In which I mourn many things, including my weekend

[taotrooper]

1) RIP Diana Wynne Jones ;_; Thank you for filling my bookshelf with fantasy, fairytale deconstructions, and metrosexual wizards. I will miss you, magnificent lady. I should read more of her books, um.

2) I feel kind of bad because there are a lot of dragons in this gen, but I just fished a level 53 Dragonair and it's my favorite dragon and I want to try him out :| I wanted to use only Unova kids and I was doing so well... I don't know what to do. I still had to catch a Deino to try them out, actually.

3) Hey, guys?

REC ME THINGS YOU THINK WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY!

I realized that lately all the games I've played recently have always some dark element that leaves angst and tragedy lingering, and my mind (and the fanworks) always returns to those. It's funny because they're all fluffy and for the NDS, LOL.

I don't mean games alone, though. Actually, anything but games is preferable. Books, manga, TV shows, movies. I have so much stuff to read/watch that I feel overwhelmed and this is why I've been gaming lately. I don't know what to jump into because there's so much to try and I'm eternally undecided.

Things I've read/watched and loved before are fair game too. And if you don't know me enough, then you could tell me what you've been enjoying lately. But no "Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies" recs, please. INB4 people tossing Magical Madoka and Homestruck anyway.

Comments

[ayasugi-san.livejournal.com]

They're not Let's Plays, they're video playthroughs. Since both games are point-and-click interactive fiction, it's closer to watching a movie. I watch them because the games are old and obscure enough that I can't play them myself.

Did you watch the 90's live-action Nickelodeon shows? I've found that AYAOTD and The Secret World of Alex Mack are still enjoyable, at least for me, but YMMV, especially if they don't have nostalgic value. Ditto for Men In Black: The Series.

[rainmage.livejournal.com]

Even the more reason. Just watching a random game I don't give a shit about is boring as fuck. I've read screencap LPs that are at least hilarious even if the game itself is meh. But regardless, I have little free time and I'd much rather watch something I know I'll enjoy. Old geeky games are probably not.

I'd be afraid (badumpsh) to rewatch Are You Afraid of the Dark, as I'm sure most of the stories can't have aged well and I don't want to taint that. I never liked Alex Mack or the MIB cartoon.

[ayasugi-san.livejournal.com]

Don't have any more suggestions, really; I tend to go back to stuff I used to love and now vaguely remember when I'm bored. I also look at favorite strips of 8-bit Theater when I want a quick laugh.