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Do you like Kazuo Ishiguro's works?

He's pretty close to my favorite author, actually. I've only read The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go, and When We Were Orphans, but I loved all of them. I'd be reading another of his books now, but I'm trying to vaguely hold to a "experience many authors" thing at the moment.

I believe you mentioned before that you drum. Who are some of your biggest influences and/or favorite drummers?

Kinda embarrassing to admit, but I'm not really that attached to the drums. I started because I wanted to be in my friends' band, and they only needed a drummer - from there I slowly migrated towards songwriting and vocals, and honestly would stop drumming if we had a replacement. I'd rather just handle backup guitar so I can actually emote and engage with the audience.
That said, I do have fun with it. A couple of my favorite drummers are the drummers for The Dismemberment Plan and The National. I also like Pat Wilson from Weezer, but that's mainly because he's adorable and I was really into Weezer in high school - but the drums for Pinkerton do kick ass. Wonderful punch to the sound on that album.

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wrong way to go about it dude. you should just convince everyone that art stuff is the bee's knees. that would lead to the downfall of capitalism, and everyone would be happy. you just missed your golden chance

DAMNIT.
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Last good music album you listened to?

Uhh, I guess it was my Lily KS mix when I went for a jog this weekend. Actual album would be... can't remember, so I'm gonna go with the /next/ album I'll listen to, which will be The Argument by Fugazi tomorrow at work. Probably followed by How It Feels to be Something On by Sunny Day Real Estate, one of my all-time favorite albums. Feeling the mood for some classic 90s stuff.

Thanks for doing what you do. I really appreciate all the work you put into your blog, and you've written a lot of things that have significantly effected me. So yeah, thanks for keeping on writing.

Thank you! Affecting people is really the reward, so thanks for saying so. I feel awkward telling personal sob stories about careers and whatnot, but the "the dream is worth it" stuff is basically what carries people a lot of the time, and I feel like the way arts folk often live in optimism (because they /need/ to) can be misleading to people thinking about what they want to do with their lives. I want people to make choices that will make them happy, and that includes understanding the nature of those calls.

Sorry about the mean-spirited question, I meant it as a friendly ribbing but overshot quite a bit, apparently. Sorry again.

It's cool. Thanks for the apology.

Haha I didn't quite mean for that to be a burn on you. I just really disagreed with what you'd previously said. I'm also probably going into the humanities and am already resigned to not really having money. You've actually been an inspiration for me and I hope I didn't come across as hostile.

I appreciate that, and I figured it wasn't meant to be hostile. I wish you all the best luck, but would also say please make sure you have some sort of stable plan or backup plan in mind!

Didn't you say that your original goal was to become a rock star? That seems to line up with your answer. It's not your fault that you weren't good enough to succeed at your dream.

This is veering into inappropriately mean-spirited territory (seriously, kinda fucked question, dude), but I'm answering just to impress upon people to not think that being "good enough" will lead to success in any artistic field. That's certainly a prerequisite, but it's one of many, and no matter how many hoops you jump through, the hurdles are massive and odds are long. You will likely not be appreciated for your work, no matter how hard or long you work at it, and even "making it" to the point where you're doing it for a living will almost certainly not lead to real wealth or security. Seriously, I'm not kidding - our society will not reward you for pursuing the arts. This isn't an upbeat answer, but that's because I don't want to mislead anyone here.
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Don't worry Mr.Duh, you're terrible life decisions have allowed us all to enjoy ourselves reading your work!

:(((((((((

Do you do pvp in Dark Souls?

Not really. I watched my housemates do a fair amount of it, but it didn't really appeal to me.

That last answer was pretty cynical and doesn't seem to really line up with your life choices. If you'd rather be rich and famous than poor and happy, why did you become a writer?

Ouch.

But you'd think they'd have a perfect system (or near perfect) system for judging humans in a place like this, no? It certainly felt more grounded in Death Billiards, but then they decided they needed to devise silly cracks to stretch it out over 12 weeks. I'm still hung up on the cheat buttons...

I actually don't think they'd have a perfect system for judging humans in a place like this. In fact, I expect any system constructed by people who think you /can/ judge humans like this would turn out fairly similar to this one - an awkwardly rigged simulacrum built by creatures who don't actually understand human beings.
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Do you feel as though Death Parade's writing kinda shoots itself in the foot for the sake of constructing philosophical angle to resolve? Like, if the world wasn't so purposefully full of holes, none of the issues it raises would have much meaning outside of the show's fantasy?

Kind of, yeah. I think Death Parade's best moments are when it just constructs honest or engaging vignettes with its episodic characters. The greater world stuff doesn't really do much for me.
Although the premise kind of demands those holes, because the idea of judging the nature of humans is so inherently arbitrary.

What do people mean when they say that anohana "drops many plot threads"?

I don't really remember Anohana well enough to say. As far as I remember, the show's only big plot thread was "everyone feels sad about Menma," and the show seemed to resolve that one at least.

finish haibane renmei, bob! you're almost there!

Only two episodes left! I could finish it right-
Wait, I gotta watch Parasyte. BUT SOON. I'm ahead on reviews this week, so I should get some watching done this weekend.

Is Maria managing to slide by your radar unnoticed or something? I just personally think its a lot better than you've been giving it credit for every Wednesday. You seem to lack enthusiasm for it.

This week's blurb on Maria was almost universally positive. I think most of them have been, actually. Not really sure what you mean.

""Opening the box" means letting yourself feel, and be hurt, and change, and implies allowing yourself emotions in a way society discourages for women." Is this more a Japanese woman thing than an global woman thing?

There are elements of it that are specifically Japanese, but the pressure of conforming to societal expectations of femininity is a pretty universal thing.
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What do you think of people who make headcanons about characters being gay, trans, autistic or whatever? On the one hand, I like how they make a point about how anyone could be these things and not notice, on the other, I feel like it promotes the overly-personal id with media you talk about

I guess it depends on how seriously you take it? If you're just doing that for fun, it seems like a pretty natural way to engage with your media - just another form of favorite pairings or fanfiction or whatnot. I think it's when you start insisting on stuff like that, or hanging your own identity on it, that we start getting into potentially harmful territory.
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Something I keep noticing as I watch Love Live is the snappy comedic editing. At times it has this Western-sitcom pacing that I don't see in nearly any other anime.

Yes, definitely. The show's comedic editing is way above the anime bar - instead of letting jokes drag until they all die floundering, it cuts them short for best comedic effect, and even uses abrupt scene cuts to create additional jokes.
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I believe you were watching Love Live again in order to write the ANN review for it? If so, did your opinion of the show change after rewatching it?

Yep! I liked it a lot more the second time - I think I was more amenable to what the show was actually trying to be, and thus could appreciate how smartly it was constructed and executed. I should probably start including it in lists of "fun popcorn watches," it's a solid show.

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