Sacha J

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Blog 11/23/25: Boris

Hi all, this past monday I went to see one of my favorite bands live so I’m gonna be writing about that this week. In case you don’t know who Boris is I’ll give y’all a quick explanation. They're a Japanese band that mainly plays Noise Rock, Stoner Rock, and Drone music and this year is the 20th anniversary of their most popular album Pink. I still don’t get how these guys have managed to consistently pump out music for nearly 40 years, yet they just keep rolling. I was pretty baked at this show so my recollection might be a bit foggy, but I’ll try my best to write something fun about it.

Their first set was all of Pink front to back and by god was it good. This was my third time seeing them live and they haven't repeated a single song in the ones I’ve been to, so it was pretty cool seeing this album live for the first time. The first half of the album is much more noise rock-y than the second half with a lot more shorter songs such as the title track or Electric. I’m always so impressed by the sound quality Boris has despite them playing at such a loud volume (Wear earplugs to their shows or you will get hearing damage). I remember watching a video on their guitarist Wata’s pedalboard and it's still one of the coolest things I’ve ever watched. She has such a cool guitar sound there's nothing else that comes even remotely close for me. 

The second half of their set consisted of more Drone style songs which I really liked. I was able to zone out pretty easily and really feel the music. The last song they played before the encore was Farewell, something somewhat out of form for the band. The song is an 8 minute long shoegaze track that honestly brought tears to my eyes when I heard it live. It was such a beautiful way to end the set and I honestly would have been happy if the show ended right then and there. But since I mentioned it earlier, I just have to talk about the encore.

The Encore consisted of an abridged version of flood, and it was probably the coolest thing I’ve ever seen live. Flood might be my favorite Boris album and possibly even my favorite album ever, so being able to see them play it was unreal. The song has such a calming feel to it even during the loudest points. I always feel like I’m being washed away whenever I listen to it. If you haven't given the album a listen I highly recommended giving it a try (you won’t regret it). I’m always so mesmerized by the way Boris performs and seeing one of their calmer albums played live was so cool. After the show I managed to snag a plushie from their merch stand so I’ll make sure to attach a picture of that in the post. 

Sorry if today’s post is a little shorter than usual. I've been really swamped with work since finals are coming up, but I’ll make up for it over winter and thanksgiving break. I think I’ve said all I need to say regarding this week's post so I’ll sign off here. Remember that if you wanna contact me either send me an email ([email protected]) or just use the AMA feature on tumblr and I’ll respond as soon as I can. Thanks for reading and have a good rest of your Sunday. 

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Trist3r0 Blog 11/16/25: Mahou Shoujo

Hello all, hope you’ve had a good week. For this week’s post I feel like talking about magical girls since I’ve been reading Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete and watching Cardcaptor Sakura. Mahou Shoujo has always been one of my favorite anime/manga subgenres, so it only feels natural for me to write about it in the blog at some point. I’ve always found the way magical girl anime and manga make hyperfeminity something powerful rather than the passive label society likes to slap on it. Magical girls are able to be strong without having to be portrayed as masculine like many other strong women are. Having a hyperfeminine main character who's just as strong as a similar masculine character from a shounen manga was always so cool to me so I just naturally drifted towards the subgenre. Many magical girl anime/manga also explore homosexuality which often hooks me further than I already am.

The First Anime I wanna talk about that I’ve been loving recently is Cardcaptor Sakura. The anime released during a wave of magical girl anime that largely popularized the subgenre in the 90s, including other classics such as Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Magic Knight Rayearth. Sakura definitely feels aimed at a younger audience than the aforementioned shows, but it still remains an important part of magical girl success. I find myself to be a really big fan of Sakura’s juvenile nature, as it’s simplistic enough to hook any new fans of the genre and I find some of the ways it explores homosexuality to be very intriguing. Sakura’s best friend Tomoyo is obsessed with her to the point of recording her all the time. This behavior heavily hints at Tomoyo being homosexual in some way, as she spends most (if not all) of her time capturing or dressing Sakura. This behavior might go over a lot of younger people’s heads, but I really enjoy how Tomoyo’s obsession with Sakura appears in the anime.

To contrast the more innocent nature of Tomoyo’s homosexual desire, I wanna talk about Hiragi Utena’s blatant lust in Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete. This manga switches up slightly by having the main character be the villain the magical girls fight rather than a warrior of good. She still has magical girl powers similar to her adversaries, but she uses them for more nefarious purposes. Whenever she captures her enemies, it often leads to some form of torment that occasionally turns sexual. At first Utena strongly opposes the idea of harassing the women she idolizes, but as the story progresses she becomes increasingly depraved. Having a subgenre focused so much on hyperfeminity display behavior so erotic could be offputting to some, but I find it very enjoyable. Perverse traits rarely display themselves in female characters, which makes Utena all the more interesting as a protagonist. Not only does Utena have strong sexual desire, but it is entirely homosexual desire. Not once does she show any signs of sexual desire for men, only women elicit that behavior from her. With so many magical girl anime and manga having implied or explicit homosexual characters, you begin to wonder if they are tangential to the genre. They sure feel necessary in most scenarios even if the main character displays heterosexual traits.  I feel like I’m starting to ramble on a little bit so I’m gonna wrap everything up now. I hope you all enjoyed this week’s post and have a good rest of your Sunday. For any questions either ask me here on tumblr (the inquiries button) or email me at [email protected]. I’m seeing one of my favorite bands live tomorrow so I think I’ll write about that next week. Thanks for reading y’all.

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Trist3r0 Blog 11/9/25: Thoughts on Translated Poetry & Introductions

I’m not really sure how I should do a first post on the blog so please send any feedback you have, it will be much appreciated. Since I’m mostly playing this thing by ear, the first official post on this account will be one about poetry. I’ve been reading a lot of non-English poetry recently, and its made me think a lot about how people translate poetry. Trying to parse why certain translators chose the words they did is very interesting when you consider how different poetry is from standard language. Even though I'm not fluent in French, I’ve been reading a lot of Baudelaire this week and some of the translations in the edition of The Flowers of Evil I bought deserve some writing. 

My favorite poem from the collection is “Une Chargone”, which many translators often interpret as “A Carrion” in their vision. Maybe I shouldn’t be talking about a poem that’s written in a language I can't read properly, but it’s the thought that counts or something. The general idea of the poem stays alive in most translations, it's mostly a matter of whether or not the translation flows well. You can read any of these poems on fleursdumal.org, so anyone curious can go check that place out or something. My favorite translation of this poem has to be Richard Herne Shepherd’s translation from an 1869 collection of Baudelaire poems. My personal views on translation are that you should try your best to preserve the author's original style while formatting the text in an understandable way for the reader. It's hard to perfect this philosophy, but if you’re well versed in both languages you translate, there's a lot you can do to keep the style. The most captivating part of this poem for me is how Baudelaire manages to make a rotting corpse a symbol of love. The narrator’s first thought after witnessing this vile mass of rotting flesh is to compare it to his lover, telling her how she will end up like this eventually. Decadent poets transforming what can be considered beautiful is so interesting to look at. I find it so cool. I’m pretty sure If my girlfriend heard me compare her to a maggot infested corpse she’d probably smack me in the back of my head, so I respect Baudelaire for doing it. 

Ok now that I’ve done some random blabber about my favorite Baudelaire poem, I wanna talk about the funniest translation I’ve seen. Shoutout to Edward Eriksson for turning “Tu mettrais l'univers entier dans ta ruelle” into a completely different poem with his translation of it. Not only does he retitle the poem to “You Hungry Bitch” (which is not remotely close to the french title), he changes the flow and structure of the poem completely. There's something oddly admirable about translators who fully commit to bastardizing poetry since it sums up the consequences of translation perfectly. I remember one of my high school English teachers always repeating the phrase “Traduttore, traditore” whenever we read books not originally written in English, and I have to agree with his sentiment. Accessibility is important in the modern era, but from my view as someone who is very passionate about literature, translators are traitors to the text by virtue of removing it from the original language. 

I think that's about all I wanted to say for this first entry so I’ll wrap things up and ask a few things of my readers. If you have any feedback please let me know and feel free to email me at [email protected] I’ll make sure to respond to any questions or feedback. As for what to expect in the coming weeks I’m not too sure, but I’ll probably continue to write about whatever I’ve been reading or watching since it's pretty fun to blabber about. That's all for me this week. Have a good rest of your Sunday and thanks for giving my post a read. 

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