Hullo Rachel. Jeff here. I found you through your recent comments at [Bad username or site: mroctober' / @ livejournal.com]'s LJ. You can find out too much about me at aerialscribe.livejournal.com (http://aerialscribe.livejournal.com).
Our common interests at a minimum would be writing and, presumably, reading.
For books I recommend the recently published Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Murakami is an amazing writer who always takes the reader in very unexpected directions. His main characters are subdued and passive to say the least, and yet somehow unrelentingly fascinating. He writes about things like psychic prostitutes; or people who live more interesting lives in a section of their brain that has been partitioned off from their "real-world" consciousness; or people who can talk to cats, and yet he's still classified as "literary," fancy that.
Hero for movies. Elegant. Smart. Not a plot hole or flaw to be found. Minimalist, exquisite acting. It is a very, very beautiful film.
Sorry, I haven't done much manga.
Powers by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Smart, witty, real, funny. Great characters, great dialogue. Always unexpected.
I haven't done anime lately, but back in the day I was rather fond of Robotech.
And, alas, I do not watch TV, but others recommend The Daily Show.
Visit Orkney Island, north of Scotland. It's mysterious, unusual, not too heavily touristed. You can still find selkies and stone giants there, if you know where to look.
Musical artists....Moby. Just because I like his little social/environmetal/political essays that he sticks in the flip covers of the CDS.
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Our common interests at a minimum would be writing and, presumably, reading.
For books I recommend the recently published Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Murakami is an amazing writer who always takes the reader in very unexpected directions. His main characters are subdued and passive to say the least, and yet somehow unrelentingly fascinating. He writes about things like psychic prostitutes; or people who live more interesting lives in a section of their brain that has been partitioned off from their "real-world" consciousness; or people who can talk to cats, and yet he's still classified as "literary," fancy that.
Hero for movies. Elegant. Smart. Not a plot hole or flaw to be found. Minimalist, exquisite acting. It is a very, very beautiful film.
Sorry, I haven't done much manga.
Powers by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Smart, witty, real, funny. Great characters, great dialogue. Always unexpected.
I haven't done anime lately, but back in the day I was rather fond of Robotech.
And, alas, I do not watch TV, but others recommend The Daily Show.
Visit Orkney Island, north of Scotland. It's mysterious, unusual, not too heavily touristed. You can still find selkies and stone giants there, if you know where to look.
Musical artists....Moby. Just because I like his little social/environmetal/political essays that he sticks in the flip covers of the CDS.
PS. I'm stealing your meme. ;-)