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In Japanese folklore, kitsunes are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. Supernatural powers commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to shapeshifting, the ability to generate fire or lightning from their tails or to breathe fire (known as kitsune-bi, literally "foxfire"), the power to manifest in dreams, the power to fly, and the ability to create illusions so elaborate as to be almost indistinguishable from reality. Some tales go further still, speaking of kitsune with the ability to bend time and space, to drive people mad, or to take such nonhuman and fantastic shapes as a tree of incredible height or a second moon in the sky. And that's just what I do every day. You should see what I do in my spare time....

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean 3

Okay, this is going to be a short review. I liked it and I would pay to see it again at the theater. I enjoyed the first movie and accepted the second movie as a means to an end much like the second LOTR movie. I don't understand what the professional critics are bitching about. Yes, it's long, but the plot just takes that long to wrap up. Movie pays a nice homage to the Ride with the use of the original ride soundtrack. All in all and without any spoilers, POTC 3 was a nice way to end the trilogy while still leaving the door open for other possible adventures with Jack Sparrow. Given the big box office bucks for these three films and Depp's insistence that he would love to continue playing this character, I suspect the rumors floating around on the net about a fourth film might be valid. Certainly, Disney will think twice about nixing this franchise. I would personally love to see more of Jack Sparrow and Keith Richards as Captain Teague.

Project Argyle Update

Well, my estimated finish date has come and gone. The scarf is coming along slowly and is now approximately 4.5 to 5' long. I think I'm dragging my heels on finishing this project because of the finishing. The back of the project is now a feline wet dream with yarn ends abounding and and the piece sorely in need of a wash.

posted by Sionnach, the Celtic Kitsune | 1:45 PM

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