Golden email #13: some thoughts with no context

Toby Fox was a dude doing silly things at the computer, then he got famous, but he still just does silly things at the computer all day. something to aspire to become.
Undertale: karaktärerna säger saker som ens kompis IRL skulle kunna säga. - paraphrasing toby fox
Scrubs: alla sidokaraktärer är personer och finns inte bara till för att stödja huvudkaraktärerna.

For a long time I didn't know what I liked with this video by now defunct K-pop group "GLAM": I Like That. It's that they're so EXPRESSIVE. Pause the video at any second and you'll see a shot of a person making a very strong and obvious expression. VIDEO

Solji from EXID singing "Tears". This. The fact that she things like that a "joke" in a karaoke booth, the fact that the show editors don't make a way too big thing out of it and almost focus more on the other members goofing around, the way the song's vocals go up in pitch more and more until they've reached their peak and then they go up once more. She's a great singer with a stable pitch but what makes it magical is her passion. The strength in her voice. The fact that she has practiced for years to be able to sing this magically, and that she gives it her all even if it's a joke segment in a karaoke booth for a TV show.

today i'm inspired by Sailor Moon and Don Rosa. don rosa doesn't half-ass it. was amazed at it as a child and it still looks good.



and here is SAILOR MOON stuff. i watched a season of the series. the series is much simpler than its music makes it seem like. not bad, but for kids, like pokemon. it's good, but i can predict most things and all episodes have a similar structure. it doesn't matter, because you can watch it for the visual and audial aesthetic only, and for the wisdom quotes at the end of each episodes that tell you to be nice, not bully your friends, not worry about unhealthy beauty standards, and follow your dreams.














/kbrecordzz, 2023-11-29