Variations on the same theme

Things are looking decreasingly good about Iceland. I feel a strong urge to resort to all the Farscape curses I know (okay, granted, not all that many, but still). I filed a request for a passport yesterday - they were missing something in the file! But no, they couldn't have told me yesterday, that would have meant my file would have been complete after all. *sigh*

I have very, very little hope left. Thanks, Joss, mate. Sometimes I just plain hate chance.

On the good side, my brother reviewed The tear of a warrior, and a hell of an interesting, challenging review it was.

( Spoilers on The tear of a warrior and reflections on writing. )

On another topic altogether, found another scarred man I like - or rather, liked a whole good deal when I was a kid: Captain Harlock! I'm not sure he qualifies, since I'm very much not obsessed with him anymore. But he might have started it all.

Also finished watching Cowboy Bebop. I have to say, I actually liked Ed by the end, which I did not think would happen. She must be quite a lot of fun to write! That show is incredibly good. They have amazing ideas, fascinating, complex characters, and that soundtrack... that soundtrack. (And before any of you remarks that Jet has a scar, yes, I know. And I love his character. But I'm not obsessed with him. Yet. Might come, though. Who knows. We'll see after I write him, if I ever do.)

For some reason, I have a strong urge to do capoeira again. Something that requires physical effort, but also focus. Something physical on which I can concentrate, really, pour myself into and stop being anything but the movement for a while.

Am on a Cowboy Bebop roll thanks to pee_wai! This show is so very good. The characters, their past and depth, and their interaction are excellent. Those who know me, and the show, won't be surprised to learn that I got obsessed with Vicious and Gren (from Jupiter Jazz, the sax player - check out the icon). I'm actually working on a little something involving those oh so fascinating characters. Hopefully it will be worth something. However, I don't quite know who will read it apart from Peewai... oh well.

Anyway, it'll be called The Tear of a Warrior, and it will be quite short. It'll take up the events of Jupiter Jazz and fill in the blanks, basically.

Yesterday night we watched The Incredible True Adventures of Two Girls in Love, with the lovely Laurel Holloman. It was... okay, I suppose. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't so very good either. It was Laurel's first part though, and she was cute as a button. It's the kind of film that should not have been a film but, say, a story arc on My So-Called Life. Damn, I wanna see that TV show again.