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helluva boss
Jul. 3rd, 2024 09:38 pmSorry if I've talked about this here before, I can't find a post, but it feels like I've said most of this before.
I've been really enjoying Helluva Boss. I can't actually recommend it to people, however, since it is NSFW, crude, violent, sexual, and a little random. It has some Zim Energy (and in fact, has the Zim voice actor as one of the characters and vocal director.) It's done by the same creator who did Hazbin Hotel. It also has some of the most moving animation and acting that I've seen in a long time and relationship plots that are complex and motivated. I'm also finding that what I thought was kind of throw away things in the first 6 episodes were actually setting up the characters. (I feel like the first really good episode is 7.) Though there are definitely some filler that I don't like that much.
One of the things that I love best is a fan song that the animators and cast redid to make cannon, called "Just Look My Way," and it's just so lovely and moving.
The next episode doesn't come out until October.
I also find it funny that one of the characters, Stolas, is based off a demon written in an text from the 1500s who "teaches astronomy and is knowledgeable about herbs, plants, and precious stones. He is often depicted as a raven or a crowned owl with long legs" I'm just amused by a demon of astronomy.
I've been really enjoying Helluva Boss. I can't actually recommend it to people, however, since it is NSFW, crude, violent, sexual, and a little random. It has some Zim Energy (and in fact, has the Zim voice actor as one of the characters and vocal director.) It's done by the same creator who did Hazbin Hotel. It also has some of the most moving animation and acting that I've seen in a long time and relationship plots that are complex and motivated. I'm also finding that what I thought was kind of throw away things in the first 6 episodes were actually setting up the characters. (I feel like the first really good episode is 7.) Though there are definitely some filler that I don't like that much.
One of the things that I love best is a fan song that the animators and cast redid to make cannon, called "Just Look My Way," and it's just so lovely and moving.
The next episode doesn't come out until October.
I also find it funny that one of the characters, Stolas, is based off a demon written in an text from the 1500s who "teaches astronomy and is knowledgeable about herbs, plants, and precious stones. He is often depicted as a raven or a crowned owl with long legs" I'm just amused by a demon of astronomy.
"Our Flag Means Death."
Jan. 13th, 2023 12:22 amFinished season 1 of Our Flag Means Death and quite enjoyed it even if there was very little gender diversity and I confused a few of the characters because the cast was so large. I had no clue Taika could do more than the "Korg" note. It was both sweet and violent.
me and fandom
Jul. 12th, 2021 10:54 amI was lamenting that I felt like I didn't have as strong fandom as I used to have. I still love some media and will even spend a lot of time looking at behind the scenes in a "this is very cool, I want to learn more" (and have more,) but I didn't remember recently having that strong heart-tie to any media.
Then I picked a costume I wanted to do for CrossFit's Halloween based on it's movablity and perceived easiness (turns out it isn't easy, but that's a whole other issue.) Something about having to be so detailed focused created the heart-tie. The weird thing is I know how I felt before I started the research and I was definitely in the "I am enjoying this, but it's not that awesome" category, so I know it's been created by the detail focus.
I find this really interesting to think that maybe I wasn't my obsession with things as a kid that allowed me to focus enough to make art and costumes, but that it was making the art and costumes that made me so obsessed.
Or maybe it's a association thing. Maybe my mind knows that if I'm working on a costume I must be obsessed, so it will obsess me.
I'm not sure I can tell the difference.
Then I picked a costume I wanted to do for CrossFit's Halloween based on it's movablity and perceived easiness (turns out it isn't easy, but that's a whole other issue.) Something about having to be so detailed focused created the heart-tie. The weird thing is I know how I felt before I started the research and I was definitely in the "I am enjoying this, but it's not that awesome" category, so I know it's been created by the detail focus.
I find this really interesting to think that maybe I wasn't my obsession with things as a kid that allowed me to focus enough to make art and costumes, but that it was making the art and costumes that made me so obsessed.
Or maybe it's a association thing. Maybe my mind knows that if I'm working on a costume I must be obsessed, so it will obsess me.
I'm not sure I can tell the difference.
overweight != unhealthy
Feb. 16th, 2015 02:29 pmIn general, I like the Simpsons. Sometimes the episode isn't that funny, but in general there's usually a good laugh or two.
The episode "Walking Big and Tall" was completely offensive and damaging. It continues to perpetuate that all overweight people are that way because they're eating horrible food choices, actively working at it. But really, that's still par for Hollywood right now. What was horribly offensive was getting the positive body image movement completely wrong.
While I'm sure there are groups out there that might encourage bad eating habits, the idea of loving yourself as who you are is NOT an unhealthy thing to do. Fat shaming is damaging and does not cause people to make better life choices. I've spent a lifetime hating myself and I'm working hard to unlearn that. I am sick of people equating overweightness and unhealthiness. If you eat crap and don't exercise, then you likely aren't very healthy, even if you you are "the correct weight."
There have been countless studies that show that weight is a combination of many things, but highly determined by genetics (and a good part is the gut biome). Including a few that were done at a time when they could do things like force feed prisoners 10000 calories a day. Some didn't even gain weight and all them returned to their starting size when allowed to return to normal eating habits.
And then to end the episode implying that yo-yo dieting is healthy and that you just have to "get it right" by reaching "emotional maturity."
I don't know how to change the world, but I wish I did. People talk about never seeing representation of themselves on TV, well I would love to just once see a non-rail thin actress who isn't completely obsessed with any food in frame.
Promote health at any size. Being active and eating right, despite being fat or thin. Call out fat shaming when it happens. It never helps and can often hurt horribly.
Don't tell people it's worth taking health risks for them to reduce their weight (like liposuction or unhealthy fad diets.) That's not healthy either.
I don't know if writing fox would do any good at all. I wish I were more eloquent and could be a voice. I wish I were stronger and could stand up to the hordes of people on the internet who look at fat like a cancerous growth. That in their mind being overweight is a disease all in itself. And the ones who think it's "easy" that anyone who is overweight just isn't trying, and just needs to stop drinking soda, eating hamburgers and get off the couch.
EDIT: I seem to be alone in these thoughts. The only news about the episode was the cameo.
P.S. Don't thin shame either. People are different shapes and sizes, accept them!
The episode "Walking Big and Tall" was completely offensive and damaging. It continues to perpetuate that all overweight people are that way because they're eating horrible food choices, actively working at it. But really, that's still par for Hollywood right now. What was horribly offensive was getting the positive body image movement completely wrong.
While I'm sure there are groups out there that might encourage bad eating habits, the idea of loving yourself as who you are is NOT an unhealthy thing to do. Fat shaming is damaging and does not cause people to make better life choices. I've spent a lifetime hating myself and I'm working hard to unlearn that. I am sick of people equating overweightness and unhealthiness. If you eat crap and don't exercise, then you likely aren't very healthy, even if you you are "the correct weight."
There have been countless studies that show that weight is a combination of many things, but highly determined by genetics (and a good part is the gut biome). Including a few that were done at a time when they could do things like force feed prisoners 10000 calories a day. Some didn't even gain weight and all them returned to their starting size when allowed to return to normal eating habits.
And then to end the episode implying that yo-yo dieting is healthy and that you just have to "get it right" by reaching "emotional maturity."
I don't know how to change the world, but I wish I did. People talk about never seeing representation of themselves on TV, well I would love to just once see a non-rail thin actress who isn't completely obsessed with any food in frame.
Promote health at any size. Being active and eating right, despite being fat or thin. Call out fat shaming when it happens. It never helps and can often hurt horribly.
Don't tell people it's worth taking health risks for them to reduce their weight (like liposuction or unhealthy fad diets.) That's not healthy either.
I don't know if writing fox would do any good at all. I wish I were more eloquent and could be a voice. I wish I were stronger and could stand up to the hordes of people on the internet who look at fat like a cancerous growth. That in their mind being overweight is a disease all in itself. And the ones who think it's "easy" that anyone who is overweight just isn't trying, and just needs to stop drinking soda, eating hamburgers and get off the couch.
EDIT: I seem to be alone in these thoughts. The only news about the episode was the cameo.
P.S. Don't thin shame either. People are different shapes and sizes, accept them!
Ephermeral media
Jun. 3rd, 2009 01:14 pmI tried the patapon 2 demo recently and like that they've made changes to fix most of the reasons that I only played patapon 1 half way through, so I've decided that I would like to buy it. However sony is only offering it as a download. Something in my core doesn't like this. I don't want to use the space on my memory stick (of unknown size) and I don't want to delete it when I'm done. I want to have an UMD to throw in a drawer so that one day I might pull it out again and still have it.
Is this just my pack rat showing itself? Or is there something disturbing about paying money for something ephermal. Yes, I'm paying for the experience, not a piece of silly plastic, but I want the secirity blanket of the physical media. I comfortably pay $15 a month for WoW and get nothing but access to data that they keep, so why does $20 once for something that doesn't come with a peice of plastic?
I really like to still buy CDs when I can to, despite the fact they just take up space in a box upstairs. I fear the day my hard drive with the music collection fails (I should really back that up some how) but it's not like the CDs are going to change the fact that the time to rip all that stuff is forever. I do buy single tracks in electronic form only and love the fact I can have the one hit songs for $1.
More disturbing, though, for me, is as our entire society moves to media that can only be played by fancy electronic devices, we gamble more and more on loosing this era to time. A record can be played by someone with something sharp and a resonator, both of which I feel I could fashion with my own hands and materials I could find. A book just requires knowing the language. Picture books even less. I'm not afraid of moving forward, but I feel like we need to realize how ephermeal our society is right now.
I guess if I didn't want to a hypocrite, I should print this out. But... that wastes paper!! :)
Is this just my pack rat showing itself? Or is there something disturbing about paying money for something ephermal. Yes, I'm paying for the experience, not a piece of silly plastic, but I want the secirity blanket of the physical media. I comfortably pay $15 a month for WoW and get nothing but access to data that they keep, so why does $20 once for something that doesn't come with a peice of plastic?
I really like to still buy CDs when I can to, despite the fact they just take up space in a box upstairs. I fear the day my hard drive with the music collection fails (I should really back that up some how) but it's not like the CDs are going to change the fact that the time to rip all that stuff is forever. I do buy single tracks in electronic form only and love the fact I can have the one hit songs for $1.
More disturbing, though, for me, is as our entire society moves to media that can only be played by fancy electronic devices, we gamble more and more on loosing this era to time. A record can be played by someone with something sharp and a resonator, both of which I feel I could fashion with my own hands and materials I could find. A book just requires knowing the language. Picture books even less. I'm not afraid of moving forward, but I feel like we need to realize how ephermeal our society is right now.
I guess if I didn't want to a hypocrite, I should print this out. But... that wastes paper!! :)
thoughts on the new movie 3d
Feb. 16th, 2009 05:04 pmI like 3d. I think it's the next step that media needs to do. I'm excited by the technologies that are starting to emerge (espeically the work done on glassesless stuff, because I think that will be required before you can have 3d TV.)
But sadly I don't think Coraline in 3d really added much. I like that they're trying to make it mainstream or at least more common, but until it really feels worth it, I'm not sure there will be enough of a market to embrace it. I almost felt that animation is the wrong place for it, because we've already been impressed by the leaps and bounds that animation has taken and modern styles almost over emphasize shadows for extra depth. I think it might have more impact in live action.
But sadly I don't think Coraline in 3d really added much. I like that they're trying to make it mainstream or at least more common, but until it really feels worth it, I'm not sure there will be enough of a market to embrace it. I almost felt that animation is the wrong place for it, because we've already been impressed by the leaps and bounds that animation has taken and modern styles almost over emphasize shadows for extra depth. I think it might have more impact in live action.
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