Isa: As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.
Kaylee: Kai, I’m so happy I could kiss you!
Kai: *nervous laughter* Umm… Neat!
[Later]
Kai: I can’t believe I said neat, Jake. Neat! Nobody says neat anymore! It’s the goddamn 21st century! It’s not neat to say neat, but I said it anyway because I’m a huge loser!
Jake: *idly turns magazine page* Hey, don’t beat yourself up. Everyone gets nervous sometimes. Remember what happened when Isa confessed to me?
Kai: Didn’t you like, thanked her?
Jake: *closes magazine and stares at the ceiling* I thanked her.
Jake: Awee, Isa look at you, getting all romantic with these candles. Isa: Isa: Ok first of all, I'm going to sacrifice you-
reminder : love yourself 💕💕
what do you think when you see stars?
the feeling that everything will be okay. i see nirvana in the stars above. i feel the rain cascade down my cheekbones. my eyes flutter and see a faint rainbow etching across the cloudy, grey sky. a glimpse of you and i, our story written across the stars. constellations that reflect our personality, the very fabric of who we are and who we’re meant to be.
nirvana - a miracle I wish to see.
Palestine is not over. Palestine is not dead. Gaza, the West Bank, the entire region between the river and the sea, and the various countries across the world where refugees have fled to, house a surviving people and surviving culture. Palestine is not dead, and WILL NOT die.
I'm seeing a lot of very valid despair online, but if you're someone like me, living a privileged life in a Western country NOT under active bombardment, and which is actually COMPLICIT to some degree in that bombardment: we don't get to give up. Not now, not ever.
You can still get involved in protests or direct actions (e.g. blocking supply), you can still donate eSims or fund UNRWA on your government's behalf, you can still hassle the crap out of your local MP. No, it won't roll back the harm that's already been committed, but all of those things are STILL WORTH DOING. PEOPLE ARE STILL ALIVE OVER THERE. PALESTINE IS STILL WORTH SAVING.
If you've bothered to read this far, you're probably already aware of what's going on over there right now. If not, check out Al Jazeera's fantastic coverage. But also remember that Palestine, and Palestinian culture, is more than just death and despair. Examples below:
Long live Palestine, from the river to the sea.
Isa: His finest hour lasted a minute and a half.
Jake: It was two minutes, but good try.