Decrescent Daytripper wrote:

It's just paint. We already know the canvas is under there. I kinda actually like things better when they look like the artist stopped when they decided to stop, rather than overdoing things just to be "complete."

Oh, I really like your take on it.
I suppose that's partly what I like about Japanese art, how unfinished a lot of it often seems.



Then there's often "let's add some kanji in the corner" and sometimes little objects or animals that have nothing to do with anything, effectively making the whole thing look like the last page in a notebook you take to boring classes.

I often like an open ending to a story. Many people hate not getting clear conclusion and neat tying of all plot lines but I guess I can appreciate possibilities of various outcomes, and more than that, I find it somehow more realistic, since in our lives seldom do we get a nice wrap up to everything at once. Also, what at first glance seems like an open ending can actually be a very conclusive statement too - matters of perspective.

You know how they keep telling that "communication is key"?
I can mostly do without it. In my relations, I don't find it that important and sometimes I even think it takes valuable things away. I don't often feel the need to be perfectly understood and I don't pry on other people's secrets. The better communication, the lower level of trust is required, and trust is a beautiful thing. There's something exciting about not really knowing but being sure all the same.
I suppose that's one of the reasons I like SKU Ruka so much.

Decrescent Daytripper wrote:

Most of the music we listen to as music has lyrics. Lyrics are just kind of expected. I love some good lyrics, but I don't really care if there are lyrics being sung alongside the instrumentation or not. Instrumental music is just fine and, for me, frequently preferable.

I agree with this sentiment. I've been disappointed many times when I'm rocking out to something on the radio and I'm stopped short as soon as the vocals come on. Whether it's the awkward lyrics, or the generic/whiny/incompetent voice of the singer, or just the awesome instrumentals being cut back so you can hear what's being sung, it will put me off. Not always, of course. But, when it happens, I notice.