Monday, November 16, 2020

Music Monday (138): Tkay Maidza, Jam & Lewis, Babyface

 Rules:

  • Music Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren Stoolfire at Always Me that asks you to share one or two songs that you've recently enjoyed. For the rules, visit the page HERE 

Breana: Last week, I listened to Tkay Maidza's album, Last Year Was Weird vol. 2. Its really good, and one of my favorite songs from it is PB Jam


Andrea: Once again when I was hanging out in Club Quarantine, I heard a new song, He Don't Know Nothin' Bout It, by Jam & Lewis with Babyface. As always, have an amazing week!



What are you listening to this week?

Friday, November 13, 2020

The friday 56 (189) & Book Beginnings: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence or a few, as long as it's not a spoiler. For the full rules, visit the the page HERE

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading.

Synopsis from Goodreads...

It has a dark past – one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more. Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue. What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks…


Beginning: "SecUnits don't care about the news."

56: "I sent an acknowledgment. I was trying to isolate why I felt so uneasy."


Comments: I finally read the second book in the Murderbot Diaries series, Artificial Condition. I loved the story and am looking forward to the next book. What are you reading this week?

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Movies I Watched In October....

This year, I decided not to talk about most of the movies I watched in October. It would have been redundant, mainly because they’re pretty typical for the month: think Hocus Pocus, Corpse Bride, and other Halloween classics. That is to say, that wasn’t all I watched, and today I want to talk about two of Netflix’s recent releases. 

The first is A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting (released on October 15, 2020). The movie was, overall, a really enjoyable one to watch. It’s essentially about babysitting, monsters, and what those two have to do with each other—as experienced by Kelly Ferguson, who was reluctantly recruited into watching the son of her mother’s boss. The story may have been simple but it sure was entertaining, due in part to how good the characters were (hats-off to the actors on this one) as well as how well the special effects worked. Right away, the opening scene introduced Kelly, some of her backstory, and the lore that would play a bigger role later on. The pacing was effective here, as it felt like enough time was spent on each scene to really build a solid starting point. So when the movie picked up and the reveals started happening, there was solid footing to stand on.

The second movie was one I was looking forward to since I first heard about it, which was Vampires vs. The Bronx (released on October 2, 2020). I enjoyed this one as well. We don’t often get vampire movies that step outside of the norm in terms of characters—one of the few I can think of is the Blade series. Vampires vs. The Bronx felt, at times, like a timely narrative (with gentrification being a focal issue in the story) with a paranormal edge. I liked all the characters, as well as how the paranormal side of the story was handled. The setting also afforded for some spooky ambiance, and there were a few comedic moments. Like A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting, I had a lot of fun watching this movie.

So what do these movies have in common? They may be vastly different, but man they were fun. It was the kind of campiness in the same vein as older films like Disney’s Halloweentown: quirky, kind of cheesy, but still an excellent viewing experience.

What have you been watching recently? If you have any recommendations, leave them in the comments.

Monday, November 9, 2020

Music Monday (137): SZA, The O'Jays, Lone, Grace Jones

Rules:

  • Music Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren Stoolfire at Always Me that asks you to share one or two songs that you've recently enjoyed. For the rules, visit the page HERE 
Breana: I took a break last week. I really just needed it. Now I'm back, and my pick this week is Anything by SZA. Its one of my favorite songs by this artist. 


Adri: I've been focusing on drawing a lot, which means I haven't been listening to new artists at all. So here's some of the music I've been listening to from Grace Jones and Lone. Sinning and Don't Mess With The Messer by Grace Jones, and Not Seeing Is A Flower by Lone.

 


 

Andrea: This week, I'm listening to A Brand New Day by Diana Ross and Love Train by The Ojays. Have an amazing week!





What are you listening to this week?



Saturday, October 31, 2020

Pencil {October 2020} #4: Happy Halloween!

  

Comments: And, we made it to the end of the month. Happy Halloween! I know it looks a lot different this year, with Covid-19 and all, but I still hope to have a fun day anyway and I wish the same for everyone else. For today’s artwork, I was influenced by an old painting I did a few years back, which I’m certain I referred to as the “spider bride.” I wanted to redraw this character, and I finally got around to doing it. I tried to exaggerate the proportions of the character a little, because I wanted her to appear a little more ghostly (hence there are no feet).


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