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maplemoodFinal Exams: Taken
Final Papers/Projects: Turned In
Exchange Fic: Finished & Submitted
Infinity War: Watched
Whew. So. April was a month that happened, and now that it's happened, I'm very, very happy to be moving on to May.
I went to see Infinity War on Sunday--I'd already given up and spoiled the plot for myself by reading the Wikipedia entry, so some of the emotional beats didn't hit me like a punch in the gut the way they were supposed to (and probably would have if I'd just been more patient). All the same, there was a lot I loved, a couple things I wasn't so wild about (more in terms of not being as interested/emotionally invested instead of disappointed), and nothing I hated. I don't think I'll ever be super interested in the Avengers when they're not hanging out with a.) the Guardians of the Galaxy or b.) Peter Parker, so it was a lot of fun to see everyone finally band together.
Couple more scattered, spoiler-y thoughts:
Peter Parker and Mantis were ADORABLE and I need to read about a thousand friendship fics centered on them right now. Same goes for Thor & Rocket & Groot. I liked the disconnect between what Thanos thinks he feels for Gamora and his actions, which, y'know, imply the exact opposite. I loved the little moments between Gamora and Nebula, and I hope and pray we get a Nebula & Tony Stark friendship come part 2.
I need to tackle all my unread/unfinished books that have piled up over the semester, but so far I've only managed to start new ones: The Stand, which I'm now almost 400 pages deep in, almost to the end of Book I, and And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich, which I just started today. I also bought myself a copy of Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston when my sister, our friend, and I went to 2nd & Charles to celebrate the end of the semester, and I've been meaning to do a full-scale Earthsea reread for a couple months now, and...yeah, yep, there's no way I'll get it all done. But it's summer, so I might as well try.
The weather's been gorgeous around here for the past couple days--a little hot, maybe, but I'm just glad to finally get the windows open and have some fresh air circulating. I haven't been doing much besides sleeping in, writing, and writing up an abstract for one of my papers; next week I need to turn in the paperwork for my summer job, and I also still have a school-related portfolio to worry about...it's fine, though. Everything's going to turn out fine. (Maybe? Possibly? Hopefully?)
Two things on my fannish to-do list:
Catch up and/or keep up with Penny Dreadful. My sister's started watching it and managed to get me semi-hooked. Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned, capital-G Gothic horror story? The story itself is pretty creepy so far--the atmosphere is to die for.
Start watching The Clone Wars. It's on Netflix (at least for now), and the semester's over. I really don't have a good reason to hold off any longer.
Final Papers/Projects: Turned In
Exchange Fic: Finished & Submitted
Infinity War: Watched
Whew. So. April was a month that happened, and now that it's happened, I'm very, very happy to be moving on to May.
I went to see Infinity War on Sunday--I'd already given up and spoiled the plot for myself by reading the Wikipedia entry, so some of the emotional beats didn't hit me like a punch in the gut the way they were supposed to (and probably would have if I'd just been more patient). All the same, there was a lot I loved, a couple things I wasn't so wild about (more in terms of not being as interested/emotionally invested instead of disappointed), and nothing I hated. I don't think I'll ever be super interested in the Avengers when they're not hanging out with a.) the Guardians of the Galaxy or b.) Peter Parker, so it was a lot of fun to see everyone finally band together.
Couple more scattered, spoiler-y thoughts:
Peter Parker and Mantis were ADORABLE and I need to read about a thousand friendship fics centered on them right now. Same goes for Thor & Rocket & Groot. I liked the disconnect between what Thanos thinks he feels for Gamora and his actions, which, y'know, imply the exact opposite. I loved the little moments between Gamora and Nebula, and I hope and pray we get a Nebula & Tony Stark friendship come part 2.
I need to tackle all my unread/unfinished books that have piled up over the semester, but so far I've only managed to start new ones: The Stand, which I'm now almost 400 pages deep in, almost to the end of Book I, and And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich, which I just started today. I also bought myself a copy of Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston when my sister, our friend, and I went to 2nd & Charles to celebrate the end of the semester, and I've been meaning to do a full-scale Earthsea reread for a couple months now, and...yeah, yep, there's no way I'll get it all done. But it's summer, so I might as well try.
The weather's been gorgeous around here for the past couple days--a little hot, maybe, but I'm just glad to finally get the windows open and have some fresh air circulating. I haven't been doing much besides sleeping in, writing, and writing up an abstract for one of my papers; next week I need to turn in the paperwork for my summer job, and I also still have a school-related portfolio to worry about...it's fine, though. Everything's going to turn out fine. (Maybe? Possibly? Hopefully?)
Two things on my fannish to-do list:
Catch up and/or keep up with Penny Dreadful. My sister's started watching it and managed to get me semi-hooked. Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned, capital-G Gothic horror story? The story itself is pretty creepy so far--the atmosphere is to die for.
Start watching The Clone Wars. It's on Netflix (at least for now), and the semester's over. I really don't have a good reason to hold off any longer.
