Hey. Hey you. You, the person that reads my blog.
Hi! How's it going! Hope you had a good day.
I have a question. I set up Google Ads on this blog a few days ago, trying to make some money because higher education is expensive, but I don't know if it's working. There aren't any ads when I click "View blog", but I'm not sure if that's just me, because I own the blog? Leave me a shout in comments if you're seeing ads. Like actually, tell me. Don't just leave me hanging here. I'm, like, waiting for a high five, and you're that person that doesn't even notice and just leaves me with my arm up looking weird for five minutes. Don't be that person. Answer my question.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Sunday, November 22, 2015
A heads up
Hello people of the internet!
I also have four webcomics that are more like illustrated books but they're cool and you should go read them! Go to http://writergirlkait.wix.com/kaitsstoryserials and click on one of the images! I hope that's clear, when you go on the site, that the links are the images. If it isn't I'm gonna have to change that. Leave me a comment and let me know!
Or don't. Like, that's cool too. It's not like I'm obsessed with comments or anything. Haha just kidding I love you for making the page view count go up it is my joy.
So yeah, go poke around my sketches and photos and comics. I will see you over here when I see you.
I also have four webcomics that are more like illustrated books but they're cool and you should go read them! Go to http://writergirlkait.wix.com/kaitsstoryserials and click on one of the images! I hope that's clear, when you go on the site, that the links are the images. If it isn't I'm gonna have to change that. Leave me a comment and let me know!
Or don't. Like, that's cool too. It's not like I'm obsessed with comments or anything. Haha just kidding I love you for making the page view count go up it is my joy.
So yeah, go poke around my sketches and photos and comics. I will see you over here when I see you.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Dennou Coil
I don't think I've mentioned this before, but recently I got into anime and I'm totally hooked. I just finished Dennou Coil a couple minutes ago and I need to talk about. Warning: spoilers.
So Dennou Coil starts out kind of meandering along, building world and characters with a very slice-of-life sort of feel. The premise is that if you put on these glasses, you can see a world of cyber pets and laser fights were anything you can code becomes real. The action in the first half mainly comes from the kids' fights with cyber robot-cops who seek and destroy anything glasses-related, and the dangerous obsolete tech called 'old space'.
One thing I love about this show is how complex it is, but how it doesn't feel complex as it builds the world around you piece by piece, episode by episode. The smallest details contribute to the overall plot. And since Dennou Coil's pacing is a thing of beauty, there aren't any info dumps. Every bit of world building comes in bite-sized chunks.
The halfway point is the only thing I don't like about this series. There's three filler episodes and a recap that kind of drag the pace down. Since we weren't going very fast to begin with, this isn't good. However episode sixteen turns that around.
Yes, the second half of Dennou Coil goes by at the pace of a runaway train, dabbling in some horror and mystery plots I never saw coming. Actually, it's hard to see anything coming in this show. Those edge-of-your-seat moments feel real, like the protagonists might not make it through this. I advise you not to watch 16 17 and 18 at night. Terrible idea.
Anyways, this series looks light-hearted and childish from the outside, but it's a show centring on the pain of growing up. The world of 'old space', and especially the 'Coil space' that apparently steals children's consciousness from their bodies, was made for one girl, the tough and cold Amasawa Yuuko, to help her move on after her brother dies in a car accident. But because thoughts and feeling can become reality in this world, Yuuko's memories and perception of reality become skewed, so that she thinks her brother is alive and can be found in the Coil space, aka the 'other side'. Each of the main characters venture into this 'other side' and confront their own inner conflicts. Haraken comes to terms with his guilt over the death of his friend Kanna, and Yasako lets go of her beloved pet and realizes that, as the series has being saying, reality isn't really just what you can touch. There's way more to this series than I can get to in this stream-of-conciousness piece, but that's the beauty of this show. There are so many layers and thematic lines, probably more than I actually noticed watching it. Even the little sounds Yasako hears when interacting with cyberspace have a meaning. The amount of attention to detail that went into this show is incredible.
So, that's enough rambling for one night. Long story short, go watch Dennou Coil. And probably also Steins;Gate, but not all at once and definitely not at night. Meanwhile, I'm gonna go watch the Rolling Girls and get my nonsense fix for tonight. See ya!
So Dennou Coil starts out kind of meandering along, building world and characters with a very slice-of-life sort of feel. The premise is that if you put on these glasses, you can see a world of cyber pets and laser fights were anything you can code becomes real. The action in the first half mainly comes from the kids' fights with cyber robot-cops who seek and destroy anything glasses-related, and the dangerous obsolete tech called 'old space'.
One thing I love about this show is how complex it is, but how it doesn't feel complex as it builds the world around you piece by piece, episode by episode. The smallest details contribute to the overall plot. And since Dennou Coil's pacing is a thing of beauty, there aren't any info dumps. Every bit of world building comes in bite-sized chunks.
The halfway point is the only thing I don't like about this series. There's three filler episodes and a recap that kind of drag the pace down. Since we weren't going very fast to begin with, this isn't good. However episode sixteen turns that around.
Yes, the second half of Dennou Coil goes by at the pace of a runaway train, dabbling in some horror and mystery plots I never saw coming. Actually, it's hard to see anything coming in this show. Those edge-of-your-seat moments feel real, like the protagonists might not make it through this. I advise you not to watch 16 17 and 18 at night. Terrible idea.
Anyways, this series looks light-hearted and childish from the outside, but it's a show centring on the pain of growing up. The world of 'old space', and especially the 'Coil space' that apparently steals children's consciousness from their bodies, was made for one girl, the tough and cold Amasawa Yuuko, to help her move on after her brother dies in a car accident. But because thoughts and feeling can become reality in this world, Yuuko's memories and perception of reality become skewed, so that she thinks her brother is alive and can be found in the Coil space, aka the 'other side'. Each of the main characters venture into this 'other side' and confront their own inner conflicts. Haraken comes to terms with his guilt over the death of his friend Kanna, and Yasako lets go of her beloved pet and realizes that, as the series has being saying, reality isn't really just what you can touch. There's way more to this series than I can get to in this stream-of-conciousness piece, but that's the beauty of this show. There are so many layers and thematic lines, probably more than I actually noticed watching it. Even the little sounds Yasako hears when interacting with cyberspace have a meaning. The amount of attention to detail that went into this show is incredible.
So, that's enough rambling for one night. Long story short, go watch Dennou Coil. And probably also Steins;Gate, but not all at once and definitely not at night. Meanwhile, I'm gonna go watch the Rolling Girls and get my nonsense fix for tonight. See ya!
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Writing Projects
Hello Everyone,
I am, as I believe I have mentioned before, an amateur writer. On that note, I am working on a few projects on that I hope you will check out. I appreciate your support.
I know I do not often post, but I am a student and a dancer, so I have a lot going on. Hopefully the writing site will be updated a bit more often than this blog ; )
I am, as I believe I have mentioned before, an amateur writer. On that note, I am working on a few projects on that I hope you will check out. I appreciate your support.
I know I do not often post, but I am a student and a dancer, so I have a lot going on. Hopefully the writing site will be updated a bit more often than this blog ; )
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