Blogflog

[othellia.livejournal.com]

I saw this mentioned in the artwork post beneath this, and I had to do a blogflog.



Original Blog: http://blog.laurellkhamilton.org/2008/01/were-home.html

Me: Normal
LKH: Bold

We're back home. Yea! I did better on the flights than I've done in the past. There was a moment on the homeward bound one that I started to panic, but I remembered to slow my breathing, calm my pulse, and just not let the physical reaction lead to the mental and emotional reaction.

You know... I thought we had all gotten over this already. It has been said many times that sleeping pills work wonders when it comes to fearing plane rides. Oh wait. That would take away some of your specialness. How unthoughtful of me.

It worked. Where the body goes, so goes the mind; at least for me in this.

Wait. I thought she said somewhere that there was no cure because everything is linked within her? Oh wait. That was her conscious and subconscious that had a link. Oh well. Might as well throw in the body to complete a metaphysical triumphirate.

Jon, Trinity, and I, have already watched one episode of NAURTO that we TiVoed.

Yes. NAURTO. Believe it! Though... I really have to wonder how she can stand to stomach the dub voices because really... who's TiVos Naruto? (And I don't apologize if you are one who does.) Well... At least she's not watching Bleach...

For those who watch the show, can you believe what a crazy bugger Saske has become?

Who is this "Saske" you speak of? And since she's only where the English anime is, I'm predicting when it reaches the part in the Japanese manga where Konohamaru does his yaoi!Jutsu her opinion of him will probably change... dramatically.

Where is the kid we watched at the beginning of this show? Jon says that all the hints and clues are there.

O RLY? Maybe the subtle nuances of "There's someone I have to kill" from the third episode were just to subtle for LKH's mastery of foreshadowing and plot twists.

We've even gone back and watched some of it, and he's right. Sort of.

Because Jon cannot have possibly seen something that you missed.

It's there, but did it have to go this bad? Poor Naurto. I am all out of sympathy for Saske.

*dies* I can only say that I am so happy that she hasn't made any references or pay any attention to Gaara... yet. But you know... of course she would have no sympathy for Sasuke because he betrayed a main character and that's inexcusable. Period. Because main characters are love, and everyone must love them. *notice a trend much*

For those who don't watch the show, sorry if this makes no sense at all, but if I tried to explain it would be pages, and it still might not make sense to you.

Naruto and Sasuke were training to be fully qualified ninjas. They were on the same team, and were great rivals but still friends (sort of.) Sasuke's family was murdered by his brother when he was a child, and he has sworn to take revenge. Sasuke becomes uncertain of himself when Naruto starts to surpass him, so he sides himself with this other evil person to gain power.

ZOMG. It took so many pages.

We've got so much television TiVoed that we can't watch it all tonight. It being a school night and all.

School nights affect Laurell the Great Writer? Sure, Trinity has to wake up in the morning, but I thought she had Jonboi to take care of that.

We have a new episode of DIRTY JOBS, new PYSCH, a TOPGEAR that we haven't seen, though I'm not sure it's truly new, a new episode of CHUCK, and a second new NARUTO.

Wow. She spelled it right for once. It's a miracle.

EDIT: Oh... except for I just noticed that she misspelled "Psych," so she's back down to negative four.

That's all Trinity-safe, but we also have the new season opener of TORCH WOOD, that is not always Trin-safe. So we'll save that for later.

Wow. Trinity is seven. All that TV can't be healthy. Whatever happened to... I don't know, reading?

We also TiVoed a show from the History Channel on the Great Wall of China. It's two hours, so it will wait for a none school night.

That... probably would actually be interesting. And beware for none school nights. It's a crossover between "non" and "nun." They of course, being religious, are untrustworthy and feared among small children such as... I'll just stop. Shall I?

What? You thought all I watched was vampire stuff and scary movies?

Nah. You're too much of a sap for chick flicks and happy endings. Trust me. It shows.

Too much a busman's holiday.

Aside from the plane trips and the EXTREME!phobias and the whatnot.

Comments

[delphinapterus.livejournal.com]

Does that history channel thing fall into the same catagory as the tiger calenders? Should I be taking bets on the appearance of Chinese history or characters in the next book?

[othellia.livejournal.com]

Doesn't she already have that weird Meng Die girl or whatever her name was? Her characters seem to appear and disappear at random so it's kind of confusing, but I'm pretty sure she was supposed to be Chinese.

[i-open-doors.livejournal.com]

Well heaven forbid she actually bring Shang Da back.
Oh yeah! Remember him? Bet she doesn't.

[manekikoneko.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOO! LKH is not allowed to watch Torchwood! That's my favorite show, plus it's full of teh gay now, tell her to go away. Also, this season is very not Trin-safe, see icon.

God,I dread to see what she makes of it.

[easol.livejournal.com]

Same for me with Psych.

If she puts a quirky, kooky pineapple-loving vampire named Sean in her next book, I will not be responsible for my actions.

[atypia.livejournal.com]

There's nothing about boys making out that isn't child-safe.

[rinkori.livejournal.com]

Jesus christ, I wonder why she thinks anyone cares.

It is kind of lulzy that she spells it "Saske" though. Sounds kind of Norwegian.

[easol.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a Norwegian GIRL's name.

[juuchan.livejournal.com]

Wow, LKH needs to get out of my fandom ASAP. If she's talking about what I think she's talking about (ie, Valley of the End arc), then yeah she's missed 95% of the major thematics, foreshadowing, and subtleties (for a series not known for subtlety). I think the depth of Naruto (as a series) probably exceeds whatever she is capable of writing.
Plus, I don't want Anita/Merry-sues sexing up broody vampire ninjas with special gems for eyes. Seriously.

[shadwing.livejournal.com]

Also I have a scary feeling that Trinity understood Valley of the End better than her mother gah *twitch* I mean come on the Tea Country Arc was a huge fraggin CLUE, (even though it was just Anima Filler and never in the Manga), I wonder if the Sannin references flew over her head too.

[cicipsychobunny.livejournal.com]

Naruto and Sasuke were trained to be fully qualified ninjas. They were on the same team, and were great rivals but still friends (sort of.) Sasuke's family was murdered by his brother when he was a child, and he has sworn to take revenge. Sasuke becomes uncertain of himself when Naruto starts to surpass him, so he sides himself with this other evil person to gain power.

ZOMG. It took so many pages.

Well, that was what we call a "synopsis". In LKH-writing, it would be more like, "Naruto, who has [insert length] hair the colour of [insert bad metaphor] [insert paragraph of irrelevant history], and anyway [insert relationship synopsis] with Sasuke, who [insert hair/eye colour, complexion metaphor, comparative size of cock]. Anyway, [insert Sasuke's history] which made no sense to me until Jon explained it three times."

Wait! I forgot ...

[cicipsychobunny.livejournal.com]

"... which of course, just flat did it for me."

[viridian5.livejournal.com]

Well, if she's watching "Naurto" and "Saske" I'm not surprised the heavily and long foreshadowed betrayal surprised her. I could see problems spelling Sasuke's name but Naruto's? When it's the name of the show in the show commercial shown every episode? That's special.

It's a good thing she has Jonboi there to explain that sometimes in fiction someone may even betray a friend.

[easol.livejournal.com]

Noooooooooooo! The world must be full of LOVE and SUNSHINE and HAPPY GAWTH PUPPIES!

Seriously, it's rather sad that she cannot comprehend this. Even more, that she cannot comprehend a betrayal in part of a story, AS part of the story.

Wanna bet she was equally shocked in "Lord of the Rings" when Boromir went crazy and attacked Frodo to try to steal the Ring? THAT came outta nowhere!

[lovefromgirl.livejournal.com]

I'd be a hell of a lot more sympathetic regarding the phobias if, y'know, she asked her doctor what to do. Shit, the next time I fly, I'm asking for the strongest knockout drugs they'll give me. (Might as well fly with an anesthetist...)

Point is this -- I'd make the effort. Is she doing anything about the problem? Sedatives? Bueller?

[othellia.livejournal.com]

I think in a previous post she mentioned that she was going to a psychologist, but the therapy didn't work because her subconscious and her conscious were linked.

Re: Wait! I forgot ...

[easol.livejournal.com]

"Maybe the subtle nuances of "There's someone I have to kill" from the third episode were just too subtle for LKH's mastery of foreshadowing and plot twists."

NOOOOOOO. You mean that, uh, that was more than just "angst angst TRAGIC BACKSTORY angst angst!" You mean there is a supporting character who isn't constantly quivering in fear of the Big Bad Guys, so the lead can rescue him/her? Dang, what are these weird characters doing, actually following up on their character development?

And here I thought that character development could only take place via screamy hotwettight sex, as long as the characters do not break away from the lead, make regrettable decisions, make ANY decisions on their own, etc.

Seriously, that post really does show that LKH is really inept at arcs, at oh-so-subtle hints (so, Orochimaru constantly tempting Sasuke with power was... FORESHADOWING? Really? Get out!), and at characterizations any deeper than "this person has a giant penis and no spine, so he's a good guy." "Naruto" ain't high art, but it's apparently complex enough to confuse hamsters, parakeets, and LKH.

I sort of wish she WOULD watch Bleach, so she could froth at the mouth about all these evil people who actually have the GALL to fight The Hot Adolescent Lead with the hair like [bad simile]. They are evil! They must die! Even if they eventually end up his allies... wait... so complex... brain exploding...

And I can't help but find her attitude about Sasuke really funny. She calls him a "crazy bugger" and describes how she has no sympathy for him because he's being SOOOOOOO MEAN, when his worst actions look tame next to Anita's Selfless Loving Actions-For-The-Good-of-All.

Re: Wait! I forgot ...

[shadwing.livejournal.com]

Agreed, if Sasuke was REALLY as evil and as crazy as LKH believes why didn't he just kill Naruto? I mean he had his shot, right there he was out cold could't fight back knife to the throat or dump him into the river, guess she missed the whole thing about Sasuke still having SOME semblance of humanity and not wanting to follow his brothers path to power.

Oy...no wonder the woman can't plot her way out of a brown paperbag, if the plot twists of Naruto catch her off guard.

[starmachine.livejournal.com]

Torchwood? I bet she's a Gwen fan, who's rapidly approaching Anita levels of suedom.

[evewithanapple.livejournal.com]

You mean I'm not the only one who thinks this?

[wellowned.livejournal.com]

i'm surprised she even watches torchwood, given the total denial of any male/male interaction she exhibits. TW is uber!gay, which i totally love. i'm a little ashamed that we have similar taste in tv now, though...

[shadowbloodwing.livejournal.com]

No. Get out of my other fandom's Laurell, just get out and leave us be. T_T

[drho.livejournal.com]

Torchwood? Oh dear. Expect were-pterodactyls and a new tea boy at Guilty Pleasures...

[bubblefaerie.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I'm not surprised she's a Naruto fan. My husband watches that and in every episode I've seen someone has some childhood trauma that causes them to be all angsty.

[sadisticsidhe.livejournal.com]

The Japanese major inside of me died when I saw the misspellings. Japanese spelling? Seriously, SERIOUSLY not that hard. It is phonetic! There are couple tricky ones like 'tsu' that sounds like 'su' but, but names like Naruto? Sasuke? I, I, I'm dead inside.

[lilacwire.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I'd say your average American has very little idea on how the Japanese (or any Asian language) works. I can forgive how she spells Sasuke's name based on that - it's when she mixes up "too" and "to" and the more...y'know...English words. I agree that it IS painful seeing it spelled wrong on a consistent basis.

[chaosakita.livejournal.com]

Oh...my...god. LKH, get the FUCK out of my fandom!

I have no other words to express the anger I feel right now.

[booster-blue.livejournal.com]

I rest easy knowing that my favorite Naruto characters are wonderfully unpopular, not to mention very unpretty so LKH will never have dirty thoughts about them.

[easol.livejournal.com]

Which are your faves?

[ohakubi.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I'd read Naruto fanfiction written by LKH in a heartbeat, and I don't even like Naruto.

[judaistic.livejournal.com]

I hate that anime, but LKH watching it makes me wonder if she'll come up with an idea for vampire ninjas in a future AB novel.

That would just really freak me out.

[othellia.livejournal.com]

I thought the Harlequin were the equivalent of vampire!ninjas what with the secrecy and the masks being placed everywhere while everyone's having sex no one's looking.

[wyrdmuse.livejournal.com]

What is this Pysch she speaks of? It sounds German. And Torch Wood? Sounds like a pyro problem.

When I read stuff like this, I like to pretend that not even Jack Harkness would touch the Crotch o' Doom.

[easol.livejournal.com]

Nope, not German. Psych is a very funny TV show about a hyperobservant slacker son-of-a-tightassed-cop, Shawn, and how after the police almost arrest him for deducing too much about a crime, he claims to be psychic. Then he decides he likes the idea, so he opens a psychic detective agency with his more conservative, sensible best friend, and does a lot of very funny, clever crime-solving.

I highly recommend it. :) And BTW, the title comes from the name of the agency -- appropriate!

[last-servant.livejournal.com]

IT'S OTAKU TIME!!!!!

I think Naruto and AB:VH actually do share many similarities:

1) Angst. Angst. And just in case I haven't drilled it into your head, angst.

2) A premise that doesn't actually work right (ninjas are supposed to be stealthy, while vampires are supposed to be scary)

3) Ardeur = "Sharingan ex Machina", at least in terms of plot-required powers.

4) Protagonists who scoff at centuries-old monsters (Anita ad absurdam, Sasuke managing to out-evil Kyuubi).

5) Post-2000 AB:VH = Naruto filler arcs

You know, I can't think of anymore right now. Anyone wanna help?

[ryokoful.livejournal.com]

I-I think my brain just imploded. Going to echo pretty much everyone here and say GTFO my fandom! Naruto has enough crazy as it is! And I don't want to even hear of her coming near Bleach D: