Sometimes you just need to do nothing.
Which is what I did all weekend, for the most part.
Saw Pirate Radio which was more fluff than I thought it would be, so a bit disappointed even though it was amusing and entertaining. At the very least, it had good music. =D
Picked up Jim Butcher's latest installment of the Codex Alera series: First Lord's Fury. NO SPOILERS: Enjoyed this installment, and although I finished it in 2 days, I didn't find it to be a page-turner. Didn't get super excited over anything. Enjoyed the natural progression of the story. I was kind of surprised at something that I feel was kind of a cop-out, but still nicely executed.
Butcher's stories are very engaging, yet somewhat simplistic. I think this probably wasn't the best time for me to read this particular book as I think I'm actually craving something full of complexity and intrigue. Something with layer upon layer of literary fugue.
I did enjoy the near-execution-by-crucifixion of Valiar Marcus (aka, You-Know-Who). The cop-out was Gaius Attis' death (if Butcher wrote more complex storylines, his survival of the whole thing would make for some interesting political maneuvering and intrigue in the next books), but the saving grace was that it was "executed" nicely by Sir Ehren.
Caught up on all kinds of shows, and re-watched Initial D. Also, caught up on the Ini-D manga! Argh, it comes out way too slowly! There are around 38 or so volumes out so far -- do you know that the manga started in 1995?! It's been ongoing for 14 years now! And poor Takumi is still 19! I wonder if they will continue to create additional seasons of the anime... though I think it would be another couple of years, since Fourth Stage covers up to volume 30-something.
Set Saiunkoku Monogatari (Season 2) to download last night. The first 20 episodes finished downloading this morning; I expect the rest of the season will have finished downloading by the time I get home tonight. I can't wait to watch it -- I've been meaning to get back to it for a long time!
Saw Pirate Radio which was more fluff than I thought it would be, so a bit disappointed even though it was amusing and entertaining. At the very least, it had good music. =D
Picked up Jim Butcher's latest installment of the Codex Alera series: First Lord's Fury. NO SPOILERS: Enjoyed this installment, and although I finished it in 2 days, I didn't find it to be a page-turner. Didn't get super excited over anything. Enjoyed the natural progression of the story. I was kind of surprised at something that I feel was kind of a cop-out, but still nicely executed.
Butcher's stories are very engaging, yet somewhat simplistic. I think this probably wasn't the best time for me to read this particular book as I think I'm actually craving something full of complexity and intrigue. Something with layer upon layer of literary fugue.
I did enjoy the near-execution-by-crucifixion of Valiar Marcus (aka, You-Know-Who). The cop-out was Gaius Attis' death (if Butcher wrote more complex storylines, his survival of the whole thing would make for some interesting political maneuvering and intrigue in the next books), but the saving grace was that it was "executed" nicely by Sir Ehren.
Caught up on all kinds of shows, and re-watched Initial D. Also, caught up on the Ini-D manga! Argh, it comes out way too slowly! There are around 38 or so volumes out so far -- do you know that the manga started in 1995?! It's been ongoing for 14 years now! And poor Takumi is still 19! I wonder if they will continue to create additional seasons of the anime... though I think it would be another couple of years, since Fourth Stage covers up to volume 30-something.
Set Saiunkoku Monogatari (Season 2) to download last night. The first 20 episodes finished downloading this morning; I expect the rest of the season will have finished downloading by the time I get home tonight. I can't wait to watch it -- I've been meaning to get back to it for a long time!