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Ginger and Lou essay
May. 29th, 2014 08:59 pmI love to write essays, but haven't for a while. Here's one I just finished on Ginger and Lou, my favorite creative subjects at the moment.
( The Queen of Peru )
( The Queen of Peru )
It's been rather hectic the past couple of weeks. I haven't had much time for writing on LJ, nor really anything I wanted badly enough to report here.
Tonight I've been busy working on this: http://hated-character.livejournal.com/438282.html I'm quite proud of it.
And as the Christmas season comes upon us, I find for some reason that the music and the lights from my little trees reminds me strongly of YGO and makes me want to write something with Duke. What that would be, I haven't the faintest idea. Maybe I should try to pick up Close Your Eyes, Clear Your Heart again. Or write something in the Alone Again timeline. I was quite intrigued with the two stories I did for that.
Also, Once Upon a Time is a really exciting and original TV series. It, and A Gifted Man, are two shows I'm following this season. I haven't been so interested in recent TV shows for some time. I like Once Upon a Time the best, but A Gifted Man is improving. I've had some serious issues with some of the themes and presentation in that one, which I may or may not rant on later. But I will say Anna is one of the most annoying characters I've encountered lately. The most recent episode is the only time she didn't aggravate me even once, so I hope that's a good sign.
Tonight I've been busy working on this: http://hated-character.livejournal.com/438282.html I'm quite proud of it.
And as the Christmas season comes upon us, I find for some reason that the music and the lights from my little trees reminds me strongly of YGO and makes me want to write something with Duke. What that would be, I haven't the faintest idea. Maybe I should try to pick up Close Your Eyes, Clear Your Heart again. Or write something in the Alone Again timeline. I was quite intrigued with the two stories I did for that.
Also, Once Upon a Time is a really exciting and original TV series. It, and A Gifted Man, are two shows I'm following this season. I haven't been so interested in recent TV shows for some time. I like Once Upon a Time the best, but A Gifted Man is improving. I've had some serious issues with some of the themes and presentation in that one, which I may or may not rant on later. But I will say Anna is one of the most annoying characters I've encountered lately. The most recent episode is the only time she didn't aggravate me even once, so I hope that's a good sign.
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Well, seeing Schrank described as an out-and-out villain was the last straw. I wrote up an actual defense/essay/analysis of him and put it in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
hated_character. But I think I'll be surprised if anyone there knows what I'm even talking about. If anyone here wants to read, it's here: http://hated-character.livejournal.com/429106.html Some things are, of course, things I've mentioned here already. But I go more in-depth in the essay and try to cover all possible angles.
It was strong on my mind when I wrote it yesterday, so much so that I had a dream involving Schrank. And I had brief thoughts of trying to pick up that fic and finish it for that prompt today on Amnesty Day at31_days. I doubt that will happen; I don't have the steam anymore. I'm thinking more and more that when I do pick it up, however, I will use Ladyamberjo's previous suggestion (which I had thought about myself before she mentioned it). Somehow, I can picture it happening to the luckless Schrank: While he is unable to get through to any of the various gangs and gang members by any of his efforts, him being shot sends the shooter into throes of horror and the kid gives up being in the gang. It's kind of encouraging and discouraging at the same time.
I have been most unproductive. I watched the Bonanza episode Thunder Man and decided that William Poole is even more disturbing than Mel Barnes. I'm kind of surprised that dark episode is included among my local PBS station's rotation. It will air at the end of next month, and I watched it today to see if I want to try to record it then. And I think I probably do. It's also notable for being the only time so far that I've heard Simon Oakland sing.
Then I watched Simon's guest spot on Black Saddle, marveled at his ability to play every role he's given so believably, and wondered what had been cut from the episode, as what I found was only about twenty minutes. Five or six minutes were probably gone from it.
Then I watched the Hawaii Five-O episode The Reunion, loved it, made plans to watch more of that series later, and moaned over the non-ending. Frank Epstein had been convinced throughout the episode that a Japanese businessman was the man who had tortured him and two others during WWII. Everything seemed to say otherwise, but at the end he was proven right, and the creep tried to taunt Frank into shooting him, as Frank had wanted to do for twenty-five years. McGarrett tried to talk Frank out of shooting, saying it would be cold-blooded murder. And it cuts off before we know what he did! Aurgh. I guess it's too much to hope that fans have written endings to the episode. I know how I want it to end, but I'd like to see other fans' views on it too.
And someone put my amnesia fic on Story Alert! That makes me happy, but I'm still not satisfied. Something is wrong with the chapter; I can just feel it. I put it up anyway hoping someone could tell me what the problem is, but the only review so far is very pleased with it and found no flaws.
hated_character. But I think I'll be surprised if anyone there knows what I'm even talking about. If anyone here wants to read, it's here: http://hated-character.livejournal.com/429106.html Some things are, of course, things I've mentioned here already. But I go more in-depth in the essay and try to cover all possible angles.It was strong on my mind when I wrote it yesterday, so much so that I had a dream involving Schrank. And I had brief thoughts of trying to pick up that fic and finish it for that prompt today on Amnesty Day at
31_days. I doubt that will happen; I don't have the steam anymore. I'm thinking more and more that when I do pick it up, however, I will use Ladyamberjo's previous suggestion (which I had thought about myself before she mentioned it). Somehow, I can picture it happening to the luckless Schrank: While he is unable to get through to any of the various gangs and gang members by any of his efforts, him being shot sends the shooter into throes of horror and the kid gives up being in the gang. It's kind of encouraging and discouraging at the same time.I have been most unproductive. I watched the Bonanza episode Thunder Man and decided that William Poole is even more disturbing than Mel Barnes. I'm kind of surprised that dark episode is included among my local PBS station's rotation. It will air at the end of next month, and I watched it today to see if I want to try to record it then. And I think I probably do. It's also notable for being the only time so far that I've heard Simon Oakland sing.
Then I watched Simon's guest spot on Black Saddle, marveled at his ability to play every role he's given so believably, and wondered what had been cut from the episode, as what I found was only about twenty minutes. Five or six minutes were probably gone from it.
Then I watched the Hawaii Five-O episode The Reunion, loved it, made plans to watch more of that series later, and moaned over the non-ending. Frank Epstein had been convinced throughout the episode that a Japanese businessman was the man who had tortured him and two others during WWII. Everything seemed to say otherwise, but at the end he was proven right, and the creep tried to taunt Frank into shooting him, as Frank had wanted to do for twenty-five years. McGarrett tried to talk Frank out of shooting, saying it would be cold-blooded murder. And it cuts off before we know what he did! Aurgh. I guess it's too much to hope that fans have written endings to the episode. I know how I want it to end, but I'd like to see other fans' views on it too.
And someone put my amnesia fic on Story Alert! That makes me happy, but I'm still not satisfied. Something is wrong with the chapter; I can just feel it. I put it up anyway hoping someone could tell me what the problem is, but the only review so far is very pleased with it and found no flaws.
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While trying to see if I could Google up any interviews with Simon Oakland (I couldn't, although I found an amusing anecdote concerning his Outer Limits guest-spot), I found a mini-biography someone wrote of him in which they called Lieutenant Schrank an out-and-out villain. They also called him bigoted and couldn't get his rank right. They called him Officer Schrank.
I've already expounded my thoughts on the character, including that it's not conclusive from movie canon that he is bigoted. (Book canon is something else, according to Ladyamberjo. But the book really seems to be a different version of everything anyway.) He makes equally terrible comments to members of both gangs. However, that alone certainly does not make him an out-and-out villain (or any kind of villain). I like and agree with what![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pleasant_valley said, that pretty much all the characters are flawed in some way. To decide that Schrank (or really, any one character) is the villain in West Side Story is, I think, missing the whole point of the story in the first place.
And I can't get away from his guilt and shame over what he said, and his telling comment to Doc, "You try keeping a bunch of hoodlums in line and see what it does to you!" That doesn't sound like an out-and-out villain to me.
I think I finally finished a project I've been working on. I posted it at the Kolchak comm. And I'm hoping I won't decide later that it's not done after all. This is the second edition; the first is stuck in queue at the essay comm I signed up for. While waiting for it to go up, I realized it wasn't done and started tinkering with it again.
And I must see lots of Car 54, Where Are You?, a hysterical police comedy from the early sixties! It's another series I've carried a casual interest in for years, but previously had no access to. I tracked down the episode Simon Oakland guest-stars in, Hail to the Chief, and it's absolutely priceless. He plays a Secret Service agent trying to evaluate whether the two nutty main characters are fit to transport the President of the United States from the airport to the UN building. Nonsense ensues! I haven't laughed so hard all the way through a show in a while. Simon's character has his trademark reactions to the sheer goofiness around him, and at the end, after others are finally convinced that the officers are not fit for the task, he holds them at gunpoint in his office until the President can be safely delivered back to the White House by other police. It was so satisfying to see that Simon's character was finally believed, and from his expression in that last scene, I think he felt the same.
It's the first time I've seen Simon in a sitcom where he plays a scene for deliberate humor (with his frantic and comic attempt to get others to believe him that something is wrong). But there's also plenty of him being the straightman, too. And he wears a fedora for most of the episode, as he did in West Side Story. Yessss. I love fedoras in general, and he looks so good in them.
I've already expounded my thoughts on the character, including that it's not conclusive from movie canon that he is bigoted. (Book canon is something else, according to Ladyamberjo. But the book really seems to be a different version of everything anyway.) He makes equally terrible comments to members of both gangs. However, that alone certainly does not make him an out-and-out villain (or any kind of villain). I like and agree with what
pleasant_valley said, that pretty much all the characters are flawed in some way. To decide that Schrank (or really, any one character) is the villain in West Side Story is, I think, missing the whole point of the story in the first place.And I can't get away from his guilt and shame over what he said, and his telling comment to Doc, "You try keeping a bunch of hoodlums in line and see what it does to you!" That doesn't sound like an out-and-out villain to me.
I think I finally finished a project I've been working on. I posted it at the Kolchak comm. And I'm hoping I won't decide later that it's not done after all. This is the second edition; the first is stuck in queue at the essay comm I signed up for. While waiting for it to go up, I realized it wasn't done and started tinkering with it again.
And I must see lots of Car 54, Where Are You?, a hysterical police comedy from the early sixties! It's another series I've carried a casual interest in for years, but previously had no access to. I tracked down the episode Simon Oakland guest-stars in, Hail to the Chief, and it's absolutely priceless. He plays a Secret Service agent trying to evaluate whether the two nutty main characters are fit to transport the President of the United States from the airport to the UN building. Nonsense ensues! I haven't laughed so hard all the way through a show in a while. Simon's character has his trademark reactions to the sheer goofiness around him, and at the end, after others are finally convinced that the officers are not fit for the task, he holds them at gunpoint in his office until the President can be safely delivered back to the White House by other police. It was so satisfying to see that Simon's character was finally believed, and from his expression in that last scene, I think he felt the same.
It's the first time I've seen Simon in a sitcom where he plays a scene for deliberate humor (with his frantic and comic attempt to get others to believe him that something is wrong). But there's also plenty of him being the straightman, too. And he wears a fedora for most of the episode, as he did in West Side Story. Yessss. I love fedoras in general, and he looks so good in them.
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Musings and an Odd Blurb
Dec. 19th, 2006 06:34 amWe were supposed to be going Christmas shopping today, but I don't know what'll happen now. Dad's been really sick with a bad cold/the flu, but he's been trying to fix the car. He got a new starter in, and we thought it was finally done, and now it needs a new thermostat! Honestly.
Yesterday morning, and this evening, I randomly wrote a profile for Vodka in my stories. I seem to have described Vodka through specific experiences of his, unlike what I did with Gin's. XD;
( Vodka )
Earlier we watched a favorite movie, and while we did, I ended up getting a strange, strange, and very dark blurb idea. XD; So ... I had to sit down and write it.
These are the second to last and last scenes of the story, and the only ones that are really clear in my mind. I had to think a bit to figure out how to write a genuinely insane Gin, and then I wanted to counterbalance that with the last scene.
( AU or Not? )
It worries me that I was able to churn out this in a couple of hours, while I'm having trouble getting out a few sentences on the gift fics. o.o But I have started yours, Lisa! ^^
Yesterday morning, and this evening, I randomly wrote a profile for Vodka in my stories. I seem to have described Vodka through specific experiences of his, unlike what I did with Gin's. XD;
( Vodka )
Earlier we watched a favorite movie, and while we did, I ended up getting a strange, strange, and very dark blurb idea. XD; So ... I had to sit down and write it.
These are the second to last and last scenes of the story, and the only ones that are really clear in my mind. I had to think a bit to figure out how to write a genuinely insane Gin, and then I wanted to counterbalance that with the last scene.
( AU or Not? )
It worries me that I was able to churn out this in a couple of hours, while I'm having trouble getting out a few sentences on the gift fics. o.o But I have started yours, Lisa! ^^
I finished the next chapter of Breakdown. And I've decided to title the chapters after various lyrics from the song. What I just posted is "Let the Fun and Games Begin." I really like how the chapter came out, especially the last scene. I think it's nicely intense and quite poignant.
I also finally figured out how to phrase what I wanted in that Black Org essay I was writing a while back. XD I had started to try to explain my thoughts on Gin's and Vodka's relationship, and I suddenly got tongue-tied (or finger-tied, or whatever), and shelved the essay for the time being. For some reason, reading over the scanlation of the train bomb scene where their codenames are revealed helped me figure out how to say what I wanted. I posted the first draft at Black Org HQ.
I did an RP with Lizzie that I want to write a random blurb on later. For some reason, I'm on a real brainwashing/poisoning/drugging kick right now. To practice for Getting Away with Murder's future scene, I had Gin flip out due to some drug (even though it's Vodka who will do so in the story). Lizzie's playing Vodka and I wasn't sure if she would be up to playing him go nuts. XD; Anyway, though, after she showed me her RP with Wrath going psycho, it made me want to throw Gin into a similar situation with Ayumi.
The most intense stuff came once Vodka got Gin back to the base, however. Gin had been shooting himself in the arm to stay focused, but it wasn't working well and he was losing blood and the drug was taking over his sanity. Eventually he held the gun to his throat and was apparently going to kill himself. Vodka panicked and tried to stop him, and they ended up struggling over the gun. Gin finally abandoned that and tried to smother Vodka with a pillow. Vodka, being physically stronger, overpowered Gin and was able to shove him away, but Gin slammed into the wall (probably more like the metal locker) and hit his head hard. The shock of that caused the poison to make his heart stop (one thing I like about fictional poisons is that you can make them do pretty much whatever you want). We didn't get to delve a whole lot into Vodka's shock over the whole situation, but he did show that he was stunned. I loved it. XD And of course, they got Gin back.
In the RP with Aubrie, I've started experimenting with the Ayumi angle. ^^ Gin saved her from Ushio. Then I'll have her turn up later, of course. And Tazi's ending up making friends with Kaito. XD And Alchflaed got drunk and kissed her boss and sat on his lap. **snerk.**
Alchflaed's relationship with her boss really is fascinating. And he's fun to write for. He's mysterious and keeps to the shadows, like Giovanni on Pokémon. I always imagine the guy talking like Giovanni, too, so he has Yami B's voice. XD And I don't even want to give him a name anymore. I think it's more fun not to know. Aubrie started calling him "The Big Man" and it's stuck. XD
I also finally figured out how to phrase what I wanted in that Black Org essay I was writing a while back. XD I had started to try to explain my thoughts on Gin's and Vodka's relationship, and I suddenly got tongue-tied (or finger-tied, or whatever), and shelved the essay for the time being. For some reason, reading over the scanlation of the train bomb scene where their codenames are revealed helped me figure out how to say what I wanted. I posted the first draft at Black Org HQ.
I did an RP with Lizzie that I want to write a random blurb on later. For some reason, I'm on a real brainwashing/poisoning/drugging kick right now. To practice for Getting Away with Murder's future scene, I had Gin flip out due to some drug (even though it's Vodka who will do so in the story). Lizzie's playing Vodka and I wasn't sure if she would be up to playing him go nuts. XD; Anyway, though, after she showed me her RP with Wrath going psycho, it made me want to throw Gin into a similar situation with Ayumi.
The most intense stuff came once Vodka got Gin back to the base, however. Gin had been shooting himself in the arm to stay focused, but it wasn't working well and he was losing blood and the drug was taking over his sanity. Eventually he held the gun to his throat and was apparently going to kill himself. Vodka panicked and tried to stop him, and they ended up struggling over the gun. Gin finally abandoned that and tried to smother Vodka with a pillow. Vodka, being physically stronger, overpowered Gin and was able to shove him away, but Gin slammed into the wall (probably more like the metal locker) and hit his head hard. The shock of that caused the poison to make his heart stop (one thing I like about fictional poisons is that you can make them do pretty much whatever you want). We didn't get to delve a whole lot into Vodka's shock over the whole situation, but he did show that he was stunned. I loved it. XD And of course, they got Gin back.
In the RP with Aubrie, I've started experimenting with the Ayumi angle. ^^ Gin saved her from Ushio. Then I'll have her turn up later, of course. And Tazi's ending up making friends with Kaito. XD And Alchflaed got drunk and kissed her boss and sat on his lap. **snerk.**
Alchflaed's relationship with her boss really is fascinating. And he's fun to write for. He's mysterious and keeps to the shadows, like Giovanni on Pokémon. I always imagine the guy talking like Giovanni, too, so he has Yami B's voice. XD And I don't even want to give him a name anymore. I think it's more fun not to know. Aubrie started calling him "The Big Man" and it's stuck. XD
Icon purging
Jul. 8th, 2006 08:13 pmRight now I don't have the spare money to keep up a Paid account, so I've switched to Sponsered and I had to go icon purging. XD; It was difficult, figuring out which ones to keep. And I had to make room for this one that I just did. I was looking at the Baby Face icon with the Getting Away with Murder lyrics, and I couldn't stop thinking how appropriate that would be for a Gin AMV or icon. So I found this manga picture that was perfect and made this.
And while I do think Gin is clever, as I noticed someone saying on FF.net, I also think it's a little disturbing to call him "cool." XD He's a ruthless assassin! But then, those types always collect fangirls. I think he's good-looking, and I love his hair, but he's definitely not a character I'd fangirl over. He will make a good foil for Baby Face, though.
Today I went to the Scottish festival. X3 I loved it! Local Scottish people set up booths for their clans, there were other booths with crafts and clothes and the like, and of course there was bagpipe music. They had a bagpipe marching band, actually. And there was a local singing group that came and sang Celtic songs. Here's their website: http://www.kindredvoices.net/ I'll definitely try to catch them if they perform in the area again. Which reminds me, I wonder if the Mason-Dixon Bluegrass Band's CD is out yet....
There was also some Scottish food. X3 I tried something that was like beef stew or a pot pie. I think they called it tatty pie. And I had some short bread too. Good stuff.
Going there also made me think more about my own heritage. I don't know if I have any Scottish ancestry (probably do), but I do know that I have a lot of Welsh.
Now I am going to write a little essay on Sach and Whitey's friendship. When it's done, I'll probably post it here. I love their friendship. It's so goofy and silly while being cute and innocent. The slashers would have a heyday with it, and they probably will, once the movies come out on DVD.
And while I do think Gin is clever, as I noticed someone saying on FF.net, I also think it's a little disturbing to call him "cool." XD He's a ruthless assassin! But then, those types always collect fangirls. I think he's good-looking, and I love his hair, but he's definitely not a character I'd fangirl over. He will make a good foil for Baby Face, though.
Today I went to the Scottish festival. X3 I loved it! Local Scottish people set up booths for their clans, there were other booths with crafts and clothes and the like, and of course there was bagpipe music. They had a bagpipe marching band, actually. And there was a local singing group that came and sang Celtic songs. Here's their website: http://www.kindredvoices.net/ I'll definitely try to catch them if they perform in the area again. Which reminds me, I wonder if the Mason-Dixon Bluegrass Band's CD is out yet....
There was also some Scottish food. X3 I tried something that was like beef stew or a pot pie. I think they called it tatty pie. And I had some short bread too. Good stuff.
Going there also made me think more about my own heritage. I don't know if I have any Scottish ancestry (probably do), but I do know that I have a lot of Welsh.
Now I am going to write a little essay on Sach and Whitey's friendship. When it's done, I'll probably post it here. I love their friendship. It's so goofy and silly while being cute and innocent. The slashers would have a heyday with it, and they probably will, once the movies come out on DVD.
I finally drew a picture of my OC Sybil. XD; I hope I didn't give her long hair in an RP I did a while back, but if I did, it'll have to change, because I can only picture her with short hair now.
And here's that thing I've been writing on Duke, at least this is it until I decide what else to put. XD
Name: Stanislaus "Duke" Coveleskie
Age: Unknown; perhaps in his mid to late twenties
Memorable Quotes: "I'd like to bawl you out, but I haven't got the time!" --- Hot Shots
"You get those carpets cleaned or I'll cut your ears off! And that's no bull!" --- Hold That Hypnotist (Yeah, I was surprised to hear him say that in a movie from the fifties. XD; Another time I'm almost positive he said "Oh my God!" after accidentally punching Sach....)
"The next time I wanna listen to an idiot, I'll listen to myself!" --- Hold That Hypnotist
"Just remember, this man is here for a rest cure. If you don't cut it out, I'll be here for a rest cure!" --- Spook Chasers
"... ROCKHEAD!" --- Looking for Danger
"I know I promised to share everything with you, but I draw the line at the chopping block!" --- Looking for Danger
( Bio )
And here's that thing I've been writing on Duke, at least this is it until I decide what else to put. XD
Name: Stanislaus "Duke" Coveleskie
Age: Unknown; perhaps in his mid to late twenties
Memorable Quotes: "I'd like to bawl you out, but I haven't got the time!" --- Hot Shots
"You get those carpets cleaned or I'll cut your ears off! And that's no bull!" --- Hold That Hypnotist (Yeah, I was surprised to hear him say that in a movie from the fifties. XD; Another time I'm almost positive he said "Oh my God!" after accidentally punching Sach....)
"The next time I wanna listen to an idiot, I'll listen to myself!" --- Hold That Hypnotist
"Just remember, this man is here for a rest cure. If you don't cut it out, I'll be here for a rest cure!" --- Spook Chasers
"... ROCKHEAD!" --- Looking for Danger
"I know I promised to share everything with you, but I draw the line at the chopping block!" --- Looking for Danger
( Bio )
1. Ask me as many fandom-related questions as you can think of in the comments. This can be fandom specific, general, or about fandom/lj stuff/fic writing/etc. in general.
2. There can be subparts to questions (but since I'm allowing multiple questions, you can just make them separate).
3. That's it. It can be as normal or odd as you like.
Aubrie is finally watching The Monkees, thanks to a torrent she found! XD She seems to like it too, and we are having an email discussion about the Alias Micky Dolenz episode. I'm glad that she's finally seen the point of origin for my mobster stories. ^^
The reunion wasn't really that worth going to. XD; There weren't many people there. But I did get to go to Borders (and Target and Deseret Book), so I can't complain too much. I bought Going My Way at Borders. The only DVD version is on a double-bill with Holiday Inn, which I could care less about, but eh. XD I also bought Mister Roberts and will be taking more pictures of Jimmy before long. And I got YGO Duelist #15, which is incredible. Seto is so awesome in it, and Marik and Rishid interact, and it's the start of the Yugi/Joey duel, which I love.
At Deseret Book I found the Clair Poulson novel I've been wanting, and I used the gift card I had to get it. I love his works so much! He used to be involved in law enforcement, so he brings that knowledge to his books, and he's a local LDS author, so he also brings in gospel principles and such. There's always a lot of suspense, and I love how it's counter-balanced with stuff about God and prayer and that sort of thing. ^^
I found an old movie on YouTube with Leo Gorcey in it! It's called Midnight Manhunt and it's fun. XD This guy gets murdered and there's all kinds of confusion as the body keeps being moved all around. Leo played a variation of his usual character, and did the classic malapropisms. If you go there and search for Leo Gorcey it will come up, as well as a hilarious music video featuring clips from the Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, and the East Side Kids films.
I've been reviewing Bowery Boys films over the weekend. XD It's fun, though these latest reviews are quite negative on the particular films I picked. I'm going to include the reviews here.
( Triple Trouble vs. Jail Busters )
And this one:
( In the Money )
As you can see, I over-analyze too much. XD But I love it! I've also been writing some stuff about Duke, but I don't know if I'm done with that yet. I've been putting together what we learn about Duke from the films, as well as my own idea of his backstory and how he possibly could be the East Side Kid "Stash."
2. There can be subparts to questions (but since I'm allowing multiple questions, you can just make them separate).
3. That's it. It can be as normal or odd as you like.
Aubrie is finally watching The Monkees, thanks to a torrent she found! XD She seems to like it too, and we are having an email discussion about the Alias Micky Dolenz episode. I'm glad that she's finally seen the point of origin for my mobster stories. ^^
The reunion wasn't really that worth going to. XD; There weren't many people there. But I did get to go to Borders (and Target and Deseret Book), so I can't complain too much. I bought Going My Way at Borders. The only DVD version is on a double-bill with Holiday Inn, which I could care less about, but eh. XD I also bought Mister Roberts and will be taking more pictures of Jimmy before long. And I got YGO Duelist #15, which is incredible. Seto is so awesome in it, and Marik and Rishid interact, and it's the start of the Yugi/Joey duel, which I love.
At Deseret Book I found the Clair Poulson novel I've been wanting, and I used the gift card I had to get it. I love his works so much! He used to be involved in law enforcement, so he brings that knowledge to his books, and he's a local LDS author, so he also brings in gospel principles and such. There's always a lot of suspense, and I love how it's counter-balanced with stuff about God and prayer and that sort of thing. ^^
I found an old movie on YouTube with Leo Gorcey in it! It's called Midnight Manhunt and it's fun. XD This guy gets murdered and there's all kinds of confusion as the body keeps being moved all around. Leo played a variation of his usual character, and did the classic malapropisms. If you go there and search for Leo Gorcey it will come up, as well as a hilarious music video featuring clips from the Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, and the East Side Kids films.
I've been reviewing Bowery Boys films over the weekend. XD It's fun, though these latest reviews are quite negative on the particular films I picked. I'm going to include the reviews here.
( Triple Trouble vs. Jail Busters )
And this one:
( In the Money )
As you can see, I over-analyze too much. XD But I love it! I've also been writing some stuff about Duke, but I don't know if I'm done with that yet. I've been putting together what we learn about Duke from the films, as well as my own idea of his backstory and how he possibly could be the East Side Kid "Stash."
For the last while I've had various thoughts about Slip and Duke in my mind, and now came the time when it all came to a head and I had to write it all down. XD I'm rather pleased with this essay, and now that I believe it's done, I really should get back to Prisms.
( Slip & Duke )
Aubrie and I are continuing to have the mobsters around in our role-play. X3 Right now they're in Domino, looking for the Munger mob and hiding out to let the L.A.P.D. think that Baby Face really is dead. First Vince was attacked by the wizards and Harry blamed Baby Face for it, because Baby Face had sent Vince out and also because Baby Face had attacked the wizards in L.A. Then Kennedy attacked and Baby Face got hit with a dart, and even though he doesn't have magic, it affected him badly and he ended up going out of control. He eventually had Tony pinned to the ground and was trying to choke him to death, and Harry became so panicked that he shot Baby Face and apparently killed him. Of course Baby Face didn't really die, but now he's furious thinking that Harry shot him on purpose in light of how angry Harry was earlier. I love it! It's so intense. I'll have to write some kind of fic based on this. And Aubrie plays Vince brilliantly!
( Slip & Duke )
Aubrie and I are continuing to have the mobsters around in our role-play. X3 Right now they're in Domino, looking for the Munger mob and hiding out to let the L.A.P.D. think that Baby Face really is dead. First Vince was attacked by the wizards and Harry blamed Baby Face for it, because Baby Face had sent Vince out and also because Baby Face had attacked the wizards in L.A. Then Kennedy attacked and Baby Face got hit with a dart, and even though he doesn't have magic, it affected him badly and he ended up going out of control. He eventually had Tony pinned to the ground and was trying to choke him to death, and Harry became so panicked that he shot Baby Face and apparently killed him. Of course Baby Face didn't really die, but now he's furious thinking that Harry shot him on purpose in light of how angry Harry was earlier. I love it! It's so intense. I'll have to write some kind of fic based on this. And Aubrie plays Vince brilliantly!
Look at the purty icon! X3 **strokes it.** Aubrie made this one.
Finally my computer has recognized the modem! I was certain that the problem was actually inside the computer and that it had jostled the modem temporarily out of place, and it seems I was right. ^^ **pets computer for finally behaving!** So at last I am online in the new home.
I have half my room fixed now. We took my bunk beds apart and I'm using one while the other will be for all my plushies. I have yet to set up the second one. It was supposed to go in the corner, but I think I'd have more room if I put it where my CD and DVD bookcase is right now. XD; Blaaah. I know I shouldn't have set things up on it, but I wanted so badly to get something in order and to see how my CDs would look on a shelf.
My computer is on a desk under the window. It's not the same thing I used at the old house, and my monitor, hard drive, and keyboard barely fit. XD; Well, the mouse too, and I don't have room for a mousepad. The speakers sit on top of the hard drive, and my headphones rest in one of the desk drawers when I'm not using them. I commandeered Grandma's old phone to use (my grandma on my mom's side, not the one who just died), and it's up there too. I'm still trying to sort out where the printer will go.
Our house is on the next block over from the city cemetery. XD On Thursday I took a walk around the block and crossed to the cemetery to walk through it. It's a really quiet, serene place. Stacey, you're going to love it! ^^ You can even see some tombstones from the kitchen window, the deck, and the back bedroom. XD;
It felt really good to take that walk, too. I wouldn't have felt safe enough to do that in the old neighborhood.
And I have taken possession of the old TV, DVD player, and VCR, and set them on the rolling table that my manga used to be on. ^^ There's another working VCR that can be used in the living room, and we got a new TV and DVD player for there. It's a lot of fun to just sit on the end of my bed and use the headphone jack in the TV to watch stuff. I've been watching a lot of Monkees episodes like that.
And speaking of The Monkees, here's part of my essay. Right now it's mostly comparing differences in Micky's character in the two seasons, with a bit of a mention of Peter.
( Season 2's Flubs )
Finally my computer has recognized the modem! I was certain that the problem was actually inside the computer and that it had jostled the modem temporarily out of place, and it seems I was right. ^^ **pets computer for finally behaving!** So at last I am online in the new home.
I have half my room fixed now. We took my bunk beds apart and I'm using one while the other will be for all my plushies. I have yet to set up the second one. It was supposed to go in the corner, but I think I'd have more room if I put it where my CD and DVD bookcase is right now. XD; Blaaah. I know I shouldn't have set things up on it, but I wanted so badly to get something in order and to see how my CDs would look on a shelf.
My computer is on a desk under the window. It's not the same thing I used at the old house, and my monitor, hard drive, and keyboard barely fit. XD; Well, the mouse too, and I don't have room for a mousepad. The speakers sit on top of the hard drive, and my headphones rest in one of the desk drawers when I'm not using them. I commandeered Grandma's old phone to use (my grandma on my mom's side, not the one who just died), and it's up there too. I'm still trying to sort out where the printer will go.
Our house is on the next block over from the city cemetery. XD On Thursday I took a walk around the block and crossed to the cemetery to walk through it. It's a really quiet, serene place. Stacey, you're going to love it! ^^ You can even see some tombstones from the kitchen window, the deck, and the back bedroom. XD;
It felt really good to take that walk, too. I wouldn't have felt safe enough to do that in the old neighborhood.
And I have taken possession of the old TV, DVD player, and VCR, and set them on the rolling table that my manga used to be on. ^^ There's another working VCR that can be used in the living room, and we got a new TV and DVD player for there. It's a lot of fun to just sit on the end of my bed and use the headphone jack in the TV to watch stuff. I've been watching a lot of Monkees episodes like that.
And speaking of The Monkees, here's part of my essay. Right now it's mostly comparing differences in Micky's character in the two seasons, with a bit of a mention of Peter.
( Season 2's Flubs )
I actually had another dream that was useful! It was so sad, but I loved it all the same and I wanted to see if I could get a blurb out of it, so I tried and I came up with this:
( Pull the Trigger )
And I've been debating on posting this for a while, but I finally have decided that I will. XD; It's a Monkees blurb from that fic I was talking about. It's a later scene, and incidentally, I've since started writing it from the beginning and it's coming along great. This scene here goes back and forth between seriousness and humor, as some of the greatest Monkees episodes (The Devil and Peter Tork) did. It's been a long time since I've written for them, but it felt natural to slip back into it. ^^ It also feels good to write for them with more detail than I used to.
( Return of Baby Face )
And I remembered another reason why I'm not extremely fond of season 2. It seemed that sometimes Micky's and Peter's roles reversed and they tried to make Micky the dummy while Peter would rag on him. XD; That just seems wrong for their characters. I know that Peter was getting tired of playing the dummy character, and I don't blame him, but I don't like having his character insulting Micky like he did in episodes such as The Monkees Watch Their Feet and The Monkey's Paw. It just seems OOC. I can't imagine season 1 Peter doing that. And I also can't imagine Micky being as stupid as they tried to make him seem sometimes in season 2. ("They won't learn much from him. He doesn't know much.") He seemed quite intelligent in season 1.
I finally got a picture of Apollo and Veleda drawn. ^^ I also threw in Damen, a mischievous, preteen doppelganger who idolizes Apollo. I just came up with his character on Saturday evening. XD
ADVfilms.com is having another anime sale. ^^ I decided to buy Saiyuki volumes 7 and 8, plus another one of Sakura Wars. They're still out of 1 and 2, and I have 3, so I got 4.
... I just found out that my grandma died today. I don't know how I feel about that. I'm sad to lose her, but I'm glad that she's finally out of her misery. She's been saying for some time now that she wished she could die.
( Pull the Trigger )
And I've been debating on posting this for a while, but I finally have decided that I will. XD; It's a Monkees blurb from that fic I was talking about. It's a later scene, and incidentally, I've since started writing it from the beginning and it's coming along great. This scene here goes back and forth between seriousness and humor, as some of the greatest Monkees episodes (The Devil and Peter Tork) did. It's been a long time since I've written for them, but it felt natural to slip back into it. ^^ It also feels good to write for them with more detail than I used to.
( Return of Baby Face )
And I remembered another reason why I'm not extremely fond of season 2. It seemed that sometimes Micky's and Peter's roles reversed and they tried to make Micky the dummy while Peter would rag on him. XD; That just seems wrong for their characters. I know that Peter was getting tired of playing the dummy character, and I don't blame him, but I don't like having his character insulting Micky like he did in episodes such as The Monkees Watch Their Feet and The Monkey's Paw. It just seems OOC. I can't imagine season 1 Peter doing that. And I also can't imagine Micky being as stupid as they tried to make him seem sometimes in season 2. ("They won't learn much from him. He doesn't know much.") He seemed quite intelligent in season 1.
I finally got a picture of Apollo and Veleda drawn. ^^ I also threw in Damen, a mischievous, preteen doppelganger who idolizes Apollo. I just came up with his character on Saturday evening. XD
ADVfilms.com is having another anime sale. ^^ I decided to buy Saiyuki volumes 7 and 8, plus another one of Sakura Wars. They're still out of 1 and 2, and I have 3, so I got 4.
... I just found out that my grandma died today. I don't know how I feel about that. I'm sad to lose her, but I'm glad that she's finally out of her misery. She's been saying for some time now that she wished she could die.
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Today has been a good day. ^^ Mom and I made chocolate chip cookies for the first time in a while. I've been craving our homemade cookies for a long time now. XD; Especially ever since I tried a Granny B chocolate chip cookie and it was so extremely sweet. I was pretty much raised on the homemade cookies, which are not drastically sweet. XD The chips provide most of the sweetness. It took a while to bake them in the little oven, because the cookie sheet is just slightly too big to fit, so we had to use pie pans. They seemed to work out okay, though. ^^
We've actually been using that oven for over a year now. XD
Also, Dad told me something he would really like for Christmas, and I was able to find it on the website and buy it for him. ^^ I hope it gets here in time. The only other place I could see that had it was Amazon.com, and they charged too much. XD Dad's really hard to buy for, so I am very excited that I was able to find that thing he wanted.
I have a little bit of Christmas shopping done for my friends, too. I went out on Friday and got a couple of things. And tomorrow I'm going to get the rest of the stuff for them and hopefully some things for Mom as well! ^^ Mom's easy to buy for, and I already have things in mind for her.
When we went out to Borders, we discovered that almost every store in the mall has closed for construction. .___.; I knew that was going to happen, but I never once dreamed that it would happen at Christmastime! How stupid is that? They should have waited until January. It seems like every store was closed except the ones that have outside doors.
Also hopefully, the cold won't rear its ugly head again. -.-; After going out on Friday, I developed a weird throat. O__o; I can't call it a sore throat, because it wasn't, but it sure felt strange. That has gone away now, and I have had no other symptoms of a cold, except for a slight bit of congestion.
In the morning I worked on an Alexander essay. I finished it this evening and posted it at GO Studios. ^^ http://www.livejournal.com/community/gostudios/2635.html#cutid1
I wish I had eight of the YGO trading cards on Setsuna's wish list. XD She said she'd trade a 7-9" plushie (which are really about 10" or 11") plushie for every eight of the cards. I only have 1 of the 200+ that she wants.
We've actually been using that oven for over a year now. XD
Also, Dad told me something he would really like for Christmas, and I was able to find it on the website and buy it for him. ^^ I hope it gets here in time. The only other place I could see that had it was Amazon.com, and they charged too much. XD Dad's really hard to buy for, so I am very excited that I was able to find that thing he wanted.
I have a little bit of Christmas shopping done for my friends, too. I went out on Friday and got a couple of things. And tomorrow I'm going to get the rest of the stuff for them and hopefully some things for Mom as well! ^^ Mom's easy to buy for, and I already have things in mind for her.
When we went out to Borders, we discovered that almost every store in the mall has closed for construction. .___.; I knew that was going to happen, but I never once dreamed that it would happen at Christmastime! How stupid is that? They should have waited until January. It seems like every store was closed except the ones that have outside doors.
Also hopefully, the cold won't rear its ugly head again. -.-; After going out on Friday, I developed a weird throat. O__o; I can't call it a sore throat, because it wasn't, but it sure felt strange. That has gone away now, and I have had no other symptoms of a cold, except for a slight bit of congestion.
In the morning I worked on an Alexander essay. I finished it this evening and posted it at GO Studios. ^^ http://www.livejournal.com/community/gostudios/2635.html#cutid1
I wish I had eight of the YGO trading cards on Setsuna's wish list. XD She said she'd trade a 7-9" plushie (which are really about 10" or 11") plushie for every eight of the cards. I only have 1 of the 200+ that she wants.
The YGO episode was so great. And they actually let Yami B say that his village was destroyed during the creation of the Millennium Items. It looks like the censors may be letting up a bit.
Sonic X is getting good, too. Shadow is back, but he has amnesia. That makes a lot of sense, considering the fall he took last season. I do hope they'll let him regain his memories at some point, though!
I completed chapter 13 of LATT! One more to go!
And here's something that was bugging me over the weekend. I had to write it. XD; It's the first draft version, so it may expand/change later on.
( Siegfried Essay )
I really love writing for and playing as him. XD When I was first going to do it, I was worried that he wouldn't come off right. But now it's so easy to slip into the role. It feels so natural. He's definitely one of the easiest characters for me to play, right along with Alister. Maybe they're like two sides of the same coin for me. Siegfried could be a hidden part of my personality that I've never really let out. **laughs.**
Sonic X is getting good, too. Shadow is back, but he has amnesia. That makes a lot of sense, considering the fall he took last season. I do hope they'll let him regain his memories at some point, though!
I completed chapter 13 of LATT! One more to go!
And here's something that was bugging me over the weekend. I had to write it. XD; It's the first draft version, so it may expand/change later on.
( Siegfried Essay )
I really love writing for and playing as him. XD When I was first going to do it, I was worried that he wouldn't come off right. But now it's so easy to slip into the role. It feels so natural. He's definitely one of the easiest characters for me to play, right along with Alister. Maybe they're like two sides of the same coin for me. Siegfried could be a hidden part of my personality that I've never really let out. **laughs.**
Gender Crisis? XD; I think not!
Feb. 24th, 2005 08:35 pmFor the last week or so I've been frequenting Janime's message boards. ^^ I've been accepted to play the bikers in an RP some of the members are starting and I'm quite pleased about that. XD; And since I'm there, I browse through everything else as well. I wound up finding a comment someone made where Alister was referred to as having a "gender identity challenge." I disagree, and I have logical reasons. XD
( Why Alister is not gender identity challenged )
( Why Alister is not gender identity challenged )
New Essay! **smile.**
Sep. 20th, 2004 04:33 amThis is also going up at Kyodai no Kokoro. I've decided to post all my musings about Marik and his Yami there. ^__^ The following is copyright by me and I will hunt you down if you steal!
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Today I will be attempting to compare the case of Marik and his Yami with that of Hikaru Shidou and Nova from Magic Knight Rayearth. Those of you familiar with the anime version of MKR will remember a strange, pink-haired character who appeared in the second season. She oddly resembled Hikaru and completely baffled everyone due to this fact. Unlike Hikaru, however, "Nova" was cruel, sadistic, and caused no end of trouble for Hikaru and the others. In one of the early episodes, she revealed a strange and quite disturbing fact.
"I hate everything you love," she told a dazed and injured Hikaru after a battle they had engaged in, "and because you hate yourself, I love you."
This so-called "love" for Hikaru doesn't at first seem to be a true form of caring, since she often tries to destroy everyone precious to Hikaru---Umi, Fuu, even the man she loves, Lantis---and also, Hikaru herself. Rather, it seems that instead of love, Nova has an unhealthy obsession with Hikaru and everything associated with her. There is a reason for this, as explained toward the end of the season. Nova is actually an entity Hikaru created the first time she and her friends were in Cephiro because of Hikaru's immense self-hatred for killing Princess Emeraude (even though it was the only thing she could do to save the land and it was what Emeraude wanted). Of course, there is the little detail that Nova seems to think that she would be doing Hikaru a favor by killing her and her loved ones and that Hikaru would be happy if it were done. This would most likely make her worlds apart from the destruction-loving Yami Marik, who most certainly isn't looking to do any "favors" for Marik and the others and definitely doesn't want to make them happy.
There are some differences between Nova and Yami Marik other than the reasons for their express "missions" in life---most notably, what became of them in the end---and Nova seems much more complex and fascinating compared to the one-dimensional and somewhat predictable Yami Marik, but on the surface they may indeed be two of a kind. They were both created by accident as dark entities of their creators, both are intent on making life miserable for their creators and all who are dear to them, and neither seems to care who gets hurt or killed as long as they get what they want.
Perhaps the biggest difference between them is why they were created. Yami Marik was created mainly out of hatred for others, especially the wicked Mr. Ishtar. Nova, as has been said, was created from self-hatred. But then again, can there truly be one without the other? If one is hating humanity so deeply that all they can feel at the moment is hate, how can they really feel any different about themselves than they do about others? And by the same token, if one is hating themself so acutely, can they truly show goodwill to others? The reasons for this duo's creation may not be so different after all.
The next strange and interesting question is: Does Yami Marik have the same unhealthy obsession (or something similar) with Marik that Nova has with Hikaru? This is never actually addressed in the anime. He certainly does have an obsession with hurting Marik and his siblings, especially Rishid, for if Rishid dies, Yami Marik is able to run scot-free in Marik's body. But as far as we know, he has never actually stated something along the lines of "Because you hate yourself, I love you." Marik most certainly must have hated himself, but it is hard to comprehend Yami Marik ever feeling anything that he would even call love, unless it is the love of hurting people. In the end he really wanted to destroy Marik so he would no longer have the boy's interference, so it would seem that this also makes him different from Nova.
What happens to each entity in the end is very different. Yami Marik, as we know, is destroyed by Marik when he is encouraged by Rishid not to give up hope. Though it is speculated that he actually was not really destroyed (as I believe, since to me I feel that he is the manifestation of true darkness), it is obvious that he does not remerge with Marik. Marik is a complete soul without his Yami, since he still has both a good and an evil side and his Yami was created from excess and unneeded hate. Therefore, now that Marik's mental strength has been renewed, Yami Marik can no longer inhabit his body to cause his destruction.
Nova, on the other hand, does remerge with Hikaru, as it is said that since they are part of each other, one is not complete without the other. If Nova is destroyed, part of Hikaru is destroyed as well, therefore the only solution for them is to remerge. Thank goodness this is not the case with Marik and his Yami.
In the end, Nova is actually an extremely misguided entity who actually does only wish to do what she believes Hikaru truly wants. Indeed she is very complex, especially compared to Yami Marik's one-dimensional "I want to kill everyone until I'm the only one left" motives. Nova fascinates me, as does Yami Marik to a certain extent. Mostly, in Yami Marik's case, I just love to prove that he's not Marik himself.
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Today I will be attempting to compare the case of Marik and his Yami with that of Hikaru Shidou and Nova from Magic Knight Rayearth. Those of you familiar with the anime version of MKR will remember a strange, pink-haired character who appeared in the second season. She oddly resembled Hikaru and completely baffled everyone due to this fact. Unlike Hikaru, however, "Nova" was cruel, sadistic, and caused no end of trouble for Hikaru and the others. In one of the early episodes, she revealed a strange and quite disturbing fact.
"I hate everything you love," she told a dazed and injured Hikaru after a battle they had engaged in, "and because you hate yourself, I love you."
This so-called "love" for Hikaru doesn't at first seem to be a true form of caring, since she often tries to destroy everyone precious to Hikaru---Umi, Fuu, even the man she loves, Lantis---and also, Hikaru herself. Rather, it seems that instead of love, Nova has an unhealthy obsession with Hikaru and everything associated with her. There is a reason for this, as explained toward the end of the season. Nova is actually an entity Hikaru created the first time she and her friends were in Cephiro because of Hikaru's immense self-hatred for killing Princess Emeraude (even though it was the only thing she could do to save the land and it was what Emeraude wanted). Of course, there is the little detail that Nova seems to think that she would be doing Hikaru a favor by killing her and her loved ones and that Hikaru would be happy if it were done. This would most likely make her worlds apart from the destruction-loving Yami Marik, who most certainly isn't looking to do any "favors" for Marik and the others and definitely doesn't want to make them happy.
There are some differences between Nova and Yami Marik other than the reasons for their express "missions" in life---most notably, what became of them in the end---and Nova seems much more complex and fascinating compared to the one-dimensional and somewhat predictable Yami Marik, but on the surface they may indeed be two of a kind. They were both created by accident as dark entities of their creators, both are intent on making life miserable for their creators and all who are dear to them, and neither seems to care who gets hurt or killed as long as they get what they want.
Perhaps the biggest difference between them is why they were created. Yami Marik was created mainly out of hatred for others, especially the wicked Mr. Ishtar. Nova, as has been said, was created from self-hatred. But then again, can there truly be one without the other? If one is hating humanity so deeply that all they can feel at the moment is hate, how can they really feel any different about themselves than they do about others? And by the same token, if one is hating themself so acutely, can they truly show goodwill to others? The reasons for this duo's creation may not be so different after all.
The next strange and interesting question is: Does Yami Marik have the same unhealthy obsession (or something similar) with Marik that Nova has with Hikaru? This is never actually addressed in the anime. He certainly does have an obsession with hurting Marik and his siblings, especially Rishid, for if Rishid dies, Yami Marik is able to run scot-free in Marik's body. But as far as we know, he has never actually stated something along the lines of "Because you hate yourself, I love you." Marik most certainly must have hated himself, but it is hard to comprehend Yami Marik ever feeling anything that he would even call love, unless it is the love of hurting people. In the end he really wanted to destroy Marik so he would no longer have the boy's interference, so it would seem that this also makes him different from Nova.
What happens to each entity in the end is very different. Yami Marik, as we know, is destroyed by Marik when he is encouraged by Rishid not to give up hope. Though it is speculated that he actually was not really destroyed (as I believe, since to me I feel that he is the manifestation of true darkness), it is obvious that he does not remerge with Marik. Marik is a complete soul without his Yami, since he still has both a good and an evil side and his Yami was created from excess and unneeded hate. Therefore, now that Marik's mental strength has been renewed, Yami Marik can no longer inhabit his body to cause his destruction.
Nova, on the other hand, does remerge with Hikaru, as it is said that since they are part of each other, one is not complete without the other. If Nova is destroyed, part of Hikaru is destroyed as well, therefore the only solution for them is to remerge. Thank goodness this is not the case with Marik and his Yami.
In the end, Nova is actually an extremely misguided entity who actually does only wish to do what she believes Hikaru truly wants. Indeed she is very complex, especially compared to Yami Marik's one-dimensional "I want to kill everyone until I'm the only one left" motives. Nova fascinates me, as does Yami Marik to a certain extent. Mostly, in Yami Marik's case, I just love to prove that he's not Marik himself.
Waxing Philosophical
Jul. 28th, 2004 05:03 pmAh, the famed tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Have you read this? Once, when I was trying to explain to my Mom about Marik and Yami Marik, she compared them to these two book characters. I didn't realize how right she was until I myself actually looked through a copy of the story. There is a passage where Dr. Jekyll says that there are now two beings within his body: himself, Jekyll, who still has a good side and an evil side, and Hyde, who is a being of darkness with no goodness whatsoever. True, the whole problem started when Jekyll was experimenting about and thought that if he released his evil side, he would be more free (which of course is different from Marik, but that's not the point), but the point is that when Hyde was released, he became Jekyll's evil side out of control. This is very important. Jekyll says that he himself, Jekyll, still possessed both a good side and an evil side, but Hyde was also his evil side. But because Hyde was out of control, he had become his own entity.
This is how I believe it is with Marik and Yami Marik. Hopefully it's a clearer explanation than the garbled mess I tried to type out a few entries back. Marik's dark emotions of anger, confusion, and hatred created Yami Marik accidentally, but Marik still did create him. Because the fibres of Yami Marik's very being were the dark feelings of Marik, he is, basically, the dark version of Marik himself, hence the title "Yami," or "Dark," Marik. However, this being was no longer the actual Marik himself, as Marik still possessed both a good and an evil side. Like Jekyll, Marik now had two beings fighting for control in his body: himself, the true Marik, and Yami Marik, the evil side out of control. Marik suffered all manner of injustices at the hands of his Yami, not the least of which was being kicked out of his own body. But he never gave up and eventually triumphed over the creature, defeating him.
It is not known what happened to Yami Marik after this. Some believe he was completely obliterated. Others, that he took the place of the ones he sent to the Shadow Realm and perhaps is still residing there, waiting for the perfect chance to strike again. I personally believe a theory that I constructed for my Paper Flowers fanfiction: Now that Yami Marik had no physical body in which to live in after Marik became strong enough to overpower him, he waited in the shadows, gathering his strength. He took the dark energies from every being in existance, as all of us have an evil side within us, whether we like it or not, and he combined the powers from all of these energies to create a new body for himself. He tells Marik in Paper Flowers that even if Marik had not accidentally created him, someone else would have. Such is the essence of darkness.
And truly, he is the manifestation of darkness. I do not like it when this title is given to Yami Bakura, because he does have good within him and really was a real person who lived in Egypt. Yami Marik has no goodness, on the other hand, and he never lived as a real person, with all the emotions and feelings we as humans possess. He was created from the darkness and only can be darkness forever more.
This is how I believe it is with Marik and Yami Marik. Hopefully it's a clearer explanation than the garbled mess I tried to type out a few entries back. Marik's dark emotions of anger, confusion, and hatred created Yami Marik accidentally, but Marik still did create him. Because the fibres of Yami Marik's very being were the dark feelings of Marik, he is, basically, the dark version of Marik himself, hence the title "Yami," or "Dark," Marik. However, this being was no longer the actual Marik himself, as Marik still possessed both a good and an evil side. Like Jekyll, Marik now had two beings fighting for control in his body: himself, the true Marik, and Yami Marik, the evil side out of control. Marik suffered all manner of injustices at the hands of his Yami, not the least of which was being kicked out of his own body. But he never gave up and eventually triumphed over the creature, defeating him.
It is not known what happened to Yami Marik after this. Some believe he was completely obliterated. Others, that he took the place of the ones he sent to the Shadow Realm and perhaps is still residing there, waiting for the perfect chance to strike again. I personally believe a theory that I constructed for my Paper Flowers fanfiction: Now that Yami Marik had no physical body in which to live in after Marik became strong enough to overpower him, he waited in the shadows, gathering his strength. He took the dark energies from every being in existance, as all of us have an evil side within us, whether we like it or not, and he combined the powers from all of these energies to create a new body for himself. He tells Marik in Paper Flowers that even if Marik had not accidentally created him, someone else would have. Such is the essence of darkness.
And truly, he is the manifestation of darkness. I do not like it when this title is given to Yami Bakura, because he does have good within him and really was a real person who lived in Egypt. Yami Marik has no goodness, on the other hand, and he never lived as a real person, with all the emotions and feelings we as humans possess. He was created from the darkness and only can be darkness forever more.
