I've been tracing the roots of Berserk lately. Once I realized that mr. Miura isn't as original as I used to think it became my quest to see all the material that might or might not have influenced him. It's kinda like a detective work - finding bits and pieces of Berserk in all sorts of American fantasy and horror movies from the 80's and trying ( Read more... )

So far my first week without WAT is fascinating. I've been idling the days away, crocheting and watching crappy movies. I don't know if I crochet because the movies are crappy, or if the movies are crappy because I'm not a pro and have to look at my hands when I crochet, so I watch them all half-eyed ( Read more... )

I was reading the Vinland Saga Bjorn extra chapter the other night. You know, the one where it was revealed that Bjorn had a tragic man-crush on Askelad and the chapter featured a steamy scene between the two which I'm quite sure didn't meet the rating of Afternoon Magazine and which was undoubtedly the hotest thing in my memory. But as I was ( Read more... )

I like new years. It's the only time one can make master lists and not seem like a geek. So summing up 2008 in terms of entertainment:

( movies I've seen in 2008 )

I need a new house plant. Nathaniel, whom I finally identified as Ficus Deltoidea, doesn't feel well on my desk. There's too little sunlight where he stands, so all his branches started doing crazy acrobatics to get to the window, and left the trunk naked and dead-looking.

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What is this film, and why haven't I seen it yet? *_*

Once upon a time there was a band called Solgrav. They were dark and evil and played the blackest black metal. Until one day the frontman said “Fuck this - we’re Finns!”. So they dug up their grandpa guitars, dressed up as hobbits, translated the black-Swedish band name back to Finnish and decided that they will now play “ethnic metal” (lol) ( Read more... )

Musta Jää imdb
The only Finnish film in the whole festival (Kinnunen was about Fins, but it was of Estonian production) and coincidentally having a soundtrack made by God’s gift for humanity - mr. Eicca Toppinen. I love him <3 As do the guys at the theater, apparently, seeing how they didn’t switch on the lights until the very end of the credits to ( Read more... )

What I find one of the most beautiful things in the world: old people going together to the cinema. I saw a sweet elderly couple at the WFF. They could barely walk up the stairs, but helped each other, sat, watched the movie and hand in hand left the theater discussing. This sight made my heart melt and made me believe in love and marriage all over ( Read more... )

Finnish has 15 noun cases. Why!? *makes a dramatic gesture to the heavens*
They should have special warning stickers on those text books:

WARNING!! THE LANGUAGE YOU’RE ABOUT TO LEARN CONTAINS A HIGH QUANTITY OF NOUN CASES AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN AND ANYONE SENSITIVE TO BRUTAL GRAMAR.
I masochistically enjoy trying to ( Read more... )