#joy osmanski

[becharm-27]

"Pilot" - May 18th, 2020

[arwainian]

Reading This Week 2024 #22

This is the first week since the spring semester ended that I really felt like I read a lot, and a decent amount of books that really grabbed me made that possible

Finished:

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu, audiobook read by Corey Brill & Joy Osmanski Reading this was a great time. It's been a while since I've read a collection of short stories and it was so great to read so many things that set out to tell a story and just goes forward and does so. Notably, two different stories in this collection follow the formula of "white American girl child makes friends with an old magical Chinese man who teaches her about Chinese culture through stories of magic." I liked both of them, but it was kinda funny to read two stories by the same author, in different settings, with essentially the same central relationship. I will also repeat that the title story made me cry

A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll This is a horror graphic novel about a woman falling in love with the ghost of her husband's first wife, imagining herself as a knight and the ghost as a princess. it's a very tense character portrait, though I'm a bit confused and dissatisfied by how it ends. This is worth reading for the sake of the art alone. It's both gorgeous and creepy in exactly the measure this story needs.

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System, Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu My friend Tort recommended that I read this isekai webnovel for the purpose of giving them my analytical thoughts on it. This backfired because it hit the off switch to my brain and I had a wonderful time just along for the ride, which I think is exactly what I've been craving from a book. I will be reading the next three volumes as soon as my holds from the library come in

Murder Crossed Her Mind by Stephen Spotswood So, technically I had an ARC copy of this book before it was published (because my mom is awesome and sometimes uses her book reviewer clout to get me early copies of books from authors I love), but I delayed reading it for so long that its publish date past! I spent all yesterday afternoon reading it because I was craving a mystery and sapphism, which this series always delivers for me. Now that I know the cliffhanger, I'm kinda glad I delayed so there will be less time between reading this, and the next book getting published next February

DNFs:

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, audiobook narrated by Jayne Entwistle This was too be expected, I'm just marking that I won't be continuing it for the sake of organization

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older, audiobook read by Lindsey Dorcus Abandoning THIS book however was really unexpected for me. I remember seeing so many good reviews for it when it came out, including from some of my favorite authors. it's a mystery novella set on Mars with a sapphic investigator! that seems so my thing! but unfortunately literally nothing about it caught my attention in the first four chapters, even after I switched to the audiobook. the silver lining is that being disappointed by this lead to me finally reading Murder Crossed Her Mind to fill my craving

Started/Ongoing:

Rape and Representation edited by Lynn A. Higgins and Brenda R. Silver while my hunt for summer jobs is not going very well, I can at least start up on my summer research. This a collection of essays, and I've so far read the first two, which are grouped together for being stories from Greek and Roman myth

Reading Plans: I will be trying to read about one section of the Higgins and Silver collection per day, and overall try and read a full book for my thesis research each week (with several article length works serving as appropriate substitute). I'll be looking at the bibliography of each to try and find good readings to follow up. I'm also going to work my way through different books that have been lingering on my bookshelf for a while, since i have the free time for it!

[disneytva]

Disney Branded Television Lists Futurustic June 8th Premiere For Hailey’s On It! With Digital Album For June 9th And Disney+ Release Alongside Shorts For Summer.

Don't worry! Hailey's On It! She's here to save the world and the final task of the the list to save the future depends in one kiss! 📓✅🌴

“Hailey’s On It!,” an original animated comedy-adventure series from Disney Branded Television & Disney Television Animation, will premiere Thursday, June 8 (8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel, Disney XD and next day on Disney+. 

From creators and executive producers Devin Bunje and Nick Stanton (”Phineas And Ferb”,”Shorty McShort Shorts: Mascot Prep”), the series, set in Oceanside, California, follows Hailey as she is pushed outside her comfort zone to discover the greatness that lies within. Whether she’s tackling every ride at the county fair, performing in a musical, reuniting a singing duo, or facing her ever-growing and complicated feelings toward her best friend Scott, Hailey is always encountering new challenges ― and more opportunities to conquer her fears.

Auli’i Cravalho (Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana”) stars in the title role as Hailey, a risk-averse but resourceful teenager on a mission to complete every item on her long list of challenging — and sometimes impractical — tasks in order to save the world. Starring alongside Cravalho is Manny Jacinto (“The Good Place”) as the voice of Scott, Hailey’s best friend, and Gary Anthony Williams (“Marvel Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur”) as the voice of Beta, an artificially intelligent operating system from the future. The series’ trailer was also released today.

Joining the cast in recurring roles are the following:

Cooper Andrews (“DC Shazam Fury Of Gods”) as Hailey’s dad, Kai

Julie Bowen (”DuckTales 2017”) as Hailey’s mom, Patricia

Josh Brener (“DuckTales 2017”,”101 Dalmatian Street”) as Hailey’s academic rival, A.C.

Sarah Chalke (Netflix Animation “Dogs In Space”) as high-energy scientist from the future The Professor

Nik Dodani (Walt Disney Animation Studios “Strange World”,Disney “The Owl House”) as Hailey’s classmate Thad

Judy Alice Lee (“He-Man and the Masters of the Universe”) as Scott’s younger sister, Becker

Amanda Leighton (”Amphibia Franchise”) as the most popular girl in school, Kristine

Joy Osmanski (The CW “Stargirl”) as Scott’s mom, Sunny

Nico Santos (“Tuca and Bertie”) as Hailey’s classmate, Jonathan

The star-studded guest cast includes Brian Jordan Alvarez (Univeral Studios “M3GAN”), Blake Anderson (“Dreamworks Animation Television Voltron: Legendary Defender”),Mick Foley (WWE World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer),Jo Koy (”Live from the LA Forum”),Jack McBrayer (“Amphibia Franchise”,Wander Over Yonder”), Bebe Neuwirth (“Tick, Tick... Boom!”,Cartoon Network Studios “Over The Garden Wall”), Chris Parnell (“21st Jump Street”,“Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers”), Tim Robinson (“Big City Greens Franchise” “Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers”), Natasha Rothwell (Paramount Pictures “Sonic The Hedgedog Franchise”), Brandon Mychal Smith (Nickelodeon Animation Studios “Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), Martin Starr (Marvel Studios “Spiderman” Franchise) and Weird Al Yankovic (”Milo Murphy’s Law”).

Additionally, several “Theme Song Takeover,” “Broken Karaoke”,”How NOT To Draw” and “Chibi Tiny Tales” shorts featuring characters from the series will begin rolling out in July on Disney Channel, Disney Channel YouTube, and DisneyNOW. Hailey,Scott & Beta will make apperances on Chibiverse Season slated for Fall 2023.

“Hailey’s On It!” features music from a cross-section of popular genres, from K-Pop to musical theater to pop-rock to EDM. A digital soundtrack with six original songs is set for release on June 9 on Walt Disney Records. Matthew Tishler (“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”) and Emmy Award-nominated Andrew Underberg (Nickelodeon Movies “The J Team”) are the series’ songwriters and composers.

Hailey’s On It! joins the ranks of DuckTales 2017,Big City Greens,Amphibia,The Ghost And Molly McGee,Hamster and Gretel,Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur & Kiff in getting official albums by Walt Disney Records.

[tracichee]

I'm in the last act of the KINDLING audiobook, and I've been absolutely floored by the narrators, performing their own characters as well as each other, making for this intricate, seamless tapestry of voices, handing off the story to each other, one by one by one.

CATHERINE HO anchors the story in Leum's voice, as curt and grumpy as I always imagined her. She's a flawless introduction to the kindling world, invoking all the harshness of it, the jadedness, the frustration, the complication and beauty.

JEANNE SYQUIA plays our general, Amity, to perfection. That haughtiness! That power! (That denial.) Jeanne moves Amity effortlessly between the calculating leader and the frail human and always lands, somehow in both. Her last chapter? LITERAL CHILLS. I'd follow her into battle any day.

As Ket, AMIELYNN ABELLERA *gets* the rhythms of these ghost narrators, *gets* their pacing and musicality--her readings feel exactly the way the narration always felt in my head. (Plus, she takes the lead in voicing Tana, the girl who brought the kindlings together, whose seriousness and determination and brightness she brings to life so well.)

I already shouted out JOY OSMANSKI for knocking me out with a particular excerpt from a particular character, but her delivery of Emara is equally impressive. Thanks to Joy, Emara's chapters are always a party, bubbling over with humor and life.

ALLISON HIROTO's performance as Ben is as delicate as the character is, evoking the same lightness in her voice that Ben has on her feet. I'm in love with the way her reading pulls to the forefront Ben's contradictions and fragility: a killer desperate not to be a killer; a warrior in search of perfection; a fallible, terrified kid.

ERIKA ISHII was our first and only choice for Kanver, and I'm so thrilled they were available! They so perfectly capture Kanver's softness, their dreaminess, and, at the same time, their quiet clear-eyed criticism. Listening to Erika read Kanver *feels* like being in Kanver's head--drifting, drifting, always drawn toward beauty in what can be such an ugly world.

Siddie would be an easy character to dismiss as something of a child, or a clown, but FERDELLE CAPISTRANO makes it impossible to write her off. In her hands, Siddie is naive and stubborn and, yes, childish, but she's also intelligent, diligent, empathetic, and her last chapter, where she at last comprehends the reality of being a kindling, brought me to tears.

Thank you so much to HarperAudio, this incredible cast, and director RAMON DE OCAMPO for bringing such energy and nuance and *life* to these characters and to this story. It's been a pleasure and an honor hearing you read these words!

[Video description: Various shots of jagged mountains and high vistas, moving from sunrise toward sunset, overlaid with a twangy guitar soundtrack and a female voice reading the text, "HarperAudio presents KINDLING by Traci Chee" and "Ahead of you, that vast and jagged border looms--sharp, immense, severe. The fortresses of gods or the gods themselves, at the tail end of summer and still capped with snow. The Candiveras are all that stand between you and the kingdom of Ifrine beyond--the rest of the world beyond. You pause. You kneel. Scratch your dog behind the ears and adjust the tiny silver medal you wear around your neck. If you had to take one last look at your country, you couldn't ask for a better view than this." and one last shot of a horse and rider meandering off into the sunset with the text, "Performed by Catherine Ho, Jeanne Syquia, Amielynn Abellera, Joy Osmanski, Allison Hiroto, Erika Ishii, Ferdelle Capistrano; Directed by Ramon de Ocampo; audiobook available now."]

[doormouseetcappendix]

My Winter 2023 Audiobook Listening Log Part 11

Anno Dracula: 1999 Daikaiju (2019) by Kim Newman 

Devil House by John Darnielle (2022) read by John Darnielle 

A Headful Of Ghosts by Paul Trembly (2016) read by Joy Osmanski

The Troop by Nick Cutter (2014) read by Corey Brill 

The Deep by Nick Cutter (2015) read by Corey Brill

Little Heaven by Nick Cutter (2017) read by Corey Brill

Threshold by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2001) read by Lauren Fortgang

Daughter Of Hounds by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2007) read by Suzy Jackson 

Paradise Lost  by John Milton (1667) read by Simon Vance

The Sandman Act II by Neil Gaiman (2021) read by Neil Gaiman, James MckAvoy, Emma Corrin, Brian Cox, Kat Dennings, John Lighgow, Bill Nighy

[good-realtor-bad-realtor-dynamic]

Fine I'll say it! If I had to give up something from this episode to make room for more talk about writing and filming (and for them to spend more time on the scene between Charlie and Joy Osmanski in his date, full-on rapist, hello?!), I would still keep the Wrexham banter, sports thirst and plugs for Fool's Paradise and Blackberry.

I might give up the match.com re-enactment bit. Even if it was fun.

I would do that to hear more about their high school backstories or how Frank and Artemis' relationship was developed. I would do that to hear about shooting in Philly.

I would do that for milksteak and jelly beans, for popping a quick H on the box, for cheese, for people's knees and for philanthropists.

My unpopular (?) opinion is that I like when they ramble on about sports and sexy young men and hair treatments because the bffs dynamic on the podcast is the most important thing to me. Twenty minutes of random chatter where the guys both congratulate Rob and take the piss out of him for being an owner is right up my alley!

[bluevalley-esque]

DC’S STARGIRL: Frenemies - 3x04 - The Evidence

[mndvx]

STARGIRL – Frenemies: Chapter Three - The Blackmail (S03E03) ››› Joel McHale as Sylvester Pemberton / Starman ››› Neil Hopkins as Lawrence "Crusher" Crock / Sportsmaster ››› Joy Osmanski as Paula Brooks / Tigress

[themusesof75]

If you hurt Duncan you have Me to deal with!

Mia: Maybe I won't freeze my eggs.

[jonmercer]

Anjelika Washington via instagram story

[becharm-27]

Happy birthday to Stargirl director, Lea Thompson!

What I originally had in mind as tribute is not turning out like I planned, so it's still in the works.

[stargirltvsite]

Congratulations to our favorite, over-protective, murderous & deadly parents, Joy Osmanski & Neil Hopkins! The Sportsmaster/Tigress duo was just promoted to series regulars in season 3 of #DCStargirl! https://stargirl.tv/sportsmaster-tigress-now-series-regulars-season-3

[tinybirdwasteland]

Crazy couples are the BEST

[tracichee]

It's been two weeks since KINDLING, and I thought I'd share another quote, one that's stuck around since my very earliest drafts. ⚔️ If you've read it, you'll know this one comes from a *particularly* interesting perspective. 👀 I knew I had to include a chapter from this POV from the very beginning, as an homage to Seven Samurai and Magnificent Seven, but it wasn't until listening to Joy Osmanski bring this scene to life that I realized just how much of a shadow it casts over the rest of the book.

Seriously, I had to stop the audiobook at that point just so I could process my emotions. If I hadn't been in the car, I would have been lying on the floor, staring at the ceiling. And that was *weird* because I did write it, after all. I could remember writing those words! Strange, how a story takes on a life of its own after you've written it. Thank you so much to Joy for delivering such a knockout! 💥

[Video description: A charcoal-gray to red gradient background with flashes of red flame overlaid with percussive battle music and the animated text, "There’s a split second between the roaring in the blood and the spilling of it, before the swords come down, before the choices are made, when everything is possible: victory, defeat, valor, disgrace, the naked blade, an arrow in the shoulder, a killing blow, the whisper of steel, the last gasp, the downfall of your company, the slaughter of the innocent, broken fences, soke, split knuckles, bare teeth, eyes, lungs, the smell of scorched stone and singed hair, a burst of flame, battered bodies, death—" and the cover of Kindling by Traci Chee hovering in the final image.]

[talk3tiv3]

So... imma just put it all out here.

All drawn by @talk3tiv3 .