she made it seem so effortless.
“For people who are gay or support gay marriage, I get how seeing thousands of people come out to make this statement is incredibly disheartening, but take solace in this: Gay marriage is happening. Like many drive-through window lanes, it ain’t going backwards. And your bonus is this: You get gay marriage, and all your political opponents are going to get is Type 2 Diabetes. Here’s my prediction: In ten years, America will have a lot more gay marriage and a lot more Chick-fil-A restaurants because they are both quality products.”
— Jon Stewart, The Daily Show
i went to see this movie by myself tonight. it was the first movie i’ve ever gone to by myself. so let me start by pretending you were sitting next to me and saying it was GREAT. not too hokey, funny in a pop-culture mimicking type of way, and benefitting from amazing chemistry between the leads (hence the picture, no surprise they’re now dating). but you were not sitting next to me, so let me continue by telling you a little bit about the people who were. when the lizardman first appeared, the man to my left whispered aloud, “oh damn!” Oh, damn was right, that thing was terrifying. when the deliciously addictive emma stone starting talking about living in a chocolate house, the man sitting to my left laughed just as hard and as long as i did. i felt a strange sense of community with these two strangers sitting on either side of me. i jumped, screamed, and laughed as a part of community that had nothing in common with except for the flow of emotion from screen to seat. it’s interesting how much you let loose when you have nothing to prove to anyone around you (i screamed like a little girl during every pop-out and frankly, i don’t give a damn). it was freeing, knowing that there’s a big difference between being alone and being lonely. every day i relearn that lesson here.
now that’s just good writing. and acting, for that matter.
“Taxi driver
I swear I’ve got three lives
Balanced on my head like steak knives
I can’t tell you the truth about my disguise
I can’t trust no one
And you say ‘allahu akbar,’ I told him don’t curse me
‘bo bo you need prayer,’ I guess it couldn’t hurt me
If it brings me to my knees
It’s a bad religion”
— Frank Ocean.
Solar Specturm art installation by Peter Erskine - Italy | “New Light on Rome 2000”
(via devidsketchbook)
sarah got me hooked.
not sure if i love it yet. although i find the dog to be a little more human than humanly possible, i enjoy the portrayal of a family through an silently subjective observer’s perspective.
