Do forgive my week-long hiatus, lovers, but I’ve been in an alcoholic stupor since my last proper-post (the less said about that drunken video I put up the better). Anyway, I think I’ve shaken off 99% of the DTs now, so I’m feeling ready to indulge in some culture. Which makes a nice change. Let’s just hope the insomnia and irrational anxiety stay away for a little while.
MR VAMPIRE III
I’m just in the middle of watching this third instalment of the “hopping vampire” series. I can officially say that, with this one, I know less than ever about what’s going on. I’m sticking to my no-English-dub-or-subtitles rule, as that’s just the way I like to play it. There seems to be elements from both previous instalments with this film, which now makes me believe our heroes are time travellers. There’s another cute kid jiangshi, as with the second, and sensual female spirits, as with the first. However, I have yet to see any hopping, which displeases me greatly. Perhaps it was just too hard on the actors’ joints, which I can well believe. Still, it’s all fun, colourful, camp, cartoony, slapstick, light-horror nonsense at its very best. Whatever the fuck is happening.
ASSASSIN’S CREED DISCOVERY TOURS
Something helping me come down from my depressed boozing are the Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey Discovery (or “walking”) Tours. Educational and calming, they’re a perfect remedy for a self-inflicted, or natural, panic attack. I just find being taken out of time and place very therapeutic, like going on holiday, only without having to deal with other humans. Real humans, that is. You’ll never guess that Odyssey came after Origins, as there’s a major step-down in the quality of animation and sound design. Saying that, I prefer the little movies you get at each point of the tour in Odyssey, which is an upgrade to Origins’ still camera. I’m downloading Valhalla as I type, just to give that one’s Discovery Tour another go. It didn’t seem to have any commentary on it or the ability to change characters, so I gave up pretty fast. But, hey, I like to give things more than one try. Hmm, I might take a break from the baffling Mr Vampire III and do some walking and learning right now actually.
JIM'S STORY CORNER
I was thinking about posting, in chapter-long fragments, some creative writing I’ve been working on. My cyclothymia tends to interrupt my creative drive regularly, much to my frustration, so they’ll be pretty sporadic. Still, I’d like somebody to read my progress, as I doubt they’ll ever be completed. I have a few projects on the go, each indulging in a different genre, so there’s enough diversity to keep thou interested. Let me know if this idea is too abhorrent, otherwise I’ll just go ahead and do it. As I said, they’ll be few and far between, so there’s nothing too much to worry about. She says.
Well, that’s all for now, folks. Fingers crossed I can give you plenty of emotional hyperbole to read before my next descent into alcoholic despair. I guess it all depends on how society and my ever-changing mental state decide to treat me.
Do stay in touch, darlings.
Toodles!
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