12||0|2548|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||an s1 musing|Gryphon||20:47:09|03/28/2010|Re-reading the early part of %5Bi%5DSymphony No. 1%5B%2Fi%5D by way of working on %5Bi%5DCorrespondence III%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I%27m struck again by how satisfied I still am with the depth of feeling expressed by Corwin%27s line%2C %22He will walk among the damned and dishonored on the Final Day%2C and I will find him among their legions and I will KILL HIM AGAIN%21%22 That%27s how you know a Norseman really%2C %5Bi%5Dreally%5B%2Fi%5D hates somebody%2C when he%27s willing to put in that kind of effort to pursue a continuation of a personal vendetta %5Bi%5Din the middle of the Ragnar%26ouml%3Bk%5B%2Fi%5D%2C when presumably it%27s ultimately not going to matter anyway.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 1|1|0|||1||RE%3A an s1 musing|Offsides||21:00:52|03/28/2010|%3ERe-reading the early part of %5Bi%5DSymphony No. 1%5B%2Fi%5D by way of working %0D%0A%3Eon %5Bi%5DCorrespondence III%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I%27m struck again by how satisfied I %0D%0A%3Estill am with the depth of feeling expressed by Corwin%27s line%2C %22He %0D%0A%3Ewill walk among the damned and dishonored on the Final Day%2C and I will %0D%0A%3Efind him among their legions and I will KILL HIM AGAIN%21%22 That%27s how %0D%0A%3Eyou know a Norseman really%2C %5Bi%5Dreally%5B%2Fi%5D hates somebody%2C when he%27s %0D%0A%3Ewilling to put in that kind of effort to pursue a continuation of a %0D%0A%3Epersonal vendetta %5Bi%5Din the middle of the Ragnar%F6k%5B%2Fi%5D%2C when %0D%0A%3Epresumably it%27s ultimately not going to matter anyway. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AI think this can be summed up by saying %22The world may be ending%2C but I%27ll be damned if I%27m gonna go before you do%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0AOffsides%0D%0A%0D%0A%26%2391%3B...%26%2393%3B in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.%0D%0A -- David Ben Gurion%0D%0AEPU RCW %23%26pi%3B%0D%0A%23include %3Cstdsig.h%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A an s1 musing|Pasha||00:15:31|04/06/2010|%3ERe-reading the early part of %5Bi%5DSymphony No. 1%5B%2Fi%5D by way of working %0D%0A%3Eon %5Bi%5DCorrespondence III%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I%27m struck again by how satisfied I %0D%0A%3Estill am with the depth of feeling expressed by Corwin%27s line%2C %22He %0D%0A%3Ewill walk among the damned and dishonored on the Final Day%2C and I will %0D%0A%3Efind him among their legions and I will KILL HIM AGAIN%21%22 That%27s how %0D%0A%3Eyou know a Norseman really%2C %5Bi%5Dreally%5B%2Fi%5D hates somebody%2C when he%27s %0D%0A%3Ewilling to put in that kind of effort to pursue a continuation of a %0D%0A%3Epersonal vendetta %5Bi%5Din the middle of the Ragnar%F6k%5B%2Fi%5D%2C when %0D%0A%3Epresumably it%27s ultimately not going to matter anyway. %0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s always been my favorite of your lines. I cribbed it a couple weeks back in a D%26D game. well%2C sorta. it was more along the lines of %22I%27ll hunt him down and kill him for that. I%27ll kill him and then%2C when I die and get dragged down to hell%2C I%27ll seek him out and tear out his spleen. And woe betide any demon who stands in my way%22 but considering that Corwin is swearing to tear his way through whole ARMIES in order to hunt down what%27s his name...%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0A-Pasha%0D%0AWhat was that feeling again%3F%0D%0AOh yes.%0D%0A-Rage- 3|2|2|||||RE%3A an s1 musing|Bushido||10:24:24|04/12/2010|Not to mention %0D%0A%3EMy curse upon you%2C Akio Ohtori%2C%3C he snarled in his mother tongue.%0D%0A%0D%0A %3EBy my Will and by my Power%2C %0D%0A Birthright from my divine Mother%2C %0D%0A This is my command%3A%0D%0A May you never know completion%0D%0A May you never know achievement%0D%0A May you never know success%3A%0D%0A But always frustration%0D%0A Always shortfall%0D%0A Always failure.%3C%0D%0A%0D%0A Akio sneered mockingly and lunged%3B Corwin slipped the strike%2C whirled Stick about him%2C and thrust it billiard-cue-style through his curled left hand. As the ferrule on the forward end passed through his hand it began to glow with the same scarlet light as his raging brand.%0D%0A %3EI am Corwin of the Raven-Hair%2C%3C he roared%2C and as the ferrule smacked firmly into the vestigial dot of a brand in the center of Akio%27s forehead%2C he completed the curse%3A %3ELet the covenant of my hatred be sealed upon your brow%21%3C%0D%0A%0D%0AFrom Knights of the Tenth World Part III%3A Endgame%0D%0A%0D%0Aand%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%22My curse still stands%2C you scum%2C you -nithling-%2C%22 Corwin spat in a voice of cold but barely contained wrath. %22So does my vow to kill you. Not here%2C not now - that would be improper. As your pal Touga pointed out%2C there are rules to this sort of thing. But someday%2C Akio%2C you%27re going to screw up and put yourself across my path. And when that happens%3F%22%0D%0A Corwin leaned in another inch%2C so that their noses were almost touching%2C and whispered in a low%2C venomous rasp%2C %22_I%27m going to tear you apart._%22%0D%0A%0D%0AFrom Sympathy For the Devil 4|3|3|||1||RE%3A an s1 musing|A Vile Gangster||15:06:24|04/12/2010|%3E%3EMy curse upon you%2C Akio Ohtori%2C%3C he snarled in his mother tongue.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E %3EBy my Will and by my Power%2C %0D%0A%3E Birthright from my divine Mother%2C %0D%0A%3E This is my command%3A %0D%0A%3E May you never know completion %0D%0A%3E May you never know achievement %0D%0A%3E May you never know success%3A %0D%0A%3E But always frustration %0D%0A%3E Always shortfall %0D%0A%3E Always failure.%3C %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E %3EI am Corwin of the Raven-Hair%2C%3C he roared%2C and as the ferrule %0D%0A%3Esmacked firmly into the vestigial dot of a brand in the center of %0D%0A%3EAkio%27s forehead%2C he completed the curse%3A %3ELet the covenant of my %0D%0A%3Ehatred be sealed upon your brow%21%3C %0D%0A%0D%0ASuch Glorious Vehemence%21 I loved every minute.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22My curse still stands%2C you scum%2C you -nithling-%2C%22 Corwin spat in a %0D%0A%3Evoice of cold but barely contained wrath. %22So does my vow to kill %0D%0A%3Eyou. Not here%2C not now - that would be improper. As your pal Touga %0D%0A%3Epointed out%2C there are rules to this sort of thing. But someday%2C %0D%0A%3EAkio%2C you%27re going to screw up and put yourself across my path. And %0D%0A%3Ewhen that happens%3F%22 %0D%0A%3E Corwin leaned in another inch%2C so that their noses were almost %0D%0A%3Etouching%2C and whispered in a low%2C venomous rasp%2C %22_I%27m going to tear %0D%0A%3Eyou apart._%22 %0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DYES.%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AQuoth Detective Friday%2C %5Bi%5D%22Buddy%2C you just picked two of my favorites%21%22%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A----%0D%0ANow Playing%3A%0D%0AMot%F6rhead -- Die%2C You Bastard%21%28Another Perfect Day%2C 1983%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DYour shadow%27s alive%2C it breathes at your side.%0D%0AGot no place to hide%2C be with you %27til the day you die%21%0D%0A%5Bb%5DDIE%2C YOU BASTARD%21%21%5B%2FB%5D %5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3C THIS SPACE FOR RENT %3E 5|4|4|||1||RE%3A an s1 musing|Gryphon||15:34:45|04/12/2010|%3E%3E Corwin leaned in another inch%2C so that their noses were almost %0D%0A%3E%3Etouching%2C and whispered in a low%2C venomous rasp%2C %22_I%27m going to tear %0D%0A%3E%3Eyou apart._%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%5Bb%5DYES.%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%0D%0ATrue confession%3A That line%2C both the wording and Corwin%27s delivery%2C was inspired by Sir David Jason as%2C of all characters%2C the normally-happy-go-lucky Detective Inspector Jack Frost in an old episode of %5Bi%5DA Touch of Frost%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 6|5|5|||1||RE%3A an s1 musing|A Vile Gangster||16:54:56|04/12/2010|I%27ve never heard of it. I%27m going to try and find it somewhere%2C maybe Youtube has the clip.%0D%0A%0D%0AI %5Bi%5Dreally%5B%2Fi%5D like it. Normally pleasant people giving in to the Furies will can be a powerful moment of growth for the character%2C as it was in Corwin%27s case.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat I see in this is a vendetta backed by the ageless will of the Aesir. Hell%2C once the Worldtree registers this input%2C It%27s virtually a foregone conclusion%21 Tall dark %27n creepy can run%2C scheme%2C connive and plot%2C but it will accomplish nothing but to hasten along his own demise.%0D%0A%0D%0ASo delicious%21%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DKHAAAAAAAAAAAN%21%21%21%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A----%0D%0ANow Playing%3A%0D%0ATool -- Eulogy %28%C6nima%2C 1996%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DStanding above the crowd%2C%0D%0AHe had a voice that was strong and loud and I%0D%0ASwallowed his facade%2C %27cause I%27m so%0D%0AEager to identify with%0D%0ASomeone above the ground%2C%0D%0ASomeone who seemed to feel the same%2C%0D%0ASomeone prepared to lead the way and%0D%0ASomeone who would die for me... %0D%0A%0D%0AWill you%3F Will you now%3F%0D%0AWould you die for me%3F%0D%0ADon%27t you fuckin lie%21%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3C THIS SPACE FOR RENT %3E 7|5|5|||||RE%3A an s1 musing|MoonEyes||21:05:16|04/12/2010|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-10 AT 09:07 PM (EDT)]%3ETrue confession%3A That line%2C both the wording and Corwin%27s delivery%2C %0D%0A%3Ewas inspired by Sir David Jason as%2C of all characters%2C the %0D%0A%3Enormally-happy-go-lucky Detective Inspector Jack Frost in an old %0D%0A%3Eepisode of %5Bi%5DA Touch of Frost%5B%2Fi%5D. %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ATo be utterly and completely pissy and nit-picking%2C he isn%27t SIR David Jason.%0D%0AHe%27s Sir David John White. Not that it matters in the least in the long run%2C but...%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyways%2C would you happen to know which episode this was%3F One can hope%2C as they say. Especially since monday last was the last episode%2C and all. 8|6|7|||1||RE%3A an s1 musing|Gryphon||21:22:58|04/12/2010|%3ETo be utterly and completely pissy and nit-picking%2C he isn%27t SIR David %0D%0A%3EJason. He%27s Sir David John White.%0D%0A%0D%0AYes%2C yes%2C I know. And Sir Michael Caine isn%27t really Sir Michael Caine%2C either%2C but if I said %22Sir Maurice Micklewhite%22%2C most people wouldn%27t know who the fuck I was talking about. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAnyways%2C would you happen to know which episode this was%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAlas%2C I haven%27t the slightest. It was a very long time ago%2C though%2C when they used to show AToF sometimes on A%26E%2C so it must%27ve been quite an early episode. %28You know%2C back in the 1990s%2C when they still occasionally had arts and entertainment on that channel.%29 All I can remember now is that he was talking to a suspect he couldn%27t quite hang something on%2C and quite suddenly changed from good cop to bad cop - which%2C coming from Frost%2C was only slightly less startling than if he%27d turned into the Hulk.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 9|7|8|||||RE%3A an s1 musing|MoonEyes||11:04:01|04/13/2010|%3EYes%2C yes%2C I know. And Sir Michael Caine isn%27t really Sir Michael %0D%0A%3ECaine%2C either%2C but if I said %22Sir Maurice Micklewhite%22%2C most people %0D%0A%3Ewouldn%27t know who the fuck I was talking about. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0APoint. Definetly a point. I have to say%2C in relations to Sir Michael%2C that it%27s a pity he didn%27t look the other way. The image of a proper British actor named Sir Michael One Hundred and One Dalmatians tickles me%2C as it were.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAlas%2C I haven%27t the slightest. It was a very long time ago%2C though%2C %0D%0A%3Ewhen they used to show AToF sometimes on A%26E%2C so it must%27ve been quite %0D%0A%3Ean early episode. %28You know%2C back in the 1990s%2C when they still %0D%0A%3Eoccasionally had arts and entertainment on that channel.%29 All I can %0D%0A%3Eremember now is that he was talking to a suspect he couldn%27t quite %0D%0A%3Ehang something on%2C and quite suddenly changed from good cop to bad cop %0D%0A%3E- which%2C coming from Frost%2C was only slightly less startling than if %0D%0A%3Ehe%27d turned into the Hulk. %0D%0A%0D%0AAs does the image of a British Hulk in Frosts hat. Tickles me%2C that is. But yes%2C I can imagine that it would sort of break the scene%2C a bit. The show was somewhat...irregular%2C perhaps%2C though. There are %27series%27 with only the one episode in it%2C all year. 10|8|9|||1||RE%3A an s1 musing|The Traitor||12:10:53|04/13/2010|Indeed... they might show a marathon%2C what with the show finally having finished. Frost was very good%2C but dropped off a bit until the swansong%2C for which they shot two endings.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf you look on the ITV website%2C you can see the ending that didn%27t go out.%0D%0A%0D%0AHearts of granite are necessary in order not to cry.%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22Together we will build an empire of a million shining suns.%22 -- Dave%2C Dictator of Utopia. 11|3|3|||||RE%3A an s1 musing|Hyakushiki||21:25:59|04/22/2010|%3ENot to mention %0D%0A%3E%3EMy curse upon you%2C Akio Ohtori%2C%3C he snarled in his mother tongue.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E %3EBy my Will and by my Power%2C %0D%0A%3E Birthright from my divine Mother%2C %0D%0A%3E This is my command%3A %0D%0A%3E May you never know completion %0D%0A%3E May you never know achievement %0D%0A%3E May you never know success%3A %0D%0A%3E But always frustration %0D%0A%3E Always shortfall %0D%0A%3E Always failure.%3C %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E Akio sneered mockingly and lunged%3B Corwin slipped the strike%2C %0D%0A%3Ewhirled Stick about him%2C and thrust it billiard-cue-style through his %0D%0A%3Ecurled left hand. As the ferrule on the forward end passed through %0D%0A%3Ehis hand it began to glow with the same scarlet light as his raging %0D%0A%3Ebrand. %0D%0A%3E %3EI am Corwin of the Raven-Hair%2C%3C he roared%2C and as the ferrule %0D%0A%3Esmacked firmly into the vestigial dot of a brand in the center of %0D%0A%3EAkio%27s forehead%2C he completed the curse%3A %3ELet the covenant of my %0D%0A%3Ehatred be sealed upon your brow%21%3C %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EFrom Knights of the Tenth World Part III%3A Endgame %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Eand %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0AI loved this particular line myself when I first read it I thought did he just invoke a curse of EPIC FAIL upon him%3F now that is badass%21%0D%0A 12|4|11|||||RE%3A an s1 musing|Bushido||08:40:33|04/23/2010|It would tend to explain why%2C no matter what he plans%2C the right person to through a spanner in the works always shows up at exactly the right time.