i'll say it starts at the end

[muladhara]

I donated a book to the library! I've never done that before (and, of late, they've had strict rules about the age and condition of the book, and since most of mine are second-hand, I've never really been in a position to do it).

I think I mentioned I bought a copy of Eleanor and Park a bit back. I tried reading it and had to ragequit it at 37% (according to Goodreads). It's. Well, I should've known I was in trouble because there's a quote from John Green on the front saying how amazing it was.

Rainbow Rowell can write, and I did like some of the stuff she wrote (like the conversation about the X-Ladies, even though I think it was a little improbable for two sixteen year olds in 1986). However, I cringed every time she talked about Park's mum (I get that the point is that he hates himself/his heritage on her side, but it just grated on me every time I read it).

Also, I am no expert on Korean naming conventions, but even I know Park is a common surname in Korea. I suppose at least his mother's name (Min-Dae) looked legit, even if it wasn't. (ETA: what I mean is, I don't know if that is an actual Korean name, or if it was made up so she could get away with other adult characters calling Park's mum Mindy).

Some of the reviews of this book on Goodreads bitch about the romance being insta-love, but it didn't come off that way to me? It felt a lot more natural than a lot of teen/YA books I've read recently.

So I thought there's no point keeping the book around if I don't like it, so I didn't.

I'm thinking about reading Cloud Atlas next, but I don't really know if I want to.

~

I've been thinking about doing this for a while, so here's a list of every music video I've linked to on twitter:

Smells Like Teen Spirit in major key - Nirvana

Lord of the Rings Medley in 8-bit - Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings soundtracks)

Super Mario Bros. Medley (orchestral) (don't know the composer)

Dragon Age: Inquisition Main Theme - Trevor Morris (Dragon Age: Inquistion soundtrack)

Boss Battle - Nobuo Uematsu (FFIX soundtrack)

Halo 3 Main Theme - Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori (Halo 3 soundtrack)

Sleepless City Treno - Nobuo Uematsu (FFIX soundtrack)

FFVII World Theme on piano - Nobuo Uematsu (FFVII soundtrack)

The Impossible Dream - Andy Williams

Lost Odyssey Battle Theme - Nobuo Uematsu (Lost Odyssey soundtrack)

The Man With the Machine Gun (don't know the composer; FFVIII soundtrack)

Near The Water (chiptune version) (I have no idea who the arranger was; FFXII soundtrack)

Reverent Souls - Masashi Hamauzu (Lightning Returns: FFXIII soundtrack)

Great Giana Sisters soundtrack (Orchestral version) - Chris Hülsbeck (Great Giana Sisters soundtrack

Only A Star, Only The Sea - Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori (Halo 2 soundtrack)

L'Enfant - Vangelis

Strangers When We Meet - David Bowie

Just One Life - Brian May

God Only Knows - David Bowie

Day in LA (More and More) - Fleur East

Smells Like Nirvana - Weird Al

Invisible Depths - Mitsuto Suzuki and Naoshi Mizuta (FFXIII-2 soundtrack)

Giana Sisters Main Theme - Chris Hülsbeck (Giana Sisters soundtrack)

Near The Water/Neighbourhood of Water - Hitoshi Sakimoto (FFXII soundtrack)

The Evil Saviour - Masashi Hamauzu (Lightning Returns: FFXIII soundtrack)

Memories of You - Shoji Meguro (Persona 3 soundtrack)

An Imminent Threat - Hitoshi Sakimoto (FFXII soundtrack)

Super Mario Bros. Theme (sorry, I don't know the composer)

Mulitple Replication - Don Davis (from the Matrix Reloaded - this is the Burly Brawl score without the remixed stuff by Juno Reactor on top of it)

Far Horizons - Jeremy Soule (from the Skyrim soundtrack)

I'll Find My Way Home - Jon & Vangelis

Hope you enjoy at least some of 'em! :)