*doubletakes and laughs* It's the bringing-up more than the pregnancy that makes me nervous about having kids, but I'll take the prodding in the appropriate spirit and see if I can grab Alan and figure out what we're doing in the next story. (See, we had the main idea planned out, but in the course of working out the execution we discovered we need a fairly major, significant but diversionary subplot. And that information should make reading it rather interesting when we eventually get it done, shouldn't it?)
On the same note, I should confess that Alan writes more of Tom than I do, in the Time's Riddle stories.
*shudders* Y'know, while doing that big survey, I forgot all about Ginny. I hate Ginny. I like fandom!Ginny, who is sexy, manipulative and snarky and sometimes gothy.
NO YOU'RE NOT, I CAN TELL, I HAVE AGE-SUPERPOWERS, YOU CANNOT FOOL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!~!!
OMG ZAZU IS DANCING IN YOUR ICON! (No, wait, it's not Zazu, is it, it's that bird from Aladdin... augh, I forget all Disney things. Anyway, it's FUNNY!)
Oh right, Iago. Well, I always forget his name because the real Iago was such a total bastard (but fun to play.)
"Oh beware, my lord, of jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger; but oh, what damned minutes tell o'er he who dotes- yet doubts; suspects- yet soundly loves!"
!!! Iago is this SUPER-EVIL MANIPULATIVE BASTARD in the VERY FAMOUS PLAY OTHELLO by SHAKESPEARE. (You have heard of him, right?) Basically, the main character Othello promotes Cassio instead of Iago in the army. Because Iago is, you know, ev0l, instead of working harder he decides he's going to ruin Othello's very loving marriage to Desdemona. He knows he can do this because Othello has many faults, one of which is JEALOUSY; so he decides to trick Othello into believing Desdemona (who ADORES Othello) is sleeping with Cassio, Othello's lieutenant. He has the perfect opportunity when Cassio gets into trouble and Othello is angry at him; Desdemona, who is Cassio's friend, begs Othello to pardon Cassio because she knows that they are really very close friends. Iago seizes his opportunity and tells Othello that she is pleading for Cassio because she's sleeping with him. Othello believes him (eventually) and Othello begins to go MAD MAD MAD AHAHA!!!!!! With SIX exclamation marks. He's not just wearing his underpants on his head! Anyway, because Iago's very clever, his ploy is successful and Othello never doubts Iago- only Desdemona. It's very sad and there are lots of wonderful vicious speeches by Iago: "I'll pour ths pestilence in his ear, that she repeals him for her body's lust; and by how much she strives to do him good she shall undo her credit with the Moor. So will I turn her virtue into pitch, and out of her own goodness make the net that shall enmash them all."
Anyway, at the end of the play Othello is so mad and so hating Desdemona (because he loved her so much, which is another moral of the play) that he sends Iago to kill Cassio and then strangles Desdemona in their bedroom. When Iago enters with his wife Emilia there is a big dramatic Scene; then Iago stabs Emilia (who's been cheating on him) and runs away but is caught by the palace guard. Othello, overcome with remorse, kills himself beside Desdemona's corpse. Cassio, who Iago had failed to kill, is the only one left alive. It's all super-depressing.
Awww, is this entire comment for me? I'm flattered!
. . .
Man! Involving!
All of Shakespeare's stuff is very depressing. We read Romeo and Juliet in school last year — which wasn't as bad as it could've been because my teacher was deadly funny — and I didn't really like it that much. I DO NOT SEE THE POINT OF SHAKESPEARE BESIDES LOTS OF DEAD FOLK AND FLOWERY WORDS. :( This proves of my lack of culture, I think.
BUT AT LEAST I KNOW WHAT OTHELLO IS ABOUT NOW! SCORE!
"All of Shakespeare's stuff is very depressing..." RUBBISH! All of his TRAGEDIES are very depressing 'cause they're, you know, TRAGIC. His COMEDIES, on the other hand, are HILARIOUS. Like MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, which I think is my favourite Shakespeare. :D And his SONNETS are beautiful. In fact, that's the real point of Shakespeare; its sheer beauty. Perhaps you don't get it but... didn't "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like some rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear Beauty to rich for use, for earth too dear.." move you? I love those lines. And then think about Shakespeare's amazing influence on the English language. A dove trouping with crows, that which we call a rose, it's all Greek to me and SO SO SO many more- all those phrases we use in day to day language. And some of the most amazing speeches, like Shylock's "to bait fish, withal" speech from Merchant of Venice: “I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, heal’d by the same means, warm’d and cool’d by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?”
And there's more.
I guess what I'm saying is, I approve of the flowery words; I think they're beautiful and expressive. Maybe you need to actually watch the plays instead of studying them. :D
And as for funny- "I shall cut off their heads!" "Their heads, or their maidenheads?" "Both!" >.< I had to explain that pun to my class when I was thriteen. I wouldn't mind now, but it's morfitying for a thirteen-year-old... :o
"Do you bite your thumb at me?" "I do not bite my thumb at you, sir- but I do bite my thumb, sir!"
I cede to your Shakespearian (OMG, SP!?) superiority. PLEASE DON'T HURT ME. ;D
I probably should get more exposed to this stuff. Alas! I've never really felt much interest in it. :( But for you — and only you, mind — I will endeavor to connect with Shakepeare whenever I get the chance. I WILL BE CULTURED! I WILL! I WILL!
"Do you bite your thumb at me?" "I do not bite my thumb at you, sir- but I do bite my thumb, sir!"
I love that line. Sometimes when my sister ticks me off I glare at her and stick my thumb between my teeth. Her expression? = PRICELESS. (And I am totally telling the truth, too!)
And the whole maidenhead thing? Yeah, that'd be kinda scarifying. xD
I WOULD SO NEVER HURT YOU, EVEN FOR SHAKESPEARE. XD I will do my best to expose you to it at every opportunity, though... >:)
yes. That is SUCH a great line. I use it on my siblings ALL THE TIME ahahaha. Only my motehr gets it, though, which is kidna tragic.. :p
It was. o.O And my best friend, who was in another class, had to do the same thing. Are English teachers sadistic creatures or not? (or not, probably, as I happen to love Mrs Campion. OTOH, we're not doing poetry this year, so I'm totally mad at her about that.)
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Date: 2004-09-18 10:53 pm (UTC)On the same note, I should confess that Alan writes more of Tom than I do, in the Time's Riddle stories.
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Date: 2004-09-19 12:39 am (UTC)Well, send my appreciation on to him, too. :p
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Date: 2004-09-18 11:44 pm (UTC)Fun survey, I'm gonna do it now too!
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Date: 2004-09-19 12:40 am (UTC)w00t XD
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Date: 2004-09-19 01:04 am (UTC)But, see, canon!Ginny is snarky and sexy too! Not in the other books, but she IS in OotP. Or I thought she was, anyway... "Lucky you," remember? ;)
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Date: 2004-09-21 01:16 am (UTC)PS: You kill me. XD
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Date: 2004-09-21 03:16 am (UTC)PS: BWAHAHA.
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Date: 2004-09-21 08:52 pm (UTC)OMG ZAZU IS DANCING IN YOUR ICON! (No, wait, it's not Zazu, is it, it's that bird from Aladdin... augh, I forget all Disney things. Anyway, it's FUNNY!)
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Date: 2004-09-23 01:56 pm (UTC)It's Iago, fool! ;D
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Date: 2004-09-23 07:06 pm (UTC)"Oh beware, my lord, of jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger; but oh, what damned minutes tell o'er he who dotes- yet doubts; suspects- yet soundly loves!"
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Date: 2004-09-23 09:17 pm (UTC)OHHHH-KAY. ;D
So I take it Iago is the name of a . . . person? :O?
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Date: 2004-09-23 11:20 pm (UTC)!!!
YES!!
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Iago is this SUPER-EVIL MANIPULATIVE BASTARD in the VERY FAMOUS PLAY OTHELLO by SHAKESPEARE. (You have heard of him, right?) Basically, the main character Othello promotes Cassio instead of Iago in the army. Because Iago is, you know, ev0l, instead of working harder he decides he's going to ruin Othello's very loving marriage to Desdemona. He knows he can do this because Othello has many faults, one of which is JEALOUSY; so he decides to trick Othello into believing Desdemona (who ADORES Othello) is sleeping with Cassio, Othello's lieutenant. He has the perfect opportunity when Cassio gets into trouble and Othello is angry at him; Desdemona, who is Cassio's friend, begs Othello to pardon Cassio because she knows that they are really very close friends. Iago seizes his opportunity and tells Othello that she is pleading for Cassio because she's sleeping with him. Othello believes him (eventually) and Othello begins to go MAD MAD MAD AHAHA!!!!!! With SIX exclamation marks. He's not just wearing his underpants on his head! Anyway, because Iago's very clever, his ploy is successful and Othello never doubts Iago- only Desdemona. It's very sad and there are lots of wonderful vicious speeches by Iago:
"I'll pour ths pestilence in his ear, that she repeals him for her body's lust; and by how much she strives to do him good she shall undo her credit with the Moor. So will I turn her virtue into pitch, and out of her own goodness make the net that shall enmash them all."
Anyway, at the end of the play Othello is so mad and so hating Desdemona (because he loved her so much, which is another moral of the play) that he sends Iago to kill Cassio and then strangles Desdemona in their bedroom. When Iago enters with his wife Emilia there is a big dramatic Scene; then Iago stabs Emilia (who's been cheating on him) and runs away but is caught by the palace guard. Othello, overcome with remorse, kills himself beside Desdemona's corpse. Cassio, who Iago had failed to kill, is the only one left alive. It's all super-depressing.
OMG what a massive comment. o.O
YOU MEAN, MASSIVELY GOOD!
Date: 2004-09-24 01:35 am (UTC). . .
Man! Involving!
All of Shakespeare's stuff is very depressing. We read Romeo and Juliet in school last year — which wasn't as bad as it could've been because my teacher was deadly funny — and I didn't really like it that much. I DO NOT SEE THE POINT OF SHAKESPEARE BESIDES LOTS OF DEAD FOLK AND FLOWERY WORDS. :( This proves of my lack of culture, I think.
BUT AT LEAST I KNOW WHAT OTHELLO IS ABOUT NOW! SCORE!
THANK YOU!
Date: 2004-09-24 03:56 am (UTC)"All of Shakespeare's stuff is very depressing..."
RUBBISH! All of his TRAGEDIES are very depressing 'cause they're, you know, TRAGIC. His COMEDIES, on the other hand, are HILARIOUS. Like MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, which I think is my favourite Shakespeare. :D And his SONNETS are beautiful. In fact, that's the real point of Shakespeare; its sheer beauty. Perhaps you don't get it but... didn't "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
like some rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear
Beauty to rich for use, for earth too dear.."
move you? I love those lines. And then think about Shakespeare's amazing influence on the English language. A dove trouping with crows, that which we call a rose, it's all Greek to me and SO SO SO many more- all those phrases we use in day to day language. And some of the most amazing speeches, like Shylock's "to bait fish, withal" speech from Merchant of Venice:
“I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, heal’d by the same means, warm’d and cool’d by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?”
And there's more.
I guess what I'm saying is, I approve of the flowery words; I think they're beautiful and expressive. Maybe you need to actually watch the plays instead of studying them. :D
And as for funny-
"I shall cut off their heads!"
"Their heads, or their maidenheads?"
"Both!"
>.< I had to explain that pun to my class when I was thriteen. I wouldn't mind now, but it's morfitying for a thirteen-year-old... :o
"Do you bite your thumb at me?"
"I do not bite my thumb at you, sir- but I do bite my thumb, sir!"
IT IS NOT A PROBLEM!
Date: 2004-09-24 05:03 am (UTC)I cede to your Shakespearian (OMG, SP!?) superiority. PLEASE DON'T HURT ME. ;D
I probably should get more exposed to this stuff. Alas! I've never really felt much interest in it. :( But for you — and only you, mind — I will endeavor to connect with Shakepeare whenever I get the chance. I WILL BE CULTURED! I WILL! I WILL!
"Do you bite your thumb at me?"
"I do not bite my thumb at you, sir- but I do bite my thumb, sir!"
I love that line. Sometimes when my sister ticks me off I glare at her and stick my thumb between my teeth. Her expression? = PRICELESS. (And I am totally telling the truth, too!)
And the whole maidenhead thing? Yeah, that'd be kinda scarifying. xD
<3!
Date: 2004-09-24 06:19 am (UTC)I WOULD SO NEVER HURT YOU, EVEN FOR SHAKESPEARE. XD I will do my best to expose you to it at every opportunity, though... >:)
yes. That is SUCH a great line. I use it on my siblings ALL THE TIME ahahaha. Only my motehr gets it, though, which is kidna tragic.. :p
It was. o.O And my best friend, who was in another class, had to do the same thing. Are English teachers sadistic creatures or not? (or not, probably, as I happen to love Mrs Campion. OTOH, we're not doing poetry this year, so I'm totally mad at her about that.)