She talks too much.

Meta! Meta! I'm drowning in meta! Oh, what an absolutely *lovely* way to spend your Sunday morning. RL has been something of a whirlwind (in a good way, but a whirlwind nonetheless), and it will continue to be so for God knows how long, so can I just say that I'm very, very grateful to fandom for this lovely lazy Sunday morning that has given me so much food for thought? *g* I shall now bombard you with all the links, and my takes on them, but before that, I must tell you something else.

I watched Roman Polanski's Macbeth last night, and goodness, I'm still walking about in a daze. It has, of course, nothing to do with the fact that the lead actor was HOT.

( Some rambing about the movie... )

Anyway, back to fandom. The first essay that caught my eye is this one, by reenka: Dumbledore and the Epic Problem of the Hero's Choice. If you're feeling like backing out because it's an HP essay, then please reconsider, because it doesn't really require a detailed knowledge of canon to enjoy this essay. It considers the question of Good and Evil, White Hat and Black Hat on much more meta level, which makes it very interesting reading.

( Wherein she gushes. A lot. )

( And even more gushing, and Nikitalove. )

And now, for the next essay, by panadarus, which left me in a state of blubbering ecstasy: Hero.
( Wherein she starts foaming the mouth... )

( And some more rambling about heroes )

If none of the above makes sense, please ignore it as pointless rambings of an insane mind. I *did* tell you that RL has been very busy, remember? *g*

Some more...

And oh! msgenevieve is writing me Sirius/Remus! She is a goddess and you all must worship her. Also, write me stories, or else…

Since I'm spamming your flists anyway, might as well ramble a bit more. This is about female characters, and has something to do with this essay on Girl Power!!1111 in the HP books by mistful.

( Some thoughts. Not much. Really. )