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[figure skating] worlds is cancelled
Mar. 23rd, 2019 07:01 pmWorlds is over but Worlds is also cancelled. Any Worlds that makes Shoma Uno cry is not a Worlds I want to be part of. Any Worlds that puts Vincent Zhou, trump supporter, in front of Shoma Uno and like fifty other skaters I'd rather see with bronze is a Bad Worlds. Japan being the host didn't help team Japan at all despite having several medal favorites. The only Japanese medalist was Yuzuru.
Other than bronze, I'm fine with the podium. Nathan really brought everything and deserved the title, and Yuzuru came back from injury with two great performances. They were amazing to watch back-to-back!
I'm so heartbroken for Shoma though and a little worried. He and Yuzuru both looked off, but Shoma especially, and it was really strange. It could have just been nerves getting to him in the end, which is rare but happens to everyone. Either way I'm really sad that it took a huge hit to Shoma's self-esteem based on what he's said about himself when interviewed right afterwards. Hopefully today he's less hard on himself and he takes his accomplishments from this season to heart, because he has a lot to be proud of.
I'm so glad this competition is done though. I've never seen something go from looking so good to being so terrible.
Other than bronze, I'm fine with the podium. Nathan really brought everything and deserved the title, and Yuzuru came back from injury with two great performances. They were amazing to watch back-to-back!
I'm so heartbroken for Shoma though and a little worried. He and Yuzuru both looked off, but Shoma especially, and it was really strange. It could have just been nerves getting to him in the end, which is rare but happens to everyone. Either way I'm really sad that it took a huge hit to Shoma's self-esteem based on what he's said about himself when interviewed right afterwards. Hopefully today he's less hard on himself and he takes his accomplishments from this season to heart, because he has a lot to be proud of.
I'm so glad this competition is done though. I've never seen something go from looking so good to being so terrible.
INTERNAL SCREAMING EXTERNAL SCREAMING ETERNAL SCREAMING
It was a good event! Everyone pretty much did well and there were some surprises and I know some people are going to fight hard in the free skate, which always makes things interesting. I'm really proud of Evgenia for having a clean short program during the most important competition of the season! Kaori was amazing! Alina was confident and it showed!
There is also the collision/bullying issue with Eunsoo and Mariah (Mariah collided with Eunsoo and Eunsoo's agency wants to take action against her for previous bullying) which, despite Eunsoo's injury, she had a perfect short program and it was lovely to watch! The internet kind of exploded, though, but there's been no statement from the actual people involved (Eunsoo, Mariah, or their coach) since they're all probably asleep. But I hope it gets resolved because that's really awful for Eunsoo, and it's at the worst time.
It was a good event! Everyone pretty much did well and there were some surprises and I know some people are going to fight hard in the free skate, which always makes things interesting. I'm really proud of Evgenia for having a clean short program during the most important competition of the season! Kaori was amazing! Alina was confident and it showed!
There is also the collision/bullying issue with Eunsoo and Mariah (Mariah collided with Eunsoo and Eunsoo's agency wants to take action against her for previous bullying) which, despite Eunsoo's injury, she had a perfect short program and it was lovely to watch! The internet kind of exploded, though, but there's been no statement from the actual people involved (Eunsoo, Mariah, or their coach) since they're all probably asleep. But I hope it gets resolved because that's really awful for Eunsoo, and it's at the worst time.
[personal] I saw hamilton!
Mar. 12th, 2019 09:08 pmI was in Chicago briefly over the weekend and I got to see Hamilton because it's apparently way easier to get tickets over there than it is here (in NY.) It was amazing and tbh one of the best shows I've ever seen! My sister and I were trying to rank them amongst the shows we've seen (we've both seen a lot because we both got to see a lot through college/grad school) and it was interesting because she ranks them based on combined content and production, whereas I kind of have mine as 1) ranked by both combined, 2) ranked by production, 3) ranked by content.
The reason I separate them is mostly because a lot of my favorite shows are plays rather than musicals, which tend to have more simple staging, so they wouldn't necessarily rank high in the production category, but they'd rank higher in the content category. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is my favorite play, but the production I saw (and I'm gonna assume any production) did not have a production as detailed as, say, Hamilton, because the focus is on the words and characters.
Content-wise there are a lot of plays with not too elaborate (though still impressive) sets and staging that I rank pretty highly because of the content, but they wouldn't be on the same level as some others. Hamilton ranks highly on both. War Horse is a play that ranks probably at #1 for staging and production, but is lower than quite a few things for me content-wise.
One thing that actually made Hamilton really nice for me was (weird anxiety rant under the cut)
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Anyway, seeing Hamilton has been like three years in the making without me realizing it. I never actually intended to see it just because I knew how impossible it was so I didn't want to get my hopes up, so actually getting to see it was a happy surprise.
The reason I separate them is mostly because a lot of my favorite shows are plays rather than musicals, which tend to have more simple staging, so they wouldn't necessarily rank high in the production category, but they'd rank higher in the content category. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is my favorite play, but the production I saw (and I'm gonna assume any production) did not have a production as detailed as, say, Hamilton, because the focus is on the words and characters.
Content-wise there are a lot of plays with not too elaborate (though still impressive) sets and staging that I rank pretty highly because of the content, but they wouldn't be on the same level as some others. Hamilton ranks highly on both. War Horse is a play that ranks probably at #1 for staging and production, but is lower than quite a few things for me content-wise.
One thing that actually made Hamilton really nice for me was (weird anxiety rant under the cut)
( Read more... )
Anyway, seeing Hamilton has been like three years in the making without me realizing it. I never actually intended to see it just because I knew how impossible it was so I didn't want to get my hopes up, so actually getting to see it was a happy surprise.
[figure skating]: wjc and universiade
Mar. 6th, 2019 10:08 amI'm sad I can't watch the World Junior Championships and Universiade live other than today because I'm going on a trip. There's a lot of skaters I love competing and I won't get to see them compete again this season.
I never really watched juniors before this past season and ended up watching it for the Grand Prix Final because it was made so accessible comparatively. It's really hard to watch most competitions, but the junior Grand Prix Final was streamed on the ISU's youtube page for it. The ISU is also streaming the World Junior Championships for free. Might as well take advantage and these skaters are the future so it's interesting to see who is coming up.
It's also a good preparation for Worlds in two weeks which will be...something. I really really really hope it's better than last year's Worlds, which was horrible to watch. It was literally just...pain pain pain pain anxiety and like two people did well. The competitions up to this point are kind of...I don't know what it means for Worlds in terms of men (ladies did great so it'll be a really good competition to watch.) Like, men during Europeans were not great except for Javier, who isn't competing, and a few others who weren't on the podium. But the men at Four Continents were amazing and it was one of the cleanest men's competitions I've see this season (maybe THE cleanest men's competition?).
So we'll see
I never really watched juniors before this past season and ended up watching it for the Grand Prix Final because it was made so accessible comparatively. It's really hard to watch most competitions, but the junior Grand Prix Final was streamed on the ISU's youtube page for it. The ISU is also streaming the World Junior Championships for free. Might as well take advantage and these skaters are the future so it's interesting to see who is coming up.
It's also a good preparation for Worlds in two weeks which will be...something. I really really really hope it's better than last year's Worlds, which was horrible to watch. It was literally just...pain pain pain pain anxiety and like two people did well. The competitions up to this point are kind of...I don't know what it means for Worlds in terms of men (ladies did great so it'll be a really good competition to watch.) Like, men during Europeans were not great except for Javier, who isn't competing, and a few others who weren't on the podium. But the men at Four Continents were amazing and it was one of the cleanest men's competitions I've see this season (maybe THE cleanest men's competition?).
So we'll see
[bsd] FINISHED
Mar. 1st, 2019 12:54 pmI finished writing Only Human! I plan on posting the final chapter on the anniversary of the fic, March 16.
Longfics are a huge challenge for me because writing a long thing is a huge challenge for me and plotting is a huge challenge. I don't really get sad to say goodbye to a story that's long, it's more like relief. I enjoy writing them but also, it's good to know that they've reached an end. I like it when I can give an ending to people and I like having things resolved (I mean, not everything for the characters has to be resolved but I like the story being resolved.) So I am relieved that everything is written!
Longfics are a huge challenge for me because writing a long thing is a huge challenge for me and plotting is a huge challenge. I don't really get sad to say goodbye to a story that's long, it's more like relief. I enjoy writing them but also, it's good to know that they've reached an end. I like it when I can give an ending to people and I like having things resolved (I mean, not everything for the characters has to be resolved but I like the story being resolved.) So I am relieved that everything is written!
[bsd]: fic: only human chapter 18
Feb. 24th, 2019 11:08 amALMOST DONE!! When writing these sort of "climax" chapters it became more and more apparent that I like verbal climaxes rather than action ones.
The conflict ended up being (and will continue to be) a conflict involving words more than anything physical, and part of that is because I really like writing dialogue. It's kind of a problem that defined my writing in grad school and that I've tried for the most part to deal with by writing more visually and with more action, but sometimes I just...go for the dialogue. It's because I can't picture things in my head visually that well without seeing them in front of me (kind of like needing references for drawing but like...for memory) BUT I can hear people and dialogue pretty clearly for the most part. So characters start talking and thinking a lot.
Not that the stuff they're trying to deal with in this fic is something that can really be solved by violence. Chuuya's existence until now has been defined by what he can do, and while Dazai comes at things from a planning pov he also is involved with a lot of violence. There is a lot of action in BSD and not a lot of talking, which is another reason why I tend to make them talk. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but I did enjoy writing it. Needless to say, there will be more talking.
The conflict ended up being (and will continue to be) a conflict involving words more than anything physical, and part of that is because I really like writing dialogue. It's kind of a problem that defined my writing in grad school and that I've tried for the most part to deal with by writing more visually and with more action, but sometimes I just...go for the dialogue. It's because I can't picture things in my head visually that well without seeing them in front of me (kind of like needing references for drawing but like...for memory) BUT I can hear people and dialogue pretty clearly for the most part. So characters start talking and thinking a lot.
Not that the stuff they're trying to deal with in this fic is something that can really be solved by violence. Chuuya's existence until now has been defined by what he can do, and while Dazai comes at things from a planning pov he also is involved with a lot of violence. There is a lot of action in BSD and not a lot of talking, which is another reason why I tend to make them talk. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but I did enjoy writing it. Needless to say, there will be more talking.
[personal] KATSU
Feb. 18th, 2019 07:16 pmI feel like in the past year I've been to a lot of really good and really different cons, and Katsu in particular is really something. It's a good something! Something about staying in the weird village that the hotel is in (and staying in the con hotel itself which has an atrium that's kind of like a weird village inside it) gives everything a unique feeling. That, and the sheer amount of cosplay and really really really elaborate cosplay.
Katsu is the place where I've seen the most of my online mutuals and met more. Some of the people I met last year are very close friends this year, and we actually shared a room! I'm a lot more familiar with the BSD fandom at cons now, and it's interesting to see people from my twitter feed irl and in cosplay. Being around people can be overwhelming but actually, at Katsu it's really fun! Aside from when waiting for the elevator...
Both years I've been at Katsu I didn't really buy anything (which is true of most cons, actually, except Anime NYC which had the most Bungo merch) which is good because both years I've been out of a job. I feel better about having gone because I had a good time AND I didn't spend too much money. And it distracted me from job shit.
The only thing now is that I don't really have plans to see anyone until September. So...we'll see about all that.
Katsu is the place where I've seen the most of my online mutuals and met more. Some of the people I met last year are very close friends this year, and we actually shared a room! I'm a lot more familiar with the BSD fandom at cons now, and it's interesting to see people from my twitter feed irl and in cosplay. Being around people can be overwhelming but actually, at Katsu it's really fun! Aside from when waiting for the elevator...
Both years I've been at Katsu I didn't really buy anything (which is true of most cons, actually, except Anime NYC which had the most Bungo merch) which is good because both years I've been out of a job. I feel better about having gone because I had a good time AND I didn't spend too much money. And it distracted me from job shit.
The only thing now is that I don't really have plans to see anyone until September. So...we'll see about all that.
