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Books Read in 2024

2026-01-03T20:13:16Z

1. Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang- Eppig
2. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
3. The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto
4. Second Hand Love by Yamada Murasaki
5. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
6. Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
7. Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri
8. The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey
9. Wise Child by Monica Furlong
10-14. The Singing Hills Cycle Books 1-5 by Nghi Vo

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year in review

2021-12-11T23:22:48Z

I'm doing a 2021 Year in Review. Right here, right now. I don't care if the year isn't over.

I rarely post on this blog---and am not planning to do so at all ever again-- so I'm giving it a sendoff.

( and so without much further ado... )

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Yahtzee Set 3: Poetry - Fives (+Bonus)

2021-04-29T18:46:28Z

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Yahtzee Set 2: Poetry - Aces (+Bonus)

2021-04-11T17:33:35Z

( poems under cut )

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Yahtzee Set 1: Large Straight

2021-03-29T18:34:46Z

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mommy's little girl: a short essay on Carol's love triangle

2021-01-01T22:16:27Z

The first time I watched Carol (the Todd Haynes directed, Cate Blanchett starring lesbian period piece), I was happy and surprised at the movie’s ending: I didn’t expect Carol and Therese to end up together. Sure, they want to be together, but they’re both women and this type of thing is just not supposed to happen. Until it does. Carol ends with Therese deciding to accept Carol’s newest invitation, making it clear that even after the film fades to black these two women will still be together.

I recently rewatched Carol for the third time and while the happy ending is still as happy, I realized that the main source of conflict for Carol and Therese—the main thing keeping them apart—isn't just them being lesbians.

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Yahtzee Set 5: YAHTZEE!

2020-06-18T03:49:19Z

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Greed Island meta 2

2020-06-09T23:09:57Z

( Gon and Binolt )
( Gon and Genthru )

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the wrongs question: the Broken Earth trilogy

2020-06-02T03:30:40Z

I'm only at the beginning of N.K. Jemisin's The Stone Sky but these books. I don't think I've ever read books that do so much thematically and have so many ideas.

But, one thing that really stands out to me is how--in comparison to these books-- so many fantasy and sci-fi stories that deal with discrimination, slavery, and persecuted minorities ask the wrong questions. The logic goes that because [insert fictional minority] are dangerous they deserve to be exterminated. And in The Broken Earth books the logic still holds. Many believe orogenes need to be controlled and enslaved because they are dangerous. If they weren't so dangerous, these extreme measures wouldn't be needed. And so, much discussion--as it is in discussions of other fictional minorities--is about are these so called "dangerous" minorities actually dangerous. If they are, they need to be controlled. If not, these controls are inhumane.

But in The Broken Trilogy, Jemisin makes it clear that this doesn't matter. It doesn't matter at all.

Are orogenes dangerous?

Of course they are. An orogene can snap their fingers and cause an avalanche that buries an entire town--of course their powers are dangerous.

So what.

Orogenes are dangerous but they are also human beings. They're people. They don't deserve to have their humanity stripped from them. And if people as powerful as orogenes don't deserve to be enslaved or discriminated against, than people who are capable of a lot less don't either.

There's no reason for it. Ever.

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Yahtzee Set 4: Poetry - Fives (+Bonus)

2020-05-02T15:32:15Z

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You’ll Be Given Love: Chibi Usa in Sailor Moon

2020-05-01T21:07:40Z

( Meta Under Cut )

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Yahtzee Set 3: Sevens (+Bonus)

2020-04-09T00:33:25Z

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Yahtzee Set 2: Poetry - Aces (+Bonus)

2020-04-09T00:27:45Z

( Fills )

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Yahtzee Set 1: Large Straight

2020-03-23T20:20:53Z

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2020 Media Log

2020-01-07T23:05:17Z

( Onward to 2021! )

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more Gon thoughts

2019-12-29T06:13:20Z

I've seen various theories about Gon's character arc. Some say:

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everything’s an adventure with you, Greed Island meta

2019-03-18T04:50:00Z

I’ve always really liked Greed Island. It’s a fun arc and a fantastic piece of meta, regardless of whether Togashi intended it as one or not. It’s also a good arc to look at when examining Gon’s character.( ... )

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2018 Media

2018-01-02T05:56:09Z

( Dun dun dun )

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In the shadows: Togame’s character arc in the first 7 episodes of Katanagatari

2017-03-12T18:34:47Z

Uploading a piece of Katanagatari meta I wrote back in 2014. Do I think it's any kind of definitive reading of the series? Not necessarily, but I still like it.

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Sticky: Intro Post

2017-02-05T03:21:23Z

Hello, I'm Andy! I created this DW years ago as a place to store old LJ posts, but now use to post assorted writing/media thoughts.

I love watching movies, writing poetry, and reading meta. My favorite types of books are fantasy and biography/memoir (for nonfiction), but I'll really read anything as long as it looks good.

I am always up for talking what I'm currently reading or watching. Feel free to comment/ contact me.

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2017 Media Log

2017-01-05T21:40:15Z

( Snip Snip )

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2016 Media Log

2017-01-05T21:37:21Z

( not 100% )

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2015 Media Log/Completed Media

2017-01-05T21:32:00Z

( More or Less )

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