I'm holding the journal I took with me to Ireland 20 years ago. The cover is coral, with a piece of art showing a smiling ladybug sitting on a sunflower. Inside the cover is an inscription requesting the journal be given to my mother in the event of my untimely demise, along with her address. … Continue reading A Walk Down Memory Lane
Month: May 2019
If Only
I guess I'm grieving today. Grieving the death of dreams and wasted time. Which stage is anger? Because I'm angry. Angry that I was taught my happiness didn't matter. Angry at the stupidity of having my life crushed because old dead guys wanted to keep Patriarchy alive and kicking. Angry that my mom found safety … Continue reading If Only
The Road Goes Ever On And On
The parts of me that went offline because of depression are starting to come back online. That's usually a thing to be pleased about. This time, it's inconvenient. I woke up this morning in a mood. I recognized this mood. I've lived with it since I was a young child. Restlessly wanting more and different … Continue reading The Road Goes Ever On And On
Extraordinary Villains: Demona
I wanted to take a break from ranting about the writing for the final season of Game of Thrones, but thinking about Cersei Lannister got me thinking about my favorite female villains, and I started making a list. The first on my list was Demona, from Disney's Gargoyles. I got distracted while writing up this … Continue reading Extraordinary Villains: Demona
Writing With Fizzle: Bran
(GoT - Spoilers) To be honest, Bran was never a well-written character. He started out as a McGuffin from the moment Jamie Lannister says 'the things we do for love!' and pushes him out the window. He continues to be a McGuffin while comatose. When he wakes up, he moves to the next phase of … Continue reading Writing With Fizzle: Bran
Writing With Fizzle: Tyrion
(GoT - Spoilers) Peter Dinklage did such a good job portraying Tyrion Lannister. It's practically criminal what they reduced the character to in the final season. We go from the bitter, cynical, jaded man that slaps teenage Joffrey and later murders his father, Tywin Lannister, as Tywin is taking a shit, Tyrion, one of the … Continue reading Writing With Fizzle: Tyrion
Writing With Fizzle: Cersei
(GoT - Spoilers) Cersei Lannister is one of my favorite villains. Well, season 1-6 Cersei Lannister, anyway. Lena Headey did a masterful job portraying the character. Cersei could easily have devolved into something cliched - a mere femme fatale. But while the show had her occasionally use sex to get what she wanted, they didn't … Continue reading Writing With Fizzle: Cersei
Writing With Fizzle: Arya
(GoT - Spoilers) Arya was introduced as the plucky tomboy. The little girl that adores her brothers, doesn't get along very well with her sister, and wants to live her life the way the boys live theirs, with action, adventure and fighting. It's not a particularly original character archetype but Maisie Williams made the character … Continue reading Writing With Fizzle: Arya
Writing With Fizzle
(Another GoT rant - spoilers) I wanted Dany to go mad. I rather liked her character in the beginning. She had some truly rousing moments in which she very much appeared to be a Chosen One, and I hoped that eventually that meant that we'd see her descend into Targaryen madness. For a character with … Continue reading Writing With Fizzle
End Of An Era
Well, Game of Thrones is done. And in my opinion, it went out with a whimper. You could pick just about any Two Steps From Hell song and get a more epic experience in two minutes than from watching last night's episode. Honestly, I feel like Benioff and Weiss are two people that should have … Continue reading End Of An Era
On A Good Day 