#barbie lives

[barbie-gurls-world]

I really need to respect my boundaries. I'm a mess. I keep justifying how I did manage to respect my boundaries, but I realise that I didn't do enough for myself. I was waiting for 2 hours (because I finally put a cap on it) for a meetup, not minding the potential hassle of a 10-km commute back home, only to be told that the meetup would have to be cut short. I tried to be kind, but I should've been kinder to myself. I kept bringing up the raincheck in the context of an agreement, but I should have brought it up for myself, not minding how the person i was to meet would respond. I suppose it was my intuition warning me of setting myself up for disappointment.

I don't mind going great lengths for my people, I really don't. I'm crying as I type this, because I remember how he called last night as I was in my ride home, to tell me how he felt bad about making me wait and waste my time. I held back tears as he apologised. Looking back, I wasn't speaking much during our time in the café... He kept asking me if anything's the matter, if anything's wrong, but I couldn't really tell him, couldn't look at him much, because I couldn't put a finger on it at that time.

You know what it seemed like? I remembered how my nephew rushed cooking beef Stroganoff because he already defrosted the meat and he had to go out for something. The result? Meat so tough you needed kitchen shears to manage them. It wasn't an enjoyable meal so it had to be salvaged by boiling the meat again. The meetup wasn't exactly a planned one but I wish I didn't feel taken for granted.

I'm always one to think of the other person, and me waiting for two hours was definitely me being considerate. If I knew beforehand what I was waiting for then perhaps he and I didn't have to go through such disappointment. I suppose I didn't know what I was waiting for because there wasn't really a plan. I was initially waiting for an hour-long meeting to end so he and i could "meet up", then probably discuss where to eat and spend the rest of the time, but his meeting dragged on, and when we did meet (he arrived 10 minutes later than the time cap i imposed) he had to tell me first of all that he couldn't stay long and would need to rush back. The convo was flat, he was (is) courteous, but he and I felt that something was off.

I don't want to feel like shit, but here I am feeling shitty. Perhaps this is what I get for always containing my emotions. This is what happens when I try to put a semblance of control over things. My feelings explode and go all over the place and I'm a big mess. Maybe I'll feel better later. Of course, I will. I've let it all out now.

Note to self: Think of yourself and your boundaries. Express yourself, respect yourself.

[barbie-gurls-world]

Missing how I’d spend long hours devouring literature. I must make time.

[laz-laz-ace-pilot]

After watching the Barbie trailer, my parents are arguing over whether, as a previous diplomat, Barbie should have diplomatic immunity in a foreign country (her home country being Barbieland) and thus whether her arrest by LAPD is unlawful.

Neither of my parents are lawyers or have studied international relations, they just got excited by the trailer

[violetrains]

Instead of telling men to repress their emotions to appear stronger we should encourage them to sing incredibly dramatic ballads to process their emotions like in fictional movies. Maybe the world would heal faster. And also it would be very funny.

These are my personal favorites.

[starfall-xo]

2024 Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees as VHS tapes by @ShawnMansfield

[terrabankz]

Wanna taste my candy😅

Reblog me if interested 🍑💦😈❤️🫂

[demifiendrsa]

Scott Pilgrim x Barbie the movie illustration by Bryan Lee O'Malley

They brought him to the movies

[barbie-gurls-world]

Yo, Yo, Yo, yesterday was your 50th birth anniversary, and I was mostly stuck in my head in finding ways to celebrate your day. I wanted to mix up a G&T but didn't coz I decided Serenitea seemed a better choice to celebrate. I would've got Serenitea because it brought you comforting meals within the days you received treatment, but decided not to because milk tea wouldn't mix well with alcohol, and because I wanted to find a meal with more veggies. I ended up having Happilee Korean food for the veggies & decided to celebrate (more like “spend”) on Sunday instead.

Everyone’s posted their own tributes for you and I only posted a ‘happy birthday’ message for you. I know you’re having a blast up there and that you probably don’t mind not having a tribute for you, but you are special and loved and deserve to be celebrated.

This song played today and I knew this was the most fitting piece for you. Happy tears streamed down my cheeks as this played, and I knew you were with me. Thank you for everything. You’re always missed, you’re always loved, you’re never forgotten.

[barbie-gurls-world]

I need this to wake my tastebuds! I need this for the fibre and the B vitamins!

These grilled Brussels sprouts are coated in olive oil, garlic and herbs, then threaded onto skewers and cooked until caramelized. A unique and unexpected summer side dish that pairs perfectly with chicken, beef and seafood.

[ayo-edebiri]

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[barbie-gurls-world]

“The point is, you’re you, and that’s for keeps.”

Leaves and Blossoms Along the Way

by Mary Oliver

If you’re John Muir you want trees to live among. If you’re Emily, a garden will do. Try to find the right place for yourself. If you can’t find it, at least dream of it.

When one is alone and lonely, the body gladly lingers in the wind or the rain, or splashes into the cold river, or pushes through the ice-crusted snow. Anything that touches.

God, or the gods, are invisible, quite understandable. But holiness is visible, entirely.

Some words will never leave God’s mouth, no matter how hard you listen. 

In all the works of Beethoven, you will not find a single lie.

All important ideas must include the trees, the mountains, and the rivers.

To understand many things you must reach out of your own condition.

For how many years did I wander slowly through the forest. What wonder and glory I would have missed had I ever been in a hurry!

Beauty can both shout and whisper, and still it explains nothing.

The point is, you’re you, and that’s for keeps.

[shirozora-draws]

Am I late to the Barbie meme?

Shower thought turned into a diptych called "Aftermath of a Barfight on Niamos Started by a Baby Who Did Nothing Wrong Ever".

Two weeks of merch designs has me churning doodles out faster than ever. I'll post the finished stuff later in the week if I don't die from all the OT I have to work to make up for the long holiday weekend.

[backstepping]

ryan gosling: full-time ken, part-time puppy wrangler

[barbie-gurls-world]

While ‘damn’ is very common, ‘cabrón’ hits differently. And if older adults call you ‘hijo/hija de cabrón’? You’re being sent to the depths of the underworld. 💀

Best Curse Word Tournament!

cabrón (Spanish) /kaˈbɾon/ 1. (depending on region) a coward, bastard, motherfucker, pimp, cuckold 2. (specific to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica) dude or mate; a term of endearment between friends 3. a male goat

damn (English) /dæm/ 1. to condemn; in Christianity, to condemn to Hell 2. extremely, very 3. exclamation of intense emotion

[kayleerowena]

horror barbies legally distinct pink-themed horror dolls available now from your local t-shirt store!