Christa Parrish

Author, impatient creative, founder of Narratology

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

I want to see the revival. I do. (0bstructed view seats are available and reasonably priced.) Nicholas Christopher's Anthem is brilliant. But Lea Michele, while good, is no Judy Kuhn (I know, no one is Judy Kuhn). I'm being a bit petty about it, so I'm not sure I'll go. 2/2

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

Yes, the plot of Chess the Musical (which version, you ask? Who knows!) is a disaster, but the music and orchestration rocks and I've been obsessed with the original West End and Broadway versions since a friend introduced me to it in 1997. 1/2

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

@rachkmc I do! I know this is an old post but I'm seriously considering getting an obstruction-view ticket to the revival before it closes in two-ish weeks. I heard Nicolas Christopher's Anthem and it is brilliant. But Lea Michele is no Judy Kuhn (no one is!) and I'm being petty about it.

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

@sciencegirl Point-and-click horror for me...

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

@kimdr_acula @yermom78 @sciencegirl Me, too! I loved the point-and-click horror games.

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

@emilykmay Also, these two adore each other and are now so close, even with the 10-year age difference. Also have a third three years younger than the second, who also has a wonderful relationship with the oldest.

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

@emilykmay 10 years between first and second. Yeah, I remembered. Second was medically fragile and there were differences, but also very much the same.

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

As I mentioned, my 12 year old and I are working our way to LOTR and one of his favorite things to do is count how many times Legolas's eyes are blue, and how many times they are brown.

(Yes, I explained the context. Yes, I am a nerd.)

#LOTR

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[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

I finally convinced my 12 year old to watch LOTR. When we got to a certain scene, I ask him him if he's seen the song. He hasn't, so show him.

He now watches various versions of "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard" at least 20 times a day.

I created a monster.

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

@RegalMovies Adding: I shouldn't have to be surprised when venues give us our legal for ADA accomodations, but there have been times when those accommodations have been ignored, so honestly, we're grateful when it happens. @roadrunnerbos was amazing, too, for teen's very first concert.

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

My teen is an ambulatory wheel chair user (complex CHD with VACTERL association). We recently went to the movies and pre-purchased wheelchair seating (one seat and one space for the wheelchair). Another couple purchased the other wheelchair/companion seat but 1/2

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

neither used a wheelchair and both sat in the seats. The theater was almost full and Regal policy states if a wheelchair user had those seats, anyone else will be moved. The usher reseated the couple. Thankful to @RegalMovies for giving my kid a space to exist in public. 2/2

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

@Kittens_GoMew @lanabeesfw Same! BrBa is one of my comfort shows, but I love BCS even more because all the characters are sympathetic in their own way, even with their very real flaws. I watched BCS only once all the way through, and started it again but cannot finish season 5 because it's heartbreaking.

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

My teen is a huge Bungo Stray Dogs fan, and we just read the most recent chapter. Then she likes us to read reactions on Reddit together.

My takeaway from the comments?

"If ded, why hot?"

#BSD

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

My father always said, " No matter what, if you need me, call and I'll come get you."

Today my teen daughter was at a friend's (who she has known for years) and she texted, "I low key want you to come get me."

You know I got in my car that minute to pick her up.

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

A dear friend of mine had "women's " issues. For five years she struggled and eventually was diagnosed with a rare cancer, too later for treatment.

Her (female) MD kept telling her to lose 15 pounds and everything would resolve.

She died less than years after diagnosis.

[Kia 🧸ྀི @xevekiah]

what’s a clear example of medical misogyny you’ve witnessed or experienced?

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

@RRR0BYN My first and second (hospital births, one because it was expected and one because baby has a complex CHD) we're unmedicated and almost pain free. My third was a home birth and was so, so painful because baby was born misaligned (though midwife knew and I tried all the things).

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

I'm fortunate I've not experienced a lot of medical misogyny. But what I have experienced has been around being a mother. My concerns were brushed off, but every time they were correct, from babies not eating the same (ear infection) to odd looking physicality (spinal deformity).

[Kia 🧸ྀི @xevekiah]

what’s a clear example of medical misogyny you’ve witnessed or experienced?

[Christa Parrish @ChristaAParrish]

I'm an author with a Betta fish named Fitzgerald and a mystery snail named Zelda, and I can only say these two creatures are named after characters in Bungo Stray Dogs and not the writer of The Great Gatsby and his wife.

#BungouStrayDogs