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ratherastory) wrote2010-10-28 06:39 pm
ratherastory) wrote2010-10-28 06:39 pm
Hunters' Journals: discuss
Okay, so I have a random thought about hunters' journals which has been rattling around in my head ever since Season 1, especially after "Dead Man's Blood" aired.
John has kept a journal for the past twenty-two years when the show starts. Daniel Elkins has a similar journal (and we are given to understand that he was John's mentor, which would explain the similarities), but much older, dating back to the sixties, if memory serves.
Given the amount of lore out there, and the fact that John himself appears to have not only documented his hunts but also at least occasionally used it as a personal journal, how the heck does it all fit into that teeny-tiny book?
Hell, when I'm doing research for a story, I can easily fill a 100-page notebook with my scribblings, and they're not all that extensive.
I would have thought that a hunter would end up with a string of journals, each filled to the brim with clippings, notes, photographs, and scraps of lore.
Can anyone explain this to me in a satisfactory manner? Please?
Or, y'know, feel free to have a debate in the comments.
John has kept a journal for the past twenty-two years when the show starts. Daniel Elkins has a similar journal (and we are given to understand that he was John's mentor, which would explain the similarities), but much older, dating back to the sixties, if memory serves.
Given the amount of lore out there, and the fact that John himself appears to have not only documented his hunts but also at least occasionally used it as a personal journal, how the heck does it all fit into that teeny-tiny book?
Hell, when I'm doing research for a story, I can easily fill a 100-page notebook with my scribblings, and they're not all that extensive.
I would have thought that a hunter would end up with a string of journals, each filled to the brim with clippings, notes, photographs, and scraps of lore.
Can anyone explain this to me in a satisfactory manner? Please?
Or, y'know, feel free to have a debate in the comments.
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Heh, me too! But then I am a freak. If I had John's job, tracking all that madness for 22 years? I'd have an entire library of notebooks and journals and newspaper clippings and whatnot. And then it would all be painstakingly cataloged and cross-referenced on a computer and notecards etc. Actually, I probably wouldn't have any time to do any actual hunting because I would be too busy maintaining my super-scary library.
Ahem.