Reaction
Canine skulls are a little odd when you’re used to drawing human ones. The eye sockets don’t completely close and the cheekbones are really high. The arms and legs are odd too, compared to human proportions. Then again, maybe we’re just the strange ones with all our upright walking.
Minnesota is heading into -30 C weather. Not looking forward to this. I’m used to thinking of a really cold day being around -20. Then again, we only have about three centimeters of snow, so this is seeming like a very strange winter.
I’m having second thoughts about the Count of Monte Cristo. After the first main arc, the story really starts meandering. The Count seems to be bent not so much on revenge as on being overbearing at parties. Still, it is interesting to get a glimpse into the world as seen by the 18th century. And there’s a very striking similarity between this work and a lot of early 20th century American detective fiction.
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Why no, I don’t like Bartholomew! Why do you ask?
Judging by the reactions of the previous victims that looks like a seriously horrifying and painful way to go. I really think Bartholomew had other options he could have used for this one. He is -not- a nice person.
So I’ll hold off on the Count of Monte Cristo until I hear if you like it better again later, or just give up on it. 🙂
He’s never been all that good at making friends. And he’s terrible at parties.
At least the parties would never be boring!
Chivalry is truly dead.
I don’t find it to be much of a difference between -20 C or -30 C. Once you’re past -15 C the cold feels the same. And I certainly prefer that kind of dry cold over the damp and chilly cold of -2 C. But then I’m a native citizen of the land of the vikings so my perception of cold might be slightly angled…