Dance, Puppets! Dance!

[kaitou]

I need distraction, people. Distraction from my amazing amounts of nothing to do.

What are you finding exciting right now? Personally I'm still in the middle of my Ancient Technology kick. I have books about Chinese inventors, Greek explorers and the history of salt waiting for me on my nighttable now. Can't get enough of this stuff. I keep trying to cram what I can into Penny and Three Winters. Expect Nano-08 to be all about this stuff.

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[m-steelgrave.livejournal.com]

Well, in between picking up accident reports at the police station and rehearsals that last until nearly midnight, I'm looking into the canon of Satan as it appears in various faiths. Like in Islam, he wasn't an angel to begin with, but a djinn (so he's made of fire). His big rebellion was to love God so much that he refused to be subservient to humans even if they were made in God's image, so he was cast out to go check them out and see what all the fuss was about. Gives Milton a run for his money, that's for sure.

So that's MY light reading of late. ^_^

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

two questions....why are you picking up accident reports at the police station?
And
So what got you interested in that?
And
(yes, I know, this makes three, I lied) so what happens after he gets kicked out to go check out humanity? How does that turn into ruling hell and tempting the innocent and all that? (Or is that even how it works in Islam? I don't know much about it. Damn that makes 4)

[m-steelgrave.livejournal.com]

1. I had to get the police report from the idiot backing into my car Monday.

2. Mine started as Nano research, as well. Actually, it started as HP fic research regarding snakes, but as usual I got mesmerized by the links in Wikipedia and there I was.

3. It depends on what you read. Mostly Satan acts as a servant of God to test the faith of humans (Job is pretty much the only book in the Bible that comes close to showing their relationship in that manner). It's really similar to what you find in Christianity, with Satan wanting to prove to God how inferior people are by swaying them to sin. I just like that he started of as a djinn, a creature with free will, and that the hubris is not that he didn't want to be bossed around, but that he was TOO devoted.

[m-steelgrave.livejournal.com]

I am also an idiot who apparently can't hit "reply" instead of "comment." :P

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

Yes, because we must keep the all important thread intact ;)

Read your post about the car, I'm glad to hear it seems to be working out OK. I'll keep my fingers crossed that there aren't any new snags.

I love the way Wikipedia works that way. This is one of my all time favorite comics, because it's SO TRUE. http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/051106.html

[m-steelgrave.livejournal.com]

I love the way Wikipedia works that way. This is one of my all time favorite comics, because it's SO TRUE.

STORY OF MY LIFE. This is why my post-gradschool backup plan is to go on Jeopardy if I can't find a job. Sometimes it pays to be a nerd with a ridiculous attention span.

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. I want to go to New York just so I can track down the 'Cash Cab.'

If I won the lottery I'd totally go back to school forever. Just to learn interesting odds and ends. First up I want a degree in the history of science & engineering.

[velithya]

I am finding Guilty Gear pretty exciting right now, but I might be a little biased because two of my planned cosplay costimes for this year are Guilty Gear-related, so! :)

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

So which came first, the costume love or game love? I know OF Guilty Gear, but I know next to nothing about it. What makes it awesome?

[velithya]

I first heard about the game when my then-cosplay-group decided to do costumes from the latest version of Guilty Gear, so I guess that means the costume love came first!

At first blush, GG looks like just another fighting game but when you scratch the surface there's an entire universe and story behind the fights that weaves together really well. My friend rallamajoop (who has been a GG fan for much longer than I have, I must admit) has a bit of a pimping post here, if you're interested, with some official art to accompany it as well.

My favourite part of the game is probably the interaction between Sol and Ky, the two main characters (that's them in my first icon up there) who are ostensibly rivals but quite possibly Gay For Each Other. In canon, too - there's a piece of official art featuring them crossing swords with the heading "hostility is akin to love". :3