet! Hey! Here's the next one, and don't get offended! Jingle Bells, Kim Possible Smells, Shego Got Away, The Kimmunicator Lost Its Signal and Ron Ron Took Ballet." There was a painful boil on my thigh from randomness that really hurt. There was watching Gone With the Wind and making it a huge motif in my lovely Kim's Love Affair. There was 13 bomb threats and working hard to get the magazine to the printer. There were random stories in class. There were predictions on Bad Boy and there was the breaking news that July 16th 2005 will be when the Half Blood Prince comes out. There was watching Showdown at the Crooked D for the first time, and realizing "it totally represented the show so bloody well. We all know that some person has to be totally into the girl on the show so... this case is her cousin Joss... I won't tell you much, but it was so awesome. Seeing KPers on a horse, in a cowboy hat was so awesome. A horseback fight with Shego. Mmm Mmm Mmm!" There was writing pieces for CW that helped me become a much better writer. And of course, I can't ever forget the 4.4 inches of snow Corpus Christi had Christmas Eve/Day. "Granted most of the snow on our front yard has melted, and we can see grass, but we have a giant snowball in our freezer. Isn't that cool? Of course, that's all we'll have left in a few hours from now. I mean, I know to some of you northern readers you might think I'm a bit kooky for screaming out something along the lines of "OH MY GOD LOOK OUTSIDE IT'S SNOWING!" I still can't believe it that we actually had a white christmas in Corpus Christi. I mean, that is prolly the best Christmas present I've ever gotten next to prolly anything related to the Backstreet Boys, or I don't know... It's just so freaking awesome. I loved it. I mean, waking up and looking out of my window and seeing the entire area of my eye view white was just fuckin' unreal. I mean, snow in freakin' 100-degrees-in-the-Summer-Corpus-Christi-freakin'-Texas. I had a huge snowfight with my uncle Leroy. Needless to say, I lost. Yeah. Poor me." And, of course, there was learning how to say this word: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. And.... there was getting fond of Little Bit, and writing up a storm. There was making a new KP layout and falling in love with it and wanting to Marry Meredith for making it. And... the end! This has been: 2004: Year In Review, Ashley Style. |
