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“Kamu sudah besar nak, sekarang ibu bertanya padamu.. apakah kamu sudah punya pacar?” Suatu hari ibuku bertanya tentang sesuatu yang tak pernah aku duga sama sekali. Aku hanya menggeleng “belum bu, gustavo tak punya pacar.. jangankan pacar.. berdekatan dengan wanita saja jantungku berdegup keras, keringat dingin keluar seperti uap air yang mendidih.. dan badanku seperti terkena parkinson.. kejang tak beraturan dari kepala sampai ujung kaki” sambil tersenyum ibu berkata pelan “kamu aku jodohkan dengan cemplon anak pak gundala mau? Dia teman karibku.. anaknya baik”

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Apa tak ada yang lainnya? Sepertinya biasa saja atau tak menarik… Begitu yang terbersit di hatiku.. anak cewek pak gundala teman bermainku di masa kecil. Yang aku ingat kala itu adalah cemplon berkulit legam karena terbakar matahari.. dan yang tak bisa aku lupa adalah seringkali cemplon mengusap ingusnya dengan lengan baju.. yaa, cemplon yang suka ingusan.. tapi sejak kelas 6 SD aku tak pernah melihatnya lagi karena cemplon pindah rumah dan sekolah mengikuti orang tuanya bertugas di Jakarta. Baru beberapa bulan ini aku dengar pak gundala kembali ke kampungku karena sudah pensiun. Sambil menahan gerutu dalam hati aku pamit keluar untuk ngopi bareng teman-teman se-gank.

Dengan murung aku memesan sebuah kopi di warungnya pak mursid, tak jauh dari rumahku. Tak berapa lama datanglah kenthir. Setelah memesan kopi beberapa saat kenthir diam memandangiku “kamu telat obat? Dari tadi aku lihat kamu diam dan murung.. tumben?” Aku cuma menyeruput kopiku dan mengatakan tak ada masalah.. semua baik-baik saja. Beberapa saat kemudian datanglah gus celir.. setelah memesan kopi celir seperti heran memandangiku dan bertanya pada kenthir “ada apa ini?” Kenthir cuma memberi isyarat “ssttt.. diam” kami bertiga ngopi dan ngobrol dengan candaan yang hambar aku rasakan hari itu.. dua sahabatku berusaha menghiburku tapi usaha mereka seperti ombak yang menerjang karang.

“ploonn.. apa kabar” tiba-tiba celir menyapa seorang yang lewat, cantik aku lihat. “Baik mas.. aku belanja dulu ya.. mari” kata wanita cantik itu sambil meneruskan perjalanan. Aku yang penasaran bertanya pada gus celir siapa wanita tadi. “Dia kan teman kita dulu.. cemplon anaknya pak gun.. baru beberapa bulan ini mereka sekeluarga pindah dari jakarta kesini” kata-kata celir ini sungguh mengagetkanku.

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Sungguh berbeda dengan yang aku ingat. Cemplon yang dulunya kurus, legam, dan suka ingusan ternyata keadaannya sekarang berubah 180 derajat. Cantik, berambut panjang, bersih, dan rapi. Melihat cemplon tadi mengingatkanku akan bunga-bunga di taman Momogaike, Obeno-ku, Osaka Jepang. Warna bunga yang merah atau kuning matahari, biru.. masih lekat dalam ingatanku, membuat mataku tak bosan memandang, persis seperti wanita yang lewat barusan. Melihat gerai rambut cemplon seakan aku berada di Iris garden Osaka.. aku tenggelam dalam hamparan bunga sambil bercengkerama dengan senja yang dibalut noktah hijau berbalut pendar merah. Hingga gelap aku masih terdiam memandangi  rimbunnya daun-daun berwarna ungu, atau putih bercampur biru dan itu semua membuatku lupa akan waktu.. lupa jika aku belum makan. Cemplon yang sekarang seindah bunga di kebun raya Nagai, Osaka. Pandangan mata cemplon seteduh taman ini saat lembayung senja menatapku kala aku terdiam sendiri menikmati kopi di sore hari.

“kenapa mata kamu melotot.. apa kamu kena serangan jantung?” Tanya kenthir mengagetkanku. “Tidak.. aku hanya kebelet buang air kecil.. aku ke toilet sebentar” berhasil juga aku membuat alasan dan pergi meninggalkan teman-teman. Bukan ke toilet.. aku mencari tempat agak sepi dan mengeluarkan smartphone.. siapa lagi yang aku telpon jika bukan ibu. Begitu tersambung segera aku berteriak “ibuu!!! Aku mau di jodohkan dengan anaknya pak gun!!!

Kebun Raya Nagai, Higashisumiyoshi Osaka. Japan

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🌫️ Cuando los recuerdos pesan y todo se siente relativo

Sugerencia de escritura del día Escribe lo primero que se te venga a la cabeza. Ver todas las respuestas

A veces hay días que se sienten eternos.
No porque duren más… sino porque duelen más.
Y es en esos momentos cuando los recuerdos aparecen como fantasmas 👻,
como si vinieran a recordarnos lo que ya no está.

🕰️ ¿El tiempo realmente pasa o solo lo sentimos?

Dicen que el tiempo lo cura todo,
pero también dicen que todo es relativo.
Entonces… ¿en qué quedamos?

A veces parece que el tiempo se estira como chicle,
y otras veces pasa volando sin que podamos agarrarlo.
¿Será que el tiempo no existe como creemos?
¿O será que solo existe en nuestra cabeza? 🤯

👁️‍🗨️ Todo es relativo… incluso la vida misma

Hay un punto donde, si lo pensás bien, nada tiene un valor absoluto.
Nos enseñan que ciertas cosas “valen” mucho: el éxito, el dinero, una obra de arte, una relación…
Pero si nadie le da valor, ¿realmente vale algo por sí sola?

🖼️ ¿El arte es arte aunque nadie lo vea?

Imaginá esto: alguien pinta un cuadro increíble, pero nadie lo ve.
¿Sigue siendo arte?
O solo se convierte en arte cuando alguien lo observa y lo valora.

💬 Nos dicen que el valor está en uno mismo,
pero vivimos en un mundo donde todo parece medirse por validación externa.
¿Podemos separar una cosa de la otra?

🎨 El Destino de Van Gogh y Tesla: Almas Incomprendidas 💔

¿Te has puesto a pensar que Van Gogh se fue de este mundo sin un peso en el bolsillo? 😔 Sus cuadros, esos que ahora todos admiran, solo empezaron a venderse cuando ya había cerrado sus ojos para siempre… Qué triste, ¿no? En vida nadie vio lo que realmente era: un artista con el alma rota 🖌️ Y ahora sus obras valen millones que nunca pudo disfrutar. Si tan solo lo hubieran valorado antes, quizás su historia tendría otro final…

Y Tesla… ay Tesla 💭⚡ Otro genio cuya luz se apagó en soledad y pobreza. Con toda esa mente brillante, terminó sus días sin reconocimiento, sin que nadie entendiera lo que nos estaba regalando.

Es como si el mundo fuera cruel con quienes ven más allá 🌧️ El verdadero valor de alguien muchas veces solo se descubre cuando ya no está… cuando ya es tarde para decirle «gracias por existir». A veces me pregunto cuántos genios estarán hoy a nuestro lado sin que los veamos… 💫

📉 Incluso los valores… ¿son moda?

En los últimos años me di cuenta de algo fuerte:
hasta los valores se han vuelto una tendencia.

Por ejemplo, respetar al otro fue algo que se impulsó mucho durante un tiempo.
Era lo correcto, lo que se esperaba… estaba «in».
Pero ahora, parece que eso quedó fuera de moda.
Hoy en día, la discriminación, la burla, la falta de empatía…
están en tendencia. Y eso da miedo 🧊

¿Desde cuándo tener valores depende de lo que esté de moda?

😶‍🌫️ No es lo que hacés… es quién lo hace

Desde muy chica me di cuenta de algo:
no es lo que hacés o dejás de hacer… es quién lo hace.

No es lo mismo si algo lo dice o hace una persona popular,
a que lo haga alguien común y corriente.

✨ La misma acción puede ser aplaudida o cancelada
dependiendo de cuántos seguidores tengas o si caés bien al algoritmo social del momento.

Todo eso también es relativo.
Y duele, porque deja en claro que la justicia y el juicio también vienen con filtro.

🔁 Reflexión final

A veces necesitamos recordar que sentirnos perdidos también es parte del camino.
Cuestionar lo que nos enseñaron, desarmar las verdades absolutas,
y permitirnos no tener todas las respuestas.

Porque en esta vida, donde todo es relativo…
lo único constante es lo que elegimos creer y sentir ❤️‍🔥

¿Te ha pasado sentir que todo pierde sentido por un rato?
Te leo en los comentarios 💭👇

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2025-04-09

My Reflection of 2024

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Albeit it being March 2025, at the time of writing this article, let’s take a walk down memory lane.

2024 started with me being in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G) Department and ended with me being in the Medical Department.

Each department has its own sweet memory of which I shall cherish when I reflect upon my days as a House Officer.

2024 was also the year I took a 6-week-break from my journey as a House Officer, unintentionally, while I was in the Surgical Posting which was a good break indeed. It felt more like a school holiday and I returned home and was being pampered by my family and loved ones.

Sadly, it was also the time I regained all my weight that I have successfully lost along my journey as a House Officer and have more or less kept it on since then.

The struggle to lose weight has returned and amidst the busyness, I still somehow managed to eat which certainly did not help with my weight management.

2024 was also the year I met my partner and best friend as well as his family. My circle of loved ones have been expanded of which I am truly grateful and blessed. Despite being in a long distance relationship, we both try our best to make time for each other everyday which was not at all hard and leaned onto each other for moral support. It made my journey even easier and lovelier.

In short, 2024 flew by rather quickly just like every year. But, it was a beautiful year, one that’s filled with love and multiple odd and funny experiences as well as important ones.

There were challenges as well. The year would not be complete or interesting without it. However, I pulled through or else I would not be writing this reflection today.

As for 2025?

I’m hopeful and I know , it’s going to be another interesting and beautiful year.

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2025-02-09

The Wards In The Surgical Department | Sarawak General Hospital

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The main General Surgery wards in this hospital is located on the 7th floor of the main building which are Male Surgical Ward (MSW) and Female Surgical Ward (FSW).

I entered my General Surgery Posting during a time whereby there were no House Officers being allocated into sub-specialities. The only so-called “sub-specialities” that were available were “Vascular” and “Hepatobiliary Team – HPB”. Both of which are added under General Surgery.

Other teams such as Neurosurgery, Plastics, Urology and Paeds Surgery did not have House Officers. It wasn’t till towards the end of my service in this Posting that it was reintroduced.

Thus, our exposure towards the wards in General Surgery were limited but also made it pretty easy for us to manage.

1. Male Surgical Ward, MSW

Located on the 7th floor of the main building, it is considered the ward which is feared and avoided by many but is also where I’ve spent most of my time while being in this posting.

As the name suggests, it is mainly for male patients with underlying surgical issues or at least being managed by Surgical as the primary team.

This ward is usually avoided by many due to the overwhelming amount of patients which is twice the amount in Female Surgical Ward.

Twice the amount usually meant twice the amount of drama as well as the usual chaos.

My journey in General Surgery ended with my service in this particular ward.

2. Female Surgical Ward, FSW

This ward is also situated on the 7th floor of the main building and it is opposite the Male Surgical Ward, MSW.

As per its namesake, it mainly consists of female patients with underlying surgical issues or at least being managed by surgical team as the primary team.

Albeit it being a “Female” Surgical Ward, there would occasionally be male patients being treated there as the beds in the other wards are usually filled, causing an overflow of patients into this ward.

I started my tagging days in this particular ward and I would consider this ward relatively chiller and laid back compared to the other.

3. Vascular Ward

The Vascular Ward is located on Level 3 of the main building.

If you have done the Paediatrics Posting, it is situated in the same location as “Paeds Nursery Level 1″.

The ward is essentially divided into two, catering to both the Paediatrics Team as well as the Vascular Team.

4. Vascular Extension Ward

The Vascular Ward could only cater to at most, 10 patients. Thus, if there were any more patients to be managed under the Vascular Team, they would be placed in the Vascular Extension Ward or in the main surgical wards.

The Vascular Extension is located on the second floor of the main building, inside the Urology Ward which is situated opposite the emergency department, ETD.

During my service period in General Surgery, I have paid a few visits to the Vascular Ward and Vascular Extension Ward. However, I have never served my time there as I was not allocated to be the House Officer in the Vascular Team and also because it was a team I was avoiding.

Upon my exit from this posting, the sub-specialities were reintroduced again and House Officers were being allocated to other teams.

Thus, if you are due to experience the General Surgery Posting, I hope that you will find it as enjoyable as I did especially while working in the Male Surgical Ward.

It is indeed hectic and busy and going home on time is almost unheard of. Albeit MSW being an extremely busy ward, the medical officers I worked with as well as the specialists were kind, helpful and willing to teach.

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2024-09-26

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I’ve always been a foodie.

I enjoy my going on food trips with my family or friends. If I’m bored or sleepy, I would look for a snack, which again is well, food.

Thus, over the years, the weight started piling up and towards the end of primary school, I noticed that my weight posed an issue. As a child, I was overweight. 

I recalled visiting the doctor once when I was in primary school coz I was unwell and he made me stand on the weighing scale and perhaps he did say more but at a young age, all I remembered was him yelling “Your child is FAT. FAT. FAT. FAT. F-A-T, FAT!”, all throughout my checkup and as I was leaving his office with my mom.

It felt like as if I had committed a felony. When in reality, he was trying to point out on how unhealthy it is for me, somehow in a rather direct way.

Over the years, I’ve struggled with my weight. It was never constant and always up and down. I’ve tried various diets which didn’t stuck long. 

The only time I properly lost weight was when I started my housemanship journey. Amidst me eating at the wrong time, somehow the weight just magically went off. Firstly, perhaps I was too occupied with work to eat properly, hence, unknowingly I tend to practice intermittent fasting almost everyday and secondly, my movements have increased dramatically. Walking above 15k steps per day was a norm.

However, as I progressed throughout my postings, I learnt how to fit eating back into my busy schedule and the weight started piling back slowly.

I brought the matter up to a dear friend and she mentioned that perhaps, I could try controlling my food portion. I reflected and realised that all these while, I’ve been consuming food in the usual portion which didn’t had an effect on me previously as I was constantly on the move.

Thus, if there is something I seriously need to pay more attention to, it would be my food choices as well as the portion. Food is extremely delicious and good. Sadly, I would say that I fall into the category of “Live to Eat” rather than “Eat to Live”.

Hence, it’s time for me to take charge and make a change towards my food choices and start my journey towards a healthier life.

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2024-09-22

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I tagged for almost a month here.

The tagging timing in the Surgical Posting is from 7am till 10pm which is same as with other postings, except Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G).

In the Surgical Posting, we all have to complete a compulsory 14-Day-Tagging period irregardless of having “off-tagged”. Entering the Surgical Department as a senior or fourth poster, we are allocated to special shifts such as night shifts in ward or night shifts in ethe emergency department (ETD).

This serves as an advantage to us seniors as we do not have to work the morning shift for one week straight prior to having an off day. It is also better as it allows us to recuperate in between by not having to go to work extremely early.

However, the disadvantage is that our tagging period is somewhat extended.

As I mentioned before, we are required to complete a 14-Day-Tagging period. The night shift is not counted. Hence, the tagging duration can go up to 3 weeks.

For me, it extended up to 4 weeks due to my medical leaves (MC).

During my first week of tagging, I took a day of medical leave due to extreme fatigue and in the second week, I took 3 days of medical leaves due to extreme fatigue and COVID-19.

At the time of writing this article, I am on a 6 weeks medical leave due to my ATFL injury.

Sometimes I wonder, if I will ever exit this posting and proceed with my last which is medical.

Back to the tagging part, thus my tagging period lasted for a month.

Going to work as a tagger, I would leave home around 5:45am – 6am. Partly because I’m just tired and felt like I needed more rest because there will always be an active issue in ward and I am only able to return home at 10pm.

In the evening around 7pm, I would go for dinner after handing over to the night colleagues and completing my tasks and on-call reviews for the day. Most of the time, it would be our first meal of the day.

Some days, we would be done by 8-9pm and on some days, earlier. Most of us, upon completing, would head for dinner and head home or to just head home straightaway.

This is wrong of course but we were simply exhausted and burnt-out during the tagging period. Thus, we grab the opportunity while we could.

Towards the end of my tagging period, I started bringing packed dinner boxes and reheating them as work prior going back.

Surviving the tagging period in the Surgical Posting was hard and tiring but eventually, it did came to an end.

Thus, if you have yet to enter the Surgical Posting, the tagging period is indeed tiring as with any posting. However, try to learn as much as you can and take comfort in the fact that it does come to an end.

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2024-09-21

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Sometime ago, I wrote about “The Small Change I Hope My Blog Would Make“, whereby I mentioned that with every article written and uploaded on this website would spread some form of comfort and positivity, especially within the community of junior doctors.

Perhaps I’m just simply being optimistic. I have to. That keeps me going, even on difficult days to the point it has become a default reflex for me.

Nonetheless, I love to write and sometimes I do get lost that I tend to deviate from the topic at times and divert back to the main topic at hand.

Living in this world which has its flaws and problems at every corner, I try to see the good aspect of things and thus, I try to end my articles on a good note or some encouragement, which is mainly directed at me actually. However, I never know who may be reading my written articles and perhaps just need some encouragement and kind words at the moment.

It serves as a “happy ending” just like a fairytale in which I escape in one too many times.

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2024-09-19

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Daily writing prompt What would your life be like without music? View all responses

Utterly boring.

As far as I could recall, I have always associated studying with music.

Perhaps it is because while growing up, my mom had always filled the house with music and made me sit at a corner to study whether I liked it or not, I had to study.

Eventually, I’ve grown used to, to studying with music or reading with music.

In high school, I discovered the kind of music that I like as well as the suitable time for me to study.

Thus, music and studying goes hand-in-hand or I will not be able to focus.

Eventually, I shift to Podcasts and Audiobooks while I am going about doing my chores or cooking, I am either listening to these or music.

Even my daily morning writing has jazz or lo-fi playing in the background.

There are days of course when I do not feel like listening to my music or is simply not in the mood for other musics.

Thus, “lo-fi” or “jazz” are my go-to. Still musical nevertheless.

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2024-04-19
Daily writing prompt Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. View all responses

The first thing that comes to my mind? What if it is completely uninteresting? Worse, what if nothing comes to mind? What if my brain is entirely empty? Oh no! That doesn’t leave us with much to discuss. This might be pretty weak as a writing prompt, eh?

Fortunately for me and my tiny old person brain, there was a thought that came to mind as I read the prompt. Unfortunately for you, my readers and only friends* it is nothing interesting. Just before I sat down at my desk and brought up wordpress.com, I had finished my daily exercise. 46 minutes of running (jogging, pronounced “yogging” with a soft J**) in place. The thought that was going through my head at that very moment was…

Holy crap my legs are dead. 46 minutes of jogging (yogging) in place is tough to pull off.

That is it. That was the first thing that came into my sad little brain. I wish it could have been something more interesting and exciting and intellectually stimulating but alas, no. My sincere apologies, friends.

*This is not a movie quote. It’s a paraphrase of a movie quote. A Clockwork Orange. In my teens and early 20’s it was a huge movie for me. When I was a little older I had a friend who had dealt with some bad things when she was young and it changed my perspective on the movie. It was triggering for her, though we didn’t use that term back then, and I saw it in a new light. Once I met Jen and Bellana I suddenly understood her problem with it and felt like even more of a fucking idiot for not having seen it before. The movie includes A LOT of violence against women and girls and now that I had a woman and a girl who were more important to me than anything else in the entire universe I understood that I could never watch that movie again. Now the movie is triggering for me too, in a different way but still pretty painful. Never again. Never ever. I still find myself quoting a few lines now and then because they are so completely burned into my brain, and the language created for the story is pretty unique and amazing. The treatment of the women in the story though… yikes. What the fuck was I thinking when I was a kid? How could I have been so blind and selfish? Never again.

**This is also a paraphrase of a movie quote. Anchorman. This one is something I can watch over and over again. Yeah there is a lot of misogyny in the story, but it literally exists to show how stupid men were toward women back in the 70’s. I mean, 60% of the time it’s accurate every time.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/04/19/brain-drop/

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