Talking about whatever

Well, superman # 40 was like. 7/10. Didn't hit the level of disappointment that was the ending of nailbiter (seriously, what a fun series up until the ending that made me want my hoopla borrow and time back) but idk, I was bored. Too much monologuing about themes that I thought were insanely apparent! It fits a character who spent the last few issues trying very hard to escape anything resembling self-awareness but I really prefer the "show, don't tell" approach.

Started watching goodbye, lara and it feels underhyped. Basically, it's a what-if of the little mermaid story. What if the original story was only a prologue?

Why do I get a sense that if it weren't for the plagiarism lawsuit prevention concerns around comics creators reading fanfic, Mora and Williamson would definitely be reading everything on a certain ao3 tag rn. Actually, considering what this stealth Superboy Prime mini has become, I'd not be surprised if one or both of them are actively contributing to it atp.

Went to see Beetlejuice: the musical in DC yesterday with my family. It's actually a good idea if anyone else has younger siblings who are teens, as the humor is fairly Hazbin adjacent (but there were also some killers for adults, like Beetlejuice asking "think of what you're most afraid of" and Barbara responding with "the electoral college"). The entire family, including the kid who doesn't normally like musicals, loved it.

Ngl, it's unexpected how the new Ghost in the Shell is very 80's popcorn action (instead of the depressive philosophy that I first saw in Standalone Complex). Still, I'm def showing up for next ep bc it got across the vibes of a dystopia where your brain is susceptible to hacking.

Chainsmoker cat is such an unpleasant watch but honestly, I might stick around for ep 2. It feels weirdly realistic. She's more addicted to smoking than I was to caffeine at my worst. Also, I think her impulse control is even worse than mine (off adhd meds). And she's struggling to do Responsible Adult Stuff like cleaning bc it looks overwhelming (also a struggle off adhd meds).

Yeah, so the pacing of Sparks of Tomorrow ep 1 is a bit too fast but I guess I'm in. It's between the elder sister's love bailing out her lil sis from an unwanted marriage, the push and pull between the inventor and the spiritual person, and the feeling of the impending disaster with that missing elder brother. There's something compelling, or maybe I'm just happy to see a Kyoto Animation series again (complete with a cheery leading lady and an animal mascot).

Against my better judgment, I decided to check out Strange Pictures by Uketsu (despite hating strange buildings' ending). After all, it's on libby, so my taxes paid for it already lmao It's intriguing enough so far. The connection between that lady's occupation and the central images' mysteries made sense. Also, the breech birth stuff is actually a connection a reasonable person can make.

Honestly, I didn't think an anime of The Guy She Was Interested in wasn't a Guy at All would ever happen. Like, there's a lot of dad rock and the protags' initial connection is over loving it. It'd be boring just to have them name drop their fave music without licensing it, and licensing for any of it would be prohibitively expensive.

Ok yeah, Killer Influences 1 is cooking so far. It's basically a comic about a serial killer pissed that he's not getting enough recognition teaming up with a wannabe true crime podcaster. They both want to make enough to GTFO of rust belt.

Took up reading the catcher in the rye bc maybe I'll hate it less when I don't have school essay grading rubrics and deadlines breathing down my neck. Hell, I barely recall anything about the actual contents of the book, I just remember staring down the quizzes in class. Tbh it's more readable this time.

Ok now that I'm no longer running a fever and feeling like my sinuses are trying to kill me, sitting with zombie stage ep 1 some more.

Finally got around to watching ep 1 of vivinos' new series. This was somehow more upsetting than ep 1 of Alien Stage, maybe because I was foolishly hoping that in this universe, Mizi and Sua can get away from the entertainment industry hell. Maybe it was how cheery and poppy the track was, even as Mizi was breaking down from being treated as just a doll for the public to ogle. Even as Sua got blatantly more obsessed before choosing to also get infected.