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Random Lit. Crit. Question ~ The Sleeping Beauty Fairies
28 JunRandom Question:
Have you every wondered what Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) would have been like had the fairies not given their birthday presents? Would she have been ugly, stupid, a horrible singer, nonspiritual, ungraceful, unmusical, and unhappy? Or were a couple of those wishes wasted on her? I suddenly had this mental image of wondering how she changed after their wishes. Was she a bald baby that suddenly grew a full head of hair? Were her teething cries suddenly full-on choreographed musical numbers? What was the REAL Aurora like?
Were these changes really any good for her? Perhaps she would not have married Philip and enchanted the birds, but did she suddenly lose her original soulmate by no longer being likely to stumble into his path? Or would Philip have fallen for her anyway? Does this mean that Philip was really more shallow than we thought, if he needed a perfect princess to fall in love? I mean, it’s no wonder he fell at first musical chord. And if she lost her first soulmate (the one who loved the original her), does this mean she stole Philip’s soulmate? The one that was made for him before the fairies changed Aurora’s life?
Other than saving her life, how did they change her future? And did her mother miss the original Aurora? Taking the story way too seriously, but that’s what you get with an English major. 🙂
Reckless Flying
16 JunStupid hit and run flies. There I am sitting at a perfect stop at the red light, when out of nowhere this huge fly slams face first into my windshield. I totally had damages from the shock. But does he face up to his stupidity? Oh no, he just shakes it off, gets up, and RUNS AWAY! Can you believe it? The nerve.
New Invention: Wet Suits to Ward off Sharks!
20 MayHamish Jolly, a swimmer, has invented a set of two wet suits for swimmers and surfers that are supposed to deter shark attacks. The one for swimmers camouflages you in the water, while the other one mimics the coloring of one of the sharks enemy predators. If this actually worked, I might be more willing to travel island-side! You can find out more here.
Funny Things I Love About Asian Dramas
20 May
Random collection of funny things I love about Asian Dramas:
- That their plots can end up so intricate that they need maps.
Seriously, an honest-to-God sample plot might read:
“Instead of a love triangle, we bring you the love hexagon where two people are murderers (of each other’s parents, though they don’t know that), one is just coming back from America after being falsely accused of the others’ crimes, two girls are sisters but love the same man even though two other men love them better because that one man loves the girl who married his best friend for his money . . . . Oh and there is golden treasure from the ancient Joseon period hidden in a haunted well and protected by a bad guy who knows some badass kungfu and is protected by the mayor.”
- The fact that only really evil people or really cool people who studied in America (or just abroad) bring out guns.
Someone brings out a gun and everyone freezes in shock ~ apparently only trigger-happy American-trained people would ever bring a gun to the knife/pipe/bomb/chemical weapon fights that they usually have in the shows. There are two reactions: “Soooo Cool!” or “Do you want to die? Why would you even pack that!?! We’re all going to die!” The number of times I’ve watched a crime drama where all the police run out to a terrorist event with a baton and knife, but NO GUN, amuses me. And the really cool stars don’t need a gun at all. Apparently, it’s still more respected to fight mano-o-mano there.
- The Fact that Everyone is Remarkably Oblivious To People Tailing Them.
It doesn’t matter if you are a bad guy or a good guy, no one notices people tailing them. Driving right on my bumper in a giant yellow/orange van with ginormous logos on the side? Don’t see you. Sitting on my porch under a blue umbrella when I walk up into my house? Don’t see you. Wearing a white suit in a dark place hiding behind a skinny pole? Don’t see you. Standing creepily right behind me in the dark glaring? Don’t see you. Walking two feet behind me down seven different streets wearing a purple dress with giant orange polka dots? Don’t see you. It’s like watching a baby hide their face but leave everything else exposed – except the adult actually can’t see them!
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ~ Roman Payne
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