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( Batman: The Adventures Continue #1, Wonder Woman #754, 2020 Force Works #2, Jessica Jones: Blind Spot #6, Star #3, Tarot #4 )

( Legacies 2x16 )

What with the forced isolation, between online classes and online work, my roommate and I are watching tons and tons of tv. I’ve tried reading to but I can’t focus for long enough at the moment, which sucks -so there it is Carmilla’s novella, likely the shortest among my favorite stories, waiting for me to finish my re-read xD.

Usually tv shows are what I’m unable to properly get into: I can’t follow week-by-week episodes unless I’m really into it, and I don’t have as much time to binge-watch as I used to; and when I do, I don’t feel capable of investing in new characters and usually just end up re-watching old faves. Or at best, watching adaptations/spin offs, where I’m at least partially invested (i.e. I started The Vampire Diaries because I was already in love with Legacies; I watched the Harley Quinn animated show because, well).

On that vein, we finally got around watching the fourth, and likely last, season of Veronica Mars.

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We also watched Watchmen, yet another story I’m familiar with xD. I thought Angela was a superb protagonist, and I enjoyed all the ingenious storytelling devices they used during the season. My other favorites were Lady Trieu, Will, Wade, and of course, good ol’ Laurie; I really liked what they did with her here. I liked Cal, too -his matter-of-fact speech to the kids about how there’s no afterlife and death is final endeared me to the guy xD

We even watched a completely new thing! She’s wanted to watch Prodigal Son for a while; I’m not one for procedurals but this one sounded interesting enough, so I indulged her. The procedural part is alright enough, but I’m mostly interested in the Whitly family’s drama. My favorites are Jessica and Martin, both of whom are a DELIGHT, but I love Ainsley and Malcolm too. There was a post on tumblr recently about how great it is that the romances the show focuses on most are all about Jessica, the mother character/middle aged woman, and I can’t agree more. And

( major spoiler from last episode )

Next show in line is probably Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Which I guess technically counts as a procedural, but one a lot prettier and more stylish than the average, at least xD (procedurals are usually so drab…). I have high hopes for this one, so I hope I like it ^^

Current Mood: cranky
Current Music: Burn from Hamilton Musical

( 2020 Iron Age #1, 2020 Machine Man #2, Outlawed #1, Spider Woman #1, The Low, Low Woods #1-4 )

These last days I re-read Doomquest and its sequels too (I always end up going through old favorites instead of finding new stuff when I have free time. Alas).

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And I started watching the new animated Harley Quinn show.

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And to finish this off, here’s a post by @tozka linking to a bunch of free stuff you can access to read or watch during these days, in case your as bored as I am, stuck at home. Enjoy!

Current Mood: artistic
Current Music: U.R.A. Fever by The Kills

( Daphne Byrne #3, Mirka Andolfo’s Mercy #1, 2020 Rescue #1, Iron Man 2020 #3 )

( Wonder Woman #753, Decorum #1, Avengers #32, Jessica Jones: Blind Spot #5, Nebula #2 )

And a meme I borrowed from @used_songs: Name a TV show you like, starting with each letter of the alphabet.

A- Addams Family, The (1960)
B- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
C- Charmed
D- Dollhouse
E- I’ve struggled with this one and I can only remember those that are in my “shows to watch” list LOL: Emerald City, Empire, Euphoria, The Exorcist, The Expanse
F- From Dusk Till Dawn
G- Gargoyles (it pains me to choose between this, Galavant, Game of Thrones, and Golden Girls. JSYK)
H- House M.D.
I- Iron Man: Armored Adventures
J- Justice League (I tried to think of another one as to not put two DC shows -Young Justice DESERVES a mention for s1 alone-, but couldn't come up with anything)
K- Like above, I could only come up with those I want to watch but haven’t: Killing Eve, Killjoys, Kings, Krypton. Okay, and Kim Possible. I didn’t watch it consistently but Kim/Shego was a very important part of my childhood xDD
L- Legacies
M- Misfits (never finished but for the most part I loved s1-2 SO MUCH)
N- Nikita
O- Orange is the New Black (which I should finish, one of these days…)
P- Phineas & Ferb (it was so goddamn weird. There’s new content since the last time I saw it and my brain can’t process that LOL).
Q- Couldn’t come up with one either. I’ve always wanted to try Quantum Leap?
R- Reign
S- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
T- Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles
U- Uhh… I want to watch The Umbrella Academy at some point. I’m 95% sure I’m gonna like it.
V- ~~Vampire Diaries, The~~ ETA: how could I forget Veronica Mars!! I adore that show. I haven't watched the latest season yet (I'm spoiled about the main things, but given the things I love about the show, I gather my opinion is going to differ from that of the majority). Sorry TVD, I've liked your 1st season a lot and I'm really into your canon, but I don't know you enough yet to put you above VMars xD
W- Wonder Woman
X- Xena: Warrior Princess
Y- Young Justice
Z- A friend insists I should watch Z Nation and to be fair it looks more appealing than most zombie content…

Given The Situation out there I'm going to be stuck at home for a while, so it's all gonna be memes, catching up with fiction, and writing these days, I'm guessing.

Current Mood: bouncy
Current Music: Iron by Within Temptation

-I didn’t pull off most of my fic writing goals, alas. I did write a bunch of stuff for the three sentences ficathon:

Agent Carter – Dottie/Peggy + the worst dance partner; ~40 words, for @sholio.
DCU – Diana + time. ~100 words, for @goodbyebird.
Disney – Beauty and the Beast + courtship/arguments via book reviews; ~110 words, for @syrena_of_the_lake.
GoT – Sansa + no queen has clean hands; ~200 words, for @rthstewart & Bronn + do not forget your place; ~90 words, for @kingstoken.
Gargoyles – Elisa/Goliath + wind beneath my wings; ~50 words, for @syrena_of_the_lake.
The Sarah Connor Chronicles – Jesse/Sarah + wired; 110 words, for @goodbyebird.
The Good Place – Vicky + attempt 666; ~70 words, for @smallredboy & Michael + life on Earth, ~130 words, for @astrogirl.
The Witcher – Geralt/Renfri + brushing Geralt's hair; ~100 words, for @nasimwrites.

I think you can still leave comments, so hey, if anyone wants to leave me something in my remaining prompts… they’re Giuletta/Tony (Marvel 616) + metaphorical armor and Alastor/Charlie (Hazbin Hotel) + deals with the devil. Wink wink, nudge nudge, etc.

-In January I wrote two ficlets too, for a prompt meme, and I remembered I forgot to post about it over here. Oops. They’re Red, a Carmilla/Laura (Carmilla, the novella) Snow White AU (~600 words, M) for @lee_bella, and The Spoils, a Cersei/Sansa (GOT) The Hunger Games AU (~900 words, E) for @kingstoken.

-I took a leap of faith and singed up for the Once Upon a Fic Exchange. Lucky for me, I’m actually excited about one of the prompts I got; I hope my recipient likes it too, but for now it’s nice to know I’ll have fun writing it. The deadline is in May, which gives me plenty of time too. And I can’t wait to see my gift! If anyone’s curious, I put in requests for Yde et Olive, The Snow Queen, Persephone & Hades, and One Thousand and One Nights.

-I’m still trying to valiantly catch up on my Wednesday comics reading. These are my thoughts on the second-to-last week, which means now I’m only one (1) week behind. I can work with that.

( Wonder Woman #752 )

( 2020 Machine Man #1, 2020 Force Works #1, Avengers #31, Jessica Jones: Blind Spot #4, Star #1-2, Tarot #1-3 )

Current Mood: sick
Current Music: I say a little prayer by Aretha Frankling

Today I got to DC’s last week comics and one more episode from The Vampire Diaries.

( DCeased: The Unkillables #1, Justice League #41, Nightwing #69, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #2 )

( TVD 1x19 )

Current Mood: chipper
Current Music: Fever by Peggy Lee

These are Marvel’s comics from two weeks ago, because I’ve gotten stuck in my self-imposed selection/catch up process LOL. Once I’ve examined them all and decided which ones to toss it’d be easier (so far only five runs of each DC and Marvel have made the cut, and that’s manageable. I only need to check out a few more titles. There are some other runs I’d like to check from the beginning and then catch up, but there’s no rush).

( Iron Man 2020 #2, Jessica Jones: Blind Spot #3, Marvel’s Spider-Man: The Black Cat Strikes #2, Nebula #1, X-Men #6 )

And I watched a few more episodes from The Vampire Diaries. I worked my ass last weekend to free myself from all the deadlines this week and the next one, and Legacies is in hiatus for a couple more weeks, so I gave myself the indulgence :P. I’m pretty sure I’ll finish s1 this week. I think I won’t jump straight to s2 -I’ve found a meme and I want to write more elaborated metas based on it, and I think I’ll watch something shorter in the meantime, or try to read a new book (or re-read and old one. I’m a creature of habits). Then season two.

( TVD 1x16-1x18 )

Current Mood: energetic
Current Music: Rain On Your Parade by Duffy

I’m behind in my weekly perusing & judgement of new comics. There’s just too many! At least until I sort them out and decide the few I want to keep up with. The good (?) news is that I find a lot of them extremely annoying -it’s like every. single. issue. must end in a plot-twist/cliffhanger. It becomes tiresome at some point, okay? Anyway, here are my thoughts on last week’s DC stuff.

( Batman: Pennyworth RIP #1, Catwoman #20, Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy #6, Harley Quinn & the Birds of Prey #1, Supergirl #39, Superman #20, Superman: Heroes #1 )

And I watched a few more TVD episodes.

( TVD 1x13-1x15 )

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: Bitch Better Have My Money by Rihanna

I was terribly sick today and decided to spend my time catching up with this and last week's comics.

( Action Comics #1019, Detective Comics Annual #3, Justice League Dark #19, Captain America #18, Hawkeye: Freefall #2, Jessica Jones: Blindspot #2 )

( DC's Crimes of Passion #1, Justice League #40, Lois Lane #8, Daredevil #17, Doctor Doom #5, Magnificent Ms. Marvel #12, Miles Morales: Spiderman #15, Strikeforce #6 )

Finally, I started this Hill House comic, Daphne Byrne. It's only two issues long so far, and it seemed up my alley. It’s a gothic horror comic with plenty of the staples of the genre. Daphne is a teen girl who recently lost her father; she’s weird and morbid and moody. Her mother sees a fake medium, Daphne is starting to have mysterious visions and manifesting some magical abilities (right in time with her first menstruation, ofc), a dark spirit is following her around in dreams and nudging her towards the dark… The atmosphere is on point and I’m really enjoying it. If it sounds like your type of thing, I'd recommend it.

Current Mood: sick
Current Music: Old Town Road by Lil Nas X

More comics I tried out just to see if something sticks.

( Batgirl #43, Batman #87, Batman: Curse of the White Knight #6, Batman/Superman #6, Detective Comics #1019, Red Hood and the Outlaws #42, Superman #19 )

( Amazing Spider-Man #38, Black Panther #20, Captain Marvel #14, Guardians of the Galaxy #1 )

I wanted to read Birds of Prey Giant #1 because it had a Gail Simone story, but I couldn’t get my hands on it. In other comic news, I started reading the Arkham Knight comics, because the Brujay Week in February has an Arkhamverse prompt and I wanted to see if it inspired me. So far, too little Jason on it, but it’s a quick read. And it's nice to see Oracle Barbara there at least.

Current Mood: bitchy
Current Music: In My Feelings by Lana del Rey

For a while, I wanted to get back to reading comics (the only run I've managed to follow in the last years was the latest Iron Man, and that was out of pure stubborness. At least the art & Gail Simone's issues were good *sighs*. It was more than I could do with Red Hood's or Wonder Woman's, at least), so I decided to check up what came out this week, regardless of what issue it was, and see if there's anything for me. Otherwise I'll never catch up with anything.

( Justice League Odyssey #17, Nightwing #68, Teen Titans #38 )

( Avengers #29, Iron Man 2020 #1, Jessica Jones: Blind Spot #1, Marvel's Spider-Man: Black Cat Strikes #1 )

( Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #1 )