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so i wore a pride flag pin to work the other day and the kids were all interested (obviously) (find me a classroom of preschoolers who are not obsessed with rainbows) (i'll wait) so they crowded around to see.

"aww!" they said, "it's a flag!!"

but the thing is: they're little. a lot of them don't really have a handle on all their mouth sounds yet.

such as, notably, that tricky tricky "L" sound.

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need to make a video essay. hey guys if i made a video essay about some of nancy springer’s books would you watch it be honest.

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three days until virgin is out is literally unreal omg…

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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage I am sharing some of my favorite Desi books

Growing up, I remember going to my local library during the month of May and seeing only books with the typical representation of Asian (which deserved to be heard don't get me wrong). It hurt my little Punjabi girl at heart so in honor of me going to that same local library (that has yet to change its AAPI display), I shall share some of my favorite desi books

Tashie Bhuyian: I have way too many posts dedicated to this woman but please if you want GOOD representation, she is your girl. 'Counting Down With You' and 'Stay With My Heart' are 6 stars (if not 7) (but then again so is 'A Show For Two')(JUST READ HER). I have sobbed to Tashie's books more than ANY book (including Six of Crows and Beth's death scene in Little Women so it SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT HOW GOOD HER REP IS). just the romance in all three books is so die to for AND NOT AT ALL PREDICABLE (unless your smart enough...which I wasn't) and the. FOUND. FUCKING. FAMILY. Found Family is my trope, and trust me when I say she is a GENUIS on writing female friendships and a platonic bond with guys (read Stay With My Heart if this is up your ally but be prepared: it will have you dying of tears and laughter within two minutes). A Show For Two is one for the ambitious girlies who grew up in a passionless households. and well half of my heart is with Counting Down with you. The desi writer in me loves this book but god, it made me sob (and miss my nani (grandma) so much). Her friends in Counting Down With You were amazing they reminded me of my own. JUST READ HER. I PROMISE YOU. WILL. NOT. BE. DISAPPOINTED. (but also if you have family trauma go in with the mindset that YOU WILL BE CHANGED. I had to bring up her brings SEVERAL times in therapy)(not cause they were sad but because THEY WERE WAY TOO RELATBLE)

Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment: this book WAS my senior year book. It mentions Annabeth Chase and Inez Ghafa and she works in a book shop - literally the perfect escapism book. Arya and her sister relationship is so good and god, dealing with awkward friends. And also I KNOW this is gonna gather attention: it is a rivals-to-friends-to-lovers romance Listen, if you are in high school just read this. TRUST ME. (also it has You Are My Soniya (from KKKG) mentioned like A MILLION TIMES and that may or may not be the reason I knew the song)

Queen Bee: Amelie Howard: now this book may not be for everyone but if you like gossip and felt repersented by season 2 of Bridgeton this is YOUR book.

My So-Called Bollywood Life: I grew up dancing to Bollywood. This book was my love letter back into the world of Salman Khan and Shreya Goshal and just listening to Bollywood music on a daily. The accuracy of the food, and the vibes. I remember her dance preparation and his kindness. I read this five years ago and it stills stands out for me so that should tell you something. (though I will say if this book falls flat on you, 'A Show For Two' by (you guessed it Tashie Bhuyian) has a similar premise])

TJ Powar Has Something to Prove: god, the Punjabi girl in me loves this book. In a world of body image and being a brown girl with a unibrow for most of middle school, this book is my love letter to change. This book challenges image, family and has an incredible romance (again RIVALS TO LOVERS GIRLIES I AM YOUR GIRL). The friendships in this book, and her dynamic with her cousin. I read this book maybe 3 years ago now but the quote of TJ having her fathers nose is so important to me (as someone who has her dads nose). Also her name being TJ and her full name just never being said except at home (for context: Lola is not my name and my typical desi name is one very similar to TJ's). Honesty I just might reread this book again because of how much it stands to me. (if you are a teenage girl is hairy, my soniya, this is your book. read this and remember to love yourself, body and all (trust me, it can be done).

anyway. happy AAPI month to all my fellow desi girls out there. There is representation for us, I promise.

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How dare you? And how could you?

29, demi lovato / older guys, nina nesbitt / 15, xana / all too well (10 minute version), taylor swift / happier than ever, billie eilish / dear john, taylor swift / vampire, olivia rodrigo / hands clean, alanis morissette / would've could've should've, taylor swift / your power, billie eilish / motion sickness, phoebe bridgers

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So all of yall are evil

thinking about hand me down culture in camp half-blood. how are the year-rounders getting new clothes, they only seem to have camp-related tshirts in the store. where are the pants pajamas socks underwear. what does getting clothes passed down from your older siblings look like when your older siblings are an unbroken line going back 4000 years. everyone is just passing around the same 9 pairs of jeans from 1963. it is vital to have campers who go home for the school year because that's the only way new clothes can enter the ecosystem. at any given moment there is a new camper wearing a waterland tshirt.

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Friendly reminder it was Marinette that made the first TWO puns

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Billy Dunne doing pretty much everything on stage but outright having sex with Daisy yet somehow managing to delude himself into thinking "this is fine, right on the line, just clean Christian fun, we could totally sustain this for another twenty years without anyone suspecting a thing, fucking genius". Like, there's masochism, and then there's "you're having an affair without any of the fun parts of having an affair."

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I am the way I am because in Princess Diaries 2 Mia and Lily said "right on" when they heard that one of the contestants are gay

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top five canon girl events:

— sophomore slump

— that one boy with dark hair you never dated but you’ll never get over

— journaling for the first time

— turning thirteen years old

— constant book hangovers

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the only 'manchild's that exist to me:

Jeremiah 'Studies in Beerorogly' Fisher: The Summer I Turned Pretty

Luke Castellan: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Billy Dunne: Daisy Jones and The Six

Max Hastings: A Good Guide to Murder

Hawkmoth/Gabriel Agreste: Miraculous Ladybug

Darklng (also known as 'Mr. Darkles Sparkles' also known as 'I choose to blame your mom"): Shadow and Bone

Corio Snow: The ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Kaz Brekker (YALL KNOW I AM RIGHT DONT EVEN): Six of Crows

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just gonna start killing people i dont find funny

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Petunia looking a like baked potato

I love this dog so much - I hope wherever she is (I have heard rumors that Petunia and Duke are in the land of Tennis Balls and If so I hope they are having so much fun playing with them), this little baked potato is having the time of her life

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Can the 12 senior swifties that are excited for debut tv make enough noise to ensure we get to hear it bc I'm absolutely feral for a place in this world tv

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Deleting this feels like I’m deleting the eras tour. I loved my little live streams at four am (shoutout to you Sydney and Melbourne girlies - I loved watching the 1989 set completely delirious only to hear “boys only want love if it’s torture SYDNEY” woke me the fuck up)

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I heard shake it off (OG version) first time in the store since Taylor bought her music. I just felt immense pride for our girl. Truly it’s her song and her stage that made her the way she is.