Even though I haven't the time or energy due to leaving for Dallas in approximately 18 hours (at the time of writing, which is Tuesday, because auto-posting is a glorious thing), we got another blog pact default this week, which means I am writing a bonus post. Geeee, thanks, Anne! I hope getting your MFA was… Continue reading Stories With Terrible Epilogues
Category: Advice
Hair Color is Not Character Development
I've been doing a lot of very specific whining about things that people like lately, so I thought we'd take a break and talk about something else. For now, anyway. I mean. I am reading Cloud Atlas and I have Problems with it, so that might crop up here soonish, but today we are going… Continue reading Hair Color is Not Character Development
Anthropomorphized Animals
Fucking Redwall, man. What the hell is up with that book. <--that is basically the entire point of this post. You can just stop reading now if you're busy or whatever, because this is basically the point I am making. But if you want the long-winded, detailed analysis, read on, because anthropomorthized animals...I have feelings… Continue reading Anthropomorphized Animals
On Bad Sequels
Movie franchises get a lot of flak for capitalizing on a successful film with half-assed and gratuitous sequels. Of course, sequels invariably suck, usually because they have to both create and then solve a character flaw for a protagonist who already reached resolution at the end of the previous film. It's like taking "happily ever… Continue reading On Bad Sequels
Just Keep Swimming
Well, that's it then. This is the last post I will ever do as an undergrad at the University of Washington, as I am graduating on Wednesday. And that is more than a little bit scary. In fact, it is terrifying. Somehow, though I always knew I would someday graduate from college, I never thought… Continue reading Just Keep Swimming
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