Over-thinker. Easily distracted by shiny things. Oooh. Shiny.
Hey, remember when I said I sent off an application for a part-time job at a non-profit that would have me making about what I make now but for far less hours which means I might be able to have a normal life again (or at least get some decent sleep)?
Wish me luck/send good vibes/pray for me, because my interview is on Monday!
This pretty lil’ baby stopped by to snap a selfie (and then have a snooze in my lap š)! #puppy #cute
…are you my secret twin, Anon? Because I, too, balk at the long episode lengths (it literally takes me two days to watch one episode), and also canāt believe Iāve fallen in love with a show that has so few women. I love the story, though, especially the natural Shin PD way of interweaving the expectations we have of the characters based on our first introductions to them with the stories of their pasts and what theyāre really like.
Just like Je Hyuk, I keep forgetting that everyone in the prison is there for a reason, and just because Iām delighted by their quirky personalities, doesnāt mean that they havenāt done something truly horrible to end up there. But I love that each character continues to defy expectations (like Warden Paeng – omg if you havenāt seen ep 4 yet, then Iām sorry, but heās now one of my favorites).
I also really love Joon Ho and the way he protects his clueless friend without trying to make it look like thatās what heās doing. It makes me wonder if he ever regrets his choice to not go through rehab after the car accident, since he was the better ball player and had the best chance of making a full recovery. (Also Iād forgotten how much I like Jung Kyung Ho as an actor because itās been so long since Iāve watched him in anything.)
But then it makes Je Hyukās issue all the more heartbreaking, because heās obviously the type who will stubbornly and patiently work through any obstacle, even returning to baseball despite the odds against his surgery being successful. But now, thanks to prison, his hope is gone. The one thing heās worked so hard for all his life is taken from him. He has nothing to return to after he gets out of prison, which breaks my heart and is why I teared up (and also wanted to cheer, if that makes sense) when he was likeĀ āno, Iāll go to the church serviceā because he wanted to scream. Unnhhhhh, my heart.
Those first four episodes were super long and told us so much, but I feel like weāre only just getting started on his story.
(Hey, look, I can babble, too!)
(ALSO NO ONE SPOIL ME ON ANYTHING PAST EPISODE 4 YET OR I WILL SHANK YOU!)
i wanna sit in old cafes and listen to the rain just chatting about nothing with you
I initially read this asĀ someone wanting to eavesdrop on the rain talking to someone, which sounds pretty cool, too, tbh.
Donāt take my typos seriously peeps I write good I swears.
I instinvely referred to H*eri playing against JJS as akin to putting āSkittles in fine wineā and am so pleased w/ myself for that glorious turn of phrase that I need to put it somewhere I can return and marvel at my ingenuity whenever I am feeling dumb and blue.
Wise Prison Life aka Prison Playbook is renewing my drama faith. Iām not in slump, Iām just being picky!
This made me cackle on a meta level, because Je Hyeokās ex-girlfriend is played by Krystal, who is indeed an idol (orĀ āsingerā as is translated here, but Jung Kyung Ho saidĀ āidolā). Also because JKH is currently dating an idol IRL.
The Obsessive Dilettante 