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The circus last night was fun. Not the best I've seen, but an entertaining evening. It's called "Uncle Sam's Great American Circus" and as far as I could tell, the only thing American about it was the stars and stripes on the big top. Certainly all the performers with speaking parts were European and there was nothing particularly American about the acts. Which is all to the good, I guess.
The clowns were really great. A couple of the acts were truly impressive, but the remainder was kinda blah. Not bad, just not exactly supportive of the advertising claiming they are "the best on planet earth". But that's okay; extravagant claims are part of the show.
The performance was at five and it's right next to my place of work so I didn't bother going home. I just headed into the park to sit under a tree and write fic.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
geonncannon gave me a prompt a few days ago. My plan was to write about 500 words, as I did for ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
birggitt's prompt the other day. But my Jo-muse just ain't gonna be satisfied with a ficlet. I went from ficlet to porn to omg-where-did-that-plot-come-from in the two hours I was in the park. So it's still unfinished. Hope to post for you tonight or tomorrow :)
(Note to self: It's not a good idea to write porn in a public place. You know why.)
I am enjoying the TV meme, and enjoying seeing others' answers, too. Mostly, I like that it's keeping me posting, so I'm thinking I should continue this idea. I've seen a generic "30 days" meme, with questions about music and pictures and suchlike. I've also seen a writing 30 days, though the questions seem to be directed at original rather than fan writing. Is there a 30 Days meme for fanfic? Or how about one for reading/books? I guess I could make up my own but if there's an existing meme already out there I'd rather do what everyone else is doing.
On the subject of TV, is anyone on my flist knowledgable about the Bible? Or the Torah, since my question involves the Old Testament. Something fans keep saying about the SPN finale has me puzzled.
See, the episode is narrated by Chuck, who we've been told by several sources is a prophet of the Lord. We go through the whole apocalyptic battle thing and the world doesn't end. Then at the end of the episode, Chuck does his summary/conclusion thing and we see him disappear, his final book complete.
SPN fandom commentary seems to assume that this means Chuck = God. Since the search for God took up a big chunk of the season, I understand that fans were expecting God to make an appearance in the finale, and we were told that God was currently "on Earth".
But, God-talk aside, isn't it more consistent to interpret Chuck as Elijah? Although I've read the Bible (yes, all of it) and I have a pretty good memory, I'm not clear about his significance in the Jewish faith; I just know he's important. But I do recall he was taken bodily into Heaven once his work was completed. And in the New Testament, at least one of the Gospels implies that John the Baptist was Elijah reborn.
So, wouldn't it make sense that in the context of SPN canon (which I do accept isn't exactly Biblical) that Elijah would return once again? Particularly as they went to so much trouble to emphasise the role of prophets?
I don't know. I consider I know the Bible better than many people who believe in it, but I'm certainly no scholar. Opinions? Anyone?
(I think Chuck = God = Kripke is more likely the inference we're meant to draw, which says something about the show runner's ego, but let's leave the Wizard behind the curtain for this one.)
The clowns were really great. A couple of the acts were truly impressive, but the remainder was kinda blah. Not bad, just not exactly supportive of the advertising claiming they are "the best on planet earth". But that's okay; extravagant claims are part of the show.
The performance was at five and it's right next to my place of work so I didn't bother going home. I just headed into the park to sit under a tree and write fic.
geonncannon gave me a prompt a few days ago. My plan was to write about 500 words, as I did for birggitt's prompt the other day. But my Jo-muse just ain't gonna be satisfied with a ficlet. I went from ficlet to porn to omg-where-did-that-plot-come-from in the two hours I was in the park. So it's still unfinished. Hope to post for you tonight or tomorrow :)(Note to self: It's not a good idea to write porn in a public place. You know why.)
I am enjoying the TV meme, and enjoying seeing others' answers, too. Mostly, I like that it's keeping me posting, so I'm thinking I should continue this idea. I've seen a generic "30 days" meme, with questions about music and pictures and suchlike. I've also seen a writing 30 days, though the questions seem to be directed at original rather than fan writing. Is there a 30 Days meme for fanfic? Or how about one for reading/books? I guess I could make up my own but if there's an existing meme already out there I'd rather do what everyone else is doing.
On the subject of TV, is anyone on my flist knowledgable about the Bible? Or the Torah, since my question involves the Old Testament. Something fans keep saying about the SPN finale has me puzzled.
See, the episode is narrated by Chuck, who we've been told by several sources is a prophet of the Lord. We go through the whole apocalyptic battle thing and the world doesn't end. Then at the end of the episode, Chuck does his summary/conclusion thing and we see him disappear, his final book complete.
SPN fandom commentary seems to assume that this means Chuck = God. Since the search for God took up a big chunk of the season, I understand that fans were expecting God to make an appearance in the finale, and we were told that God was currently "on Earth".
But, God-talk aside, isn't it more consistent to interpret Chuck as Elijah? Although I've read the Bible (yes, all of it) and I have a pretty good memory, I'm not clear about his significance in the Jewish faith; I just know he's important. But I do recall he was taken bodily into Heaven once his work was completed. And in the New Testament, at least one of the Gospels implies that John the Baptist was Elijah reborn.
So, wouldn't it make sense that in the context of SPN canon (which I do accept isn't exactly Biblical) that Elijah would return once again? Particularly as they went to so much trouble to emphasise the role of prophets?
I don't know. I consider I know the Bible better than many people who believe in it, but I'm certainly no scholar. Opinions? Anyone?
(I think Chuck = God = Kripke is more likely the inference we're meant to draw, which says something about the show runner's ego, but let's leave the Wizard behind the curtain for this one.)