hadassahintheshell

I am writing this mostly because I don't want to get out of the blogging habit so quickly, so please forgive a lack of ongoing coherency as I find my footing.

Into the Spiderverse: I saw Into the Spiderverse and loved it. I am not going to give it a full review here, because, frankly, everyone worth their salt seems to have seen it and loved it too, which is good, so see those reviews. The visuals were stunning, though there were parts where it looked like we accidentally got shown the 3d version of the movie. I think it was definitely the normal version (I think?), but the way they tried to drive your focus was strange and a hair hard to follow on the big screen. I think that’s like my only complaint. It was wonderful throughout, though I missed the credit stinger because I had to go pee so badly.

Self-Indulgent Writing: I so rarely write something for only myself to ever see, just because an idea struck me, that it feels worth noting. Often I feel that writers are pushed to produce something of value, that it can be hard to just write a story because you want to see it on paper. At least I struggle greatly with that. I actively have to push past feeling discomforted by self indulgence, because it feel so… well, selfish? I guess? Anyway, its just a smutty story with too much world building that I’ll vault when I feel done with it because the premise is the sort of careless "Wouldn't this be interesting" that needs way more research and finesse to pull off without being insensitive. When I get tired of it, I will go back to things that I am more comfortable with, and are more intended for sharing. For now, I'm throwing caution to the wind and enjoying it.

God of War: I’ve watched my significant other play God of War over the break. It’s good.  I can see why its so high on many people’s best of the year list. It’s pretty incredible how much effort they put into building the world and setting the stage for a sequel. I am not sure I love the mechanics of the little puzzles and combat. I am sure it feels nice, and it does look nice, but it doesn’t grab me so much. The world building is great, but I am going to be sad that it will be a few years before I see any more.

I’m glad the familial obligation of family is over this season. I’ve had enough of them of late. Too much transphobia, racism or ultranationalism in some form or another, and my tongue hurts for the biting.

I need to go get coffee now, and poke around more at this smut, I suppose.