How's things? I have been spending my time making Taco Bell favorites in the comfort of my own home. Sometimes I need to put something on for background noise that I do not have to pay attention to. This is often a playthrough of a video game that has good music. This is kind of a misleading statement, as though I watched many playthroughs of many video games. I watch all of two video game playthroughs: Metroid for the NES, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. (Part Two of that video is here. I like this player because they don't slide Alucard everywhere - other players who put longplays up on YouTube will slide Alucard from place to place all the time, and the noise of it gets on my nerves.) I never played Castlevania: Symphony of the Night when it was out - I don't really have the patience for long games. A few years ago, there was a Castlevania: Symphony of the Night puzzle game available on the App Store, and it had the same concepts, enemies, and music, but with magic/spell elements thrown in. It was very difficult and time-consuming, and it's unfortunately no longer available, in case anyone was interested. The only Castlevania game I am any good at is Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, which 1) like most NES games, is not satisfying to beat, and 2) is so confusing that I need a walkthrough to play it every time. I do like playing it, but it gets frustrating. I have been reading Charming, the first book in the Pax Arcana series by Elliott James, a bit slowly. I think I will finish it tonight and move on to the second book. It's a great example of world-building, I find the concepts of both the Pax Arcana and the geas very clever. While the world of the Pax Arcana series has all kinds of mythical creatures (incredibly well-researched, and the reader can tell), Charming focuses on vampires. Pax Arcana vampires are a good blend of sexy vampires and scary vampires, which I appreciate; the vampires are definitely dead, but appear sexy to humans due to the glamour they project, and the main villain is recruiting humans who have money and want to be turned. It's a really great time, just a fun book that is also smart and clever in addition to being action-packed. This would make such a great television series if only they'd stick to the source material. Carmen Maria Machado has a new story up: "The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of Horror". I think she is one of the best writers I've ever had the pleasure of reading. This short story reminded me of Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye, although I really didn't care much for Story of the Eye. I checked it out of the library after I saw it in an article about what Dita von Teese traveled with. "It's definitely not for the faint of heart," she remarks, which is not only the truth but also possibly an understatement. Here's a link roundup of resources, projects, work opportunities, and grants.
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