Comments on: Heh, women, amirite? http://monoclelad.com/2009/08/heh-women-amirite/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:38:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aethre http://monoclelad.com/2009/08/heh-women-amirite/comment-page-1/#comment-58 aethre Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:24:49 +0000 http://monoclelad.com/?p=105#comment-58 Yeah, that's what I think. It goes along with the 'you have to know the rules before you can break them' line of thought.<br><br>You can always toss the junk as you unpack! Yeah, that's what I think. It goes along with the 'you have to know the rules before you can break them' line of thought.

You can always toss the junk as you unpack!

]]> By: monoclelad http://monoclelad.com/2009/08/heh-women-amirite/comment-page-1/#comment-57 monoclelad Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:04:19 +0000 http://monoclelad.com/?p=105#comment-57 Ok, that was my sorta logic too... if its intentional then its not a flaw in writing. She's the character I invented to kinda point out the inherent logic fail of a lot of romance movies... i.e. that the popular girl is kinda shallow and theres no good reason the guy should spend that much effort on her except she's pretty and thats not really what love is.<br><br>That set of books is gonna go in my messenger bag along with my netbook, and a notebook, and a sketchbook. Ie. stuff I want to get to right away to take a break from unpacking. I'm really wishing I had gone through some of the stuff I put into boxes and tossed the junk but I already taped those boxes up so ya, not gonna bother so much. Ok, that was my sorta logic too… if its intentional then its not a flaw in writing. She's the character I invented to kinda point out the inherent logic fail of a lot of romance movies… i.e. that the popular girl is kinda shallow and theres no good reason the guy should spend that much effort on her except she's pretty and thats not really what love is.

That set of books is gonna go in my messenger bag along with my netbook, and a notebook, and a sketchbook. Ie. stuff I want to get to right away to take a break from unpacking. I'm really wishing I had gone through some of the stuff I put into boxes and tossed the junk but I already taped those boxes up so ya, not gonna bother so much.

]]> By: aethre http://monoclelad.com/2009/08/heh-women-amirite/comment-page-1/#comment-56 aethre Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:51:42 +0000 http://monoclelad.com/?p=105#comment-56 But purposefully shallow characters have depth because they are purposefully shallow! Yeah. That's my reasoning, anyway.<br><br>Yeah, that's the next book! And yay for not packing it up - mine aren't packed either. Of course, I'm not sure where I'm going to put them... I guess I could shove 'em in with my clothes, maybe... we will see. But purposefully shallow characters have depth because they are purposefully shallow! Yeah. That's my reasoning, anyway.

Yeah, that's the next book! And yay for not packing it up – mine aren't packed either. Of course, I'm not sure where I'm going to put them… I guess I could shove 'em in with my clothes, maybe… we will see.

]]> By: aethre http://monoclelad.com/2009/08/heh-women-amirite/comment-page-1/#comment-12 aethre Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:24:49 +0000 http://monoclelad.com/?p=105#comment-12 Yeah, that's what I think. It goes along with the 'you have to know the rules before you can break them' line of thought.<br><br>You can always toss the junk as you unpack! Yeah, that's what I think. It goes along with the 'you have to know the rules before you can break them' line of thought.

You can always toss the junk as you unpack!

]]> By: monoclelad http://monoclelad.com/2009/08/heh-women-amirite/comment-page-1/#comment-11 monoclelad Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:04:19 +0000 http://monoclelad.com/?p=105#comment-11 Ok, that was my sorta logic too... if its intentional then its not a flaw in writing. She's the character I invented to kinda point out the inherent logic fail of a lot of romance movies... i.e. that the popular girl is kinda shallow and theres no good reason the guy should spend that much effort on her except she's pretty and thats not really what love is.<br><br>That set of books is gonna go in my messenger bag along with my netbook, and a notebook, and a sketchbook. Ie. stuff I want to get to right away to take a break from unpacking. I'm really wishing I had gone through some of the stuff I put into boxes and tossed the junk but I already taped those boxes up so ya, not gonna bother so much. Ok, that was my sorta logic too… if its intentional then its not a flaw in writing. She's the character I invented to kinda point out the inherent logic fail of a lot of romance movies… i.e. that the popular girl is kinda shallow and theres no good reason the guy should spend that much effort on her except she's pretty and thats not really what love is.

That set of books is gonna go in my messenger bag along with my netbook, and a notebook, and a sketchbook. Ie. stuff I want to get to right away to take a break from unpacking. I'm really wishing I had gone through some of the stuff I put into boxes and tossed the junk but I already taped those boxes up so ya, not gonna bother so much.

]]> By: aethre http://monoclelad.com/2009/08/heh-women-amirite/comment-page-1/#comment-10 aethre Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:51:42 +0000 http://monoclelad.com/?p=105#comment-10 But purposefully shallow characters have depth because they are purposefully shallow! Yeah. That's my reasoning, anyway.<br><br>Yeah, that's the next book! And yay for not packing it up - mine aren't packed either. Of course, I'm not sure where I'm going to put them... I guess I could shove 'em in with my clothes, maybe... we will see. But purposefully shallow characters have depth because they are purposefully shallow! Yeah. That's my reasoning, anyway.

Yeah, that's the next book! And yay for not packing it up – mine aren't packed either. Of course, I'm not sure where I'm going to put them… I guess I could shove 'em in with my clothes, maybe… we will see.

]]> By: monoclelad http://monoclelad.com/2009/08/heh-women-amirite/comment-page-1/#comment-9 monoclelad Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:26:46 +0000 http://monoclelad.com/?p=105#comment-9 Better last minute than never right?<br><br>That set of books is one of the few books I'm not packing into boxes so I'll definitely let you know when I get through that book. its the next one right?<br><br>Yeah it really bugged me that several people thought that Navi was an acceptable female character. I like her but she doesn't even qualify as human.<br><br>I <3 your plan. As long as its shallow AND don't make sense. cause I have at least one character who is intentionally shallow, but shes a minor character at best and it'll make sense in context. :) Better last minute than never right?

That set of books is one of the few books I'm not packing into boxes so I'll definitely let you know when I get through that book. its the next one right?

Yeah it really bugged me that several people thought that Navi was an acceptable female character. I like her but she doesn't even qualify as human.

I <3 your plan. As long as its shallow AND don't make sense. cause I have at least one character who is intentionally shallow, but shes a minor character at best and it'll make sense in context. :)

]]> By: aethre http://monoclelad.com/2009/08/heh-women-amirite/comment-page-1/#comment-8 aethre Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:55:00 +0000 http://monoclelad.com/?p=105#comment-8 Just in time, Trav, just in time! I'm already half done my entry for this week, fyi.<br><br>To make you feel better about Alanna's womenly troubles, that's the last time that ever shows up in the rest of the Tortall books, iirc. Daine certainly wouldn't be surprised by such a thing since she's the (bastard) daughter of a midwife, XD Oh, and once you finish In the Hands of the Goddess, tell me who you think Alanna is going to end up with in the end. I'm curious to see your guess.<br><br>Navi? A believable woman? She started out as a guy for chrissake! I mean, sure, she's an awesome and entertaining character, but she certainly isn't a believable woman, XD<br><br>I've got a plan, Trav. Howabouts whenever we make characters of the opposite gender that are rather shallow and don't make sense we smack each other? I mean, we've gotta use our male/female partnership for SOMETHING. Something other than tricking people into we're married, that is. Just in time, Trav, just in time! I'm already half done my entry for this week, fyi.

To make you feel better about Alanna's womenly troubles, that's the last time that ever shows up in the rest of the Tortall books, iirc. Daine certainly wouldn't be surprised by such a thing since she's the (bastard) daughter of a midwife, XD Oh, and once you finish In the Hands of the Goddess, tell me who you think Alanna is going to end up with in the end. I'm curious to see your guess.

Navi? A believable woman? She started out as a guy for chrissake! I mean, sure, she's an awesome and entertaining character, but she certainly isn't a believable woman, XD

I've got a plan, Trav. Howabouts whenever we make characters of the opposite gender that are rather shallow and don't make sense we smack each other? I mean, we've gotta use our male/female partnership for SOMETHING. Something other than tricking people into we're married, that is.

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