Disappointed...
Monday, 28 April 2008 04:13:34

Well, some of you might be wonder where in the hell I have been! The last log had something to do with it, but I was still planning on making an appearance now and then. This is a blog I posted on MySpace a bit back and it explains thing... "[i][b]I Am A Browncoat[/b] And I wear that title with pride! Now lots of you already know what a Browncoat is, but for those who don’t here’s a quick and simple explanation. A Browncoat is a dedicated fan of the short lived TV show created by Joss Whedon called ’Firefly’ that also was turned into a movie called ’Serenity’. This blog though is not gonna go into detail of the show or anything along those lines, but it is to make something perfectly clear... I AM A BROWNCOAT! Just recently as you all know, I’ve had a down grade in my time online. It was my own decision and I am proud that I have stepped up to my responsibilities. I have had a few people that have not been happy that my absence has made communication a lil less than usual. It’s understandable, I’d prolly be a lil pissed myself. But the one communication that left me feeling upset was a message I received from a frequenter at the Firefly fansite I am a member of. Without giving away names or going into detail, I was accused of "avoiding my responsibilities as a Browncoat" and therefore I am "not a Browncoat at all, but just a mere flighty fan that has hooked onto true fan’s coat tails"... Are you out of your mind??? Just ’cause someone doesn’t have every waking second to post on a fansite for their fav show that makes them any less of a fan? Also I was told that ’cause I haven’t been able to make it to Dragon Con I’m "a terrible example to the real Browncoats" and am "not trying hard enough to follow what it means to be a true fan"... Wow, I think someone is living in a lil fantasy world there. No, I don’t have enough money to go to Dragon Con or other Con’s to meet the cast and mingle with my fellow ’Coats. No, I don’t own every piece of memorabilia available. No, I won’t name my kids after the BDH’s. No, I don’t write endless fanfics. No, I don’t check the fansite every 5 secs to see who’s responded to my post. No, I can’t quote you every last line word for word or tell you what was displayed in exact detail on Jayne’s screen in ’Ariel’. Does this make me any less of a Browncoat? OF COURSE NOT!! A Browncoat isn’t the extent of your experience, your knowledge, your personal belongings. It’s who you are. I AM A BROWNCOAT and I’m proud to be. Who are you to tell me otherwise? Nothing, that’s what and how dare you try to put a label on who I am or am not just ’cause you think you are the all knowing authority. Take these final words to heart... GET A LIFE![/i]" Well, I am indeed going to Dragon Con this yr, so that of course has changed, but it just really disappointed me that someone could be that self centered and heartless as to take someone's difficult situation and make it worse. No, I will not reveal the name of this tactless person, they know who they are. This just made me want to stay away. Now that I'm going to D*C I decided to suck it up and reconnect with everyone. I'd like to go and see all those faces I've been dying to meet for yrs now! And no, I didn't just come back to find a roomie. If I don't I'm fine with getting my own hotel room if need be. Just thought it would be nice to get back in the 'Coat swing of things and let someone's awful words and thoughts just roll off my back. I'm better than that. So anyhoo, I'm back and kicking bottom (hehe, obscure 'Red Dwarf' quotes are awsome)! Will be nice to get back to chatting with y'all, I've missed yas!

Copper for a Kiss
Monday, 28 April 2008 18:18:02

So,someone brought this line that (River says to Jayne in 'Ariel') up on the main threads a while ago, and I can't stop thinking about it. It *does* sound so authentic that I actually looked it up as a possible fragment on a Shakespeare search page. (www.rhymezone.com) The only hits I got for copper seem to suggest something which is false, passing itself off, not "true" in quality, or loyalty, character, when it concerns people. Shakespeare was a great man (in the literary sense). Somebody should make a statue of the Bard out of English mud. And write a song. Examples: #1---LOVE’s LABOR LOST FERDINAND: Away, away! no time shall be omitted That will betime, and may by us be fitted. BIRON: Allons! allons! Sow'd cockle reap'd no corn; And justice always whirls in equal measure: Light wenches may prove plagues to men forsworn; If so, our copper buys no better treasure. #2----KING HENRY IV PRINCE HENRY: Sirrah, do I owe you a thousand pound? FALSTAFF: A thousand pound, Ha! a million: thy love is worth a million: thou owest me thy love. Hostess: Nay, my lord, he called you Jack, and said he would cudgel you. FALSTAFF: Did I, Bardolph? BARDOLPH: Indeed, Sir John, you said so. FALSTAFF: Yea, if he said my ring was copper. PRINCE HENRY: I say 'tis copper: darest thou be as good as thy word now? #3----TROILUS AND CRESSIDA CRESSIDA: My lord, will you be true? TROILUS: Who, I? alas, it is my vice, my fault: Whiles others fish with craft for great opinion, I with great truth catch mere simplicity; Whilst some with cunning gild their copper crowns, With truth and plainness I do wear mine bare. Fear not my truth: the moral of my wit Is 'plain and true;' there's all the reach of it. So, that's all for now. I think we've got the general meaning of this much-analyzed phrase, just wanted to see if the idea had any literary roots. ------------------------------------------------ 4-30-08 Yeah, all. Thanks for commenting. As I've said elsewhere, most notably the original thread--(go look it up,there are some cool theories)---the Jesus reference is probably intended, but somewhat modified by the copper part. I was just checking possible other inspirations since it sounded so literary. For a more outright reference in this (ore) vein, check the Movie where Mr. Universe is "paid" by the Operative. I think he said something like "Where's my 30 coin?".