The plot, although weak in a few places, is still viscerally and emotionally powerful. There's a mystery that keeps you guessing, which warrants repeat viewing.
My appreciation of the climactic resolution has deepened the more I think about it.
Highly recommended. 4.8/5
I recently came into possession of a Studio Chizu figure of The Dragon / The Beast from Belle [竜とそばかすの姫, Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime] (2021) and watched the film for the first time.
Visually, it's among the most beautiful films I've ever watched. Stunning.
NASA expects to lose contact with Artemis II Orion when it goes behind the moon this evening. Is this really still a thing? Aren't there satellites circling the moon these days? They can't be used for communication? Why isn't line-of-sight infrastructure in place by now? 🤔
Shout out to the ONE guy who remembers me at my local comic shop on #NCBD. With anyone else there, 90% of the time it's like this:
Me: "Can I get my pull list?"
Them: "Sure, name?"
Me: "Brian"
[They start looking in the "R" section for "Ryan"]
Do I have a speech impediment?
I'm a sucker for any media with dragons in it, and Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling sounds like standard isekai fare on the surface.
Yet it's the only property ever that I'm consuming in ALL formats (light novel, manga, AND anime), because it's just that good. 🥹
Nothing that happens this week can overshadow the resumption of human moon exploration with the launch of NASA Artemis II planned for Wednesday. Crazy that more people aren't talking about it. I guess everyone's waiting for the mission with the actual moon landing to get hyped.
I really feel like "good" is replacing "well" in common vernacular for a state-of-being, at least where I am geographically, and this makes me a little bit frustrated.
"It turned out really good."
"I'm doing good."
"Everything's going good."
X: Here's a great artist to follow in your "Who to follow" suggestions!
Me: Wow, their pfp looks great! I'll check them out!
... *95% of their feed is ranting against AI, and maybe 2% art posts*
Me: Yeah, nah.
It's #NCBD! I've got around eleven comic book series I'm following, getting pulled at my local shop, and there's a big snowstorm today!
In a strange, lucky coincidence, not a single one of those eleven series released an issue this week. Kind of a relief!
Got my #Spotify Wrapped today. Despite listening to Hevisaurus on repeat for almost the entire year, Spotify did not allow them to be mentioned EVEN ONCE. What's even the point if it's rigged this way and doesn't tell me the truth of what I listened to?
I cancelled my account.
AI video generation tools are like having millions of dollars worth of Hollywood's best set directors, special effects crew, and acting talent, right at your fingertips.
The only downside is that all of those super-elite people have the comprehension skills of a five-year-old.
I picked up the ashcan released previously, and can't wait to get my hands on this one. The art is strong, and totally badass.
Blue Heart Emoji Chapter 1 by Kenny Aitken on #Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/ken...
Well, dang!
Wordle 1,565 2/6*
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The biggest weakness of #Pixar's Elio was Glordon, IMHO. Fantastic character, great fun, but a tragically weak story arc.
Elio learns tough lessons, "grows up", and changes his mind about what he thought he wanted. They really should have paralleled that with Glordon somehow.
Kicking off the weekend with tri-tip mini steaks, smothered in fried onions. 🥩😋
At least AI can't replace camping in the great outdoors.
Yet...
Tzatziki is my new favourite dip. So good, and high protein. 💪 It's like cake icing, but for meat.
Slowly, very slowly, completing my Doug TenNapel collection only via thrift store finds.
EVERYONE's reaction to the last third of Explorers (1985).
Watching Dexter: Resurrection episode 7 and the opening shot is of a fancy mansion with a big garden, and I'm like... is that the Royal Pains house? IT IS!🤯
Azure out here making me look like a fool at work. Just when I have everything with cloud storage working, they change something that breaks things again.😩
Windows PC: "Sorry, your PC doesn't support Windows 11. Buy a new PC here! [link]"
Me: "Hrms." *Open BIOS and tick one checkbox, reboot*
Windows PC: "Congratulations! Your PC is compatible with Windows 11!"
Can't Win10 just look at the motherboard model and figure it out???🧐
AI is advancing faster than most people realize. A lot of people have simply turned a blind eye to it. Whether you like it or not, the world ten years from now will be completely unrecognizable. We are on the doorstep of incomprehensible progress.
It really frustrates me when I hear:
"Hulk Hogan died. Too bad his political opinions were sh*tty."
"Stephen Colbert's show was canceled for his political opinions!"
Nah. A good man died, and a money-losing show was canceled. Stop inserting YOUR petty political grievances.
Mmmmm, delicious. 🐟 Padak Padak AKA Swimming to Sea.
Check out Excavator #1-3 - A Sci-fi Fantasy Action Adventure! by Nick Arganbright on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/d4k...
Seven km walk today. My feet are not used to the summer sandals yet.
I've resolved to cut down on the cheese I buy, and by extension, eat. I was literally buying more cheese than I could eat before it went bad.
So I've been eating almost nothing but cheese for the past two weeks to get rid of my supply. It's been... tough. 😩 Almost through...
Huh. Is Opera's #IRC server down or malfunctioning? 🤔 I've been getting "connection refused" for three days now. @ irc.opera.com
If they've shut it down, where are the refugees going?
