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soc_puppet*sing-songs* Books books books books books~
...Yeah. Went to the mall today. (Coralridge mall, for those who live 'round these parts. It's the biggun. Er, relatively speaking.) Tomas wanted to see Sky High and I didn't have any particular objections to watching it. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The character Warren Peace was a total hottie ♥ And yes, I totally fell in love with his name. How could I not? It's a terrible pun X3 I spent half the movie drooling over him, and another third pointing out what would happen in the plot. The remaining sixth went mostly to counting cliches, and I cannot tell you how glad I am that the story rivalry was not over the heroine. My God, that made Warren for me. Cliches won in the end, but it was totally worth it for the not-enemies-over-the-girl thing. Hell, just go for Warren. (Note to self: Find out who played him.)
Anyway, once that was over went down to the bookstore (at the other end of the mall >_<). Picked up a copy of Edward Bloor's Story Time. He hooked me with Tangerine when I was in sixth grade. Went and bought a hardcover copy of Crusader when I was in eigth grade, which eventually taught me the importance of not lending books to just anyone. Managed to wait for the paperback for this one, mostly because hardbacks are damn expensive and I want towaste spend my money on manga, dammit! ...Which is only marginally better, especially considering that they're all paperback, which really makes it not any better at all really.
Got to reading the thing when I got home. Er, eventually. The thing about Edward Bloor (near as I can tell, anyway) is that he uses Gothic character styles with modern settings. It's like reading a ghost story without the ghosts. Except maybe not in Story Time, but I haven't finished reading it yet, and I maintain healthy skepticism. (Tangent: You know how some people spell skepticism with a 'c' in place of 'k'? That always makes me think of septic tanks. /Tangent.) Uses a lot of old nursery rhymes. Eventually made me look up Charles Perrault in hopes of finding the original Mother Goose stories online. Managed to >D They're all translated, of course, but I don't mind, seeing as I can't exactly speak French. You think Iowa'd be a bit more anal about that, seeing as our state flag is basically a backwards French flag with an eagle on it and our state capitol is French and so on and so forth, but they cut elementary foreign language when I was in sixth grade, which meant that I never really got to take French there. Well, I did, but I was only one of six people in my grade to do so, so it doesn't count.
The point is! I found some of the original Mother Goose stories online, and am reading them. And going :D Whee, European Folk Tales! ♥ This is useful to me, as I am quite obsessed with folklore and so forth (and did you know that there were originally seven fairies in Sleeping Beauty, aside from thereclusive evil one? I didn't.) and hope to find inspiration for 'original' fiction in them. (<--- Partial truth; she already has a Post-Sleeping Beauty plunny and is looking for more info, but she wants to learn more about other stuff too.)
Also want to look up the old rhymes. I've forgotten too many of them ;_; I read something and think, "That's familiar, but I can't remember the rest." It bothers me, so I'm going to fix it. Am hoping to find background info in the search >D (All I remember is that, when I was a squirt (read: mid-late elementary school) I would get up reeeally early in the morning to watch old cartoons, and once I saw a special on Disney on the historical background of certain nursery rhymes. Mary-Mary Quite Contrary is Mary, Queen of Scotts, apperantly, though I don't remember more than that. And God, Cuckold Shells is just starting to make sense to me >_> Hoping to find more info on that vein, tho.)
That's about it for now. Oh, except that Mom goes in to be re-boob-ified on Tuesdaythe same day I start school; I'm having deja-vu from seventh grade now. I get to take care of the lizard while she's incapacitated.
Still don't know what books I need >_<...
Edit: Okay, riddle me this, Batman. In the Disney version of Sleeping Beauty, there were three 'good' fairies. In the Perrault version, there were seven. Why is it, then, that not one of them thought to bless the child with 'a good brain' then, huh? ((Rhetorical question, people. I know the answer, I'm just not happy with it.))
Edit the second: Dude, no one told me these stories were so damn cool :D Hell, the Sleeping Beauty story we're all familiar with is only half of it! In the Perrault version, it even explores social issues (like changes in fasion ♥) and then the princess' mother-in-law turns out to be an actual ogre! Not to mention that his version of Little Red Riding hood ends right after the wolf eats the chick, and is much more suggestive, moral especially. Pro'ly makes more sense than the other one, too, now that I think of it. Much love for early versions ♥
...Yeah. Went to the mall today. (Coralridge mall, for those who live 'round these parts. It's the biggun. Er, relatively speaking.) Tomas wanted to see Sky High and I didn't have any particular objections to watching it. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The character Warren Peace was a total hottie ♥ And yes, I totally fell in love with his name. How could I not? It's a terrible pun X3 I spent half the movie drooling over him, and another third pointing out what would happen in the plot. The remaining sixth went mostly to counting cliches, and I cannot tell you how glad I am that the story rivalry was not over the heroine. My God, that made Warren for me. Cliches won in the end, but it was totally worth it for the not-enemies-over-the-girl thing. Hell, just go for Warren. (Note to self: Find out who played him.)
Anyway, once that was over went down to the bookstore (at the other end of the mall >_<). Picked up a copy of Edward Bloor's Story Time. He hooked me with Tangerine when I was in sixth grade. Went and bought a hardcover copy of Crusader when I was in eigth grade, which eventually taught me the importance of not lending books to just anyone. Managed to wait for the paperback for this one, mostly because hardbacks are damn expensive and I want to
Got to reading the thing when I got home. Er, eventually. The thing about Edward Bloor (near as I can tell, anyway) is that he uses Gothic character styles with modern settings. It's like reading a ghost story without the ghosts. Except maybe not in Story Time, but I haven't finished reading it yet, and I maintain healthy skepticism. (Tangent: You know how some people spell skepticism with a 'c' in place of 'k'? That always makes me think of septic tanks. /Tangent.) Uses a lot of old nursery rhymes. Eventually made me look up Charles Perrault in hopes of finding the original Mother Goose stories online. Managed to >D They're all translated, of course, but I don't mind, seeing as I can't exactly speak French. You think Iowa'd be a bit more anal about that, seeing as our state flag is basically a backwards French flag with an eagle on it and our state capitol is French and so on and so forth, but they cut elementary foreign language when I was in sixth grade, which meant that I never really got to take French there. Well, I did, but I was only one of six people in my grade to do so, so it doesn't count.
The point is! I found some of the original Mother Goose stories online, and am reading them. And going :D Whee, European Folk Tales! ♥ This is useful to me, as I am quite obsessed with folklore and so forth (and did you know that there were originally seven fairies in Sleeping Beauty, aside from the
Also want to look up the old rhymes. I've forgotten too many of them ;_; I read something and think, "That's familiar, but I can't remember the rest." It bothers me, so I'm going to fix it. Am hoping to find background info in the search >D (All I remember is that, when I was a squirt (read: mid-late elementary school) I would get up reeeally early in the morning to watch old cartoons, and once I saw a special on Disney on the historical background of certain nursery rhymes. Mary-Mary Quite Contrary is Mary, Queen of Scotts, apperantly, though I don't remember more than that. And God, Cuckold Shells is just starting to make sense to me >_> Hoping to find more info on that vein, tho.)
That's about it for now. Oh, except that Mom goes in to be re-boob-ified on Tuesday
Still don't know what books I need >_<...
Edit: Okay, riddle me this, Batman. In the Disney version of Sleeping Beauty, there were three 'good' fairies. In the Perrault version, there were seven. Why is it, then, that not one of them thought to bless the child with 'a good brain' then, huh? ((Rhetorical question, people. I know the answer, I'm just not happy with it.))
Edit the second: Dude, no one told me these stories were so damn cool :D Hell, the Sleeping Beauty story we're all familiar with is only half of it! In the Perrault version, it even explores social issues (like changes in fasion ♥) and then the princess' mother-in-law turns out to be an actual ogre! Not to mention that his version of Little Red Riding hood ends right after the wolf eats the chick, and is much more suggestive, moral especially. Pro'ly makes more sense than the other one, too, now that I think of it. Much love for early versions ♥
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Date: 2005-08-22 05:27 am (UTC)But they have a whole lot of old fairy- and folk tales, in their original version ^.^
Also, did you know that The Little Mermaid is a Danish fairytale? :3no subject
Date: 2005-08-23 01:41 am (UTC)Did know that ^_^ I wonder what Hans (sp?) would think if he saw the Disney version...no subject
Date: 2005-08-23 05:16 am (UTC)*nods* Yeah, he'd probably turn in his grave >.<