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The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy. What it says on the tin. Bleak, pointed contemplation of death after a life that was perhaps not as well-lived as originally thought. I love the combination of bluntness and reflection in Russian stuff. Need to add some more novels to my TBR list.

Flowers for Algernon by by Daniel Keyes. Heartbreaker of a novel about intellectual disability and personhood.

While reading these pretty heavy books, I was watching ridiculous but enjoyable television:

Cobra Kai (season 6): Another final season! I do think they stuck the landing because the last set of episodes that just got released were very fun although during the earlier parts of the season I was kind of like wow, this should have ended in season 5. It is a dumb show about teenagers and old men having karate wars but I love Johnny Lawrence and some of the comedy is gold. Watch a gateway vid: St. Elmo's Fire by lilly_the_kid.

And, speaking of vids, I got a new vid_bingo card and we'll see if I manage a premiere for vidukon_cardiff. April 6th deadline seems very close to me for any of my current ideas.( bingo card )

My love letter to SGA and the joy it's brought me. It's a John Sheppard/Atlantis vid, a team vid, and an aesthetic vid rolled into one. The Atlantis aesthetics were truly off the charts.

ETA: Already blocked by YouTube :( Now on Vimeo with password.

Title: Kaleidoscope [AO3]
Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex
Music: Kaleidoscope - A Great Big World
Length: 2:46 min
Warnings: None
Tags: Fanvids, Embedded Video, Friendship, aesthetics, some camera spinning
Summary: I love every minute, you've got me in it.

Password: atlantis


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