https://smilebackwards.dreamwidth.org/ smilebackwards - Dreamwidth Studios Thu, 07 May 2026 03:45:56 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios smilebackwards personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/11218470/674318 https://smilebackwards.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://smilebackwards.dreamwidth.org/54898.html Thu, 07 May 2026 03:45:56 GMT https://smilebackwards.dreamwidth.org/54898.html <i>Nightwood</i> by Djuna Barnes. Hmm, okay, I feel like this was 80% incomprehensible and I was actively resenting my decision to finish reading it but I was maybe into the last couple chapters? There was at least some interesting poetical concepts and phrasing. <br /><br />-<br /><br />In TV, I finished watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (season 2) which continues to be a ridiculous, clunky show about chasing monsters and having family trauma and I love it. <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://flareonfury.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://flareonfury.dreamwidth.org/'><b>flareonfury</b></a></span> <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://harpieicons.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png' alt='[community profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://harpieicons.dreamwidth.org/'><b>harpieicons</b></a></span> has been making icons so I finally have an icon of my faves, the 50s era squad. I did actually watch the Kong: Skull Island movie (which I think was weak despite Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson being hot) before this season and it gave some context but wasn't ultimately necessary. Random thoughts <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://smilebackwards.dreamwidth.org/54898.html#cutid1">spoilers</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=smilebackwards&ditemid=54898" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://smilebackwards.dreamwidth.org/54898.html monarch television reading public 0