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I finished Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. Not a bad read, though my modern sensibilities object to the ending. Why the hell should Lizzy (or even Jane) have to hang up her sword just because she got married? She and Darcy even fight side by side once near the end of the book. Team them up, and the zombie menace to the British wouldn't stand a freaking chance.
-TTV: That's just the way things were back then. Only not, since there were no zombies, and the only undead you were likely to meet would want you to dance with them rather than have you be the main course at dinner.-
*snork* Yeah, I know, I know. Still annoys me slightly, though.
Work on the fanfic front continues apace -- I'm focusing on the Alice fanfic for the moment. It's called "Condolences" for now, though I might change that later.
-MF: Why "Condolences?"-
Well, Alice is going around expressing her regret for killing the boss characters. It seemed to fit. They're just about to meet the Duchess again.
-HD: Oh, that will be a pleasant visit.-
Yeah, but it could definitely go worse. Her visits to Centipede and ESPECIALLY the Jabberwock will prove that.
-MHG: *spits out tea* The JABBERWOCK?! Is she mad? Why is he alive again, anyhow?-
Alice kind of restored EVERYBODY to life. Except the King of Hearts, but we'll see why that was in "Solicitor's Ward." And she's always going to have lingering guilt over her parents' death, which is what keeps Jabby going, so. . . He's hemmed in pretty effectively, most of the time. His spawn just like to cause trouble.
While we're on the subject of fanfic, a recent new one in the Corpse Bride section of FF.net has given me a thought. It's a pretty epic self-insert -- modern girl goes back to Corpse Bride's time, falls in love with Victor, makes friends with Victoria, gets on the bad side of Barkis, blah blah you know the drill. I only skimmed it, really, just to see what it was like.
-VD2: Bad?-
Eh. More "just there" than anything. But, as I said, it spawned an interesting thought. Barkis here first introduces himself to Nicole Selfinsert as Lord Mark Somethingorother. (No, those aren't the real last names, just to make it clear. Though it would be hilarious if they were.) I didn't really like the alias, as although I know Barkis probably has taken a false name or two (I mean, he murdered someone, it might be required), I couldn't ever see him calling himself "Mark." Then something hit me.
We don't know that Barkis is his real name either.
Think about it. He might just be using another alias to get in with the Everglots. As I stated above, he's a murderer of at least one lovely young lady -- maybe he uses a different name for each mark.
-VD: Interesting conjecture. Are you actually going to apply it?-
I dunno. I've got a bunch of fanfiction in the pipe with his real name being Barkis Bittern, and I am really used to calling him that. Maybe if I'm ever in the mood for a strange one-off. I have to admit, I DO like writing the bastard. Sometimes, you just want to write self-centered two-dimensional villain.
-TTV: *gives me a bit of a stinkeye*-
Come on, let me have my fun. He always gets his in the end.
Anything else I want to mention. . . .
-RPD: How's the planning for April Fool's coming along?-
Oh, good! I've gotten my prank all planned out. Now we just need to figure out what we're getting Simon for his birthday.
-TD: We could get him--
Not in the journal, he might see.
-TD: Oh, right. I'll tell you when you wrap this up, then.-
. . .Which I think I'll do now, as my brain seems to be twisting itself up into a metaphysical knot.
-OD: *tentacles buzz at me* It wouldn't do that if you didn't insist on painting the fourth wall. Or breaking it down completely sometimes.-
Walls were made to be broken. And painted.
One further note: If I don't show up tomorrow, it's because RI has become the new Atlantis. Seriously, it was raining like Noah was gonna show up earlier. The end of our road is closed because of all the flooding. It's kind of creepy, honestly. Pray for sunshine, everybody!
-TTV: That's just the way things were back then. Only not, since there were no zombies, and the only undead you were likely to meet would want you to dance with them rather than have you be the main course at dinner.-
*snork* Yeah, I know, I know. Still annoys me slightly, though.
Work on the fanfic front continues apace -- I'm focusing on the Alice fanfic for the moment. It's called "Condolences" for now, though I might change that later.
-MF: Why "Condolences?"-
Well, Alice is going around expressing her regret for killing the boss characters. It seemed to fit. They're just about to meet the Duchess again.
-HD: Oh, that will be a pleasant visit.-
Yeah, but it could definitely go worse. Her visits to Centipede and ESPECIALLY the Jabberwock will prove that.
-MHG: *spits out tea* The JABBERWOCK?! Is she mad? Why is he alive again, anyhow?-
Alice kind of restored EVERYBODY to life. Except the King of Hearts, but we'll see why that was in "Solicitor's Ward." And she's always going to have lingering guilt over her parents' death, which is what keeps Jabby going, so. . . He's hemmed in pretty effectively, most of the time. His spawn just like to cause trouble.
While we're on the subject of fanfic, a recent new one in the Corpse Bride section of FF.net has given me a thought. It's a pretty epic self-insert -- modern girl goes back to Corpse Bride's time, falls in love with Victor, makes friends with Victoria, gets on the bad side of Barkis, blah blah you know the drill. I only skimmed it, really, just to see what it was like.
-VD2: Bad?-
Eh. More "just there" than anything. But, as I said, it spawned an interesting thought. Barkis here first introduces himself to Nicole Selfinsert as Lord Mark Somethingorother. (No, those aren't the real last names, just to make it clear. Though it would be hilarious if they were.) I didn't really like the alias, as although I know Barkis probably has taken a false name or two (I mean, he murdered someone, it might be required), I couldn't ever see him calling himself "Mark." Then something hit me.
We don't know that Barkis is his real name either.
Think about it. He might just be using another alias to get in with the Everglots. As I stated above, he's a murderer of at least one lovely young lady -- maybe he uses a different name for each mark.
-VD: Interesting conjecture. Are you actually going to apply it?-
I dunno. I've got a bunch of fanfiction in the pipe with his real name being Barkis Bittern, and I am really used to calling him that. Maybe if I'm ever in the mood for a strange one-off. I have to admit, I DO like writing the bastard. Sometimes, you just want to write self-centered two-dimensional villain.
-TTV: *gives me a bit of a stinkeye*-
Come on, let me have my fun. He always gets his in the end.
Anything else I want to mention. . . .
-RPD: How's the planning for April Fool's coming along?-
Oh, good! I've gotten my prank all planned out. Now we just need to figure out what we're getting Simon for his birthday.
-TD: We could get him--
Not in the journal, he might see.
-TD: Oh, right. I'll tell you when you wrap this up, then.-
. . .Which I think I'll do now, as my brain seems to be twisting itself up into a metaphysical knot.
-OD: *tentacles buzz at me* It wouldn't do that if you didn't insist on painting the fourth wall. Or breaking it down completely sometimes.-
Walls were made to be broken. And painted.
One further note: If I don't show up tomorrow, it's because RI has become the new Atlantis. Seriously, it was raining like Noah was gonna show up earlier. The end of our road is closed because of all the flooding. It's kind of creepy, honestly. Pray for sunshine, everybody!
