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a hodge podge of useless thoughts and opinions
1. There are some seriously sexist assholes in YA fandom, and how (I am just going to start calling it a fandom, because typing "YA book blogging community" is too long and I am lazy and I don't care, it's a fandom, they have cons and BNFs and hilarious backbiting, it's official, haters to the left). I eventually started screening anonymous comments because the last cockrocket to leave a comment was just so unbelievable. Good thing, because it got even more ridiculous after that but none of that's going public because that mess is toxic and is harshing my buzz. I am disturbed. Although, it was nice to be called a hypocrite in the same sentence as Maureen Johnson. That is legitimately cool and I accept that place of honor, anonymous visitor!
2. In the same vein but on a different limb, I sometimes wonder if it's not a little dangerous for my thoughts to end up out in the aether of YA fandom, where things seem to be conducted in a very polite, courteous way, even the aforementioned backbiting. Because it brings people in my space, where I am terrible at censoring my mouth and will just unload on people who act like asshats, and maybe it's overkill? For instance, maybe they get away with that elsewhere and other people are nicer than me? So by comparison I seem like a huge evil monster bent on destroying them and everything they looooove. Ugh, I don't have the energy for nice, all my energy is being aimed at failing Spanish in spectacular and multicolored ways.
3. I watched RocknRolla, mostly because I am working through back lists for all the Inception actors I love (except for Leo because he spent a few years as a poster on my bedroom wall, he is RETIRED FROM MY HEART). The first was Mysterious Skin and I triggered the fuck out of myself with that, ugh, warning, warning, whatever it says on the tin if you happen to pick it up, multiply it by about 10,000 and adjust viewing plans accordingly. Brilliant film in a lot of ways, but ow. OW. RocknRolla was the opposite, and it made me deliriously happy, yet I feel like a traitor. I watched it for Tom Hardy, but uhhhh ended up attaching myself to Johnny. I want ridiculous Johnny fic and none exists. The movie is hugely problematic and has issues out the wazoo but I want the sequel so I can watch Johnny and Archie being super cool gangsters together. GUY RITCHIE, UGH. Finish this Holmes business, thanks, you have more important fish to fry.
4. Things I get to do in the next two days: read Romeo and Juliet, tears of woe, Othello, facing punching, Henry IV, and learn at least 24 Spanish verbs and all their conjugations in present, past, and subjunctive. Basically, this week looks awesome.
5. I have been attempting to cut down on my fandom fun times with books. I tried to read Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton but ugh, ugh, ugh, I am clearly out of practice rending dense books like this, it's as if I'm wading through water in weighted body armor. Then again, all books are going this way for me. I need to go back to picture books and work my way back up. There's nothing wrong with the book and I still really want to read it, but my brain goes, "What are all these strange words...?" and just checks out. I will just blame Shakespeare. Dammit, Bill, you and your language.
6. Unofficial poll: why was Iago such a BAMF? My vote: he was overcome with misunderstood desire for Othello.
7. Tom Hardy, how is your voice reeeeeeal. aslka;skldas
2. In the same vein but on a different limb, I sometimes wonder if it's not a little dangerous for my thoughts to end up out in the aether of YA fandom, where things seem to be conducted in a very polite, courteous way, even the aforementioned backbiting. Because it brings people in my space, where I am terrible at censoring my mouth and will just unload on people who act like asshats, and maybe it's overkill? For instance, maybe they get away with that elsewhere and other people are nicer than me? So by comparison I seem like a huge evil monster bent on destroying them and everything they looooove. Ugh, I don't have the energy for nice, all my energy is being aimed at failing Spanish in spectacular and multicolored ways.
3. I watched RocknRolla, mostly because I am working through back lists for all the Inception actors I love (except for Leo because he spent a few years as a poster on my bedroom wall, he is RETIRED FROM MY HEART). The first was Mysterious Skin and I triggered the fuck out of myself with that, ugh, warning, warning, whatever it says on the tin if you happen to pick it up, multiply it by about 10,000 and adjust viewing plans accordingly. Brilliant film in a lot of ways, but ow. OW. RocknRolla was the opposite, and it made me deliriously happy, yet I feel like a traitor. I watched it for Tom Hardy, but uhhhh ended up attaching myself to Johnny. I want ridiculous Johnny fic and none exists. The movie is hugely problematic and has issues out the wazoo but I want the sequel so I can watch Johnny and Archie being super cool gangsters together. GUY RITCHIE, UGH. Finish this Holmes business, thanks, you have more important fish to fry.
4. Things I get to do in the next two days: read Romeo and Juliet, tears of woe, Othello, facing punching, Henry IV, and learn at least 24 Spanish verbs and all their conjugations in present, past, and subjunctive. Basically, this week looks awesome.
5. I have been attempting to cut down on my fandom fun times with books. I tried to read Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton but ugh, ugh, ugh, I am clearly out of practice rending dense books like this, it's as if I'm wading through water in weighted body armor. Then again, all books are going this way for me. I need to go back to picture books and work my way back up. There's nothing wrong with the book and I still really want to read it, but my brain goes, "What are all these strange words...?" and just checks out. I will just blame Shakespeare. Dammit, Bill, you and your language.
6. Unofficial poll: why was Iago such a BAMF? My vote: he was overcome with misunderstood desire for Othello.
7. Tom Hardy, how is your voice reeeeeeal. aslka;skldas