childhood: the lion king (1&2), tarzan, sleeping beauty, barbie princess and the pauper
teenage years: mean girls, juno, little miss sunshine, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban
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As a kid: Pokémon Movie 2000, A Bug’s Life, Shrek 2, Fievel Goes West
Teenager: Donnie Darko, The Way He Looks, Thirteen, Tree of Life
Jun 10, 2024
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okay im gonna go from the earliest movie i rewatched a lot and i think fairly had the most impact on me. im also fully aware that the childhood list is a bit wild bc my parents didnt regulate the kinds of movies i watched they pre much would just cover my eyes with their hands or a pillow whenever there are explicit scenes like kissing and sex even though i can fully hear the sounds but they mostly didnt care about gore and violence lmao. i did gravitate more towards movies that are appropriate for my age during pre-adolescence though... i think.
early childhood:
- dumbo
- kill bill vol 1 & 2
- the princess diaries
- romeo and juliet
during elementary:
- hannnah montana the movie
- aquamarine
- wild child
- school of rock
Jun 10, 2024
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childhood top 4: barbie princess & the pauper (2004); lilo & stitch (2002); the little mermaid (1989); my neighbor totoro (1988)
bonus teenage top 4: the great gatsby (2013); scream (1996); the craft (1996); 10 things i hate about you (1999). maybe also tfios movie :/ (survivor of 2014 tumblr)
Jun 9, 2024
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i don't think anyone ever intends to become a recreational ornithologist. but i've noticed that it definitely creeps up on you slowly in your mid-twenties. it starts with noticing how funny pigeons are, then learning pigeon lore, and suddenly you're feeding your neighbourhood birds every morning and buying books on birds. as a child i idolised the pigeon lady in home alone 2, and i woke up this morning and realised — i AM the pigeon lady 🐦
Mar 6, 2025
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reading is a habit of building and developing your empathy and critical thinking skills. you’re forced to sit with an idea for however long you are reading it and forced to contextualise it and comprehend it within your own life and perspective. You can’t just scroll away or pause or put it on 2x speed. you have to sit with it. it’s super underrated, but genuinely I’ve made this a habit for the last year and feel like a totally different person. also you come out of it having learned something new or seeing the world in a slightly new way. I literally do not see any downsides to reading. make reading cool again! also you don’t have to do it in one big block, you can space it out — 15 mins here, 45 there — whatever works for you!
Dec 9, 2024
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our cultural obsession with being perceived as cool is a disease. its peak capitalistic/consumerist propaganda. fuck being cool. like what you like and who cares if it's cool or not. it's tiresome and we need to leave it in 2024. literally nothing gives me the ick more than people who betray themselves in an attempt to be perceived as cool by the masses. be yourself — even if it means you're 'uncool'.
Jan 3, 2025