fortunately did not get run over while walking home reading

[incandescens]

Edits on book 3 going reasonably well, I think.

Work is currently being smitten by combinations of pregnancy, illness, and annual leave, and next week will be even more so. One can only get one's head down and keep on going. I'm sure it could be worse.

No, really, I am in a generally good mood, honest. Also reading the new/last Terry Pratchett, so in a slightly sniffly one.

Was watching the Takarazuka production Susano-o earlier while knitting. Extremely elegant Yamato no Orochi (or Aosetona, depending on current disguise) played by Mizu Natsuki. (Can't find a decent screenshot online, but here's a rather good fan art - http://hanew.deviantart.com/art/Aosetona-432643978?q=gallery%3AHanew%2F47882799&qo=5 - and you can see where she took a few ideas forward when playing Death in the later Elisabeth in 2007.)

Comments

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

That production sounds very interesting. I've never come across a native Japanese Takarazuka vehicle, though doubtless they've done a Genji or two.

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I think they have done a couple of variants on Genji, plus some other native-Japanese work (or at least, based on native-Japanese stories). Of course, I am missing large chunks of what's going on, but it was still very pleasant to watch.