I've been encouraging friends to relax their ideas of what makes A Correct Dreamwidth Post, and just post. But have I posted? Nooooo. Tsk.
For awhile there I was so down in the dumps and out of resilience that I couldn't really concentrate enough to read much, or watch much (unless I was specifically watching with someone else). But my concentration, at least, has been returning... just in time to realize that there is TOO MUCH TV.
(Also, I can't usually watch much while I'm trying to write my Yuletide story, because it takes me so long to get dug in and moving forward.)
I've been making a list of things I intend to watch, now that I feel I can; I've already dipped into a couple of them. But in the meantime, I thought I'd mention a short BL series (m/m romance, this one is Japanese), which I was able to watch as I was coming out of my concentration problems, and which was good medicine for me.
It's titled "Old Fashion Cupcake", which I know sounds, uh, sugary, but bear with me. I was first drawn to it because of things![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
corvidology mentioned in her positive review: it's not the kind of story where the romance-qua-romance is the whole point--the sort of 'oh he's cute, let's get together'. It's about something else, has deeper layers--thematically, and for the characters' inner lives. (Also, a big positive for my own purposes is that it stars characters who are for-sure grown-ass adults :D )
This show is quite short, 5 episodes of about 25 minutes apiece--they could even be viewed all run together as a movie. I'm sure that's part of what helped me get back on the concentration horse, not demanding a high time or energy investment.
But also, I really loved the characters, their context and setting, their relationship dynamic. It's a simple story of ( cut for characters and premise )
And from there, it's just a quiet tale of the way this subtle pushing against the rut and the old roles brings Nozue and Togawa closer together, wakes Nozue up to life, shows Togawa the actual possibility of living his true feelings, etc. The problems are low-key, the conversations are thoughtful. Nozue looks great in a trim, tidy three-piece suit; Togawa is handsome and lanky.
It's wise something to eat while or before watching, I will say, because this show looooves its beautiful macro photography of luxurious sweets, whew!
I first watched it on Viki.com, free with ads--I now have downloaded fansubbed versions, but the one thing that bugs me about the latter (unlike Viki) is the hardcoded subs' insistence on always translating "Nozue-san" as "Mr. Nozue". I wish it wouldn't do that! It goes by okay in the office, but when two characters are embracing, and one of them calls the other "Mr."...not the right note at all, entirely wrong connotations and context, alas. The Viki.com approach of leaving things like '-san' and '-kun' un-Englished is always the best for me.
For awhile there I was so down in the dumps and out of resilience that I couldn't really concentrate enough to read much, or watch much (unless I was specifically watching with someone else). But my concentration, at least, has been returning... just in time to realize that there is TOO MUCH TV.
(Also, I can't usually watch much while I'm trying to write my Yuletide story, because it takes me so long to get dug in and moving forward.)
I've been making a list of things I intend to watch, now that I feel I can; I've already dipped into a couple of them. But in the meantime, I thought I'd mention a short BL series (m/m romance, this one is Japanese), which I was able to watch as I was coming out of my concentration problems, and which was good medicine for me.
It's titled "Old Fashion Cupcake", which I know sounds, uh, sugary, but bear with me. I was first drawn to it because of things
corvidology mentioned in her positive review: it's not the kind of story where the romance-qua-romance is the whole point--the sort of 'oh he's cute, let's get together'. It's about something else, has deeper layers--thematically, and for the characters' inner lives. (Also, a big positive for my own purposes is that it stars characters who are for-sure grown-ass adults :D )This show is quite short, 5 episodes of about 25 minutes apiece--they could even be viewed all run together as a movie. I'm sure that's part of what helped me get back on the concentration horse, not demanding a high time or energy investment.
But also, I really loved the characters, their context and setting, their relationship dynamic. It's a simple story of ( cut for characters and premise )
And from there, it's just a quiet tale of the way this subtle pushing against the rut and the old roles brings Nozue and Togawa closer together, wakes Nozue up to life, shows Togawa the actual possibility of living his true feelings, etc. The problems are low-key, the conversations are thoughtful. Nozue looks great in a trim, tidy three-piece suit; Togawa is handsome and lanky.
It's wise something to eat while or before watching, I will say, because this show looooves its beautiful macro photography of luxurious sweets, whew!
I first watched it on Viki.com, free with ads--I now have downloaded fansubbed versions, but the one thing that bugs me about the latter (unlike Viki) is the hardcoded subs' insistence on always translating "Nozue-san" as "Mr. Nozue". I wish it wouldn't do that! It goes by okay in the office, but when two characters are embracing, and one of them calls the other "Mr."...not the right note at all, entirely wrong connotations and context, alas. The Viki.com approach of leaving things like '-san' and '-kun' un-Englished is always the best for me.
