meandering through a rainy morning.

[derien]

<3s mizzmarvel for writing Trivial! Ah, that bittersweet birthday thing, you evoke it so well. And with an interesting (tasty?) end.;) I wasn't up for writing anything back to her last night.

Speaking of Prof/Gilligan - I told Preacher about that the other day and he cringed and did the 'sick/wrong' thing at me, then said, "Skipper/Gilligan seems like the natural pairing. The Professor had a thing for Mary Ann." I personally don't recall the Professor having a thing for Mary Ann. I think all the viewers did. But I told him that I didn't completely disagree with him, and would try to write it. I didn't tell him that was my cunning plan all along. Or, as eor said, ineffible plan, because he can't understand why I want to.

Because I've got a thing for triads? Because Ginger can have the Skipper for all I care, but with 7 characters either someone has to be left out or we have to have at least one triad? Because they're all three cute? Oh, yeah, that's probably the real reason.

To Do:
Laundry
Write matushan (who phoned to wish me happy birthday, yesterday, but I wasn't here - why do I work on my birthday? me=idjit)
Write Teena (who sent me a beautiful postcard last week, and I've been a slug and haven't written back.)
Dishes

But while I was doing avoidance of the above list, I did this...
I haven't stolen, only borrowed, these books this meme from daegaer:
The meme du jour is to
Bold: the ones you've Read
Italicize: the ones you Own, but haven't got to yet
Underline: the ones you've Started, but never finished

1. Childhood's End Written by Arthur C. Clarke

2. Foundation Written by Isaac Asimov

3. Dune Written by Frank Herbert

4. Man in the High Castle Written by Philip K. Dick

5. Starship Troopers Written by Robert A. Heinlein

6. Valis Written by Philip K. Dick

7. Frankenstein Written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

8. Gateway Written by Frederick Pohl

9. Space Merchants Written by C.M. Kornbluth & Frederick Pohl

10. Earth Abides Written by George R. Stewart

11. Cuckoo’s Egg Written by C.J. Cherryh

12. Star Surgeon Written by James White

13. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Written by Philip K. Dick

14. Radix Written by A.A. Attanasio

15. 2001: A Space Odyssey Written by Arthur C. Clarke

16. Ringworld Written by Larry Niven

17. A Case of Conscience Written by James Blish

18. Last and First Man Written by Olaf Stapledon

19. The Day of the Triffids Written by John Wyndham

20. Way Station Written by Clifford Simak

21. More Than Human Written by Theodore Sturgeon

22. Gray Lensman Written by E. E. “Doc” Smith

23. The Gods Themselves Written by Isaac Asimov

24. The Left Hand of Darkness Written by Ursula K. Le Guin

25. Behold the Man Written by Michael Moorcock

26. Star Maker Written by Olaf Stapledon

27. The War of the Worlds Written by H.G. Wells

28. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Written by Jules Verne

29. Heritage of Hastur Written by Marion Zimmer Bradley

30. The Time Machine Written by H.G. Wells

31. The Stars My Destination Written by Alfred Bester

32. Slan Written by A.E. Van Vogt

33. Neuromancer Written by William Gibson

34. Ender’s Game Written by Orson Scott Card

35. In Conquest Born Written by C.S. Friedman

36. Lord of Light Written by Roger Zelazny

37. Eon Written by Greg Bear

38. Dragonflight Written by Anne McCaffrey

39. Journey to the Center of the Earth Written by Jules Verne

40. Stranger in a Strange Land Written by Robert Heinlein

41. Cosm Written by Gregory Benford

42. The Voyage of the Space Beagle Written by A.E. Van Vogt

43. Blood Music Written by Greg Bear

44. Beggars in Spain Written by Nancy Kress

45. Omnivore Written by Piers Anthony

46. I, Robot Written by Isaac Asimov

47. Mission of Gravity Written by Hal Clement

48. To Your Scattered Bodies Go Written by Philip Jose Farmer

49. Brave New World Written by Aldous Huxley

50. The Man Who Folded Himself Written by David Gerrold

51. 1984 Written by George Orwell

52. The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyl And Mr. Hyde Written by Robert Louis Stevenson

53. Snow Crash Written by Neal Stephenson

54. Flesh Written by Philip Jose Farmer

55. Cities in Flight Written by James Blish

56. Shadow of the Torturer Written by Gene Wolfe

57. Startide Rising Written by David Brin

58. Triton Written by Samuel R. Delany

59. Stand on Zanzibar Written by John Brunner

60. A Clockwork Orange Written by Anthony Burgess

61. Fahrenheit 451 Written by Ray Bradbury

62. A Canticle For Leibowitz Written by Walter Miller

63. Flowers for Algernon Written by Daniel Keyes

64. No Blade of Grass Written by John Christopher

65. The Postman Written by David Brin

66. Dhalgren Written by Samuel Delany

67. Berserker Written by Fred Saberhagen

68. Flatland Written by Edwin Abbot

69. Planiverse Written by A.K. Dewdney

70. Dragon’s Egg Written by Robert L. Forward

71. Downbelow Station Written by C.J. Cherryh

72. Dawn Written by Octavia E. Butler

73. Puppet Masters Written by Robert Heinlein

74. The Doomsday Book Written by Connie Willis

75. Forever War Written by Joe Haldeman

76. Deathbird Stories Written by Harlan Ellison

77. Roadside Picnic Written by Boris Strugatsky & Arkady Strugatsky

78. The Snow Queen Written by Joan Vinge

79. The Martian Chronicles Written by Ray Bradbury

80. Drowned World Written by J.G. Ballard

81. Cat’s Cradle Written by Kurt Vonnegut

82. Red Mars Written by Kim Stanley Robinson

83. Upanishads Written by Various

84. Alice in Wonderland Written by Lewis Carroll

85. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Written by Douglas Adams

86. The Lathe of Heaven Written by Ursula K. Le Guin

87. The Midwich Cuckoos Written by John Wyndham

88. Mutant Written by Henry Kuttner

89. Solaris Written by Stanislaw Lem

90. Ralph 124C41+ Written by Hugo Gernsback

91. I Am Legend Written by Richard Matheson

92. Timescape Written by Gregory Benford

93. The Demolished Man Written by Alfred Bester

94. War with the Newts Written by Karl Kapek

95. Mars Written by Ben Bova

96. Brain Wave Written by Poul Anderson

97. Hyperion Written by Dan Simmons

98. The Andromeda Strain Written by Michael Crichton

99. Camp Concentration Written by Thomas Disch

100. A Princess of Mars Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs


But my question would be, why should we have read these books? Of the few I've read (and I'm a voracious sci-fi/fantasy reader) I don't think there's been any ideas in them which have been world-shaking for me. Or then again, perhaps I didn't notice at the time - the changes they caused in my thinking may have been small but additive with the fact I read so much. Actually, I should say I used to be voracious. When I was a kid I'd take a large shopping bag or more of books for a week's vacation. There are a number of titles on this list that I think I may have read but didn't highlight because I can't remember anything about that book.


Time to wander off to the basement with a couple of loads of laundry. Hm, maybe I'll also go to the store and buy coffee - like, the type to make at home. I don't make very good coffee, but it's raining as if it's never going to stop, and somehow that makes me want to have coffee brewing. Also, I should go fetch my car - last night was a street cleaning night and I had to park three blocks away. (Damn street cleaners keep waking us up in a panic in the middle of the night. I feel so dumb.)

Edited to add
Argh, I didn't write the people I should. Have instead been reading a book, despite the doom-sayers saying that nobody reads books anymore. "Coyote Blue" - Christopher Moore. It's got me thinking, as I look at the clock and realize I've fucked up and am screwed again.... I've always sort of wondered at the Coyote figure. I thought maybe he's just an example of how not to behave - don't get too smart for yourself kinda thing. But now I'm thinking he maybe also stands for "guess what? your screwed. Gotta laugh about it, because there's nothing else you can do." Liking this book very much.

Comments

[mizzmarvel.livejournal.com]

There is evidence from the show that the Professor had a thing for Mary Ann. When the castaways had their island beauty contest, the Professor backed Mary Ann as the ideal choice. But if that's taken as evidence, then the Skipper had a thing for Ginger, since he was her coach. (Incidentally, Mr. Howell rooted for his wife, leaving Gilligan as the judge. He crowned a monkey as Miss Castaway rather than choose oen of the girls.)

I guess you could get into the potential S&M relationship between the Skipper and Gilligan, but the Skipper seemed far too appreciative of Ginger in the show. Generally, the Professor, being scientific and above romance, didn't take as much notice of the girls, and thus seems to be the better candidate for slash. Not that a healhy appreciation for the opposite sex ever stopped anyone.

[derien.livejournal.com]

When the castaways had their island beauty contest, the Professor backed Mary Ann as the ideal choice.

Wow, I remember that episode. (This whole little obsession I'm having is so weird, given that I always thought the show was completely goofy even when I was 10/11/12 years old - it was sort of my odd little guilty pleasure.) Gilligan didn't want to play favorites and make the other two feel slighted by choosing a winner because he was just too sweet.

I'd definetly say that the Skipper was very into Ginger. Not to say that he wouldn't do whatever with Gilligan as an outlet, but I don't really feel like exploring that kind of relationship, it's kind of darkside. I'd rather keep this much more lighthearted. That'd be the sort of thing to toss in the direction of keelywolfe.;)

I was sort of taking the tack, in my mind, that the Professor thinks Mary Ann is smart and he trusts her much more than Ginger because she's honest and compassionate. I think he's not instinctively very much attracted to women in general, but having gotten to know Mary Ann she has become exceptional to him.

In some ways I think at that time sexual orientation could be a bit more malleable. You didn't publicly proclaim yourself a member of a community, so therefore you didn't have their accusitory glares if you attempted to make a connection with a member of the opposite sex.