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charliesmumMy car broke down on Friday, and is still broken. V. sad. V. annoying. Am not thinking about it.
It is really funny, this LJ thing. I don't think I realised how many times I would say 'oh, can't wait to share that in my journal' until I couldn't do it any more. I mean, yeah, I have RL friends, and they were amazingly helpful this weekend sans car, and they are always there to go to and share stories, but I've really come to rely on the journals and opinions of all my FList.
My friend and I rented and watched Pride and Prejudice this weekend. Nothing like Colin Firth and a 1st rate love story to cheer a girl up.
I saw some where that there is some literary discussion on Charlotte Lucas/Collins character and that perhaps she was gay. One could interpret that, sure, but I don't think we'll ever know if that is what Jane Austin intended. Which brings me to the thought that perhaps Jane herself was a lesbian. She never married, and upon her death Jane's sister got rid of any correspondence that delved too deeply into Jane's life, so who knows.
Oh - and Terry Pratchett. He responded to something I'd said on the B&N class - there was talk about morality and good vs bad, etc, and so I pointed out that Pratchett's best characters are people who are not 'good' so much as 'right' and they do right only because they know how bad they could actually be, if they didn't care so much about right and wrong. I said that I have incorporated into my own personal philosophy that good and bad are just different places to stand, which is something Terry mentioned in one of his books. Probably several. Anyway, he responded to that and said 'thank you for that, I really appreciate it'. So get me, I'm practically an intimate friend. Only not.
And tip - should you ever be lucky enough to speak with Terry Pratchett - don't mention Harry Potter. He's getting pretty bloody sick of people making comparisons, especially when people accuse him of aping JK Rowling. People kept bringing HP up, and he got a bit tetchy.(Well tetchy in a nice way)I'm sure many writers who have been around for a long time feel that way.
And I really liked Joan of Arcadia this week. I wonder if that was really her singing. I will have to look it up.
It is really funny, this LJ thing. I don't think I realised how many times I would say 'oh, can't wait to share that in my journal' until I couldn't do it any more. I mean, yeah, I have RL friends, and they were amazingly helpful this weekend sans car, and they are always there to go to and share stories, but I've really come to rely on the journals and opinions of all my FList.
My friend and I rented and watched Pride and Prejudice this weekend. Nothing like Colin Firth and a 1st rate love story to cheer a girl up.
I saw some where that there is some literary discussion on Charlotte Lucas/Collins character and that perhaps she was gay. One could interpret that, sure, but I don't think we'll ever know if that is what Jane Austin intended. Which brings me to the thought that perhaps Jane herself was a lesbian. She never married, and upon her death Jane's sister got rid of any correspondence that delved too deeply into Jane's life, so who knows.
Oh - and Terry Pratchett. He responded to something I'd said on the B&N class - there was talk about morality and good vs bad, etc, and so I pointed out that Pratchett's best characters are people who are not 'good' so much as 'right' and they do right only because they know how bad they could actually be, if they didn't care so much about right and wrong. I said that I have incorporated into my own personal philosophy that good and bad are just different places to stand, which is something Terry mentioned in one of his books. Probably several. Anyway, he responded to that and said 'thank you for that, I really appreciate it'. So get me, I'm practically an intimate friend. Only not.
And tip - should you ever be lucky enough to speak with Terry Pratchett - don't mention Harry Potter. He's getting pretty bloody sick of people making comparisons, especially when people accuse him of aping JK Rowling. People kept bringing HP up, and he got a bit tetchy.(Well tetchy in a nice way)I'm sure many writers who have been around for a long time feel that way.
And I really liked Joan of Arcadia this week. I wonder if that was really her singing. I will have to look it up.