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Its not satire or social commentary if its just doing the thing it's meant to criticize.

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So motorheads?

Was it good? No...

Was it fun? Oh, hell yeah.

Pretty pretty please renew that shit. I am not optimistic though. They hardly even promote it...

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I mean this in the kindest way possible:

Its hard to respect the DCC girls when they have so little respect for themselves.

They let the conversation about pay fizzle out because they were busy and they had games coming up?

They are so blinded by a childhood dream that they let this corporation walk all over them.

I can imagine hr and the responsible figures after the talk about pay laughing about them after they left the room. Mocking them because they know they don't have to concede to anything.

And the dancers keep cheering for them smiling during games, making this soulless cruel organisation look good.

There comes a moment when you grow up and you realise that your childhood dreams aren't your grown-up dreams, and that's okay. That's necessary.

And judi is like: why would we want to you to quit your jobs. That's the best thing about you. Fuck you you evil bitch. And then she is ridiculing them for becoming influencers? What else are they supposed to do?

Being exploited is not an honour. And them thinking it is makes them either stupid or brainwashed.

Good for Amanda. She said what needed to be said and the fact that judi and kelli were surprised about her decision to leave, just proves that they are their cult leaders.

They can pretend to be sad, but they can't fight for these women's livelihood.

Oh wait. They ended up getting a raise. Finally! Seems like girls wanting to leave when they didnt expect it woke them up.

Well too little too late. But I am genuinely happy for them. And proud.

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Im a little overwhelmed.

I am now a godmother.

I am not particularly religious. But I was asked and i wanted to be supportive and show the babys dad who is part of my family that i am in his corner and ill be there for him and his kids.

And now I promised a priest that i will raise and support and teach this child according to christian values so help me god. (we are protestant and their church is inclusive so there is no moral conflict for me)

But i am an atheist.

I know the parents arent very religious. They mainly baptised him out of tradition.

I promised to tell the child about god and the bible and i thought it was no big deal. But now that it happened i am conflicted.

I know about the expectations from the parents: be present, some extra gifts for birthdays, be there for the little one, help with school stuff when the time comes. I feel good about that commitment so i didnt feel any apprehension before the baptism.

It just feels a little disingenuous on my part.

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The writers of ginny and georgia really understood that they had some incredibly talented actors to work with and they stepped up to the task.

Kudos

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Soooooo, i didnt like lwymmd on the handmaids tale.

It felt jarring and misplaced. The tone of the song sounds too upbeat pop ish.

The lyrics were so fitting. They couldve done a cover in the style of the jack leopards and the dolphin club but sung by a woman.

But the handmaids tale hasnt been about storytelling for a while now. It really became about putting out feminist soundbites and I suppose lwymmd fit that in a way.

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All the snow white discourse has people discussing the og german fairytale.

Either to proof or disprove that she should be white.

I saw a comment somewhere that the mum was wishing for a white ebony and red baby without specifying which parts the colours should have so she might as well be black with white hair. Like, what? Dont be ridiculous. This is a german fairytale. The white skin part is implied. That is also not racist it is classist. Even if it wasnt specified which im not sure it isnt.

Which brings me to my main point. They are all referencing the ORIGINAL FAIRYTALE.

Which one are they talking about?

The first one that the Grimms wrote down?

Or the 5th one? Or the howevermany versions they did when they published a new edition?

Because remember these brothers didnt come up with these folk tales. They just wrote down stories that had been orally passed down and around for a long time already.

Changing parts of it in every new retelling is basically part of the fairytale tradition.

I still think the race swapping is stupid. Its also a cop out. What is diverse about inserting a poc into a german traditional story?

Wouldnt the spirit of diversity demand telling stories from diverse backgrounds instead?

If they wanted Rachel Zegler as their newest disney princess they couldve told a spanish fairytale. Im sure there are spanish or latin american folktales out there. And if hollywood cared enough about diversity to tell them then we would know about them.

Every culture in the world has a rich history full of stories. You just have to care enough to tell them. And disney is proving time and time again that they only care about money.

I feel terrible that rachel is being attacked so viciously. Especially because she wouldve been a great disney princess. She is beautiful she has a fantastic voice. But this is Disneys fault. People dont care enough about actors to boycot films. This movie was a dumpster fire since the beginning. The costumes are abhorrent. The entire dwarf controversy... gal gadot is just not a good actress. And with a small cast like this one that just doesnt work.

But disney is probably really happy that rachel is the one taking the brunt of the criticism for this film. If the movie is tanking at least they can tell themselves its her fault and not their own. Whatever makes them sleep at night.

Yes lots of people are simply racist. No explanation needed.

But diverse films have been so successful in the past that you cannot blame the racism for the lack of success.

The most insane part is that with the right lighting rachel could totally pass as white. And her name sounds kinda german as well...

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I am so mad at the people who point to the US healthcare system and say "at least ours is better then theirs"

Like thats hard. Of course ours is better than that but it's still not great. Not even good. It still sucks.

If we keep comparing our system to those that are worse we will forever be complacent and uninterested in improving it.

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So this was 2024.

This year i didnt achieve what I set out to.

Thats fine. I'm still alive. And the big thing about that is that I want to be alive.

Last year I was unhappy about a relationship that never happened because Im a coward. So for next year I want to be become a person who kisses someone even when I dont know what tomorrow brings.

It was my first year without alcohol. I will keep doing that.

I will have many bad days because of the debilitating migraines I get. There is no changing that. But I want those days to be followed by good ones.

I want to be more honest starting in spring.

I want to stop biting my nails (surely that seems doable)

I want to call my parents at least once a week.

I want to finish my BA.

I want to travel to scotland.

Last year I survived.

This year I want to live.

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My unrealistic hope for buccaneers season 2:

-guy and theo realize their love for each other and becoming a throuple with nan

-a christmas season finale with their first child and all the friends together in scotland no drama just cozy domestic bliss

-the dowager duchess forgiving nan and helping her with her new role

- jinnys husband trying to assault lizzy and jinny killing him to save her

- then the dowager duchess shows nan how to cover up the crime

- conchita spending time with her child

- lizzy finding looooooooove

- mable and honoria having a little ceremony in front of their friends

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Lets not pretend like jinny didnt have a mean streak before she was manipulated by her abusive husband.

She is a victim worthy of help and compassion but she has obviously resented her half sister all their life. And lets not forget that the first time she told the secret it was done maliciously to hurt nans feelings.

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Ive heard someone say that lily shouldve tossed atlas phone number.

I think its very plausible that lily forgot it was there...

I have emergency money in my phone case. Just 5 bucks. Nothing much. But enough for a spontanious coffee with a friend when i dont have my wallet on me. At least that was the Initial idea. Fast forward 6 months. Im at an ice cream shop and they want cash. Im completely desperate cause i habe no cash. The man behind me was nice enough to pay. Because the stupid ice cream man already made my ice cream cone before telling me they take only cash. I was mortified. Who even denies cards these days. It was the worst. A few weeks after that im playing with my phone case. The 5 euros fall out and i remember they exist.

I put them back in. For the next time even though i will probably forget about it again...

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Thoughts about popstar academy:

Its so messed up that they didnt tell the girls it would be a survival show.

Filming therapy sessions is a red flag. I hope they just did it those few times to kinda show they had a psychologist to help them but i doubt it...

Also the documentary was super interesting to watch. But putting it out was a bold move. I didn't know katseye. So i watched it without knowing who would end up in the group. Watching most of my faves having to leave was weird. Especially because the documentation showed them so much and in such a positive light. It made me think they would win.

Love lexie! Leaving was so couragous.

Emilys singing got so much better with time. Super impressive. I wish the work had payed off. I hope in time it will...

Kicking adela out because she was lowest in fan ratings even though she was in such high regards with the teachers was unfair. I think giving the fans a little more time to like her would have been fine. It also would be a good reassurance to the contestants that their effort is appreciated. If the question with whom theyd like to be in the band had been asked earlier im sure everybody would have said adela. Also the fans never got to hear her sing.

Manon was an interesting case. She seems to have some kind of social phobia. Where her insecurities about the others being more advanced kept her from trying. She seemed to start to really put in an effort in her training when she realized how many fans she had and that the fans were more important than skill. I hope she is doing fine.

Instead of the documentary it couldve been a good reality show. Since they were hellbent on making it a survival show.... I think the band would look very different if viewers had gotten to know their personalities alongside their talent. Which is no shade to the members that made it. They of course are amazing and deserve it.

From the documentary this wouldve been my favourite katseye lineup: lexie, Sophia, adela, megan, manon, lara

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Are you seriously telling me i watched this cursed show only for the guy whose storyline ive been skipping since season 2 to end up on the iron throne?

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Riley being able to ask for joy actively was awesome.

I just said to a friend a while ago in anticipation of this movie that i want to give joy a little more control in my life.

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Inside out 2 has taken on a concept i learned in therapy.

Viewing anxiety as someone who wants whats best for you, someone who loves you and wants to help.

But they always go too far, they need to be reigned in. Ive always had trouble with roleplay like that because I find it super embarrassing.

But aybe i dont have to talk to my anxiety personally. I dont have to sit him down and explain to him that his attempts at keeping me save are ruining our life. In order to succeed he needs to let me stay functional.

I can let another emotion advocate for me. Not joy. Joy is usually not what i need when anxiety strikes. Motivation or anger would be more like it.

Personally my anxiety is a shadow. It creeps in slowly. It overtakes the control tower by getting bigger and bigger stunning the other emotions. And sometimes Joy. It certainly needs to be decided on a case to case basis. Afterall there is enough anxiety for everyone.

And it is going to be fun to imagine what all my other emotions look like.

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So long London but its Alex and Henry not working out