Published on: Sat Jan 17
Had a whole moment about the monotomy of life the last few weeks. Ended up getting tickets for a bunch of local events to get myself out more! Super excited for a few local concerts Iโm going to :)
Getting ready for my first knitting project!!! Iโm making a cute little hat scarf thing my friend showed me. Super excited especially considering that I have 0 hats I like wearing in the winter. Hoping that changes with this
Finished Reapers Gale. Easily one of the best endings to a book. The convergence of all the plotlines in a book this big was so damn satisfying. Karsaโs had one of the coolest lines ever. Teholโs stupid bug puzzle destroying facists. Errant being a piece of shit. Quick Ben aura farming. And Brys Beddict. All very very satisfying. And again watching Eriksons interviews for more context on plotlines made me appreciate the book even more!
Started Paul Austerโs New York Trilogy. I knew it was an inspiration for Alan Wake, but I didnโt realize just how much Alan Wake borrowed from it. Really great writing so far!
Finally got past the third stratum in EO2U ๐ช. Changed my strategy a bit from hard focusing on binding and charge shennanigans to using consistent damage against the boss instead. Turns out its not too bad, and I was still able to get one fucked up ecstasy turn to finish it off. 4th stratum is gorgeous so far!
Watched Battle Royale. Such a funny and upsetting movie. The little introduction my local theater had for it gave a nice lense to view the themes of this story through. The director himself believed that teen violence was often through the conditions of their lives, and that punishments suffered to โmitigateโ that violence does not achieve anything other then maintain a status quo. Very good movie.
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