#and ive only had a plesant time here

[m3gahet]

honestly I find it kind of refreshing for once to see someone in the fandom who isn't into skwistok so go. Be free. Live your best life. Speak the murdertooth truth.

...this is a really refreshing fandom to be in. You doods are great <3

[help-mymindisonfire]

The power in 7

Ive been re-reading IT recently and ive been mulling over the importance the losers club have on having seven members, and it got me thinking why exactly we seem to love teams of 7 in either movies or literature

There are so many examples of teams 7

- the magnificent seven

- the seven samurai

- the dead men (from skullduggery)

- the seven deadly sins

- the seven dwarves

- the seven soldiers who fought the predator (still counts)

I could go on awhile im sure about many more, but im more interested in its significance and here are some of my thoughts

- a team of 7 always seems to suggest "special consideration" either the team has been hand selected because each member brings their own unique skill set to the team (think the dead men from skulkduggery plesant) or their composition suggests desperation, that they are the last line of defence. The last stand ( think the losers club from IT, 7 kids brought together by fa-a turtle)

- the odd number of the team also means that their is a clear leader. The six will follow the one. Of course they all interact with each other to various degrees and their may even be rivalry within the group as to who it is, but at the end, there will always be one amongst the seven who must lead

- i also feel that the loss of any member of the seven is more impactful as suddenly their is no longer that sense of unity and "the circle is broken" in a sense. Note that this only works if their is time to properly develop each member

These are just my own (fatigued) ramblings so if anybody had better interpretations i would love to hear them.

[destressjournal]

DCOM Rankings #62: Cow Belles

Currently trying to combat the anxiety attack I’ve been having all day by writing a movie review. 👍🏻😭

But I’m okay for right now!

So this movie ive only seen parts of in the past (I have friends who love this movie) so I would come over and watch some of it at their house. For some reason I just never got into it. Maybe even back then, the premise was too overdone for me lol.

But after watching it from beginning to end, I was plesantely surprised and also a little conflicted. I ended up comparing a lot of the elements of this film to horse sense, and I think y’all know why. It’s a pretty similar movie.

This part got deleted while editing so I’m just going to keep it short.

What I like about Cow Belles vs. Horse Sense is the likability of the main character(s). In Horse Sense, Michael was both obvlivious and a jerk, and he was hard to watch in the beginning. In Cow Belles, Courtney and Taylor are pretty likable characters with distinct and unique personalities. The sisters also have skills that they utilize over the course of the film, such as Courtney being good with computers and Taylor being good at math.

Now, what I find a little strange about both films (but especially Cow Belles) is that the dads always seem too “perfect” like everyone loves them and they’re honest and hardworking and a hero, etc. people spent a decent portion the movie praising the dad like he’s some kind of god. Even though he lives in a mansion while the dairy workers live in mid-sized houses or apartments and some live paycheck to paycheck. It just seems kinda weird...I guess he is the reason that they have jobs at all, but still. And he just comes in and fixes everything at the end of the movie.

A couple weak aspects of the movie would be the love interests and the antagonist. The two love interests don’t really stand out as true characters to me, especially the French guy. Like they’re just generic and boring. I guess the other guy was okay, and had some development, but nothing groundbreaking. The chemistry wasn’t really there for either of the couples in my opinion. But on the surface level, it’s cute enough.

The antagonist, bob whatever, I spotted him a mile away when he was first introduced. But I’m also 25 and not the main demographic for this movie so I’m sure someone who’s 9 may not be able to make those assumptions right away. But anyway. I like the idea of him as a villain as someone with a lot of greed who will just take money from the company at the first opportunity. And then he just leaves and we don’t see him again. I don’t know if I like that or not. I think it’s interesting that the antagonist doesn’t even get a chance to be redeemed or addressed because people get away with this shit a lot in real life and sometimes there is just no closure. But still, I would like it if that guy had some sort of satisfying consequence for his actions, even if the money is still gone.

Lastly, the one scene where Courtney realized how wrong she was was REALLY rushed. Like oh my god can you drag this out at least another minute? It’s like Courtney had an epiphany and was immediately like “I was a jerk” and completely did a 180. All in the span of 1-2 minutes talking with her friend. Didn’t believe a word of that whole scene.

But as far as the rest of the movie goes, it’s really good!! I love the character progression of both sisters and I think it’s pretty realistic from both perspectives. Courtney takes a little longer to come around but I also think she presents a very interesting ethical argument: When do things become your responsibility or duty to help those around you, even if it wasn’t your fault that they need help in the first place? She claims because she’s like 15-16 and was never involved in their problems, she’s not responsible for the lives of the dairy workers, so why give them her personal money? This is actually an argument lots of people use to not do stuff like this. And I also think it’s a pretty American mindset. I’m not saying that these are bad people exactly, I’m just saying it’s a realistic argument that people have definitely used before. Like, I can write an ethics paper on this movie, like geez!

The other “antagonists” of the movie which were Courtney’s friends were also really good. I hated them, and that’s what I’m supposed to feel for them. So...good job!

Anyway, I like the message and it’s a universally good message that you should help the people you love around just because it’s the right thing to do. It’s cute, it’s fun, and I had a pretty good time watching it. As for its letter grade, I think it’s just a plain A and a lower plain A at that. But all in all I’m glad I gave this a watch!

The next two DCOMs were two of my absolute favorites as a kid. I am so excited (and nervous) to review them. Here we go!

[byann29]

How was your day?

June 18, 2017

Girlfriend duties and joiners diaries

While waiting for the boyfriend to finish a sideline shoot, i was sitting inside Jollibee in gaisano tabunok talisay. I was looking for coffee and thought to get it in Mcdo but that place was too crowded and cant get a decent corner seat. So i decided to go back to the mall and look for any coffee store but there was none. So i ended here in Jollibee, but with no coffee because apparently they only serve coffee in the morning and it's now 4:30pm, so i got coke float with my spaghetti instead. i got a great corner seat just near their aircon. Stayed here for almost an hour now. I wonder if their crew had noticed me as my spaghetti was barely touched and coke float already melting. As i was killing time, i already have 2 seatmates, earlier an oldman roughly 50 or 60 years old. I thought he had a take out bacause there was plastic on his tray. He was waiting for his food for a while. I did not mind him because i was busy playing. I believe he had a champ. He ate, while i played. Its like we knew each other but we never spoke. I noticed him busy with his phone as i was with mine. I did not even notice when he left. Now i have a mother and baby boy sitting with me. The baby boy was around 4 or 5 since they were talking about buying shoes for school so i just thought that's his age. They has burger steak for the kid to eat. He looks hungry and ate heavily. According to their convo, he did not eat lunch earlier. While the mom went off to get the spoon and fork, the kid was left in the tabke with me, dancing as the song on air was a danceable song, he was like partying and did not even shy off when he saw me staring at him smiling. I was debating to myself if i should start a conversation, but hesitated when i realized theres really nothing to talk about. During this two hours waiting ive heard a lot of little mix songs already, dance songs, rap ang all sorts. I brought my headset with me to keep me busy but God has a way better plan for me. I got a corner seat, right ubder the speakers, it's like my personal theater here. Did not even notice that it's already 5:00. As i am righting this, i already have my third seatmate, a woman, roughly 40 or early 50s. She asked to be seated as its near the aircon, which i the coolest spot here because its just so hot, even inside the mall. She had a number indicating that she's waiting for an order. She had fries while waiting. Looks like it was a palabok with fries meal. As i am writing this, i could smell the palabok and its not plesant to right now. The smell of the garlic, i want to get up, but realized that i dont have anywhere to go. I'm not looking at her, but through my periferal vision, i can see that she's enjoying the sumtuous meal she's having. From the moment i entered, the line in the counter hasn't lessen. People just keep coming in, and out. Reminds me of a game i played on my tablet. At least that one came in rounds, this is the real thing. When i sat here, i had four chairs, now, i only have two. So this lady is sitting right across me. I cant bear to look up from my writing and also avoiding that awkward moment i am feeling right now. I wasn't hungry when i came here, and surely won't be too once i walk out. Its now 5:27 and the lady is packing her food to take out. This customer is a difficult one, she even asked for the spoon and fork even though you can just get it from the utensils counter. Did not stand up to ask for the takeout and just asked a crew. This song playing right now is the second time ive heard here today. "When ur out of my head and your out of my mind.....What can i say its complicated....... No matter what you say no matter what you do...so good its complicated " I should better go, people just kept coming in. Theres no stop with that line. This jollibee is storming with people. Other jollibee i know only have that line during lunch time. The lady is off, and i have another seatmate, a mom with a baby girl. The kid is 2 or 3, they're eating chicken joy and champ and fries. I think they have someone else with them, but i just don’t see someone else. That’s a lot of food for 1 adult and 1 baby girl, but who am i to judge. I could smell the chicken joy as she slices into it. This is a shy baby, she keeps glancing up at me. I'm looking through peripherals again.

I look at my watch and got a call from the boyfriend and I’m off. ---fin---