well, it's happening again. people are still writing articles about the problems with batman. "batman just beats up poor people," or "batman deprives people of their civil liberties," or "batman is unchecked white privilege." one person (again, on twitter) went so far as to plot out an entire batman movie where batman spends his time defending ( Read more... )

dear trump ( Read more... )

i just saw a couple of my neighbors walking by out the window.  not people i know, but i still wanted to interact with them.  but you can't just yell "hey" at strangers.  even saying "hello" can feel awkward.  there's that whole stranger-danger thing.  and even if that isn't there, some people are going to be confused ("do i know you?") and others ( Read more... )

sometime last summer, i was on a date, and i shared my feelings about what a sack of shit bill maher is. but my date disagreed. "why do we have to be better than them?" she asked. and she made a good point. if you're in a fight, why should you hold yourself to a higher standard of integrity when your opponent has no such concerns whatsoever? ( Read more... )

so it's the late twenty-teens, and after the runaway success of movies like "black panther" and "crazy rich asians", hollywood is finally deciding that it might be a somewhat decent idea to maybe think about considering to flirt with the notion that not every single leading actor has to be white. as a human being with the capacity for empathy ( Read more... )

I hate Bill Maher. Maybe hate's a strong word, but still, it's a funny thing to feel since I rarely have any animosity toward celebrities, unless one turns out to be some kind of monster. It's even more strange because I find myself agreeing with pretty much everything I've ever heard him say. So what, then, pray tell, might give me cause to ( Read more... )

i've recently come to realize that i hate the first and last minute of youtube videos. why, you ask? well, it's because they're a complete fucking waste of time. the ones i'm talking about are the ones that examine some piece of popular culture that i find interesting for whatever reason. videos with titles like, "7 great movies that were ( Read more... )

to preface this, i would like to say that i love my kitten. given the recent losses to my social life, i would be extremely lonely without her. furthermore, little gives me as much pleasure as when she jumps into my lap, curls up, and begins to purr ( Read more... )

last summer, i dated a girl who lived in boston. her name was kacy ( Read more... )

hiya, lj. long time, no stories. sorry i haven't been paying much attention to you ( Read more... )