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The parasocial relationship I have with my AI Spotify DJ is absolutely ongoing

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A quick guide to seeing The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Maybe you're being dragged along by a friend who participates in the theatrical diaspora. Maybe you *basically* know what Rocky Horror is, but you're not exactly sure what the in-theatre vibe is actually like. I saw Rocky Horror in-theatre a couple of weeks ago and definitely could have used more background than I went in with. Here's a short and sexy guide to seeing The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Before the show:

a. Listen to the music. Familiarize yourself with the songs from the show as well as the actual plot line. Here's all you really need to know: Brad and Janet, a clean-cut couple, have car troubles on the side of the road. The closest house is Dr. Frank-n-Furter's mansion/lair. Dr. Frank-n-Furter, a transvestite scientist, takes them in and introduces them to his mish-mash of sex-driven Transylvanians. By the end of the movie, Brad and Janet's egg of sexuality has been cracked open, portraying a message of self-acceptance and embracing uniqueness.

b. Pick out an outfit. At showings in the 80s, viewers would dress up as their favorite character to go see Rocky Horror. You can still do this today, but the more "done thing" would be to wear something black and sexy and call it a night. Or really, whatever you want is fine.

c. Pack a bag. If you didn't know already, when you go to see Rocky Horror, you use different props during the course of the movie. Newspaper over your head when Janet uses hers in the rain, shaking maracas during applause, and even throwing rolls of toilet paper. That's the Rocky Horror experience. Some theaters, like this one:

will sell you a kit with everything you need to participate during the show. This link will tell you exactly what props are used and at what points throughout the movie.

2. What to expect during the show:

a. Shouting! There are many call-and-responses that the shadow cast or even audience members will do during the movie. It's basically never quiet, and when it is, you're expected to yell something to cut the silence. Probably "Penis!". The most common thing to shout is "slut" upon seeing Janet appear onscreen and "asshole" when you see Brad. Yes, every time you see them.

b. Stuff being thrown around. as mentioned before, the whole gag is to use props and trash. the. theatre.

c. Nudity... and sexual themes... The whole movie is a coming to terms with sexuality, so expect to at least see a nip or two. The show is 18+ for a reason!

d. Many theaters have a shadow cast at the movie viewings. A shadow cast is basically a group of actors who act out each scene as it's happening in the movie. The idea is to make fun of the original movie and subvert the original imagery. They mouth the lines and dance during the songs. Also, they're also responsible for leading many of the chants and interjections throughout the movie.

3. Other stuff to know:

a. Sit in the front if possible! You may feel nervous about or discouraged from sitting in the front if you're a newcomer, but the front row really is the best seat in the house. You can see all the action happening with the shadow cast, and you'll be able to hear their chants better. Don't worry about stuff getting thrown up at you, it's part of the experience, and you can always throw things at the people sitting behind you!

b. The original movie does feature questionable dialogue and moments that don't hold up well after all this time. At the viewing that I went to, a cast member addressed this and talked about reclaiming the potentially offensive language in the movie. Although this movie is about acceptance of sexuality- in all meanings of the word- there are still moments that no longer read. This being said, the vibe in the theatre was very warm. There were many queer viewers and actors, which helped put the message across.

c. Go in a group. The experience is way more fun if you're yelling at brad and throwing stuff with a bunch of friends.

d. It really doesn't matter if you're a newcomer. I was nervous that I wouldn't be able to keep up somehow, but it's just a movie and many people will also be new to the rocky horror experience.

Anyway, I hope this guide was helpful! The most important thing in attending is to approach the show with an open mind and to follow any rules that the theatre itself has, as they're in place for a reason! My favorite rule was not to have sex in the theatre...

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girls don't want a boyfriend, girls want the nana keychain by different bugs

nana keychain by different bugs

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I could fix her

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had to scan my class notes. thought they looked girly. also this lesson was all about female agency in the 14th century. so femcel asf.

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he told me i was "written by a woman"... cute... but where did he learn that terminology huh??? ran through.

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my plan for the night is to get evil

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my bf's ex-girlfriend loves Lana Del Ray so I'm reminded of her every time I browse my girlblog tags >:/

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nobody in my classes knows that I'm a hyper-feminine girlblogger :(

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brooding today (as a girl tho)

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what I think I look like when I take three melatonin a half hour before my bedtime:

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I would go to school if...

this was the teacher this was the uniform

this was the assignment these were the books

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the wolf of wall street

I am a girl who understands The Wolf of Wall Street. Like I understood the movie. You're not supposed to idolize Jordan Belfort, like all of these bitcoin hungry douchebags think that you're supposed to. No. If the movie becomes incredulous to you... absolutely ridiculous and almost outright unbelievable?? That's exactly the point that the movie is trying to make. Money hungry stock brokers and the lives that they lead are completely outrageous. The game that they play is animalistic and driven by their own deepest desires.

Example of the absurd: Jordan Belfort has a microphone in his office that he uses to... rile up his crowd? In the context of the movie, it makes complete sense- of course he would have a microphone, he's such a natural on it and his public speaking is top notch. But imagine it in a real life office... even in a high-action, fast-paced investor's office- the idea of giving these grandiose, self important speeches with an actual stand-up mic is ridiculous. And that's exactly what its supposed to be. After one of his more rousing speeches, Belfort begins a chant with his brokers. This chant is a great example of how Jordan develops and adopts his true power-hungry attitude and lifestyle. When Jordan first heard the chant, he was at lunch with his new boss. He was still an honest and arguably naive young man. Upon hearing the chant for the first time, Jordan finds it strange and alienating. It doesn't seem to have a place in the fine-restaurant setting, and seems a little pompous on the part of his boss. Yet this chant is the ultimate foreshadow, because slowly throughout the film, Jordan becomes more comfortable using the chant, and it becomes an expression of confidence and self-importance for him, until we finally see it in all it's glory as presented in one of Jordan's final speeches.

Belfort talks about how he used to have nothing, used to be nothing, but through the stock market he built himself a great life, and in turn is providing a great opportunity for all of his workers. Belfort heightens the emotional elements of his story until his workers are shouting, crying, and cheering him on.

This speech reminded me of when churches have a "cry night" in which the pastors talk about how God is going to save them, many people cry and shake, and they believe it to be god's presence that brings them to do those things, when in reality it's only because they've been made to stay up so late and they 're extremely exhausted. The workplace that Belfort has created is cultish. Through a combination of money, drugs, sex, and emotional exhaustion, Belfort has manipulated his workers into seeing him as a god to be worshipped.

The Wolf of Wall Street is a film intended to mock and point attention to the vain world that Jordan Belfort lives in (for a time). He chases pleasure through drugs, hookers, and a lavish lifestyle, none of which can truly satisfy or satiate him. The fact that the movie ends with Belfort pedaling his own entrepreneurial program is the film's way of showing how highly addicted these Wall Street brokers are to money and attention. How desperate Belfort is to remain in the world that took everything from him.

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I have to be the most attractive person at my hourly job

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crazy girl journal tour

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the way that The Virgin Suicides completely idolizes the most mundane and even gross parts of femininity, the way that femininity is completely blown up, scaled 100x its original relevance. the Lisbon sisters are the complete picture of grace and what it is to be a girl purely because they are unknown--- the fact that there are multiple of them, increasing their feminine power by being put altogether under the same roof...