Not of my own making, for some reason it would not let me re-blog it.
- Do you usually sleep with your closet door open or closed? Open, always.
- Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotels? Never. Firstly because up until recently I’ve had hip length hair, and because they usually dry out my hair. Guess that makes me a bit high maintenance.
- Where is your next vacation? Costa Rica in August.
- Who do you think reads these? The people who have to delete the answers to fill out their own.
- Do you have a calendar in your room? Nope, but I used to buy a Harry Potter one every year.
- What’s your plan for the day? Write.
- Are you reading any books right now? Inferno from Dan Brown.
- Do you ever count your steps when you walk? Absentmindedly.
- Do you ever dance even if there’s no music playing? Only to embarrass one of my friends in public.
- Do you chew your pens and pencils? After two years of braces I’ve learned to take very good care of my teeth. So, no.
- What is your “Song of the Week”? Iridescent from Lincoln Park. Rising Dawn from Helios. And Begin Again from Taylor Swift. Those are my last iTunes downloads.
- Is it okay for guys to wear pink? In Medieval times red symbolized masculinity, so baby boys usually wore pink. Fashion cycles. In other words I don’t care.
- Do you still watch cartoons? Never did honestly. Unless you count animated Disney/Pixar movies.
- What do you drink with dinner? Water, sometimes Sprite.
- What do you dip Chicken Nuggets in? Not big on the dipping sauces, even less so on chicken nuggets.
- What is your favorite food/cuisine? Italian. Stromboli, or stuffed shells, though I have them probably once every two months.
- What movies could you watch over and over and still love? Ever After. Lion King. Run Fatboy Run.
- When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper? My friend who just moved to S. Carolina. About a month ago.
- Can you change the oil on a car? I’ve never done it. I’ve checked the oil before.
- Best thing to eat for breakfast? Poached egg on an English muffin, with cheese, avocado, and tomato.
- What is your usual bedtime? Nothing usual about it. It’s summer so anywhere from 2 o’clock in the afternoon to 8 o’clock in the morning.
- Are you lazy? I can be.
- Afraid of heights? Heights don’t bother me. Falling to my death? Well…
- Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? Indiana Jones.
- Tea or coffee? Dislike both.
- Favorite kind of cookie? Homemade Ma’s recipe of Oatmeal Raisin.
- Can you swim well? Not particularly fast, but I’m a strong swimmer. Beats running.
- Can you hold your breath w/o manually holding your nose? Can’t everyone?
- Who do you want to see right now? No one. And that’s called true relaxation.
Anonymous
Anonymous asked:
if your dislike of cat is based on her treatment of jon, then you are in for a serious reality check. how do you think you would react having to live in the same house as the living, breathing evidence of your husband's infidelity? should she take out her frustration at ned on jon? no, but wouldn't you? chances are that you (and anyone else) would react that exact same way in the given situation. you have no idea how hard it is to love a child that isn't yours, esp. given cat's circumstances
I don’t know what you mean by I’m in for a reality check.
I also don’t know if I’m not explaining myself correctly or if you’re just an antagonist person, but I’ll answer anyway.
No I would not react the same way. It is almost violently against my personality, how I’ve been shaped from the way I was raised, personal experiences, or nature I can honestly say I would not be able to treat any innocent child no matter the circumstances that way, and I think you sell people short by believing everyone else would.And if it was impossible to love a child just because biologically they were not yours then adoption would be impossible. In less you mean it’s impossible to love a child that was the product of infidelity, in that case I would hope you could not remain indifferent to a child who looks so much like the spouse you do love.
It’s a very complicated issue, and much more interesting to debate flawed characters. Just because you seem to like Catelyn a great deal doesn’t mean that you can’t dislike a part of her behavior. Nor does it mean that I hate her.
I guess it comes down to the fact that I identify more with Jon Snow and his hurts, and I wish he had a maternal influence in his life. Given that Catelyn is the only one who could fulfill that role while also alleviating his self flagellant behavior I blame her for not working past her complicated emotions to be there for the child. She would have been better off to let go of that resentment and he would have had a bit more esteem for himself, hopefully.
I don’t fault her for her feelings, only her actions. I will continue to stand by the fact that I could never deny a child in need based on the sins of his parents. Even if, were I Catelyn, I never let him see that a part of me still smarted at his existence.
Anonymous
Anonymous asked:
if you really think catelyn was deliberately written to be "hateful or unlikeable" i seriously question your reading comprehension, she's one of the most likeable characters in the entire series and one of the author's favourites. her character was created in response to mothers generally being pushed to the side in fantasy series, to show that they are as important and worthy of admiration as the "heroes." women are sometimes treated problematically in asoiaf, but youre totally wrong about cat
I don’t mean she is hateful as a person but that she’s kind of hateful to Jon. She’s obviously a devoted wife to Ned and mother, as shown when Bran is injured and she stays by his side, though very single minded as she ignores her youngest son in her grief. She’s really complex, I’m just bothered by some of her choices so far. Single mindedness isn’t really an admirable trait to me as it’s blinding and emotionally compromises you when you’re trying to make decisions, though that’s my personal opinion on her character.
ladyshagginggodiva:
Just started Game of Thrones (the book). Not sure if I like the incest, whores, horrifying violence, or just general regard for women.
But you know the first thing that bothered me? The way Catelyn Stark treats Jon.
Putting myself in her shoes…I’m engaged to be married…
Valid points. She’s been pretty powerless in all of these decisions without even the curtsey of consultation. And I understand her resentment just not her choices there after. Maybe I can’t separate my modern views to look at the situation objectively. My husband cheats on me and has a child - I blame the husband. During a more primitive Middle Ages society where I’ve been raised more subservient to my lord and husband I might blame the child because I have no one else to unleash my emotions on. And maybe she was distant because she didn’t like how hateful she was to Jon.
What I meant when I said I wonder about the characterization of women in the book is a lot of times male authors (especially in fantasy novels) like to write women as hateful or unlikeable so the reader feels like they deserve whatever gruesome things happen to them. If a woman is attacked by a man and she was pleasant and shy then its awful but if she was a bitch it was well deserved. And also I just started the series so I might be lamenting over nothing.
Just started Game of Thrones (the book). Not sure if I like the incest, whores, horrifying violence, or just general regard for women.
But you know the first thing that bothered me? The way Catelyn Stark treats Jon.
Putting myself in her shoes…I’m engaged to be married to a man I might love who is violently killed by the Mad King, then I’m traded off to his brother. I marry him, become pregnant and then he goes off to war. He comes back with a child the same age of my newborn son and tells me it’s his and will be living at Winterfell alongside our children. If I love him then I’m hurt. If I didn’t love him then I’m embarrassed. But I can’t hate the child. I’m feeling all maternal towards my baby and here comes another who’s cute and in need of a mother. Maybe I’m wary to bond with him because I’m feeling resentful but that fades. I can hold onto my anger at Ned longer than I can this innocent child. A child that needs love, who will face judgement from the rest of the world because his parentage and should at least have my support, right?
I don’t know I just can’t see how she could be so hateful and angry towards him. I can’t really articulate it, it’s just wrong. It makes me wonder at the characterization of women in this series.
