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ziniicecream was wonderful. Work sucked. But the martial arts class tonight went pretty well. I didn't get any real exercise, but I worked with a very nice new student, who seems to be a fast learner, and then I got to teach one of my very favorite forms to one of my very favorite blue belts. I probably shouldn't have favorite students, but I definitely do. They're the ones who don't make faces at themselves in the mirror, or ask me repeatedly when class is going to be over. A basic respect for the concept of hierarchy is also very nice.
After class, Jimmy and I had some nice couple time, followed by some pretty decent leftovers for dinner. And then I had about seven conversations (all at once, and overlapping, and with pauses in between, too) withkphoebe, who is fast becoming one of my favorite persons with whom to speak on AIM. Seriously. Feminism, fanfic, chocolate, writing... what -can't- this woman speak about in an entertaining and engaging fashion?
Anyway, one of the things that came up when we were talking about writing was favorite lines. You know, the line in something you've written that still totally haunts you, and which you could recite at the drop of a hat? Or the line in a book you read something like -ten years ago- that you still actively think about, sometimes. Maybe you can even remember exactly what it looked like on the page, exactly how it made you feel. There are certain groups of words with amazing power, really.
The line that I've written which affected me the most, and still totally grips me, was this one, from "The Shape of Him":
"When you spend every waking moment watching someone else’s back, you learn to like the shape of it. And Emlyn’s back, after all, is more shapely than most."
A line (or lines) from someone else's work that I've never been able to forget or ignore is the following, from Sheri S. Tepper's _The Gate to Women's Country_:
Achilles (Shaking his head, still weeping) I ask you yet again, Agamemnon's daughter. What's it like, this Hades?
Iphigenia What's Hades like?
Like dream without waking. Like carrying water in a sieve. Like coming into harbor after storm. Barren harbor where the empty river runs through an endless desert into the sea. Where all the burdens have been taken away.
You'll understand when you come there at last, Achilles...
Hades is Women's Country.
It's quite a bit more powerful in the context of the novel, of course, but perhaps you'll get the idea.
What are some of your lines, from something you've written, or something you've read?
In completely unrelated news, they're playing the Star Wars trilogy back-to-back-to-back at Gallagher this week. I am so going on Friday. Anyone wanna join me?
ziniicecream was wonderful. Work sucked. But the martial arts class tonight went pretty well. I didn't get any real exercise, but I worked with a very nice new student, who seems to be a fast learner, and then I got to teach one of my very favorite forms to one of my very favorite blue belts. I probably shouldn't have favorite students, but I definitely do. They're the ones who don't make faces at themselves in the mirror, or ask me repeatedly when class is going to be over. A basic respect for the concept of hierarchy is also very nice.After class, Jimmy and I had some nice couple time, followed by some pretty decent leftovers for dinner. And then I had about seven conversations (all at once, and overlapping, and with pauses in between, too) with
kphoebe, who is fast becoming one of my favorite persons with whom to speak on AIM. Seriously. Feminism, fanfic, chocolate, writing... what -can't- this woman speak about in an entertaining and engaging fashion?Anyway, one of the things that came up when we were talking about writing was favorite lines. You know, the line in something you've written that still totally haunts you, and which you could recite at the drop of a hat? Or the line in a book you read something like -ten years ago- that you still actively think about, sometimes. Maybe you can even remember exactly what it looked like on the page, exactly how it made you feel. There are certain groups of words with amazing power, really.
The line that I've written which affected me the most, and still totally grips me, was this one, from "The Shape of Him":
"When you spend every waking moment watching someone else’s back, you learn to like the shape of it. And Emlyn’s back, after all, is more shapely than most."
A line (or lines) from someone else's work that I've never been able to forget or ignore is the following, from Sheri S. Tepper's _The Gate to Women's Country_:
Achilles (Shaking his head, still weeping) I ask you yet again, Agamemnon's daughter. What's it like, this Hades?
Iphigenia What's Hades like?
Like dream without waking. Like carrying water in a sieve. Like coming into harbor after storm. Barren harbor where the empty river runs through an endless desert into the sea. Where all the burdens have been taken away.
You'll understand when you come there at last, Achilles...
Hades is Women's Country.
It's quite a bit more powerful in the context of the novel, of course, but perhaps you'll get the idea.
What are some of your lines, from something you've written, or something you've read?
In completely unrelated news, they're playing the Star Wars trilogy back-to-back-to-back at Gallagher this week. I am so going on Friday. Anyone wanna join me?
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Date: 2005-01-26 07:34 am (UTC)"Corvidæ, the class of ravens and crows, are the most social and entertaining of avian families, as well as the mythological messengers of knowledge and wisdom. It is our hope at Corvidæ Theatricals to bring theatre down from the skies and into the hearts and minds of our audiences." - Myself, for my company's Mission Statement. It just fills me with a sense of grandeur and longing. *SO* theatrical. Sheesh.
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Date: 2005-01-26 09:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-01-26 07:54 am (UTC)"... It was there that we emerged to see -once again- the stars." -Dante's Inferno
Don't really know why the Catcher in the Rye quote always pops up in my head, but it does find it's way in there every so often. The last quote has always been pretty significant to me, for obvious reasons I like to think.
The trilogy thing sounds tempting. Damn tempting indeed. I just tried to talk Mark into going with me, but he's resisting. No promises, but I'll see what I can do to make it out there.
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Date: 2005-01-26 08:03 am (UTC)Canto XXXIV, lines 133-139
"My guide and I entered that hidden road
to make our way back up to the bright world.
We never thought of resting while we climbed.
We climbed, he first and I behind, until,
through a small round opening ahead of us
I saw the lovely things the heavens hold,
and we came out to see once more the stars."
Hmmm, this version is translated a bit different from my last copy, but you get the point.
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Date: 2005-01-26 09:24 pm (UTC)That'd be neat if you and Mark could join us. I am getting all fangirlish and excited. I kinda want to go out and get a light-up lightsaber to bring with...
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Date: 2005-01-26 09:41 am (UTC)i also got to work with a quick learner/white belt tonight - he really does learn fast! i took two elbows to the throat during Session, and when i stepped out of a sweep and grinned at him, he just up and kneed me in the torso - i couldn't stop laughing, man, that was great...
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Line and Friday
Date: 2005-01-26 09:09 pm (UTC)"Ten out of Ten for style, but minus several million for good thinking."
I maintain that humor and satire disclose more universal truth then one would think. That might still not be much at all.
Re: Line and Friday
Date: 2005-01-26 09:23 pm (UTC)The shows start at six, and the email I got from the listserv said, I think, that it was eight dollars for all three. If you're thinking to show up late, the first is at six, the next at 8:30 and they'll start Return of the Jedi at 11. If you can't do Friday (which would obviously be the best day, since I'll be there...) they're also playing all three at the same times on Thursday and Saturday.
Look what 'you' "made" me do...
Date: 2005-01-27 03:21 am (UTC)Re: Look what 'you' "made" me do...
Date: 2005-01-27 06:33 am (UTC)Dude, I love your icon, by the way... ;-)
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Date: 2005-01-27 03:50 am (UTC)...I want to go >_>
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Date: 2005-01-27 06:33 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-01-29 08:33 pm (UTC)