I thought I posted this last week. Whoops. Hurrah for clients.

The only thing major problem I had with in Batman Begins (apart from the Unnecessary Katie Holmes) is ...
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But overall I thought it was an awesome fillum.


Oh, man. I kinda like what little I've read of Robin Hobbs' writing. But. She's gone on the warpath about fanfiction, and she's made this odd point:

“Fan fiction is a good way for people to learn to be writers.”
No. It isn’t. If this is true, then karaoke is the path to become a singer, coloring books produce great artists, and all great chefs have a shelf of cake mixes.

Uh, I think you might be flying in the face of popular opinion there, love. Many an arts student has copied a Grand Old Master stroke for stroke in order to study form. I've been told to, essentially, rewrite another author's passage keeping their rhythm (a verb where they have a verb, a noun where they have a noun), exploring a different emotion. I've been told to type verbatim other author's words into a word processor so I understand what good writing feels like. Hell, I learnt a lot about singing technique by mimicking Sarah Brightman on my recording of Phantom when I was a wee mite. Not everything, true; but I did learn something. Anyway, the karaoke point is completely moot because most singers don't write their own material, and many excellent singers cannot (or do not) play another instrument. It's an odd analogy to choose. (Colouring books produce great colourists.)

"Fan fiction is Paint-By-Numbers art."

Oh, Robin.

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I can tell I'm tired when my brain organises sentences such as this: "Read the first part of thingie by whatsit".

Had crap day, though not as crap as last week. Was it Thursday or Friday? I can't remember. Waited for two and a half hours today in the cold for my car that I should have got back last Thursday. Took about half an hour or so to warm my body up again.

Very tired. Going to bed. Have not packed for tomorrow.