I Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher

[redbrunja]

 I watched the finale of True Blood, if anyone is interested in chatting about that.

I also finished The Lightning Thief today, which I greatly enjoyed. I reminded me a lot of early Harry Potter (in a good way) and I enjoyed it enough to put a hold on the next volume. (I hope it gets darker as Percy gets older, like HP did.) I loved all the mythology, Percy was a great pov character (and I liked how his dyslexia was described), Annabeth was awesome, Grover was annoying, they treated Percy's mother like a character in her own right, and not just as The Mom. My one major complaint was that I could really tell it was written for 12-year-olds. (Grover, in particular, was a character would only exist and would only behave as he did in a children's book. By that I mean I found it ridiculously that he would have been given the task he was.) Also, I totally want Annabeth to get Cybernus as a pet at some point. That would be awesome.

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[fonsetorigo.livejournal.com]

I watched the movie of Percy Jackson, but as I am currently studying Greek Mythology I am hesitant to read any modern things to do with it, as Greek Myths fuck around with their own ideas better then half the Harry Potter writers could ever and I need to get the "facts" of the myths in a straight line.

... That and who ever wrote the book, "Perseus" is actually a son of Zeus, not Poseidon. But that is a small gripe. :FFF

[fonsetorigo.livejournal.com]

....But I am very interested in looking into them after I am done with this course, because I love the retelling of Myth in a simple story way. We change the stories to fit our audience, to make it relevant. It is *why* even within Ancient Greek culture there are just so many variations. I love looking at how they do adapt, from the myths of 1000 years ago, to the myths of today. If that makes any sense.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's directly addressed in the book (but not the movie, which I reject for everything but Annabeth icons) that Perseus is Zeus's son. Percy's mother named him Perseus because the mythical Perseus seemed to have a happier life and keep his act together better than other Heroes.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

*nods*

Plus there was that happy marriage with Andromeda.... *is still bitter about The Clash of the Titans*

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen the new CotT yet.

There's also the fact that it wasn't uncommon to name your child after a god/something significant to a god that might bear your child a grudge, so there's a practical purpose to it, too.

[fonsetorigo.livejournal.com]

Well that is a relief :D I liked the movie because it made me lulz, I wasn't taking it very seriously. That and I felt so much joy in watching Persephone screw over Hades for what he did to her. Bastard had it come. :DDD