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Topic	How I spent my summer purgatory
Nelson_Mandela 07/03/20 10:56:57 PM #1:	I think I have had a total of maybe 3 days since March where my account hasn't been suspended or in purg, so I've had a lot of time to myself. I'd love to chat about it :) What I've been playing Animal Crossing got kind of (very) stale once we paid off our house, so I quickly moved back to the Ace Attorney trilogy for Switch (PSA: the Japanese physical release plays all the titles in English!). I beat Justice for All and plan on starting Trials and Tribulations soon, which I hear is the consensus best in the series. I think overall, I prefer the original to JFA, but it's still pretty remarkable how consistent the trilogy has been as a whole. I am glad that JFA didn't become too gimmicky like I expected after playing the final case in the original, though the psyche locks didn't really add anything particularly interesting for me. Still a great game overall, and I completely understand the b8 obsession from 15 years ago now. I think a 16 or 17 year old me would have really appreciated this. What I've been watching Some of you may remember my SephG Top 250 list from late last year, and I am happy to say that I have seen at least three films that would likely crack that top ~40, which I never would have expected! Parasite I made a topic about this last year before it became big in the US, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it (since I saw it after I already completed my list). This, along with Boyhood, are easily the two best films of the 2010s for me and are absolutely worth watching more than once. Sound of Music I really, really don't like musicals, but with quarantine in effect, I forced myself to watch the classics that I'd never bothered with before. And lo and behold, I discovered what I think just might be the GOAT in the Sound of Music. Everything about this--from the gorgeous cinematography, to the seamless and purposeful integration of songs, to the genuinely tense moments near the end--lives up to its name. I found myself enjoying a genre that never really moved me, but that is also perhaps because it functions as a fantastic war movie as well. And speaking of... Come and See Dear God is this a monumentally brutal film. And not in a gratuitous way either. For those who may not know, Belarus (the location of this movie) lost one-quarter of its population in World War II. Not one-quarter of its soldiers or even one-quarter of its adult population. One-quarter of its overall population--more than any other nation on earth, possibly in any conflict ever. So naturally, the film is reflective of that carnage. There isn't much I can say about it without ruining some of the shocking moments, but I will warn you that it is disturbing. But it's also the second-best war movie I've ever seen (only behind the legendary Apocalypse Now). The criterion restoration was just released as well, if anyone is looking to check it out. Game of Thrones Starting rewatching the series, and man, what a stark (no pun intended) reminder of how awful seasons 7 and 8 are. What an all-time waste. What I've been thinking about Well, as it is an election year, politics is obviously on the forefront of my mind. At the risk of being moderated, I'll keep my thoughts pretty high level. Good Man Joe Biden is almost certainly going to win the election, and the Democrats are likely going to regain the Senate. It saddens me to say this, but the Media has truly kneecapped Trump this year and the GOP with him. Just look at virtually any headline in the past two months and compare to last year--they aren't even attempting to hide their contempt for him now. And it's working. That shouldn't surprise though, as (fairly or unfairly) Trump has absolutely brought this on himself. When you specifically call out members of the media personally, bash them for how they make a living and imply that they should be jailed, the veneer of unbiased coverage is going to inevitably slip off. That's what we're seeing now, and they are truly (along with Big Tech) controlling the narrative for that ~10% of the population that decides the election. That's not to say that this is over quite yet. Look for the following things to have an effect on the polling, maybe even to the point it sways the election. This is a SephG bold prediction: Biden will lose ground once he is back in the spotlight Believe you me, the Democrats already realize this one. Notice how Biden went from clear frontrunner to underdog in the span of one month once the primary debates started heating up and his poor public speaking ability was exposed? The more he is on that stage, the riskier it will be for his pole position. If he were smart, he could probably guarantee a victory by simply refusing to debate Trump, full stop. Watch out for a vaccine October Surprise Coronavirus news coverage isn't going away anytime soon, and many states will flatly refuse to allow any cultural institutions (sporting events, concerts) or schools to re-open before November. That is, unless the American free market produces a vaccine early enough (September or early October). Once the story shifts to a victory over coronavirus, the tide may turn as we get back to normal. It's a race against the clock at this point. Let's discuss, friends. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso <cite>Nelson_Mandela posted [p:941644222] in How I spen... [t:78823040]...</cite> <quote>I think I have had a total of maybe 3 days since March where my account hasn't been suspended or in purg, so I've had a lot of time to myself. I'd love to chat about it :) What I've been playing Animal Crossing got kind of (very) stale once we paid off our house, so I quickly moved back to the Ace Attorney trilogy for Switch (PSA: the Japanese physical release plays all the titles in English!). I beat Justice for All and plan on starting Trials and Tribulations soon, which I hear is the consensus best in the series. I think overall, I prefer the original to JFA, but it's still pretty remarkable how consistent the trilogy has been as a whole. I am glad that JFA didn't become too gimmicky like I expected after playing the final case in the original, though the psyche locks didn't really add anything particularly interesting for me. Still a great game overall, and I completely understand the b8 obsession from 15 years ago now. I think a 16 or 17 year old me would have really appreciated this. What I've been watching Some of you may remember my SephG Top 250 list from late last year, and I am happy to say that I have seen at least three films that would likely crack that top ~40, which I never would have expected! Parasite I made a topic about this last year before it became big in the US, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it (since I saw it after I already completed my list). This, along with Boyhood, are easily the two best films of the 2010s for me and are absolutely worth watching more than once. Sound of Music I really, really don't like musicals, but with quarantine in effect, I forced myself to watch the classics that I'd never bothered with before. And lo and behold, I discovered what I think just might be the GOAT in the Sound of Music. Everything about this--from the gorgeous cinematography, to the seamless and purposeful integration of songs, to the genuinely tense moments near the end--lives up to its name. I found myself enjoying a genre that never really moved me, but that is also perhaps because it functions as a fantastic war movie as well. And speaking of... Come and See Dear God is this a monumentally brutal film. And not in a gratuitous way either. For those who may not know, Belarus (the location of this movie) lost one-quarter of its population in World War II. Not one-quarter of its soldiers or even one-quarter of its adult population. One-quarter of its overall population--more than any other nation on earth, possibly in any conflict ever. So naturally, the film is reflective of that carnage. There isn't much I can say about it without ruining some of the shocking moments, but I will warn you that it is disturbing. But it's also the second-best war movie I've ever seen (only behind the legendary Apocalypse Now). The criterion restoration was just released as well, if anyone is looking to check it out. Game of Thrones Starting rewatching the series, and man, what a stark (no pun intended) reminder of how awful seasons 7 and 8 are. What an all-time waste. What I've been thinking about Well, as it is an election year, politics is obviously on the forefront of my mind. At the risk of being moderated, I'll keep my thoughts pretty high level. Good Man Joe Biden is almost certainly going to win the election, and the Democrats are likely going to regain the Senate. It saddens me to say this, but the Media has truly kneecapped Trump this year and the GOP with him. Just look at virtually any headline in the past two months and compare to last year--they aren't even attempting to hide their contempt for him now. And it's working. That shouldn't surprise though, as (fairly or unfairly) Trump has absolutely brought this on himself. When you specifically call out members of the media personally, bash them for how they make a living and imply that they should be jailed, the veneer of unbiased coverage is going to inevitably slip off. That's what we're seeing now, and they are truly (along with Big Tech) controlling the narrative for that ~10% of the population that decides the election. That's not to say that this is over quite yet. Look for the following things to have an effect on the polling, maybe even to the point it sways the election. This is a SephG bold prediction: Biden will lose ground once he is back in the spotlight Believe you me, the Democrats already realize this one. Notice how Biden went from clear frontrunner to underdog in the span of one month once the primary debates started heating up and his poor public speaking ability was exposed? The more he is on that stage, the riskier it will be for his pole position. If he were smart, he could probably guarantee a victory by simply refusing to debate Trump, full stop. Watch out for a vaccine October Surprise Coronavirus news coverage isn't going away anytime soon, and many states will flatly refuse to allow any cultural institutions (sporting events, concerts) or schools to re-open before November. That is, unless the American free market produces a vaccine early enough (September or early October). Once the story shifts to a victory over coronavirus, the tide may turn as we get back to normal. It's a race against the clock at this point. Let's discuss, friends. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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