Character and Song Six: Jeffery Beale (Jean Claude Michel)

Jean Claude is the man Queen Aeryn left Mark Ashton for in the history of the Allison Dutch series. At first, there is much bad blood between Jean and Mark yet eventually they settle into a strained relationship. Jean spent time as a rock star before Queen Aeryn died the last time and Riel is a big fan of his. He is a logmin vampire, which means that he is sensitive to the sun and can’t reproduce sexually (because he’s, you know, kind of dead). Mark teases him about this constantly. He was lucky enough to be the former companion to Mark Ulf (who I’ll tell you about in a later post) which is why he knows so much about Queen Aeryn’s previous lives. With his blond hair and mood-matched eyes, he can usually be found donning a suit. He is obsessed with Queen Aeryn and is rather vain. He tends to be stalkerish and even though his eyes change colors with his mood it is difficult to know what he is thinking. He reveals very little of his time spent time-travelling with Mark Ulf or what is to come in the future (frustrating Queen Aeryn to no end). He is the son of Gena Michel, whom Queen Aeryn absolutely hates. And for some reason, he loves discussing suicide and depression with Queen Aeryn. The only song creepy enough to fit him is Chester Bennington’s “Walking Dead”.

Character and Song Number Five: Stuart Jalenais

Stuart is the Black Tree version of Mark Ashton. They share a lot in common, from their looks to their personality. Mark Ashton’s clan may even be the source of all Jupiter vampires. Who knows; his family certainly sleeps around enough for that to be true. Although it is a mystery why Jupiter vampires are only male. However, Stuart is the lover to Mark’s fighter. Stuart tends to be a little calmer and nicer. He’s one of two Ambassadors of Saturn and he shows up in the missing book two (unknown title) to guide the Black Tree crew. Unfortunately, his love for one of the crew’s enemies tends to get them all into trouble. He’s extremely flirtatious, making moves on nearly every female (it’s actually built into his name, Stuart as in “the steward”). He’s intensely jealous and desires everyone’s attention to be on him constantly. See, on Jupiter, each vampire who shares a certain name has a specific type of personality. All Stuarts are meant to serve in some capacity. As another example, all Greggs are really, really good at sports and all Jefferys are perfect gentlemen. Stuart tends to ride the middle, being neither entirely good or evil but just very troubled. Yet his power of charm and seduction is practically unrivaled amongst the group, which is why his song is “Remember Me” by Wiz Khalifa ft. The Weeknd. This is due to the fact that he’s a whore and no one cares, because he’s a sexy ass vampire named Stuart!

Character and Song Number Four: The Great Karia

Karia appears first in book six, Sweet Revenge, of the Black Tree series. This is a guy you never want to encounter. He was created for the sole purpose of destroying entire worlds. He is the universe’s only tenth stage virus, which means that he can infect anyone and anything. It’s only a matter of rearranging himself into the most effective form to pass from one person or being to the next. He can destroy a world in a matter of weeks, which makes him the most fearsome virus to have ever existed. Currently, he takes on the humanoid form of a Jupiter vampire, with dark red hair and dark green eyes. Sometimes he is known to take the form of a snake, perhaps linking him to the god of gods, Mardock. He can usually be seen sporting leather. Mark Blue’s family absolutely hate this guy, and with good reason. Their own planet was nearly wiped out by him hundreds of years prior to the events in the BTS. It is for this reason that “Professional Griefers” by Deadmau5 and Gerard Way seems to fit him.

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Character and Song Number Three: Damon Allishuan Richman

Damon is by far one of my happiest characters. He first appears in the Black Tree series. He is destined to marry the Evanalca-the perfect woman. But first he had to wait, two lifetimes mostly on his own on a dusty planet. He is the only one Mikassa fears but no one knows why. Damon garners respect anywhere he goes and accepts things as they are. Obviously he’s one of my favorites. However, his past is complicated. That’s why Anything Can Happen by Ellie Goulding reminds me of him. It’s sad yet hopeful, with joy triumphant in the end.

I never meta eulogy of an idea I didn't like

Reblogged from atheist, polyamorous skeptics:

In dealing with periodic depression and even moments of feeling invincible, powerful, and brilliant (which I know I am not), I sometimes have this sensation of this overwhelming sense of certainty concerning the thoughts which inhabit my mind.  When I feel confident, I believe it.  When I feel powerless, I believe it.  And sometimes, not often but significantly, I have another kind of experience associated with a different kind of certainty; not of the nature of the world, but of my relationship to it.

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Like Shaun, I have many of these moments of connectedness, like I can see how everything fits together. Yet like him, I was able to suspect that feeling from religion or spirituality. If anything, I just see that connection as seeing life as life. For me, it's a surreal realization that myself and others are alive and how strange that is. But as yet, there is no satisfactory answer to why this is. This is getting tangential but "why" is the most interesting question. You ask it and run up against that boundary where you have to say, "I don't know". The brain is very good at making things seen complete, so moments like this remind me that even consciousness has limits it can't get around. That's kind of cool.

I never meta eulogy of an idea I didn't like

Reblogged from atheist, polyamorous skeptics:

In dealing with periodic depression and even moments of feeling invincible, powerful, and brilliant (which I know I am not), I sometimes have this sensation of this overwhelming sense of certainty concerning the thoughts which inhabit my mind.  When I feel confident, I believe it.  When I feel powerless, I believe it.  And sometimes, not often but significantly, I have another kind of experience associated with a different kind of certainty; not of the nature of the world, but of my relationship to it.

Read more… 1,493 more words

Like Shaun, I have many of these moments of connectedness, like I can see how everything fits together. Yet like him, I was able to suspect that feeling from religion or spirituality. If anything, I just see that connection as seeing life as life. For me, it's a surreal realization that myself and others are alive and how strange that is. But as yet, there is no satisfactory answer to why this is. This is getting tangential but "why" is the most interesting question. You ask it and run up against that boundary where you have to say, "I don't know". The brain is very good at making things seen complete, so moments like this remind me that even consciousness has limits it can't get around. That's kind of cool.