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Oct. 25th, 2005 08:16 amellyssian1) Go to my userinfo and pick five of my interests that you would like me to explain.
2) Reply to this post with the five you pick.
3) I will attempt to explain why they are interesting to me.
4) If I respond to you, you must post this in your journal as well, and respond to queries about your interests.
2) Reply to this post with the five you pick.
3) I will attempt to explain why they are interesting to me.
4) If I respond to you, you must post this in your journal as well, and respond to queries about your interests.
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Choices choices
Date: 2005-10-25 09:07 am (UTC)And I would like to hear why they're interesting to you as well as definitions (if applicable).
Re: Choices choices
Date: 2005-10-25 09:38 am (UTC)The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite Tim Burton films, although I - at the least - like every one I've seen. The merging of Halloween with Christmas is, to me, a summary of everything Tim Burton stands for - the mix of wonder and horror, crystalline beauty and headless bodies walking around. Also, it explains a lot about those "holiday worlds of old."
Urban Fantasy is, at its most simple level, self explanatory: a fantasy work that takes place in an urban environment. de Lint comes to mind, as does Gaiman. For some, the definition tends to be better rendered as "modern fantasy", which is somewhat applicable given the tendency to pave everything and make it all urban. For me, it's glimpses of other worlds and magic, hidden in cobblestone streets, around the corner from everyday life - close enough to catch an occasional song or smell a fragrant woodland upon the breeze, but hidden well enough that on your second glance you may only see an alley way with an overflowing dumpster.
Raptors - I tend to favor the red tailed hawk, gyrfalcon, snowy owl, and eagle. About five years ago we started going to Hawk Mountain to watch the fall migration. Now I live further up along the ridge, essentially right under their migration. Beautiful and fascinating creatures.
Hammered Dulcimers are a stringed instrument, played with small wooden sticks. I have one that was custom built for my mother, and, for some reason, she decided I should have it. I have far-from-mastered it - and it's missing a bridge piece that prevents me from tuning a couple of strings - but it does have a beautiful sound. It will, if left uncovered, have a tendency to play along with you, quite literally vibrating in harmony.