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

[rose_griffes]

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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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)

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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.