AOT: Midlife Crisis + Rewatching Shows

I know I've said this before, but the midlife crisis is real.  And as we go through it, and the anxiety and dread and sense of 'stuckness' continues to grow, we have two choices:  face it, or cry in a corner, curled up in a ball.

Ok, I lie.  We can still face it and also cry in the corner in a ball.  They're not mutually exclusive.  One can face their future and also sometimes feel the necessity to curl int a ball and cry.  I support both.  Just be sure if you're crying your'e also facing your future at the moments when you're not crying.

But that got me thinking - you hear about how rewatching your favorite shows or movies is actually a sign of high emotional IQ because there's a sense of comfort in knowing what's coming and when you're stressed that sense of comfort is, well, comforting.  We do that a lot here - lots of rewatching shows and movies.  But we also did that a lot growing up, and that made me realize - our parents were self-soothing in the same way: rewatching shows.  We thought it was fun to rewatch a movie we'd already seen and quote it more, but no no, it's an incredibly smart emotional tactic. You get the benefit of less stress, the joy of reliving the highs, and greater TV- and movie-quote recall through repetition.  How ingenious!

Now the question is - what are the TV shows and movies you find comforting enough to rewatch? 

AOT: What's After Post-Colonialism?

I grew up on movie soundtracks.  They graced many a car rides and roadtrips.  All these year later, I still have many of them uploaded to my iTunes and when I put it on shuffle, sometimes they pop up.  This morning was no different - the Pocahontas soundtrack popped up between a myriad of other songs.  But it got me thinking - if we're in the post-colonial era, what's next?  What is the era after this going to be?  While it's true (and unfortunate) history tends to repeat itself and you can study it to understand where we are and where we're going, in terms of "eras", I'm not so sure they repeat themselves the same way.  Do they?

If so, what comes next?  I hope it's more environmental and animal protections, but there's always a (scary) chance it's the far other end of the coin.