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nnozomireal life I went to my first orchestra practice in...eight months? Lots of social-distance protocols, based on the professional orchestras. It was good to be back playing properly and to see people--K, my unofficial big sister, M&A the violinist couple I've had a crush on forever, and so on--but it felt extremely unreal, like one of those very realistic dreams where all the details are just a little off. I feel as if a lot of my internal reaction buttons have been reset in very weird ways this year.
writing Revising is such a pain oh my God. I changed one vaguely plot-related thing, and I think it's actually more interesting and makes more sense this way, but now I have two scenes to rewrite, and this was supposed to be one of the easier changes. Brain not cooperating.
fannish Lost Tomb thing: It seems to have become a widespread view by now, but man, I love Liu Sang so much, tough and fragile and messed-up and aggressively competent; as I said at some point before he has his own agenda and he owns it, whether it’s petty obfuscation or incredibly selfless courage. Nice work Liu Chang (the actor) for making all that complexity come across with comparatively few lines and little screen time; no wonder he seems to be in love with Zhu Yilong, master of the art. (His character song has also ended up as one of the few songs on my Chinese songs playlist not featuring ZYL himself, an honor extended previously only to Bai Yu…).
(I wonder what it says about me that my tendency in encountering new canons lately—or at least Chinese drama canons—is (apart from ZYL stuff) to fall for the somewhat morally ambiguous but basically good secondary characters who survive but aren’t necessarily thrilled about it. Lin Jing, Jiang Cheng, Liu Sang…).
all of the above So I wrote a while back about translating a paper on translations of the word "cultivation" in educational philosophy? Well, via Kaibara Ekken, one section actually gets into qi and dantian and straight-up cultivation to immortality (in a footnote, complete with instructions: meditation, breathing, diet, sex, and good deeds), just as in xianxia. I am seriously tickled that having read a ridiculous amount of Untamed/MDZS fic is leaving me better equipped to do my job.
(The topic also gave me a sudden inspiration for much later on in my original fiction thing, which has nothing to do with xianxia and very little with China, but it fits into various threads so neatly that I’m not sure I’m going to be able to resist.)
Be safe and well.
writing Revising is such a pain oh my God. I changed one vaguely plot-related thing, and I think it's actually more interesting and makes more sense this way, but now I have two scenes to rewrite, and this was supposed to be one of the easier changes. Brain not cooperating.
fannish Lost Tomb thing: It seems to have become a widespread view by now, but man, I love Liu Sang so much, tough and fragile and messed-up and aggressively competent; as I said at some point before he has his own agenda and he owns it, whether it’s petty obfuscation or incredibly selfless courage. Nice work Liu Chang (the actor) for making all that complexity come across with comparatively few lines and little screen time; no wonder he seems to be in love with Zhu Yilong, master of the art. (His character song has also ended up as one of the few songs on my Chinese songs playlist not featuring ZYL himself, an honor extended previously only to Bai Yu…).
(I wonder what it says about me that my tendency in encountering new canons lately—or at least Chinese drama canons—is (apart from ZYL stuff) to fall for the somewhat morally ambiguous but basically good secondary characters who survive but aren’t necessarily thrilled about it. Lin Jing, Jiang Cheng, Liu Sang…).
all of the above So I wrote a while back about translating a paper on translations of the word "cultivation" in educational philosophy? Well, via Kaibara Ekken, one section actually gets into qi and dantian and straight-up cultivation to immortality (in a footnote, complete with instructions: meditation, breathing, diet, sex, and good deeds), just as in xianxia. I am seriously tickled that having read a ridiculous amount of Untamed/MDZS fic is leaving me better equipped to do my job.
(The topic also gave me a sudden inspiration for much later on in my original fiction thing, which has nothing to do with xianxia and very little with China, but it fits into various threads so neatly that I’m not sure I’m going to be able to resist.)
Be safe and well.
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Date: 2020-10-20 01:51 pm (UTC)I feel like this would be me if I were a character in one of those shows.
I'm so glad you got to make music with your friends again!
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Date: 2020-10-20 11:38 pm (UTC)lol, at least you rate a secondary character! I think I'd be, like, one of Shen Wei's students who appears for five seconds in the background...
and thanks. ♡ Waiting hopefully for the day when we can relax and make music without worrying about what comes next.
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Date: 2020-10-21 02:33 pm (UTC)LOL I am way too loud to be in the background. I'd screw up the whole scene.
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Date: 2020-10-21 09:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-20 05:41 pm (UTC)Hee! Yes, Liu Chang does great in the role! I ended up liking like Liu Sang a lot as well.
*cheers on your rewriting*
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Date: 2020-10-20 11:39 pm (UTC)and thanks for encouragement ;)
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Date: 2020-10-20 07:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-20 11:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-20 08:30 pm (UTC)Ohh, I know that feeling. Good luck! Fighting!!
Ha! That's such a good description of Lin Jing. <3
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Date: 2020-10-20 11:42 pm (UTC)Yes, like that, that's exactly it. I think it will have to wait on the external situation too, but as we say in Japan, we all need to get used to the "with corona" era... .
thank you for encouragement! and oh dear, I thought my fondness for Lin Jing was kind of a one-off, but it really turns out I have a Type.
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Date: 2020-10-25 11:23 am (UTC)IKR? My first Choir practice this summer was similar. It got better with the second one, but still weird. (I've only been to two so far.)
Revising is such a pain oh my God.
Oh my, good luck! Revising always is, but you'll get it done eventually! <3
(His character song has also ended up as one of the few songs on my Chinese songs playlist not featuring ZYL himself, an honor extended previously only to Bai Yu…).
Heee, I know how that goes. They creep in somehow. :) I haven't seen enough of LTR to really fall in love with Liu Sang, but I very much like Liu Chang already.
I am seriously tickled that having read a ridiculous amount of Untamed/MDZS fic is leaving me better equipped to do my job.
Muahahaha! That is amazing!
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Date: 2020-10-25 12:21 pm (UTC)Oh, I'm glad it's not just me.
I haven't seen enough of LTR to really fall in love with Liu Sang, but I very much like Liu Chang already.
Liu Sang absolutely breaks my heart, he really does, although I think he's an acquired taste. Liu Chang is adorable.
That is amazing!
I was so pleased, seriously, it was so funny.