Rochellaine

@rochellaine

I guess maybe my problem with it is that I don’t believe God gives second chances (which I’m sure you believe too, so I’m not trying to insinuate that you don’t)

God makes it very clear that death is it. You have to live with your choices for eternity after that. I think Carousel could have been very interesting if he hadn’t died…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Oh dear. Did I just trigger a rant war? 😛

But why do you think musicals should be happy and fun? I mean, I don’t think you have the same expectations for books, films etc.? Just because there’s singing and dancing doesn’t mean it shouldn’t go for dark and depressing.

For me, I don’t really like dark and depressing stuff across all…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I actually think you’d really like the Scarlet Pimpernel. It’s much lighter than Les Mis or ATOTC, no one dies, its got a sweet romance and the characters are already married so there’s no sappy proposal 😛

After that explanation I am left wondering why you like my writing at all. 😀

Well…I could…but we’d be here all day.

@Rochellaine

Are there any musicals we actually agree on???

I already knew how it ended before I watched it and of course I’d read Liliom, so I might have been projecting too much onto it, but I found it difficult to care at all about Julie or Billy. Why was Billy so deadset against getting a job? And why on earth did Julie just put up with…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I know what your beef is with Phantom but what is your problem with Les Mis and ATOTC? (I assume you are talking about the musicals and not the original books since you wouldn’t be reading @seekjustice‘s books otherwise)

@seekjustice

What are the chances Hollywood writers would actually do so?

OK, I’ve read the synopsis for Carousel/Liliom and can sort of see why you and @rochellaine have issues with it.

@rochellaine

I see 🙂 Well, red roses I think go with the unimaginative proposal. They’re rather boring and over done now 😀

*gallantly refrains from commenting on Carousel*

@rochellaine

My characters are acting however they want. Whether things work out for them, though, is up to me, their author. 😛

Never heard of that one. So your definition of a “horrible story” consists of unlikable characters and depressing storylines?

@seekjustice

Oh right. Forgot about Les Mis and Phantom. How could I? 😛

@rochellaine

Were the white carnations for any particular reason? Or did he just like them?

That wasn’t particularly smart of them. I mean, if you stopped singing and actually did something you wouldn’t be in this here fix.

@rochellaine

Well said. That is, in fact, the primary lesson I’ve been trying to pound into my characters’ heads.

@seekjustice

I see. Jane Eyre’s actual speech in the book was very beautiful so seeing the words butchered up like that in the lyrics was just weird so I didn’t have very high hopes that it’ll be a good song.

@Rochellaine

Exactly right. It would be hugely annoying 😛

I feel there are extremely few guys who like flowers as much as Quillon does 🙂 in fact, when it comes to flowers guys are even more unimaginative than in their proposals. Red roses are the only thing they understand.

I actually think you would have more luck vowing vengeance on someone…[Read more]

@seekjustice @rochellaine

Hey I’m back now.

And totally agree with the flowers things by the way 😛 That’s the kind of stuff that only works in fiction where you can be sure both parties are adept in the language.

@rochellaine

Then again, my slightly more sentimental side likes the idea of the flower language that Sapphire and Quillon use. But it would still be simple. I’m sure there’s a flower that means “marry me”.

@rochellaine

Awww 😛

I wouldn’t like a particularly weird one like those examples because I would probably see through it right away and then just get annoyed. I would like the guy just to be frank and practical. “Would you marry me?” would be sufficient. Of course, all this would be done without pleading or tears or any of the other sappy…[Read more]

@rochellaine @valtmy

I just looked up unique ways to propose to someone and some of them were absolutely hilarious.

One of them was to play a trivia game and then casually ask Will you marry me? As one of the trivia questions. Or to get a specially printed jigsaw puzzle and ask the intended to put it together.

@rochellaine

Yes, you have confused me, but I shall move on with life.

@valtmy

Hello there!

@rochellaine

I think the going on the knee thing is just really weird. And unoriginal. So my answer is no.

@seekjustice @rochellaine

Hi. There’s no work today so I’ll be on 🙂 though I’ll have to go off for a little while soon…

That proposal rant though… 😛

@rochellaine

Ah yes, I do. As I said, I don’t know if I will use it, but I shame-facedly admit that I do have it planned.

I think mine is slightly more unconventional 😛 but I don’t want to tell you about it because it would give away most of the ending.

I think Victoria found it a bit forward too 😀 Of course, you can’t just have random German…[Read more]

@Rochellaine

Sorry I had to go do some housework so I had to wait till just now to read your rant, which was quote an enjoyable rant to read 🙂

Don’t worry, Justice wouldn’t propose on one knee. In fact, I do have a proposal scene planned out though I haven’t decided whether to use it or not. Its rather…unconventional.

As to the practice of…[Read more]