Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer...

++ Pit Babe S2 full trailer just dropped! So much is going on, but I'm ready.

++ We also have the official trailer for The Next Prince, a Thai BL drama. After seeing the small teaser for this a little while ago it quickly was among my list of anticipated BLs and I didn't know when it would be coming out, and now we not only have a full trailer but also a premiere date of May 3rd. And the trailer itself looks amazing. The outfits, the production value, and already I'm intrigued by the story. I do love a good body guard/royalty love story and this has that plus whatever royal politics are going to be featured.

++ In other news, it seems that the Oscars are changing some rules which includes a requirement that all Academy members must watch all of the nominated films before voting. How this wasn't an already implemented rule from the start I have no idea, but it does further confirm what I think most of us already knew. Just based on what I've seen over the years, most Academy members don't like watching films. Many have outright admitted they don't care, only watch the movies that they see are popular and ignore the rest, or don't watch a movie in its entirety before turning it off. Even worse when it's animation or anything foreign or obscure which most will claim they're not worth seeing. Again, not surprising but it's disappointing all the same since this really skews the votes and robs films that are deserving of such recognition. Of course how this new rule is going to be enforced, I don't know.

The bad news of this rule change is that now films made by AI can still be eligible for nominations and can potentially win despite controversy surrounding it. Further demonstrating how this ceremony continues to be a farce. Boo. :/

++ GRRM admits that "The Winds Of Winter" is "the curse of his life".

Now, I don't particularly care for anything related to ASOIAF anymore, but I just find it so funny (both in an amusing and in a sad way) with how things turned out with this series. What was supposed to have been just a planned book trilogy became an extended book series that he regrettably wrote himself into a corner with. I also have my suspicions that upon seeing the reactions to how the Game of Thrones show ended he became less and less motivated to finish the books. On one hand, I don't believe in pressuring writers to finish things that aren't ready, however for over a decade he has promised and posted excerpts without actually delivering, meanwhile working and releasing other projects during this time. It's really telling in that sense, to be honest. While I do think The Winds of Winter might be finished and released at some point in the (distant) future, I don't think A Dream Of Spring, the final book, is ever going to be written. I think fans of the books have long accepted that they will most likely never get a conclusion to the series.

Okay, so, I quit watching Game of Thrones a while ago for many obvious reasons and don't care about what they're doing anymore, but something apparently happened in last night's episode that was purely magical and I've been feeling rather emotional about it ever since.

( I WAS NOT PREPARED )

Asked by icecoldrain:

What is your favorite piece of art? Why?

I'm not knowledgeable in the classical pieces of artwork, however for fanart I do have some favorites.

( Just to name a few.... )

For general non-fandom related art, I do have an interest and admiration for street art. Whether legal or illegal, underground pieces or paid murals on the sides of buildings, the graffiti culture is something I'm fascinated by since it has its own rules and its own kind of beauty to it. And while there are some negative associations attached, there is quite more to the culture than just that. I've been reading up on and watching some documentaries on the subject, and while I'm hardly an expert it's really quite intriguing to me, especially when it comes from speaking out against what is happening in the world, socioeconomically and politically, and about personal expression on certain issues that otherwise would be silenced. It has its own language and history that is fascinating to me.