Things I've researched for writing

[DonRetrasado]

A while back I was in a commercial for a small theatre as a favour to a friend, and my friend goes "yeah I had class with the owner of the theatre a while back, everyone calls him Jacques and I don't know why" and I go "that's 'cause he's got the same real first name as the guy I work with!" Turns out I did a commercial for a theatre that's owned by a friend of my brother. Also, apparently one of my high school friends was in the same commercial without me realising. I know everyone. something something Kevin Bacon.

[Oldrac the Chitinous]

Kevin Bacon's real name is Jacques?

[Edminster]

But his friends call him "Jimmy".

[Oldrac the Chitinous]

Most people use their index finger to push a door bell, but young people who have grown up with text messaging use their thumb.

[DonRetrasado]

Is it okay if I use my thumb too? I mean, I didn't exactly "grow up" with text messaging since I only got a cell phone about 4 years ago after most of my friends, but, ya know, I'm all thumbs...

[Oldrac the Chitinous]

So, I looked up "Bulwark" when I meant to look up "Bulkhead," and I found this picture of what Geneva looked like for a brief period.
It's a spiky city!



Civil disobedience, yo.

[Kimra]

Spiky cities are the best kind. I like it a lot.

[Asherian]

That is indeed a cool image.

I know a lot of random trivia of christian mythology, but not that much about James specifically. I know people who know a lot though if you have questions I could ask them.. Heh, bulwark is a funny word.

Honestly I think I end up using my elbow more than my hand to hit door bells. I'm not sure what wikipedia would make of that.

[Astrogirl]

Look down there in the same article it says: "People without hands are more likely to use their elbows to ring bells."

[Olax]

I know people who know a lot though if you have questions I could ask them..

Nah, I just need something peculiar about him. Characteristics. Anecdotes. Fun, but personal stuff. He's one of the main characters in my book, and I don't seem to know anything about him.

[smiley_cow]

John the lesser is likely the same person as John the Just who is one of Jesus' brothers. That's the closest to anything peculiar I know about him.

[Olax]

James. And yes, that was as much as I knew. Anyway, if he's such a tabula rasa, people won't mind if I provide him with some interesting characteristics... perhaps a couple of superpowers, if I feel like it. How about the power to kill a yak from 200 yards away...

[smiley_cow]

He's the brother of Jesus, he's gotta have some kind of super powers.

[Olax]

How about the power to move you?

[Astrogirl]

How about walking on water?