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meelsie_love78

obligatory new default icon post

Jan 22, 2010 00:42

See it? Isn't it the most adorable thing ever??

I love the Moomins. My mum used to read the Tove Jansson books to me when I was little, and she even had grand plans to write a PhD thesis on them! I have such a love for anything remotely Scandinavian; it must be that little scrap of Danish blood in my family tree that pulls me toward the North.

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hibernia1 January 21 2010, 14:24:55 UTC

Moomins! They are often on Finnish stamps, I even have one with a furry coating. Adorable!

meelsie_love78 January 21 2010, 14:30:17 UTC

Oh, a Moomin stamp would be gorgeous! And a furry, fuzzy one too... *loves*
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angel_2606 January 21 2010, 21:02:01 UTC

OMG!

Okay, this is somewhat sad, but then again, I does not live where you do, but I've never heard of Moomins until your post. I know *points at self* MADE OF FAIL! but OMG, HOW adorable!!!!

meelsie_love78 January 22 2010, 05:44:09 UTC

Moomins are wonderful! I can't really claim being Australian as the reason I love them as they're Finnish, but anyway... they're just wonderful! Get the books if you can, bb!
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angel_2606 January 22 2010, 06:00:05 UTC

LOLOLOL! you can claim that the reason that you love them is that they are just ADORABLES!!!! Which I think so and I shall use that, so you can too! *grins*

Will definitely see if I can find the books!

And I'm online if you want to chat, which I'd love to! *hugs*

yunioshi January 21 2010, 23:03:31 UTC

firstly i need to thank you for the gaga links. Thank you. I can't wait to listen to them! ( i would have just replied there but i figured i'm commenting here might as well do it now! )

Secondly I was utterly disturbed on so many levels because of district 9. I almost walked out of the movie, several times. The message was good, and it got me to think and on the whole I thought it was really well done. But my constitution was not strong enough for that movie. And to be honest I don't think I remember the last shot of the film. I think I was too numb at that point.

Also, I'm not sure I know what the moomins are, other than they were in a mashup of different audio from movies and such in this youtube video. but i'll add it to the growing list of things you've recommended. :)

meelsie_love78 January 22 2010, 05:53:32 UTC

You're welcome! I hope you enjoy the wealth of new Gaga goodness :D

Yeah, District 9 disturbed me pretty terribly too. I agree with what you said; I thought it was very well done and had this excellent message, but then the last scene just ruined the whole thing! (The last scene being the shot of Vikkus having become completely 'prawn', sitting amongst the rubbish making little metal flowers for his wife) I took that scene as saying 'Oh, isn't this horrible, that he's become one of them, now his life is a misery', which runs completely contrary to the ethos of the whole movie, imo. It just really, really annoyed me. And I think it kinda reflected the prejudice that still very much exists against mixed-race relationships (from blacks, coloured and white Afrikkaners) in South Africa - why couldn't Vikkus go back to his wife, if the whole point of the film was to encourage the belief that the aliens are just as 'human' as us? The whole thing just stunk by the end. But then again, I suppose the filmmakers would argue that that is ( ... )