i love one (1) badass zombie-slaying squad

I think one of the things I love most about Kingdom is how dignified the Crown Prince is. In a lot of media I’ve watched, the protagonist is goofy, or ill-tempered, or very dramatic, but you don’t get that sense with Prince Yi Chang. He’s measured, he’s intelligent. He gives into his emotions sometimes, but there’s this genuine love for his people, this caring, that reels him back in. And sometimes, in some scenes, he’s just so damn awkward because it puts him out of place.

people talk all the time about “primal instincts” and it’s usually about violence or sexual temptations or something, but your humanity comes with a lot of different stuff that we do without really thinking about, that we do without being told to or prompted to

your average human comes pre-installed with instincts to:

we are chalk full of survival instincts that revolve around connecting to others (dog-shaped others, robot-shaped, sometimes even plant-shaped) and making things with our hands

your primal instincts are not bathed in blood- they are layered in people telling stories to each other around a fire over and over and putting devices together through trial and error over and over and reaching for someone and something every moment of the way

My god this is beautiful. Such a refreshing change of pace to the constant glorification of instinctual human violence.

my unread books will never forgive me for this quarantine if I decide to still not read them

아가씨 - The Handmaiden (dir. Park Chan Wook)

Dior Couture 2008

You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, now in quarantine

not to be positive on main but sometimes things really are ok. sometimes you really will be happy and safe and warm. sometimes you really will be giggly and blushy and full of love. sometimes the night is chilly and your home is cozy and your tea is perfectly steeped and your phone lights up with a message from someone you love. sometimes life really is quite lovely.

Maturity is realising that other people are not mind readers, even those who love you. It’s on you to reach out, talk about how you feel, and to explain yourself. ​Everybody is busy living their own lives and is caught up in their own issues & problems, amidst all that you can’t expect them to magically be in tune with your every need and emotion. Communicate.

y’all make jokes about crises and say you’re “coping” when a majority of the time you’re not even affected by it. y’all did the same thing with all the ww3 jokes and the only difference between that and coronavirus jokes is the subject matter. it’s literally sickening how insensitive to the deaths of the most at risk groups some of you are and y’all know you aren’t really in THAT much danger or else you wouldn’t be laughing. it only affects you in theory.

when the elderly tell you your jokes about how coronavirus is going to kill all the old people so we should be celebrating aren’t funny it’s not some boomer shit. when those with compromised immune systems or disabilities tell you your jokes about wanting coronavirus because you want to die aren’t funny it’s not because they lack a sense of humor. and when you get called out on your lack of compassion your “i’m coping” nonsense falls flat. you’re not coping with anything because what exactly are you coping with? your 97 percent chance of survival? or the loss of loved ones that only minutes ago you made jokes at their expense? stop making excuses and just learn some compassion

dontworrybedali

why can’t people accept “the media is over-hyping coronavirus” and “coronavirus is concerning given the lack of knowledge surrounding it” are both true? like can I order some nuance

and also "stop panicking about dying because most deaths will be due to previous immunocompromisation" and "we should work to reduce the spread as much as possible to keep those immunocompromised safe" are both true

probably the part of my body I love the most

Try stuff. Put plants in your room even if you aren’t the best at caring for them. Attempt that dessert recipe even if it turns out ugly. Listen to that music you’ve been meaning to try for a while. The world is full of infinite sources of goodness and the best thing to do it to try and find as many as possible.

the best part about concerts is that they’re always slightly shit. i love that i am at my very happiest after being shoved for 2 hours, with aching feet, ringing ears, and a dizzy head. it’s such a weird buzz or pure, overwhelming joy

Masaaki Sasamoto