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Off to see the Wizard
Aug. 21st, 2004 01:50 pmThe hot weather we've been having around here recently has been kind of annoying, but I'm sure I'll be longing for it when it gets cold again. I do wish I could stop sweating, though.
I accidentally dropped my guitar pick inside the guitar while practicing today. I had a hell of a time getting it out.
Practicing the guitar is getting to be somewhat of a chore, and I don't even do it that much. I just wish I could get really good really quickly.
Anyway, according to The Road to Oz, today is Queen Ozma's birthday. I'm sure everyone who reads this knows I'm a big fan of the Oz books. I read my first when I was eleven, and it took me about ten years to read all of the more or less "official" books (often called the Famous Forty). I still read unofficial Oz books and stories whenever I can, though.
Outside of some very specialized channels, like the International Wizard of Oz Club and various Oz forums, I haven't known very many people who were interested in Oz. Most people seem to consider the books too corny, childish, old-fashioned, or something of the sort. I guess I can see these things, but they've never bothered me. I guess I like corniness, to a degree. I've known other people to say they liked the Oz books when they were younger, but were no longer interested in them. I suppose tastes change, but I have a hard time believing that I'll ever lose my interest in Oz. The books just strike me as the perfect mix of fantasy, adventure, and humor. They're light-hearted, but still engaging and exciting in their own way. I don't think I ever get immersed in other books as much as I do the Oz series. Oz is a place I'd definitely want to visit, and perhaps even live in, if it were real.
Oddly enough, Tori Amos' version of "Over The Rainbow" came up on Winamp. I suppose I should mention that I've never been a huge fan of the 1939 MGM film. It's good in its own way, but it just doesn't have the same appeal for me that the books do. It kind of bothers me that the movie is universally known and well-loved, while not that many people know or like the books. It's not that I deny the movie's right to exist or anything, but I think it gives people preconceptions about Oz that don't really apply to the book series.
I accidentally dropped my guitar pick inside the guitar while practicing today. I had a hell of a time getting it out.
Practicing the guitar is getting to be somewhat of a chore, and I don't even do it that much. I just wish I could get really good really quickly.
Anyway, according to The Road to Oz, today is Queen Ozma's birthday. I'm sure everyone who reads this knows I'm a big fan of the Oz books. I read my first when I was eleven, and it took me about ten years to read all of the more or less "official" books (often called the Famous Forty). I still read unofficial Oz books and stories whenever I can, though.
Outside of some very specialized channels, like the International Wizard of Oz Club and various Oz forums, I haven't known very many people who were interested in Oz. Most people seem to consider the books too corny, childish, old-fashioned, or something of the sort. I guess I can see these things, but they've never bothered me. I guess I like corniness, to a degree. I've known other people to say they liked the Oz books when they were younger, but were no longer interested in them. I suppose tastes change, but I have a hard time believing that I'll ever lose my interest in Oz. The books just strike me as the perfect mix of fantasy, adventure, and humor. They're light-hearted, but still engaging and exciting in their own way. I don't think I ever get immersed in other books as much as I do the Oz series. Oz is a place I'd definitely want to visit, and perhaps even live in, if it were real.
Oddly enough, Tori Amos' version of "Over The Rainbow" came up on Winamp. I suppose I should mention that I've never been a huge fan of the 1939 MGM film. It's good in its own way, but it just doesn't have the same appeal for me that the books do. It kind of bothers me that the movie is universally known and well-loved, while not that many people know or like the books. It's not that I deny the movie's right to exist or anything, but I think it gives people preconceptions about Oz that don't really apply to the book series.
