Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: bouncy
  • Music: Halestorm, "Love Bites (and So Do I)."

Ten things make a list. I like lists.

10. If you read yesterday's post about ebook distribution around the world, you may want to go back and read it again; I made some pretty hefty edits after having a contract discussion with The Agent, and I think it's more accurate now.

9. While I will not say that Joss Whedon is my master now—I remain too critical for that, and still haven't forgiven him for several things—he has made my two favorite theatrical releases of this year, Cabin in the Woods and The Avengers.

8. Although if we don't get another female hero in the sequel, I am going to be one cranky kitty. I knew that would be an issue for me going in; I was not wrong.

7. We're down to three girls on this season of America's Next Top Model, and I don't hate any of them. What? How can this be? I think the world has been intrinsically damaged by the inanity of this season's "US v. UK" concept.

6. You know what's awesome? Disneyland, that's what's awesome. You know what's better? I'm going there in two weeks, with Vixy. Are we now planning to hit every Disney park in the world? Yes. Yes, we are. Next up, Disneyland Paris.

5. Eleven days to Blackout! Who's excited? I'm excited!

4. If you somehow get an early copy, please don't tell me. There's nothing I can do about it, and it'll just raise my blood pressure. But feel free to post a review. Reviews are awesome.

3. You know what makes everything better? Poison dart frickens make everything better. Look at their tiny technicolor deadliness!

2. Jean Grey is still dead.

1. I'm seeing The Devil's Carnival tonight! Yay!

Hope you're all having a great Friday, and are looking forward to an even greater weekend.
Tags: animals rock, at the movies, blackout, comic books, good things, in the wild, incryptid, mira grant, social life, too much tv, travel, vixy
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tevriel

May 12 2012, 13:53:30 UTC 5 years ago

The Avengers is amazing. I sort of forgive the lack of extra female heroes because Natasha was so very, very awesome.

I love that she has weaknesses, but isn't weak. If anything, she uses her weaknesses as weapons, like she feints with emotion - she can let someone think they've wounded her, because she is in control of the pain they think they see, and through that she can control them. She has mastered her own vulnerability, and has turned it into a tool.

I could go on at length, but I have things to do. They involve reading. Because I am partway through Late Eclipses and possibly slightly hating you right now, because dramatic tension is killing me.

I have ADHD. I don't normally read novels, as a rule, because they're too much of a sustained mental commitment. I have read three and a bit novels since Thursday, and it is still only Saturday, and no, seriously, my brain is actually hurting now but I can't make myself stop.

dewline

May 13 2012, 14:30:52 UTC 5 years ago

It's been suggested elsewhere that there's a parallel between Natasha and Banner on that point in particular, of turning vulnerability into strength...?

seanan_mcguire

May 14 2012, 15:25:53 UTC 5 years ago

I sort of forgive, but I am greedy; we're 51% of the world's population, I'd like at least 25% of the heroes.

tevriel

May 14 2012, 15:40:41 UTC 5 years ago

I'm with you there, but small victories, etc.

(Sorry, initially accidentally posted a new comment not a reply.)

But I still sent you first-version fanart and hope you got it. New version may actually be finished soon now, I just finished One Salt Sea and akdsjf;alnbrjagjd :flail:

seanan_mcguire

May 14 2012, 20:22:13 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!

dewline

May 16 2012, 14:55:52 UTC 5 years ago

It's a fair thing to want to have.