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redfiona99The coolest thing about arriving at uni was having the Hobbit theme playing on the radio just as we were arriving.
Had exam. Was about a 4.5 on a scale where 1 is maths exams and 10 is German exams. Not too bad, not too good, have only noticed one utterly stupid mistake so far. There are probably others. I did answer all the questions though. So here's hoping it's not too bad. Need 40%, would like 60%.
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On other news, me 0 - new year's resolutions 2. I've already managed to break two of them, the 'I will not spam my friends page with LOTR stuff,' which I broke over on DJ, and the 'I will not look at unspeakably good looking guy who finally has a name', which got broken because he was standing right next to me in the breakfast queue. And the table where he sits is right in the eyeline when you go through the doors. But in short, the second one wasn't entirely my fault.
Silly boy has dyed his hair black, which doesn't suit him. Meanwhile Andy, who's hair does suit him black, is letting his grow out. It's a strange world.
Other than that it's becoming more and more obvious that my idea of attractive and my friends' idea of attractive bear no resemblance to each other. For instance, they think that Sam is cute. I think he looks like Mr. Potatohead. Meanwhile they think Gorrillaboy looks scuzzy, while I think he looks warm and cuddly.
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The EE of FOTR and TTT arrived today and I am studiously not looking at them until I have finished my revision and the exams are over and done with.
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I was reading Lizzie's 'Five Things that Never Happened to Boromir', and in one of the notes she said something about even if he'd survived Amon Hen would that necessarily mean he would get a happy ending.
And it reminded me of something in "Gildenstern and Rosencrantz" when they're just about to get hanged and one of them goes, "Was there any point where we could have said no?" or something similar. And of course there wasn't, because they were only minor characters in Hamlet and were basically there to move the plot forward. And give Hamlet an extra-justification for his persecution complex.
And Boromir's like them. Once he's there at Rivendell there is no way of giving him a happy ending. Because it's like a row of dominoes. Once he's there he has to give his support to the Quest because otherwise he's outfaced by Aragorn. And once he's on the quest he seccumbs to the ring because it's powerful and evil, and he's only human.
And then he has to try and save Merry and Pippin because he's one of the good guys and that's what they do.
That gives him a happy ending of sorts because he's redeemed himself. So even if he manages to survive the umpteen arrows he'd still be moping about and probably manage to get himself killed engaging in a suicidal plan at Helm's Deep or Minas Tirith. I swear he's deathmarked.
Which creates problems when you're trying to write a comedy where he survives. Because some how you've got to keep him away from Rivendell. Which is cool and groovy until there's sudden knock on effects like how to get the Fellowship to split if he's not there, or you send Faramir the incoruptible in his place.
And then somehow Merry and Pippin have to end up in Fangorn because otherwise they'd not meet Treebeard and Sauruman wouldn't be stopped. And if Merry doesn't end up with Eowyn then there's a problem with defeating the Witch King of Angmar.
In short, trying to overcome said problem has made me realise quite how fantastically complicated writing something as convoluted as Lord of the Rings is.
I've actually started in on it. The saddest thing is his author's notes have more ideas in them than whole books have nowadays.
But I will get through it, even if it involves bloody-minded stubborness, which I'm starting to think is the only way of getting through anything labelled classic literature. It's definitely the only way of getting through "The Count of Monte Christo" not that I don't love it, but it meanders somewhat, and doesn't ever tell you what happens to Franz D'Epinay who would be my favourite character in the book.
My girl Jazz is back. And she's all glittery. Not as glittery as Trish but still. Lita appears to have been raiding Jeff's dressing up kit though. The less said about Molly's outfit the better.
Really liking the pictures for Lita's new entrance.
So when Trish is getting beaten up Jericho comes out to rescue her? Since I've missed a month what is the score with those two?
Matt Hardy has a nice outfit going on.
The Randy Orton commercials make me laugh.
What did Jericho do to deserve feuding against Mark Henry? Actually what did Jazz and Teddy Long do for that punishment? But you've got to love Jazz getting psyched up.
There was all that talking by HHH just for one kick. (boggles) Not that it didn't work. My oh my, did that kick work. But less talking would have been good.
There was probably more but I can't remember it, and then other people wanted the tv so I gave them it.
And then there was
Of which I missed the beginning. I came in with Kurt doing the whole spiel about Chavo Guerrero snr coming.
Eddie is a damn fine actor.
The exams can go hang, because I saw Scotty in a match. However evil Paul Heyman was in setting it up.
Quote on Dawn Marie's dress, "You don't get that in the Simpsons". How did they get away with that dress?
Liking the Bashams' new entrance.
You've got to love Team Angle.
OMG how good was the whole Eddie/Chavo/Chavo Guerrero senior bit? Zed's reaction was the best ever - "Fuck! Bastard!"
He's my sort of person, he knows its not real but is willing to suspend his disbelief.
Eddie needs to chill however, he's going to burst a blood vessel.
Got to love the FBI. And it's nice to see them finally get decent entrance music, even if it is "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn" without the words. Actually, I really like that tune so I'm good with it.
Nunzio is the one with the brains. A sneaky little 'un will always beat a big 'un. And on a fic note, they fit in so well with the "Kisses" series. Of which the next part is done, it just needs the title doing.
The look on his face when he won though. And Johnny rolling around like a loon in the background. They're so precious.
What was the point of the whole Funaki v Big Show thing?
Billy Gunn v15 frightens me. Although I am glad to see him back. (Yes I know he's not brilliant, but I like to see people being fit and well.) And that was such a blast from the past.
And big hugs, cheers, kisses and praise to whoever came up with the last match. It was so cool. Not just the match but the way everyone was so into it. And it worked, it worked so well. Paul Heyman is good at getting people to hate him.
And the soap eating. Oh yes. It was joy. (Have I pointed out how good Paul Heyman is at getting me to want to see him eat soap.) And Cena was so happy. Benoit is a well behaved nutcase, he chills on command.
I might not come down for some time after Smackdown.
Plus it's so much more fun watching it with people. Because there was Zed who was adding his thoughts - mostly of the 'I hope HBK wins' variety, then Matthew and Robin who added the 'this is stupid you know, really stupid.' Although even they had to admit Eddie is a great actor. Then Rich (AKA that guy) came in and joined in, commenting on the stupidity of using Kendo sticks because they're flexible so they don't hurt that much (the worrying thing is, he probably knows from experience) and then why go for a jump off the top rope, why not just boot him in the head.
So yeah, I had lots of fun. Plus you get to meet a lot of people watching wrestling because everyone comes in a says it's trash. I'm quite annoyed that they won't be showing the Royal Rumble because some of the matches look so cool.
I spent dinner talking to Emma, she's another geek girl. And she was talking about fanfic. Has anyone come up with a regulation line for dealing with people when they're talking about fanfic when you're a writer but they don't know.
Thankfully most of the dicussion was about slash and het pairings in Potter, LOTR and Hornblower, one of which I don't write in, and two of which I tend to write gen fic in. But yes, the conclusion that was reached was that Dumbledore/Anyone was sick and wrong, as was Gandalf/anyone. My personal objections were Gandalf/Frodo, I was telling the truth it does squick me. Actually hobbit/non-hobbit tends to, I don't know why, it's a quirk.
It was also agreed that twincest was in some way wrong. But that Sirius and Remus were almost expected, as was Harry/Draco (and Frodo/Sam). And she expressed a distinct dislike for Legolas/Gimli, which is odd since I think they're sweet.
She's a Hornblower nut and so I got a run-down of pairings in that. We were in full agreement that most Hornblower pairings were more or less reasonable because of the whole 'rum, sodomy and the lash' bit (wonderful Churchill quote, to an admiral who complained the Navy weren't being treated as they ought to during the first World War, certainly not up to their traditions. And Churchill said that the Navy's traditions were rum, sodomy and the lash. Why can I remember GCSE History and not the biology I'm supposed to be revising? And why didn't I take History as a degree?)
However, Pellew/Hornblower is sick and wrong due to them being pretty much father and son. Then I was told that Archie Kennedy is pretty much a programme Marty-Stu seeing as how he was just another mid-shipman in the books (without even a first name) and that Clayton didn't exist at all (which is a shame because I thought he was adorable). Oh and Bracegirdle was another mid-shipman not a Lieutenant.
However, Simpson raping Kennedy was infitely probably due to him being exactly that sort of bastard.
Then we got onto Dr. Who, as a programme. I'm in nerd heaven.
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Vernon Kay is the most chaotic DJ other than John Peel, but he's fun.
Can I recommend Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out.
OMG Amy Studt has covered 'All I Wanna Do' (Sheryl Crow). For those lucky enough not to know who I'm on about imagine a British version of Avril without the songwriters with an ear for a catchy tune. It's sacrelige.
Oh and by cover I mean it sounds exactly the same without Sheryl Crow's world-weary sense of been there done that.
Some soul singer's cover of the White Stripes "Fell in Love with a Girl" is allowed however because she does something different with it. Really different.
Anyone who writes off the Darkness as the worst of cock rock reborn completely misses the point that they write damn good songs. And they're really sweet. The one on now is an 'Love is only a feeling' and it's so pretty and delicate, while it's being loud and rocking. I love them.
Good Luck by the Basement Jaxx is fantastic.
Had exam. Was about a 4.5 on a scale where 1 is maths exams and 10 is German exams. Not too bad, not too good, have only noticed one utterly stupid mistake so far. There are probably others. I did answer all the questions though. So here's hoping it's not too bad. Need 40%, would like 60%.
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On other news, me 0 - new year's resolutions 2. I've already managed to break two of them, the 'I will not spam my friends page with LOTR stuff,' which I broke over on DJ, and the 'I will not look at unspeakably good looking guy who finally has a name', which got broken because he was standing right next to me in the breakfast queue. And the table where he sits is right in the eyeline when you go through the doors. But in short, the second one wasn't entirely my fault.
Silly boy has dyed his hair black, which doesn't suit him. Meanwhile Andy, who's hair does suit him black, is letting his grow out. It's a strange world.
Other than that it's becoming more and more obvious that my idea of attractive and my friends' idea of attractive bear no resemblance to each other. For instance, they think that Sam is cute. I think he looks like Mr. Potatohead. Meanwhile they think Gorrillaboy looks scuzzy, while I think he looks warm and cuddly.
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The EE of FOTR and TTT arrived today and I am studiously not looking at them until I have finished my revision and the exams are over and done with.
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I was reading Lizzie's 'Five Things that Never Happened to Boromir', and in one of the notes she said something about even if he'd survived Amon Hen would that necessarily mean he would get a happy ending.
And it reminded me of something in "Gildenstern and Rosencrantz" when they're just about to get hanged and one of them goes, "Was there any point where we could have said no?" or something similar. And of course there wasn't, because they were only minor characters in Hamlet and were basically there to move the plot forward. And give Hamlet an extra-justification for his persecution complex.
And Boromir's like them. Once he's there at Rivendell there is no way of giving him a happy ending. Because it's like a row of dominoes. Once he's there he has to give his support to the Quest because otherwise he's outfaced by Aragorn. And once he's on the quest he seccumbs to the ring because it's powerful and evil, and he's only human.
And then he has to try and save Merry and Pippin because he's one of the good guys and that's what they do.
That gives him a happy ending of sorts because he's redeemed himself. So even if he manages to survive the umpteen arrows he'd still be moping about and probably manage to get himself killed engaging in a suicidal plan at Helm's Deep or Minas Tirith. I swear he's deathmarked.
Which creates problems when you're trying to write a comedy where he survives. Because some how you've got to keep him away from Rivendell. Which is cool and groovy until there's sudden knock on effects like how to get the Fellowship to split if he's not there, or you send Faramir the incoruptible in his place.
And then somehow Merry and Pippin have to end up in Fangorn because otherwise they'd not meet Treebeard and Sauruman wouldn't be stopped. And if Merry doesn't end up with Eowyn then there's a problem with defeating the Witch King of Angmar.
In short, trying to overcome said problem has made me realise quite how fantastically complicated writing something as convoluted as Lord of the Rings is.
I've actually started in on it. The saddest thing is his author's notes have more ideas in them than whole books have nowadays.
But I will get through it, even if it involves bloody-minded stubborness, which I'm starting to think is the only way of getting through anything labelled classic literature. It's definitely the only way of getting through "The Count of Monte Christo" not that I don't love it, but it meanders somewhat, and doesn't ever tell you what happens to Franz D'Epinay who would be my favourite character in the book.
My girl Jazz is back. And she's all glittery. Not as glittery as Trish but still. Lita appears to have been raiding Jeff's dressing up kit though. The less said about Molly's outfit the better.
Really liking the pictures for Lita's new entrance.
So when Trish is getting beaten up Jericho comes out to rescue her? Since I've missed a month what is the score with those two?
Matt Hardy has a nice outfit going on.
The Randy Orton commercials make me laugh.
What did Jericho do to deserve feuding against Mark Henry? Actually what did Jazz and Teddy Long do for that punishment? But you've got to love Jazz getting psyched up.
There was all that talking by HHH just for one kick. (boggles) Not that it didn't work. My oh my, did that kick work. But less talking would have been good.
There was probably more but I can't remember it, and then other people wanted the tv so I gave them it.
And then there was
Of which I missed the beginning. I came in with Kurt doing the whole spiel about Chavo Guerrero snr coming.
Eddie is a damn fine actor.
The exams can go hang, because I saw Scotty in a match. However evil Paul Heyman was in setting it up.
Quote on Dawn Marie's dress, "You don't get that in the Simpsons". How did they get away with that dress?
Liking the Bashams' new entrance.
You've got to love Team Angle.
OMG how good was the whole Eddie/Chavo/Chavo Guerrero senior bit? Zed's reaction was the best ever - "Fuck! Bastard!"
He's my sort of person, he knows its not real but is willing to suspend his disbelief.
Eddie needs to chill however, he's going to burst a blood vessel.
Got to love the FBI. And it's nice to see them finally get decent entrance music, even if it is "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn" without the words. Actually, I really like that tune so I'm good with it.
Nunzio is the one with the brains. A sneaky little 'un will always beat a big 'un. And on a fic note, they fit in so well with the "Kisses" series. Of which the next part is done, it just needs the title doing.
The look on his face when he won though. And Johnny rolling around like a loon in the background. They're so precious.
What was the point of the whole Funaki v Big Show thing?
Billy Gunn v15 frightens me. Although I am glad to see him back. (Yes I know he's not brilliant, but I like to see people being fit and well.) And that was such a blast from the past.
And big hugs, cheers, kisses and praise to whoever came up with the last match. It was so cool. Not just the match but the way everyone was so into it. And it worked, it worked so well. Paul Heyman is good at getting people to hate him.
And the soap eating. Oh yes. It was joy. (Have I pointed out how good Paul Heyman is at getting me to want to see him eat soap.) And Cena was so happy. Benoit is a well behaved nutcase, he chills on command.
I might not come down for some time after Smackdown.
Plus it's so much more fun watching it with people. Because there was Zed who was adding his thoughts - mostly of the 'I hope HBK wins' variety, then Matthew and Robin who added the 'this is stupid you know, really stupid.' Although even they had to admit Eddie is a great actor. Then Rich (AKA that guy) came in and joined in, commenting on the stupidity of using Kendo sticks because they're flexible so they don't hurt that much (the worrying thing is, he probably knows from experience) and then why go for a jump off the top rope, why not just boot him in the head.
So yeah, I had lots of fun. Plus you get to meet a lot of people watching wrestling because everyone comes in a says it's trash. I'm quite annoyed that they won't be showing the Royal Rumble because some of the matches look so cool.
I spent dinner talking to Emma, she's another geek girl. And she was talking about fanfic. Has anyone come up with a regulation line for dealing with people when they're talking about fanfic when you're a writer but they don't know.
Thankfully most of the dicussion was about slash and het pairings in Potter, LOTR and Hornblower, one of which I don't write in, and two of which I tend to write gen fic in. But yes, the conclusion that was reached was that Dumbledore/Anyone was sick and wrong, as was Gandalf/anyone. My personal objections were Gandalf/Frodo, I was telling the truth it does squick me. Actually hobbit/non-hobbit tends to, I don't know why, it's a quirk.
It was also agreed that twincest was in some way wrong. But that Sirius and Remus were almost expected, as was Harry/Draco (and Frodo/Sam). And she expressed a distinct dislike for Legolas/Gimli, which is odd since I think they're sweet.
She's a Hornblower nut and so I got a run-down of pairings in that. We were in full agreement that most Hornblower pairings were more or less reasonable because of the whole 'rum, sodomy and the lash' bit (wonderful Churchill quote, to an admiral who complained the Navy weren't being treated as they ought to during the first World War, certainly not up to their traditions. And Churchill said that the Navy's traditions were rum, sodomy and the lash. Why can I remember GCSE History and not the biology I'm supposed to be revising? And why didn't I take History as a degree?)
However, Pellew/Hornblower is sick and wrong due to them being pretty much father and son. Then I was told that Archie Kennedy is pretty much a programme Marty-Stu seeing as how he was just another mid-shipman in the books (without even a first name) and that Clayton didn't exist at all (which is a shame because I thought he was adorable). Oh and Bracegirdle was another mid-shipman not a Lieutenant.
However, Simpson raping Kennedy was infitely probably due to him being exactly that sort of bastard.
Then we got onto Dr. Who, as a programme. I'm in nerd heaven.
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Vernon Kay is the most chaotic DJ other than John Peel, but he's fun.
Can I recommend Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out.
OMG Amy Studt has covered 'All I Wanna Do' (Sheryl Crow). For those lucky enough not to know who I'm on about imagine a British version of Avril without the songwriters with an ear for a catchy tune. It's sacrelige.
Oh and by cover I mean it sounds exactly the same without Sheryl Crow's world-weary sense of been there done that.
Some soul singer's cover of the White Stripes "Fell in Love with a Girl" is allowed however because she does something different with it. Really different.
Anyone who writes off the Darkness as the worst of cock rock reborn completely misses the point that they write damn good songs. And they're really sweet. The one on now is an 'Love is only a feeling' and it's so pretty and delicate, while it's being loud and rocking. I love them.
Good Luck by the Basement Jaxx is fantastic.
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Date: 2004-01-19 10:07 am (UTC)YES! I love questions like that. Because some people are really very "who they are*, and you can't change their decisions without changing who they are. This is actually one of things that makes me sad about wrestlefandom, because the characters are never fundamental enough to be able to seriously ponder these kinds of questions. And yeah with the Butterfly Effect. You change one thing, everything is different.
re: Trish/Chris. Chris asked Trish out on a date, they sorta dated. Chris smooched Trish. It was very hot and sweet and cute. Then apparently, it was a bet thing between Jericho and Christian, a bet for a Canadian dollar. Trish was very hurt. Chris has been trying to prove his honest intentions since.
Billy Gunn v15 frightens me.
Me too. He makes me want to cry.
Benoit is a well behaved nutcase, he chills on command.
HAHAHA YES! That was AWESOME.
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Date: 2004-01-22 09:20 am (UTC)YES! I love questions like that. Because some people are really very "who they are*, and you can't change their decisions without changing who they are. This is actually one of things that makes me sad about wrestlefandom, because the characters are never fundamental enough to be able to seriously ponder these kinds of questions. And yeah with the Butterfly Effect. You change one thing, everything is different.<<
I don't know, I'm thinking you could write something about it in wrestlefandom, you'd just need the uber-serious characters. Like Benoit and Eddie talking about Spanky leaving, and why they can't however much they might want to, and really could they have said no to WWE. Not that I was thinking of writing it or anything :)
>>re: Trish/Chris. Chris asked Trish out on a date, they sorta dated. Chris smooched Trish. It was very hot and sweet and cute. Then apparently, it was a bet thing between Jericho and Christian, a bet for a Canadian dollar. Trish was very hurt. Chris has been trying to prove his honest intentions since. <<
Thanks for that.
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Date: 2004-01-20 12:03 am (UTC)I so agree.
And I wish Benoit was MY well-behaved nutcase :)
If you come up with a good line to see if someone else is a fanfic author, let me know. It's a tough one to negotiate!
Good luck with your exams :)
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Date: 2004-01-22 09:17 am (UTC)I think she's a reader not a writer.
>>Good luck with your exams :)<<
Thanks.
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Date: 2004-01-23 12:31 am (UTC)Jazz looks terrific with her highlights, and Eddie's an amazing actor, this much I do know :-)
WL,
Missy