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I’ve been having a bit of a rough day with my OCD, I tried something new with my medication and it was definitely not helpful, so I switched back, but I’ve still been having some problems these past couple weeks. Well folks, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Take your meds.

I know autism acceptance month is over, but it still makes me feel better to turn my attention to autistic characters! Let’s celebrate and say mahalo to a very cool autistic character, Lilo Pelekai! One thing I really appreciate about the movie Lilo and Stitch is Lilo and Nani’s relationship. She’s not in an easy position to do it, but Nani is a wonderful caregiver for Lilo and always gives her her best. She does whatever it takes to take care of her. I also love (what I understand to be) Lilo’s special interest in Elvis Presley. The whole “leave me alone to die” thing was an exact snapshot of me at 14 years old. Going home at the end of a rough school day and just getting lost in the special interest sauce. And I love how Elvis forms a reference point for things that have nothing to do with music or dance (“Elvis was a model citizen”) because lots of special interests come in handy like that, where you’re approaching an unfamiliar situation but can go at it from the angle of your special interest. I don’t think that Elvis was a model citizen, but I’m not the expert.

The race theme is subtle but it was still very much present and that’s one of the many reasons why I loved the movie. There’s literally a deleted scene where LILO’s walking around and a tourist snaps a pic of her asking if she’s a “real native” and asks her if she speaks English. That’s actually one of the reasons why I hated Myrtle so much coming up cause I recognized her ignorance early on as a kid and a poc

Lava flow at the Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii.

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Nani & Aqua surfing buddies~? ᐝ ꕀ࿐ ࿔*:･ﾟ✧˚ ༘ ⋆｡˚