Random Stuff and Pics!

[jedishampoo]

A weekend without obligation, and some random stuff:

1. The Good: a pleasant surprise. I was nominated for another LOTR fanfiction award (the MEFA, Middle-Earth-Fanfiction Awards) and won second place for Women’s Work. Wasn't that nice? :)

2. The Bad: I think I'm sick again. Sigh. Last weekend I was too ill (nauseated) to enjoy Quark's at the Hilton, and for once it wasn't because of their ultra-strong drinks. Now I have a sore throat. Argh, perhaps Trey Parker was right on South Park: maybe people who don't eat meat do get sick more often! Or maybe it's just the change in the weather.

Here are some pics of Halloween. We were Bajoran Comfort Women. Cardassian Hos.

3. More Good: Star Wars ROTS on beautiful, clear DVD. Deleted scenes! I do feel sorry for the chick who played Mon Mothma. And after all the other scifi I've been watching recently, I now have a Star Trek DS9/Star Wars crossover fanfiction idea involving Palpatine finding a piece of transwarp (Borg) technology and giving Anakin a ship. And me here with two more SW challenge stories to write.

4. The Odd: Roommate still obsessed over Firefly/Jayne, having it on TV constantly. I promised to go see Serenity again with her tomorrow, but in return she had to pause the Firefly DVD and watch four episodes of Ranma 1/2. She did it with flying colors, woohoo! Even laughed a couple of times. Now that was a surprise.

5. The Question: speaking of Firefly and anime, I have looked over some of the roommate's books about the show, even a book of essays, but have yet to see a reference to the fact that a lot of it was clearly inspired by Cowboy Bebop. Has anyone else noticed this, or seen a discussion? I'd be interested to read a comparison by someone whose brain is working better than mine is right now.

Enjoy Sunday, everyone! :)

Comments

[beellegee.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your award! I can't think of another author more deserving!

Loved the Halloween pics. I didn't dress up this year. No where to go, nothing to do and all. Not even very many trick-or-treaters because of all the damn hurricane debris still lying around.

I haven't had a chance to watch ROTS yet, but I'm going to tonight. I did watch all the bonus material and got a raunchy idea for an Anakin/Obi slash fic. Something I've never done before, so will see if I can make it believeable or not.

I'm kinda sick too. Well, I threw my back out. Hope you feel better soon! *Hugs*

[hlynn.livejournal.com]

I remember a lot of discussion about the similarities between Cowboy Bebop and Firefly when the show first aired. I think it's closer to Outlaw Star in general. It's hard to explain why without explaining the entire series, but for example, in the very first episode of the anime, there's a shot of Melfina (the bio-android) curled up naked in a hibernation container exactly like River was. They have nearly the same "taken-from-creators-and-is-now-being-hunted-down" plotline, to boot.

However, I agree that Firefly was inspired by Cowboy Bebop as well. :) I don't remember seeing a side-by-side comparison anywhere, though.

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

1. The Good: a pleasant surprise. I was nominated for another LOTR fanfiction award (the MEFA, Middle-Earth-Fanfiction Awards) and won second place for Women’s Work. Wasn't that nice? :)

Who hoo, congrats! :-D I remember reading tyhe story on Henneth Annun (as a matter of fact, I believe that "Aerin of the Adan" commented on it ;-)) and I absolutely love it! It is most deserving! :-D And the title always makes me want to sing the Kate Bush song...

Here are some pics of Halloween. We were Bajoran Comfort Women. Cardassian Hos.

Bwahahah! You guys looked fantastic! :-D

3. More Good: Star Wars ROTS on beautiful, clear DVD. Deleted scenes! I do feel sorry for the chick who played Mon Mothma.

Oh, it's a lovely, lovely thing, isn't it?! And those scenes.. Okay, I was a bit disappointed the famed Obi/Ami scene wasn't on it and that alternate discussion about the plot against the Jedi was, that's really just a nitpick. Shaak Ti's death! Whooo hoo!

5. The Question: speaking of Firefly and anime, I have looked over some of the roommate's books about the show, even a book of essays, but have yet to see a reference to the fact that a lot of it was clearly inspired by Cowboy Bebop. Has anyone else noticed this, or seen a discussion? I'd be interested to read a comparison by someone whose brain is working better than mine is right now.

I've heard that too, mainly on http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com/serenity/index.html (they have some good discussions there, mainly crap now that the movie's come out though I assume it'll settle down again. I sadly, know almost nothing about Cowboy Bebop. I feel very ashamed :-(

Peace, Ghani

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

LOL, see, ROTS made many of us het people slide down the dark path to the slash side.

Sorry your back is hurt!! So where you are moving, maybe you'll have lots of trick-or-treaters next year? I guess just having trick-or-treaters is a good idea to get dressed up-- it makes it more fun for the kids, even if they do think you're a little weird. ;)

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Outlaw Star yet-- is it any good? And I still haven't even seen ALL of the Cowboy Bebop episodes, because the video store only rents the "best of" and I haven't been rich enough to buy all of the episodes, just the first couple of sessions. ;)

I'm really behind in my anime-watching. Like I said, been forcing my roommate to watch Ranma on my VHS. Gosh, I wish I could afford to buy those in DVD.

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

(as a matter of fact, I believe that "Aerin of the Adan" commented on it ;-))

I belive she did, and I appreciate it muchly!! :)

Shaak Ti's death! Whooo hoo!

Yeah, that was a really cool scene! I especially liked the "baseball-style" planning gestures, and the wet Jedi. And really, wouldn't that have been pretty much our only chance to see Shaak-Ti up close on screen?

Woo, thanks for the browncoats link! I'm sure sharpeslass will have a good time reading that as well. And as for Cowboy Bebop, don't feel bad. I'm really behind in my anime-watching. I think Cowboy Bebop is the newest thing I've watched! I'm just now exacting revenge for all the bad/boring British movie-watching and Firefly, Buffy, and Angel-commentary-watching in our household by showing sharpeslass the Ranma 1/2 series. Bwah hah hah!

I really HATE commentaries, can you tell? Even LOTR actor commentaries put me to sleep. I don't know, I guess I don't want to know behind-the-scene stuff, because the next time I watch the particular show/movie/whatever, I think about things they said and it cuts into my suspension of disbelief. I prefer to think of movies and stuff as their own little worlds.

I totally buy the whole "new criticism" thing-- that any work, once produced and sent out into the world, really is interpreted by everyone differently and authorial intentions shouldn't have a thing to do with how people see it. I include my own writing in this-- I've certainly had things perceived differently than intended, but that's the beauty of it. It's never the same for everyone.

Wow, where did that little rant come from? Phew. ;)

HUGS, and hope all is well!

[hlynn.livejournal.com]

Outlaw Star is very good, IMO. It reminds me a lot of Star Wars, in that the main character is very much a Han Solo type, they get into a series of misadventures, and there's a strong element of a mystical force that's part magic and part something else. The character designs aren't the greatest, but the animation is good and it has one of the more coherent and cohesive storylines I've seen from an anime.

I just bought the DVD boxed set, so if I can find my VHS tapes of the series (taped off of Cartoon Network), I can send those to you, if you'd like. :)

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Woo, how sweet! Well, let me see first if I can Netflix 'em on Melinda's Netflix queue (she owes me, bwah hah hah). Who knows-- maybe those will be the next thing I must own, and a visit to Best Buy may be in order. ;)

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was a really cool scene! I especially liked the "baseball-style" planning gestures, and the wet Jedi. And really, wouldn't that have been pretty much our only chance to see Shaak-Ti up close on screen?

And speaking! I also read (and then thought about it and it's true!) that she would have been the only Jedi named onscreen aside from the staples: Mace, Yoda, Anakin and Obi! And the hand gesturing is fab! They're so much easier together in RotS, they have a nicer rapport, IMO. I do wish he had included Shaak Ti's alternate death at the hands of Anakin in the Jedi Temple!

Woo, thanks for the browncoats link! I'm sure sharpeslass will have a good time reading that as well. And as for Cowboy Bebop, don't feel bad. I'm really behind in my anime-watching. I think Cowboy Bebop is the newest thing I've watched! I'm just now exacting revenge for all the bad/boring British movie-watching and Firefly, Buffy, and Angel-commentary-watching in our household by showing sharpeslass the Ranma 1/2 series. Bwah hah hah!

My brother's my link to anime; I see most everything through him. The problem being that I don't see him that much to at all anymore, since he started school again. Ranma 1/2 I think was the last I saw, early ones.

I really HATE commentaries, can you tell? Even LOTR actor commentaries put me to sleep. I don't know, I guess I don't want to know behind-the-scene stuff, because the next time I watch the particular show/movie/whatever, I think about things they said and it cuts into my suspension of disbelief. I prefer to think of movies and stuff as their own little worlds.

It's funny, I just watched the new Titanic DVD set with Cameron's commentary and he basically said the same thing! It's funny, I'm so used to my family chatting away during movies that I like to put commentaries on when I'm alone cos it feels like I'm watching it with someone else. I know, that's very strange, but there you go ;-)

I totally buy the whole "new criticism" thing-- that any work, once produced and sent out into the world, really is interpreted by everyone differently and authorial intentions shouldn't have a thing to do with how people see it. I include my own writing in this-- I've certainly had things perceived differently than intended, but that's the beauty of it. It's never the same for everyone.

I totally agree. It's interesting to note that the aforementioned Cameron commentary on Titanic, he refuses to say if Rose is dying or dreaming at the end because he says, as I said, the exact same thing as you! :-)

Wow, where did that little rant come from? Phew. ;)

Rants are good! :-D

HUGS, and hope all is well!

Finally settling down with my sister in our new place and we're not poor anymore, yay! Things are definitely looking up! :-D

Peace, Ghani