Comments | rahirah: It's a dry heat

rahirah

It's a dry heat

Jun 03, 2004 18:47

Now is the time for all native Arizonans to roll down their windows and drive around with the air conditioner off, sneering at the wussy snowbirds who think 110 is hot. Or at least, it's time for me to do that. We do have the air conditioning on at home, but we keep it set above 80.

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malabud June 4 2004, 00:07:28 UTC

Ah yes, the lovely heat of Phoenix. I live in the valley as well, and although I don't love the heat, I hate being cold. I think I'm becoming cold-blooded like a snake after having lived in southern Arizona for practically all of my life. Last month I visited my cousins, who live northward. I just about froze at night! It was kind of nice to get back to the 90+ degree temperatures in Phoenix ( ... )

rahirah June 5 2004, 16:29:40 UTC

I was unsure how much Voldemort was really influencing Harry, and how much was just normal the-world-revolves-around-ME teenager. I wonder if perhaps Rowling wasn't sure either, and that's part of the reason for the, as you say, aimlessness. Because really, it wouldn't be at all out of character for someone who's spent the last several books with the world actually revolving around him to get a swelled head and take for granted that he was going to be the big hero, and to resent all those stupid adults who couldn't see how important it was that he be allowed to do what he wanted to. This, alas, is the face of fifteen ( ... )

malabud June 5 2004, 21:20:04 UTC

Personally, I think Voldemort was strongly influencing Harry the entire book. His reactions to certain things were completely opposite of what they had been before. For instance, he is jealous of Ron becoming prefect in OotP and wonders why he, the hero, didn't get that honor. In all of his previous adventures, he was always anxious to share the limelight with whoever else was with him and downplay his own role. Harry has never sought fame or status and for him to do so is out of character, unless you factor in Voldemort's influence. Tom Riddle was a glory hound, to be sure.

Harry does have issues trusting adults, and you would think he'd be over that by now, after five years at Hogwarts, but he's not. It didn't help that none of the adults in OotP told him what was really going on. (My pet theory: The Order wanted Voldemort to go to the Department of Mysteries.) Harry decided that if the adults weren't going to tell him anything, he wasn't going to tell them anything either. So there. Nyah, nyah, nyah. Childish? Definitely. And it ( ... )

typographer June 4 2004, 01:12:29 UTC

If you're not enjoying writing in the Barbverse, you could always try your hand at a tale for Tai-Pan!

:P

I could gnaw on my leg a little less anxiously waiting for Chapter 7 if I knew I had a Barb story coming to the 'zine.

rahirah June 5 2004, 16:32:45 UTC

But I am enjoying it--I'm just going through one of my periodic whining fits. :)

I really envy you your ability to just up and write a story, you know...

tiirz June 4 2004, 01:27:35 UTC

It's only about 80-90 degrees hereabouts, which is a good reason to come visit next summer...I know with Writercon on your end and Anime Expo, Labyrinth of Jareth Masquerade Ball and Bat's Day on ours, it's pretty busy this summer. Le sigh.

But the Seras Victoria costume I'm doing on commission is looking so good! Most of the fabric is custom dyed with fiber reactive dyes on stretch cotton twill. Then it'll be onto the next Seras and the Leather Bondage Alucard! Maybe someday I'll write as good as I sew... ;)

tiirz June 4 2004, 01:32:43 UTC

OH, and I mentioned I found that icon program right before you mentioned it, but I didn't get around to uploading it until now. Must get a paid account, just for the extra icon slots...

rahirah June 5 2004, 16:36:45 UTC

I have to take another look at it. Kathy said there were no curly-haired options, and I'm sure there were!

ljs June 4 2004, 04:15:32 UTC

For a good source of pictures of Tony Head, other than ASH_daily: the galleries at Tweedy Book Guy are nice.
For a good source of pictures of Emma Caulfield: the galleries at this smaller site; the galleries are under Features.

Pardon me while I squee.

Now that I'm back *cough*, I hear your pain about this: But I do often feel like I'm nowhere near dark and and angsty enough to qualify as one of the Cool Writers.)

*Of course*, you're one of the Cool Writers because of the excellence of your story and your writing! People point you out and squee (rather than point and laugh, which is less pleasing).

There is, I think, a tendency in fandom to value angst, or more accurately, a conception of the characters as broken, over other representations or conceptions -- largely because so many fine writers do feel at home working with that. Your characters are flawed, not broken, and that's what *I* value in my reading, and that's why I thank you.
:-)

ljs June 4 2004, 04:17:41 UTC

Messed up the links for Emma Caulfield, sorry:

this
or this.

goosegirl9 June 4 2004, 09:32:02 UTC

Hey, I love your version of the characters, I love your story, and I hope you write this story, and others, for a long, long time. Incidentally, I am really looking forward to buying one of your works from Books a Gazillion, one day ..... I shall brag about how I used to sign on daily to read you writing about writing. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy that.