Very Busy, I Have Been
Ever since I got into my head to see Episodes III and IV on the same day, one after the other. Far cry from a girl who took ages to notice we no longer had any copies of the original tilogy in the house, because Laura took our ancient tapes when she moved out(hope if she ever gets rid of them, she'll think to put them on E-Bay. She'd make a lot of money, I bet). Since then, between trips in the heat, escapades with more than one video store(the other geeks had beaten me to all the copies of ANH in the first one!), seeing one grand dame play Hecuba with mom and Laura(dad is housebound, but mostly recovered), preparing new webpages for my fanlistings because there's getting to be a bit many of them to put together on my userinfo page, and Mansfield Park spam, I've achieved my object, and even had time to watch the Lucas commentary on the ANH DVD, but I don't find it as enjoyable as most director commentary for some reason.
From Star Wars to Austen. Odd, I sometimes think my life to be. Though given Mansfield Park really isn't very funny, perhaps the spam in Yodaspeak, I should write?
Maria is so heartbroken over Mr. Crawford, that even though everyone except she, he, Julia, Mr. Rushworth, and Fanny failed to notice what was going on, they can all tell she's over Mr. Rushworth, but now she's determined to show Mr. Crawford. She doesn't need him! And Mr. Rushworth really is a sucker; he marries her as if nothing happened.
After the wedding they go off to Brighton and London with Julia tagging along, and now suddenly everyone starts paying attention to Fanny, seeing they've noone else to pay attention to. The Grants even invite her over to the Parsonage for dinner.
Fanny: Wow! An invitation for me! But nobody ever invites me!
Lady Betram: What? But you can't go anywhere, you're my slave. It's improper for them to issue the invite anyway, I'm sure your uncle will agree.
Sir Thomas: Doesn't seem improper to me. I think she can go.
Mrs. Norris: Well, I hope you're grateful, girl, that we're desperate enough for company around here to turn to you. And I hope you don't get any ideas of acting as if you have any basic human rights. And don't you dare expect the carriage. If it rains, you'll have to walk and get sick.
Sir Thomas: Someone in MY house, walking to a dinner engagement? No, she'll go with Edmund in the carriage.
Yes, Edmund goes to. He insists on being a clergyman despite Mary being unhappy about it, and Henry shows up too.
Mr. Crawford: I assume the Rushworths are happy at Brighton...*snicker*
Fanny: *thinks* What a despicable man.
Mr. Crawford: I have such fond memory of the fun I had during the play. Don't you feel sorry we didn't finished it, Fanny?
Fanny: *barely keeps from blowing up* Actually, I think God delibrately took Sir Thomas home early, so he could stop his naughty children! And you are nothing but a piece of horse droppings!
Mr. Crawford: *thinks* No woman has an opinion like that of me! I'll have her in love with me by the time I leave this spot again!
But this isn't the best time to be engaging Fanny complete attention, or even primary attention, because William's come home! She spends all her time walking and talking with him, so Mr. Crawford ends up being nice to him, lending him a horse, and promising to see if his uncle will make him a lieutenant, because being a midshipman sucks.
Then he gets an ally in Sir Thomas, who thinks Fanny marrying such a rich man is a good idea, since he doesn't seem inclined to marry Julia. So when William says he'd like to see his sister dance, Sir Thomas decides to throw a ball on the eve of his departure, and make Fanny the star of the evening. Fanny isn't quite aware the spotlight's supposed to be on her, even when Mary and Edmund both give her chains to wear her amber cross on.
Edmund: I'm so happy your friends. You're such a good influence on her. You'll get the sin out of her. I know she's good in her heart, but she's lost her way. And there are no two women I love more. Bye.
Fanny: *agony*
Because Fanny's in love with Edmund. But like a a good literary doormat in love, she's more upset about Mary not wanting Edmund than Edmund not wanting her. So she's very sad when the next day:
Fanny: To think Edmund came here to my room yesterday to give me my chain. I'll never find him in this room again-*opens door*
Edmund: Hi, Fanny. Can I mope on your shoulder?
Fanny: Okay, if you want.
Edmund: Do you know, Mary agreed to dance the first two dances with me. But she said after that she'd never dance with again, after I took orders next week. She doesn't want to marry me because I don't want to be rich and famous! *MOPE*
And at the ball, Mary and Edmund part on bad terms.
Sir Thomas and Henry Crawford part on very good terms. Henry gets to open the ball with Fanny, before everybody dances the living carriage axles out of her until she collapses from exhaustion. And when Mr. Crawford goes off the next day, he notes with pleasure how much she cries, forgetting that William's left too.
Edmund also away to take orders, and Mary discovers to her worst dismay yet that she misses him! And by the time he comes back from Mansfield, she'll be going away to London. She doesn't know what she'd going to do!
Henry though, when he comes back a week later, knows exactly what he's going to do: he's going to marry Fanny. Mary's delighted when she hears that plan. She thinks Fanny is so lucky, and she must be in love with Henry because no girl can resist him. He's got it all planned: how he's going to win his woman-hating uncle over, where they're going to live, how Mary's going to marry Edmund.
Someone's in for a big disappointment!
From Star Wars to Austen. Odd, I sometimes think my life to be. Though given Mansfield Park really isn't very funny, perhaps the spam in Yodaspeak, I should write?
Maria is so heartbroken over Mr. Crawford, that even though everyone except she, he, Julia, Mr. Rushworth, and Fanny failed to notice what was going on, they can all tell she's over Mr. Rushworth, but now she's determined to show Mr. Crawford. She doesn't need him! And Mr. Rushworth really is a sucker; he marries her as if nothing happened.
After the wedding they go off to Brighton and London with Julia tagging along, and now suddenly everyone starts paying attention to Fanny, seeing they've noone else to pay attention to. The Grants even invite her over to the Parsonage for dinner.
Fanny: Wow! An invitation for me! But nobody ever invites me!
Lady Betram: What? But you can't go anywhere, you're my slave. It's improper for them to issue the invite anyway, I'm sure your uncle will agree.
Sir Thomas: Doesn't seem improper to me. I think she can go.
Mrs. Norris: Well, I hope you're grateful, girl, that we're desperate enough for company around here to turn to you. And I hope you don't get any ideas of acting as if you have any basic human rights. And don't you dare expect the carriage. If it rains, you'll have to walk and get sick.
Sir Thomas: Someone in MY house, walking to a dinner engagement? No, she'll go with Edmund in the carriage.
Yes, Edmund goes to. He insists on being a clergyman despite Mary being unhappy about it, and Henry shows up too.
Mr. Crawford: I assume the Rushworths are happy at Brighton...*snicker*
Fanny: *thinks* What a despicable man.
Mr. Crawford: I have such fond memory of the fun I had during the play. Don't you feel sorry we didn't finished it, Fanny?
Fanny: *barely keeps from blowing up* Actually, I think God delibrately took Sir Thomas home early, so he could stop his naughty children! And you are nothing but a piece of horse droppings!
Mr. Crawford: *thinks* No woman has an opinion like that of me! I'll have her in love with me by the time I leave this spot again!
But this isn't the best time to be engaging Fanny complete attention, or even primary attention, because William's come home! She spends all her time walking and talking with him, so Mr. Crawford ends up being nice to him, lending him a horse, and promising to see if his uncle will make him a lieutenant, because being a midshipman sucks.
Then he gets an ally in Sir Thomas, who thinks Fanny marrying such a rich man is a good idea, since he doesn't seem inclined to marry Julia. So when William says he'd like to see his sister dance, Sir Thomas decides to throw a ball on the eve of his departure, and make Fanny the star of the evening. Fanny isn't quite aware the spotlight's supposed to be on her, even when Mary and Edmund both give her chains to wear her amber cross on.
Edmund: I'm so happy your friends. You're such a good influence on her. You'll get the sin out of her. I know she's good in her heart, but she's lost her way. And there are no two women I love more. Bye.
Fanny: *agony*
Because Fanny's in love with Edmund. But like a a good literary doormat in love, she's more upset about Mary not wanting Edmund than Edmund not wanting her. So she's very sad when the next day:
Fanny: To think Edmund came here to my room yesterday to give me my chain. I'll never find him in this room again-*opens door*
Edmund: Hi, Fanny. Can I mope on your shoulder?
Fanny: Okay, if you want.
Edmund: Do you know, Mary agreed to dance the first two dances with me. But she said after that she'd never dance with again, after I took orders next week. She doesn't want to marry me because I don't want to be rich and famous! *MOPE*
And at the ball, Mary and Edmund part on bad terms.
Sir Thomas and Henry Crawford part on very good terms. Henry gets to open the ball with Fanny, before everybody dances the living carriage axles out of her until she collapses from exhaustion. And when Mr. Crawford goes off the next day, he notes with pleasure how much she cries, forgetting that William's left too.
Edmund also away to take orders, and Mary discovers to her worst dismay yet that she misses him! And by the time he comes back from Mansfield, she'll be going away to London. She doesn't know what she'd going to do!
Henry though, when he comes back a week later, knows exactly what he's going to do: he's going to marry Fanny. Mary's delighted when she hears that plan. She thinks Fanny is so lucky, and she must be in love with Henry because no girl can resist him. He's got it all planned: how he's going to win his woman-hating uncle over, where they're going to live, how Mary's going to marry Edmund.
Someone's in for a big disappointment!