dread....
Lately, it seems like I can't find anything remotely interesting anymore and boredom is rapidly becoming a friend of mine. The reasons have to do with what I look towards for entertainment and what I don't want to deal with. Hence, it becomes a personal problem that has nothing to do with others and everything to do with my preconceived notions.
Mangas/manhwas that I am currently reading aren't updated regularly though I do appreciate the time and effort put forth by the scanalation teams. Way to look out for folks like me who are Japanese-illiterate. Mucho gracias! And I'm a bit put off by new mangas/manhwas since it seems like the authors always use the same cliche plotline. Sure, there's a twist here and there, but eh, what the hey? And the real interesting ones are usually unavailable due to licensing and lack of popularity hence lack of translation. In moments like these, I wish there was a device or an app that can translate the page that I'm reading. It's either that or take a language class for a couple of months, but regarding my manga-reading habits, I tend to be fan of instant gratification.
Reading fanfics is a favorite past-time of mine, but it seems like it's soon to become something of the past. The reason being? There appears to be a lull in writing in certain fandoms and I can't help but be sadden by this. Curse you, writer's block (and an angry fist raise at RL). Yes, I know I can contribute to it, but do you really want a story where A meets B, C happens, and D is the end? I may be able to string words along, but I can't provide the connection. Like someone once said, "A pie without cheese is like kissing without squeezing." I guess what this off-kilter quote is trying to say is that it's the extra add-in that makes it savory. It's all in the details, baby. Here's a push of positive chi to all the writers out there suffering from a lack of mojo. I wish you the best of luck!
Nowadays, movies seem to be a little off. Yes, I can't wait for the Hollywood version of "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and see what the fingerscrossedhopeitsgood remake is all about and all the hype about Angelina Jolie's "In the Land of Blood and Honey" is making my skin tingle, but they're not due for another month to a year. Still, that doesn't make me want to watch a former pop singer race about trying to save lives and be suave. I'm cartoon-ed out for a while and scary movies tend to scare me off. Comedies tend to miss more than hit and chick flicks/romance are starting to make me cringe. Re-watching movies is great, but I'm afraid that my poor "Princess Bride" DVD is about to give out.
Reading is fun, I can tell you that. It keeps me occupied for hours and I can ignore the world as I lounge on my bed pretending to a character in the book as the OCs in my life tries desperately to get my attention. The sad thing is, I can't find anything to read. The local library is limited in its selection and everything good is checked out or on hold. A kindle is out of my reach and so is sharing. Sure, I can go to the bookstore and buy a book, but with the prices being what they are, I rather eat for a week than read the same book for a month. I have been known to read a book or so in the bookstore, but after doing it for a couple days, people starts to look at you weird especially if you're sprawled out next to a wall due to a lack of seats and you're there for longer than 3 hours.
Hanging out with people is always a good way to entertain oneself, but what happens when you just don't want to hang and your excuse is that everyone you know is evil and plotting the end of your life as you speak? New friends are the answers, but making new friends is hard. You have to find someone with common grounds so that hanging out doesn't become a moment of itsawkwardletsneverdothisagain and look back crying.
Let's talk about work. Enough said. Moving on.
So at this time and hopefully short period of my life, I feel like all these things are banding together and are pitting themselves against me. I'm beginning to go through withdrawals, but I guess the only thing I can do is suck it up, wait it out and go back to trolling the web or something.
At least, my rant is over.