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"'๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐พ๐
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐น๐พ๐๐๐พ๐'?
๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐น ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐'๐น ๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐'?"
the growing relationship of two musicians after meeting in a pub in dublin, in the midst of both of their respective relationship problems
i will forever be absolutely lovesick over this show. that's the perfect word to describe this show: lovesick. and heartsick.
go see this live if you can, anywhere. yes there's the pre-show bar that brings you actually physically onto the stage, but even in the audience proper, the music, the setting, the performances, it all truly feels like you're being transported in this world. it's sensory bliss
there's something to be said for simplicity. some stories are just slices of peoples lives, even if nothing seemingly eventful is happening. it mattered to them, and that's why it matters.
took my mom to see this a while ago, her apparently being a staunch hater of the movie. she loved every second of this. do with that what you will
the growing relationship of two musicians after meeting in a pub in dublin, in the midst of both of their respective relationship problems
i will forever be absolutely lovesick over this show. that's the perfect word to describe this show: lovesick. and heartsick.
go see this live if you can, anywhere. yes there's the pre-show bar that brings you actually physically onto the stage, but even in the audience proper, the music, the setting, the performances, it all truly feels like you're being transported in this world. it's sensory bliss
there's something to be said for simplicity. some stories are just slices of peoples lives, even if nothing seemingly eventful is happening. it mattered to them, and that's why it matters.
took my mom to see this a while ago, her apparently being a staunch hater of the movie. she loved every second of this. do with that what you will
Apr 17, 2024
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I recently rewatched Glee and fell back into a Darren Criss rabbit hole. Heโs got this exceptional new rom-com musical that he produces and stars in, for which he originated the male lead. Simply put, I loved it. But please, please take me seriously when I say: personally, this broke me a thousand times harder than La La Land.
I donโt want to talk about it too much, because itโs something thatโs better to come into blindly, but Iโm tellinโ ya. There is a reason this won 6 out of 10 Tony nominations. There hasnโt been an original musical that has moved me this much since probably Hamilton. And that was a decade ago! For people who are part of the outcry for original material on Broadway, This. Is. It.
I donโt want to talk about it too much, because itโs something thatโs better to come into blindly, but Iโm tellinโ ya. There is a reason this won 6 out of 10 Tony nominations. There hasnโt been an original musical that has moved me this much since probably Hamilton. And that was a decade ago! For people who are part of the outcry for original material on Broadway, This. Is. It.
Jul 18, 2025
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๐ตI am a huge musical theatre nerd. This was the first movie I ever went to see alone at a movie theater. I was 14 years old and already a smoker, a Daniel Day Lewis die hard fan, and Marion Cotillard obsessed.
I remember I watched on a weekday after school, still in my uniform. I was the only person in the room, it was like a 2pm screening on a Wednesday.
I was so brokenhearted because of my first boyfriend and he happened to LOVE musicals as well, so I bought my ticket alone and it felt like a really big girl move, to go without him to see a movie I knew he wanted to see.
I remember crying THE WHOLE MOVIE. Literally bawling my eyes out.
I learned every song.
Years later, I auditioned with a performance of โTake It Allโ for a Musical Theater Major I couldnโt sign up for because of money. Its weird because that song got me the scholarship (even tho I couldnโt go study, I did won the thing).
That day, by myself, at the movies, is a day Iโll remember forever.
That day, by myself, at the movies, is a day Iโll remember forever.
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"๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ
๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐
๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง"
penned by the man behind sweeney todd, into the woods, company, etc., an exploration into the psyche of the 9 people who either attempted to or successfully assassinated a president of the united states
it's interesting to see this kind of perspective before the conversation around gun control became much more mainstream. many points that we're echoing to this day can be found in the book and lyrics of this show, it's genuinely kind of eerie. that's the best way to describe this show, eerie
it's not a show that necessarily sympathizes with these people, but in getting inside their heads, it shows that anybody could become these people
certainly underrated in sondheim's catalogue, but nonetheless, an excellent examination of what the extent of the "american dream" actually entails
would also recommend the Jim and Tomic's Happy Hour podcast episode on the show (episode 12, free online)
๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง"
penned by the man behind sweeney todd, into the woods, company, etc., an exploration into the psyche of the 9 people who either attempted to or successfully assassinated a president of the united states
it's interesting to see this kind of perspective before the conversation around gun control became much more mainstream. many points that we're echoing to this day can be found in the book and lyrics of this show, it's genuinely kind of eerie. that's the best way to describe this show, eerie
it's not a show that necessarily sympathizes with these people, but in getting inside their heads, it shows that anybody could become these people
certainly underrated in sondheim's catalogue, but nonetheless, an excellent examination of what the extent of the "american dream" actually entails
would also recommend the Jim and Tomic's Happy Hour podcast episode on the show (episode 12, free online)
Apr 15, 2024
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"I hate white. It pretends to be pure, yet can be dyed any shade. Itโs the most seductive color"
whether it's the manga or the anime, both are excellent. josei by the creator of nana.
yukari's in her senior year of high school, but she feels like she's missed out on life after spending most of hers dedicated to school. she stumbles upon a group of fashion students running the atelier Paradise Kiss, or ParaKiss, who take her off her path and bring her into the world of high fashion. artsy angsty young adult hijinks ensue.
coming of age existential crisis type shit. every flavor of disaster queer. absolutely beautiful art.
this show has meant everything to me since i was a younger and it only feels more resonant with me as i've grown older. whole thing's up on youtube, could not rec enough
whether it's the manga or the anime, both are excellent. josei by the creator of nana.
yukari's in her senior year of high school, but she feels like she's missed out on life after spending most of hers dedicated to school. she stumbles upon a group of fashion students running the atelier Paradise Kiss, or ParaKiss, who take her off her path and bring her into the world of high fashion. artsy angsty young adult hijinks ensue.
coming of age existential crisis type shit. every flavor of disaster queer. absolutely beautiful art.
this show has meant everything to me since i was a younger and it only feels more resonant with me as i've grown older. whole thing's up on youtube, could not rec enough
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"๊ค ๊๊๊๊ค๊๊ด๊ ๊ค๊ค ๊ ๊๊ค๊ค๊ด๊๊ช๊๊ ๊๊
๊๊ ๊ธ๊ฆ๊๊๊ค'๊ ๊๊๊ช๊ ๊๊ค๊ธ ๊ฃ๊๊ฆ๊ฃ๊๊ ๊
๊
๊ฆ ๊ธ๊ฆ"
mae borowski returns to her hometown of possum springs, and with her return comes some long-time-coming reunions and unsolved mysteries this game broke me
played it the week it came out back in 2017, and in hit me in that way some media does where it comes at a point in your life where it feels all too specific to your circumstances and it opens wounds you didn't even know went that deep. this shit felt like the therapy session you needed but reeeeally didn't want to go to. healing and hurtful, all at once
also just happens to be extremely funny. it's a very specific kind of humor, where even in the rare moments it doesn't land, it still lands because the circumstances around it make it all the funnier. something as simple as a too-long pause in the dialogue will have me in stitches
deserves all the love in the world, and it will forever have my whole heart. WITCHDAGGAH
mae borowski returns to her hometown of possum springs, and with her return comes some long-time-coming reunions and unsolved mysteries this game broke me
played it the week it came out back in 2017, and in hit me in that way some media does where it comes at a point in your life where it feels all too specific to your circumstances and it opens wounds you didn't even know went that deep. this shit felt like the therapy session you needed but reeeeally didn't want to go to. healing and hurtful, all at once
also just happens to be extremely funny. it's a very specific kind of humor, where even in the rare moments it doesn't land, it still lands because the circumstances around it make it all the funnier. something as simple as a too-long pause in the dialogue will have me in stitches
deserves all the love in the world, and it will forever have my whole heart. WITCHDAGGAH
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๐or junk journaling, if you'd like to not perpetuate myths about crows liking to collect trinkets. i just think it sounds cuter
weirdly, as someone who's a writer, i've never really been good at or liked journaling. every planner i've ever owned has remained empty. if i try to write something any time other than when the fancy strikes me, it just feels inauthentic, like i'm trying too hard. this has been the first time journaling actually felt like it had a purpose for me, and actually felt weirdly therapeutic
basically, it's just anything i can recycle, i make into a page. i like a common theme, so places i've visited, media i like, similar aesthetics, emotions i'm feeling. and then we get the qr code page & i'm reminded that this is probably the quintessential depiction of what scoring 121 on the RAADS-R looks like
eh, i'm having fun๐คทโโ๏ธ
weirdly, as someone who's a writer, i've never really been good at or liked journaling. every planner i've ever owned has remained empty. if i try to write something any time other than when the fancy strikes me, it just feels inauthentic, like i'm trying too hard. this has been the first time journaling actually felt like it had a purpose for me, and actually felt weirdly therapeutic
basically, it's just anything i can recycle, i make into a page. i like a common theme, so places i've visited, media i like, similar aesthetics, emotions i'm feeling. and then we get the qr code page & i'm reminded that this is probably the quintessential depiction of what scoring 121 on the RAADS-R looks like
eh, i'm having fun๐คทโโ๏ธ