Woke up at like five, took more ibuprofen just in case. Woke up again around 7, got ready to go running. Went running and even at 830 it was already very hot. Did around 4.25 with a just over 10 minute pace, which was pretty good and I was dying by the end, so I need to improve on that. Luckily the itch wasn't too bad. Talked with friends for a while afterwards and then went home (I grabbed McD's on the way). Showered, the itch was coming back a bit but luckily not too bad. Applied aloe. Took more ibuprofen I think. Went off to the movie theater but not before noticing the ward discord seemed to have disappeared (it got deleted? We're still trying to figure out what happened). Watched Across the Spiderverse on Imax at the first showing (it was 20% off) because I wanted to and quite frankly I feel bad so I'm going to do what makes me happy. Absolutely amazing. Went to Taco Bell to wait 20 minutes and eat (I wasn't even hungry, but I needed a reason to be there). Went to the park for the bird collision corp meet-up + birdwatching event. Did that for a while (watching birds with old people who know what they are doing is fun) and then left to go to the baptism. Baptism went well but no one brought treats so ooops. Went home. Made grilled cheese and ate some cookies (more for calories sake but I think I had a slight appetite. But I also ran a lot and also biked like 30 miles so that's kinda to be figured (even all the fast food together probably only came out to like 1600 calories). Played bass very aggressively and hurt my finger from picking too hard/fast. Press Gang Redux is gonna be awesome. Worked on these posts.
Despite feeling better most of the day (and objectively speaking, being a good day) I feel my mood slipping again. So we'll see how I am tomorrow. Definitely still unmotivated. I much prefer days like today and yesterday, where I'm unmotivated and anhedonic but don't feel sad to days where I feel sad and also only want to curl up in bed.
Across the Spiderverse spoilers incoming.
Watched Across the Spiderverse on Imax at the first showing (it was 20% off) because I wanted to and quite frankly I feel bad so I'm going to do what makes me happy. Absolutely amazing. This is a movie that stretches animation as a medium (a lot like FLCL did 23 years ago, in a way. Less deranged though). I was hooked right from the beginning, with Gwen recapping the last movie while drumming. Animation + words + score just came together so incredibly. In general, I really liked all of the scenes in Gwen's world, especially the ones between her and her dad in their apartment. Colors and lighting were used really well to express emotion (like when everything went white after they reconciled). And the whole movie like like this. Not only does it feel like watching a comic book (capturing that wonderful essence of the first film) but in general the different styles meld well and yet make everything feel so alive. And the animation itself becomes a way to tell the story, rather than just a medium to carry it.
The music of the whole thing was awesome too. Some diegetic and others not. Makes sense I like it. I like punk and aggressive hip-hop and more aggressive styles of dance music and this movie had all of that. I'd honestly go back just to listen to the movie and take it all in.
The Spot is shaping up to be an excellent villain. I like his motives and character. I like how they took a fairly affable and harmless "villain of the week" and turned him into an actual threat in a very believable way.
Also, this movie is like more live-action than the supposedly live action remake of the lion king, which is pretty hilarious. Unexpected but hilarious.
So yeah, I really liked this movie and agree with the people saying that if the third movie keeps up the quality, we might not be looking at the best spiderman trilogy or the best comic book movie trilogy or the best animated film trilogy but one of the best film trilogies in any medium. That's how good these movies have been.
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