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22.09.21
I’m My place is still a mess, so meet my houseplants. At the top we have Ivy and Pearl, my two old girls. Next up is Peter Planter, my spider plant. Phil—short not for Philodendron, but Philoctetes. Lastly, my snake plant Loki. Practical as Loki was a shapeshifter in mythology, hilarious because “mbleurgh it’s me!” Also, Loki currently has four children on the way: Jörmungandr, Fenrir, Sleipnir, and Hel.
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” —Annie Dillard
Another productive day, but not so much as it could have been. I’ve been thinking about things.
“You will always struggle with not feeling productive until you accept that your own joy can be something you produce.” —Hank Green
I have a lot to do, but not so much so that I feel I couldn’t do more. I want to study for my French quiz and write my essay outline. I want to make flashcards for Spanish and French and rewrite all my notes then type them too. I want to do all my readings twice over and take detailed notes and stay up late and wake up early. I want to be the best I could be, given infinite time and space to learn and grow because I feel the weight of human imperfection and mortality. I want too much. And I know this. And it doesn’t make me want any less.
“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.” —Stephen Chbosky
30.09.21
“I can’t explain what I mean. And even if I could, I’m not sure if feel like it.” —J.D. Salinger
Today was a day, I guess. I’m not sure where it went, but I’ve been waiting to go back to sleep since I woke up. My essay is due tomorrow, but I’m just sitting here waiting. I got through a bit of my linguistics notes and with some discipline I’ll finish writing some more discussion board posts tonight.
“I can’t exactly describe how I feel, but it’s not quite right. And it leaves me cold.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
I’ll be going home for the weekend and with a minor miracle the rain will pass and I’ll be able to catch up on my coursework.
“Please believe that things are good with me, and even when they’re not, they will be soon enough.” —Stephen Chbosky
Tonight’s playlist:
Asleep—The Smiths
MLK—U2
Blackbird—The Beatles
I ❤️ the perks of being a wallflower!
tw; me talking about tpobaw, molestation, abuse, sa, spoilers!
“It’ll be our little secret” — aunt Helen
“I need you to promise that you’re not going to say anything to anyone about me and Brad. Okay? this has to be our little secret” — Patrick
I can’t help but think about the parallel daily! I’m aware that Patrick and aunt Helen are totally different, I’m just talking about the words and god, omg THE SECRECY!
Like I can’t even imagine how that must’ve felt even though Charlie at that time still had suppressed the memories and pushed it away from his conscious! Like it just causes my heart to ache!
It’s so scary too because it seems like that Charlie never saw Aunt Helen as anything other than his favorite aunt! I imagine that the subtlety n secrecy surrounding the sexual abuse in the book was meant to replicate how victims of sexual abuse often forget n repress memories related to their childhood traumas.
I think because Charlie trauma, he has difficulty opening up romantically to Sam or have sex w her at first because of that. At times he talks about his aunt as in sorrow way and other in times, he feels angry at her
We also see what happens because aunt Helen doesn’t resolve her own trauma and therefore the cycle continues. The abused becomes the abuser.
It’s really sad because her story repeats itself. Growing up she was molested by a family friend and when she told her parents they didn’t believe her. They did nothing to stop it, and continue inviting the man into their home and as she grew up and got away,— the trauma still stayed with her.
““It’s just that I don’t want to be somebody’s crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don’t want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it too.” ― Stephen Chbosky”
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”we accept the love we think we deserve’’
Perks of being a wallflower (2012) dir. Stephen Chbosky
I finished this book I had bought a few months ago and damn... I'm emotionally conflicted.
Great book!
Totally recommend!
It's not romantic whatsoever, thankfully!
“I’m caught between trying to live my life, and trying to run from it.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being A Wallflower
Books for hufflepuffs
Hufflepuffs are caring, loyal and fair. If you belong in this house, here are a few recommendations for you:
Jane eyre by Charlotte bontre
When Dimple Met Rishi By Sandhya Menon
Anne Of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Ella Enchanted by Geil Carson levive
Persuasion by Jane Austen
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Kids of appetite by David Arnold
Paper towns by John Green
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The books thief by Markus Zusak
“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
i really do wish to know how the fuck do i have so many things in common with Charlie (from The Perks of Being A Wallflower)
November 15th, 1991 Maybe these are my glory days, and I’m not even realizing it.