Letter meme!

[shivver]

alumfelga gave me 'M', so here it is!


Something I hate:
alumfelga said that "hate" is such a strong word, and changed it to "dislike". I'm going with that.

Moffat!! - Okay, not completely. Just what he did with Series 7b, 8, and 9. And while we're on the subject...
Me, meaning Ashildr
Mustard - The color, not the spice. I've never been fond of yellow, and mustard is disgusting yellow.

Something I love:
My husband - Okay, this is the only time I'm going to cheat by using the word "my".
Music - Performing more than listening. I'm not very good at it, but I love doing it.
McDonald, David - Ha, I figured out a way to mention him here!

Somewhere I've been:
Madison, Wisconsin
Makaha Beach
Marriott Hotel LAX - Gallifrey One

Somewhere I'd like to go:
Munich
Minsk - I have a friend there I'd love to visit.

Films and tv shows I like:
"Midnight" - I can choose DW episodes, too! Second favorite episode.
Mystery Men
M*A*S*H
Murder by Death
MCU

Books I like:
Mansfield Park

Things/people I like:
Master - The Big Finish audio. It's fantastic.
Moffett, Peter - I cheated again.
Math - Singular, just to bug my British friends. ;)
Metal ions - Such pretty colors in aqueous solutions! They're the reason I majored in inorganic chemistry.

Music by:
Murray Gold
Mannin Veen - Okay, this isn't "music by", but it's a piece we played in high school band that's just gorgeous. It's probably my favorite piece I've ever performed.

Comments

[shivver13.livejournal.com]

Well, I have to admit that I couldn't think of another book that started with "M". I basically went down the list of authors I like and found a Jane Austen novel that started with "M".

That said, Mansfield Park is, I believe, my third favorite of Austen's books, behind Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey. (The only one of her books I didn't like was Sense and Sensibility.) Fanny is about as far from Lizzie as an Austen heroine can get, but I loved her quiet strength, resolve, and patience. But I think the thing I liked best was the characterizations of the others. They all represented various foolish or immoral types, and they really brought their misfortunes on themselves, with Fanny staying steadfast among all of them. It was just a fascinating read.

[tkel-paris.livejournal.com]

Hmm... Well, that's a good point. I'd have to stop and think about letters, too.

It's strange for me. Mansfield Park has the most religious tone to me, something I'm not and haven't ever been. But I always felt proud of Fanny for standing firm to what she knew even if she felt she couldn't explain why. And I got why she felt she couldn't. It's a good thing Mr. Crawford's vices exposed him so soon, because I think she was so unused to standing up against so much pressure that her gentle heart and nature would've caved eventually. In fact, I wrote a story about that. I hope to polish it and publish it one day.

[shivver13.livejournal.com]

I did completely forget to add the "If you'd like to do this meme, let me know and I'll give you a letter" note at the end of the meme. However, if you feel like playing, how about "G"? :)

Yes, I know what you mean about the religious tone in MP; I felt the same way (and I'm also not religious in any way). I think it's because the novel is all about morality and Fanny standing by her beliefs even when completely surrounded by profligates and fools. Fanny is especially heroic because she had no one to support her and yet she still weathered it all, despite her own doubts, and came out with her beliefs intact.

[tkel-paris.livejournal.com]

I suppose so. :)

Ah, someone else who feels that way! Yes, and yet it's really about character and consequences. And yet consequences are part of each JA novel. It's just most readily seen here. There was a nice comparison of Mr. Crawford and Mr. Darcy that showed just how definitive their differences and fates were. (If I ever find that link again, I'll share it.)

[shivver13.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd love to read that! I do love that Austen's characters get the fates they deserve, even if that isn't particularly realistic. I also like that the immoral characters don't usually realize that they've suffered a bad fate, or that they caused it themselves - and this is very realistic.

[tkel-paris.livejournal.com]

Fiction makes more sense than life, or at least the satisfying ones do. Which must be why I find a lot of the current DW unsatisfying. But anyway... I'll point you to it when it's ready to be seen.

And I posted with my answer to your letter prompt. :)