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Feeling a little down this morning, but hoping I can turn that around by the end of the day. I've got a party this evening, and tomorrow I'm going to have a wander around a town I'm considering moving to in a couple of years(!). In the meantime, I've been knocking things off my to-do list in a whirl of efficiency.
Writing
April is NaPoWriMo! I have been writing some little bits and pieces and sharing them with people on an old writing forum I used to hang out on. (I mostly only go back there for NaPo these days...) I was going to try and do exactly one poem a day, but I've already slipped twice, which makes me a little sad. But I've got a couple of poems that I'm quite proud of, so that's nice.
Film
I've watched a lot since I last posted, but most recently and most unusually I've racked up another three 2023 releases: Dungeons and Dragons, Suzume and Renfield. All three were great! The D&D film was exactly what I expected: not quite grabbing me with the emotional beats but hilarious and beautiful with some incredible set-pieces. Suzume was another solid Shinkai film, although I felt that some of the plot beats happened without quite enough setup for me to believe that they were the natural next step. And Renfield was just incredible, although I did have to look away at moments despite the violence being on the comically exaggerated side rather than the realistic one.
Reading
I've been on a non-fiction kick this month: three books about cinema to fill the time in between going to the cinema. I finally got my hands on a copy of The Celluloid Closet (although it was the 1981 edition, not the 1987 revision), and a friend gave me The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex and Women vs Hollywood as a belated birthday present. All three were interesting reads, if depressing at times, and of course all three provided new additions to my film watchlist!
TV
Finished Derry Girls this week! Now, what other light comedy TV have I missed out on in the last decade? My bar for whether I will enjoy TV shows based on marketing material is sometimes a little too high...
Writing
April is NaPoWriMo! I have been writing some little bits and pieces and sharing them with people on an old writing forum I used to hang out on. (I mostly only go back there for NaPo these days...) I was going to try and do exactly one poem a day, but I've already slipped twice, which makes me a little sad. But I've got a couple of poems that I'm quite proud of, so that's nice.
Film
I've watched a lot since I last posted, but most recently and most unusually I've racked up another three 2023 releases: Dungeons and Dragons, Suzume and Renfield. All three were great! The D&D film was exactly what I expected: not quite grabbing me with the emotional beats but hilarious and beautiful with some incredible set-pieces. Suzume was another solid Shinkai film, although I felt that some of the plot beats happened without quite enough setup for me to believe that they were the natural next step. And Renfield was just incredible, although I did have to look away at moments despite the violence being on the comically exaggerated side rather than the realistic one.
Reading
I've been on a non-fiction kick this month: three books about cinema to fill the time in between going to the cinema. I finally got my hands on a copy of The Celluloid Closet (although it was the 1981 edition, not the 1987 revision), and a friend gave me The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex and Women vs Hollywood as a belated birthday present. All three were interesting reads, if depressing at times, and of course all three provided new additions to my film watchlist!
TV
Finished Derry Girls this week! Now, what other light comedy TV have I missed out on in the last decade? My bar for whether I will enjoy TV shows based on marketing material is sometimes a little too high...