&BYTHEBY: Hairy leech on Jean Valjean's back is, indeed, Marius.

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Can I like please tell you everything awesome that's happened this week?

ONE: I learned that Javert and Valjean were based on the same person. 8D Victor Hugo, you sneaky thing, you.

AND THAT VICTOR HUGO WAS A FREAKING AMAZING ARTIST. HE DREW AS A SIDE HOBBY, LOOK:
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The artist Delacroix once said that if Victor Hugo had pursued painting instead of writing, he would have become the greatest artist of his century.


TWO: I was watching Resident Evil: Apocalypse [for the second time. There was.. like a 2 year gap from the last time I saw it], and THEN IT GOT TO THIS AWESOME SCENE WHERE THIS LADY WAS TRYING TO KICK THESE DEAD UNDEAD GUARD DOGS AWAY FROM HER [and failing nicely] WHEN THIS SUPERAWESOME DUDE SHOWED UP. HOMMGGG, HE WAS SMOKING, AND HE USED TO BE PART OF UMBRELLA CORP [which meant he was dressed up all army-like with AWESOMENESS MILITARY AWESOME] AND HE LIKE SHOT THE DOGS. And THEN HE TALKS.
HE HAD A FRENCH ACCENT.
FREAKING.
AWESOME.
SO HE WAS LIKE, "Get zee girl outta 'ere!" And the kid freaking ran. And the lady was like, "OHWAIT. What?! Who are you?" And he's all with his awesome frenchness, "Used to be part of Umbrella corp 'till they left us for dead." and he did his salute thing to her; and then these undead guard dogs jumped at him [WHICH MADE ME REMEMBER THAT HE DIIEEDDDD] AND I WAS LIKE, "NO." AND HE WAS LIKE, "COME HERE, BITCH," and wrestling off the dogs. Which made me laugh. AND THEN HE SHOT THE ZOMBIE DOG, BUT THEN MASSES OF ZOMBIE DOGS JUMPED HIM.
And he died.
I WAS LIKE, "NOOO. WHY MUST EVERY AWESOME FRENCH AWESOME MILITARY AWESOME PERSON DIE FROM DOGS?!"

THIS CONCLUDE'S TODAY'S CULTURAL LESSON:

FRANCE IS AMAZING. WE HAVE VICTOR HUGO.