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[akk]

current chapter word count; 5396
scene worked on today: Mariko
scene complete? no, too much research
character whose apologies for once come in handy: Subaru
character whose shikigami is not a gyrfalcon: Mariko
character who still has to come past his stuttering for me to continue this scene: also Subaru
research of the day: Japanese school uniforms, school uniform fashion statements, Hanae Mori, gyrfalcon, black kite, hen harrier, Ninomaru garden and pond, lotus growth.
quote of the day: "Are you coming?"

frustrated realization: there's no proper word for a male mistress!

unrelated: I got my A-H1N1 immunization shot yesterday. 36 hours later, it still doesn't feel much different than the usual annual flu shot. The only truly painful experience in all this was the media hubbub and utter chaos created by the authorities in organizing the immunization campaign in Germany. *snort*

Comments

[akk]

*g* "kept man" is as close as one gets. Currently, I wriggled my way around needing the exact word at all, because the other side of the conundrum may be accused (due to lack of detailed information) as being an "adulterer" and thus suffer the full impact of the term. ;)
But it's a nuisance that in terms of their "holy marriage"-thingy, the language is SO limited! *snort* One should assume that, when it comes to sin (and the description thereof) they'd come up with proper terminology to condemn the offenders, but noooo... that would have been too much work for the holier-than-you folks. (please consider the last sentence a frustrated mini-rant not intended for you, but for the unfairness of languages in general, thank you). :)

[librariana]

As I do not see myself as the "holier-than-you" person, I wouldn't have taken it to myself even if you intended it that way :D

And to put my 20 cents (or grosze, which are still cheaper).. try being raised in a Catholic country and we can talk about sins and all wonderful ways you can commit them >_>

[akk]

try being raised in a Catholic country and we can talk about sins and all wonderful ways you can commit them

well, I'm still convinced that one of the reasons the bible was and is such a bestseller across the centuries is due to the precise descriptions of the sins... ;)

and a comment from the atheist I am: if the copyright holders of it sat down and transferred it into contemporary language, there'd be a true chance that it (a) becomes an even bigger bestseller and (b) gets indexed for endangering the mental well-being of the underaged asap!

[librariana]

I swear I am not contradicting you on purpose :)

"if the copyright holders of it sat down and transferred it into contemporary language, there'd be a true chance that it (a) becomes an even bigger bestseller and (b) gets indexed for endangering the mental well-being of the underaged asap!"

This is quite a popular opinion and... no sorry... it is still boring stuff and besides, believing, I mean "believing" in something somebody wrote is like believing in your favourite book, fanfic or even newspaper.

And as far as I am informed the really interesting bits never made it to the Bible, which is also kind of stupid.

You see, I would love to be able to call myself atheist or buddhist, or anything else, and I will probably never be able too, even if I want. And I am certainly not Catholic either. This is the biggest sin they committed raising me that way - they took my ability to believe - and I am sure there also isn't any name for this particular sin :). Language IS limited.

[akk]

I didn't mean to imply it would be a thriller, but it certainly would hold all the stuff for which books in the last fifty years or so were banned - obscenity, violence, incest, sodomy, underage sex...
After all, "indexing" doesn't necessary mean it's a good read, just that it deals with (contemporarily) morally objectionable content.

Call yourself "confused" and be happy with your life as it is. Why waste time about riddles you don't feel like you're ever able to solve them? :)

[librariana]

If I ever call myself "confused" my family will send army of potential husbands *shudders* XD. I don't think I want to risk that :P.

obscenity - yes, violence - yes, incest -yes, sodomy - definitely yes, underage sex - would you believe that I can't remember that one?
It still sounds better than it reads; you would need to add a lot of descriptions and preferably employ some fangirls to write them.
And still, cable TV or ff.net is just easier accessible.

[akk]

cable TV or ff.net is just easier accessible

and so much more flexible, entertaining & harmless*!

* because it's highly unlikely that anybody starts a military invasion about the correct spelling of Xena (now, a verbal or online crusade however... but at least those come cheaper for the general populace.)