leading to a complex of possibilities
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nnozomiThanks to kind encouragement in my last post, I have gone ahead and made a community presenting histories of women in and around Japan, 1868-1945. I hope to post about one person a week, and the first one is already up (below the sticky post). A request: people on Tumblr and whatever the other social media sites are now, if you think your friends/followers would be interested, a quick link would be much appreciated (me being only on DW). Let me know if sample text/links etc. required. Regardless, please take a look if interested, and enjoy!
Shana tovah to those who are celebrating the new year right now. Have to remember to go out and get some apples and honey tomorrow.
Via the blessed Wenella as usual, Zhu Yilong (looking almost improbably demure and serious) talking about how he works to create characters based on experience—” you might not find someone who is exactly 1:1 like your character, but you’ll find elements of him in different people, you need to put them together yourself”—interesting in terms of his process, and also in its relation to how writers work to build up characters (as Dorothy Bryant says in her writing manual, “When I choose a model, I’m actually choosing, not that person, but a particular quality. It might be a certain vulnerability or passion that I sense in her or a strain of daring or of fear that seems likely to lead to certain events, or a particular act she committed which leads to a complex of possibilities”).
For the last few weeks the local baseball team has been pushing toward a league victory, and it has been (officially?) forbidden to say “pennant victory” or anything like that on TV, in the news, etc. etc. Everyone just said “THAT” or possibly it should be “You-know-what.” Yesterday they clinched it (now I’m worrying about the playoffs), and the ban was repealed--but a lot of the spectators had homemade signs saying “It’s THAT time” and similar. The power of language!
Photos: Mostly flowers. Three morning-glories from my veranda (at least two of which may be the same one at different times, I’m not sure any more), some more crepe myrtle, some red berries, and somebody else’s morning-glories, prettier than mine. Also a family nameplate which made me laugh because both 竹 and 笹 are types of bamboo, and they have the real thing growing right there to illustrate their names. Also assorted cats and a gentleman whom I believe to be taking a nap and not, like, preparing to be sacrificed or anything.
Be safe and well.
Shana tovah to those who are celebrating the new year right now. Have to remember to go out and get some apples and honey tomorrow.
Via the blessed Wenella as usual, Zhu Yilong (looking almost improbably demure and serious) talking about how he works to create characters based on experience—” you might not find someone who is exactly 1:1 like your character, but you’ll find elements of him in different people, you need to put them together yourself”—interesting in terms of his process, and also in its relation to how writers work to build up characters (as Dorothy Bryant says in her writing manual, “When I choose a model, I’m actually choosing, not that person, but a particular quality. It might be a certain vulnerability or passion that I sense in her or a strain of daring or of fear that seems likely to lead to certain events, or a particular act she committed which leads to a complex of possibilities”).
For the last few weeks the local baseball team has been pushing toward a league victory, and it has been (officially?) forbidden to say “pennant victory” or anything like that on TV, in the news, etc. etc. Everyone just said “THAT” or possibly it should be “You-know-what.” Yesterday they clinched it (now I’m worrying about the playoffs), and the ban was repealed--but a lot of the spectators had homemade signs saying “It’s THAT time” and similar. The power of language!
Photos: Mostly flowers. Three morning-glories from my veranda (at least two of which may be the same one at different times, I’m not sure any more), some more crepe myrtle, some red berries, and somebody else’s morning-glories, prettier than mine. Also a family nameplate which made me laugh because both 竹 and 笹 are types of bamboo, and they have the real thing growing right there to illustrate their names. Also assorted cats and a gentleman whom I believe to be taking a nap and not, like, preparing to be sacrificed or anything.
Be safe and well.
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Date: 2023-09-15 05:45 pm (UTC)>> I’m actually choosing, not that person, but a particular quality. It might be a certain vulnerability or passion that I sense in her or a strain of daring or of fear
This is really interesting to think about in terms of who I choose as my muses because I really do believe I tend to latch onto certain qualities.
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Date: 2023-09-16 10:17 am (UTC)And yeah, it's really interesting the way inspiration for writing (or acting) can come out of unexpected places within people, which might be unrecognizable by the time the final story/role etc. is complete, but are still there within it.
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Date: 2023-09-15 10:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-16 10:18 am (UTC)Oh man, yeah, half of my brain goes CHEEKBONES and the other half (the as-it-were Jewish grandmother half) goes CHICKEN SOUP. (Being his manager must be a hard life.)
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Date: 2023-09-16 04:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-18 09:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-17 11:33 am (UTC)Yay! \o/
(looking almost improbably demure and serious)
It's the chair. :D (Also, isn't he always demure and serious? ...Except when he's on vacation or it's his birthday - then he's giggly and voracious. ;))
Three morning-glories from my veranda
Very pretty! And the bamboo wordplay is great!
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Date: 2023-09-18 09:38 am (UTC)True! I was thinking of the photoshoots when the assignment is "smoldering," which make a nice contrast with the demure.
Glad you liked the morning glories! <3
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Date: 2023-09-17 01:20 pm (UTC)Things still look so vibrant and lovely there. ^_^
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Date: 2023-09-18 09:38 am (UTC)It's our recompense for highs in the 30s (Celsius) up through the end of September...
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Date: 2023-09-18 06:17 pm (UTC)It does seem only fair!
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Date: 2023-09-17 03:52 pm (UTC)looking almost improbably demure and serious
Me: Help.
I love that the interviewers now ask him about acting because that's one topic he clearly likes to talk about.
All the morning glories look wonderful to me, and I love the crepe murtle! Side by side, the ginger cat looks like it's been caught out and the black cat wants nothing to with whatever will happen next. ("You caused the problem. You handle it.") :D
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Date: 2023-09-18 09:41 am (UTC)You and me both.
I love that the interviewers now ask him about acting because that's one topic he clearly likes to talk about.
Yes! He looks so happy to be able to talk about something he's interested in and has words for.
Side by side, the ginger cat looks like it's been caught out and the black cat wants nothing to with whatever will happen next. ("You caused the problem. You handle it.") :D
lolol, perfect description <3
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Date: 2023-09-17 10:02 pm (UTC)Why… can't you say "pennant victory"? Out of fear of jinxing it?
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Date: 2023-09-18 09:42 am (UTC)Why… can't you say "pennant victory"? Out of fear of jinxing it?
Yup! This team and its fans are very jinx-sensitive. I've seen it happen in the small lol, watching games with my partner--every time he says "Oh come on, they're like five runs ahead, they're obviously going to win tonight," guess what happens... ;)