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Monday Media Musings: 01/19/26
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owlmooseThe Scavenger Door by Suzanne Palmer : The third book in The Finder Chronicles; as much fun as its predecessors, and the end had me immediately turning around to start book four. ( Spoilery thoughts. )
Non-spoilery thought: Suzanne Palmer sure knows what it's like to live with a cat.Um Actually live show: I don't subscribe to Dropout, so I'm sadly unfamiliar with most of their shows, but during high pandemic, they dropped a bunch of Um Actually episodes on YouTube, and T and I spent a lot of time watching them. So when we learned that there would a live show at this year's SF Sketchfest, we immediately decided to get tickets. The panel, which was not announced in advance, was Janet Varney, Marc Evan Jackson, and Tawny Newsome; they were an awesome group who played well off the hosts and each other, and we had a great time.
belated and awkward: a list
Jan. 18th, 2026 10:49 amrenayBack on my musical bullshit I guess?
Jan. 18th, 2026 09:44 amspindizzyAccidentally got desperately earwormed by a random vtuber/pngtuber who does super queer fantasy/horror covers and animatics. This is how I'm starting 2026.
- Another Love Story by RafScrap ft Lyra Pyon — Look, I'm just saying I need the Princess Principal AMV to this immediately. Or like fifteen things with this vibe? I know that "Villain is violently murdered and then comes back to romance/'romance' the protagonist" is the plot of a bunch of villainess isekai and danmei, but what if more. (I've still not read Heaven Official's Blessing, but genuinely the thumbnail looks like monster!Hua Cheng fanart I've seen.)
- Masochism Tango covered by Rafscrap and Gezeus Quiryst — WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU MADE A HORNY VERSION OF A TOM LEHRER SONG. THAT'S ILLEGAL. WHAT ARE YOU DOING. ... It's going on my Disaster Lesbian Who Flirts With Every Woman Who Tries To Kill Her playlist though. For obvious reasons. (The obvious reasons also explain why I saw so many comments being like "Gomez and Morticia Addams ♥".)
- Monster High's Fright Song covered by RafScrap ft. Gezeus Quiryst & Mortius — Did everyone know that Monster High had a song? Did I just miss that one?
- The Serpent and the Starving Girl by Rafscrap — I'm 90% certain this song/animatic is "What if a gay devil tempts a woman who was cast aside by her duplicitous married lover during the Salem Witch Trials" and I'm... More into it than I expected? The way the rage cracks out over "Didn't he promise" is fantastic.
- Monster covered by Rafscrap and Gezeus Quiryst — I spent a solid two hours doing a dance party/tidying spree to this one song because it's got the right energy level for it. I'm also irrationally convinced that the originally song was a voicaloid song (based on the only other song I know by Kira being vocaloid; sorry Kira), so that would explain some of the scanning/syllable stressing going on.
- Goddess covered by Rafscrap — I really like the rhythm of chanting the goddesses' names, ngl. And even if I have no idea what is going on with the story, I'm enjoying the art and the body horror!
- Hell Again by Ironmouse — And just for the sake of this post not being one person: a different vtuber! XD I was watching the video like "Damn, this looks like RWBY," and then according to the comments the lead artist actually worked on RWBY. Yeah, fair, I guess that would do it! And would explain the fights looking pretty good!
Monday Media Musings: 01/12/26
Jan. 12th, 2026 11:09 amowlmooseJoyride : A buddy road movie focused on Chinese-American women taking a personal journey across China, testing the boundaries of their relationships and coming back stronger. We were looking for a lightweight way to pass an evening, and I'd say this fit the bill, although a little raunchy for my taste (explicit drug use, over-the-top sex). Top-notch cast, particularly Sabrina Wu as the awkward and too-relatable Deadeye.
The Knives Out films: This was a rewatch -- I've seen Knives Out and Glass Onion several times, and I insisted we watch Wake Up Dead Man the day it was released on Netflix -- and I'm happy to say that the series holds up, both as individual movies and overall. I think Knives Out is still my favorite, although a Chris Evans fangirl would say that, but I appreciate them all for their different strengths. Before the rewatch, I would have put Wake Up Dead Man a clear notch below the other two, but now I'm not so sure -- Father Jud is easily the best protagonist in the series, and I appreciate the depiction of a priest who represents the best aspects of Christianity drawn in contrast to some of its very worst. I also found the mystery quite satisfying, maybe even the best of the lot. The major downside was the supporting cast, which was fine (I will never argue with yet another showstopper from Glenn Close), but they didn't quite have the chemistry or interest of the ensembles in the other two films.
