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I'm a big fan of the Murderbot books, so I was looking forward to the show, especially after I started hearing that it was good. The plan was to watch it all at once with L, since season one isn't very long. It took a while to find the time, but it became more urgent when I had a meeting scheduled with a client who I talked about the books with last year and who'd asked me how I liked the series on our first phone call this year ^^
L and I started watching together, but L didn't like it very much so I watched the second half on my own. And after watching the show I reread all of the books, and then I read a lot of fic.

I enjoyed it! I didn't like the very first scene because that wasn't how I'd imagined it somehow (in hindsight, not sure why I had such an immediate averse reaction to that scene in particular); but that somehow helped me immediately separate show-verse from book-verse and then I could accept all the other changes more easily (well. most of them) and overall I had a good time.
I'm very glad I waited to watch until the first season was done, considering how short the episodes were, with very effective cliffhangers too.

( TV show spoilers )

I really enjoyed rereading the books afterwards, too. ( Spoilers up to System Collapse )

The same client - my client, and that word sounds different even in that approximate context now ^^ - recommended I read Project Hail Mary next so that is next on the list - after a bunch more MB fic, most likely, because I'm enjoying those a lot.

knave_of_swords

I've been trying to catch up to the DC ongoings that I'm interested in! I got a DCU Infinite subscription, but only the standard version, so I'll be about 6 months behind on most ongoings. The only exception right now is Absolute Wonder Woman. I figure that I'm already behind on everything else, and it's just easier to read comics in the app on my tablet than to try and navigate the pirate sites for everything, especially since the app will keep track of new releases instead of me having to hunt them down manually.

What I've "caught up" on so far:

Absolute Batman #1-5: Okay, this is way more fun than I expected, I love it. I love Bruce's childhood friends being his rogue's gallery. I love how jacked Bruce is. I love seeing Bruce struggle like this, it feels way more rewarding to watch a working class Batman fight for justice against rich villains than to watch a rich one percenter Batman. Like I know mainline Bruce isn't an evil billionaire, but Batman being rich in 2025 hits a lot different than it did in 1940. I think this was definitely a really good choice for this Batman.

Absolute Flash #1: Honestly I'm kind of bored? There's a lot of Wally not knowing what's going on that the reader isn't let on in either, and the timeline kind of jumps around to the point that I'm not sure when everything is happening. I'm willing to give it a chance, but I'm realizing that I prefer adult Wally with his wife and kids more than teenage Wally.

Absolute Green Lantern #1: Another one where I'm less sure of what's going on, and I'm looking forwards to the plot starting in future issues. I don't have much else to say about it right now.

Absolute Superman #1-5: I like seeing Kal-El as a kid on Krypton! Again, I like the decision to make the Els working class. I'm interested in the plot with the Omega Men and Lois Lane, but ultimately I like this one less than I expected to? Like it's not like I dislike it, I'm just more lukewarm on it than loving it.

Aquaman #1-2: I was looking forwards to this one, but it's pretty boring to me unfortunately. I'm dropping it here. I'm more interested in Aquaman's supporting cast than in Arthur Curry, and this looks like it'll be pretty focused on just Arthur. Maybe I'll pick it up again if/when Mera and Jackson come back.

Justice League Unlimited #1-4: I'm not generally a big fan of team books, but this one is working for me right now. I think it's because they're bringing in a lot of different heroes? I'm less interested in the overarching plot here than in the character dynamics, though. .....And looking ahead, there's an annoying crossover event going on. Ugh. Great. I guess this one is going to be a drop, too. Nevermind everything I just said.

knave_of_swords

It's me. I'm sick with covid. Gah. It is way more boring than I thought it would be, sitting around at home all day and not going to work. At least I have my whole apartment to wander around in-- last time I was sick I was basically confined to my bedroom at my parents' house, which was the smallest bedroom in the house.

I've decided to use this time to catch up on things I know I'll like but that I haven't completed yet. Like I have several volumes of comics that I own but haven't read yet-- All Star Superman, Far Sector, The Death & Return of Superman, Batman: Knightfall, Perez's Wonder Woman. I think I'm going to be reading a lot of comics this week. I'll probably watch a fair amount of anime, too. I still need to finish/catch up with Jojo part 6, Haikyuu, and Mob Psycho 100. I also want to sharpen my chess skills, so we'll see how that goes with sinus congestion and a headache.

Man, looking at my lists of stuff I haven't played/watched/read yet, I feel so behind... there are so many things I know I would enjoy! And yet I spend so much of my free time on ffa and watching youtube shorts. I want to change that. I want to do more things that I enjoy, but keeping track of doing them can sometimes feel like a chore. I think I need to let go of the idea that there will come a day when I no longer have anything in my backlog of activities I know I would enjoy doing, but it would be nice if I was able to steadily deplete that backlog.

Anyways. Hopefully I get better soon, so I can actually enjoy my doctor-mandated time off of work.

Current Mood: sick

knave_of_swords

I wrote four fics for Battleship this year! And all of them are over a thousand words?? I'm super proud of myself! Here's what I made:

Blue Lock, Isagi/Rin, 1616 words, E, underage, manga spoilers, alpha/alpha: archiveofourown.org/works/67606256

Fields of Mistria, Juniper/Valen, 1013 words, E, breast expansion: archiveofourown.org/works/67941846

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, Ishtar/Tine, 1865 words, T, cousin incest: archiveofourown.org/works/67660841

Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Darumi/Hiruko, 1792 words, E, killing game route, dom/sub, puppy play: archiveofourown.org/works/67773756

knave_of_swords

IMPENDING DOOM APPROACHES!

(the impending doom is the fact that I work on its release day)

I am soooo excited for this game, for every part of it. Aaaaa!!!!!

schneefink

Silksong is real! It's real and it'll be here in two weeks!! aösldks I'm so excited. I will not take Friday off because I'm too low on vacation days but I will clear my weekend (which means I have to do more chores & studying the weekend before which means I will not try out the Extreme Timed Challenge Exchange this year, ah well.)
(Ngl I was almost hoping it would come out after my exam, so in Mid-October, but I'll just have to focus so I'll study enough, because if I pass the exam I'll have more time to play after. I can do it.)

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