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Spring's Back
Apr. 27th, 2007 03:51 pmWhoot.
XOMFG, I turned in my paper on the Iranian Revolution yesterday! FINALLY!! Done with that, fuck yes. Now I just have my Jonestown paper/powerpoint to worry about. I have the weekend to work on that, though I'm also gonna take the weekend to write. Tomorrow is a play version of Count of Monte Cristo, which is supposed to be awesome. There's also some kind of benefit concert that I kind of want to go to, at least I think it's tomorrow--an ending poverty kind of thing. After a semester in a class like Social Movements, it's made me want to start getting more thoroughly involved in the things I believe in.
Julie's also gone for the weekend, in Syracuse visiting Tammy. Tammy will be up here on Monday to give the talk. Yay!
We finished Paranoia Agent last night in ASIC, and I think I finally have some kind of understanding of that show. Definitely a psychological show. Though I'm not sure about its apparent critique of escapism. It's one thing to want to die or have some other tragedy happen in order to escape from reality, but in essence all entertainment is a form of escapism. Books, movies, even the show itself. But I guess that wasn't what it was going for--pretty much, face reality and don't run away from it. At least not in the ways that matter.
We're also in the middle of Jubei-chan, which is turning out to be interesting and entertaining, if not something I'd go out of my way to own.
Julie and I have also discovered a new show called Mushishi. It's awesome. Completely different from any anime I've ever seen. It's sort of like Miyazaki's stuff--it's got a definite Mononoke/Spirited Away vibe. The animation is some of the best I've ever seen. Not only are the landscapes and backgrounds utterly beautiful, but the movement itself is just so fluid. It's a very slow-paced, mellow show, too--relaxing, but also intriguing. It's kind of like sitting out at night where it's quiet and warm and watching the weird things that come out at night. Or something. Because while it's slow and mystical, it also has that sense of darkness, of the unknown.
The premise is, the Mushi (which literally means "insect" or "bug") are these sort of...semi-sentient lifeforms which are kind of made up of the essence of life itself. They find their way into people's lives and affect them, usually in a negative way, though it's no different really than a mosquito biting you--the mosquito does it to survive (doesn't mean you don't kill the little asshole, but you get my point). Anyway, Ginko is the main character, and he's a "Mushi-shi", which is the equivalent of a Mushi-tamer. He can see them and control them. So he spends his time investigating incidences of Mushi and helping the people affected. So far there's no real continuity than Ginko himself, and each episode can stand alone. And normally that would bore or annoy me, but for some reason this show just draws you in. Something about the mystical quality of it.
So yes, I'd definitely recommend it.
And I am infinitely pleased with last night's Naruto Shippuuden as well. I'm so glad that Sakura is no longer useless. I like her so much more now. (BTW, did anyone notice that you can see clips of the Sakura-Sasori fight in the opening credits? You see it as shadows on that white screen behind Gaara in that one shot where he reaches out his hand. Look for the shadow-guy with the tail.) The doppleganger fight is next week too--should be awesome!
Oh, and, this week's episodes of House and Crossing Jordan were really, really good. The patient actually died on House! How often does that happen? It was really intense. And on Crossing Jordan both Jordan and Bug came to terms with their recent traumas (I want to hug Bug!! Wah!). Lost was about on par with the recent episodes--better, but not great. They revealed some interesting things.
Now for writing! I'm hoping to get something done on Mot, maybe some done on North, and come up with ideas for the next fanfic chapter. I don't want two months to pass like last time. Writing, writing, writing! Go!
XOMFG, I turned in my paper on the Iranian Revolution yesterday! FINALLY!! Done with that, fuck yes. Now I just have my Jonestown paper/powerpoint to worry about. I have the weekend to work on that, though I'm also gonna take the weekend to write. Tomorrow is a play version of Count of Monte Cristo, which is supposed to be awesome. There's also some kind of benefit concert that I kind of want to go to, at least I think it's tomorrow--an ending poverty kind of thing. After a semester in a class like Social Movements, it's made me want to start getting more thoroughly involved in the things I believe in.
Julie's also gone for the weekend, in Syracuse visiting Tammy. Tammy will be up here on Monday to give the talk. Yay!
We finished Paranoia Agent last night in ASIC, and I think I finally have some kind of understanding of that show. Definitely a psychological show. Though I'm not sure about its apparent critique of escapism. It's one thing to want to die or have some other tragedy happen in order to escape from reality, but in essence all entertainment is a form of escapism. Books, movies, even the show itself. But I guess that wasn't what it was going for--pretty much, face reality and don't run away from it. At least not in the ways that matter.
We're also in the middle of Jubei-chan, which is turning out to be interesting and entertaining, if not something I'd go out of my way to own.
Julie and I have also discovered a new show called Mushishi. It's awesome. Completely different from any anime I've ever seen. It's sort of like Miyazaki's stuff--it's got a definite Mononoke/Spirited Away vibe. The animation is some of the best I've ever seen. Not only are the landscapes and backgrounds utterly beautiful, but the movement itself is just so fluid. It's a very slow-paced, mellow show, too--relaxing, but also intriguing. It's kind of like sitting out at night where it's quiet and warm and watching the weird things that come out at night. Or something. Because while it's slow and mystical, it also has that sense of darkness, of the unknown.
The premise is, the Mushi (which literally means "insect" or "bug") are these sort of...semi-sentient lifeforms which are kind of made up of the essence of life itself. They find their way into people's lives and affect them, usually in a negative way, though it's no different really than a mosquito biting you--the mosquito does it to survive (doesn't mean you don't kill the little asshole, but you get my point). Anyway, Ginko is the main character, and he's a "Mushi-shi", which is the equivalent of a Mushi-tamer. He can see them and control them. So he spends his time investigating incidences of Mushi and helping the people affected. So far there's no real continuity than Ginko himself, and each episode can stand alone. And normally that would bore or annoy me, but for some reason this show just draws you in. Something about the mystical quality of it.
So yes, I'd definitely recommend it.
And I am infinitely pleased with last night's Naruto Shippuuden as well. I'm so glad that Sakura is no longer useless. I like her so much more now. (BTW, did anyone notice that you can see clips of the Sakura-Sasori fight in the opening credits? You see it as shadows on that white screen behind Gaara in that one shot where he reaches out his hand. Look for the shadow-guy with the tail.) The doppleganger fight is next week too--should be awesome!
Oh, and, this week's episodes of House and Crossing Jordan were really, really good. The patient actually died on House! How often does that happen? It was really intense. And on Crossing Jordan both Jordan and Bug came to terms with their recent traumas (I want to hug Bug!! Wah!). Lost was about on par with the recent episodes--better, but not great. They revealed some interesting things.
Now for writing! I'm hoping to get something done on Mot, maybe some done on North, and come up with ideas for the next fanfic chapter. I don't want two months to pass like last time. Writing, writing, writing! Go!
