Sleepy Witch

I like to watch seasonal movies as Halloween approaches, though I never quite reach my goal of 31. I'm starting early this year - can I get 31 in if I have an extra 2 weeks? :P

1. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
2. The Covenant (2006)
3. Deathproof (2006)
4. the Wicker Man (1973)
5. The Witch (2015)
6. Beetlejuice (1988)
7. Carrie (1976)

I'm just over a month into Project Superhero-crotch. I'm going to hate grey floss by the end of this...




I also finally got my butt into gear on this horn (Tortuga, the next pirating event, is in about a week). I probably should have tried to get more than one done, but since none sold last event, it's not like we're short on stock. I'm pretty hopeful about how this will turn out. :)

7. A song to drive to [Knights of Cydonia by Muse]



I don't drive or go on many road trips, so I don't know for a fact that this is a great some to drive to, but it sure seems like it would be...

I've been doing a lot of rereads this year, not necessarily on purpose, but because they're stories I've wanted to revisit.

One thing I've liked about Graceling both times I've read it is the acknowledgement & discussion of different types of romantic relationships and how those bind people to one another. Maybe there are less types of relationships in Graceling's world and marriage is expected (since it's a typical medieval-style fantasy setting), but that isn't altogether different from reality. Although being in a relationship and not being married are accepted, there's still a pretty strong societal feeling of marriage being the ~end goal~ of any relationship and if you don't end up getting married, you "aren't ready to commit" or whatever and there's a perception that your relationship isn't as good or deep as a married person's.

In Katsa's case, she's the niece of a king, so it's a foregone conclusion that she'll marry some lord and have a manor and children to look after, except that's very obviously not something Katsa wants, nor is it something she could even pretend to make herself do. She knows early on that she doesn't want marriage or children, the realization of which makes her feel even more like an unnatural or damaged woman (I certainly identify with Katsa's disinterest in having children). Although it's Katsa and Po's noble positions that allow them to decide for themselves that they won't have a traditional relationship, it's still heartening to read about how they discuss it and communicate their needs...although I'm sure Po's Grace helped with the communication aspect a lot.

(skipping Day 3 until I can think of something that isn't a cop out)

4. A song that reminds you of someone you'd rather forget about [Take Me Anywhere by Tegan and Sara]



This doesn't remind me of someone I want to forget about exactly...it reminds me of a situation with a person that I severely fucked up. That friendship still limps along, but its never been the same and this and a few other songs are like hyperlinks to memories of that situation, so I listen to them rarely.

2. A song you like with a number in the title [I Need Two Hearts by Ballboy]



This song won out over Garbage merely because I've been such an emo fuck lately.

Honorable Mention
#1 Crush by Garbage
Three Minute Hero by the Selector
Five Years by David Bowie
Seven Devils by Florence + the Machine
Nineteen by Tegan and Sara

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I've been rewatching "State of Play" (2003 BBC series), which I haven't seen since before the 2009 US film remake came out - I'm pretty sure annoyance with the remake is why I heard about the show in the first place.

I'd forgotten a lot of the smaller plot points and just how many familiar faces are in it. I forgot how annoyed I become at John Simm's character, and that David Morrissey's character isn't as conniving as I expect. I wish Rory McCann's character had more screen time, along with Philip Glenister's. And I basically love Bill Nighy in everything ever.

I've got one more episode to watch, and I can't quite remember how everything wraps up.

I'll probably look for some fic later tonight...

EDIT: Finished the last episode. David Morrissey's character was hiding more than I remembered. As I said earlier, there were a lot of finer plot points that I'd forgotten, but overall I still really like the show and I'll probably watch it again in a few years.

I'm going to watch the film version tomorrow, partially because I want to see how they've updated the technology used in the plot. The technology, what's used now vs. in 2003, was definitely a subject that kept crossing my mind while I was watching.