guys i finally caught the infamous frat flu. it was about time if we’re honest. so instead of watching my 3rd horror movie of the day i’ve decided to curate the ins and outs of fall this year. no criticism but my own is welcome. i’m the one who writes cultural criticism essays on the internet, not you. items in list are subject to change over time.
ins:
- liking what you study
- murder mystery movies/books
- jordan peele movies
- headaches
- doodling on any available surface
- hard candies
- tea
- 1980’s slasher films
- asking to pet people’s dogs
- taking the long way to campus because the trees are prettier that way
- never untying your shoelaces
- local bookstores
- crewnecks
- jeans
- ocean vuong
- going to sleep at 10pm
- club hopping
- seeing movies by yourself
- fake plants
- stealing posters from campus
- legally blonde
outs:
- royal family discourse
- johnny depp
- talking on the phone in public
- yelling in the hallways
- rabid consumerism
- that ginger asshole in children of the corn
- stephen king in general
- stomach aches
- biopics
- saviour complexes
- plato
- whisky
- american psycho
- casual drinking
- natural deodorant
- gym bro culture
- tiktok
- leggings
- asking people what they plan to do with a humanities degree
- women saying “be careful” in movies
- the word problematic (it can’t be used to describe a bad tweet from 2012 and a literal crime at the same time no shot)
- nihilism
i’ve finally settled into university and discovered that i have to do a lot of things by myself. a lot of walking and eating, this entails a lot of thinking. while doing this thinking i’ve decided that you need to be able to do things by yourself and enjoy them before you can appreciate them with other people. for example, i've started watching movies in theatres by myself. at first the thought of doing that felt embarrassing or lonely. once i did it though, i realized i could be doing so much but i was preventing myself from doing it because i was worried. turns out it's very freeing, allowing myself to exist just as i am and be a whole person by myself. i imagine it's like what being freshly single out of a long term relationship is like (not that i would know, i have the commitment level equal to the attention span of a 4 year old). rediscovering independence is something i’ve started to embrace and can only wish for others. i literally despise the phrase “you have to love yourself first before you can love others” because it’s annoying and not true. however, you can find more fulfilment in relationships and activities with others once you can exist on your own. this feeling is a strong wave of nostalgia/comfort and the realization of growing up. it feels like listening to ribs by lorde for the first time (which i have been doing a lot the past month). i mean, i can't tell you what to do, but i can tell you WHY you should do it. just trust me bro.
Heavy on the seeing movies by yourself part
Free my boy Stephen King. His books are fire