september 2021 media roundup
Oct. 2nd, 2021 03:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
miltokkinavigation
i'd say this month was a rollercoaster for my emotions and maybe it's best not to write this section while feeling sad and in pain. but yeah i've met so many people here at uni and i've made friends, but sometimes i sit and feel out of place with the world, like i wanna disappear and make my own little world but then again, my creativity has also been pretty lacking lately. and i'm listening to mirror by itzy and it's making me cry omg... it's okay loco is on now. so yeah i'm worried about the workload, my time management and my budgeting and i'm feeling unwell at the same time. another thing i'm worried about is my relationship with God. i haven't been praying enough and it's getting to me especially as someone who finds religion very personal and one of my emotional pillars. hey, at least i get to visit home this month. i just want to be okay.
i can't remember the last time i watched a movie, but i do have plans with my flatmates to visit the cinema to watch shang chi.
as for tv, it's unhealthy how much i've been binging. i've watched more in the past week than in the past two months. i'm wondering if it's a coping mechanism but i just want to stop, especially before things get more hectic.
- squid game - *****
- clique s1 - ***
- danganronpa: the animation - *****
- danganronpa: the future arc - ****
i was fortunate enough to watch squid game before it suddenly blew up and before the experience was ruined by spoilers. i really love how the story was woven with all the subtle hints and clues that you have look twice to pick up on. i grew to love the characters although i'm still upset about ep6. also there are some plotholes or weird parts i hope will be addressed in s2. if there isn't a s2 then my rating will probably go down. but yes i was hooked, and saebyeok/jiyeong. they barely had time but they had impact. i will sink with that ship.
i think i started watching clique because of the whole thing with the mc being a female lead starting school in a uk university and living in halls and navigating changes but it was just... weird. i finished the first season and watched an episode of the second season and i still didn't get why i was watching it. so i dropped it.
i randomly read a danganronpa fic on ao3 and looked up at the characters, ended up seeing part of the plot in a wiki, and then started watching the anime. maybe i should be slightly concerned that everything in this list is psychological/horror/thriller but maybe that just further reflects my state of mind. but then again, i've always been a fan of thrillers and i'm glad to be able to pick up another anime and kdrama because i'm so bad at watching them T__T
others:
gp999 will probably be dropped with the way it's going, and i haven't watched past episode 3 for street woman fighter yet T__T, i've watched itzy's appearances on showterview and weekly idol, stayc's dance cover video, and i haven't caught up on the sticker content yet. i actually (very strangely) haven't watched much kpop content in september. i think i've watched more genshin content than anything else. and maybe going seventeen. i'm behind a few eps though. and i really miss nct dream.
i only just got my student spotify premium so i've got no stats to show except that today alone i've got 97 scrobbles from 40 artists but it's not particularly accurate so i won't include any of those stats.
i've mostly been listening to kpop + *insert doja cat song*
top tracks (in no particular order)
loco - itzy
bungee - nct dream
streets - doja cat
woman - doja cat
hate that... - key, taeyeon
rules - doja cat
ghost - baekhyun
give love - akmu
stereotype - stayc
mago - gfriend
actually this is a fat lie. i've listened to twice and txt and taeyeon practically everyday, forget this and hopefully i'll have something accurate for next month. i just wrote down whatever T__T
i have not read published fic since the beginning of the year BUT i will make time to visit the local library when things get settled academically.
i've read lots of ao3 but is it just me or is there not much fic being written anymore? specifically nomin fic. it's mostly smutty one shots, or ongoing series getting updated. so i really only read bouquet by mapachi and very recently sons of light and dark by readerr. there's one other ongoing fic that is currently on hold called to catch a pitch by diamantnoir. i love that fic to death. and then i read friendfic when it comes up on the tag. i have been on an indefinite hiatus from social media so i can't really see updates.
then i've been reading some genshin fics, some danganronpa, some txt, anything i find really... which is... not much...
this section makes me so sad.
idk why i made this section when it's really just genshin impact T__T but yes i've been having fun and on weekends i play with my bros and sister.
i'd like to say that maybe i didn't consume much media because i've been so busy with settling in, and it's not like i've been cooped up inside, i've been attending classes and going to club/society events, hanging out with new friends and meeting up with old friends.
i'm not completely fine, i'm slightly stressed but i'm remaining positive that everything will turn out okay. i won't let the 1001 things on my to-do list bother me.
i hope we all have a great and better october!!
