Phantom Spark

life is so awesome if we ignore all that

you can have coffee at 10pm if no one is watching

just don’t make eye contact with the cup or look at your reflection in the mirror. it’s literally fine

also at the end when they ask you "any questions?" and you can't think of anything: ask about parking. even if you don't have a car.

I have an interview today in a couple hours, how did the algorithm know I needed this

Btw when they ask if you have questions some actual good options are stuff like “what’s a typical day like in this role” or “is this job open because someone is leaving or is this a new position”

before i forget!!! cool thing we heard last night at the sinners Q&A: MBJ decided to wear different sized shoes while playing smoke and stack. for smoke he wore a size too large, the explanation being that when you're wearing shoes that are too big, you're less likely to want to move around because of how uncomfortable and clunky it is. as a result, smoke as a character is very still and purposeful with his movements. and then for stack he wore a half size too small because it makes you constantly shift around on your feet trying to find a stance and a position that feels right and takes the pressure off your feet. that makes stack more fidgety and restless. so MBJ said that wearing the different shoes made it a lot easier to embody the twins because he was just reacting naturally to what his body was telling him, rather than overthinking his movements. just the coolest shit. such a neat acting choice. i love movies, man.

deriding things as performative is anti third space

im sitting on a patio at my favorite cafe rn and im hand stitching them hem of a dress im working on. and i can see why someone would say im being performative by working on something like this in a public space. but frankly theres no element of that. i just want to work somewhere that isnt my apartment. i want to be in public, i wanna chat with strangers, i wanna see the world. it’s nice to hang out somewhere that isnt my home!

what i mean is when you say people are being performative you discourage them from doing shit they love in public. and thats no way to foster the world we want to see.

i have complicated feelings on the fandom tendency to very loudly assign bisexuality to any sort of fun and flirty character because on one hand it’s really fairly harmless and there are plenty of characters who fit that description who i like to read as bisexual myself but also like, sometimes it does come off as a symptom of society’s tendency to see bisexuality as indicative of a certain level of unseriousness

nonbinary identity gets this treatment too, both in media and in real life. see that one tweet that’s like “i’m probably nonbinary but i’ve got a job rn” for a fairly succinct summary of that lol. there’s this view that fluidity in identity is inherently immature and unprofessional and to be taken seriously as a real adult in society you need to stifle those parts of yourself. and as always fandom is just a reflection of those broader trends

must be nice to have a normal brain