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Just watched 65 and am now 65 (million?) times madder about Adam Driver being cast in it, because while on the one hand it loses some points for being overly invested in gross-out content and PG-13 gore, on the other hand it is stacked with ALL OF MY FAVORITE THINGS:
Opening scene: snuggling on the beach with your wife while you fondly look on at your daughter and Woefully discuss the necessity of your impending leave
GIRLDAD
Foster Girldad -- must keep the orphan child alive, She Is Now My Only Purpose
No extraneous characters, it’s just all these 2 all the time, aside from scene 1 and brief video clips
Would you like a nasty abdominal wound and some field doctoring with requisite grimacing through the pain
What about additional injuries and field doctoring as we go
Angst connected to precious video clips of the daughter you haven’t seen face to face in over a year
So. Much. Peril.
DINOSAURS
Fewer dinosaurs than you would think and also a really blatant level of “listen our dinosaur budget is Limited, we can’t just be showing them for extended periods all willy-nilly,” but still DINOSAURS.
I Would Die For You, I Would Kill For You
Comfort hugging
Tears
So little time wasted on setup or context or explaining what is happening. Full “somehow, Palpatine returned” to get to the good stuff. (did I use that right? idk the original context).
(It does harm the story somewhat to be this confused -- like, this is definitely not Good Writing, despite the DVD cover proudly and specifically touting the pedigree of its writers -- but then you’re just constantly distracted by Danger, Hurt/Comfort, or Dinosaurs, so in practice what this means is I was glued to the screen and not once was I tempted to read so much as a page from my book.)
Did I mention that the girl reminds me of Maisie Lockwood, which did not hurt in the slightest.
But I can’t fully enjoy any of that with Adam “Ratface” Driver at the center of it. Literally spent this entire movie just baffled as to how it was doing EVERYTHING I LOVE IN A STORY, OVER AND OVER, and losing my mind about how much more I could have loved it if they had just cast. like. anyone else.
#sp0iler free review inside#god help me if I ever change my mind about this man's face#yes I am aware how many times I have eaten crow on similar statements but THIS one will truly make me ill#movie night with televinita#p.s. so torn between wanting to watch it again to novelize the good scenes and aid my mental recast...#...and knowing that every second of additional exposure increases my chances of brain poisoning#anyway: I went into this knowing almost nothing (I did not even see a trailer or at least not more than 20 seconds of one;#i didn't even know there was a 2nd character; i thought he was either alone or with a small group#I thought it would be way cheesier and sillier and while we did crack up a lot (probably not when we were intended to)#I was NOT expecting it to have this much of an emotional core; dang#expectation of silliness was truly the only reason I figured AD couldn't ruin it#IDEK where I ended up on liking vs. disliking it at this point
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How to Make Pagan Rituals & Events Safe for Celiacs
Hi all! Bit of a “how to” and a rant today.
It’s frustrating to have celiac disease, or any food related issues, and try to navigate social gatherings. I was diagnosed 7 years ago and it took me awhile to adjust to just how much it effects my participation in social events. Sadly, folks just don’t know that much about celiac disease, even though 1 out of every 130 of us has it.
The biggest misconception I run across is that people just don’t realize how exceptionally sensitive celiac folks are to gluten and just how sick we get. So I’m going to break down that info real fast and then give some simple tips on how to make your pagan gatherings inclusive.
So firstly, celiac disease is not a food allergy, it’s an autoimmune reaction. If we injest even a micro crumb of gluten, smaller than you can see, our immune system freaks out and attacks our intestines. This causes a cascade of inflammation, stomach problems (sometimes really bad, like projectile vomiting), neurological symptoms (your stomach is like your second brain) and flu-like exhaustion. For folks like me with additional autoimmune disorders it activates them more too, so my arthritis goes bonkers. The full symptoms don’t set in until about 24 to 36 hours after ingestion, so I could leave the potluck feeling fine, only to get sick the next day. And then I will be wrecked for days afterwards. It actually takes months for celiacs to fully recover from exposure, and if we get exposed to much, about once a month, it increases our chances of getting stomach cancer by a lot.
So there’s the explanation of why you should care about keeping things strictly gluten free. Next is how to do it right.
The best way to think about making spaces gluten free is to view gluten as rat poison. Because that’s how toxic it is to celiac folks. Don’t put the GF cookies on the same plate as the gluten cookies and don’t prep or cook food on things that have ever touched gluten unless you know it has been scoured clean. Shared dips, condiments and utensils are a no-no. Cross contamination happens so easily. Gluten free food should be totally separate from other food and have its own serving utensils. It’s pretty easy to find gluten free snacks in stores these days, so that’s an easy go to. Don’t cook anything GF in your gluteny kitchen for celiac folks. It’s a beautiful, loving gesture but it’s not safe. I have gotten sick from food made by so many loving friends and family members who thought they were making me a GF meal. I don’t eat it now, sorry!
During planning for a ritual or coven/group meeting if you’re doing crafts or consuming the same food or drink, take a moment to *think* about common allergens. I’ve walked into some awkward situations where I couldn’t take part in awesome ritual aspects because they wanted me to drink barley water or eat bread or something like that. The priestess with the barley water wanted me to kiss the outside of the glass because I couldn’t drink it. I did not do that, because again, think of it as rat poison. I’m not kissing a glass of rat poison.
Wheat also shouldn’t be used in crafts. A local group here mentioned making Brighid’s crosses out of wheat stalks and my heart almost stopped. I’m still debating if I’ll make a thing out of it and ask them not to, or just not expend the energy and stay home. I’m all for self advocating and creating awareness, but sometimes I just get tired. Most people are cool when I bring up things like this, but there’s usually a few people who act like I’m a hypochondriac and I’m offending them by not eating their food or changing the flow of things. It’s agrivating having to deal with that kind of toxic energy when you’re just trying to stay healthy. It’s so much smoother if the group heads cultivate their own awareness around these issues so people like me don’t have to request changes.
So there you have it! The basics of making rituals and gatherings celiac-friendly. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to respond.
Blessings,
Cypress, The Spoonie Witch )O(
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