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December 26, 2003
grave wax
Have I ever mentioned how much I don't like CSI? I probably haven't. I am an avid Forensic Files/Medical Detectives fan, but I find CSI to be pretty dumb. Moments such as when a detective walks into a fully lit room and whips out her flashlight are brilliant examples of why I don't like it. Oh, I know -- it's just a show. Forgive me. I'd rather watch the Discovery channel.
But sometimes I visit my family, and some of them are CSI addicts, so I end up watching it, and muffling my need to criticize.
There's not a whole lot that makes me shudder in disgust when it comes to cinematic gore. Slit throats, pulling out nails and teeth -- that's pretty much it. I have to hide my eyes every time I watch Braveheart, when Mel's honey gets the knife.
But, anyway -- on CSI tonight they had neat little segment on grave wax. I suppose maybe I could watch this show if I just kept my hand on the FF button, and muted it. So grave wax wound up in the book tonight....
Struggling with the idea of making villains creepy. The Christmas package is a good example of how to do so. What you imagine it contains is often far more interesting than what you actually get. Except on those rare occasions when your family exceeds your expectations. Which mine seems to do on a regular basis. But that's why I love 'em.
Um. Where was I? Ah yes. Villains who are creepy. I think I want to keep them all as under-described as possible. They should be poetic; that is, few words for more impact.
I had a great dream here about six demons based on six Greek gods, though they really weren't. Hermes, Poseidon, Hades, Time, and two more I never got around to. Time was by far the creepiest. She was a black smudge who aged the tide of her enemy's army until they had dissolved into compost, then flowers. And how the hell do you fight that?
I'm babbling. But I'm also halfway through chapter six. Stuff is happening! Yeee!
Posted by sdshaver at December 26, 2003 03:43 AM