Friday, June 25, 2010
the june report
series completed:
- how i met your mother, s3 and s4
- fringe, s2
- fullmetal alchemist + the movie too
- oruchuban ebichu
- avatar: the last airbender, book1, 2, 3
i have never consumed so much, never in such a long stretch. counting hours in 20- and 40-minute episodes, counting seasons in days. is it me or does what u watch tend to blend together...? i found fringe shares similar otherworld themes with fullmetal, which in turn has similar elements to avatar. like shield-out-of-the-ground earthbending. avatar is an intelligent and creative high fantasy, heartwarming, mindblowing, mature and... epic. u forget it's a cartoon at times. highly recommended. i should've gone for justine's picks sooner hahah.
books completed:
- wicked
- a concise chinese-english dictionary for lovers
- get smashed
wicked was - wicked. i have never loved a character as deeply as elphaba. i relate to failure and tragedy, double-edged luck and double-edged family. i don't relate to sparkly shoes, but i do know about acquiescence and the irrational, selfish, self-righteous (and self-destructive) urge when u've had enough with the world.
a concise chinese-english dictionary is a predictable east meets west tale, written in broken english, a delicious study in clear communication. get smashed is a book about the growth and decadence of olden adland. i'm also on midnight's children, squeezing in bout a chapter every weekend. or so. or not. and newly borrowed: artemis fowl.
picked up bass:
at 2 strings short of a regular guitar, a bass is both simpler and more complex. simpler doesn't mean easier. in some ways it's like a beginner's guitar, limited, yet the constraints allow for (or in fact, encourage) more playful expression. which is where it gets complex. u do a lot with a little. u play a combination of chord, rhythm and counter tune. u get your own line. very interesting instrument.
meanwhile, my savings are running low.
- how i met your mother, s3 and s4
- fringe, s2
- fullmetal alchemist + the movie too
- oruchuban ebichu
- avatar: the last airbender, book1, 2, 3
i have never consumed so much, never in such a long stretch. counting hours in 20- and 40-minute episodes, counting seasons in days. is it me or does what u watch tend to blend together...? i found fringe shares similar otherworld themes with fullmetal, which in turn has similar elements to avatar. like shield-out-of-the-ground earthbending. avatar is an intelligent and creative high fantasy, heartwarming, mindblowing, mature and... epic. u forget it's a cartoon at times. highly recommended. i should've gone for justine's picks sooner hahah.
books completed:
- wicked
- a concise chinese-english dictionary for lovers
- get smashed
wicked was - wicked. i have never loved a character as deeply as elphaba. i relate to failure and tragedy, double-edged luck and double-edged family. i don't relate to sparkly shoes, but i do know about acquiescence and the irrational, selfish, self-righteous (and self-destructive) urge when u've had enough with the world.
a concise chinese-english dictionary is a predictable east meets west tale, written in broken english, a delicious study in clear communication. get smashed is a book about the growth and decadence of olden adland. i'm also on midnight's children, squeezing in bout a chapter every weekend. or so. or not. and newly borrowed: artemis fowl.
picked up bass:
at 2 strings short of a regular guitar, a bass is both simpler and more complex. simpler doesn't mean easier. in some ways it's like a beginner's guitar, limited, yet the constraints allow for (or in fact, encourage) more playful expression. which is where it gets complex. u do a lot with a little. u play a combination of chord, rhythm and counter tune. u get your own line. very interesting instrument.
meanwhile, my savings are running low.
