Shallow ‘Wuthering Heights’ thoughts
Mar. 7th, 2026 12:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caramarieI went to ‘Wuthering Heights’ last night, spontaneously, and enjoyed myself. Cried copiously at the end (as well as the montage after Cathy’s marriage). Although I also appreciate the woman in the audience who on the very final shot said, ‘What the fuck?’ Indeed.
I haven’t read the book, so have no feelings about the film as adaptation. I do apparently think that period-breaking is okay, but NOT with plastic dresses. No plastic please.
Also, getting rid of Heathcliff’s beard was a mistake. Pre-timeskip with long hair and beard = hot; clean-shaven and short hair = not. It’s not like I’m even into beards! Or so I thought -_-
I haven’t read the book, so have no feelings about the film as adaptation. I do apparently think that period-breaking is okay, but NOT with plastic dresses. No plastic please.
Also, getting rid of Heathcliff’s beard was a mistake. Pre-timeskip with long hair and beard = hot; clean-shaven and short hair = not. It’s not like I’m even into beards! Or so I thought -_-
In my defense,
Mar. 3rd, 2026 08:59 pmgoodbyebird+ Very much had a plan to tidy my bedroom 100%, but then my dryer was like, "nah I'm not going to function" and I derailed completely. There's a couple more things I want to try to see if I can get it sorted, but if not I'll have to call for a repairperson ugh.
...so today I'm focused on cleaning the visible parts of my apartment instead lol.
+ Actually had lunch with a few of my friends today. It's been a while. Like, I didn't manage to meet a single one of them properly before Christmas even. How they all put up with a shut in like myself all these years, I just couldn't tell you. We tried a new noodle place, the food was excellent, I tried a marinated egg for the first time, and we were all laughing and enjoying ourselves.
One of my friends had helped clear out an apartment a couple of days ago, and when she saw the official and un-official guides for The X-Files in the donations box, she decided to grab them for me instead. Very sweet of her, and funny considering she did not know I'd just started watching s1 again.
+ Since AO3 seems to be fairly unstable atm I got some requests to do a new round ofao3_isdown, so come on over.
+ I've been fiddling with the idea for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fannishtarot and running a Make Your Own Fandom Tarot event for a good long while now, gathering some quotes and such here and there. I think it would be such a rewarding way to deep dive into the tarot and also your own fandom(s) and fannish inclinations. Like, who or what would The Fool be to you in your chosen fandom? I think it'd be an excellent way to internalize a bunch of significators, etc. But I am not getting that started until I have a bunch more prep under my belt lol. I'd basically have to amass six months of posts beforehand, to make room for work schedules, travel, the occasional downtime/brain crash.
But it would be SO cool. I just hope some people will join in.
+ My Dune tarot will be arriving tomorrow, and I'd love to play with it a bunch. Let me know in the comments if you want me to do one of the book's spreads for you.
...so today I'm focused on cleaning the visible parts of my apartment instead lol.
+ Actually had lunch with a few of my friends today. It's been a while. Like, I didn't manage to meet a single one of them properly before Christmas even. How they all put up with a shut in like myself all these years, I just couldn't tell you. We tried a new noodle place, the food was excellent, I tried a marinated egg for the first time, and we were all laughing and enjoying ourselves.
One of my friends had helped clear out an apartment a couple of days ago, and when she saw the official and un-official guides for The X-Files in the donations box, she decided to grab them for me instead. Very sweet of her, and funny considering she did not know I'd just started watching s1 again.
+ Since AO3 seems to be fairly unstable atm I got some requests to do a new round of
ao3_isdown, so come on over.+ I've been fiddling with the idea for
fannishtarot and running a Make Your Own Fandom Tarot event for a good long while now, gathering some quotes and such here and there. I think it would be such a rewarding way to deep dive into the tarot and also your own fandom(s) and fannish inclinations. Like, who or what would The Fool be to you in your chosen fandom? I think it'd be an excellent way to internalize a bunch of significators, etc. But I am not getting that started until I have a bunch more prep under my belt lol. I'd basically have to amass six months of posts beforehand, to make room for work schedules, travel, the occasional downtime/brain crash.But it would be SO cool. I just hope some people will join in.
+ My Dune tarot will be arriving tomorrow, and I'd love to play with it a bunch. Let me know in the comments if you want me to do one of the book's spreads for you.
February book bingo updates
Mar. 2nd, 2026 12:28 amtellshannon815
Graphic novel or comic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232479447-fate
No sex/romance: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77661.The_Daughter_of_Time
Novella: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201750645-queen-b
First person POV: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60556912-the-housemaid
YA/Children's: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244215822-the-obsession
Figures without facial features on the cover: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58601515-lies-like-wildfire
Book made into a film or TV series: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49078674-playing-nice
Job/profession in the title: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198218463-the-teacher
Substitution list:
*Over 300 Pages
*Book in Series
*LGBTQ+
*Recommended
*POC Author
*Multiple POVs - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81307313-the-birthday-reunion
*Classic/Retelling
*Sci-fi/Fantasy
*Free Space
*Anthology/Collection
*Biography/Memoir
*Friendship
*Name in the Title
*Movie/TV Tie-in
*With a Woman Protagonist
*From the Library
*Thriller/Suspense
*Set Somewhere You've Been
*Non-Human POV
*Fairy Tale or Fairy Tale Retelling
*Under 100 Pages - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/230824619-death-row
*Romance Plot or Sub-plot - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83994697-the-seven-year-slip
*Translated
*With a Blue Cover - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213713209-the-wasp-trap
*Horror or Paranormal - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203578707-what-the-woods-took
*Colour in the Title
*Seasonal Read
*Number in title - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58385688-nine-lives
*Three word title
*Craft, Hobby or Cookbook
*Written by an author from your state or country
*Animal on the cover
*Disability or Mental health
*Read a book from the year you were born
*Mythology
*Title begins with first letter of your name
*Dystopian
*Book mentioned in another book
*Diverse reads
*One word title
*Award Winning/Bestseller
*Disabled Author
*Non-western Setting
*Set in your state/country
*Title is at Least Five Words Long
*Indigenous author
*Has illustrations (but not a comic or graphic novel)
*Re-read
to me, we are all bonita.
Mar. 1st, 2026 08:08 pmgoodbyebird+ I may be somewhat trying to cope with the Horrors by making a big purchase, but I done did it: I ordered those oracles and the workbook I was eying + a tarot deck that spoke to me very loudly and was limited in quantities. Hopefully it doesn't take too long before it arrives so I can dip in before it's back off to work. Tomorrow's big plan is tidying and washing my entire bedroom, laundring the curtains, and set up a nice altar space on the top of my dressing commode.
+ Finished Fallout s2 and I'm happy with how their storylines turned out.( spoilery comment ) There was a small cut scene at the end in case anybody missed that.
+ Steam NEXT Fest is happening, and as usual I've managed to try next to nothing. Two big recommends: Esoteric Ebb and All Will Rise. They're both text-heavy, your choices matter kind of games. I'm gonna try to get a game in of Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, Wax Heads, Above The Snow, WOODROT, I'm Making A Monster, Dosa Divas, Bookbinding, Twilight Imperium, and the new Moomintroll entry before the time runs out (in that order). 100% I'm going to fail at that.
btw how I loathe having to keep my enthusiasm in check until I've had a scroll to look for AI usage.
+ Why all science fiction and fantasy writers are historians by Ada Palmer.
+ The SEA Is Whose?, Ethnic Entanglements in Southeast Asian SFF, an essay.
+ European bison arrive in the Iberian Highlands for the first time.
+ Botswana shows how smarter cattle herding can save lions, reopen ancient wildlife pathways.
+youtuberecs is a fun community I just became aware of!
+ Soda Blonde released a new song/video, Suit & Tie, and I dig em both. Weird women in suits on the moors. Mud. Pretty horsie. What's not to like.
+ Forbrukerrådet is a Norwegian consumer council that's focused on making sure customers are treated fairly and not scammed, etc. Big big fan. And they've just released an ad on enshittifaction that is top notch.
+ Finished Fallout s2 and I'm happy with how their storylines turned out.( spoilery comment ) There was a small cut scene at the end in case anybody missed that.
+ Steam NEXT Fest is happening, and as usual I've managed to try next to nothing. Two big recommends: Esoteric Ebb and All Will Rise. They're both text-heavy, your choices matter kind of games. I'm gonna try to get a game in of Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, Wax Heads, Above The Snow, WOODROT, I'm Making A Monster, Dosa Divas, Bookbinding, Twilight Imperium, and the new Moomintroll entry before the time runs out (in that order). 100% I'm going to fail at that.
btw how I loathe having to keep my enthusiasm in check until I've had a scroll to look for AI usage.
+ Why all science fiction and fantasy writers are historians by Ada Palmer.
+ The SEA Is Whose?, Ethnic Entanglements in Southeast Asian SFF, an essay.
+ European bison arrive in the Iberian Highlands for the first time.
+ Botswana shows how smarter cattle herding can save lions, reopen ancient wildlife pathways.
+
youtuberecs is a fun community I just became aware of!+ Soda Blonde released a new song/video, Suit & Tie, and I dig em both. Weird women in suits on the moors. Mud. Pretty horsie. What's not to like.
+ Forbrukerrådet is a Norwegian consumer council that's focused on making sure customers are treated fairly and not scammed, etc. Big big fan. And they've just released an ad on enshittifaction that is top notch.