Musings of the Obsessive Kind
She's a mite whimsical in the brainpan.
Musings of the Obsessive KindShe's a mite whimsical in the brainpan. |
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| May. 24th, 2012 @ 10:49 pm Is it possible the end of times is nigh? | |||
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Game of Thrones has a sex scene that does not involve either whores or rape and consists of two participants who have feelings for each other? The scene is actually...gasp...romantic?! Is the world about to end?! I am not following GoT season 2 (in large part because of my issues with endless rape and treatment of women in s1) but this scene made me melt about 100 different ways and the whole idea of Robb/Talisa would almost make me change my mind about following this, except for the fact that in Martin's world, any character I remotely like (and they are hard enough to find in his singularly repellent world) ends up dying gruesomely while the bad guys prosper. Talisa - not evil/not whore/not victim = dead Robb - has honor/not rapist/idealistic = like Ned = dead. No thanks. Have a shippy MV though: | |||
| May. 24th, 2012 @ 09:35 pm Bridal Mask - long trailer | |||
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Here is the newest, 5-min trailer and I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE!!!! I love that Joo Won plays someone who is an antihero (he is the officer for the Japanese!) and not a heroic avenger from the start - I love watching the slow (and I am sure painful) process of him transforming into someone good and someone who cares (you see glimpses of it when I think he recognizes the heroine as the girl he used to know and when he sees who the masked avenger really is). I love the aesthetic (one shot is totally Capital Scandal), I love that the heroine seems gutsy as hell, the secondary girl is an awesome assassin, and that Park Ki Woong gets to wield a badass sword. But, most importantly, I really do love that Joo Won starts the drama as a selfish collaborationist. That's...unusual, to say the least. And few actors can make me love their antagonists and root for them the way Joo Won does (the guy stole Baker King) and here he is both that and the hero. EEEE! Is it me, or does it look vaguely cdramaish, btw? That is not a slam - I love period cdramas more than anything in the world. | |||
| May. 23rd, 2012 @ 10:58 pm Mousie's Top 15 Romance Novels | |||
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It is no secret I enjoy romance novels, but I largely do it in the same way I do cotton candy - it's sweet, quick, and forgotten as soon as consumed. However, there are some that escape that oblivion, that I adore and keep and reread and think are very very good. Below the cut are my 15 favorites, in no order. Two notes: First, I didn't put any Georgette Heyer or Patricia Veryan on this because otherwise the list would be solely them. And the other note is that this list, like any list, reflects my personal preferences - I prefer period romances to contemporary ones, I like my romance explicit and also am very fond of h/c. The choices below rather reflect that. ( List here of the 15 books ) | |||
| May. 23rd, 2012 @ 07:22 am Most adorable kiss ever... | |||
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 ( Come here for the scene in ep 8 which made my heart flutter ) I also love the contrast of the time-traveller in modern clothes and the modern girl in period dress (I am sure the kissing is in part because of this btw. He obviously finds traditional dress a lot more his thing). MMMMMM. Why are they so sweet? | |||
| May. 23rd, 2012 @ 12:03 am The one with Shinsengumi vampires... | |||
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I've had it for ages but today I finally started Hakuoki Shinsengumi, the one where a cross-dressing girl named Chizuru joins the Shinsengumi who are also, occasionally, vampires. With a set-up like this, it's pretty much made for me! She also gets it on with hunky hunky Hijikata Toshizo at some point (who, according to wikipedia, was who Aoshi from Kenshin was modeled on. Mmmmmmmm. I think I will now have to crush on Hijikata by default). The animation is gorgeous beyond belief and I was amused to see Shinsengumi be model-gorgeous and sporting purple, blue, etc. hair and that our heroine was overcome by lust-at-first-sight upon seeing Hijikata, his locks blowing in the wind, dispatching a bunch of feral assassins (though perhaps, as his first words to her were to the effect that if 'he' tries to run, Hijikata would kill 'him,' perhaps her lust overcame her common sense). I am sure the real Shinsengumi would commit mass slaughter on seeing this anime, but I am enjoying it too much. Have a shippy MV: | |||
| May. 22nd, 2012 @ 10:04 pm Cdramas cdramas and more cdramas | |||
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First off, more Legend of Chu and Han goodies: Mmmm, where are the Peter Ho fangirl flisties hiding? ( Posters and embedded trailer ) This is going to be Eddie Peng's haircut for Da Mo Yao?  Even though I feel disloyal to Koala, I could so get on-board this train! Speaking of good-looking, I am simply agog to watch the upcoming King of Lan Ling, a war epic/love story which apparently is based on a legend about a warrior king so gorgeous he had to wear a mask into battle so as not to distract people (so like Chinese Finnick? :P) It's Ariel Lin's comeback to period cdramas and I love her in them, and it stars my darling Feng Shao Feng as the titular character. RAWR:  Though I confess, much as I adore FSF, I think it's a bit of a stretch to label him an unearthly beauty. I'd say Wallace Huo, who is so gorgeous it's unreal, or Huang Xiao Ming, who's pretty much perfection in human form, would fit the bill much better. And ditto Kevin Cheng, Chen Kun and Hu Ge. Also possibly Nic Tse. But not really FSF, attractive though I find him. ( Examples of those gentlemen's beauty ) Finally, Nicky Wu is doing Bride with White Hair. I simply MUST watch that when it's out. Ahh, cdramas, always wonderful. | |||
| May. 22nd, 2012 @ 05:09 pm Bwahahahahahaha I love you, insane writer | |||
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I have just found out the ending of Fashion King. Ahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa. Well, it is the person who wrote Bali but still, ahahahahaha - that is what should have happened at the end of Style and Devil Wears Prada and every story about fashion ever!
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| May. 22nd, 2012 @ 09:43 am The long trailer for Chu-Han Contention is out | |||
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| The one starring Chen Dao Ming as Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty and Peter Ho as Xiang Yu, the warrior king who overthrew the Qin. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W5oeD-m I need it now! It looks grim, bloody, and utterly fantastic! On a more shallow note, Xiang Yu never looked hotter. Lucky, lucky Yu Ji!
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| May. 22nd, 2012 @ 08:40 am Alice in Wonder City is utter love! | |||
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Am watching the first ep of the new twdrama Alice In Wonder City with Aaron Yan and Xiu Jie Kai (two huge Mousie favorites) as male leads, both violinists and Tracy Chou (I am unfamiliar with her) as the heroine. Caps coming!
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| May. 21st, 2012 @ 11:00 pm !!!!!!!!! | |||
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The amazing ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1){kind=small} just linked me to a trailer of Tengo Ganas De Ti, the sequel to A Tres Metros Sobre el Cielo, the Spanish movie I was obsessed with last year. OMFG I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW PLEASE!!!! | |||
