Trapped in Barbieland

 I miss Ryan Gosling

July 2nd

On the plane.

Sometime around 12:30 pm

Recorded in my diary

I am writing to you several feet (around 38000 feet) up in the air! It’s like when you take pictures on your iPhone and they put a certain location on it (I’m not sure if it does that if you’re on a plane though) (I was supposed to be listening to the safety announcement but oh well.)

Since I’m only on a flight that’s around an hour and thirty minutes, there isn’t really supposed to be a tv on the plane, but there was! They didn’t give us earphones though, so as im writing this, I’m also watching the silent movie version of La La Land. And hey, as much as I love this movie WITH it’s amazing sound design and soundtrack, the silent film way of watching it just makes me love the cinematography even more. Damien Chazelle, you’re a genius. I still have to watch Babylon, though.

The only big problem I have with this ‘silent’ version of the film is that they deleted the scene- or the ‘split second’- of Emma Stone flipping Ryan Gosling off. Instead, they just make them have eye contact for half a second before Ryan Gosling drives off. Like, that’s essential viewing. Another minor issue is that the two people in front of my sister are leaning back in their chair. Maybe I’m just a people pleaser, but I never feel comfortable having my chair lean back

Sorry, I had to pause the writing for a bit. My sister and I keep pointing out every time Ryan Gosling appears on the screen for my mom, just to let her know it’s Ken. I can’t wait for the Barbie movie. 

I never understand how people can cause full-on fights on flights. Like yes, I totally want to fight the guy in front of me right now for making his chair lean as far back as possible, but I’m not going to do that because 1. I’m not willing to annoy everyone else on the plane, I rather just be the only one annoyed, and 2. I’m a wimp. Like, I can tell a group of freshies in the library to shut up but I can’t ask a stranger on the plane to put their seat up. 

Another thought, I’m not sure if this is common sense or something, I have the privilege of having no allergies so I wouldn’t know, but what happens with like common but severe food allergies on the plane. Like you smell peanuts and you have a really bad allergic reaction. Then what? Can someone please explain that to me because I have no internet on the plane!

This whole blog post feels like a whole ‘bottle episode’ of sorts. For those who aren’t that into film and tv or those who haven’t watched the genius that is the tv show called Community, bottle episodes are when an episode is confined to one setting, usually with just the main cast. So, if we’re referencing the greatest tv show of all time (still Community), their bottle episode is the one where they’re all stuck in the study room, trying to find Annie’s pen. This one specifically makes me think of that one Victorious episode where Trina and Tori are stuck on this plane and Perez Hilton shows up (SPOILERS). If it helps you remember, it’s the one where Cat, Beck, Andre and Tori are video calling and they mess around on fake-zoom. You’ve seen the Stan twitter clips. Although it’s ironic, bottle episodes usually help with the season’s budget, yet being on an airplane is very expensive. 

I saw this girl on Tik Tok (yes I get all my information off that app) that said the way to make real life better is to make it feel like a movie or tv show, but to a certain extent (not truman show level or Jury Duty level. I hope Ronald is okay.) Apparently it’s because it’s ‘for the plot’, you take more risks, you understand your character flaws make your character more human. But on the other side of the spectrum, you get someone like Abed. But I love abed! So it's okay.

Okay, we’re landing very soon and I’ve written several pages of gibberish (I transcribed this onto my laptop for posting). It’s been five years since I’ve been in my hometown, and I might end up having a mental freakout about how everything has changed. I don’t know if I’m completely ready.