Back in business, baby!

[essbeejay]

The return is bittersweet, as today the internet delivered the devastating news to me that my favorite anime director died of cancer. His work is so visually striking and layered with meaning. I'm literally heartsick and teary-eyed. R.I.P., Satoshi Kon.

On to happier news, today, you guys get more TEF trivia! (Translation: you get to indulge in my

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[juxtaposie]

I know I've said this before, but I really love this stuff. Really REALLY love. LIKE A LOT JEN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW!

[essbeejay]

WELL I LOVE YOU BUNCHES SO I GUESS THAT MAKES US EVEN?!

[ms_mercurial]

HI, THIS ENTRY MADE ME REAAAALLLLLLY HAPPY.

1. NIN Closer = love & definitely what I was thinking of while I read it (there is an EPIC K/S vid that features this song, and while I liked NIN beforehand, watching that video upped their cool points in my books way high)
2. Getting to see/read the author's thoughts about what they've written = FANGASM
Dude, you put so many little details - I'm floored/amazed/excited to try and re-read to catch some in other chapters.

"First off, The Prince is on the required reading list for any high school English class"
Is this trufax (I hpoe so)? I know some people in college who haven't read this, and I was like "Really? Man, I read that shit in freshman year of high school," but I figured the difference was because I took honors classes at a private school.

OT: Much love for Satoshi Kon - he will be missed. Have you seen Paprika? I love that movie heaps.

[essbeejay]

From my memory, every English class in my high school (both advanced and regular) had The Prince on their list. I remember seeing it on my cousin's later on too (he went to school in a different city and everything). Googling "Machiavelli," "The Prince," and "high school reading list" turned up enough hits that I went ahead and made the assumption that it's on enough HS required reading lists out there to warrant some degree of familiarity. Of course, that doesn't speak for every school, or every student.

I've seen everything Satoshi Kon's done with the exception of Paranoia Agent (granted, it's a short list). I've loved his work since Millenium Actress and Paprika enraptured me completely (and got me interested in Jung). I was really looking forward to his next one, The Dream Machine, and hope the studio's able to complete it.

[camelliaxbloom]

These are my favorite kind of posts from you. Like seriously adkjdfihs <333

I love hearing your commentary and learning about how the chapter came to be or what drove you to write a particular scene. Gah just it's amazing 8D

I'm eagerly awaiting when another chapter comes out but for now reading TEF!trivia definitely suffices~! <3

[essbeejay]

/// Thank you! I actually feel really self-conscious posting this stuff because I feel like I'm coming off all pretentious and self-congratulatory. So I'm happy to hear you enjoy it :)