. . . and post a cute picture of my kid. See? Just like you thought I couldn’t. Suckas.
Except in the shot, he has just told me that he is Anakin, who he likes because, of course, Anakin goes to the dark side and becomes Darth Vader. And maybe that’s not normal. And maybe it’s not normal that it makes me proud when he says these things. And so, just forget the whole normal thing, already.
mini-me + light saber on tri-x in mamiya c330, neg scan
I’m glad my villain-loving genes run strong in him. There are other similarities, too. heh.
And to quote Nina’s little boy, “I like being negative; that’s my favorite of all! Oh OK, I’ll be positive when I’m done being negative. Now, as I was saying…”
And so as I was saying, the villain is almost always my favorite, too. Not only are they just plain cool, but they’re also just so beautifully complex. Right? Surely you have a favorite villain. Tell me. And your answer can’t be Terri Fischer.
My favorite villain?
Artemis Entreri, from R.A. Salvatore’s “Dark Elf” novels. Devious, cunning, highly skilled, and when you’re done with the story you have to wonder if he truly *is* a villain …
Runner-up:
Heath Ledger’s version of the Joker.
Just to add to the complexity, Darth Vader does turn into one of the good guys again at the end.
I’m drawing a blank. The only thing that’s popping into my head is Keller from Lawrence Block’s book Hitman, which is so dumb and obscure that I am sure no one else but my father and husband would know who the heck I was talking about. Anyway, Keller is an assassin, but he’s pretty awesome.
thanks i needed that. yes. you can’t have a good story without a good villian because then the hero would have nothing to do. what are we going to do watching the hero garden and walk the dog? well, maybe a little, but then no one will read it.
Wonderful! My son was channelling Wolverine the other day while putting away silverware. Butter knives make great claws. I think this may have been inspired by me saying that Wolverine is my boyfriend LOL
Is your fave still Ursula? “Poor unFORtunate souls!”
yay!
I’m loving the eyebrows on you and your son. People pay good money for eyebrows like that.
My favorite villian?? Dear me. I thnk I need to go find me one for sure. could possibly be Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons. Possibly.
whew, i knew you wouldn’t stick with the farce. nice try, though. you started out all normal-like, scaring me, and then it degenerated beautifully into talk about villains. speaking of villains, let me tell you about the time my then-six-year old humiliated me by greeting one of my best friends, whom she had not seen for a long time, beaming, “you look JUST like the lady who steals puppies in 101 dalmatians.”
The resemblance is uncanny. A few hair pieces here and there and he will almost be a “T” clone.
Trickster coyote for sure, my son’s lovable, terrible alter ego.