treasure: some words about bodies with which i concur

"Don't tell thin women to eat a cheeseburger. Don't tell fat women to put down the fork. Don't tell underweight men to bulk up. Don't tell women with facial hair to wax, don't tell uncircumcised men they're gross, don't tell muscular women to go easy on the dead-lift, don't tell dark-skinned women to bleach their vaginas, don't tell black women to relax their hair, don't tell flat-chested women to get breast implants, don't tell "apple-shaped" women what's "flattering," don't tell mothers to hide their stretch marks, and don't tell people whose toes you don't approve of not to wear flip-flops. And so on, etc, etc, in every iteration until the mountains crumble to the sea. Basically, just go ahead and CEASE telling other human beings what they "should" and "shouldn't" do with their bodies unless a) you are their doctor, or b) SOMEBODY GODDAMN ASKED YOU." 

 

Quote credited to Lyndsey, a friend of Jes at The Militant Baker.

 

yes, i know that's not how you spell different.

#30daychallenge day 24: my favourite movies and what they're all about

i hate picking favourite stuff. one favourite movie, or one favourite book ... or one favourite band, or one favourite person... nah. i have ALL the favourites.

seeing as this is my blog and i blog if/when/what i want to, i'm going to give you the low-down (in a fairly brief capacity so as not to spoil) on not one, not two but three of my favourite love story movies, in no particular order...

• crazy stupid love. i have mentioned this one briefly already, in so much as i have watched it a lot of times and i just don't get sick of it. it's a romantic comedy, but there are several love stories going on at once- different kinds of love. normally i have a bit of an issue with rom-com when i'm single, because it all seems really convenient and i highly doubt my own love story will be so tidy, but this seems to be just messy enough that it actually might work, although obviously in real life nobody actually has those abs except ryan gosling himself, and you know, it's his job to look like that. i like him and emma stone as comedy actors, as well as (of course) steve carell.
  
  
  
  
  the soundtrack is surprisingly good, and everything ends underscored by The Middle East's "Blood", which is lovely and australian, also.
  
  
  
  
• eternal sunshine of a spotless mind. this one is slightly weirder as love stories go, but probably gets to the root of a breakup better than a lot of popular movies, in that it's all a bit embarassing and tragic, and you most certainly do wish, at various points, that you could wipe the other person clean from your mind. it seems like you'd be happier and life would be easier. the story of clementine and joel is, of course, the point of it (plus cool effects throughout, like when the house fills with sand) but i actually have started watching it for poor mary, played by kirsten dunst, who's the receptionist and has her own sad love story. i won't ruin it in case you managed to miss viewing this in all it's cult-film goodness.
  
  the main take-away point here though is that i want kate winslet's hair. the red is my favourite.
  
  
• 500 days of summer. it's like both of the previous two put together. does it say a lot about me that i'm more interested in the breakups of life? this one i love for joseph gordon-levitt and of course for zooey deschanel who has such wonderul clothing in this movie. i love the way this movie jumps around in the sequence of events, but i find the ending to be a little lame. again, i love this one for the soundtrack. and for the choreographed dance sequence - because that's exactly how you feel when you're in love. and also, don't forget joseph gordon-levitt.
  
  

#30daychallenge day 23: 5 attractive famous men

it's hard to choose five. but i did it, because i am committed to this challenge.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Go to this Buzzfeed for more reasons why he's the best.

Men who read are hot. Men who play Mr Darcy are hot, especially when they play Mr Darcy in Pride & Prejudice AND Bridget Jones' Diary. Hot, Colin Firth. Hot.

James Dean - the Original attractive famous man.

Matt Corby is hot and sings quite well also.

John Krasinski is hot, and his character Jim in The Office is also hot.

#30daychallenge day 22: how have you changed in the past 2 years?

i like to think i've changed, but it's hard to know from the inside looking out just how i've actually changed. sometimes i feel like quite a different person than i was even a year ago. sometimes i feel like i'm still 16.

i'm not as opposed to settling down as i was 2 years ago; travelling forever is no longer the ultimate in plans. i like the idea of having a place of my own, even if i don't live there year round.

i'm 100% more single than i was 2 years ago, and i kind of like it. i've realised that it's worth waiting for the right person, as opposed to just any person who is interested. if you're not careful or observant, you'll realise only 50% of the couple was invested in future plans, and it was you. i'm excited for the next bit, where i get exactly what i want.

i've realised that you don't have to be the best at something to be good at something. and that being good at something only has value if you enjoy it. i've realised how much i like to write, and so continue to write i shall.

i've realised that the concept of fitting into a pair of pants as fitness motivation is not as effective as being comfy in your skin, and that this comes about from being kind to yourself, and once you're kind to yourself, it's easier to keep fit, because it feels like a thing you want to do, instead of a thing you have to do to fit into your pants.

i've realised i do not like pants anyway.

i've had to let snowboarding go, for now; my poor body wouldn't manage even if there was some fresh snow handy, so i'm moving back from that and into other areas for my happiness and well-being. pining for the snow hurts my heart. last night i almost decided to buy a ticket to whistler, even though my back was misbehaving yesterday... just because i had a flash of remembering what fresh snow smells like. it may have also hurt my heart a little because i was listening to my riding playist of 2011/2012 winter season. note to self: no.

i can roll my eyes at the cool kids a little bit more easily, and feel quite happy that my hobbies are satisfying to me, even if they aren't cool.

i still own just as many opshop clothes, but more of them actually get worn now i don't live in canada, as the weather offers more variety of temperature and less practicality (hence more dresses, less pants).

and i think that's quite enough things to be going on with, for now.

**i wanted a meaningful quote about change, but all the ones i found made me want to vomit. 
so here is this, instead.