Ariel 아리엘
@archivistariel.bsky.social
Seoul-based writer & media archivist w/focus on: gender, sexuality, & disability in Korean classic films. Kim Ki-young fan ❤️ & enthusiastic physical media contributor. Still claim Angeleno as a personality trait. She/Her.
I don’t like either of these pictures but there is a difference in my face, right?
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I don’t like either of these pictures but there is a difference in my face, right?
Tonight has been a strange and strugglesome night. He’s an asshole, but I’m grateful to have him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tonight has been a strange and strugglesome night. He’s an asshole, but I’m grateful to have him.
I have a story but I’m too sad to tell it rn.
Goodbye to one of the greatest players ever.
Goodbye to one of the greatest players ever.
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I have a story but I’m too sad to tell it rn.
Goodbye to one of the greatest players ever.
Goodbye to one of the greatest players ever.
Today in 2019 someone from the archiving world sent me this as a part of a series of nasty DMs.
So…I may not be the archivist I dreamed I would be, but I still use all my skills and knowledge. Yeah, it hurt to see this convo come up in my memories but honestly? I’m doing fucking fantastic, tyvm.
So…I may not be the archivist I dreamed I would be, but I still use all my skills and knowledge. Yeah, it hurt to see this convo come up in my memories but honestly? I’m doing fucking fantastic, tyvm.
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Today in 2019 someone from the archiving world sent me this as a part of a series of nasty DMs.
So…I may not be the archivist I dreamed I would be, but I still use all my skills and knowledge. Yeah, it hurt to see this convo come up in my memories but honestly? I’m doing fucking fantastic, tyvm.
So…I may not be the archivist I dreamed I would be, but I still use all my skills and knowledge. Yeah, it hurt to see this convo come up in my memories but honestly? I’m doing fucking fantastic, tyvm.
Nice weekend news. I hit the “I’ve lost 15lbs” mark.
I can’t see it or feel it yet, but the scale shows it ❤️ so yay!
I can’t see it or feel it yet, but the scale shows it ❤️ so yay!
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Nice weekend news. I hit the “I’ve lost 15lbs” mark.
I can’t see it or feel it yet, but the scale shows it ❤️ so yay!
I can’t see it or feel it yet, but the scale shows it ❤️ so yay!
There is no other film like ONCE WERE WARRIORS and there was no other director like Lee Tamahori. Rest in power, you excellent example of a human being and artist.
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There is no other film like ONCE WERE WARRIORS and there was no other director like Lee Tamahori. Rest in power, you excellent example of a human being and artist.
Had a great day with my friend Jennifer! Went to the Taste of Seoul event on Nodeul Island, then studied at a cafe, then delicious 만두 for dinner and some beers after!!!! Time for home!!!!
November 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Had a great day with my friend Jennifer! Went to the Taste of Seoul event on Nodeul Island, then studied at a cafe, then delicious 만두 for dinner and some beers after!!!! Time for home!!!!
So I went somewhere between KILL BILL and giallo at the ophthalmologist this morning.
I got something lanced in my damn eye (sans black gloves) and had to walk home with this patch which was…interesting.
Last night I had double vision in my left eye which SUCKED & made me v dizzy. Things=ok now
I got something lanced in my damn eye (sans black gloves) and had to walk home with this patch which was…interesting.
Last night I had double vision in my left eye which SUCKED & made me v dizzy. Things=ok now
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
So I went somewhere between KILL BILL and giallo at the ophthalmologist this morning.
I got something lanced in my damn eye (sans black gloves) and had to walk home with this patch which was…interesting.
Last night I had double vision in my left eye which SUCKED & made me v dizzy. Things=ok now
I got something lanced in my damn eye (sans black gloves) and had to walk home with this patch which was…interesting.
Last night I had double vision in my left eye which SUCKED & made me v dizzy. Things=ok now
My team (28 Questions Later, thx @hellonfriscobay.bsky.social) won trivia last night!!!! Year 2 of being a horror trivia winner! I think it was my Karyn Kusama answer that put us over the top!!!
October 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
My team (28 Questions Later, thx @hellonfriscobay.bsky.social) won trivia last night!!!! Year 2 of being a horror trivia winner! I think it was my Karyn Kusama answer that put us over the top!!!
Seoul is pretty nice today.
October 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Seoul is pretty nice today.
Woohoo! Just announced is the Collector’s Edition from #umbrellaentertainment for Sion Sono’s amazing film, SUICIDE CLUB! Grab a copy cuz it has an essay from the amazing @horrornonna.com and a commentary by me, along with other FABULOUS features!!!
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Woohoo! Just announced is the Collector’s Edition from #umbrellaentertainment for Sion Sono’s amazing film, SUICIDE CLUB! Grab a copy cuz it has an essay from the amazing @horrornonna.com and a commentary by me, along with other FABULOUS features!!!
Done with deaths in my Family for a while. Y’all, chill the eff out. This year has been heavy on my heart.
Going to rest now after that zoom wake thing.
Love you, Miller.
Going to rest now after that zoom wake thing.
Love you, Miller.
October 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Done with deaths in my Family for a while. Y’all, chill the eff out. This year has been heavy on my heart.
Going to rest now after that zoom wake thing.
Love you, Miller.
Going to rest now after that zoom wake thing.
Love you, Miller.
I need this rn. All the purrs
October 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I need this rn. All the purrs
Big Queensland is now my favorite thing.
I want to be rich.
I need to go to Australia.
I want to be rich.
I need to go to Australia.
October 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Big Queensland is now my favorite thing.
I want to be rich.
I need to go to Australia.
I want to be rich.
I need to go to Australia.
Ahhhhh. But this is in Queensland:
October 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Ahhhhh. But this is in Queensland:
I have learned that everything is bigger in Queensland.
October 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I have learned that everything is bigger in Queensland.
Going to a wedding. Spent ages on my makeup yet forgot lipstick.
*sigh* such a me thing.
*sigh* such a me thing.
October 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Going to a wedding. Spent ages on my makeup yet forgot lipstick.
*sigh* such a me thing.
*sigh* such a me thing.
Thought some of you might want to see this Korean ad for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER…
October 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Thought some of you might want to see this Korean ad for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER…
No date so…study time!
October 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
No date so…study time!
My Walter Matthau Triumvirate:
October 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
My Walter Matthau Triumvirate:
Sometimes studying be like that.
September 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Sometimes studying be like that.