Huh. 822 words in just a bit under 57 minutes. I think that’s actually pretty close to the “two hundred and fifty words every quarter hour.” Mind, half of them need to be dragged out and shot, but there are words!
Had an interesting discussion about Dale (of Walking Dead), Glen Bateman (of The Stand), and Bobby (from Supernatural) with John, earlier today. I was frustrated because I didn’t have quite the right words for them, and couldn’t pin down the common elements. (Besides, you know, all three of them have made me cry once. Damn characters.)
It’s hard to get into this without getting into spoilers, and my laptop is telling me “shut it down, dummy, you have 8 minutes left”, but the end result of the discussion was that we started with the idea of father figures and what they mean the hero has to do, and from there went through the concept of homemakers on to culture heros, tricksters, and civilizing influences. TV Tropes has failed me, and that’s okay, because while it’s a nice thing to check in on occasionally I am actually perfectly fine with opinions that aren’t pre-listed on it. (Still need a better breakdown of pet monster idea, too.)
4 minutes power left, warning light blinking, more later.