Saturday, January 06, 2007

I thought I should take a moment to mention this site I just ran across, called For Always and For Always. It's a Jonathan Strange fan site, but apparently focuses more on the Raven King (which is perfectly acceptable, in my opinion). Now, that's not a link to the front page, but to what the keeper calls "Mathematical Formulae." Here's an example:


5.) The Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair = (Legolas x Lucius Malfoy) / (Dumbledore + Voldemort) = Yes, stop thinking about Legolas and Lucius Malfoy having sex [1]. Well, all right, go think about it, I'll wait. [...] Back now? Okay. The Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair is a fairy (yes, a "fairy," and not a "faerie," which is a term that was made up by Spenser in an attempt to look all cool and ancient, which was then appropriated by idiots all over the world in the centuries to come who were striving to look all cool and ancient, too; Clarke's failure to use it is Reason #409,871 to love her fiction, as far as I'm concerned), and a king, and a total ass. He possesses many of the traits we associate with both Legolas and Lucius, such as preening vanity, blind hubris, excellent hair, vapidly exhibitionist magic, and opaque, overwhelming self-love. The Gentleman is both darker and brighter than you expect, and responsible for more than he -- or anyone -- realizes. He's also basically completely evil. Basically. Completely.


He is a bit manic, and I disagree with his statement that the Man with the Thistle-down Hair is evil. He is, more simply, amoral. But still, quite entertaining.

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