intro ramble

Pluto, the little floating blob that one day got its title of Planet removed, appealed to tiny gloomy teenage Popi in many ways.

There was always a small part of me that felt like I didn't belong, wherever I went. Some casted me out because of the way I dressed or spoke, or simply because of my interests. There was a time where I didn't care at all, a time where I tried to fit in and not long after a long chaotic sequence of my life where I did all I could to overflow the mold I was expected to fit. It was fun wearing all kind of crazy clothes and makeup for a while, until my flashy fashion came with expectations. Somehow the plan of overflowing the box ended up in other people assuming things about me and putting me in all kinds of boxes with the stereotypes that went with them. These assumptions started to affect my work, as what I created contrasted higly with the way I presented myself. So I decided to live a quieter life. If people expect little of me when they see me, then my work might leave a bigger impression on them... that's what I think now (it's frigging depressing to be honest I hate it here) and that is the reason why I adore Pluto so much.

I know basically nothing about astronomy, but in my head (source: delusions and daydreams) Pluto feels like a safe place where all the chaotic weird kids can hang out without being judged. A bit like The Little Prince and his asteroid, I wish I could build my house there and grow lots of plants lol. Silly wish when you know the weather on that rock is icyyy

Bringer of ...

pluto (animanga) SPOILERS ahead

Pluto, most commonly known as Hades or Aidoneus (if you're fancy), is the Greek God of the dead. Lonely ruler of the underworld, most of the decisions he made to be less lonely were... questionable. But in this section, I want to discuss the common points between this Greek God and the character from the show 'Astro Boy' (also known as 'Atom' by teacher Osamu Tezuka, or also seen in the rewritten version by Urasawa).

Both were born, or built, to take life away. They are feared and hated because of this thing they were made to do, this role they didn't get the choice to refuse. This doesn't mean we should forgive their actions, but it does make you wonder if they could have been or could become better people were they to choose a different path.

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Rimbaud

French poet from the 19th century (who happens to be born a day before me), his work had a big influence on literature and arts. His most known "adventure", which was also made into a movie ('Total Eclipse') starring DiCaprio, was his love story with famous french writer Paul Verlaine. I wish the movie showed us more of Rimbaud life before and after he met Verlaine, as I found those parts of his life more interesting, but it did complete the storyline I read in his biography.

Rimbaud has fascinated me since I first read his biography (written by Sarah Cohen-Scali) when I was 10. I have read it at least 4 or 5 times since then at different times in my life (which is a lot when you know I read very little), and each time I got to understand and relate to the different aspects of his life a little more. He was a genius child, praised by his professors, seen as a project by his mother. Rimbaud's mother would always have high expectations for him and compared his siblings to him often, which lead to build up resentment and jealousy from his older brother. Their father was absent, and his younger sisters were often sick (there was supposed to be a third one, but she died a few weeks after being born).

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