My son was a sarcastic, bitter, lonely, 11-year old gay Jewish boy when I took him to see Ghost World, and he totally identified with Enid. Ghost World was his favorite movie for a long time.
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uhhh.... I’m a South Asian Muslim immigrant and Ghost World was my #1 movie in 2001...shit, I watched it a thousand times on dvd and I was obsessed with the graphic novel and the website. I graduated from high school the same year the movie came out and I hated everyone with equal passion like Enid and Becky, and my…
Strictly speaking, it is shady to create a deceptive creation myth that tries to contextualize the original work as a piece of kitsch by an anonymous artist when you know full well that it’s something else.
It may be generalized as all heck, but if my 7 and 8 year old are humming it this summer I’m cool with it. I wish “crushing sexist bullshit 101" wasn’t a class I needed to teach them at their age, but it is. Having catchy simple pop-tunes back me up on the radio (is this on the radio right now? I’m old I don’t know.)…
Your story reminds me of where I was 20 years, at age 32. It finally dawned on me that it wasn’t being without a mate that was making me miserable, it was the pursuit of it, the endless yearning. I stopped looking, stopped dating in fact. I’m an introvert like you. I’ve lived alone almost all of my adult life. (I have…
I think it’s also worth pointing out that, historically, social/economic/practical factors made it harder for people to leave/end unhappy marriages. That makes it seem as though people are likelier to have irreconcilable differences now than they used to be, when at least part of the difference is attributable to the…
Biggest mistakes you can make in marriage as far as my six years and counting experience tell me:
Before ACA, my dad had lung cancer. He was convinced he was going to die so he decided not to treat and leave my mom in horrible debt. He died in the middle of the night after not being able to move off the couch for three weeks. No pain meds. No hospital stay. Nothing but my mom sleeping on the other couch watching…
Is Islam included in this executive order? Something tells me no. I keep forgetting that religious freedom is only for the non-oppressed super majority that already has more power, money, and influence than it needs, but sees itself as a victim because they don’t have control of literally EVERYTHING. “Quit…
Kelly, I think you misunderstood: THIS IS AN ORIGIN STORY.
I AM a Poirot superfan (actually Agatha superfan, I own every single book she’s written including the atrocious romance novels she wrote under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott). I’m such a superfan in fact that my purse has WWPD printed on one side and WWMMD on the other- Agatha fans will get what this means ; ) Greatest…
Looks like they blew the special effects budget on a Snapchat mustache filter.
Um, your friend is very selfish and this is wrong of her. You deserve better than this.
Your friend is using you as a taxi service and doesn’t seem to give a shit about your life and responsibilities. I would confront her if I were you.
DTMFA! Or at least take a friendship break .
Yeah it seems like you’re totes in the right here. And if it’s not inconvenient to give her a lift then it shouldn’t be a problem, but when it does become inconvenient (because I think you’re totally deserving of good things happening in your work life) just remember this argument you guys did have. But the easiest…
Yeah she’s not frustrated about being out of work she’s frustrated you’re not making yourself available to her when it’s convenient for her. Even with benefit of the doubt she is still hoping you literally get less chances to make money so she doesn’t have to find another way to get there. It’s time she found her own…
I’m sorry you’re having this problem, fighting with friends, especially when it comes to boundary issues, is never fun.
Fuck that, she’s not even being subtle. Have her download a Lyft app.