poor things

recently went in blind to watch poor things because of emma stone (and she didn't disappoint, what a gorgeous performance - 10/10).

In my opinion, more than there being a deeper meaning - this is a fine example of absurdism. I loved the soundtrack and the cinematography and it complemented the absurdist themes so well. I don't think at its core this movie is supposed to have much of a message, rather it's more about a journey of a woman and how she navigates it. I quite enjoyed that a lot of times themes like her wanting to help people in a slum fizzled out to nothing. She got scammed out of the money and never even really found out nor was it ever picked back up again. I love that, I love how it's a classic mirror of life. Mark Ruffalo's character was very well done. The arc from a playboy to a scorned lover was written perfectly. One of the core themes was how some men love to romanticize infantilization. The arc made so much sense because we can see real consequences from it when emma 'donates' the money and they're both kicked out of the cruise and their relationship falls apart.

god could've faced more consequences, the scenes with the husband and their backstory could have been delved more into, but i'm just nitpicking at this point - i had fun watching it. the little details were what made this movie amazing - a carriage with a head's horse being run by a steamer, a dog's head attached to a chicken, Emma's wardrobe, the art (especially the bridge supported by eyes) for locational transitions and the second 'bella'. the jokes were top notch and somehow, this sci-fi movie about a woman whose brain has been swapped with her own child, turned out to be quite relatable at parts.

10/10, would recommend.

sleepover

met one of my close friends after a couple of months and spent a few days with her. the highlights?

• usually when you see an animal peeping out the window of a car, it's a dog. I spotted a cat!! got me wondering how they were stopping her from jumping out because the window was rolled down. it was probably a cat leash and for some reason, that whole concept is kinda weird to me. cats are just not leash animals.
  
  


• we played fireboy-watergirl (i was watergirl) and it was super cute. i searched for more online co-op games but didn't find anything else. drop a message in the guestbook if you have any recommendations!!



• we went to buy a bottle of water and i spotted some coconut toffees in a jar while we were paying.
  
  had to get them! they tasted like crap though. idk if you've ever seen the coconut toffees that come unpackaged but they are the real shit. these tasted like an expired bottle of coconut oil, 0/10. we were walking around and i asked my friend for one more because why not?
  
  she spotted a kid riding a cycle and for some reason thought i told her to give it to the kid (??????) and so walked away to offer her one. the kid even took it (????) - this is exactly how kidnappings happen. my friend started walking away and i stood there confused and asked her where my toffee was - which was when we figured out what had happened and then we laughed so hard that we probably looked high to bystanders.


• we went to an escape room, but unfortunately all the slots were full.
  
  since we'd come all the way to that place, we decided to spend some time there and spotted an indie cafe named Earnest. it was one of those places that have instruments, typewriters, a bulletin board, games and books.
  
  
  
  
  
  we fell in love instantly. i had lemon espresso and it was so cool!! we made some art, hung it up and overall had a nice time.



• I rewatched How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. it's a super cute and chill rom-com. a few thoughts:

what andie did wasn't as bad as what benny did. andie was being annoying for the sake of the article. Considering how patient benny was about it all, I really think he'd have understood and they'd have a good laugh about it. On the other hand, benny started it off as a bet on whether he could make her fall in love within 10 days. If andie was seriously dating him, she'd have been shattered after finding out the truth. Ultimately, it all worked out because they had their personal agendas and the situation turned into a positive because of that.

If andie really wanted to write politics and religion, why was she working for a fashion magazine? Giving her the benefit of doubt, even if she was working there to establish herself at the beginning of her career, why was she constantly disappointed that her boss didn't let her have a politics and religion column in Composure magazine?


• I had taco bell (and I have to say, it tastes bad without cheese) and McDonald's.
  
  My friend ordered the Butter Paneer Grilled Burger and I had one bite: it was a flavour bomb. 10/10 recommend if you're looking for something different to try. I also had a lot of good street food.

overall, it was a fun time out. i have kind of forgotten how you conclude things when you're not writing an essay and that's glaringly obvious right now. also, in hindsight, writing a blog post in bullet points probably wasn't a great idea either. oh well, progress over perfection, right?

first post

From someone who loved to write, to using chatGPT for every rewrite - it's kind of been a negative arc. This blog is a space for me to write random thoughts, play around with weird website designs (gotta use that computer science degree somewhere), and hyperlink to cool stuff.