September 2018

My Cousin Rachel – Film Review

September 30, 2018September 12, 2021yggdrasille

As far as film adaptations of Daphne du Maurier go this is no Rebecca, but at the very least this solid-enough period drama is a fine vehicle for the talents of Rachel Weisz.

New Music 09/2018 – Mitski, Laura Veirs

September 27, 2018yggdrasille

Idiosyncratic pop from a Japanese-American songwriter; catching up with an old folky favourite.

Dark Souls artwork in progress 09/2018

September 25, 2018yggdrasille

The background is finished! Compared to the previous piece I’ve done for my brother it was easy-peasy, but then I suspect that every artwork I do from now on will be short and sweet in comparison.

Every one of my artworks involved some luck along the way, and this time I was stoked to find the crinkly silky fabric of just the right ochre shade (finding the right colour can be a bitch). Another unexpected bonus was getting the air bubbles effect on the gold fabric I’ve used for the sky; in any other artwork it would have been a disaster, but with this one the more texture the better. Now it’s time to begin on the main figure and the real fun starts.

Rear Window – Film Review

September 22, 2018yggdrasille

I’m not all that familiar with Hitchcock’s movies, even though his adaptation of Rebecca is one of my favourite films of all time, so I thought I’d watch this 1954 classic.

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie – Book Review

September 20, 2018November 9, 2022yggdrasille

Now that I’m officially doing a Christie challenge I suspect I’m going to give preference to the novels that stuck in my head the most, and leave the least favourite or poorly remembered ones for last. This Poirot mystery is definitely up there with the best.

Mark Lanegan @ The Croxton

September 18, 2018yggdrasille

Loved the voice, loved the songs, didn’t love the vibe-killing background chatter that wouldn’t cease. Still, catching one of my all-time favourite singers live was a treat.

I did Myers-Briggs personality test

September 15, 2018yggdrasille

Apparently I’m an INTJ. You of course have to take this sort of thing with a grain of salt, but overall I found the description pretty accurate.

Quote of the Day

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018yggdrasille

It’s hard to explain why some particular passage sticks with you, but I’ve always found this fragment from William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence impossibly haunting.

Every night and every morn
Some to misery are born
Every morn and every night
Some are born to sweet delight
Some are born to sweet delight
Some are born to endless night

Movies I watched on the plane – Tully, Breath, Unsane

September 8, 2018yggdrasille

When I have to kill time on international flights I usually like to turn off my brain and watch some crappy movie I’d never bother to pay for at the cinema. This time around though I ended up watching some good movies!

Bali

September 6, 2018yggdrasille

Last time I went to Bali I was so determined to have a purely relaxing holiday I deliberately left my big camera at home and didn’t bother about photos. Though this recent week was also mostly about relaxing and pampering (hot stone massage, mmmm) I did take some shots of a few beautiful places we visited.