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So I am working my way through ALL the Grimm's Fairy Tales (Children's & Household Tales), all 200 of them or thereabouts. They are highly addictive and I honestly cannot cut myself off. I am also, because I love them soooo much, putting myself through a self-constructed fairy tale course, which means I'm not only reading the tales but also:
a) Pinpointing the themes of every fairy tale
b) Reading biographies about the lives of the Grimm Brothers - there are only a few :(
c) Reading dissertations that I can get my greedy little hands on
d) Taking copious notes all the while
e) Giving myself assignments such as asking & answering important questions, researching early 19th century Germany (Holy Roman Empire & Kassel), analyzing important events in the lives of the brothers, understanding the appeal of the fairy tales for children and adults alike, familiarizing myself with the brothers' numerous other publications, and whatever else I can conjure up.
You may ask why I'm doing all this and I will reply that:
a) I am still in quarantine; it's been almost 2 months now.
b) These fairy tales are so damn good, okay? They deserve far more than just a cursory reading.
c) I miss taking college courses and who says you can't make up your own? I may even start writing papers because I'm a history grad and love writing papers.
Thank you thank you thank you Terry Gilliam (and Matt Damon and Heath Ledger too, of course) for getting me obsessively into the Grimm's Fairy Tales; they're far better and more amusing than I ever could have imagined and I recommend them to everyone, no matter their age or interests.
Endnote:
For anyone interested in any of this, you can get Children's & Household Tales free on the Kindle App store with 200 tales and 10 legends and a very convenient table of contents and search feature.
a) Pinpointing the themes of every fairy tale
b) Reading biographies about the lives of the Grimm Brothers - there are only a few :(
c) Reading dissertations that I can get my greedy little hands on
d) Taking copious notes all the while
e) Giving myself assignments such as asking & answering important questions, researching early 19th century Germany (Holy Roman Empire & Kassel), analyzing important events in the lives of the brothers, understanding the appeal of the fairy tales for children and adults alike, familiarizing myself with the brothers' numerous other publications, and whatever else I can conjure up.
You may ask why I'm doing all this and I will reply that:
a) I am still in quarantine; it's been almost 2 months now.
b) These fairy tales are so damn good, okay? They deserve far more than just a cursory reading.
c) I miss taking college courses and who says you can't make up your own? I may even start writing papers because I'm a history grad and love writing papers.
Thank you thank you thank you Terry Gilliam (and Matt Damon and Heath Ledger too, of course) for getting me obsessively into the Grimm's Fairy Tales; they're far better and more amusing than I ever could have imagined and I recommend them to everyone, no matter their age or interests.
Endnote:
For anyone interested in any of this, you can get Children's & Household Tales free on the Kindle App store with 200 tales and 10 legends and a very convenient table of contents and search feature.
And yet another Linus/Rusty piece.
Title: All Heart (And So Much More) (AO3)
Fandom: Ocean's 11 (trilogy)
Pairing & Characters: Linus/Rusty, Danny
Genres: Romance/Friendship
Rating: Teen
Summary: His mom has told him plenty of times that sometimes that’s all he is: all heart. Not that she doubts he could have anymore in him, just that if - when - it all fails, he’ll be left with nothing but that heart and that’s what will keep him alive. When everyone else is utterly destroyed, he’ll still be there: all heart, just a damn messy, sticky, stupid, foolish heart.
A/N: Written for Trope Bingo for the trope Rites of Passage/Coming of Age, specifically the sub-trope Coming Out (of the closet). I can’t stop writing Linus; I just love him so.
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Linus is pretty much face down in his third beer when he builds up the confidence enough to recognize how perfectly reasonable the advice he had received from his third, best therapist yet is. He’s a lightweight when it comes to anything even remotely alcoholic, realizes maybe the only reason he came out tonight was the peer pressure, which he also realizes he’s much too old and practical to succumb to, but this is something he just needs to come out with it already.
Sometimes the only way to admit it to yourself is to admit it to everyone else first.
He has admitted it though, or he likes to think he has, likes to think he’s coping perfectly well with it. It’s not such a big deal, not like it would have been in the nineties even though Linus wasn’t sure then, but somehow admitting it to the guys makes it so. Maybe that’s reason enough not to do it; then again, maybe the only way he can grow is to say screw it all, this is who I am, if they can’t accept it then it’s not my problem.
Just shut up already. The only reason you’re doing this is because of him.
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Getting some writing done today and I am so happy about it, all courtesy of Weezer's Blue Album. Seriously, how have I never listened to this brilliant little album before?
unknown pleasures by joy division
May. 5th, 2020 04:58 pmThis could quite possibly be the greatest album I have ever heard and might ever hear.
I'm so happy I decided to get into post punk/new wave; I feel like this is the start of a beautiful new chapter in music appreciation.
I'm so happy I decided to get into post punk/new wave; I feel like this is the start of a beautiful new chapter in music appreciation.
john waite's figure in a landscape
May. 5th, 2020 02:35 pmSo excited someone finally decided to upload these songs so I could put them in a playlist. John Waite is so freaking talented and has one of the best voices in rock. I stumbled upon Masterpiece of Loneliness and continue to be impressed.
on the shortness of life - seneca quote
May. 4th, 2020 12:44 pmWords to live life by:
"The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today... The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately."
- Seneca
On the Shortness of Life
"The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today... The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately."
- Seneca
On the Shortness of Life
katatonia's city burials
May. 3rd, 2020 01:49 pmJust purchased this today and I am sooo thrilled.
This was so reasonably priced for the limited mediabook edition – and on amazon too! I only had to pay $2 more than the regular digipack cd for the 2 bonus tracks and hardbound deluxe edition, and only $4.50 more for a physical collector’s copy than a digital copy – and amazon gives me the digital copy included as well. What a steal for $13.99! I never get to buy deluxe editions of CDs because the shipping on record label websites is usually just a bit too steep for me, so this was a real treat.
And of course, what a fantastic album. It took me a bit to get into Katatonia’s more recent rock albums, since I really love their metal albums from Discouraged Ones through Night is the New Day, but they’re straying a bit into progressive metal with this and it’s great.
Favorite track: Neon Epitaph
This was so reasonably priced for the limited mediabook edition – and on amazon too! I only had to pay $2 more than the regular digipack cd for the 2 bonus tracks and hardbound deluxe edition, and only $4.50 more for a physical collector’s copy than a digital copy – and amazon gives me the digital copy included as well. What a steal for $13.99! I never get to buy deluxe editions of CDs because the shipping on record label websites is usually just a bit too steep for me, so this was a real treat.
And of course, what a fantastic album. It took me a bit to get into Katatonia’s more recent rock albums, since I really love their metal albums from Discouraged Ones through Night is the New Day, but they’re straying a bit into progressive metal with this and it’s great.
Favorite track: Neon Epitaph
icon spillage [multi-fandom]
May. 1st, 2020 08:43 pmSome new icons and some that have been sitting on my computer for far too long.
Including the infamous Jaqobi sandwich.
Including the infamous Jaqobi sandwich.
Tags:
- character: cassandra (z nation),
- character: d'avin jaqobis,
- character: davey graham,
- character: dutch (killjoys),
- character: harley quinn,
- character: johnny jaqobis,
- character: murphy (z nation),
- character: zeph (killjoys),
- fandom: i'll sleep when i'm dead,
- fandom: killjoys,
- fandom: suicide squad,
- fandom: z nation,
- medium: gif,
- medium: icon
dutch [killjoys] icon spill pt. 2
May. 1st, 2020 05:28 pmFeeling kinda down today, so I decided to play around with some Dutch images a little ‘cause she always cheers me up.
Pt. 1 here.
Pt. 1 here.
h/c_bingo April Amnesty
Apr. 30th, 2020 04:52 pmUpdated 4/30: Completed! 2 out of 4!
Title: Familial Bonds
Fandoms: Supernatural, Brothers Grimm (2005)
Prompts: Job Related Trauma, Forced to Uncover Past Trauma
Medium: Fic
Rating: Teen
Warnings: None
Summary: Dean and Sam are transported into nineteenth century Germany and encounter two legendary brothers who are more monster hunters than scholars.
Goal: A crossover, 1 or more prompts
I hate crossovers, but I'll be damned if I don't do ALL the h/c_bingo amnesty challenges.
On the plus side, there's some great prompts.
Updated 5/1
Title: Familial Bonds
Fandoms: Supernatural, Brothers Grimm (2005)
Prompts: Job Related Trauma, Forced to Uncover Past Trauma
Medium: Fic
Rating: Teen
Warnings: None
Summary: Dean and Sam are transported into nineteenth century Germany and encounter two legendary brothers who are more monster hunters than scholars.
| drowning | extortion | | |
Goal: A crossover, 1 or more prompts
I hate crossovers, but I'll be damned if I don't do ALL the h/c_bingo amnesty challenges.
On the plus side, there's some great prompts.
Updated 5/1
Collection: Trope Bingo (Round 14)
Prompt: Rivals Working Together
Specifics: Picspam + Dialogue/Mini Storyline [12 images]
My Card
Title: The Bat and the Harlequin
Notes: So I really wanted more of these two in Suicide Squad. Slashy overtones + Harley discovering the man behind the mask and, because she enjoys working with him so much, vows to keep his secret.
Prompt: Rivals Working Together
Specifics: Picspam + Dialogue/Mini Storyline [12 images]
My Card
Title: The Bat and the Harlequin
Notes: So I really wanted more of these two in Suicide Squad. Slashy overtones + Harley discovering the man behind the mask and, because she enjoys working with him so much, vows to keep his secret.
“Emancipation suits you.”
Well, if it isn't Bruce Wayne himself makin' the rounds and tryin' ta butter me up.
“Always the flatterer, Brucie.”
Now that I've started I just can't stop with these two...
Title: Seasoning (AO3)
Fandom: Ocean's 11 (trilogy)
Pairing: Linus/Rusty
Genres: Friendship/Romance
Rating: Teen
Summary: It’s not out of character for Rusty to make himself at home.
He’s just the pinch of something Linus needs.
A/N: Written for Trope Bingo Round 14 for the prompt Food & Cooking. This was meant to be a drabble but for some reason, drabbles are always unreasonable feats for me. This could probably also be seen as a prequel to Central Heating.
I should note that I am really ecstatic about the number of kudos on my two other Oceans pieces, so if you’re reading this and left kudos on one or both of those, thank you so very much. I have several more in the works and the kudos are a huge encouragement.
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Linus could be mistaken when he hears something sizzling just beyond his door. His key is already in the lock and all he has left to do is turn it to the right and give the handle a firm shake and a rough twist to the left, but he also has half a mind to turn tail and bolt back down the three flights of stairs out into the bitter Chicago cold. It would be an easier decision if he wasn’t so under-dressed and irritable and foolishly determined to deal head-on with whomever is in his apartment.
He pauses longer than necessary, weighing his options, his stomach rumbling in discomfort at the unmistakable smell of food wafting out into the hallway where he agonizes.
Only one option then.
tic_tac_woe
Apr. 16th, 2020 05:08 pm
Think I'm gonna try my hand at this.
| Genetic experimentation | Absorbed into hive mind | Angels/demons |
| WILD CARD | Mass migration | |
| Geomagnetic reversal | Evil wins |
oh the randomness..
Apr. 16th, 2020 04:59 pm(shamelessly stolen from nrgburst)
38 random things about me
1. Do you like blue cheese? eww
2. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi all the way
3. Do you own a gun? no
4. Whisky, Tequila, vodka? Vodka
5. Hot dogs or cheeseburgers? Cheeseburgers
6. What do you drink in the morning? coffee with cream and sugar, and occasionally a glass of orange juice
7. Can you do 100 push ups? Definitely not
8. Summer, Winter, Spring, Autumn. Winter because it's cold but Autumn comes sooooo close
9. Favourite hobby? Writing
10. Tattoos? no
11. Do you wear glasses? yes
12. phobias? Spiders and bugs in general, but ESPECIALLY spiders
13. Nicknames? nope, not really
14. Three drinks you drink? Iced Tea, Coffee, Soda
15. Do you believe in ghosts? maybe
16. Biggest downfall? laziness aka lack of energy/motivation
17. Rain or snow? Rain, I have never seen snow though :(
18. Piercings? 1 in each ear
19. Age? 26, I feel old
20. French fries or onion rings? FRENCH FRIES!
21. Will 6 friends do this? highly doubt it
22: Kids? 0
23. Favourite colour? orange
24. Favourite crisp flavour? Sea Salt and Vinegar potato chips, the more vinegar the better
25. Can you whistle? I wish I could
26. Do you have brothers or sisters? I'm an only child
27. Ever had surgeries? If getting all your wisdom teeth pulled counts as surgery...
28. Religion? unsure
29. Shower or bath? Shower, as hot as it can go
30. Like gambling? I've never tried it
31. Are you a good friend? It's important to be
32. Broken bones? occasionally a broken toe
33. How many TVs in your house? 2
34. Worst pain ever? Menstrual cramps - I know, lame, but they can get pretty bad, though luckily it's infrequent.
35. Do you like to dance? Yes, though I'm out of practice
36. Are your parents still alive? I would hope so considering I still live with them.
37. Do you like camping? I've never tried it
38. Are you weird? And that's the only certain thing in my life.
Just copy and paste and replace my answers with yours.
Collection: Trope Bingo (Round 14)
Prompt: Fake Relationship
Specifics: Meta + Picspam [10 images]
My Card
Title: Her Love is Poison: How True Love Conquers All in The Brothers Grimm
Notes: So I'm playing with this prompt a little. SPOILERS.
Prompt: Fake Relationship
Specifics: Meta + Picspam [10 images]
My Card
Title: Her Love is Poison: How True Love Conquers All in The Brothers Grimm
Notes: So I'm playing with this prompt a little. SPOILERS.
Will being under the Mirror Queen's enchantment, forcing him to become her slave, means that he technically is in a fake relationship with her. The Mirror Queen makes it clear to Jake that under her bewitchment, she has claimed Will as her eternal servant and lover, snatching him from the arms of a death she has indirectly caused. She has manipulated Jake into impaling his own brother with a blade she has enchanted; thus, twisting Jake's desperate, albeit true love for Will into something destructive and damning. She is the one with the magic beans now and taunts Jake about this, given his own magic beans from childhood failed to save their sister.
While the relationship between the Mirror Queen and Will isn't consensual on both sides, it has become truth courtesy of the magical broach embedded in Will's heart. It is her third and final step towards claiming Will after the stabbing, with a knife not wielded by her and yet under her control, and after stealing his full attention via the mirror she inhabits and with which she constructs a false reality. With all the odds stacked against him, Jake must fight to break the curse and have his brother returned whole to him. This fake relationship between the Mirror Queen and Will not only threatens the latter's very life but also the lives of Angelika and the young girls, the livelihood of Marbaden and last but certainly not least, the troubled relationship between the brothers.
Although, even when Jake shatters the enchanted mirror and breaks the spell, thus forbidding the Mirror Queen to remain in her new flesh and blood body, Will's continued infatuation for her lingers, her will over his physical heart persisting. This infatuation is fabricated given it becomes entirely unreasonable as Will frantically scoops up pieces of the mirror, or rather, the Mirror Queen herself, desperate to possess them, to possess her. The Mirror Queen's infatuation is also fabricated, given she merely needs Will to kiss her to complete the spell and seal herself inside her beautifully restored form. This trope could be described as the climax of the film given the Mirror Queen first tries to claim Jake, meaning that without one of the brothers, without sealing the spell with a kiss, she is not able to achieve her goals.
I absolutely cannot stop listening to this masterpiece. The way it slowly builds and builds and then soars... crescendos up to magnificence at the 1.21 mark has me speechless and breathless and so emotional I can't... My god, you can actually hear the Arctic ice creaking and cracking in the background and practically feel the ominous quality of the landscape. And yet... it's like hope has been found, a raging light piercing through the darkness, revealing the way home, revealing an end to all the madness.
This was created for a particularly poignant scene from the 2018 series The Terror where Blanky, resigned to his death, accidentally finds the Northwest Passage, culminating in the completion of the expedition, or at least for a mere one of its crew. Oh hell, I'll just post it below because it's one of the most moving scenes I've ever seen and it's certainly one of the best uses of music I've ever seen in a scene. The music and the story & character arcs had me in tears and I'm still thinking about it weeks afterward. God, what a series, in every way imaginable it was all just such brilliance.
