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Bad sex scenes and other ramblings.
Nov. 17th, 2008 06:31 pmNot sure what to write in this thing tonight. Will most likely write whatever pops into my head, regardless of whether or not it is readable. Whether I post it or not, is another issue entirely. You'll know if you see it.
Television.
Watched a lot of it this weekend. Because - I was sick and didn't want to do all that much. I did try to read a bit. Read the new Dresden comic - which is a graphic novel adaptation of Storm Front. The art is decent, even if all the people look a bit alike. As I've noted before, I'm picky when it comes to comic art and tend to pay an undue amount of attention to how well people are rendered. Possibly because I've drawn a lot of people and was quite good at it for a while. Out of practice now, unfortunately. Spending my time on rendering characters through words not through the drawing. Different process and in my point of view far more challenging and rewarding. Drawing is too...two-dimensional and not quite as challenging as writing in my opinion. That's not true for everyone of course and does not mean I do not appreciate good drawings or art, I do, I'm just picky. The other book I tried to read and am getting very close to giving up on is Cookie Cutter. Yes, I know I've mentioned it before in my journal and yes, I've only been trying to read the dang thing for two months. The fact that it is only 327 pages - probably means that I should give up and try something, anything else. But I promised Wales I'd give it to her once I finished it. (She can't find it anywhere - not at a bookstore, online or at the library. It is out-of-print. I apparently am the only person with a copy of the thing. Lucky me.)
Regarding why it is out of print? Well, the writing is not that good. It has the worst sex scenes I've read in my entire life. Considering how much fanfic I've read online, that is saying something. I read one of them aloud to Wales and she burst out laughing. Want to read it? Here you go. Don't say I didn't warn you. (Oh unlike my evil fanfic, this writer is not intending on squicking the reader.)
( Horrible sex scene )
Okay off to make dinner before it gets too late and comfort myself with the tv show Brothers and Sisters.It reminds me of Thirtysomething but a lot less whiny, which I also found comforting. Whiny family shows sometimes comfort me, weird I know.
Hmm...meant to write about tv shows in this post but ran out time. As an aside, loving the Masterpiece theater minseries Cranford - really comforting and quite good. Not at all what I expected.
Television.
Watched a lot of it this weekend. Because - I was sick and didn't want to do all that much. I did try to read a bit. Read the new Dresden comic - which is a graphic novel adaptation of Storm Front. The art is decent, even if all the people look a bit alike. As I've noted before, I'm picky when it comes to comic art and tend to pay an undue amount of attention to how well people are rendered. Possibly because I've drawn a lot of people and was quite good at it for a while. Out of practice now, unfortunately. Spending my time on rendering characters through words not through the drawing. Different process and in my point of view far more challenging and rewarding. Drawing is too...two-dimensional and not quite as challenging as writing in my opinion. That's not true for everyone of course and does not mean I do not appreciate good drawings or art, I do, I'm just picky. The other book I tried to read and am getting very close to giving up on is Cookie Cutter. Yes, I know I've mentioned it before in my journal and yes, I've only been trying to read the dang thing for two months. The fact that it is only 327 pages - probably means that I should give up and try something, anything else. But I promised Wales I'd give it to her once I finished it. (She can't find it anywhere - not at a bookstore, online or at the library. It is out-of-print. I apparently am the only person with a copy of the thing. Lucky me.)
Regarding why it is out of print? Well, the writing is not that good. It has the worst sex scenes I've read in my entire life. Considering how much fanfic I've read online, that is saying something. I read one of them aloud to Wales and she burst out laughing. Want to read it? Here you go. Don't say I didn't warn you. (Oh unlike my evil fanfic, this writer is not intending on squicking the reader.)
( Horrible sex scene )
Okay off to make dinner before it gets too late and comfort myself with the tv show Brothers and Sisters.It reminds me of Thirtysomething but a lot less whiny, which I also found comforting. Whiny family shows sometimes comfort me, weird I know.
Hmm...meant to write about tv shows in this post but ran out time. As an aside, loving the Masterpiece theater minseries Cranford - really comforting and quite good. Not at all what I expected.