Hey! It’s been a while.
Thanks to my fall semester classes, anything approaching a regular blogging schedule is off the table, but since I posted exactly once in August, a roundup is in order. Here are some of the things I’ve watched/read/done since then.
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Pacific Rim
Saw the trailers when it first came out, made a “watch this one day” mental note to myself, finally sat down and watched it three weeks ago. I loved it. LOVED it. The jaegers, the kaiju, the hand-wavy science, the fact that everyone’s essentially one big, dysfunctional family...objectively, I get that it’s not for everyone, but I also don’t think it’s possible to hate a movie where the guy with the least ridiculous name is called Raleigh.
Saw the trailers when it first came out, made a “watch this one day” mental note to myself, finally sat down and watched it three weeks ago. I loved it. LOVED it. The jaegers, the kaiju, the hand-wavy science, the fact that everyone’s essentially one big, dysfunctional family...objectively, I get that it’s not for everyone, but I also don’t think it’s possible to hate a movie where the guy with the least ridiculous name is called Raleigh.
Fringe
My sister checked this out after hearing that John Noble (aka Denethor) played one of the main characters. We’re about a quarter of the way through season 1. As far as the plot goes, I’m not hooked, but I adore the relationship between Walter and Peter Bishop. They flip the traditional father-son dynamic--Peter’s forced to become the legal guardian of his not-all-there, mad scientist dad--in a way that’s both very sad and very funny.
Also watched: Pan’s Labyrinth, Horrible Bosses, The Witch, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1).
My sister checked this out after hearing that John Noble (aka Denethor) played one of the main characters. We’re about a quarter of the way through season 1. As far as the plot goes, I’m not hooked, but I adore the relationship between Walter and Peter Bishop. They flip the traditional father-son dynamic--Peter’s forced to become the legal guardian of his not-all-there, mad scientist dad--in a way that’s both very sad and very funny.
Also watched: Pan’s Labyrinth, Horrible Bosses, The Witch, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1).
The Wicked Boy
This book is nonfiction and true crime (one of my biggest guilty pleasures). It centers around the case of a 13-year-old boy living in Victorian (1890s-ish?) London, who admitted to stabbing his mother to death. It’s hard to describe why I enjoy books like this without feeling sleazy, but it basically boils down to wanting to know the motivation. It’s like reading a mystery--the main point, at least for me, isn’t figuring out who did it, but why they did it. Not that they’re many good reasons for killing your mother…
Writing
Writing has been sucking-pudding-through-a-straw slow, and I honestly don’t mind. Aside from learning how to fit it in without slacking on schoolwork, I’ve been thinking about which direction I want my next stories to take. I’ll never stop loving fantasy, but lately I haven’t been inspired to write many fantasy stories of my own. Most of my new ideas are in a more contemporary/realistic fiction vein, and I’m excited to start working on something again but also terrified that I won’t be able to pull it off. Hopefully I’ll be blogging more about this soon.
Writing has been sucking-pudding-through-a-straw slow, and I honestly don’t mind. Aside from learning how to fit it in without slacking on schoolwork, I’ve been thinking about which direction I want my next stories to take. I’ll never stop loving fantasy, but lately I haven’t been inspired to write many fantasy stories of my own. Most of my new ideas are in a more contemporary/realistic fiction vein, and I’m excited to start working on something again but also terrified that I won’t be able to pull it off. Hopefully I’ll be blogging more about this soon.
How was August, and how has September treated you so far?
*flaps arms wildly* DID YOU KNOW THAT FRINGE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TV SHOWS I EVER LIKED AND SO MY FAMILY OWNS ALL FIVE SEASONS BECAUSE OF THE EMOTIONS?
ReplyDeleteBECAUSE I DO. Just so you know.
Anyway... *cough* I look forward to hearing more about your writing later on, and hope school treats you well these next few months!
I really really hope I get hooked on this show, because Peter and Walter just kill me (they're so dysfunctionally adorable), and I've heard that season 2 is where it starts to get really good, so I have high hopes. :)
DeleteThanks! Hopefully I'll be posting again before too long--school's been insane, but fun.
August was good but crazy!! Dividing my time between two jobs was gloriously exhausting, and now that I actually have time off, I don't know what to do with myself! My first uni course starts tomorrow, and I'm nervously anticipating that...!
ReplyDeleteThat's so great! I hope your first day goes wonderfully, and that you still have plenty of time to relax and enjoy yourself.
DeleteI LOVE LOVE LOVE "Pacific Rim". I think it's my favorite Sci-Fi film. Maybe. Yes, maybe. It was just awesome in theaters. Though I have to say- I'm feeling very cautious about the sequel, particularly because they've yet to confirm Mako's character is coming back (and she's one of the best parts!!) We'll just have to see...
ReplyDeleteMy tv has been very light lately: "The Mindy Project". I'm on hold and waiting for new dvd seasons of DC shows from the library- and I want to give "Supergirl" a go now that she's joining the CW team. (Yay!)
You are a brave soul for reading True Crime. I can barely make it through fictional murders! Ha!
I know! At least it's confirmed that Hermann and Newt are both coming back--without Mako, a sequel would be terrible, but without them there wouldn't even be a point. I'm still in denial about Stacker Pentecost's death, too.
DeleteI've heard lots of good things about both The Mindy Project and Supergirl. If I had the time, I honestly think I'd do nothing but read and catch up on TV shows.
OMG I CAN DEFINITELY RELATE TO THAT FEELING OF WRITING AND SUCKING PUDDING THROUGH A STRAW YEP I AM THERE HELLLLPPPP. *flops about like a tired limpet* But dude yes!! Totally share all your writing thoughts with us!! YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY TACKLE THAT CONTEMPORARY STUFF BECAUSE IT'S REALLY FUN. *nod nod*
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Don't worry! We'll get through this together. :)
DeleteContemporary is a genre I've played around with and wanted to write in for a very long time, so I hope this works out. I'll try to cook up another post as soon as I can.