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Sep. 23rd, 2018 07:33 pm1. My response to the current political environment, which I can't do anything about? Binge-watching the Great British Bake Off -- S6, the one where Nadyia won.
I still cry at the end of that one. I adore the contestants on that season.
It's also so comforting and gives me hope about people.
2. Sort of watching S2 of Luke Cage. I'm mostly interested in Misty Knight and Rosaria Dawson's characters.
Jessica Jones S2 was interesting in that the season is in reality an origin tale of a future villain, Trish, Jessica's best friend. There really aren't any villains in it, outside of Trish, who in her pursuit of power and being a hero...destroys various lives in the process. She gets her powers but at great cost to everyone around her, and doesn't even acknowledge the collateral damage -- believing she was totally justified. She sees Jess's Mom as a villain who must be killed, and does it. Not getting what Jess gets -- which is that's not her decision or any of their decisions to make.
Trish is dangerous, in that she thinks being a hero is a mean of being extraordinary, cool, and great. A true hero wants nothing to do with the gig, and avoids it. The one's who seek it out -- end up becoming villains.
The season is worth watching for that reason, and for how it deconstructs the Trish and Jessica relationship and the inherent jealousies within it. Trish saw Jess as her sidekick, when that switches she can't handle it. And seeks out the powers she feels Jess didn't deserve and takes for granted, to become a hero in her own right. Not understanding that she's incapable of ever being a true hero for that very reason. It's the classic catch-22, wanting to be a damn hero ensures you can't be one. If you want it -- to be special and chosen and great, you are forever doomed to be the villain.
Angel the Series and other noir themed tales featuring anti-heroes...get that across well. Walter White, Angel, Cordelia, Wesley, etc can never be heroes. Because they care most about the reflection in the mirror staring back at them. Trish is similar, she's another Cordelia, the poor little rich girl, who wants to be special to reward her own narcissism.
And it is in turn a reflection on a society that rewards narcissists and wannabee heroes. We have a contest after contest, competition after competiton, with award after award...trophies, accolades..all signifying nothing. Dull reflections in a never ending series of fun house mirrors. Will state -- Marvel Comics is rather good at depicting how craving heroism or wanting rewards leads to corruption and ruin. More so than DC Comics is in this respect. If anything, at times, it feels as if Marvel is commenting on the same themes presented in the DC comic verse, but in a different way.
Luke Cage much like JJ is slow to start. I'm having troubles focusing on it at the moment.
I think this is a trend with the Marvel Netflix series...they all have pacing issues.
3. I'm about to give up on Ilona Andrews "Iron & Magic" -- I'm bored. The writers are repeating various urban fantasy paranormal romance tropes that I've gotten burned out on. Wounded monsterous hero and monsterous heroine fall for each other, because they are both monsters and the hero saved a couple of kids. Granted he's killed millions, so has she, but hey two kids were saved. Also, they spend a lot of time addressing those that they are leading as "one of mine", it's very possessive.
There's a toxic tribal trope in the story that is distubring. And the writer's seem to be obsessed with paramilitary groups, and have a somewhat romanticized view of them that is worrying.
In addition...this lacks the humor that was in the Kate Daniels series. Actually all their other books lack that sense of humor. I'm not sure why.
4. Went online shopping this weekend, after going through my closet and discovering half or over half my clothes did not fit me. I packed them up and put them under my bed or in trunks, or threw out. A bit disturbing since some of them fit me fine six months ago. I gained all the weight I lost in 2014 and then some back again. Now, the slow path to losing it.
Good news, I've stopped eating most carbs. No interest in them. Don't like them. They don't like me.
Bread hates me. So I've stopped eating it, regardless of what flour is used. I've decided my system doesn't like yeast.
Also not a fan of potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, or any of the night shades. They just don't seem to agree with me for some reason. So I limit those.
Dislike candy.
Chocolate...is an issue, but I'm growing tired of it.
So...this may be easier than previously. And I can't drink wine -- it burns.
I'll probably lose a ton of weight and not be able to fit into any of my new clothes in 12 months. LOL! Which is why I'm not throwing out the clothes that don't fit, just packing them up and putting them under my bed.
This is why women, most women at any rate, have closets with three different sizes.
4. Story that I'm writing is dragging and not going as expected, but I'm determined to finish it, just so I can finish at least one of four stories I've started writing in the last three years. Don't care whether anyone else reads or not.
I still cry at the end of that one. I adore the contestants on that season.
It's also so comforting and gives me hope about people.
2. Sort of watching S2 of Luke Cage. I'm mostly interested in Misty Knight and Rosaria Dawson's characters.
Jessica Jones S2 was interesting in that the season is in reality an origin tale of a future villain, Trish, Jessica's best friend. There really aren't any villains in it, outside of Trish, who in her pursuit of power and being a hero...destroys various lives in the process. She gets her powers but at great cost to everyone around her, and doesn't even acknowledge the collateral damage -- believing she was totally justified. She sees Jess's Mom as a villain who must be killed, and does it. Not getting what Jess gets -- which is that's not her decision or any of their decisions to make.
Trish is dangerous, in that she thinks being a hero is a mean of being extraordinary, cool, and great. A true hero wants nothing to do with the gig, and avoids it. The one's who seek it out -- end up becoming villains.
The season is worth watching for that reason, and for how it deconstructs the Trish and Jessica relationship and the inherent jealousies within it. Trish saw Jess as her sidekick, when that switches she can't handle it. And seeks out the powers she feels Jess didn't deserve and takes for granted, to become a hero in her own right. Not understanding that she's incapable of ever being a true hero for that very reason. It's the classic catch-22, wanting to be a damn hero ensures you can't be one. If you want it -- to be special and chosen and great, you are forever doomed to be the villain.
Angel the Series and other noir themed tales featuring anti-heroes...get that across well. Walter White, Angel, Cordelia, Wesley, etc can never be heroes. Because they care most about the reflection in the mirror staring back at them. Trish is similar, she's another Cordelia, the poor little rich girl, who wants to be special to reward her own narcissism.
And it is in turn a reflection on a society that rewards narcissists and wannabee heroes. We have a contest after contest, competition after competiton, with award after award...trophies, accolades..all signifying nothing. Dull reflections in a never ending series of fun house mirrors. Will state -- Marvel Comics is rather good at depicting how craving heroism or wanting rewards leads to corruption and ruin. More so than DC Comics is in this respect. If anything, at times, it feels as if Marvel is commenting on the same themes presented in the DC comic verse, but in a different way.
Luke Cage much like JJ is slow to start. I'm having troubles focusing on it at the moment.
I think this is a trend with the Marvel Netflix series...they all have pacing issues.
3. I'm about to give up on Ilona Andrews "Iron & Magic" -- I'm bored. The writers are repeating various urban fantasy paranormal romance tropes that I've gotten burned out on. Wounded monsterous hero and monsterous heroine fall for each other, because they are both monsters and the hero saved a couple of kids. Granted he's killed millions, so has she, but hey two kids were saved. Also, they spend a lot of time addressing those that they are leading as "one of mine", it's very possessive.
There's a toxic tribal trope in the story that is distubring. And the writer's seem to be obsessed with paramilitary groups, and have a somewhat romanticized view of them that is worrying.
In addition...this lacks the humor that was in the Kate Daniels series. Actually all their other books lack that sense of humor. I'm not sure why.
4. Went online shopping this weekend, after going through my closet and discovering half or over half my clothes did not fit me. I packed them up and put them under my bed or in trunks, or threw out. A bit disturbing since some of them fit me fine six months ago. I gained all the weight I lost in 2014 and then some back again. Now, the slow path to losing it.
Good news, I've stopped eating most carbs. No interest in them. Don't like them. They don't like me.
Bread hates me. So I've stopped eating it, regardless of what flour is used. I've decided my system doesn't like yeast.
Also not a fan of potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, or any of the night shades. They just don't seem to agree with me for some reason. So I limit those.
Dislike candy.
Chocolate...is an issue, but I'm growing tired of it.
So...this may be easier than previously. And I can't drink wine -- it burns.
I'll probably lose a ton of weight and not be able to fit into any of my new clothes in 12 months. LOL! Which is why I'm not throwing out the clothes that don't fit, just packing them up and putting them under my bed.
This is why women, most women at any rate, have closets with three different sizes.
4. Story that I'm writing is dragging and not going as expected, but I'm determined to finish it, just so I can finish at least one of four stories I've started writing in the last three years. Don't care whether anyone else reads or not.