shallowness

Three ships

Jupiter Jones/Caine Wise (Jupiter Ascending) because I just read a fic about how Jupiter is overcome by his hotness, her new space werewolf fetish and her feelings about him. Cormoran Strike/Robin Ellacott (the Cormoran Strike mysteries) because I read them quite recently, so they’re still on my mind. Zoe Hart/Wade Kinsella (Hart of Dixie) even though at this point in my watching ( season 3 )

First ever ship

Lynda Day/Spike Thompson (Press Gang) This may not be strictly accurate, there were probably bookships before.

Last song

‘See, Know’ by Julianna Barwick, from ‘Will’ although it’s more of a track than a song.

Last film

Cinema: Anatomy of a Fall, which I thought was good, although I’m not raving about it like critics. Streaming: The Last Five Years, Anna Kendrick in a musical, which is, OF COURSE, set in New York, aggressively so because shooting on location is one of the big reasons to adapt it into a movie.

Currently reading

Fanfic (see above). Otherwise, I’ve just started a book (non-fiction, a gift so I’m not going to name it.) I’m planning to read a chapter in between fiction, but I haven’t started the next one yet. I just finished ‘Dark Orbit’ by Caroline Ives Gilman, sci-fi, with A LOT going on in it.

Currently watching

It Takes Two and Strictly Come Dancing live or as live as I can, The Wheel of Time (my take on the last ep I watched ought to have been this post), Cardiac Arrest and Hart of Dixie. I’m also rewatching The West Wing. Some quiz shows and panel shows that I generally don’t discuss here.

Currently consuming

Coffee

Currently craving

My holidays.

The Ink Black Heart: Robert Galbraith

I actually read this at least one Prime Minister ago, but working out what I wanted to say about it - it’s a long book, there’s a lot going on in it! – took ages.

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I don't do What I'm Reading Wednesday, and I'm not doing it properly now. What I'm currently reading is 'Between Two Thorns' by Emma Newman, the first of the Split Worlds series. It's an English-set urban fantasy with elements of historical fiction and mystery. So far, it's a cracking story. What I'll be (re)reading next is 'Bitterblue' by Kristin Cashore.

But what I was (re)reading was 'Fire' by Kristin Cashore.

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I meant to post yesterday, but sorting out stuff led to the figurative can of worms of needing to sort out another thing entirely. Oh well, I have two tidy piles of paper and I know what I’ll mostly be doing this afternoon. I also have to catch up on the Noughts + Crosses finale.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7.2 Captain Kim

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All4 tried to get me to watch The Jimmy Jab Games II (exciting), before I’d seen the next ep.

7.3 Pimmento

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Either/or Trope Meme Via muccamukk

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Among the blurb for 'Lethal White' is the word ‘unputdownable’ which I’d argue isn’t strictly true – it’s a whopper, so physically reading it is a challenge, but I was a touch resentful of real life demands getting in the way of finding out what would happen next. Anyway, after living with Cormoran and Robin for a weekend and a bit (you know what I mean), I was initially desperate for more books, even though it might take a while with all Rowling’s other projects. Then I moved into basking, thinking over what I just read and wondering what next.

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I said a little while ago that I was going to post a linkspam. Well, here goes in reverse chronological order. I've been holding on to these links for ages, and most of them come via my reading page.

( Shakespeare, Introversion, DS9, Tropes, Movie stuff and Denethor meta )

I finally read The Cuckoo's Calling– let’s say it took me a while to get over The Casual Vacancy, which I didn’t like at all. I enjoyed it. What I ask of murder mysteries is that I enjoy the ride, that I like or admire the investigators and that it's not too relentlessly grim or gory. I play along, but not too hard and not too well at guessing whodunit – I only started guessing right with Christie after reading a ton of her books. ( Read more... )

I saw an lj friending meme in passing recently – I didn’t take part, mainly because of my issues of which spoilerphobia is but one. You were meant to present general information about yourself, what TV shows, films, books etc you were interested in and also which ships you were into. I have to admit that that’s where my eyes fell when looking at other people’s answers, because it’s all very well liking the same shows, but someone might well be into a ship that I have zero interest in/am opposed to/don’t see. Ahem.

But I did wonder how I’d accurately represent the ships I’m into at the moment. ( What follows is an attempt. )

I caught up with The Autobiography of Jane Eyre

Ep 88 Reunion

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89 Transitions

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90 Abstract

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Ep 91 Pitch

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AND THEN YouTube cannily promoted ‘Classic Alice’ on the side of one of those videos, and I was intrigued.

Episode 1 is entitled Down the Rabbit Hole. While not based on a specific novel, it’s a transmedia-ish metatextual high-concept fictional vlog. Or something. It had the equivalent of footnotes. I’m doomed.

Spoilers from the prequels to episode 3

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The narrative (with vids, Tumblr posts, tweets and pictures) is here although it’s not exhaustive. The Classic Alice ENTIRETY! playlist seems to have all the vids.