I have a problem.
Every character needs some kind of flaw. Perfect characters feel boring and unrealistic. Up until now, my excuse is that the POV character doesn't see his flaws. Which is okay. But just because she doesn't know his flaws doesn't mean that I can ignore them.
This story has been through many revisions. I should have the characters well understood by now. So why am I incapable of thinking of a flaw for this one guy? Maybe I'm thinking too big... Gotta go simpler...
Sometimes I pass empty lots where a gas station used to be. These remain empty for years, I guess because of potential contamination or stuff buried underground? Despite the value of the property, no one wants to take liability for what might be left there (Someone told me that, anyway. Not sure if it's true, but it makes sense).
You know what they should do with those abandoned lots? Put old film sets there! Especially interesting, unusual ones. Like The Borrowers, where everything is built huge to make people look two inches tall.
Or a city from Middle Earth.
Or a wardrobe that opens into a snowy forest.
Wouldn't that be so cool? To have these magic corners that you could explore? It may not be feasible, but I still think it sounds awesome!
I finally got a new printer when my computer stopped supporting my ancient one. I scanned through the directions and warnings as I set it up.
Do they really need a disclaimer about paper cuts? There's not even any paper included. Unless you count the direction booklet itself. Are they going to start having a paper cut disclaimer on all booklets?
And I guess they also have to warn you to not drink the ink.
I finished Dragon Prince. I think? I guess it's not actually done, because they sure didn't finish the story.
I enjoyed the first season or two. Then I got distracted from it while I caught up with other shows. So by the time I finally watched the last two seasons, I'd forgotten a lot of details. That may be a part of why I felt how I did about the last two seasons. But it certainly wasn't the whole reason.
Part of what threw me was the extreme contrast between quite dark stuff, and really stupid stuff.
And I love the reference to, "Hello. Zuko here." But Terry is such a bizarre character. He helped do some really terrible things. But for some reason, killing a bird was too much for him? And a reason that the good guys accepted him on their side is because his farts smell nice?
And then you get Claudia, who almost destroyed everyone. For no actual reason, because she knew it wouldn't bring her dad back? And then she claims, "I'm still nice."
And they killed all the big dragons? Zyms parents? And didn't actually solve anything by doing so?
I don't actually know what happened at the ending. They lost me. Everyone had some strategy to take down the bad guy. Like Callum's dark magic. And I guess all of them failed?
I dunno. I may rewatch season one, because I know I enjoyed that. I assume they'll release another season again, after another time skip. But I don't know if I'll watch anymore.
I finally started reading Daemons of the Shadow Realm. It was only a matter of time. After all, the author wrote my favorite manga/anime: Fullmetal Alchemist.
One of the characters in this new series is a mangaka (manga writer/artist). And everyone gushes about how good his work is. Like how writers like to include writer characters (and so on).
I just read a chapter in which the TV was playing in the background. And what was on the TV, but the Fullmetal Alchemist anime. Well played. Even if it was a sad episode they picked.
I just finished rewatching Arcane. Though I do like many of the characters, I rewatched it for Viktor's sake.
I started the final episode (Last year, I actually saw part of this one at my cousin's house - the weird white dolls swarming all over the place). My mom happened to come through right as it started. Of course, she took a seat and started eating a sandwich. I started trying to explain things to her, and somehow she managed to follow it okay. I cheered for the good guys, so she knew who was on what side.
"The bad guys look intimidating. Actually, that guy looks intimidating, but he's a good guy." Not the best bit of advice for this particular show.
"That's the evil queen. She's basically a one-woman army. But her daughter just found out she has magic, so she can fight back. But it was really dumb of Caitlyn to give the evil queen a weapon. She knows she's no match for her." Then the Black Rose thing appeared, and I had to admit, "I don't really have any idea what this scene is about."
Yeah, I'm impressed she managed to follow any of it. And that she hung around through the whole evil queen fight. She saw the evil Viktor walk in, and commented on the weird third arm. I just told her that it was a good person who had been weaponized. I decided not to say that it was once my favorite character from the show XD
There have been a couple times now where I hear someone say that they were a nerd before it was cool to be one. I'm pretty sure John and Hank Green said this (or maybe just one of them). And the guys from Cinema Therapy said it too.
That's not the same way you say something like, "I liked the Beatles before they were popular!" No. It means that before it was cool to be a nerd, you were teased or bullied for it.
I think some time while I was in high school, it started to be less lame to be a nerd. I still accredit that to How to Train Your Dragon. But through elementary and middle school, I was picked on for being a nerd. So when I hear someone say that they were a nerd before it was cool, I feel an instant camaraderie.
I've been researching the threatened post about Viktor, and I stumbled upon an interview that his voice actor did. He said that "when I was a schoolboy nerd, they weren't really cool." So of course I was thrilled.
For a while now, I've had a strange series of foot injuries. Well, not just a while. A pretty damn long time, to the point where I think I'm walking on my foot wrong, and causing further problems. At the moment, it will be okay until I aggravate it. Which it currently is. So as I'm limping around, I can't help feeling an extra kinship with Viktor.
And on top of it, I tweaked my back a little bit yesterday. Yep, back and right leg. Certainly not as bad as what Viktor's dealing with, but we could go on a nice, hobbling walk together.
