#urbanlegends33

[dorkshadows]

Hi dorkshadows! I just wanted to give you a proper goodbye when I saw that you're leaving the hellsite. Thanks so much for all the years of fun and hilarity; your JTTW posts are some of my fondest internet memories from growing up and becoming "an adult". Thank you so much for all the laughs you've given me and for all the helpful advice and kind words you offered a babu first stumbling into the JTTW fandom. You helped me grow more confident in my writing and more comfortable sharing it with others, with your wonderfully thoughtful comments and amazing advice, and I can't thank you enough for that. You've always been one of my favorite people on here, and although I'm sad to see you go, I know you're going on to do wonderful things and have an amazing life. I wish you all the best with your writing, your hobbies, and your future going forward. Know that we'll miss you on here, but I'm glad you're going on to bigger and brighter things. Thanks for all the wonderful memories, and I wish you the best of luck. You definitely deserve it. :)

Urbanlegends aahhhh, I don't even know what to say ;D; asdfasdf thank you so much- this is so sweet- I- the BABY MONKEYS

Yes, I've had much fun with this blog- and it's definitely been an era, but my sixth sense tells me it's time to move on! And I wanted to properly "announce" it. That said, thank you so much for this goodbye :'D Really really means a lot to me.

I'm so happy and honored my jttw posts provided some good internet memories for you! And it was my pleasure to help out! Thank you so much for supporting my content, sharing your ideas with me, and being a great buddy in general!

I've said it before, and I'll say it again- your writing is truly amazing, and whether it's sharing fanfics for fun or trying your hand at original fiction, I know you'll do wonderful things with either! I'm honored to be one of your favorite people here (and vice versa, fyi!), and I wish you all the best with your goals, life, and hobbies too!

Truly, thank you so much for the sweet wishes. It's stuff I'll definitely need to read again and again :'D I really, really appreciate it! I'll cherish the memories for sure, and the best of luck to you as well!!

[dorkshadows]

Sorry I'm a bit late to the party, but I would like to recommend 'The Neon Demon' (2016), 'Candyman' (1992), and 'Sinister' (2012) if you haven't already seen them. They're all really good creepy, supernatural horror movies with a big emphasis on psychological horror, atmosphere, and suspense.

Not late at all! I love getting recs :D And emphasis on atmosphere/suspense is what I look for in any horror/thriller!

I’ve seen a bit of Candyman and Sinister, but never the full films. Neon Demon is new to me, so thank you for the recs! I’ll check these out too!

[dorkshadows]

Hello! Sorry I haven't talked much more about the JTTW December thing (November has been crazy busy lmao) but I have some ideas for possible themes/events! Fairy Tale AU, Crossover, Favorite Character/Ship, Favorite Underrated Character, Role Switch, Favorite Adaptation, Reincarnation, Modern Day, etc. Also, do we know if the December thing is for the entire month or just a week? Cuz if it's month, I might have more ideas if you want them? I'm pumped for this!

Hey! Thanks for the message :D And no problem- I haven’t had the time to talk about it much either, but it’s great that we have a lot interested people! I really appreciate the suggestions- thanks!

These all look fantastic! Some of them like “fav character” we might not go with just because 9/10 of participants are going to go with Wukong LOL. (I have a more specific concern about fairy tale AUs. I’m afraid of people’s minds instinctively going to European fairy tales, so we should just make it a subset of “Crossovers” if it ends up being one of the final themes. Since jttw itself is a Chinese folktale/epic, I want to keep the focus on Asian culture!)

But I’m really digging themes like “Reincarnation” “Modern Day” and “Role switch” etc! 

I’m on the fence about a week or month, so I’m thinking we host it all month long but with prompts timed for 1-2 weeks. So the more prompts to select, the better! Totally down to hear more ideas from you! And I hope to make a master post for the event by the second week of December ;)

[dorkshadows]

In response to this idea about a jttw event:

@named-jiang-or-wang said: that would be most lovely

@videogamelover99 said: Um yes  That sounds so fun omg

@urbanlegends33 said: I am so down for this! Sign me up!

Awesome!! So happy you guys are down for this :D And thank you to everyone who reblogged and/or liked the post too. Great to see people interested!

[dorkshadows]

@wrynnsblxde said:  Not anon but yay!

@urbanlegends33 said:  Also not anon, but also yay!

Thanks for the support, guys! Can’t wait to share the new act!

[dorkshadows]

@urbanlegends33 No, I am in fact, not writing it. But I too have a strong desire to read one now!! SO PLEASE GO AHEAD. DO IT. Write the monkey/monk Hanahaki Disease AU we all need! 

[dorkshadows]

@aimikuzee said: Soo excited to read what’s next !! :) keep up the amazing work !!

Thanks so much!! I really hope to finish it, and super happy you’re enjoying it :D

@urbanlegends33:  Can't wait to read this!! :)

Thank you <3 Next update might be a while, but thanks for the constant support :’)

@themaskismyface: #LETWUKONGGETSAMNESIA2K18

It’s still up in the air if that’ll happen, but who knows XD Because all the angst in the world is still not enough angst!!

[dorkshadows]

Hey so, I'm planning on buying The Journey to the West, all volumes, but I'm not sure which translation would be best. Which one would you recommend?

Hey! Thanks for coming to me :)

OK, so Anthony Yu’s translation is the more word-accurate one, but I personally prefer W.F Jenner’s translation (which can be found as a pdf online!) because I think its rhythm is closer to Wu Cheng’en’s style. Jenner makes a lot of “funny” romanticization choices and misses things Yu doesn’t, but he was true to the original JTTW’s poetic beats. (I’ve read the original Ming dynasty text out of sheer willpower, so you can trust me on this!)

Yu also makes funny romanticization choices, but misses less than Yu. (Both of them, for some reason, missed integral moments like Erlang Shen impaling Wukong through the back.) No matter which version you go with, you’ll end up with the translator trying to change Wukong’s name to “Monkey” lol. So I’ll leave it up to you! I think both translators did their best, but if you care more for text-by-text accuracy, maybe go with Yu. If you want a taste of the style, then Jenner would fit better!