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inchoatewordsMovies: None.
Television/Streaming: Watched episode 3 of Buffy ("Witch"). That's the one about the cheerleading squad and all the chaos that ensues there because of Amy - well, her mom. It was entertaining but I called that it was the mom doing this shit behind the scenes before any of the main characters did. Also, I was annoyed when they needed "eye of newt" for that one spell and they dissected a frog. For one, not the same thing, and for two, eye of newt is not a literal eye, it's a term for mustard seed.
Also watched Episode 7 of Farscape ("PK Tech Girl"). That's the one where they find the old abandoned Peacekeeper ship and the tech, Gilina, and she and Crichton have a "moment" (or really, a series of moments as they're all trying not to die, heh). I liked this one. I really like the otherworldly creatures on this show and how they look. The Sheyangs remind me of Battletoads dropped in a nuclear waste dump.
Taskmaster is almost over for this series; only two more episodes. I love this group. They are hilarious and Jason continues to be a chaos gremlin.
Books: I finished Persuasion. This is the second time that I have read this work that I recall. The first time I logged it was ten years ago. I really loved it then and I still do. Despite the time period being vastly different, I think there are some universal feelings there that could be extrapolated into the modern age. So many of us have broken up with folks we still had feelings for, and even years might have gone by and you see them again, and it brings up all of those feelings with a force to steal your breath. Anne's family ignores her even though she does have important things to say; her dad is a shallow man.
Currently reading Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz. I read a review some time ago comparing Joan Didion (who I really like) and Eve Babitz, who I had not heard of. Apparently her works are having a renaissance in recent years and she definitely has a more breeze style than Didion, but that's not an insult by any means.
Television/Streaming: Watched episode 3 of Buffy ("Witch"). That's the one about the cheerleading squad and all the chaos that ensues there because of Amy - well, her mom. It was entertaining but I called that it was the mom doing this shit behind the scenes before any of the main characters did. Also, I was annoyed when they needed "eye of newt" for that one spell and they dissected a frog. For one, not the same thing, and for two, eye of newt is not a literal eye, it's a term for mustard seed.
Also watched Episode 7 of Farscape ("PK Tech Girl"). That's the one where they find the old abandoned Peacekeeper ship and the tech, Gilina, and she and Crichton have a "moment" (or really, a series of moments as they're all trying not to die, heh). I liked this one. I really like the otherworldly creatures on this show and how they look. The Sheyangs remind me of Battletoads dropped in a nuclear waste dump.
Taskmaster is almost over for this series; only two more episodes. I love this group. They are hilarious and Jason continues to be a chaos gremlin.
Books: I finished Persuasion. This is the second time that I have read this work that I recall. The first time I logged it was ten years ago. I really loved it then and I still do. Despite the time period being vastly different, I think there are some universal feelings there that could be extrapolated into the modern age. So many of us have broken up with folks we still had feelings for, and even years might have gone by and you see them again, and it brings up all of those feelings with a force to steal your breath. Anne's family ignores her even though she does have important things to say; her dad is a shallow man.
Currently reading Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz. I read a review some time ago comparing Joan Didion (who I really like) and Eve Babitz, who I had not heard of. Apparently her works are having a renaissance in recent years and she definitely has a more breeze style than Didion, but that's not an insult by any means.
