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As of midnight, yes, I will have been here on Gaia five years.
A few points, maybe reiterations, maybe not.
1) About the twilight eclipse.
The twilight (elsewhere, I've been known to use the Japanese term tasogare) is a symbol of transition, as well as the middle ground between extremes. Eclipses are, of course, caused by the alignment of earth and two other cosmic bodies - usually associated with the sun and moon. The nisshoku or solar eclipse is peculiar in its duality - it obscures the sun's blinding light, and briefly reveals the night sky behind it. Thus, it too is a symbol.
The twilight, of finding truth neither in the light nor in the darkness, but where both and neither coexist. And the eclipse, of finding truth without being blinded by dogma. Or something like that.
It must be said, then, that my use of the term "twilight eclipse" has nothing whatsoever to do with Stephenie Meyer and her book series. I anticipate that this point will become much stickier as 12/12 and the Twilight movie release approach.
2) About vampire fic, and the like.
Anakin said it best: DO NOT WANT. Honestly, the closest I come to liking vampire ANYTHING would be Darkstalkers... and the awesomely cool Count Duckula.... and, well, Vlad Cepes (or Tepes; actually pronounced more like Tsepesh) was part of European history, love him or hate him.
In with obvious groaner puns:
It's self-evident that most vampires are magic-users, due to the fact that so many are portrayed as neck-romancers. And yes, vampires suck. There, I said it.
3) Cheesy 80's cartoon: Visionaries. If you live in the UK... buy it. If not... find a way to buy it. Only 13 episodes, you can get through it in an afternoon... and it's full of lols and more references to death than most cartoons of its time. Not to mention over the top acting: "That's because they were idiots! I know the magic... I control the magic... I AM THE MAGIC!!111!1" This easily beats out the movie Skeletor's "I... am... a... GOD!!!" and rivals "This! Is! SPARTAAA" of 300 fame.
More some other time.
 Sandokiri · Sat Jul 26, 2008 @ 01:02am · 7 Comments |
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