Did lots of caring-for-mom today. And reading. Finished a book yesterday and one today. Thus, now, an update to my media entry, because I have read a billion things this month.

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Books

Jan

The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper
Eloise Takes a Bawth, Kay Thompson/Hilary Knight
The Night Walker, Richard Thompson/Martin Springett
Can't You ( Read more... )

It used to be a response-comment, AND NOW IT IS A POST ( Read more... )

I realize I have not yet made a post squeeeing about the show Tegami Bachi. This is an dreadful and horrific oversight on my part, because oh my god

OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD THIS SHOWI do not know if I can even articulate the amazing awe and delight and enjoyment I get from this show. I do not even know. It is all the things I want in a show. Good ( Read more... )

GUYS.

GUYS.

WATCH THIS MOVIE. RIGHT NOW.

Ballet dancer. Mao-ist China. A trip to the US of A. Detention. Defection. Anything else I say would be huge spoilers, but omg ommg omg omgomg this movie is awesome and amazing and I am just fuckit incoherent with squee and ♥ for this film.

Here is the main character:


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I LIED. A better reading mood is constructed of liberal doses not only of Cordwainer Smith, but also of Harry Harrison ( Read more... )

....because no matter how carefully I browse, I am certain to accidentally see a spoiler.

( spoilers for qwan )

My general view on Vampire Love Stories - or vampire stories at all - tends to be one of "STFU, emobitches" with a side order of headpunching. I've never read Anne Rice. The film with Lestat left me unimpressed. I can't think of really any vampirebooks that I've read; I've managed, not without effort, to avoid 'em ( Read more... )

Holyshit holyshit.

I found a place to DL other things by Tsutomu Nihei!

I AM DELIGHTED, SEE.

Here's his old thing, biomega, which I know nothing about but that problem will soon be fixed, and Abara, his new project, and noise, the prequel to BLAME! and the artbook and and and

And I'm all excited. ^_^

Huh.

There's a book called Science Matters that Prof. Rutledge assigned to us in Science Fiction class, so that we would understand the science that the fiction is based off ( Read more... )

Everyone? Go watch The Wedding Banquet.

But why, Pico? you ask me. Why should we go watch this film?

Well! ( Dear audience, I'm so glad you asked. )