I hope the delay for this summary doesn’t suggest that this episode wasn’t good. Flowers For My Life is a wonderful drama and it’s going straight to the (almost-)top of my all-time favorites. You know, I’ve seen a lot of dramas in marathon sessions after all the episodes have already aired, and when you watch a batch of episodes at one time, you’re more likely to overlook flaws, or be forgiving of them. You’re not really given much time to think over a storyline before it’s time to watch the next installment.

Some dramas might be good in marathons, but don’t hold up on an individual basis — Witch Amusement comes to mind. Actually, that series might have been a lot better in one sitting with the fast-forward button. But I think the best dramas are the ones that are great week-to-week as well, because it’s a far more difficult thing to sustain interest over months at a time without bleeding viewership — every week is an opportunity to lose an audience if you don’t keep the quality up.

To me, Flowers For My Life is one of the latter kind — not only do I enjoy it week to week, but every episode leaves me feeling like I’ve just witnessed something remarkable. (And I have.) If you haven’t seen Flowers, you’re missing out. And if you have seen Flowers and didn’t like it, well, we can still be friends. Just maybe not the blood-swapping, speed-dial-programmed, oath-swearing variety.

(Random) SONG OF THE DAY

Nell – “Good Night” [ zShare download ]

FLOWERS FOR MY LIFE Episode 14 >>

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Sorry for the lack of updates; I’ve been trying to get acquainted to this site, transferring files and fixing glitches, so I’ve been a little behind in the usual recaps (Flowers 14 will be up soon, promise! Then there are the new Bad Couple, Air City… sigh, so much to watch…).

If you see anything that looks weird, I probably messed something up and am working to fix it. Some recent glitches (now fixed) are non-playing audio, missing header, weird ad placement, imported comment errors… If something’s wrong, I’m probably tearing out my hair trying to fix it, but if it remains broken for a while, please let me know!

I’ve fiddled around and found a few additions, like rotating header that should change every time you refresh. If it doesn’t change, the image is probably cached in your browser; hit control + F5 to force reload.

All right, back to work.

SONG OF THE DAY

Soulstar – “Under Your Love.” I love a cappella. They kind of remind me of a Korean Boyz II Men. [ zShare download ]

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I’ve moved!

Please update bookmarks and feeds and all that good stuff. The javabeans.wordpress.com site will stay up indefinitely, but I’ll be updating here instead.

I’d been thinking of upgrading to my own host for a while now, but I’m lazy. I should’ve done it earlier — it’s a pain moving once you’re settled in. I love Wordpress.com, but I’m amazed at how quickly I outgrew their services and found myself itching to play around a little more. And finally, thanks to the lovely mily2, I moved off my butt AND got the idea for the new domain name.

Why Dramabeans? Partly because I wasn’t going to spend $5,000 to buy Javabeans.com. Also because someone once misheard “javabeans” as “dramabeans,” and I thought, how appropriate.

It’s basically the same as before, but few nifty features here include:

• Much, much more web space! Now I can post files without feeling guilty for encroaching on my file limit.
• You guys can now edit your own comments! You can only edit them within 10 minutes after the initial post, but that should be enough to fix any errors, etc. If it’s not, you can always post another comment. (If you’d like a bigger window of time, let me know and I should be able to tweak it.)
• Spoiler tags! I’m not sure if I’ll be using them yet, but it’s a nifty feature.
• Ads. Yep, I’ve sold out. I’d been resistant to the idea, but I figure if I spent all this time on this blog, a few pennies never hurt. If I end up hating them, I’ll remove them.
• And lots of other little details that only matter on my end.

I’m betting there are tons of little bugs in some of the older posts, which I’ll be fixing slowly. Thanks for moving along with me!

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What a great episode. I cried practically all the way through it, but it was a good cry. The satisfying kind. So many great conversations, and lots of great acting. And, as always, gorgeous cinematography.

(Random) SONG OF THE DAY

Rumble Fish – “Smile Again.” [ zShare download ]

FLOWERS FOR MY LIFE Episode 13 >>

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SONG OF THE DAY

Wanted – “Bye bye bye” [ zShare download ]

AIR CITY Episode 12 >>

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