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Oct. 21st, 2002
writing basement!Spike
Oct. 21st, 2002 01:15 pmI was thinking while mowing the lawn yesterday, and I've finally figured out why I've not yet had any profound urge to write B/S since the new season started.
I'm the kind of fic writer who has to be inspired-- I do my best writing *after* something in the show gives me an idea, spurs me on.
This hasn't happened yet, because I'm too freaked out about Spike beign crazy to write him. I can write sane, morally conflicted Spike. I can write violence-crazy-rage Spike. I can write heartbroken Spike.
But this new Spike in the basement... he's not just Spike the modern & slightly-Americanized (in thinking & tastes, though not in accent) vampire with a chip on his shoulder & in his head, who's in love with the wrong girl and stuck between worlds. No, this is WILLIAM too. And William is this prissy Victorian guy who knows proper English and comes from an entire culture I'm not familiar with.
I feel like, if I'm gonna write his butt-crazy ravings, then I have to know something about England, so it makes sense and fits his character. And I don't know fuck-all about England. REALLY. I'm one of those Americans who probably deep down thinks the world revolves around the north-western hempisphere, and why bother learning about European/Other stuff when I already know about American stuff, and I don't live in Europe anyway so who cares?
Now, that's a bit crass not the sum total of my feelings on the subject (cause I actually like hearing stuff about other cultures), but basically I can't write William, because I don't know William, and that means I'd do it badly. So I'll just wait until he's sane again, or maybe write Buffy again in the mean time. As soon as she is nice again. Or Dawn.
I'm the kind of fic writer who has to be inspired-- I do my best writing *after* something in the show gives me an idea, spurs me on.
This hasn't happened yet, because I'm too freaked out about Spike beign crazy to write him. I can write sane, morally conflicted Spike. I can write violence-crazy-rage Spike. I can write heartbroken Spike.
But this new Spike in the basement... he's not just Spike the modern & slightly-Americanized (in thinking & tastes, though not in accent) vampire with a chip on his shoulder & in his head, who's in love with the wrong girl and stuck between worlds. No, this is WILLIAM too. And William is this prissy Victorian guy who knows proper English and comes from an entire culture I'm not familiar with.
I feel like, if I'm gonna write his butt-crazy ravings, then I have to know something about England, so it makes sense and fits his character. And I don't know fuck-all about England. REALLY. I'm one of those Americans who probably deep down thinks the world revolves around the north-western hempisphere, and why bother learning about European/Other stuff when I already know about American stuff, and I don't live in Europe anyway so who cares?
Now, that's a bit crass not the sum total of my feelings on the subject (cause I actually like hearing stuff about other cultures), but basically I can't write William, because I don't know William, and that means I'd do it badly. So I'll just wait until he's sane again, or maybe write Buffy again in the mean time. As soon as she is nice again. Or Dawn.
the "glomp"
Oct. 21st, 2002 01:54 pmHm... now here's a fan word I don't think enough Spike/BtVS fans are aware of: glomp.
glomp: verb; to glomp a person, esp. a person of the opposite sex-- to throw oneself without warning onto the desired person, giving them a huge hug/kiss-face/or-affectionate choke-hold, while simultanesously seriously copping a feel. A term most often used by anime fans, especially fangirls. Can also mean a sudden bear-hug (between friends), or a Rodger Rabbit-esque kiss on the mouth.
In other words, it's the practice of sudden, random, attack-hugging.
For example, if I saw James Marsters walking down the street, I'd have to exert great self-control not to glomp him in an attempt to feel his ab muscles and see if he smells as good as he looks.
glomp: verb; to glomp a person, esp. a person of the opposite sex-- to throw oneself without warning onto the desired person, giving them a huge hug/kiss-face/or-affectionate choke-hold, while simultanesously seriously copping a feel. A term most often used by anime fans, especially fangirls. Can also mean a sudden bear-hug (between friends), or a Rodger Rabbit-esque kiss on the mouth.
In other words, it's the practice of sudden, random, attack-hugging.
For example, if I saw James Marsters walking down the street, I'd have to exert great self-control not to glomp him in an attempt to feel his ab muscles and see if he smells as good as he looks.
love this poem, really really
Oct. 21st, 2002 09:33 pmby Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)
Re`sume`
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Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
::chuckle::
Re`sume`
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Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
::chuckle::