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silverthunder) wrote2005-07-15 12:47 pm
silverthunder) wrote2005-07-15 12:47 pm
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I love how this icon came out. So pretty and lazy and perfect. I'm going to use this one a lot, I think. It's such a summer icon.
I heard this song at BP the night before last and couldn't remember what it was called. Heard it again last night, and wrote down the title. Then I downloaded it. Now I have it. Apparently it's a remake of a Roxette song and there's a techno version too, so I downloaded both of those as well.
And here's a character-interaction analysis thing I did a while ago, just for the hell of it.
Leorio and Kurapika
There's not much known about the upbringing these two went through, but based on their personalities, it's easy to make a few guesses.
A lot of Leorio's mannerisms suggest that he grew up in a family that didn't have a lot of money. I'm not saying that they were necessarily living in poverty, but it's obvious that he wasn't well-off. You can deduce this from: 1, his attitude towards money in general; 2, the fact that he needed the Hunter license to get into medical school; and 3, his loosely trained fighting skills and/or sometimes crude behavior. (not to say being crude = being poor, but to make a broad generalization, rich people tend to be lofty pricks rather than crude ones)
Kurapika, on the other hand, while he might not come from a wealthy family, clearly grew up in an environment where money was not an issue. In other words, either his family was well enough off so that they didn't need to worry, or his tribe placed little importance on it in the first place and didn't rely on it much for daily needs. (Not much is said about the Kuruta tribe, so I can't say which is more likely) I've heard it said more than once that only those who have money can have a truly low opinion of it. Kurapika's family never had to worry about money, so could afford to see it as unimportant in the grand scheme of things. More emphasis was placed on pride, dignity, courtesy - that sort of thing.
Based on this, it's easy to see why the two of them couldn't reconcile their differences at first. Their priorities oppose each other; Leorio would gladly sacrifice his pride for money and Kurapika would give up anything of value he owned to sustain his pride. Leorio thinks Kurapika is stuffy and self-righteous, and Kurapika thinks Leorio is an unprincipled mooch. It's not until they start getting to know each other that they realize those first impressions were wrong, but I think by that point they'd both rather die than admit it. Still, like Gon and Killua, they balance each other well. Kurapika's more sophisticated attitude often keeps Leorio out of trouble, and Leorio keeps Kurapika's feet on the ground so his pride doesn't get the better of him.
This is post number three. Two more to go!
I heard this song at BP the night before last and couldn't remember what it was called. Heard it again last night, and wrote down the title. Then I downloaded it. Now I have it. Apparently it's a remake of a Roxette song and there's a techno version too, so I downloaded both of those as well.
And here's a character-interaction analysis thing I did a while ago, just for the hell of it.
Leorio and Kurapika
There's not much known about the upbringing these two went through, but based on their personalities, it's easy to make a few guesses.
A lot of Leorio's mannerisms suggest that he grew up in a family that didn't have a lot of money. I'm not saying that they were necessarily living in poverty, but it's obvious that he wasn't well-off. You can deduce this from: 1, his attitude towards money in general; 2, the fact that he needed the Hunter license to get into medical school; and 3, his loosely trained fighting skills and/or sometimes crude behavior. (not to say being crude = being poor, but to make a broad generalization, rich people tend to be lofty pricks rather than crude ones)
Kurapika, on the other hand, while he might not come from a wealthy family, clearly grew up in an environment where money was not an issue. In other words, either his family was well enough off so that they didn't need to worry, or his tribe placed little importance on it in the first place and didn't rely on it much for daily needs. (Not much is said about the Kuruta tribe, so I can't say which is more likely) I've heard it said more than once that only those who have money can have a truly low opinion of it. Kurapika's family never had to worry about money, so could afford to see it as unimportant in the grand scheme of things. More emphasis was placed on pride, dignity, courtesy - that sort of thing.
Based on this, it's easy to see why the two of them couldn't reconcile their differences at first. Their priorities oppose each other; Leorio would gladly sacrifice his pride for money and Kurapika would give up anything of value he owned to sustain his pride. Leorio thinks Kurapika is stuffy and self-righteous, and Kurapika thinks Leorio is an unprincipled mooch. It's not until they start getting to know each other that they realize those first impressions were wrong, but I think by that point they'd both rather die than admit it. Still, like Gon and Killua, they balance each other well. Kurapika's more sophisticated attitude often keeps Leorio out of trouble, and Leorio keeps Kurapika's feet on the ground so his pride doesn't get the better of him.
This is post number three. Two more to go!
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