Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Randomness
Yippee for the Chinese New Year!! It is the year of...me!
"The Rooster is a hard worker; shrewd and definite in decision making, often speaking his mind. Because of this, you tend to seem boastful to others. You are a dreamer, flashy dresser, and extravagant to an extreme. Born under this sign you should be happy as a restauarant owner, publicist, soldier, or world traveler. Somer Roosters: Virginia Apgar, Catherine the Great, Amelia Earhart, Rudyard Kipling, Groucho Marx, and Peter Ustinov." courtesy of Art of China and Dorothy Mammen
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Okay, so I have been working on a book, LUCK IN THE SHADOWS by Lynn Flewelling. Wonderful book so far. And one of the best part is that she ties in some gayness and cross-dressing into the scheme of things. I don't look for that in my books, but I love that it has been tied through the sci-fi/fantasy realm that I so much delve into. There is one part where Serengil is explaining to Alec, his apprentice, about the meaning of the lights on the Street of Lights....
" "But why are the lights different colors? I can't make out any pattern."
"They aren't mean for decoration. The color of the lanterns at each gate indicates the sort of pleasures the house purveys. A man wanting a woman would look for a house with rose-colored light. If it's male company he craves, then he'd choose on showing the green lamp. It's the same for women: amber for male companionship, white for female."
"Really?" Alec stood up and walked to the far side of the fountain for a better view. When he turned back to Seregil he looked rather perplexed. "There are almost as many of the green and white ones as tehre are the others."
"Yes?"
"Well, it's just that--" Alec faltered. "I mean, I've heard of such things, but I didn't think they could be so--so common. Things are a lot different here than in the north."
"Not so much as you might think," Seregil replied, heading off again in the direction of the Street of the Sheaf. "Your Dalnan priests frown on such couplings, I understand, claiming they're unproductive--"
Alec shrugged uncomfortably, falling back into step beside him. "They would be that."
"That depends on what one intends to produce," Seregil remarked with a cryptic smile. "Illior instructs to take advantage of any situation; I've always found that to be a most productive philosophy."
"When Alec still looked dubious, Seregil clapped him on the shoulder in mock exasperation. "By the Four, haven't you heard the saying, 'Never spurn the dish untasted'? And here you haven't even had a smell of the kitchen yet! We've got to get you back there, and soon."
Alec didn't reply, but Seregil noticed him glance back over his shoulder several times before they were out of sight of the lights."
And the story continues from there. I won't give away the ending of things (yes, I have read this book already, and the sequels too).
You know, I am always told by those that frown on homosexuality that it is unproductive because it isn't condusive to procreation. Who said that a man and woman always got together to produce a child? There are many couples out there who don't have children, both gay and straight. They are together for the companionship...they feel complete that way. And some of them are infertile too. What do these nay-sayers have to say about that? Anyway, I am not trying to shove shit in anyone's face...just trying to make a point. A relationship is only as productive as the people who are in it.
picture courtesy of http://www.marshalltaylor.ca/weddingweb/index.html
¶ 2/09/2005 10:27:00 AM
"The Rooster is a hard worker; shrewd and definite in decision making, often speaking his mind. Because of this, you tend to seem boastful to others. You are a dreamer, flashy dresser, and extravagant to an extreme. Born under this sign you should be happy as a restauarant owner, publicist, soldier, or world traveler. Somer Roosters: Virginia Apgar, Catherine the Great, Amelia Earhart, Rudyard Kipling, Groucho Marx, and Peter Ustinov." courtesy of Art of China and Dorothy Mammen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Okay, so I have been working on a book, LUCK IN THE SHADOWS by Lynn Flewelling. Wonderful book so far. And one of the best part is that she ties in some gayness and cross-dressing into the scheme of things. I don't look for that in my books, but I love that it has been tied through the sci-fi/fantasy realm that I so much delve into. There is one part where Serengil is explaining to Alec, his apprentice, about the meaning of the lights on the Street of Lights....
" "But why are the lights different colors? I can't make out any pattern."
"They aren't mean for decoration. The color of the lanterns at each gate indicates the sort of pleasures the house purveys. A man wanting a woman would look for a house with rose-colored light. If it's male company he craves, then he'd choose on showing the green lamp. It's the same for women: amber for male companionship, white for female."
"Really?" Alec stood up and walked to the far side of the fountain for a better view. When he turned back to Seregil he looked rather perplexed. "There are almost as many of the green and white ones as tehre are the others."
"Yes?"
"Well, it's just that--" Alec faltered. "I mean, I've heard of such things, but I didn't think they could be so--so common. Things are a lot different here than in the north."
"Not so much as you might think," Seregil replied, heading off again in the direction of the Street of the Sheaf. "Your Dalnan priests frown on such couplings, I understand, claiming they're unproductive--"
Alec shrugged uncomfortably, falling back into step beside him. "They would be that."
"That depends on what one intends to produce," Seregil remarked with a cryptic smile. "Illior instructs to take advantage of any situation; I've always found that to be a most productive philosophy."
"When Alec still looked dubious, Seregil clapped him on the shoulder in mock exasperation. "By the Four, haven't you heard the saying, 'Never spurn the dish untasted'? And here you haven't even had a smell of the kitchen yet! We've got to get you back there, and soon."
Alec didn't reply, but Seregil noticed him glance back over his shoulder several times before they were out of sight of the lights."
And the story continues from there. I won't give away the ending of things (yes, I have read this book already, and the sequels too).
You know, I am always told by those that frown on homosexuality that it is unproductive because it isn't condusive to procreation. Who said that a man and woman always got together to produce a child? There are many couples out there who don't have children, both gay and straight. They are together for the companionship...they feel complete that way. And some of them are infertile too. What do these nay-sayers have to say about that? Anyway, I am not trying to shove shit in anyone's face...just trying to make a point. A relationship is only as productive as the people who are in it.
picture courtesy of http://www.marshalltaylor.ca/weddingweb/index.html
¶ 2/09/2005 10:27:00 AM
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I once heard of a wiseman by the name of Solomon, but think I have met his match, or if you believe in reincarnation, maybe Ian is Solomon. Are gay unions productive? Maybe we should look at contributions by long standing gay couples to the arts. One such couple endowed a chair at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at a cost of $500,000 to further the work of the Symphony, and I could list many more such contributions. Or should we weigh the benefit of unions only by there ability to fertilize and produce offspring?? I hope not.
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