State of the Meerkat, Monday Morning

[lagilman]

Weekend Catchup:

There's an Open Thread going on downstream - Ask Away!
January's Convention Schedule

As some of you may know/have heard, the weather in these parts has been pretty but ugly - not quite so bad as out in Illinois and Minnesota, but pretty damn cold. I've been using the stairs to exercise on (it's too cold and too icy to safely go outside) but I'm still twitchy as hell.

While curled up on the sofa, I've been doing that mainlining-tv-series-on-Netflix thing - most recently Ripper Street.  I'm just about through the first season, and while it's extremely good, I think I may enjoy my historical crime drama more in print form than visual. Need to think about why that is. I also rewatched GHOSTBUSTERS, which holds up pretty damn well.

I have not yet seen Sherlock (either ep) but people failing to tag on Tumblr have pretty much spoiled me for it.  Fortunately, I don't love the show for the plot twists, just the Feels.

I need to cut back on the obsessive binge tv watching, though - today the full workload kicks in: multiple projects, multiple deadlines.  It's going to be a busy-as-hell year (particularly now through July). Revising DOGHOUSE (G&T #3), promoting the new Kickstarter (more on that soon), working on the Can't Talk About It Yet Project.... this morning, I'm digging into the opening chapters of TAGGED (Gin & Tonic #4).

He’d worked all kind of places over the years, from trendy clubs to dives, and Mary’s was his favorite - a neighborhood joint, warm but not flashy, where you took someone you’d already kissed, and liked kissing, and planned to kiss again.

Oh hai characters, I've missed you!

Comments

[larah33.livejournal.com]

I'd like to recommend Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, for those rare moments you do have free time. Set in Australia during the roaring 20's, it features a strong female protagonist. I'd like to know if that has any effect on your preference for historical crime drama in print form.

Stay warm!

[lagilman]

What, there being a strong female protag? Probably not. I suspect my preference for the medium rests with my enjoyment of the way things are described, rather than having a barrage of visuals and sounds - most people can shove that to the background, but I'm always trying to take it all in, and therefore miss some of the dialogue

(if it's a contemporary story, or a fantastical/futuristic one, I can let the background slip into, well, background. But actual historical period detail catches my eye too strongly)

[larah33.livejournal.com]

I see your point. I'm one of those people who can let the background stay there while I concentrate on faces/dialogue. (Which means I'm often re-watching episodes to catch references that others point out.) This is probably due to the fact that I've not got a strong background in history, so in/accuracies are mostly lost on me. If it's pretty or close enough, I'll buy it.

When I read, though, I let myself get lost in the descriptions. I miss a lot of subway stops that way. LOL