It means pine-nut in Italian, if you believe Wikipedia... (and don't we all?)

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Paying bills, trying to do lesson plans, etc. while finishing the Angel season one re-watch. (Yeah, I got sidetracked from that a while ago with Buffy season five, then starting to watch Due South for Callum-related reasons and... what was I saying?) My reason for posting is this epiphany. I HEART PINOCCHIO. Seriously. Who's my favorite or second favorite (depends on the day) character on BSG? Leoben. Which did I prefer, BtVS or Angel? Angel, even though Buffy was probably a better show in most aspects.

In other words, I like the bad boy who wants to be a real boy but he never goes about it the right way and doesn't quite succeed. Or maybe it's that quest for self-awareness that pings with me. Hm. Nope, I think it's the bad boy aspect.

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WHAT? But, but... He's so adorable!
Hee! I've inspired Rose to picspam! You are so cute. I just don't see it. Like I can kind of see the CKR. CKR has the older guy mystery and when he grins, well I can really see it even though it doesn't do it for me. And CKR oozes talent.

But Christian Kane? Nope. In the picture, I find Amy Acker cuter. Hee. I don't blame him, I think it's totally the Lindsay character. Yes, he was funny but kind of in a sad way. He wasn't even scary. He was just a boy.

See, I'm evil--I like my bad non-human boys to try being human, and fail miserably.
I'm so glad to hear you say that. My Leoben Pinnochio boy was going to try so hard. It's the trying that's so interesting and painful.

Kara, definitely.
Yay! *hugs Rose* How did I not know this? But deep down I must have known we had this in common. I just understand her so easily though, I probably couldn't be friends with someone like her in RL. But TV is so great because we can see the Kara underneath that not everyone sees. Levels. It's so fascinating. And I'm better with Lee now, though it's hard for me. But yay, another Kara person!

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In the picture, I find Amy Acker cuter. Hee.

Well, that's because her very presence causes cute puppies to apparate and start frolicking. And I can't fathom anyone not thinking Amy Acker is all things adorable and gorgeous. Yup.

I guess I really do get to keep Christian all to myself, then.

My Leoben Pinnochio boy was going to try so hard. It's the trying that's so interesting and painful.

Yes, that's it exactly. I think the motivations for Pinocchio are interesting, too--Spike wanted Buffy's love, Leoben wants Kara's... but they often did the wrong thing because of that. And they didn't perceive it as wrong because they're not 'real boys,' which is why they always fail.

I just understand her so easily though, I probably couldn't be friends with someone like her in RL.

Heh, definitely. Even with the quadrangle of doom, I still felt sympathy for Kara; but she would totally make me nuts in person. (And really, Kara is always my favorite character... which is good, considering how often Leoben's scenes are cut.)

p.s. If you don't mind trying some babyfic in Harry Potter fandom, go read this Bill/Fleur babyfic! (http://honey-wheeler.livejournal.com/51724.html)

[daybreak777.livejournal.com]

I guess I really do get to keep Christian all to myself, then.
Hee, yep, he's all yours. I won Daniel, though. :-)

Oh Rose, I finally had time to read that baby fic! What lovely writing. Subtle and understated. I loved the bit with the flowers. And it more about Fleur than the baby. Thank you so much for recommending it!

Wow, a good writer can make you have sympathy for just about anyone, even characters you don't think much about. There really is a goldmine of HP minor characters for fan ficcers to write about now.