#charles rowland: ska enjoyer

[edwinisms]

it’s kinda funny to me that charles seems like this classic brit punk rocker and looking at him makes you think of like. the clash. sex pistols. etc. but really according to his pins and the time period he died in he was probably most frequently listening to fucking. ska

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (9-15 Oct 2022)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰Another Word for Forever (stardropdream) - 61K, Sheith arranged marriage AU with an additional language barrier!

😊👂‍A Taste Of Gold And Iron (Alexandra Rowland, author; Casey Jones, narrator) - very much a rollercoaster book in that the first 50% felt like a bit of a slog to the summit (and a few times I wondered if I should just cut my losses but I DID LIKE Kadou & Evemer & the worldbuilding) and then finally we started to go 'wheeeeeeeee!' and I was very much into it. So, overall: enjoyable and no regrets for sticking with it! (and while i still do feel like it should have been like 100pgs shorter, I couldn't tell you WHERE to make those cuts!)

😍👂‍A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk and Robot #2) (Becky Chambers, author; Em Grosland, narrator) - love Sibling Dex, love Mosscap, love Panga, love the vibes

😍👂‍Band Sinister (KJ Charles, author; Cornell Collins, narrator) - eternally in love with this gentle little homage to/send up of gothic romances, with some of my fave quotes, such as: “If you don’t take out your beliefs for washing now and again, they’re just bad habits.”

💖💖 +118K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

brutalist masterpieces (greatunironic) - Stranger Things: Steddie, 12K - absolutely unreal the intensity of emotion and depth of character that can be expressed in 12,000 words

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

The Story Of: The Legendary Song That Became The Rick Roll

Columbo - s1, e1-5

Ghosts (US) - s1, e1-14 - as a big fan of the original UK series, I was dubious, because US version of UK shows usually go terribly but this is fun and charming and it's fascinating to see where/how they're making changes from the original

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - SubTropolis

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Emily Graslie Curates a World of Wonder

Vibe Check - Just Hit the Gas, Girl - this is definitely becoming my fave, never-miss podcast

99% Invisible #511 - Vuvuzela

Decoder Ring - McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime Pt. 2

It's Been a Minute - 'The Woman King' and when movies aren't history lessons

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Navajo Code Talkers Burger King

Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - MicroHertz: Origin Story

Into It - The Implosion of Time's Up (Plus: What's R. Eric Thomas Into?)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Providence Island

Hit Parade - La Vida Loca Edición

Hit Parade - The Bridge: Hits Don’t Lie

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Presenting UB40

Electric Riddims

Power Ballads Forever

Ska Sounds

Rick Astley

Carly Rae Jepsen

Coast

My Heart Will Go On: '90s Movie Love Themes

New Release Mix

POPTRAP

Billy Idol

[edwinisms]

as much as I adore jayden’s charles playlist I am surprised and disappointed at the lack of No Doubt songs on there. this kid was a certified Ska Enjoyer he’d be SO into No Doubt come on now