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capri0mniSo, I've started writing my first Blogger post.
For (what feels like) a long time, I couldn't decide what I should put down there. Then I woke up today and decided it should be an introduction: to myself (basically, that I love my subject, and it makes me squee), and my approach to the whole idea of "authentic folktales" (basically, that I used to cling to the idea that there is such a thing, and I was a bit dogmatic about it, but I've now relaxed a bit, in my middle age).
I've been working at it for a couple hours, and I've got two and a half paragraphs written. And it feels like my eyes are crossing. So I'm taking a break (most of the time & mental strain is finding sources to link to / quote from, for the claims I make -- once an academic, always an academic).
Once I have a first post up, I'll change my settings, so the blog will appear in Google searches, etc.. And I'll put a link here.
In the meantime, Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer was on my TV, night before last; I caught it just as they got to the Island of Misfit Toys. And I got to wondering:
There's been a lot of tie-in merchandizing and spin-off stories around Rudolf himself. But has there ever been any tie-in (in the form of actual toys, or Christmas tree ornaments, or greeting card images) with the misfits themselves? 'Cause I think an Ostrich-Riding Cowboy would be lots of fun... same with a pink-spotted elephant. Not to mention the Winged Lion who's king of the island.
You know?
I mean, the whole point and moral of the TV story was: respect the misfits, dammit! And yet, the misfits are still totally forgotten.
...It's almost enough to make one almost cynical about the whole Christmas culture...
For (what feels like) a long time, I couldn't decide what I should put down there. Then I woke up today and decided it should be an introduction: to myself (basically, that I love my subject, and it makes me squee), and my approach to the whole idea of "authentic folktales" (basically, that I used to cling to the idea that there is such a thing, and I was a bit dogmatic about it, but I've now relaxed a bit, in my middle age).
I've been working at it for a couple hours, and I've got two and a half paragraphs written. And it feels like my eyes are crossing. So I'm taking a break (most of the time & mental strain is finding sources to link to / quote from, for the claims I make -- once an academic, always an academic).
Once I have a first post up, I'll change my settings, so the blog will appear in Google searches, etc.. And I'll put a link here.
In the meantime, Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer was on my TV, night before last; I caught it just as they got to the Island of Misfit Toys. And I got to wondering:
There's been a lot of tie-in merchandizing and spin-off stories around Rudolf himself. But has there ever been any tie-in (in the form of actual toys, or Christmas tree ornaments, or greeting card images) with the misfits themselves? 'Cause I think an Ostrich-Riding Cowboy would be lots of fun... same with a pink-spotted elephant. Not to mention the Winged Lion who's king of the island.
You know?
I mean, the whole point and moral of the TV story was: respect the misfits, dammit! And yet, the misfits are still totally forgotten.
...It's almost enough to make one almost cynical about the whole Christmas culture...
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Date: 2009-12-05 07:16 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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