Jul 19 2008
Random Saturday morning
This post is kind of a catch-all, I suppose. There’s been so much going on. I mentioned the car crash, didn’t I? Well, I won’t go into detail about that here, but suffice it to say that I’ve seen both the best and the worst of human nature throughout the experience, and that I finally have a car again. Some of that is good. The rest, I won’t talk about right now.
In the world of media, I have to say I’m perplexed at some of the harsh criticism I’ve seen of Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Basically, this is a geek video made by a geek and his friends in their spare time, just like all the geek videos I ever saw during my high school and college years, the main difference being that this geek and his friends have enough talent and cash on hand to make something that is actually watchable for people outside their A.V. club or local cable access channel. If you’re looking for a thoughtful social and political commentary with diverse casting, complex world-building, innovative plot twists, and meaningful messages that could change your life, you might want to watch something that was not conceived in less than a half-an-hour by a bunch of really bored (and possibly drunk) geeks with a penchant for freeze-rays and names like “wonderflonium,” and posted on the internet for free. I’m just sayin’. Personally, my only problem with it is that the “Bad Horse” song keeps getting stuck in my head. If only Colin and Mingo and The Thurm Glupston Show had had these kinds of resources. Hee. Ah, good times.
Other things I’ve been enjoying lately are Allison and Lillia, based on light novels by the author of Kino no Tabi, and the British TV series Hustle.
In manga, it’s been all re-reading for me lately. New volumes (in English) of most of my favorite current series are not due out for months, so I’ve started rereading Fullmetal Alchemist and Banana Fish to pass the time, though I am keeping up with scanlations of Bleach, xxxHolic, and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. I’m looking to pick up a new series or two as well, if anyone has suggestions.
I’ve also been doing some work on my own graphic novel series. I’m always frustrated by how slow I am as a writer, but I do really like how it is coming together. Soon I will need to start seriously looking for an artist for the project, which I’ve been procrastinating on due to shyness, mostly. Also, there should be some new music coming soon, as I have a couple of songs partly-written. I’m not sure how I’m going to deal with instrumentation or recording, but we’ll see what happens.
On a personal note, I’ve been scrolling through friends’ friends on Facebook, and wow is that a trip down memory lane. Weird, spooky, dark-alley memory lane. So often I actually forget my former life. When I think about my performing days, it really seems like I’m remembering someone else’s past. Which is not to say that I didn’t enjoy that life immensely, because I did, almost to the end. It just feels very distant. If anyone from that world is reading this, hello old friends. :)
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Heh. I didn’t know that Dr. Horrible was getting hated-on; I’ve only seen rapturous recs of it.
When I think about my performing days, it really seems like I’m remembering someone else’s past.
I feel like that *all the time*. I blame major depression.
melinda Reply:
July 19th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I don’t even *have* depression, that I know of, so what on earth does that say about *me*, eh? Heh.
Ah ha, perhaps all the Dr. Horrible hate is on my flist. :D There is some very big hate. Which, you know, is fine. But I’ve been feeling a little confused about what people seemed to *expect*.
gloss Reply:
July 19th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I found the hate and it makes sense to me, but otoh I don’t trust myself to give *anything* the man does a fair shake any longer.
I didn’t mean to suggest you had depression. I think that things change a lot faster, sometimes, than we realize, that’s all.
melinda Reply:
July 19th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I think the hate would make more sense to me if it was a feature film or even a real TV series, where one should expect real character development and plot and, you know, *meaning* and stuff. But this just kept reminding me of the weekend that Paul and I spent painstakingly planning out an elaborate music video to Jonathan Coulton’s “Skullcrusher Mountain,” like down to individual *shots* that we were *dying* to make, until we realized there was no way we could afford to do any of the stuff we’d planned. This was like that, only with money. And Neil Patrick Harris. I envied it.
Oh, I know you weren’t saying I had depression. I really do wonder what it means, though. That I kind of shed that life like it wasn’t even mine. Y’know?
I just watched Dr. Horrible. What a hoot! Beautifully done. Now I’ll have to read the controversy.