Serial Mom, Little Miss Sunshine, Brokeback Mountain, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Star Trek IV, Dead Poets Society, Muppets Take Manhattan, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Brave Little Toaster
Shaun Of The Dead
Monsters Inc. Honorable Mentions (is this cheating?):
Goodfellas
Tremors
Spy
The Wedding Singer
Just Friends
Sorry To Bother You
Children Of Men
Fargo
Bottle Rocket
currently: this is spinal tap (1984), dead poets society (1989), peewee’s big adventure (1985), good will hunting (1997) honorable mentions for my neighbor totoro (1988), cléo de 5 à 7 (1962), it’s a wonderful life (1946), rear window (1954)
for some reason I have gone most of my life acting like I’m the only person on earth who’s not allowed to ask for help… and also feeling evil whenever I ask someone to do/not do something…. and lately I’m realizing that actually it’s okay if I ask. Most people are cool and will say “yes no problem”
I encourage you to rip into me if you disagree because shying away from disagreement is what??👂 OUT!
IN
• Reading books
• Folk-rock and folk-country
• Doing stuff on the computer and not your phone like god intended (social media, online shopping, etc.)
• Clothes-wise: colored tights, mini skirts, scarves
• Being late to work
• Talking to strangers, in the same vein: making new friends
• Writing
• Taking the bus and the train
• Saying what you need to say and doing so succinctly
• Unionizing your workplace
OUT
• Boring convos with coworkers
• Wearing clothes you don’t really like
• Minnesota nice (see also: being nice is not always the same as being kind)
• VAPING OHHH MY GOD. WRAP IT UP!!!
• Caring about makeup, unless you’re a drag queen or a goth. Like you get 15 minutes max
• Shying away from disagreement
• Fast casual chain restaurants - go eat local and sit down for a while
• Paw Patrol (copaganda)
• Ass kissing
• Being under 25
I mean. Wow. I wish I could formulate coherent literary analysis but I think I just need to sit with this for a month. Humanity, gender, politics, fear, love. The heart of culturally long-lasting, impactful sci fi is when the sci is merely a background to the fi, ya know? Tried to pick a quote but can’t right now. If you hear shrill screaming in the distance just know it’s me wailing over this book Illustration by David Lupton