M. J. Parker Aug 5, 2018 in Writing The Road Trip — Your mind is a car. But you're not the only one who can drive. Sometimes it seems, that you're only along for the ride. When you're at the wheel. The passengers: Love, joy and cheer; hold all of the maps Telling you speeds to go. And where. But despite them all there, you're still not in control of the gear. For in the back sits sorrow, loneliness.. and fear. They scream and yell: "You've now passed contempt!! YOU IDIOT!! You know you're only comfortable there" Distress, in an attempt to fix the mess, flicks to reverse and begins to steer. Now moving backwards so fast even love is shedding a tear. But knowing failure is near, in one...
cassiopeia May 29, 2018 in Movies family & cool topics How do you know if something's your favorite? Like, how do you know your favorite band is Twenty Øne Piløts or your favorite book is Eleanor & Park? You just know, you know? (Ha) Like how Captain Fantastic has just become one of my favorite movies of all time. The moment the film ended and the credits started coming on, I just knew that it shoved itself into a special place in my heart and my favorite movies shelf in my imaginary and dream dorm room. Because to be completely honest, Captain Fantasic is just quite simply, effin' fantastic. CF is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Matt Ross and starring Viggo Mortensen (Wikipedia, Ily),...