#like the sisterhood of the traveling pants lol

[hummingbird-games]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the titles in hsdjy are song lyrics right? I recognized some but not all of them

More or less! It’s song titles 😆 And I didn’t think anyone would pick up on this (serious statement)

New Semester, New Me - the main theme that plays (which got renamed to Dazed and Schooled later on lol, you can find it on YouTube!)

Expectations - High Expectations by Mabel

Oh, This a Pep Rally - Pep Rally by Missy Elliott

No Pressure by Mahalia

Constant Surprises by Little Dragon ( I LOVE THIS SONG!!! )

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana (but I love Paul Anka’s version)

Feels Like A Party (can’t remember which artists I stole this from afsgsh)

Blame it On My Youth (Jamie Cullum’s version ughhhhh 👌🏾)

And Then by James Tillman

[tradedsymmetry]

I have so many inarticulable thoughts about the 2005 film adaptation of the 2001 novel by Ann Brashares, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

[corneliushickey]

@ilynpilled

ppl being more interested in Fandom than the actual source text is so real like they do have their own nonexistent text thats just a recycled concoction of the same bland fandom incorrect quotes tropes over and over again which deviates so much from the canon and they prefer to the actual thing lol

my favorite example of sourcecreep is the fact that if you go on reddit, pinterest, or facebook, or google image search 7 years ago, or flickr and photobucket if you're properly fandom old, you will find image edits of disney's jack sparrow with the quote overlay "the problem is not the problem. the problem is your attitude about the problem."

if you've seen enough of these edits (there are many thousands of them), you might even read those two sentences in his trademark cadence.

the problem here, though, is not anyone's attitude about the problem. it's that this quote has never appeared in any of the five films in which jack sparrow appears. nor in any of the video games he stars or guest-stars on. nor in any of the tie-in young jack sparrow novels or the film novelizations. it is not from a deleted scene or an early draft of any script. it's not from any of the disney park parades or firework shows in which jack is included as a face character with recorded speaking lines. it's not from the original ride or the re-dress of the ride post-dead man's chest.

this is a quote from the YA series the sisterhood of the traveling pants. one of the characters' coaches says it to them in one of the books because they are children in high school. there is no reason for it to be attributed to this character or this franchise besides one patient zero at some point or another 20 years ago making an image with a text overlay on picnik photo editor and uploading it to their livejournal or whatever.

anyway this is how asoiaf fans on twitter absorb information about their favs from the series and then post about it. i believe there are many such cases across fandom at large.

[destinyc1020]

I would say that Blake was a lite nepo-baby. Her parents didn't have influential positions in the industry. They could just help her with the basics like how to find an agent and where to find auditions, but they didn't have the pull to help her casting in big projects. Compare that to real nepo-babies like Daisy Edgar Jones whose father is the head of a studio or Maude Apatow whose father is a major director/writer/producer. If Blake is considered a nepo-baby Tom would be considered one too because his dad made regular television appearances throughout his childhood and was friend of people like Graham Norton. We know that Dom's experience in the industry helped Tom navigate it a little, but it was Tom's talent what enabled him to get roles

I wouldn't consider Blake a "lite" Nepobaby at all Anon lol.

Ummm... her parents were BOTH actors (her dad was in old-school stuff like Turner & Hooch, The West Wing, The X-Files, Murder She Wrote, and That ’70s Show, etc). AND she has tons of family members in the industry.

Blake's father even played her character's father in her first major film role: "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". You're trying to tell me that he didn't have something to do with that lol? Being her father certainly helped Blake in her career. She comes from a long line of acting family members...just saying. 🤷🏾‍♀️

And I don't view Tom as a Nepobaby at all? First of all, his parents/family aren't in Hollywood at all lol. Maybe Tom had some tips from his father on fame, and navigating some life in the business, but Dom isn't what I would call famous enough to be able to influence Tom's HOLLYWOOD options and gains. To me, that was all Tom himself. Tom was the one who got picked for "Billy Elliot" and caught the eye of those in the industry. TOM was the one who auditioned for Spiderman and was able to land the role. Nobody picked him because, "Ohhh...he's Dom Holland's son...ahhhh...gotcha".

To me, Tom got his fame fair and square in Hollywood. Now HARRY on the other hand could possibly be considered a Nepobaby (or a Nepo Sibling?? 😅) because obviously with his famous brother Tom being in the business, he's been able to snag small roles in Tom's films, has been able to create films that go to Film Festivals, and people know him BECAUSE of Tom. I'll give you Harry lol, but Tom?? I personally think Tom got there on his own. I don't even think Dom is all that famous in London tbh lol. 😅 That's why Dom is always talking about how Tom "eclipsed" him every two seconds rotfl.

[user-needs-new-hyperfixation]

If I had more spoons and if we all had more disposable income, I think it'd be really fun to start a Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (disclaimer: I never actually read/watched that in spite of being the right age lol) style bookclub with my mutuals.

You buy a random book that catches your attention, without looking anything about it up in advance. You read it and fill it with sticky notes of your thoughts as you read. Then you send it to the next person, who does the same and sends it on. Last person keeps it with all the collected notes in it. Who gets to buy the book and the order of people it's sent to changes each time. There's no online component except for maybe sending shipment tracking numbers, until everyone's read it, then we open a discord server for more discussion if we feel like it.

[akajustmerry]

hey merry just wanted to say i’m really glad you exist and thank you for sharing your thoughts with us here. i’ve always felt this way but idk the barbie movie discourse is making me crazy, i had to say it. it is shocking how low the standards so many people have towards themselves and others about understanding the complexity of things. idk maybe this is why i’m depressed and they are not lol. anyways thanks again truly, it is really admirable how you provide such great media analysis all the time ❤️

🥺 thank u very much. and omg it's maddening, isn't it? the amount of ppl claiming Barbie has to be basic white feminism 101 for people to "understand" feminism?? people's assessment of themselves is SO low they've literally fallen for the bullshit lean-in marketing of the film. they really think it's impossible for anyone to make a film that portrays an accessible intersectional feminism as if films like Birds of Prey, Hidden Figures, Bend It Like Beckham, Dear White People, Wendall and Wild - hell, even the sisterhood of the travelling pants films managed to portray intersectional experiences of girlhood (and those are just off the top of my head). It's infuriating! People will just bend over backwards to excuse white mediocrity. It sucks. But anyways, thank you for your lovely message. x

[therhythmafterthesummer]

Pretty being curvy and fat but still her body changes a lot and it’s not very a consistent consistent size. So one morning she’s pouting because her favorite skirt is too big. So Chan or the girlies to the rescue to help her pin it so it fits and no one can tell

Also the girlies but they swap clothes sometimes and you can’t convince me they don’t have like a sisterhood of the traveling sweater/cardigan that looks amazing on all of them. Also pretty in my eyes is tallish (tbh like hyunjin/Seungmin height) and you said ginger is smaller than Changbin so if she borrows a normal dress from her it might be like a maxi idk I think it’s a stupid cute idea

ohhh, i can totally see the weight fluctuation being a thing with her. clothes are often too big or too small, but she can't bring herself to throw them away when they're in good shape and she knows her weight will just continue to go up and down.

i think Chris would serve better as moral support than anything else, while her girlies help her fix her clothes whenever it's possible to do so.

also, i didn't know that movie was called "the sisterhood of the traveling pants" in english because i've only ever seen snippets of it in spanish, but when you mentioned an article of clothing that fit a group of friends i just knew what you were talking about LOL. i found that amusing.

i think pretty being tallish is a nice Thought, and the whole thing of lending articles of clothes to ginger really is cuuute. i imagine she likes wearing pretty's fluffy pyjamas sometimes when she's nesting and needs some extra comfort.

[watasemasaru]

miguel, ryan, and tobias be passing that navy waffle shirt around like sisterhood of the traveling pants lol

[possibilistfanfiction]

How did you get into writing and what prompted you to share it with the internet?

oh man i’ve been writing fic since like fourth grade lol (sisterhood of the traveling pants in a top secret journal lmfao). i’ve never been good at plot but i love stories, i think i liked writing at first bc i just got to get my little hyperfixations out privately. i ended up being pretty good at it & enjoyed english classes in high school, ended up on scholarship in college & fell in love with poetry. (which has done nothing positive for my career aspects but Did get me thru some hard years so yknow, you win some & you lose some lol).

i love fandom for the most part! i think i joined pretty early when i was a Mess & it was just nice to talk to ppl who liked the same stuff as me, & who were queer. i’ve made my best friends thru fandom & now i basically write project proposals & copy for my job, which is fine but boring. so i love just… exploring the holiness of being queer, i guess, the sacredness, in a way that’s engaging & fun & also requires no world building from me lol (which i hate & am too lazy for). so yah i think it started as an important outlet & now is a fun outlet! i love when my fandoms match up w my friends too

[andwegogreen]

thank u for the tag @thewindowatkirkland

An estimate of how many physical books I own: it's somewhere between 80-90 i'd say? i counted the books in my flat a while back and it was like 60 something, but i also have more in the attic lmao so i'd say something around there!

Favorite author: this is hard for me bc i don't think anyone in particular stands out? at least not in a way where i've read A Lot of their books and they've left a big mark? but if we're going like "who wrote your favourite book?" then it's markus zuzak. i've also enjoyed the two taylor jenkins reid books i've read ! but idk if i'd say she's like an All-Time Favourite

A popular book I've never read and never intend to read: i don't think i would have a good time reading a little life. so i think i'll abstain.

A popular book I thought was just meh: call me by your name wasn't it for me... i really wanted to like it !!! but it just. didn't hit the spot for me...

Longest book I own: oh it's definitely this hardback of the jana kippo suite by karin smirnoff, all three books in one volume!!! i got it at the book sale this year for SO CHEAP it was ridiculous. i think it's like over 1000 pages lol

Longest series I own all the books to: i don't think i own any series that are longer than four books these days lol and it's literally the twilight saga and the sisterhood of the travelling pants which is an UNDERRATED SERIES!!!

Prettiest book I own: the copy of the bell jar i bought at waterstones this year after seeing gabi have it... it's SO gorgeous and illustrated beautifully and i need to read it !!!!

A book or series I wish more people knew about: well besides the sisterhood of the travelling pants. swimming in the dark by tomasz jedrowski!!! it was the Only book i read in 2021 but oh my god it was so amazing. i've recced it to multiple people and it's just !!!!!!!! incredible.

Book I'm reading now: young mungo by douglas stuart for book club!!

Do you have any books in a language other than english: absolutely i've got a few swedish books, but i do mostly read in english. i also have a Singular french book that my aunt gave me when i was like 12 that i have never read bc i never learned enough french for it. so.

Book that's been on my TBR list for a while but I still haven't got around to it: besides that french book LMAO no i kid i kid, hmmm i mean i haven't read like 40 of the 60 books i have on my shelves . so any of those... but i'd say maybe the wolf den by elodie harper or the song of achilles by madeline miller.. i've had them for like. Several Years on my shelves... but!!! the book collection is like a wine cellar, the books will be there waiting for the right occasion <3

Paperback, hardcover, or ebook?: for ease of reading always paperback, but hardbacks are so pretty... i am not an ebook girlie i just love Holding books and looking at them and all that jazz!!! also not an audiobook girlie (yet???)!!!

tagging @accio-ricciardo @resonantbodies @wdcmaxy @love-leah

[pynkhues]

Sorry this is long lol but

Princess diaries

Ice princess

Remember the Titans

Lady bird

ATL

Cheetah Girls

Whip it

Bottoms

Moonlight

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Don't apologise! I love this game, haha.

Princess Diaries

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

Iconic!! I was like, ten when it came out too so I think I was just the perfect age for it. It's been a minute since I watched it though, so this may just prompt a rewatch, haha.

Ice Princess

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

What a who's-who of early 00s tv actresses! I vaguely remember seeing this one in the video store, but never got around to watching it. I do have a soft spot for ice skating movies though, so I might see if I can find it.

Remember the Titans

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

This has genuinely been on my to-watch list forever. It's so formative to teen sports movies that came after it! I know that! Yet somehow I never actually got around to watching it. I'm drafting up the Feb @scavenger-cinephile challenge right now, so maybe I'll add sports movies to the list to get myself to watch it, haha.

Lady Bird

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

This one was a bit overhyped for me by the time I got around to watching it, but I did still enjoy it. I find Saoirse Ronan endlessly watchable, and she had wonderful familial chemistry with Laurie Metcalf, so that really worked for me.

ATL

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

I've never even heard of it! It sounds cute though.

Cheetah Girls

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

I have the vaguest memory of watching this on the Disney Channel as a kid, but honestly don't remember all that much else about it.

Whip It

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

Wild that this did not spawn a million roller-derby movies! Also how did this not launch Drew Barrymore's directing career? She did a really good job!

Bottoms

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

Another one that I think was overhyped for me by the time I finally got around to watching it? I had a lot of fun with it, but I also thought it was kind of a mess, haha.

Moonlight

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

Poetic cinema, literally. Such a special film. Trevante Rhodes deserves a better career.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

Not only have I seen it, but I even recast it!

Ask me about movies!

[strideofpride]

ooooh I'd love to hear anything you got on your modern LW fic(s)!

safe travels <333

Thank you, love! 💕

Okay yesssss!! There’s so Much Detail I put into that fic that I don’t know if people didn’t catch or just didn’t comment on but I’d love to talk about lololol!!! And basically just be like “look what I did” hahahaha

-for starters, I did put quite a bit of myself into it, such as: Jo hating AirPods (I think they’re so dumb) and Jo & Amy being really really into Duolingo and often doing friend quests together (literally me and my friend lololol we’re obsessed). A Cinderella Story and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants were big movies for me growing up (I added Bend it Like Beckham for Jo cause duh). I even had John’s sinus surgery Meg references lol and Amy’s prized stuffed frog named Froggy is a reference to my prized stuffed bunny my mom named…Bunny. Like Jo, I think it’s horribly uncreative.

-I also used this fic as an excuse to dump my headcanons of who the March sisters would be as present day late 20-somethings (well Meg is 30 - Jo is 29, Beth is 27, and Amy is 26 (I think this matches their age gaps in the books) - I tried to subtly acknowledge all of their ages in the fic. Meg & John have been together half their lives since they were 15 - that’s also a little reference to George & Lemon from Hart of Dixie albeit more positive lol. Multiple references are made of Jo being almost 30. Jo makes reference to Beth not joining the 27 Club just yet. And Amy’s “revenge” of erasing all of Jo’s stories occurred when she was 13 & now she’s “twice that age”)

-Also getting to figure out who they would be in girlhood in the late 90s/2000s was a lot of fun as well! Like of course Amy had a Justin Bieber phase and Meg was a swiftie

-the March sisters group chat: I was very cognizant of how each sister would type. Meg types with perfect capitalization, grammar, and punctuation. Beth is looser but still has auto caps on. Meanwhile, Jo & Amy both have auto caps off (another shared similarity of course) (and Meg’s comment about Amy loading the car is a reference to Beth being sick)

-Meg buying her coffee from Blue Bottle (“basic and overpriced” to quote Jo) is my little reference to that scene where Meg buys the fabric she can’t afford in the 2019 movie. (Believe it or not, my only familiarity with the story is the 2019 movie which I’ve seen twice and read the script once) Basically, there’s still that girl who craves luxury deep inside her somewhere

-cancer obviously seemed like the natural modern equivalent to scarlet fever but a big part of why I’m reluctant to go deeper into this universe is that it bums me out to think of Beth dying but also…Beth is dying in this universe in the next few months or so. That is very very much a key element of Little Women I think, that Beth dies and the family has to find a way to go on living even in their grief, so no, Beth is not going to make some miracle recovery. She will die and that’s sad but it’s supposed to be. It wouldn’t be Little Women without grief.

-the headphones! When Jo makes her comment about not having headphones, she’s talking about herself, but Amy thinks she’s talking about Laurie! Which is why she reacts the way she does because she thinks Jo knows for a half second there

-Laurie grabbing an earlier flight was sooo cause of Amy. Also just want to point out that the third person narration only refers to him as Teddy cause it’s Jo’s POV and that’s what she calls him :)

-Amy of course refuses to meet Jo’s eye or hug Laurie for long because she’s trying to hide their relationship (as mentioned in the Laurie POV)

-the Bear article in Vulture about the one take episode is a real article published on July 29, 2022

-I decided halfway through writing it that the Marches would have a shit ton of cats they had taken in over the years but there was no natural way to fit a scene in about it so I just went back and started making a bunch of random small references to the cats whenever I could lol

-the avant garde letters bit is just a Julio Torres joke I stole lol

-this is very specifically set in August 2022 and as someone who still wears a face mask today, it was very important to me that I specify that they’re wearing face masks anytime they’re indoors in a public space (except only Beth is wearing one when they’re out at the strip club, because she’s immuno-comprised and can’t take a night off as Jo points out) also the rehearsal dinner takes place on the restaurants outdoor patio for that reason as well

-there wasn’t a lot of Marmee in this fic but anytime someone does a service for the family (tailors Meg’s dress, hosts the rehearsal dinner) you see her compliment them profusely which felt very in line with her character to me

-Beth is wearing a baseball cap at the Apple store…both to cover her bald head but also because as she mentioned earlier she burns easily

-of course, Laurie does not love the dig Jo makes at Amy because he’s in love with Amy!

-also, as discussed later on and in the Laurie POV, Laurie wants to talk to Jo to tell her about Amy

-also as mentioned in the Laurie POV, Jo is so surprised by the ooc bachelorette party Amy plans because it wasn’t her idea! It was Laurie’s!

-during their little fight at the rehearsal dinner, Jo thinks Laurie is noticing her sisters watching them fight, but really he was specifically seeking out Amy (and as you see in the Laurie POV, Amy did not walk home, she went out with Laurie)

-that part about Jo’s art consuming her in the big scene with Jo & Meg is very much inspired by Judd Hirsch’s scene in The Fabelmans

-heading over to the Laurie POV for a sec, the “very long intense conversation” they had about Amy having had a crush on Laurie growing up is of course a reference to the “I’ve been second to Jo my whole life” scene!

-the Marches having a backyard treehouse is a reference to my favorite Bones fanfic series Roots & Wings (specifically this scene)

-and finally, the ending: it’s of course a reference to the scene in the 2019 movie where Amy tells Jo to write something domestic. But it was also my attempt to be as meta as the end of the film was. “Who would want to read about that?” Well, millions and millions of girls over the past 150+ years have 🥹 And more personally, the reader of this fanfic just did as well ;)

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[starrybluez]

1, 2, 6, 8, 11 💙☕

Thank you again dear 💙😊🍵

1. What period of history do you enjoy learning about?

60's to 90's are often my favorite eras to learn about - for history, music, fashion, cinema, so many things 💙

2. Who is your favourite fictional character and why?

I have so many! I'll just list one I don't think I've mentioned yet. One of them would be Blanche from the Golden Girls. Her delivery was so good. And for years, I never knew that Southern accent wasn't her real accent. But she played the Southern belle part very well.

6. What does your dream home look like?

Some ideas lol...bright, colorful Bohemian style with lots of windows

8. What are your top three films? Books?

Not sure if I could narrow it down to 3, but here goes. 3 of my favorite films are "Loving Vincent", "The Little Princess" (with Shirley Temple), and "Sing Street". Books would be "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (I prefer the first book in series and the movies are favorites too), "Anne Of Green Gables" (again, the movies were also favorites) and "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn"

11. What character archetype or trope is your favourite?

Not sure how to answer this. It depends on the movie or book and it's usually different for me in each one. I also had to look up both "archetype" and "trope".

[quanxui]

i only had spanish in the morning today so after class i went to my favorite cafe with my friend and had my new favorite drink – something not caffeinated that's mango graham (just realized i dont know what it is lol) and bought a small tub of graham from my aunt's store and then after i finished it all, my friend and i walked back to our campus and i went to the library with my borrowed copy of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants because today was the last day and i extended it for another week last week but i still hadn't finished it so i read it for an hour in the library and returned it. ill borrow it again next week 😌 i also didnt claim my wifi voucher and didnt pay for data so i was internet-less the whole day and it felt good and nice and stress-free to not be constantly messaged! of course when i got home, my phone beeped like mad once connected yo the internet but who cares you know

[adreamofskinny]

Magic Jeans (like in the sisterhood of travelling pants lol)

I've had this pair of denim shorts since I was like 12ish or even younger (EU size 34 = US 2 = UK 6). They have been my motivation shorts forever - I've been able to wear them even ehen I wad a bunch of kg heavier than I'm now like around 60kg/132lbs - but def. not comfy. Point is, I likely stretched them out over the years

BUT

Now they fit perfectly wuuuh! (I needed to at least have one good thing about today so those damn shorts it is)

[t-nd-rfoot]

ask game!! 5, what's your relationship status and why is it "married to user rassvetsky"??? hehe.

jokes aside, i'm very curious about your favorite pieces of media and such so i can be like "one of my favorite people liked this. they wouldn't like this for no reason." and consume them as well and bother you later with my thoughts on them. so!! 18, 36, 37, 94!! you don't have to answer all of them, or any of them— ilysm and i hope you have a wonderful week, love 💞

5. what’s your relationship status?

As seen above, I am virtually married to @rassvetsky 😌 who needs a reason for love!!! ILY VI 😂💗

Okay for the legit questions now (and omg I love this)

18. favorite tv show?

At the moment, 911 all thanks to @beachbabey and @nobody7102!! This show actually got me back in a groove of watching since I barely watched anything for the past two months. Am really starting to love situational shows like this and Grey’s Anatomy, and the characters (at least the ones I’ve met so far) are so wonderfully written. Also, they’re firemen 😌

Now, if the question is favorite TV show of all time…I will literally not be able to decide, so I’m going to list as many as I can (in no particular order):

This Is Us; Grey’s Anatomy (though I stopped watching after ***** ****, spoiler alert just in case anyone sees lol); Brooklyn Nine-Nine; The Good Place; Bodyguard; Peaky Blinders; On My Block; Agent Carter; Gilmore Girls; E!’s The Royals (major guilty pleasure); Outer Banks; Teen Wolf; Grace and Frankie; Maid…just to name a few 🫣

36. favorite movie? 

If you thought the answer to my TV question was overwhelming, this one is just as or even worse 😂

Top Gun/:Maverick (obvi); Flipped; Cheaper by the Dozen (‘03); The Parent Trap (‘98); A Cinderella Story; Yours Mine and Ours; When the Game Stands Tall; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; Step Up (only until the 4th); Ready Player One; The Nanny Diaries; Love, Rosie; almost everything Disney/Pixar…I could go on

37. do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? 

I haven’t read anything recently, but I love The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd! Literally so exciting with a fun and pretty unique concept. Another one that’s pretty personal to me is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Extremely relatable. In terms of series, the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy is a fave! And special mention to Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith.

94. favorite lyrics right now

(Can’t name specific lyrics so songs it is!) Since I’m on my k-pop mode, I cry at the lyrics of All My Love by SEVENTEEN every time I listen to it 😭 and also love anything Reese Lansangan, NIKI, and Lizzy McAlpine!!!

Omg sorry if these were so long, but literally if you want any media recommendations, feel free to message, my love! I have a full list of almost every single movie and TV show I’ve ever watched and I’d love to talk about these with you 💗

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