it's midnight
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ink_n_imp...And all I really want to do is figure out how to create a crazy Oz theme for my Live journal. I've finally discovered that the Oz literary world was stretched to 40 books total...that's FORTY books, the big 4-0 people!! Little children wanted some more Dorothy THAT badly. Luckily, 15 of those were written by Baum, and I found the text for all of them online. Thank goodness I won't have to actaully shell out cash to feed my addiction to all that is Oz.
But seriously, folks, Oz has some pretty fucked up shit in it. For example, Ozma, the rightful ruler of Oz? Yea, well she was captured as a baby when her father was kicked off the throne by the Wicked Witch of the North, Mombi, who then turned her into a boy and raised her as her servant. That's right folks. Until Ozma escaped from Mombi and found Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, Ozma was a boy. Named Tip. A very funny bit at the end of the book runs that Tip doesn't want to be transformed back into a girl, and everyone's like "but we'll still LOVE you and be your friend!" and then he turns into the beautiful and wise Ozma and everyone cheers and every transgendered bloke in the world is thinking "damn, I wish it were THAT easy to change into what I truly am."
But whatever modern fun we can poke at Oz, let's all keep in mind that Baum was writing OZ from 1900 to 1920. Yea. Just smile and nod.
And the Patchwork Girl Powns. Hard. She's just CR-AAAZY like that.
On that note, I desire the Wizard of Oz DVD.
Wizard of Oz tidbit for the night: In the lands of Oz within the Impassable Desert (which later turns out TO be passable cause Baum had to expand his plot horizons by book # 3) There are four lands:
Gillikin in the North, who's favorite color is Purple.
Munchinland in the East, who's favorite color is Blue.
There are the Quadlings in the South who's favorite color is Red and who are ruled by Glinda (Glinda? In the SOUTH!?! But it cannot BE!!...Oh, but it IS.)
And the Winkies in the West, who rock Yellow and the melting of Witches.
And Now, I should go to sleep.
But seriously, folks, Oz has some pretty fucked up shit in it. For example, Ozma, the rightful ruler of Oz? Yea, well she was captured as a baby when her father was kicked off the throne by the Wicked Witch of the North, Mombi, who then turned her into a boy and raised her as her servant. That's right folks. Until Ozma escaped from Mombi and found Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, Ozma was a boy. Named Tip. A very funny bit at the end of the book runs that Tip doesn't want to be transformed back into a girl, and everyone's like "but we'll still LOVE you and be your friend!" and then he turns into the beautiful and wise Ozma and everyone cheers and every transgendered bloke in the world is thinking "damn, I wish it were THAT easy to change into what I truly am."
But whatever modern fun we can poke at Oz, let's all keep in mind that Baum was writing OZ from 1900 to 1920. Yea. Just smile and nod.
And the Patchwork Girl Powns. Hard. She's just CR-AAAZY like that.
On that note, I desire the Wizard of Oz DVD.
Wizard of Oz tidbit for the night: In the lands of Oz within the Impassable Desert (which later turns out TO be passable cause Baum had to expand his plot horizons by book # 3) There are four lands:
Gillikin in the North, who's favorite color is Purple.
Munchinland in the East, who's favorite color is Blue.
There are the Quadlings in the South who's favorite color is Red and who are ruled by Glinda (Glinda? In the SOUTH!?! But it cannot BE!!...Oh, but it IS.)
And the Winkies in the West, who rock Yellow and the melting of Witches.
And Now, I should go to sleep.
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Date: 2004-10-13 09:38 pm (UTC)