Rumplestiltskin Works Here

No, I'm not the beautiful blond-haired miller's daughter.

I'm the nasty, pissed off elf who's going to stomp a hole in the ground really, really soon.

I hate Microsoft, I hate PowerPoint and I hate last minute super-duper important presentations!!!

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So don't mind me... I'll try to be back to normal by Free Friday.

In the meantime, if you haven't discovered Sur la Lune, it's where all the coolest info about fairytales lives on the net.

I'm off to try to weave some straw into a big fricking pile of gold now.

grrrr.

The Girl with the Blue Hair

I am having way too much fun with this software.


This filter is called Direct Positive. I think I like having blue hair. It brings out my eyes.
;-)

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This blue hair reminded me of an old wonderful book I have. It's the original version of The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Italian author Carlo Collodi. This is my book, published in 1927, and it has an entirely different story than the Disney version that most people would know.


Pinocchio goes through many grave and serious trials, aided by the Girl with the Blue Hair (in Italian she is the Fairy with Turquoise Hair), who would later be transmogrified into a minor character as Disney's Blue Fairy.


Like most fairy tales, the original story of Pinocchio has very deep allegorical meanings and symbolism that were completely denuded or removed entirely when given the "Disney" touch. I remember reading my book over and over again and being completely absorbed in Pinocchio's dangerous and fantastical world.

Here is a very good introduction to the original story, with an interesting interpretation of the Girl with Blue Hair. Next time you see a copy of the original story in the bookstore or library, give it a read and see what you think.

Isn't it funny how things just pop into your head from out of the past like that?

Okay, now I'm going to bed. Seriously. Nitey-nite.