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The Butterfly

Tornado Alley

The Butterfly

Tornado Alley

WELCOME TO MY PAGE!

A tornado came through my area at the beginning of November. Power and internet outages have delayed me from decorating my page for Thanksgiving.

This month has been tough between Mother Nature and a new leader who looks down on women, minorities, and LGBTQ+

Just a few images and quotes of encouragement for me and whoever else might need them for whatever reason
❤❤❤

The Earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.
-Chief Joseph

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
-Martin Niemoller

"Everyone deserves to experience love fully, equally, and without shame and without compromise. "
Author unknown

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

BIO

I started watching Asian dramas around February 2019. Eternal Love (TMOPB) was my first drama and my first love. I started searching voraciously for another Cdrama that would make me feel that way again. Several months later I found Goblin and fell in love, this time with Kdramas. Now I’m searching for another drama that will make me fall in love all over again.

I enjoy romance, character development, strong women, and good relationships whatever form they may take. I also like martial arts, fantasy, historicals, slice of life, Kaiju, silent films, and action dramas/movies. In addition to Cdramas and Kdramas I also watch dramas/movies from Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines. I'm an omnivore when it comes to dramas and movies, I'll watch about anything from any time period. Although I usually avoid toxic MLs, zombies, and anything labeled fluffy.

While I watch sad movies and dramas, I prefer happy endings. I don’t care if it’s boy-girl, boy-boy, or girl-girl I want everyone to live happily every after.♡♡♡

My rating system explained, tongue in cheek.

An addendum to understanding my ratings: I rate pre-1990's kung fu and kaiju movies on a curve. They were usually cheaply made for a niche audience. I also give silent films from the 20's and 30's some leeway as they were breaking new ground in film storytelling and acting. The dramas and movies that I've rated as 10's were the first in a particular genre that made me fall in love with it. They were also from early in my drama watching life and would be rated lower now. They may not be perfect, but they hooked me into the drama and Asian movie life, so I left them at the 10's they are.

Eternal Love: https://mydramalist.com/profile/Schmetterling/reviews/54085
Goblin: https://mydramalist.com/profile/Schmetterling/reviews/55235
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: https://mydramalist.com/profile/Schmetterling/review/267935
Godzilla (1954): https://mydramalist.com/profile/Schmetterling/review/145411

WATCHLIST EXPLAINED

CW: It stresses me out to try and keep track so I rarely use it.

PTW: So many dramas, so little time

On Hold: It's not you, it's me

Dropped: Oh, yeah, it's you, not me

"Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

--"Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas
(Thanks to @ Mademoiselle Noir)