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[aisaayiah]

Review hamil

Akhirnya, setelah anak gue usia 6 bulan, di tengah kesibukan dan keresahan terkait MPASI, gue coba menulis review gue tentang kehamilan.

Jadi the first trimester berlalu tanpa ada keluhan berarti bagi gue. Payudara ngilu dikit adalah satu-satunya perubahan yg gue rasakan sekaligus penanda gue untuk ngecek lewat testpack. Jadi gue tau gue hamil even sebelum gue telat menstruasi.

Nah di trimester kedua ini nih negara api menyerang. Ya Tuhan mualnyaaa. Udah gitu kehamilan gue juga ada flek flek gitu so gue harus menggunakan obat penguat janin. Waktu itu gue ke dokter lain dan disuruh minum obat itu secara oral, dua tablet pula. Mual sejadi-jadinya. Padahal kalo ke dokter biasanya sih disuruh dimasukin ke vagina aja jadi teorinya mah gak nambah mual.

Beberapa hal aneh yg mentrigger mual gue adalah bau bakso, bau seblak (emg tempat kerja gue tuh hobi masak-masak pake rice cooker gitu), bau bapak-bapak beberapa teman kerja wkwkwk. Apalagi bapak-bapaknya sambil makan bakso.

Dan gue punya jam-jam khusus muntah. Pagi sudah tentu ya karna kan ke toilet tuh. Udahlah pokoknya liat toilet mah muntah pasti seada-adanya. Trus gue nyampe kantor, ke rawat inap, pegang pasien, nah pas udah selesai dan balik ke lantai gue lagi, nah tuh muntah lagi deh. Trus nanti muntah lagi kalo udh sampai rumah. Terakhir muntah sebelum tidur. Nah pada jam itu sih gue bersyukur ya muntah karna yg gue muntahin ya asam lambung. Coba kalo abis makan trus gue muntah masih ada makanan gitu waduh, yg ada muntah terus gak berhenti deh. Oh dan jangan lupakan heart burn. Asli gue heart burn rasanya kayak 24 hours 7 days a week. Tidur bantal tumpuk tiga. Buset deh sengsaraaaa bgt. Sekarang sih nyeritainnya santai, dulu mah sampe agak depresi. Kadang nangis sendirian kalo malem. Huhu. Percayalah, hamil itu, bahkan bagi gue yg punya cukup support system, rasanya tetap kesepian.

Sampai akhirnya lewatkan periode itu. Masuk trimester tiga dan wih enak sekali. Yang tadinya cuma bisa makan sesuap jadi bisa makan banyak. Banyak banget malah wkwk. Sebelumnya mah gue cuma bisa makan mie ayam, bubur ayam, telor dadar. Udah itu aja dirotasi. Lewat trimester dua mah ngemil terusss tapi gue jaga sih jangan kebanyakan manis. Mulai berani ngopi segelas kecil aja kalo pengen bgt. Tapi tentu saja tetap ada harga yg harus dibayar. Jadi dari awal-awal hamil gue merasa tulang ekor gue sakit kalo duduk trus berdiri. Dan ini semakin terasa di semester ketiga, bersama dengan ambeien gue. Tidur makin pegal karna udh gak enak terlentang. Bangun dari tidur pun rasanya syulit syekaliii. Dari yg awalnya takut kalo bayangin lahiran sampai akhirnya gue kayak hihhh kapan ini keluarnyaaaaa.

Permasalahan lain dalam kehamilan bagi gue adalah minum vitaminnya wkwkwk. Aku tuh takut bgt minum obat dari kecil. Hasil dari segala trauma minum obat jaman dulu. Jadi kadang dimarahin suami karna ketauan vitamin ada yg gak diminum hihihi. Syukurnya anak lahir tanpa kekurangan apa pun. Tidak untuk ditiru yessss.

Keperluan yg penting saat hamil menurut gue adalah siapkan celana dalam yg big size agar dapat mengakomodir saat perut sudah membesar. Asli gue setelah bertahan pake CD biasa dan akhirnya pake CD yg segede kabupaten itu, rasanya tuh kayak waw inikah surga dunia. Karena enak bgt cuy, nyamannn. Bodoh sekali lah aku ini yg memaksakan untuk pake CD biasa.

Terus yg penting bgt juga adalah perawatan stretch mark. Beli ajalah yg agak-agak mahal kalau dikira-kira bakalan gak pede. Kalo cuek aja kayak gue mah udahlah beli aja yg melembapkan pokoke. Ternyata stretch mark tetep ada, yaudah namanya juga bekas hamil wkwk dan tentunya suami pun gak peduli juga sama stretch mark ini. Tapi kalo diterawang kok suami kayaknya bakalan bawel ya minta aja duitnya gaes. Beli yg agak-agak mahal 👍🏻👍🏻

Perbanyak waktu berdua sama suami. Staycation, movie date, dinner, brunch, whatever yg biasa kalian lakukan. Nanti pas udah ada bayi agak lama baru bisa gitu lagi dan rasanya pun beda karena ada was-was ninggalin anak kan.

Pastikan mau lahiran normal atau sesar. Setau gue kalo normal kan musti senam, pijat perineum bla bla bla segala macam, persiapkanlah. Kalo gue karna emg udh pasti sesar paling yg gue siapkan adalah mental wkwk. Karna kan katanya disuntik spinalnya sakit, pasang kateter sakit, post operasi sakit ya perbanyak nanya aja sih ke yg berpengalaman. Prinsip gue adalah prepare for the worst. Trus juga memastikan ada yg bantuin di 24 jam setelah sesar karena itu blm bisa ngapa-ngapain.

Udah sih itu aja ya yg masih jelas dalam ingatan gue. Detail lainnya udah lupa lupa inget juga wkwk.

[aleppothemushroom]

Task acquired! Do you need a movie recommendation?

What can I say about The Wild Robot other than it's a brilliantly emotional film from the director of Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon, and The Croods with a surprising amount of dark humor I wasn't expecting. While it may not do anything new and original, it tackles themes of family, adapting to your environment, motherhood, purpose, and kindness as a survival skill in its own original way. Some minor spoilers below.

For one thing, the animation is gorgeous. The paint-like rendering makes the forest look incredibly natural and beautiful compared to the artificial sleekness of the human society the main character originates from. By the way, I don't think any of the human characters here had a single line of dialogue, which is a nice change of pace.

Speaking of the main character, Roz is incredibly likeable, entertaining, and has a brilliant arc. At the start, when she's more robotic and calculated, she gets a lot of laughs. But as she grows more and more human (by, ironically, hanging out with a bunch of wild animals), she becomes a mother, a protector, and is able to make a civilized community out of these wild animals. The supporting cast are also equally interesting. Fink, voiced by Pedro Pascal, is an incredibly loveable, scheming fox who inadvertently becomes Roz's best friend. Brightbill is an adorable gosling who's parent/child-like relationship with Roz is at the heart of the film. It's both very sweet and funny when he starts acting like a robot as he gets older because that's how his "mom" acts. Catherine O'Hara as a possum mom who's become apathetic towards her children because of how many litters she's had plus how often they die easily gets the biggest laugh in the whole movie. I also really loved Mark Hamill as the aggressive bear and Stephanie Hsu plays a refreshingly original villain who I won't spoil here.

While I rarely cry at movies, the emotional highlights got me a little teary-eyed. I imagine this movie will have some people bawling, especially the parents in the room. And while movie is perfectly fine with making jokes about death, it's also not afraid to portray death as real possibility for these characters, peculiarly during the Winter. The movie also isn't afraid to have its main character struggle and physically hurt during her journey in this forest.

If I had any complaints, I'd say the pacing can feel a little off, mostly in the first act. And some scenes could've been fleshed out a bit more. Doesn't negatively impact the movie, but is something I noticed.

Overall, The Wild Robot is a must see and is easily becoming my new favorite movie. See it on the big screen while you can.

Task completed!

[cybergoth-damsel]

Okay obviously OBVIOUSLY it's scary when Joker laughs at something gruesome. Whatever. You have to do that. But that idiot should ALSO be laughing at the most benign shit ever. Bring back the Cesar Romero-level nonsense where Joker sees a spelling mistake and hollers for twenty fucking minutes. We wouldn't have so much cultural baggage with redpilled joker stories if he was still the kind of clown that could squeeze forty five minutes of joy out of seeing a bug fall over.

[episodicnostalgia]

Spider-man: The Animated Series, 111 (May 20, 1995) - “The Hobgoblin, Part One”

Teleplay by: Larry Brody Story by: John Semper Directed by: Bob Richardson

The Breakdown

Norman Osborn (of Osborn Industries) is sick of living under Wilson Fisk’s heel, so he does what any rational billionaire would do, and hires an assassin. But since this is a Spider-man cartoon, Norman also provides his hitman with a goblin-themed supervillain suit, plus an accompanying array of weaponry, all in keeping with the motif (ie, bombs shaped like pumpkins, a glider loosely fashioned after a bat, and also a laser gun for good measure).  Anyways his name is the Hobgoblin and he’s what this episode is all about.

The hit is meant to go down at a public event where Fisk will be doing some legitimate-businessman-things. Fortunately, Peter Parker is also in attendance as a press photographer, allowing him to save Fisk’s life with his spider-reflexes (Pete still doesn’t know he’s the Kingpin) before jumping into action as Spider-man.  The web-head’s interference doesn’t go over well with the Goblin, who demands more money to finish the job, but Norman ostensibly refuses out of short-sighted greed.  Predictably, that doesn’t also go over very well, so the Hobgoblin decides to get even by stealing/keeping Norman’s goblin-gadgets, and betraying him to…

…THE KINGPIN OF CRIME! So, Hobby heads over to Fisk’s place, and offers to double-cross Norman in exchange for… I can’t remember the specifics. Crime things?  *Checks notes* Yeah, Crime things. As his first assignment, Fisk sends Hobgoblin to kidnap Harry, Norman’s Son, [and Peter’s new roommate - more on that below] for ransom; and the price for Harry’s safe return? The Legal rights to ALL of Norman’s inventions, signed over to Wilson Fisk! Looks like the Kingpin has this one in the bag, except for one little hiccup…

For some reason Fisk refuses to pay for Harry’s abduction, and since Hobgoblin is apparently a man with only one tactic, he heads back over to Norman’s place and offers to double-(or is it triple?)-cross Fisk this time around. Naturally, Norman isn’t buying it, but then the Hobgoblin offers two compelling arguments.  1) “Why not?” and, 2) “give me some even more powerful weapons, please”, which is evidently all the convincing Norman needs to justify handing over the keys to an even larger/more powerful glider; Replete with heat-seeking missiles, projectile razor discs (anything to appease the almighty toy sales reps), and even a cutting-edge remote control! (oooOOOoooh)

Meanwhile, our friendly neighbourhood wall crawler has been busy trying to find Harry, and figures he might as well start by warning Norman, but he coincidentally arrives at Oscorp Industries mere seconds after the Goblin has acquired his new glider.  Since our hero doesn’t realize his adversary is actually in cahoots with Norman (again), another fight ensues, but this time Spidey is overwhelmed by the new enhanced glider jet, and just as he jumps for cover into an abandoned building, two heat-seeking missiles follow him inside and… BOOOM!

Welp! I guess that’s the end of Spider-man.

To Be Continued…

The Verdict

I have a bit of a soft spot for this episode, because it was also the first one that I ever saw.  You see, during the early years of my childhood, I lived in darkness and anguish because cable was too expensive (unlike streaming which has only grown cheaper, more accessible,  and increasingly easier to navigate), and thus many Saturday morning cartoons remained painfully outside my grasp.  The only ways to see new episodes of my favourite shows, were through the efforts of my very thoughtful Granny (who would tape what she could on video cassette), blockbuster rentals, and occasionally friends.  Tragically, Spider-man wasn’t accessible through any of these venues, but I was well aware of the show’s existence thanks to the Toys ‘R Us catalogue, and the weekly TV Guide, both of which kept me up to date on what was hot.  And so it would continue to be, until the glorious day when my parents finally did the right thing, and got a cable subscription (there was a promotion). Of course, you’d best believe that I’d done my research about exactly which programming would now be available to me, and Spider-man was one of the top shows on my hit list. On the first Saturday of my “cable-renaissance” I popped on the TV, and was greeted by ‘The Hobgoblin: Part 1.’  It was one of the greatest moments of my life.

Anyways, it’s a pretty dumb episode. Like, the Hobgoblin is extremely reckless, and his motivations are poorly defined. To be fair, his storyline was always messy and anticlimactic, even in the original comics, but that was mainly because the writers kept getting fired before anyone could resolve the story satisfyingly. Even then, the mystery built around character was rife with intrigue in the books, and there was always the sense that Hobgoblin’s story was building to something big.

This show had a real chance to do something a bit more intentional, but the one brief reference to Hobgoblin’s secret identity is almost thrown in as an afterthought.  Additionally, he doesn’t really seem to have any master plan other than committing acts of violence and betraying people for… profit, I guess? There’s just not a lot here to draw me in.

Obviously, if you’re a kid this is a rollicking good time with lots of flashy gadgets, and exciting action sequences. So, I guess at the end of the day the episode succeeds at what it set out to accomplish, and that’s fine.

2.5 stars (out of 5)

Parting Thoughts

Thanks to this episode, I was briefly under the assumption that Hobgoblin had always been the OG Spidey-Goblin-Foe in the comics, with Green Goblin being introduced later on.  It’s an interesting choice to have Norman start out as the mastermind behind the Goblin before eventually adopting it for himself. Sadly, I don’t think this show ever did a whole lot with HG’s and Norman’s relationship, which seems like another missed opportunity, but I could be forgetting something.

Mark Hamill provides the voice work for Hobgoblin, but he mostly just copy/pastes his Joker voice from ‘Batman: the animated series. It’s serviceable, but I would have preferred something a little more original. But then a gig is a gig, and since he was probably hired FOR that voice, I can’t really blame him for leaning into it.

I find it kind of hilarious how much of a big deal Norman makes over the Goblin-Glider’s remote control.  Talk about the height of technology, amiright?  Man, Hobgoblin is gonna lose his mind when he finds out about blue-tooth-operated drones, roughly 30 years down-the-line.

I skipped past it in the breakdown, but midway through the episode Aunt May decides to visit Peter at his new place (Norman offers to pay for Harry’s condo if he can find a respectable roommate, and Pete fit the bill) when Hobgoblin interrupts to kidnap Harry with a gas bomb.  As a result, May is rendered unconscious for the rest of the episode, and taken to the hospital.  The Doctor explains that she’s experiencing an ‘extended form of seizure’, which is notably not how seizures work, meaning May Parker’s diagnosis is either medically significant (warranting further examination), or the result of malpractice. The American health-care system strikes again!  But seriously Pete, you need to get a second opinion.

[thethirdbill]

My video about The Boy and The Heron is up! I hope you enjoy my thoughts breakdown and review if you check it out!

[bob-the-movie-man-film-reviews]

The Wild Robot (U): An Animated Treat For Kids and Adults Alike.

Uncover the touching tale of 'The Wild Robot' as Roz, a robot seeking her purpose, takes on the responsibility of raising a gosling in a future shaped by Global Warming.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Wild Robot” (2024). Again proving that Disney/Pixar is not the only game in town, Dreamworks Animation brings us “The Wild Robot”. I must admit that the trailer really didn’t do much for me. But the actual film is really delivered with some panache. Bob the Movie Man Rating: “The Wild Robot” Plot Summary: It’s a post-Global-Warming future (the Golden Gate…

[moviewarfare]

A “QUICK!” Review of "The Wild Robot (2024)"

This is easily the best-animated movie of 2024.

The story and message are incredibly heartfelt and wonderfully done. The theme of family, communities coming together and accepting being different have been done hundreds of times before but The Wild Robot still executes this in such a masterful way that it will still be incredibly touching.

The animation and art style are beautiful with many stunning shots. It is hard to believe that this film had a $78 million budget, especially when compared to the $200 million budget of Inside Out 2. Every voice actor does a phenomenal job as well and it doesn't feel phoned in.

This is a must-watch film and I hope Dreamwork continues to give more of this and less of Kung Fu Panda 4.

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The Wild Robot (dir. Chris Sanders) x TIFF 2024.

How the film combines different film genres in its animated sci-fi survival adventure, based on the children's picture book of the same name by illustrator Peter Brown, feels so imaginative. Starring a futuristic service robot named "Roz" (voiced amusingly by Lupita Nyong'o) stranded on an uninhabitated island after being shipwrecked, its blend of wildlife encountering technology furthers a fun adoptive parent storyline about an orphaned gosling enhanced by a hand-painted aesthetic.

Premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Gala Presentations program.

[agentnico]

The Wild Robot (2024) review

Oof, this review might annoy some people.

Plot: Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named Roz must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Building relationships with the native animals, Roz soon develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.

Right, so I’ve seen everyone raving about this new DreamWorks animation, from Rotten Tomatoes to IMDb to Letterboxd to my wife… everyone is loving Wild Robot! There is indeed lots to like here. Following Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’s success (and well deserved success at that!!), DreamWorks again uses that frenetic 2D/3D blend of animation that gives the whole experience a real picturesque quality, especially with some shots having that brush effect that feel as if they were painted. This is a gorgeous looking movie, and add to that Kris Bowers’ motherloading banger of a music score, this thing is a technical marvel.

Narratively though this didn’t click with me for some reason. I may be a Scrooge, but I felt the story was rushed and I could not connect with any of the characters. Voice acting left a lot to be desired too. With big names in the ensemble including the likes of Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Bill Nighy, Matt Berry, Catherine O’Hara and Mark Hamill to name a few, none of them really struck a cord with me. Kit Connor as the little gosling was the closest due to having that child-like innocence that allowed you naturally to care for the poor orphaned fellow to succeed in finding himself and all that usual character development jazz, but again, I felt really detached from the whole experience. The story seemed all to basic, and as much as the parenthood factor is supposed to be endearing and sweet, again it was so rushed in the beginning of the movie due to the script wanting to speed through to dealing with the human and robot-centric world. Also Pedro Pascal’s fox 🦊 adds nothing to the plot. He just kind of joins in, which by the way what was his motivation in wanting to help the robot and gosling in the first place? Feel like I missed something, but he really quickly changes his tune from wanting to munch on the gosling for lunch to “oh let’s help the poor sod grow up”.

Again, I fully accept I’m in the minority of opinion on this one, and I’m not down with the cool kids for not appreciating The Wild Robot, but I say it as how I see it - this thing seems really overrated. My wife loved it though, so I must just hate love.

Overall score: 5/10

[coralpersonapolice]

The Wild Robot miiiiight just renew my faith in film

[thatgeekwiththeclipons]

Happy 73rd Birthday to Emmy Winning, 3x Saturn Award Winning, Annie Award Nominated actor Mark Hamill! ^__^

[amxndareviews]

TIFF '24: 'The Life of Chuck' Review

#TheLifeOfChuck Review: "The movie works backwards, and it’s impactful because we are reminded at the very beginning how insignificant we are. As we see glimpses of Chuck’s important moments, we also remember the ones that shape us." #TIFF24

By: Amanda Guarragi Stephen King has been crowned the “Horror King” because of his ability to create a haunting and suspenseful atmosphere in his novels. His novels not only consist of the horror of the world or the evil people are capable of, but he also shows different sides of humanity. King’s novels are enriching when he ties supernatural elements with his characters.  King uses memories to…

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Review: The Boy And The Heron

Hayao Miyazaki is one of those artists that needs no introduction, a brilliant storyteller whose characters and richly-developed stories include tales of flying pigs and walking castles, forest gods and floating cities, preschooler mermaids and fantastical bathhouses. So even when nobody really knew what the plot was, “The Boy And The Heron” was already an alluring prospect. And while perhaps…

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Spider-man: The Animated Series, 112 (May 27, 1995) - “The Hobgoblin, Part Two”

Written by: Stan Berkowitz Directed by: Bob Richardson

LAST TIME… on Spider-man.

Hobgoblin spends his time ping-ponging between working for Wilson Fisk (aka the Kingpin) and Norman Osborn, when he’s not kidnapping Harry and putting Aunt May into a coma (or “Seizure,” according to her quack doctor). Oh! And He’s feeling pretty chuffed about blowing up a building (with pumpkin missiles) right after Spider-man jumped into it, which admittedly would kill most people, so I can appreciate why he would be feeling optimistic.

AND NOW… the continuation!

The Breakdown

Yeah, so Spider-man basically just escapes by hopping out the back window, which is pretty much what I would have expected. I know it’s what I would do if I possessed the power of super-parkour. Anyways, they fight a bunch more until Spider-man escapes in the sewers.

So, Hobgoblin heads back to Fisk’s tower to report in, and finally collect the money he’s owed for kidnapping Harry, but Fisk quickly reveals a video recording (via hidden camera) that shows Hobgoblin re-colluding with Norman. Since betrayal is a universal no-no in the world of organized crime, Fisk orders the Goblin’s execution, but then ol’ Hobby turns around and completely overwhelms Fisk’s people with pumpkin bombs (the first time is always the most shocking). With no other choice than to retreat, Fisk leaves his enterprise in Hobgoblin’s traitorous hands.  [Never mind that the Kingpin’s base of operations is in his privately-owned skyscraper, and that at a certain point you’d think the general public might take notice of a cackling maniac in a Halloween costume, flying into-and-out-of the giant Heli-pad-draw-bridge at the top of Fisk Towers. New York must take that “possession is 9/10th’s of the law” rule seriously.]

Turnabout is fair play though, so Fisk and Norman decide to put their differences aside and team up by… hiring Spider-man? Yep, Fisk provides Norman with directions for the secret underground tunnel into his crime tower, which Norman passes on to the Web-head so he can fight the Hobgoblin for them. And that works ...pretty well, too.  Spider-man fucks up the Gobin’s shit, rescues Harry, and hightails it out the same way he came in (instead of just escaping out the giant five-story-sized exit that Hobgoblin wisely used). Wanting to ensure that his base of operations remains a secret, Fisk orders his lackey, Smythe (the same dude who built the spider-slayers a while back), to blow up the escape tunnel with Spidey and Harry still inside.  Since this is Spider-man’s show, he makes it out just fine, but the tunnel is destroyed, so he's left to wonder what that mysterious crime-base was all about.

With Harry safe, there’s really nothing else to- Oh oops there’s still a few minutes on the clock, so, uhh… Hobgoblin comes back for one more quick fight! Sure, we might as well do that.  Thankfully, Spider-man is able to deke his adversary out, by knocking him off-balance and into the river, and… that IS the all fighting we have time for, so we’ll have to wait until next season before we hear from the Hobster again.

All that’s left is for Pete to visit Aunt May, who conveniently recovers from her seizur-[Coma!  That was a fucking coma!  Was the concept of a coma honestly too much for the censors!? No, I will not let this go!], and reveals that the real reason she passed out is because Pete’s room was too much of a pig-stye for her to cope with. Haha fair enough. I guess Peter will need to move back in with Aunt May, so she can keep doing his chores for him.

Aw!

The Verdict

I think it just boils down to this, as a surface level adaptation for children, there is nothing specifically wrong about this episode.  Even as a cynical adult, I can’t say I didn’t enjoy this little trip down memory lane.  The fact is, this episode (in conjunction with the previous one) introduced me to the Hobgoblin, paving the way for me to discover his comic book counter part, where he’s considerably more interesting.

I suppose my only “problem” is that this episode leaves me with about as little to praise as criticize. For the most part it’s just one fight scene after the next, with very little story, and virtually nothing of consequence that would impact future episodes. If nothing else, this arc served as a prime opportunity to bring Spider-man’s awareness to the Kingpin’s enterprise, which sort of happens (in the sense that he sees the hideout) before it’s breezed over and forgotten.

Not bad, not great, no harm, no foul.

2.5 stars (out of 5)

Parting Thoughts

So, to reiterate, the Kingpin has this nifty skyscraper where he does his crime with fancy computers that connect him to all the other crime across the globe [… I’m pretty sure that’s just the internet], replete with a giant door (pictured above) that swings down like a draw-bridge-to-the-sky, so military-grade aircraft and giant killer robots can come-and-go as needed. I always wondered what the rest of New York thought about that.  I can’t help think that the office workers from the buildings across the street must have witnessed some awfully strange goings-on over at Fisk towers.  An occasional helicopter I can understand, Fisk is a billionaire after all, but surely the flying Kaiju-scorpions, and trick-or-treaters with laser guided missiles, must have raised a few eyebrows. I guess once you’ve lived in New York for a while, nothing fazes you.

After Hobgoblin has taken over Fisk’s tower (man, the ground floor reception staff must have been having one doozy of a day), he calls up Norman and demands that Oscorp be legally signed over to him, lest he kill Harry. Now, that is a pickle, to be sure, but it’s also kind of an empty threat. Surely someone attached to the government (or the banks, maybe) are going to flag any transaction of an entire corporation to SURNAME: Goblin GIVEN NAME: Hob (unless that’s short for Hobbes?).  Honestly, Fisk and Norman should have just waited him out.  It’s not like he can spend his newly-stolen fortune without revealing his identity.

[tenrose]

I finished A cosmology of monsters and I absolutely devoured the whole book.

It's kinda ironic how the beginning really scared me in a way no other book has ever done, when it took in fact a complete different direction to what I thought.

What scared me was that I thought we were gonna see characters slowly becoming mad and paranoid and maybe violent and we'll have trouble separating what's real and what is not.

But in the end it's not a story about monsters. The monsters are real. But the scariest monsters are the ones the characters are facing in their real lives.

It's a story about a family falling apart because of secrets, grief, depression and precarity. These are the real monsters. And in a way it's way scarier that what's scared me in the first place, because nobody can't escape real life problems (I try but hey they're still here). So my fear was replaced by sadness and the heavy weight lies and unsaid things let on a family.

I have to admit I am always found of stories about dysfunctional families and their intergenerational trauma and how intricate and hard it is to find a way out of all this. I do enjoyed that the story does not let the reader with this in the end with no sense of hope. But I guess the moral of the story, or the moral I choose to believe in is to share your emotions with your loved ones. If only I knew how to that IRL, but that's not the topic here.

Some moment were really gut-wrenching, I particularly appreciated how depression was being written.