Old Fandom New Again
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mad_tea_partyGod bless Dean Devlin, TNT (I'll get to them later..lol), and the cast of the new Librarians series. I was really a bit skeptical when I heard the original cast was not returning outside of an occasional appearance from Jacob Stone. But, given this was Dean Devlin, and many of the same writers of the original, and the movies? I should have known better. Each of the new Librarians has a bit of the old characters in them, subtle as they are. And Vikram, Flynn's "replacement"? He is hilarious. Reminds me a bit of the Doctor from Doctor Who, but of course completely his own person, too.
There have been some bumps along the way. Namely the fact that TNT, who I am pretty sure is in charge of release, and time slot, made a major misstep. The night it was to premiere, the NBA finals were on. The second waeek? Same thing. Last week, my Guide said Finals. The actual channel had the episode on, but I didn't find out until it was 20 minutes into the episode. So for the third week, in a row, I had to watch it on DVR.
Look, I'm sure the way ratings are done now have changed, but as far as I knew? Channels watch viewership on the night it's airing. They may have started counting streaming, but that is another issue. Up until this week, you were only able to get the series either through Apple or Electric Now (Dean Devlin's production company's streaming service). Last night I was finally able to purchase it through YouTube, but damn. Way to send people into a panic and being inconveient on watch times.
And of course, this has been prodding my old Librarians muse, so now i've got an Aussie thief-Librarian chatting in my head again with his sexy accent and big ego. Wait till he meets Ziggy and Will. LOL. While i"m still very much here for Power Rangers, I am glad to have an old group of muses and a NEW group of muses from a fandom I've come to love. Well played, Mr. Devlin, well played.
There have been some bumps along the way. Namely the fact that TNT, who I am pretty sure is in charge of release, and time slot, made a major misstep. The night it was to premiere, the NBA finals were on. The second waeek? Same thing. Last week, my Guide said Finals. The actual channel had the episode on, but I didn't find out until it was 20 minutes into the episode. So for the third week, in a row, I had to watch it on DVR.
Look, I'm sure the way ratings are done now have changed, but as far as I knew? Channels watch viewership on the night it's airing. They may have started counting streaming, but that is another issue. Up until this week, you were only able to get the series either through Apple or Electric Now (Dean Devlin's production company's streaming service). Last night I was finally able to purchase it through YouTube, but damn. Way to send people into a panic and being inconveient on watch times.
And of course, this has been prodding my old Librarians muse, so now i've got an Aussie thief-Librarian chatting in my head again with his sexy accent and big ego. Wait till he meets Ziggy and Will. LOL. While i"m still very much here for Power Rangers, I am glad to have an old group of muses and a NEW group of muses from a fandom I've come to love. Well played, Mr. Devlin, well played.
[#261] Unholy Alliance (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Jun. 7th, 2025 12:49 pmbadly_knitted posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fandomweeklyTheme Prompt: #261 - Schemes
Title: Unholy Alliance
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating/Warnings: PG / None
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 756
Summary: Spike is not a fan of Angelus’ scheme to suck the world into Hell, but to prevent it, he’ll need some help.
Link spam: Enjoying problematic works/authors
Jun. 7th, 2025 08:58 amvriddyStarting to process my backlog of links. Originally, I started collecting this particular list when the allegations about Neil Gaiman surfaced last year (if you've been lucky enough to miss that, but want to learn more, muccamukk's round-up post is still an excellent overview).
It's always hard when stories, songs, shows, etc that made a difference to you turn out to be created by someone who's done or is doing horrible things. I always find it hard when it's followed by a demand to just stop liking whatever it was, as if that's as easy as snapping your fingers to remove the impact of sometimes formative stories from one's life.
Here are a few links that helped me navigate this, whenever it happens, since it happens often. If you only have energy for one link, I'd recommend making that the first one. It's nuanced and practical.
Dealing with Authors Who are Jerks, Bastards, or Downright Evil in Real Life by writinginthedarktw. "But how should we react when a writer we admire, or who we have a personal relationship with, turns out to be a not-so-good person? The short answer, of course, is you can react any damn way you wish. There’s no right way. But I can share with you how I attempt to navigate these rough waters."
NATSUMEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Jun. 7th, 2025 02:30 amsetsuntamewI'm still not feeling great, but that's not what this entry is about!!!! It's about the Switch event in JP!!!! I managed to get Natsume with more than 24 hours to go, which is a nice change of pace from grinding out the 5* at the last fucking second.
and now I finally have Natsume 5* cards in every color :D
However...as I was running through the last few plays of the event song I'd need to get him, I started to worry about something. The other green Switch cards I have are dance based - as are most of my good green cards in general - and this bitch is performance based. Which means that someone is missing from my most ideal lineup for green Switch songs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the role of Natsume is currently being played by Madara Mikejima
So, prayer circle for me while I make peace with grinding out a second copy of Natsume XD
In better enstars news, I managed to max out Madara's first feature scout during its revival in engstars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was one of the first cards I got and I ended up playing a lot of Yukai Tsuukai That's Alright! with him, so I'm quite attached. Plus I just think the secret color is neat~
also his stats are quite good; he's now my best yellow card in eng~
AND I got a second copy of Kohaku's cross scout as my VIP solo scout of the day :D so that was a nice little surprise~
ANYWAY. I've got more to say about enstarsbecause of course I do but I'm gonna get back to the grind for a bit before I pass out.
and now I finally have Natsume 5* cards in every color :D
However...as I was running through the last few plays of the event song I'd need to get him, I started to worry about something. The other green Switch cards I have are dance based - as are most of my good green cards in general - and this bitch is performance based. Which means that someone is missing from my most ideal lineup for green Switch songs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the role of Natsume is currently being played by Madara Mikejima
So, prayer circle for me while I make peace with grinding out a second copy of Natsume XD
In better enstars news, I managed to max out Madara's first feature scout during its revival in engstars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was one of the first cards I got and I ended up playing a lot of Yukai Tsuukai That's Alright! with him, so I'm quite attached. Plus I just think the secret color is neat~
also his stats are quite good; he's now my best yellow card in eng~
AND I got a second copy of Kohaku's cross scout as my VIP solo scout of the day :D so that was a nice little surprise~
ANYWAY. I've got more to say about enstars
[FFXIV] Making Sense of Loose Change: End
Jun. 6th, 2025 06:43 pmhaunted_cherriesCharacters: OCs
Rating: Teen
Summary: As an echo user, you get a firsthand glimpse of what memories may be attached to this trunk of items you've found at a secondhand store. Who did these belong to, and what glimpses into the lives of their previous owners might they contain?
Notes: Originally posted to AO3 on 2/20/24 and now being archived here! Original chapter notes: Gonna go ahead and end this series here since I lost steam on it, but hope you enjoy the ones that were posted!
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Final Chapter: Siza'li
The next item in your trunk of wonders is a broken, rose gold earring. It would pass for an earring that those of Ul’dahn descent would wear, though it appears to be missing its jewel in the center of the overall intricate design. Probably why it was discarded to begin with, you surmised, though you wouldn’t have to wait long to see what attachment still had its hold on it.
( Read more... )
Rating: Teen
Summary: As an echo user, you get a firsthand glimpse of what memories may be attached to this trunk of items you've found at a secondhand store. Who did these belong to, and what glimpses into the lives of their previous owners might they contain?
Notes: Originally posted to AO3 on 2/20/24 and now being archived here! Original chapter notes: Gonna go ahead and end this series here since I lost steam on it, but hope you enjoy the ones that were posted!
The next item in your trunk of wonders is a broken, rose gold earring. It would pass for an earring that those of Ul’dahn descent would wear, though it appears to be missing its jewel in the center of the overall intricate design. Probably why it was discarded to begin with, you surmised, though you wouldn’t have to wait long to see what attachment still had its hold on it.
( Read more... )
[FFXIV] Making Sense of Loose Change: Part 1
Jun. 6th, 2025 06:32 pmhaunted_cherriesCharacters: OCs
Rating: Teen
Summary: As an echo user, you get a firsthand glimpse of what memories may be attached to this trunk of items you've found at a secondhand store. Who did these belong to, and what glimpses into the lives of their previous owners might they contain?
Notes: Originally posted to AO3 on 11/11/22 and now being archived here! Original notes: My brain said I should make an "x reader" series for all of my FFXIV OCs, so this is the first of those. I plan for these to be short and sweet, so apologies in advance for the length. I preface this by saying that this is written out of pure self-indulgence and isn't mean to be a one to one match for your own personality/actions/demeanor etc. Simply put, if "x reader/ Y/N" content isn't your cup of tea for whatever reason, feel free to pass on by!
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Chapter 1: Jihe'to
The first item in the trunk of wonders you’ve found is a sunflower brooch. It’s small and missing a few of its petals, but you can’t help but smile at how cute it is. With no time to further speculate on its potential owner, the echo immediately propels you into your first memory.
Your vision opens to the view of a serene sunset overlooking a grassy field. Thanks to the power of the echo, you seem to be looking through the eyes of the vision’s owner, awakening with a small yawn.
( Read more... )
Rating: Teen
Summary: As an echo user, you get a firsthand glimpse of what memories may be attached to this trunk of items you've found at a secondhand store. Who did these belong to, and what glimpses into the lives of their previous owners might they contain?
Notes: Originally posted to AO3 on 11/11/22 and now being archived here! Original notes: My brain said I should make an "x reader" series for all of my FFXIV OCs, so this is the first of those. I plan for these to be short and sweet, so apologies in advance for the length. I preface this by saying that this is written out of pure self-indulgence and isn't mean to be a one to one match for your own personality/actions/demeanor etc. Simply put, if "x reader/ Y/N" content isn't your cup of tea for whatever reason, feel free to pass on by!
The first item in the trunk of wonders you’ve found is a sunflower brooch. It’s small and missing a few of its petals, but you can’t help but smile at how cute it is. With no time to further speculate on its potential owner, the echo immediately propels you into your first memory.
Your vision opens to the view of a serene sunset overlooking a grassy field. Thanks to the power of the echo, you seem to be looking through the eyes of the vision’s owner, awakening with a small yawn.
( Read more... )
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Jun. 6th, 2025 08:18 pmskygiantsA while back, lirazel posted about a bad book about an interesting topic -- Conspiracy Theories About Lemuria -- which apparently got most of its information from a scholarly text called The Lost Land of Lemuria: Fabulous Geographies, Catastrophic Histories by Sumathi Ramaswamy.
Great! I said. I bet the library has that book, I'll read it instead of the bad one! which now I have done.
For those unfamiliar, for a while the idea of sunken land-bridges joining various existing landmasses was very popular in 19th century geology; Lemuria got its name because it was supposed to explain why there are lemurs in Madagascar and India but not anywhere else. Various other land-bridges were also theorized but Lemuria's the only one that got famous thanks to the catchy name getting picked up by various weird occultists (most notably Helena Blavatasky) and incorporated into their variably incomprehensible Theories of Human Origins, Past Paradises, Etc.
As is not unexpected, this book is a much more dense, scholarly, and theory-driven tome than the bad pop history thatlirazel read. What was unexpected for me is that the author's scholarly interests focus on a.) cartography and b.) Tamil language and cultural politics, and so what she's most interested in doing is tracing how the concept of a Lemurian continent went from being an outdated geographic supposition to a weird Western occult fringe belief to an extremely mainstream, government-supported historical narrative in Tamil-speaking polities, where Lost Lemuria has become associated with the legendary drowned Tamil homeland of Tamilnāṭu and thus the premise for a claim that not only is the Lemurian continent the source of human origins but that specifically the Tamil language is the source language for humanity.
Not the book I expected to be reading! but I'm not at all mad about how things turned out! the prose is so dry that it was definite work to wade through but the rewards were real; the author has another whole book about Tamil language politics and part of me knows I am not really theory-brained enough for it at this time but the other part is tempted.
Also I did as well come out with a few snippets of the Weird Nonsense that I thought I was going in for! My favorite anecdote involves a woman named Gertrude Norris Meeker who wrote to the U.S. government in the 1950s claiming to be the Governor-General of Atlantis and Lemuria, ascertaining her sovereign right to this nonexistent territory, to which the State Department's Special Advisor on Geography had to write back like "we do not think that is true; this place does not exist." Eventually Gertrude Meeker got a congressman involved who also nobly wrote to the government on behalf of his constituent: "Mrs. Meeker understands that by renouncing her citizenship she could become Queen of these islands, but as a citizen she can rule as governor-general. [...] She states that she is getting ready to do some leasing for development work on some of these islands." And again the State Department was patiently like "we do not think that is true, as this place does not exist." Subsequently they seem to have developed a "Lemuria and Atlantis are not real" form letter which I hope and trust is still being used today.
lirazel posted about a bad book about an interesting topic -- Conspiracy Theories About Lemuria -- which apparently got most of its information from a scholarly text called The Lost Land of Lemuria: Fabulous Geographies, Catastrophic Histories by Sumathi Ramaswamy. Great! I said. I bet the library has that book, I'll read it instead of the bad one! which now I have done.
For those unfamiliar, for a while the idea of sunken land-bridges joining various existing landmasses was very popular in 19th century geology; Lemuria got its name because it was supposed to explain why there are lemurs in Madagascar and India but not anywhere else. Various other land-bridges were also theorized but Lemuria's the only one that got famous thanks to the catchy name getting picked up by various weird occultists (most notably Helena Blavatasky) and incorporated into their variably incomprehensible Theories of Human Origins, Past Paradises, Etc.
As is not unexpected, this book is a much more dense, scholarly, and theory-driven tome than the bad pop history that
lirazel read. What was unexpected for me is that the author's scholarly interests focus on a.) cartography and b.) Tamil language and cultural politics, and so what she's most interested in doing is tracing how the concept of a Lemurian continent went from being an outdated geographic supposition to a weird Western occult fringe belief to an extremely mainstream, government-supported historical narrative in Tamil-speaking polities, where Lost Lemuria has become associated with the legendary drowned Tamil homeland of Tamilnāṭu and thus the premise for a claim that not only is the Lemurian continent the source of human origins but that specifically the Tamil language is the source language for humanity.Not the book I expected to be reading! but I'm not at all mad about how things turned out! the prose is so dry that it was definite work to wade through but the rewards were real; the author has another whole book about Tamil language politics and part of me knows I am not really theory-brained enough for it at this time but the other part is tempted.
Also I did as well come out with a few snippets of the Weird Nonsense that I thought I was going in for! My favorite anecdote involves a woman named Gertrude Norris Meeker who wrote to the U.S. government in the 1950s claiming to be the Governor-General of Atlantis and Lemuria, ascertaining her sovereign right to this nonexistent territory, to which the State Department's Special Advisor on Geography had to write back like "we do not think that is true; this place does not exist." Eventually Gertrude Meeker got a congressman involved who also nobly wrote to the government on behalf of his constituent: "Mrs. Meeker understands that by renouncing her citizenship she could become Queen of these islands, but as a citizen she can rule as governor-general. [...] She states that she is getting ready to do some leasing for development work on some of these islands." And again the State Department was patiently like "we do not think that is true, as this place does not exist." Subsequently they seem to have developed a "Lemuria and Atlantis are not real" form letter which I hope and trust is still being used today.
for the first time in ages i actually put effort into my dw layout
Jun. 6th, 2025 05:05 pmomaewokorosuI used to have a TEMPLATE SET UP which was just the Customise page screencapped for like, changing colours and everything so I knew what this colour and that one corresponded to and could just plonk those down in MS Paint and all that fun shit.
I used to do LAYOUT BANNERS with a matching default icon and a userinfo banner... The entire layout would be THEMED AROUND A SONG.
Would spend hours on it lmao and then change it like two months later.
I would swatch the colours from the banner and use those for the layout colours.
SO TODAY I THOUGHT I could use a different layout because I do get bored and fatigued of it after a while right
( This got rambly and also there are some images under the cut too. )
I used to do LAYOUT BANNERS with a matching default icon and a userinfo banner... The entire layout would be THEMED AROUND A SONG.
Would spend hours on it lmao and then change it like two months later.
I would swatch the colours from the banner and use those for the layout colours.
SO TODAY I THOUGHT I could use a different layout because I do get bored and fatigued of it after a while right
( This got rambly and also there are some images under the cut too. )
Survive and stuff
Jun. 6th, 2025 05:48 pmaikotoLast week I sold my copy of Pokemon Y, it's a game I don't mind owning digitally so getting €20 and still be able to play it (via Checkpoint + the pirates' way) was a no-brainer for me.
So with that money I got myself Digimon Survive! It's the game that made me check Digimon out in the first place (a VN with RPG battles and cute critters seems made just for me!), so thanks a ton to everyone who complained about the VN being a VN, I wouldn't be here without you lol.
It was supposed to arrive next Monday, but yerterday morning I received a message about it being on the postal already!
It was a nice morning, went out to pick it out with my sister and bought some other things I needed.
It's silly but I'm specially excited about the sunscreen, it's the same my mother used to buy when we were little so it smells like the beach and waterpark on my brain and makes me happy. I even wear it indoors lol.
About the game itself, I'm just 2 hours in so I don't have much to say yet but so far I really like the OST and how they translated it to Spanish unlike CSHM (the translation is a bit iffy tho... Is that a constant on Digimon games?).
Also while I love Yasuda's art I'm glad this one has a different artist. It all looks so cozy, and it's nice to see female characters dressed normally (I'm a sucker for fanservice, but variety is cool).
When I saw the promo art I thought the character below was a boy, so finding out she's a girl was a pleasant surprise!
Also I'm so excited for Digimon Time Stranger (tho I can't play it...) everything looks so coolo@
I love how they didn't limit the Digimon mounts to quadriceps and they're being creative with it. You can ride their bikes, pilot them like mechas and some carry you on their shoulders!!
And looks like they're bringing back the Erika-style animated scenes 🥹 That's easily what made me the most excited lol
So with that money I got myself Digimon Survive! It's the game that made me check Digimon out in the first place (a VN with RPG battles and cute critters seems made just for me!), so thanks a ton to everyone who complained about the VN being a VN, I wouldn't be here without you lol.
It was supposed to arrive next Monday, but yerterday morning I received a message about it being on the postal already!
It was a nice morning, went out to pick it out with my sister and bought some other things I needed.
It's silly but I'm specially excited about the sunscreen, it's the same my mother used to buy when we were little so it smells like the beach and waterpark on my brain and makes me happy. I even wear it indoors lol.
About the game itself, I'm just 2 hours in so I don't have much to say yet but so far I really like the OST and how they translated it to Spanish unlike CSHM (the translation is a bit iffy tho... Is that a constant on Digimon games?).
Also while I love Yasuda's art I'm glad this one has a different artist. It all looks so cozy, and it's nice to see female characters dressed normally (I'm a sucker for fanservice, but variety is cool).
When I saw the promo art I thought the character below was a boy, so finding out she's a girl was a pleasant surprise!
Also I'm so excited for Digimon Time Stranger (tho I can't play it...) everything looks so cool
o@I love how they didn't limit the Digimon mounts to quadriceps and they're being creative with it. You can ride their bikes, pilot them like mechas and some carry you on their shoulders!!
And looks like they're bringing back the Erika-style animated scenes 🥹 That's easily what made me the most excited lol
Babylon 5 fanfic: One Safe Harbor
Jun. 6th, 2025 12:04 amsholioThe recent "only one bed" meme (which I still haven't finished, as per usual) led to only-one-bed thoughts and this missing scene for B5 5x16.
One Safe Harbor (also on Ao3 - G'Kar/Londo, 2300 words, explicit)
Missing scene on the flight from Babylon 5 to Centauri Prime in 5x16. Two people in a very small sleeping space. Also, some feelings are had.
( One Safe Harbor - 2300 wds )
One Safe Harbor (also on Ao3 - G'Kar/Londo, 2300 words, explicit)
Missing scene on the flight from Babylon 5 to Centauri Prime in 5x16. Two people in a very small sleeping space. Also, some feelings are had.
( One Safe Harbor - 2300 wds )
2 pinch hits added, due 5 July (and check-in approaching)
Jun. 5th, 2025 07:56 pmlongficmod posting in fandom5kUpdated pinch hits here! Thanks very much to everyone who has claimed one. If you can claim one of these, please comment with your AO3 name and the number of the pinch hit you want. All comments are screened.
These pinch hits are now due on 5 Julyy, and they require a check-in during the week of 7-14 June. If you would like to claim one but know you'll need longer than a month, please let me know, and we can discus.
You may ask to exchange your assignment for an open pinch hit. If you are given that pinch hit and fulfill it, this won't count as a default. Please tell me in your comment requesting a pinch hit if you are asking to swap.
Also please consider our treats for pinch hitters post!
This will be the last pinch hit post before the check-in period closes on 14 June.
( PH 2 - Blue Lock (Manga), 終わりのセラフ | Owari no Seraph | Seraph of the End (Anime & Manga), Fairy Tail )
( PH 5 - Temeraire - Naomi Novik, The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman )
( PH 8 - Path of Night (Podcast), Vampire: The Masquerade - Various Authors (Choice of Games), Vampire: The Masquerade Port Saga (Podcast) )
( PH 9 - 終わりのセラフ | Owari no Seraph | Seraph of the End (Anime & Manga), Blue Lock (Manga), Fairy Tail )
( PH 13 - The Elementalists (Visual Novel), Heart of Battle - Fay Ikin, Royal Affairs - Harris-Powell-Smith )
( PH 15 - Code Vein (Video Game), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games), Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game) )
( PH 17 - Breaking Bad, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), The Godfather (1972 1974 1990) )
( PH 19 - Ace Combat (Video Games), Dishonored (Video Games), Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors )
( PH 20 - ATEEZ (Band), Blink-182 (Band), Men's Basketball RPF )
( CLAIMED - PH 26 - One Piece (Anime & Manga), DuckTales (Cartoon 2017), Poker Face (TV 2023), Wolf's Rain (Anime), Tortall - Tamora Pierce )
( PH 27 - The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien )
These pinch hits are now due on 5 Julyy, and they require a check-in during the week of 7-14 June. If you would like to claim one but know you'll need longer than a month, please let me know, and we can discus.
You may ask to exchange your assignment for an open pinch hit. If you are given that pinch hit and fulfill it, this won't count as a default. Please tell me in your comment requesting a pinch hit if you are asking to swap.
Also please consider our treats for pinch hitters post!
This will be the last pinch hit post before the check-in period closes on 14 June.
( PH 2 - Blue Lock (Manga), 終わりのセラフ | Owari no Seraph | Seraph of the End (Anime & Manga), Fairy Tail )
( PH 5 - Temeraire - Naomi Novik, The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman )
( PH 8 - Path of Night (Podcast), Vampire: The Masquerade - Various Authors (Choice of Games), Vampire: The Masquerade Port Saga (Podcast) )
( PH 9 - 終わりのセラフ | Owari no Seraph | Seraph of the End (Anime & Manga), Blue Lock (Manga), Fairy Tail )
( PH 13 - The Elementalists (Visual Novel), Heart of Battle - Fay Ikin, Royal Affairs - Harris-Powell-Smith )
( PH 15 - Code Vein (Video Game), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games), Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game) )
( PH 17 - Breaking Bad, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), The Godfather (1972 1974 1990) )
( PH 19 - Ace Combat (Video Games), Dishonored (Video Games), Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors )
( PH 20 - ATEEZ (Band), Blink-182 (Band), Men's Basketball RPF )
( CLAIMED - PH 26 - One Piece (Anime & Manga), DuckTales (Cartoon 2017), Poker Face (TV 2023), Wolf's Rain (Anime), Tortall - Tamora Pierce )
( PH 27 - The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien )
Catch-Up Book Post
Jun. 5th, 2025 12:52 pmqueenluaBeen a while since I bookblogged here, huh? This isn't EVERYTHING, but this post already took me fucking hours to type up, so, let's get into it—
Jhereg by Steven Brust
Mickey7 by Ashton Edward
Both of these books were romps, though the former is the more compelling overall package.
( Jhereg )
( Mickey7 )
That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation by David Bentley Hart (DNF, 48%)
Honest to God by John A.T. Robinson (DNF, 54%)
Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thích Nhất Hạnh (DNF, 24%)
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N.T. Wright
Look, to tip my hand, I'm in the (very!) early phase of writing a weird fantasy/historical/pastiche-y novel that dares to ask questions like "damn what was it like to be The Greatest Haterliest Poaster Of All Time" and also "what if Martin Luther was a chick" and "what if Martin Luther was two people instead of one" and "what if those peoplekissed failed to kiss" and "what if Martin Luther were a radical pacifist on top of all the other crazy shit he was doing" and "what if sacred music was actually efficacious and had geopolitical implications" and so on. I blame Lyndal Roper specifically for presenting a portrait of Martin Luther so vivid and intriguing that I could not help but go patently insane over him thereafter.
The logical next step for researching such a novel would be to read up on the theology and history of that period, because even if I'm VERY heavy on the pastiche aspects, it's nice to understand the historical context and some contemporaneous sources/writings for the period of history I'm interested in, if only for riffing purposes, yaknow.
Alas, however, I'm a magpie with no self-control, and thus easily beguiled by Every Other Book I Trip Over On The Way To The Stuff I Should Actually Be Reading, which is how I wound up with this grab-bag of rather more contemporary theology.
All of which I am entirely unqualified to properly evaluate, to be clear, as someone who's variously identified as "Southern Baptist," "Christian agnostic," "deist," "Quaker," "neopagan," "animist," and "some weird woo bullshit syncretic thing ig, sorry it's cringe I know" at various points in my life. But that sure won't stop me from prattling about 'em on my blog.
( That All Shall Be Saved )
( Honest to God )
( Living Buddha, Living Christ )
( Surprised By Hope )
Aside: all of these books felt pretty repetitive. Something to do with the genre, I guess? No way to theology-y people to feel like they've gotten your point across without restating it three different ways? IDK.
ANYWAY. I should probably quit dicking around with these books for a bit, since, y'know, novel. I gotta read more Martin Luther himself and also probably some John Calvin. (Alas this means my copy of Kosuke Koyama's Five Mile an Hour God will likely remain mostly-unread on my shelf. Did I mention I'm a magpie. Books pile up in my home whenever I get on a weird pseudo-reasearch-y kick, and I am blessed with an indulgent partner who just keeps buying me more bookshelves instead of telling me to cut it the hell out, which is very sweet of him, but also I could really use someone to stop me before I commit more Irresponsible Spending Crimes... though I saw someone the other day comparing book-buying to wine-buying, e.g. hey it's valid and normal to let some of them age in the cellar & have more than you'll be able to drink; you want to have good wine when the time is right! and UNFORTUNATELY this is very effective for allowing me to continue in my profligate ways. RIP me.)
...okay yeah I couldn't find any way to fit Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik into all of this. Spinning Silver was very good, but I don't have much to say! The primary romance was a total nothingburger, but that's fine because mostly the book is about Miryem girlbossing her way through Rumpelstiltskin and that shit totally rules. I would like to read several more books about moneylenders Being Incredibly Good At Their Job. The book gets a bit bloated and flabbier as it goes along (though the parts with secondary-girlboss Irina and horrible little man Mirnatius can stay; those bits were great) but never enough to knock it down from the "very good" tier. Fairytale retellings aren't normally my thing but this one was solid.
Jhereg by Steven Brust
Mickey7 by Ashton Edward
Both of these books were romps, though the former is the more compelling overall package.
( Jhereg )
( Mickey7 )
That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation by David Bentley Hart (DNF, 48%)
Honest to God by John A.T. Robinson (DNF, 54%)
Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thích Nhất Hạnh (DNF, 24%)
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N.T. Wright
Look, to tip my hand, I'm in the (very!) early phase of writing a weird fantasy/historical/pastiche-y novel that dares to ask questions like "damn what was it like to be The Greatest Haterliest Poaster Of All Time" and also "what if Martin Luther was a chick" and "what if Martin Luther was two people instead of one" and "what if those people
The logical next step for researching such a novel would be to read up on the theology and history of that period, because even if I'm VERY heavy on the pastiche aspects, it's nice to understand the historical context and some contemporaneous sources/writings for the period of history I'm interested in, if only for riffing purposes, yaknow.
Alas, however, I'm a magpie with no self-control, and thus easily beguiled by Every Other Book I Trip Over On The Way To The Stuff I Should Actually Be Reading, which is how I wound up with this grab-bag of rather more contemporary theology.
All of which I am entirely unqualified to properly evaluate, to be clear, as someone who's variously identified as "Southern Baptist," "Christian agnostic," "deist," "Quaker," "neopagan," "animist," and "some weird woo bullshit syncretic thing ig, sorry it's cringe I know" at various points in my life. But that sure won't stop me from prattling about 'em on my blog.
( That All Shall Be Saved )
( Honest to God )
( Living Buddha, Living Christ )
( Surprised By Hope )
Aside: all of these books felt pretty repetitive. Something to do with the genre, I guess? No way to theology-y people to feel like they've gotten your point across without restating it three different ways? IDK.
ANYWAY. I should probably quit dicking around with these books for a bit, since, y'know, novel. I gotta read more Martin Luther himself and also probably some John Calvin. (Alas this means my copy of Kosuke Koyama's Five Mile an Hour God will likely remain mostly-unread on my shelf. Did I mention I'm a magpie. Books pile up in my home whenever I get on a weird pseudo-reasearch-y kick, and I am blessed with an indulgent partner who just keeps buying me more bookshelves instead of telling me to cut it the hell out, which is very sweet of him, but also I could really use someone to stop me before I commit more Irresponsible Spending Crimes... though I saw someone the other day comparing book-buying to wine-buying, e.g. hey it's valid and normal to let some of them age in the cellar & have more than you'll be able to drink; you want to have good wine when the time is right! and UNFORTUNATELY this is very effective for allowing me to continue in my profligate ways. RIP me.)
...okay yeah I couldn't find any way to fit Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik into all of this. Spinning Silver was very good, but I don't have much to say! The primary romance was a total nothingburger, but that's fine because mostly the book is about Miryem girlbossing her way through Rumpelstiltskin and that shit totally rules. I would like to read several more books about moneylenders Being Incredibly Good At Their Job. The book gets a bit bloated and flabbier as it goes along (though the parts with secondary-girlboss Irina and horrible little man Mirnatius can stay; those bits were great) but never enough to knock it down from the "very good" tier. Fairytale retellings aren't normally my thing but this one was solid.