Monologue from freaky friday
Happy Hour Freaky Friday
2024.05.16 16:20 foobiomon Happy Hour Freaky Friday
Literally had the idea from copying what the lads were on about in today’s episode but…
“In today’s Episode the boys have switched bodies in a Freaky Friday turn of events.
Robbie has woken up as Alfie with a belt around his neck…
Alfie wakes up at 1pm with massive teeth…
Stevie wakes up 30 years older…
And Jaack wakes up inside of a…”
Some jokes there maybe too far but sounded like it would be a good idea when the lads were saying it. Maybe could randomly select it before the episode and plan some questions to answer etc …
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“In today’s Episode the boys have switched bodies in a Freaky Friday turn of events.
Robbie has woken up as Alfie with a belt around his neck…
Alfie wakes up at 1pm with massive teeth…
Stevie wakes up 30 years older…
And Jaack wakes up inside of a…”
Some jokes there maybe too far but sounded like it would be a good idea when the lads were saying it. Maybe could randomly select it before the episode and plan some questions to answer etc …
2024.05.15 23:51 lightscamerasnaction Delta in-flight movies [March 2024]
I tried to write down every single movie available on my flights in March 2024. I handwrote some of my notes to pass the 13 hours which is why there are ??? when I couldn't read my own writing/abbreviations. Note that not all titles were available on all flights, and my list is missing a chunk of them (especially titles beginning with "S" for some reason). Hope someone finds it useful! Maybe someone will get to creating a Letterboxd list of them all before me! [Posted this in movies and thought delta users might find it useful too]
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10 Things I Hate About You
101 Dalmatians
12 Angry Men
13 Going on 30
17 Again
2001: A Space Odyssey
27 Dresses
500 Days of Summer
80 for Brady
A Beautiful Mind
A Bug's Life
A Cinderella Story
A Compassionate Spy
A Fantastic Woman
A Few Good Men
A Good Year
A Haunting in Venice
A League of Their Own
A Room with a View
A Separation
A Simple Plan
A Simple Wish
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Abominable
Adam's Rib
Airheads
Akeelah and the Bee
Aladdin
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
American Graffiti
American Street Kid
Amores Perros
An Inconvenient Truth
Anatomy of a Fall
Angels in the Outfield
Aquaman
Assassin Club
Asteroid City
Avatar: Way of Water
Avengers: Infinity War
Back to the Future
Bad Company
Barb and Star: Vista del Mar
Barbie
Batman
Batman Begins
Batman Returns
Batman vs. Superman Dawn
Battle of the Sexes
Beauty and the Beast
Beetlejuice
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Bend it Like Beckham
Better Luck Tomorrow
Big
Big George Foreman
Billy Elliott
Birds of Prey: Harley Quinn
Birthright Outlaw
Blackberry
Blade
Blade II
Blade Runner 2049
Blade Trinity
Blended
Blinded by the Light
Blue Beetle
Bolt
Bottoms
Brave
Brazil
Bridesmaids
Bridget Jones' Diary
Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason
Bring It On
Brown Sugar
Buoyancy
But I'm a Cheerleader
Call Me by Your Name
Carmen Jones
Central Intelligence
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cheaper by the Dozen
Chevalier
Chicken Run
Child's Play
Children of a Lesser God
Chinatown
Cinderella
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Clueless
Colossal
Condor's Nest
Cool Hand Luke
Coraline
Couples Retreat
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Stupid Love
Creed
Creed II
Crooklyn
Cruella
Chr. G
Dark Waters
Darkest Hour
Dawnland
Dazed and Confused
DC: League of Super Pets
Dear White People
Dee. Boys
Delivery Man
Desperately Seeking Susan
Despicable Me
Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 3
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Dret ard
Dr. Doolittle
Down with Love
Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who
Dr. Seuss The Grinch
Dr. Grinch The Lorax
Dreamgirls
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drumline
Due Date
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb Money
Dune
Dunkirk
E.T.
Edge of Tomorrow
Eggs Over Easy
Elemental
Enter the Dragon
E????
Erin Brockovich
Eternals
Evan Almighty
Everest
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Evil Dead Rises
Expendables 4
F9: Fast Saga
Fallen
Fantastic Beasts
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindewald
Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore
Fargo
F&F: Hobbes and Shaw
Fast X
Father of the Bride
Feramana???
Ferner????
Field of Dreams
Finding Dory
Finding Nemo
First Man
Focus
Following
Fools Rush In
Forrest Gump
Freaky
Freaky Friday
Freelance
Frida
Friday
Frozen 2
Frozen River
Game Night
Gangster Squad
Garfield
Garfield: Tail of 2 Kitties
Get Smart
Ghostbusters
Glass
Glory
Godzilla vs Kong
Going in Style
Good Morning Vietnam
Gosford Park
Grand Torino
Gran Turismo
Gravity
Grease
Grease 2
Gremlins
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Guy Richie's The Covenant
Hacksaw Ridge
Half Nelson
Hanna
Happy Death Day
Happy Feet 2
Harlan County USA
Harold and Kumar: White Castle
Harry Potter 1-8
Haunted Mansion
He's Just Not That Into You
Her
Hereafter
Hocus Pocus
Honor Society
Horrible Bosses
Hotel Transylvania
House Party
How to Be Single
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Train your Dragon
Hypnotic
I Am Legend
I Didn't See You There
I, Tonya
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Meltdown
Ice on Fire
If Beale Street Could Talk
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heights
In the Name of the Father
Inception
Incredibles 2
Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom
Insidious: The Red Door
Insomnia
Instructions not INcluded
It
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jersey Boys
John Wick
John Wick 2
John Wick 3
Joker
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Judas and the Black Messiah
Jules
Jumanji
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jurassic Park
Jurassic World
Just Married
Just my Luck
Kazaam
Kit Kittredge
Kramer vs Kramer
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu??????
La La Land
Labyrinth
Lady in the Water
Lakota Nation vs United States
Legally Blonde
Liar Liar
Life of the Party
Lightyear
Lilo and Stitch
Lion
Little Women
Living
Lo------
Lone Survivor
Love and Basketball
Love Again
Love Jones
Ma-d_____ ?
Madagascar
Madagascar Escape
Made of Honor
Mafia Mamma
Magic Mike's Last Dance
Malt------
Momma's Boy
Mamma Mia
Mamma Mia Here We Go Again
March of the Penguins
Mat------
Mean Girls
Meet the Parents?
Memento
Michael Clayton
Milk
Minions
Minions: Rise of Gru
Misery
Miss Congeniality
Missing Link
Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning
Mississippi Masala
Moana
Monster In Law
Monsters Inc
Monsters University
Moonlight
Mortal Enemies
Mr. Malcolm's List
Mulan
Mummies
Murder by Numbers
Murder on the Orient Express
Muriel's Wedding
My Animal
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Family
My Girl
National Lampoon's Vacation
Neighbors 2
Neruda
New Year's Eve
News of the World
Nights in Rodanthe
Nine Queens
No
No Country for Old Men
No Murches Frida??
Nomadland
Notting Hill
Ocean's 8
Ocean's 13
October Sky
Of tn age??
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Onward
Oppenheimer
Origin
Over the Hedge
Pacific Rim
Pandas
Pan's Labyrinth
ParaNorman
Paris is Burning
Past Lives
Paw Patrol: Mighty
Paw Patrol: More
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Perfect Strangers
Persepolis
Phantom Thread
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect 3
Planes
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu
Practical Magic
Pride and Prejudice
Primal Fear
Priscilla
Psycho
Pulp Fiction
Puppy Love
Puss in Boots
Queen and Slim
Radical
RRadi--- Wwi?/
Raging Bull
Ra the Breata?
Rat Race?
Ratatouille
Ready Player One
Real Women Have Curves
Red Tails
Reforge
Renfield
Repo Man
Rocky
Ruby Gillman
Rumor Has It
Rush Hour 2
RV
Róise & Frank
Sacfint??
Saving Face
Saving Private Ryan
School Daze
Scoob!
Scooby Doo
Scrapper
Scream VI
Searching
Selena
Selma
Semi Pro
Seven
Shaft
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Significant Other
?
?
Skyfall
Smallfoot
Smoke?
Snowpiercer
?
Something's Gotta Give
?
?
Soul Surfer
Space Jam
Space Oddity
Sp Ra ????
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
Split
Spy Game?
Spy Kids
Stone and D????
Ste W s5t?
Stomp the Yard
Storks
Sweet Home Alabama
Tag
Talk to Me
Tangled
Tee as Go!??
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tenet
The Adia Prse?
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
The Baby-Sitters Club
The Best Man
The Big Lebowski
The Big Short
The Biggest Little Farm
The Bird Cage
The Blind Side
The Blues Brothers
The Bodyguard
The Boogeyman
The Book of Life
The Boss Baby: Family Business
The Bourne Identity
The Boxer
The Breakfast Club
The Bucket List
The Caine Mutiny
The Campaign
The Castle
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia 2
The Chronicles of Narnia 3
The Creator
The Croods New Age
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Side
The Dead Don't Die
The Dry?
The Equalizer
The Exorcist: Believer
The Fabulous Filipino Brothers
The Fast and Furious (#1)
The S Heartbeats?
The Has???
The Gentlemen
The Good Nurse
The Goonies
The Great Wall
The Guard
The Harvest (La Cosecha)
The H????
The Hobbit
The Hobbit 2
The Hobbit 3
The Holdovers
The Hunger Games: Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games 2
The Hunger Games 3
The Hunger Games 4
The Hunt for Red October
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
The Incredibles
The Intern
The Invention of Lying
The Iron Giant
The Island
The Jungle Book
The Karate Kid
The Kids are Alright
The Lake House
The Land Before Time
The Last Out
The Last Samurai
The Lego Batman Movie
The Lego Movie
The Lesson
The Lion King
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship
The Losers
The Man from UNCLE
The Marsh King’s Doughter
The Marvels
The Matrix: Resurrections
The Mitchells vs The Machines
The Mummy
The Neverending Story
The Nice Guys
The Nun II
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Other Zoey
The Outsiders
The Peanuts Movie
The Persian Version
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
The Place Beyond the Pines
The Popes Exorcist
The Pre--?
The Purge: Election Year
The Replacements
The Ring
The Secret Garden
The Secret Life of Pets
The Silence of the Lambs
The S --------
The ?
The ?
The ?
The ?
The ?
The Take
The Time Traveler's Wife
The True Cost
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Un---- Country
The Usual Suspects
The ???
The ????
The ?????
The Wedding Singer
The Wizard of Oz
The Wood
The Zookeeper's Wife
Theater Camp
Them---?
There Will Be Blood
Thurs?
Titanic
To Kill a Mockingbird
Tooooo?
Tom ??
Tommy Boy
Top Gun
Top Gun: Maverick
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 4
Train to Busan
Training Day
Transformers Rise
Trolls
Trolls World Tour
Troy
Tully
Turning Red
Umami
Us
??
V for Vendetta
V????
VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise
VeggieTales: Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas
Vindicta
Vivo
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
War Dogs
We Were Soldiers
We're the Millers
Wedding Crashers
West Side Story
Wet Hot American Summer
Where the Wild Things Are
Wildhood
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Winters Bone
Wonder
Wonder Woman 1984
Wonka
Wreck It Ralph
Yes, Man
Yesterday
Young Punx: A Punk Parable
Zombieland
2024.05.15 23:48 lightscamerasnaction Delta in-flight movies list
I tried to write down every single movie available on my Delta flights in March 2024. I handwrote some of my notes to pass the 13 hours which is why there are ??? when I couldn't read my own writing/abbreviations. Note that not all titles were available on all flights, and my list is missing a chunk of them (especially titles beginning with "S" for some reason). Hope someone finds it useful! Maybe someone will get to creating a Letterboxd list of them all before me!
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10 Things I Hate About You
101 Dalmatians
12 Angry Men
13 Going on 30
17 Again
2001: A Space Odyssey
27 Dresses
500 Days of Summer
80 for Brady
A Beautiful Mind
A Bug's Life
A Cinderella Story
A Compassionate Spy
A Fantastic Woman
A Few Good Men
A Good Year
A Haunting in Venice
A League of Their Own
A Room with a View
A Separation
A Simple Plan
A Simple Wish
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Abominable
Adam's Rib
Airheads
Akeelah and the Bee
Aladdin
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
American Graffiti
American Street Kid
Amores Perros
An Inconvenient Truth
Anatomy of a Fall
Angels in the Outfield
Aquaman
Assassin Club
Asteroid City
Avatar: Way of Water
Avengers: Infinity War
Back to the Future
Bad Company
Barb and Star: Vista del Mar
Barbie
Batman
Batman Begins
Batman Returns
Batman vs. Superman Dawn
Battle of the Sexes
Beauty and the Beast
Beetlejuice
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Bend it Like Beckham
Better Luck Tomorrow
Big
Big George Foreman
Billy Elliott
Birds of Prey: Harley Quinn
Birthright Outlaw
Blackberry
Blade
Blade II
Blade Runner 2049
Blade Trinity
Blended
Blinded by the Light
Blue Beetle
Bolt
Bottoms
Brave
Brazil
Bridesmaids
Bridget Jones' Diary
Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason
Bring It On
Brown Sugar
Buoyancy
But I'm a Cheerleader
Call Me by Your Name
Carmen Jones
Central Intelligence
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cheaper by the Dozen
Chevalier
Chicken Run
Child's Play
Children of a Lesser God
Chinatown
Cinderella
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Clueless
Colossal
Condor's Nest
Cool Hand Luke
Coraline
Couples Retreat
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Stupid Love
Creed
Creed II
Crooklyn
Cruella
Chr. G
Dark Waters
Darkest Hour
Dawnland
Dazed and Confused
DC: League of Super Pets
Dear White People
Dee. Boys
Delivery Man
Desperately Seeking Susan
Despicable Me
Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 3
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Dret ard
Dr. Doolittle
Down with Love
Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who
Dr. Seuss The Grinch
Dr. Grinch The Lorax
Dreamgirls
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drumline
Due Date
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb Money
Dune
Dunkirk
E.T.
Edge of Tomorrow
Eggs Over Easy
Elemental
Enter the Dragon
E????
Erin Brockovich
Eternals
Evan Almighty
Everest
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Evil Dead Rises
Expendables 4
F9: Fast Saga
Fallen
Fantastic Beasts
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindewald
Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore
Fargo
F&F: Hobbes and Shaw
Fast X
Father of the Bride
Feramana???
Ferner????
Field of Dreams
Finding Dory
Finding Nemo
First Man
Focus
Following
Fools Rush In
Forrest Gump
Freaky
Freaky Friday
Freelance
Frida
Friday
Frozen 2
Frozen River
Game Night
Gangster Squad
Garfield
Garfield: Tail of 2 Kitties
Get Smart
Ghostbusters
Glass
Glory
Godzilla vs Kong
Going in Style
Good Morning Vietnam
Gosford Park
Grand Torino
Gran Turismo
Gravity
Grease
Grease 2
Gremlins
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Guy Richie's The Covenant
Hacksaw Ridge
Half Nelson
Hanna
Happy Death Day
Happy Feet 2
Harlan County USA
Harold and Kumar: White Castle
Harry Potter 1-8
Haunted Mansion
He's Just Not That Into You
Her
Hereafter
Hocus Pocus
Honor Society
Horrible Bosses
Hotel Transylvania
House Party
How to Be Single
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Train your Dragon
Hypnotic
I Am Legend
I Didn't See You There
I, Tonya
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Meltdown
Ice on Fire
If Beale Street Could Talk
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heights
In the Name of the Father
Inception
Incredibles 2
Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom
Insidious: The Red Door
Insomnia
Instructions not INcluded
It
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jersey Boys
John Wick
John Wick 2
John Wick 3
Joker
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Judas and the Black Messiah
Jules
Jumanji
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jurassic Park
Jurassic World
Just Married
Just my Luck
Kazaam
Kit Kittredge
Kramer vs Kramer
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu??????
La La Land
Labyrinth
Lady in the Water
Lakota Nation vs United States
Legally Blonde
Liar Liar
Life of the Party
Lightyear
Lilo and Stitch
Lion
Little Women
Living
Lo------
Lone Survivor
Love and Basketball
Love Again
Love Jones
Ma-d_____ ?
Madagascar
Madagascar Escape
Made of Honor
Mafia Mamma
Magic Mike's Last Dance
Malt------
Momma's Boy
Mamma Mia
Mamma Mia Here We Go Again
March of the Penguins
Mat------
Mean Girls
Meet the Parents?
Memento
Michael Clayton
Milk
Minions
Minions: Rise of Gru
Misery
Miss Congeniality
Missing Link
Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning
Mississippi Masala
Moana
Monster In Law
Monsters Inc
Monsters University
Moonlight
Mortal Enemies
Mr. Malcolm's List
Mulan
Mummies
Murder by Numbers
Murder on the Orient Express
Muriel's Wedding
My Animal
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Family
My Girl
National Lampoon's Vacation
Neighbors 2
Neruda
New Year's Eve
News of the World
Nights in Rodanthe
Nine Queens
No
No Country for Old Men
No Murches Frida??
Nomadland
Notting Hill
Ocean's 8
Ocean's 13
October Sky
Of tn age??
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Onward
Oppenheimer
Origin
Over the Hedge
Pacific Rim
Pandas
Pan's Labyrinth
ParaNorman
Paris is Burning
Past Lives
Paw Patrol: Mighty
Paw Patrol: More
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Perfect Strangers
Persepolis
Phantom Thread
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect 3
Planes
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu
Practical Magic
Pride and Prejudice
Primal Fear
Priscilla
Psycho
Pulp Fiction
Puppy Love
Puss in Boots
Queen and Slim
Radical
RRadi--- Wwi?/
Raging Bull
Ra the Breata?
Rat Race?
Ratatouille
Ready Player One
Real Women Have Curves
Red Tails
Reforge
Renfield
Repo Man
Rocky
Ruby Gillman
Rumor Has It
Rush Hour 2
RV
Róise & Frank
Sacfint??
Saving Face
Saving Private Ryan
School Daze
Scoob!
Scooby Doo
Scrapper
Scream VI
Searching
Selena
Selma
Semi Pro
Seven
Shaft
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Significant Other
?
?
Skyfall
Smallfoot
Smoke?
Snowpiercer
?
Something's Gotta Give
?
?
Soul Surfer
Space Jam
Space Oddity
Sp Ra ????
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
Split
Spy Game?
Spy Kids
Stone and D????
Ste W s5t?
Stomp the Yard
Storks
Sweet Home Alabama
Tag
Talk to Me
Tangled
Tee as Go!??
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tenet
The Adia Prse?
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
The Baby-Sitters Club
The Best Man
The Big Lebowski
The Big Short
The Biggest Little Farm
The Bird Cage
The Blind Side
The Blues Brothers
The Bodyguard
The Boogeyman
The Book of Life
The Boss Baby: Family Business
The Bourne Identity
The Boxer
The Breakfast Club
The Bucket List
The Caine Mutiny
The Campaign
The Castle
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia 2
The Chronicles of Narnia 3
The Creator
The Croods New Age
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Side
The Dead Don't Die
The Dry?
The Equalizer
The Exorcist: Believer
The Fabulous Filipino Brothers
The Fast and Furious (#1)
The S Heartbeats?
The Has???
The Gentlemen
The Good Nurse
The Goonies
The Great Wall
The Guard
The Harvest (La Cosecha)
The H????
The Hobbit
The Hobbit 2
The Hobbit 3
The Holdovers
The Hunger Games: Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games 2
The Hunger Games 3
The Hunger Games 4
The Hunt for Red October
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
The Incredibles
The Intern
The Invention of Lying
The Iron Giant
The Island
The Jungle Book
The Karate Kid
The Kids are Alright
The Lake House
The Land Before Time
The Last Out
The Last Samurai
The Lego Batman Movie
The Lego Movie
The Lesson
The Lion King
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship
The Losers
The Man from UNCLE
The Marsh King’s Doughter
The Marvels
The Matrix: Resurrections
The Mitchells vs The Machines
The Mummy
The Neverending Story
The Nice Guys
The Nun II
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Other Zoey
The Outsiders
The Peanuts Movie
The Persian Version
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
The Place Beyond the Pines
The Popes Exorcist
The Pre--?
The Purge: Election Year
The Replacements
The Ring
The Secret Garden
The Secret Life of Pets
The Silence of the Lambs
The S --------
The ?
The ?
The ?
The ?
The ?
The Take
The Time Traveler's Wife
The True Cost
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Un---- Country
The Usual Suspects
The ???
The ????
The ?????
The Wedding Singer
The Wizard of Oz
The Wood
The Zookeeper's Wife
Theater Camp
Them---?
There Will Be Blood
Thurs?
Titanic
To Kill a Mockingbird
Tooooo?
Tom ??
Tommy Boy
Top Gun
Top Gun: Maverick
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 4
Train to Busan
Training Day
Transformers Rise
Trolls
Trolls World Tour
Troy
Tully
Turning Red
Umami
Us
??
V for Vendetta
V????
VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise
VeggieTales: Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas
Vindicta
Vivo
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
War Dogs
We Were Soldiers
We're the Millers
Wedding Crashers
West Side Story
Wet Hot American Summer
Where the Wild Things Are
Wildhood
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Winters Bone
Wonder
Wonder Woman 1984
Wonka
Wreck It Ralph
Yes, Man
Yesterday
Young Punx: A Punk Parable
Zombieland
2024.05.15 23:19 Additional-Taste-918 Party Decorations
My friends and I are having a party this Friday. The theme is “Freaky Friday” The movies we will be marathoning are 50 shades of gray, 365 days, magic mike, and other bad horny ones. I went and got a bad kinky set from Spenser’s but I need some more ideas on how we can decorate. My ideas were maybe some red LEDs, get some squirt drink, we got a bad “adult” card game, maybe some roses? Anything that is cheesey and bad!
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2024.05.15 22:14 MissingHubCap Freaky Friday is a staple in the collection of teen movies the wife and I collect. However, it only has a clamshell release from what I can see. So I made my first custom VHS slip. Went for a more 00s teen movie vibe and a less Disney.
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2024.05.15 00:30 Temporary-Driver-772 Devil's Bargain Counter
Reflecting on 2021, truly marked the zenith of my young career. The pandemic was coming to an end, I was fresh from the hallowed halls of a prestigious but unheralded college, thrust into the corporate labyrinth where, as a mere sidekick to the big shots, I contributed to a deal of record-breaking magnitude. My modest corporate minion life was exaggerated into legend by my professors during an alumni reunion, leading to a rather embarrassing episode where I was paraded around as the poster child of their education career’s success. My parents, not ones to shy away from a bit of pomp, lauded my achievements to anyone within earshot.
But as 2022 unfurled its chaos with the epidemic, my professional life spiralled downwards as swiftly as it had risen. I was laid off, and replaced by a nepotistic hire—my boss's new mistress's nephew. During my dismal final days, my colleagues, once comrades became corporate sharks, whispers of them scheming to claim my last efforts as their own filled the empty office spaces.
Compelled by financial duress to abandon my central city dwelling, I relocated to the outskirts with two college mates, Jaz and Kath, who had similarly found themselves victims of the economic downturn. We settled into apartment 606, a unit with dubious charm, suspiciously affordable on the 13th floor of a dreary building, its corridor haunted by a flickering sensor light that was only designed to function on rare occasions. Yet, the apartment itself was surprisingly very well furnished, almost like something that jumped out from a design mag, out beating sample rooms in Ikea, boasting a spacious balcony, a living room ready for an impromptu soirée, a dining table that’s good enough to hold a banquet(became our co-working space) and a kitchen isle that became our sanctuary and curse.
When we first settled into our new abode, we discovered a trove of fine kitchen utensils, perfect for whipping up sophisticated cuisine and crafting cocktails worthy of a swanky soirée. Tucked away in the fridge, among the remnants of the previous tenants' life, was a quaint note: “The three of us really enjoyed our stay here, especially our meals and nights spent by the kitchen island. We hope you find as much joy in it as we did. Use it well.” With a casual flick of my wrist, I dismissed the note into the garbage can, oblivious to the depth of its seemingly innocuous message. Little did I know, that piece of paper was more a passing of the torch than a simple goodbye.
Our initial days in apartment 606 brimmed with camaraderie and impromptu celebrations: movie nights sprawled on the living room sofas, barbeque dinners under the stars on our balcony, and co-working sessions at the dining table, peppered with resume tweaks and contemplative conversations over cocktails. We even scored a second-hand karaoke machine, allowing me to channel my inner diva—a throwback to my musical theatre days in college and my stint as the voice of corporate presentations and negotiations at my previous job, where I was known for my resonant yet finely tuned voice.
Yet, as the months wore on and the job market remained unyielding, our early merriment slowly surrendered to a creeping anxiety. The kitchen island, once the heart of our home where laughter and shared meals flowed freely, gradually morphed into the epicenter of our collective unease, bearing silent witness to the quiet desperation settling over us.
One evening, in the suspiciously affordable yet stylish apartment, I sank into the sofa, my spirits dampened by my favorite team's disheartening loss. The mood was grim, mirroring my fears of my beloved player's potential retirement at season's end. Later, as we congregated around the kitchen island for dinner, I transformed into an impromptu sports commentator, passionately preaching about the game’s disappointing details that led to failure and my favorite player’s fine qualities. Meanwhile, Jaz updated us on a friend's melodramatic breakup, with guesses that something ugly must have happened behind the scenes. Kath, ever the culinary enthusiast, not only served up her delicious pasta but also dished out the latest celebrity gossip, each tidbit as spicy as her sauce.
The next day, during a late breakfast at the same kitchen island—our unwitting oracle—we were hit by a triple whammy of reality checks. The news of my favorite player's retirement broke, echoing my gloomy predictions from the night before. Jaz chimed in with an update that our friend had uncovered a cheating scandal worthy of its own reality TV special. And Kath, never one to be left out of the drama: her favorite celebrity was now the star of a scandal.
By the third morning, as we sipped our coffee, the newspaper slapped me with another bizarre twist. I was going through the devastating economics and politics sections, then I saw the sports section——featured an irate coach, hell-bent on convincing my favorite player to dismiss retirement plans and keep his jersey on a little longer. Meanwhile, Jaz had good news for a change: it turned out our friend's love story might have a second act after all, as misunderstandings were being cleared up. Amidst these revelations, Kath, who had been grumbling about the nearby supermarket’s inability to stock anything remotely gourmet, and hadn’t had a taste of her favorite Blue Mountain coffee since the beginning of that year, triumphantly found a can of Blue Mountain coffee, and it was on sale and therefore affordable—proof that miracles happen, and sometimes they even go on discount.
As I sat there, absorbing the serendipity of our discussions manifesting into real-world events, I couldn't help but marvel at the mysterious knack of our kitchen island. Was it merely a coincidence, or had this stylish piece of decor become the unlikely conductor of our lives symphony? One thing was certain: life in apartment 606 was never dull, and our kitchen island seemed to be more than just a place to eat—it was a place where, apparently, you could stir the pot of fate.
I decided to conduct a whimsical experiment with our now seemingly magical kitchen island. Clearing my throat theatrically, I declared, "I should be interviewed for a director position." To my sheer astonishment, the next day a headhunter rang me up, claiming I was the ideal candidate for a directorial role at a prestigious corporation in my field. Despite the other candidates possessing decades more experience which defeated me with no effort, and my own lingering self-doubt from months of unemployment, I sailed to the final interview round with the company's executives.
Upon returning to our apartment, I found Kath flaunting a chic dress from a designer brand brand she’d snagged on clearance—a little luxury courtesy of our wish-granting island. Inspired, I approached the island and cheekily requested, "Get us jobs. Something fun." Lo and behold, the following day was spent lounging and binge-watching Netflix, only to be interrupted by a call from a former bigwig at my old job. He was venturing into a more illustrious company and wanted me onboard. The informal chat that followed was a breeze, and just like that, I was back in the game with a fancier title and a fatter paycheck.
The subsequent week was a flurry of celebrations. Jaz secured a senior-level position, and Kath landed her dream job at an influencer management agency. Feeling triumphant, we decided to indulge in a night of fine dining—our first in months. That Friday evening when I went from office to restaurant, on a whim, stopped at a convenience store to grab snacks and cigarettes for our post-dinner revelry. Outside, I encountered a homeless person. After offering him a sandwich (which he traded for a cigarette instead), he took a drag, peered into my eyes, and ominously muttered, “Look, young lady, this isn’t my business, but be wary of what you wish for; everything comes with a price. Good luck and god bless you.”
His words barely registered until later that evening when a mishap occurred that seemed to underline his warning. As we enjoyed syphon coffee post-dinner, a barista accidentally tripped over Kath’s flowing dress. The resulting spill left her with first-degree burns, abruptly ending our night as we rushed to the emergency room. Though it was "just" a first-degree burn, the pain was significant enough to require several days off for Kath’s recovery. Amid the drama, I couldn't help but wonder about the cryptic caution from the man outside the store—had our fortunate streak come with a hidden cost?
We chalked up the coffee calamity to bad luck. The next month flowed smoothly: Kath's fingers healed, she returned to work, and I quickly found my groove at the new job. With all of us gainfully employed, our communal meals at the kitchen island became rare. My mornings were a whirlwind of grabbing breakfast and coffee on the go, followed by an hour's commute to a job that had me scarfing down instant noodles by nightfall, just in time for a quick shower.
As the busy season kicked in, my workload ballooned—not just from the seasonal uptick, but because I was hell-bent on proving my mettle. I quickly outshone most of my peers, and my employer, recognizing a budding overachiever, piled on major tasks, which I eagerly accepted. What started as the occasional hour of overtime soon devoured my weekends. Unpaid overtime, as the fine print in my contract gleefully noted, became my new norm. Driven by a mix of ambition and expectation, I had become the go-to young hotshot, the erstwhile record-breaker now expected to continually outdo myself.
Mentally, I was too swamped to entertain thoughts of anything beyond work, which, in a twisted way, felt like a break. Physically, however, the strain began to show. A bout of flu caught on a business trip escalated into a fever. Sick as I was, deadlines waited for no one, and I soldiered on medicated and miserable. By the time I made it home, my voice had abandoned me. Unable to utter a word the next morning, I resorted to emailing my manager about my sorry state.
That week, robbed of my voice, I mused that it was perhaps a well-deserved hiatus for my overworked vocal cords—a silent retreat if you will. But when my voice did return, it was as a raspy whisper, a shadow of its former crisp and melodious timbre. My doctor offered a grim prognosis: slight improvement might come, but the golden tones were gone for good—scarred by the relentless grind. Ah, the price of ambition—a scratchy throat as a permanent reminder of my corporate conquests.
It seemed I had unwittingly exchanged the clarity of my voice for the tumult of career success. In the midst of our domestic enchantment with the possibly mystical kitchen island, Kath unearthed the contact of a reputed psychic, hailed as the finest in the land. However, the consultation fee was nothing short of princely, and with Jaz vehemently dismissing anything that couldn't be explained by cold, hard science, she promptly opted out of splitting the bill. Kath and I, unwilling to drain our wallets on what could be mere phantasmagoria, reluctantly let the opportunity pass.
Meanwhile, I couldn’t help but notice a curious change in Jaz’s routine. She had ceased dining at the kitchen island, avoiding it as if it were cursed—or perhaps, in her view, simply out of style. The Saturday morning brought a particularly harsh twist: a murder of crows took to spiralling above our balcony, their cries as sharp as the plot of a Poe novel. We found ourselves drawn to the infamous kitchen island, lined up like the cast of a macabre play, silently praying for the birds to disperse. Kath, ever trying to restore some semblance of normalcy, offered up cups of Blue Mountain coffee. She absentmindedly inquired if I wanted cream or sugar in mine—a blunder that made me realize just how long it had been since our last coffee klatch at this very spot. My inner monologue couldn't resist a dark wish for the crows to scatter, perhaps too dark, for they began to dive bomb our balcony in a feathery kamikaze. The spectacle was enough to knock Jaz off her feet—literally—as her mug met its end on the floor. Kath, meanwhile, made a hasty retreat to worship the porcelain god, and I sat frozen, my brain offline, pondering the twisted power of our kitchen island's apparent wish-granting.
After the unnerving spectacle of crows turning our balcony into a scene straight out of a Hitchcock film, our first rational step—post-collective fainting, of course—was to summon cleaners to manage the feathery carnage. Then, still rattled but increasingly curious, we visited a psychic, who, contrary to the crystal-ball-gazer image, operated out of a posh boutique in a high-end mall and dressed more like she was headed to a fashion show than a séance. We laid bare our saga of the seemingly cursed kitchen island, complete with photographic evidence of where domestic bliss meets eerie phenomena.
The psychic introduced a term that chilled the air around us: “limbo,” the threshold between our world and the otherworldly, and she dubbed our kitchen island the "Devil’s Bargain Counter." According to her, our wishes came with a heavy and unpredictable price, because we have accidentally started trades with beings from the netherworld. Her advice was disarmingly simple: cease all trades on the island. To address the repercussions of past wishes, she advised us the first line of defence, which was an eclectic mix of offerings laid out on our cursed countertop: raw meat(rooster works the best), a cocktail of spices(coca and cinnamon preferably), liberal splashes of spirits(whiskey and rum ideally), and an eerie bouquet of black flowers(luckily I found some black roses at a flower shop of the mall). In a grander gesture of appeasement, Kath relinquished her shiny new diamond bracelet, Jaz her absurdly expensive headphones, and I parted with cash—— a hefty slice of my bonus in hopes of placating whatever capricious spirits we'd angered.
Our return to normalcy was brief but sweet, prompting us to plan a getaway, eager to forget about our nefarious kitchen island. Yet, the respite was merely a tease. Jaz, in a stroke of spectacular misfortune, narrowly dodged disaster twice in one day—first nearly becoming subway track fodder on her way back after work, and then almost getting knocked out by a rogue plant at our apartment building’s doorstep. Clearly, our previous offerings were mere appetizers to whatever forces we'd stirred. The psychic, summoned once again to our now-dubious sanctuary, decreed that the spirits had developed rather expensive tastes, unsatisfied by our initial gestures.
In a desperate bid for closure, we had the psychic over for a nighttime ritual, timed perfectly with Earth's closest approach to the netherworld, according to her. Our living room turned into a ritual chamber, with windows blacked out for days, to keep the otherworldly dealings strictly nocturnal. That night, we arranged ourselves around the island, now less a kitchen fixture and more an altar of last resort.
The psychic, amidst a chorus of Latin incantations, directed us through a chilling séance that included a mirror that reflected nothing but darkness and a burning black candle, the three of us sat in a row, joined hands, eyes closed. When the black candle was flickering at its last, the first eerie scratches heard prompted our eyes to open prematurely, we saw a command appear on the island, written by invisible hand and pen, in blood-red script, urging us to find the next "succeeder" before our lease on otherworldly disturbances could be terminated.
With bated breath, we agreed, and as if by magic, our signatures materialized on the countertop, then faded as the candle sputtered out. We tore off the black cardboard taped on the windows at dawn, the sunrise revealed a final message etched into the surface: "Debt cleared." As the daylight grew, the ominous inscription dissolved into nothingness, signalling the end of our spectral saga.
The ordeal, now officially behind us, left us enjoying a semblance of normalcy: life in 606 returned to its mundane rhythm, with dinners and movie nights back on our social calendar. Though not without its scars—literal and figurative.
It’s been two years since then, Jaz, in the throes of romantic bliss, is now gearing up for a new chapter waiting to be written alongside her soon-to-be spouse; Kath, her career finally taking a lucrative turn, was poised to upgrade her living situation, she secured a lease on a lavish serviced apartment in the city center—a place that matched her newfound financial swagger.
I’m not without my own leaps forward. With a modest boost from my parents, I took the plunge into homeownership, snagging a property within the city’s vibrant confines. The process was a whirlwind of paperwork and decorating decisions, culminating in a space I could truly call my own.
As we are packing up now, my last act is to type out our story, at the infamous island, and of course, I left a note in the fridge for the next tenants:
"Welcome to 606. We had a wonderful time here, especially at the kitchen island, filled with joy and unforgettable moments. We hope you find as much happiness as we did. Use the isle well. Warm wishes, the previous tenants."
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But as 2022 unfurled its chaos with the epidemic, my professional life spiralled downwards as swiftly as it had risen. I was laid off, and replaced by a nepotistic hire—my boss's new mistress's nephew. During my dismal final days, my colleagues, once comrades became corporate sharks, whispers of them scheming to claim my last efforts as their own filled the empty office spaces.
Compelled by financial duress to abandon my central city dwelling, I relocated to the outskirts with two college mates, Jaz and Kath, who had similarly found themselves victims of the economic downturn. We settled into apartment 606, a unit with dubious charm, suspiciously affordable on the 13th floor of a dreary building, its corridor haunted by a flickering sensor light that was only designed to function on rare occasions. Yet, the apartment itself was surprisingly very well furnished, almost like something that jumped out from a design mag, out beating sample rooms in Ikea, boasting a spacious balcony, a living room ready for an impromptu soirée, a dining table that’s good enough to hold a banquet(became our co-working space) and a kitchen isle that became our sanctuary and curse.
When we first settled into our new abode, we discovered a trove of fine kitchen utensils, perfect for whipping up sophisticated cuisine and crafting cocktails worthy of a swanky soirée. Tucked away in the fridge, among the remnants of the previous tenants' life, was a quaint note: “The three of us really enjoyed our stay here, especially our meals and nights spent by the kitchen island. We hope you find as much joy in it as we did. Use it well.” With a casual flick of my wrist, I dismissed the note into the garbage can, oblivious to the depth of its seemingly innocuous message. Little did I know, that piece of paper was more a passing of the torch than a simple goodbye.
Our initial days in apartment 606 brimmed with camaraderie and impromptu celebrations: movie nights sprawled on the living room sofas, barbeque dinners under the stars on our balcony, and co-working sessions at the dining table, peppered with resume tweaks and contemplative conversations over cocktails. We even scored a second-hand karaoke machine, allowing me to channel my inner diva—a throwback to my musical theatre days in college and my stint as the voice of corporate presentations and negotiations at my previous job, where I was known for my resonant yet finely tuned voice.
Yet, as the months wore on and the job market remained unyielding, our early merriment slowly surrendered to a creeping anxiety. The kitchen island, once the heart of our home where laughter and shared meals flowed freely, gradually morphed into the epicenter of our collective unease, bearing silent witness to the quiet desperation settling over us.
One evening, in the suspiciously affordable yet stylish apartment, I sank into the sofa, my spirits dampened by my favorite team's disheartening loss. The mood was grim, mirroring my fears of my beloved player's potential retirement at season's end. Later, as we congregated around the kitchen island for dinner, I transformed into an impromptu sports commentator, passionately preaching about the game’s disappointing details that led to failure and my favorite player’s fine qualities. Meanwhile, Jaz updated us on a friend's melodramatic breakup, with guesses that something ugly must have happened behind the scenes. Kath, ever the culinary enthusiast, not only served up her delicious pasta but also dished out the latest celebrity gossip, each tidbit as spicy as her sauce.
The next day, during a late breakfast at the same kitchen island—our unwitting oracle—we were hit by a triple whammy of reality checks. The news of my favorite player's retirement broke, echoing my gloomy predictions from the night before. Jaz chimed in with an update that our friend had uncovered a cheating scandal worthy of its own reality TV special. And Kath, never one to be left out of the drama: her favorite celebrity was now the star of a scandal.
By the third morning, as we sipped our coffee, the newspaper slapped me with another bizarre twist. I was going through the devastating economics and politics sections, then I saw the sports section——featured an irate coach, hell-bent on convincing my favorite player to dismiss retirement plans and keep his jersey on a little longer. Meanwhile, Jaz had good news for a change: it turned out our friend's love story might have a second act after all, as misunderstandings were being cleared up. Amidst these revelations, Kath, who had been grumbling about the nearby supermarket’s inability to stock anything remotely gourmet, and hadn’t had a taste of her favorite Blue Mountain coffee since the beginning of that year, triumphantly found a can of Blue Mountain coffee, and it was on sale and therefore affordable—proof that miracles happen, and sometimes they even go on discount.
As I sat there, absorbing the serendipity of our discussions manifesting into real-world events, I couldn't help but marvel at the mysterious knack of our kitchen island. Was it merely a coincidence, or had this stylish piece of decor become the unlikely conductor of our lives symphony? One thing was certain: life in apartment 606 was never dull, and our kitchen island seemed to be more than just a place to eat—it was a place where, apparently, you could stir the pot of fate.
I decided to conduct a whimsical experiment with our now seemingly magical kitchen island. Clearing my throat theatrically, I declared, "I should be interviewed for a director position." To my sheer astonishment, the next day a headhunter rang me up, claiming I was the ideal candidate for a directorial role at a prestigious corporation in my field. Despite the other candidates possessing decades more experience which defeated me with no effort, and my own lingering self-doubt from months of unemployment, I sailed to the final interview round with the company's executives.
Upon returning to our apartment, I found Kath flaunting a chic dress from a designer brand brand she’d snagged on clearance—a little luxury courtesy of our wish-granting island. Inspired, I approached the island and cheekily requested, "Get us jobs. Something fun." Lo and behold, the following day was spent lounging and binge-watching Netflix, only to be interrupted by a call from a former bigwig at my old job. He was venturing into a more illustrious company and wanted me onboard. The informal chat that followed was a breeze, and just like that, I was back in the game with a fancier title and a fatter paycheck.
The subsequent week was a flurry of celebrations. Jaz secured a senior-level position, and Kath landed her dream job at an influencer management agency. Feeling triumphant, we decided to indulge in a night of fine dining—our first in months. That Friday evening when I went from office to restaurant, on a whim, stopped at a convenience store to grab snacks and cigarettes for our post-dinner revelry. Outside, I encountered a homeless person. After offering him a sandwich (which he traded for a cigarette instead), he took a drag, peered into my eyes, and ominously muttered, “Look, young lady, this isn’t my business, but be wary of what you wish for; everything comes with a price. Good luck and god bless you.”
His words barely registered until later that evening when a mishap occurred that seemed to underline his warning. As we enjoyed syphon coffee post-dinner, a barista accidentally tripped over Kath’s flowing dress. The resulting spill left her with first-degree burns, abruptly ending our night as we rushed to the emergency room. Though it was "just" a first-degree burn, the pain was significant enough to require several days off for Kath’s recovery. Amid the drama, I couldn't help but wonder about the cryptic caution from the man outside the store—had our fortunate streak come with a hidden cost?
We chalked up the coffee calamity to bad luck. The next month flowed smoothly: Kath's fingers healed, she returned to work, and I quickly found my groove at the new job. With all of us gainfully employed, our communal meals at the kitchen island became rare. My mornings were a whirlwind of grabbing breakfast and coffee on the go, followed by an hour's commute to a job that had me scarfing down instant noodles by nightfall, just in time for a quick shower.
As the busy season kicked in, my workload ballooned—not just from the seasonal uptick, but because I was hell-bent on proving my mettle. I quickly outshone most of my peers, and my employer, recognizing a budding overachiever, piled on major tasks, which I eagerly accepted. What started as the occasional hour of overtime soon devoured my weekends. Unpaid overtime, as the fine print in my contract gleefully noted, became my new norm. Driven by a mix of ambition and expectation, I had become the go-to young hotshot, the erstwhile record-breaker now expected to continually outdo myself.
Mentally, I was too swamped to entertain thoughts of anything beyond work, which, in a twisted way, felt like a break. Physically, however, the strain began to show. A bout of flu caught on a business trip escalated into a fever. Sick as I was, deadlines waited for no one, and I soldiered on medicated and miserable. By the time I made it home, my voice had abandoned me. Unable to utter a word the next morning, I resorted to emailing my manager about my sorry state.
That week, robbed of my voice, I mused that it was perhaps a well-deserved hiatus for my overworked vocal cords—a silent retreat if you will. But when my voice did return, it was as a raspy whisper, a shadow of its former crisp and melodious timbre. My doctor offered a grim prognosis: slight improvement might come, but the golden tones were gone for good—scarred by the relentless grind. Ah, the price of ambition—a scratchy throat as a permanent reminder of my corporate conquests.
It seemed I had unwittingly exchanged the clarity of my voice for the tumult of career success. In the midst of our domestic enchantment with the possibly mystical kitchen island, Kath unearthed the contact of a reputed psychic, hailed as the finest in the land. However, the consultation fee was nothing short of princely, and with Jaz vehemently dismissing anything that couldn't be explained by cold, hard science, she promptly opted out of splitting the bill. Kath and I, unwilling to drain our wallets on what could be mere phantasmagoria, reluctantly let the opportunity pass.
Meanwhile, I couldn’t help but notice a curious change in Jaz’s routine. She had ceased dining at the kitchen island, avoiding it as if it were cursed—or perhaps, in her view, simply out of style. The Saturday morning brought a particularly harsh twist: a murder of crows took to spiralling above our balcony, their cries as sharp as the plot of a Poe novel. We found ourselves drawn to the infamous kitchen island, lined up like the cast of a macabre play, silently praying for the birds to disperse. Kath, ever trying to restore some semblance of normalcy, offered up cups of Blue Mountain coffee. She absentmindedly inquired if I wanted cream or sugar in mine—a blunder that made me realize just how long it had been since our last coffee klatch at this very spot. My inner monologue couldn't resist a dark wish for the crows to scatter, perhaps too dark, for they began to dive bomb our balcony in a feathery kamikaze. The spectacle was enough to knock Jaz off her feet—literally—as her mug met its end on the floor. Kath, meanwhile, made a hasty retreat to worship the porcelain god, and I sat frozen, my brain offline, pondering the twisted power of our kitchen island's apparent wish-granting.
After the unnerving spectacle of crows turning our balcony into a scene straight out of a Hitchcock film, our first rational step—post-collective fainting, of course—was to summon cleaners to manage the feathery carnage. Then, still rattled but increasingly curious, we visited a psychic, who, contrary to the crystal-ball-gazer image, operated out of a posh boutique in a high-end mall and dressed more like she was headed to a fashion show than a séance. We laid bare our saga of the seemingly cursed kitchen island, complete with photographic evidence of where domestic bliss meets eerie phenomena.
The psychic introduced a term that chilled the air around us: “limbo,” the threshold between our world and the otherworldly, and she dubbed our kitchen island the "Devil’s Bargain Counter." According to her, our wishes came with a heavy and unpredictable price, because we have accidentally started trades with beings from the netherworld. Her advice was disarmingly simple: cease all trades on the island. To address the repercussions of past wishes, she advised us the first line of defence, which was an eclectic mix of offerings laid out on our cursed countertop: raw meat(rooster works the best), a cocktail of spices(coca and cinnamon preferably), liberal splashes of spirits(whiskey and rum ideally), and an eerie bouquet of black flowers(luckily I found some black roses at a flower shop of the mall). In a grander gesture of appeasement, Kath relinquished her shiny new diamond bracelet, Jaz her absurdly expensive headphones, and I parted with cash—— a hefty slice of my bonus in hopes of placating whatever capricious spirits we'd angered.
Our return to normalcy was brief but sweet, prompting us to plan a getaway, eager to forget about our nefarious kitchen island. Yet, the respite was merely a tease. Jaz, in a stroke of spectacular misfortune, narrowly dodged disaster twice in one day—first nearly becoming subway track fodder on her way back after work, and then almost getting knocked out by a rogue plant at our apartment building’s doorstep. Clearly, our previous offerings were mere appetizers to whatever forces we'd stirred. The psychic, summoned once again to our now-dubious sanctuary, decreed that the spirits had developed rather expensive tastes, unsatisfied by our initial gestures.
In a desperate bid for closure, we had the psychic over for a nighttime ritual, timed perfectly with Earth's closest approach to the netherworld, according to her. Our living room turned into a ritual chamber, with windows blacked out for days, to keep the otherworldly dealings strictly nocturnal. That night, we arranged ourselves around the island, now less a kitchen fixture and more an altar of last resort.
The psychic, amidst a chorus of Latin incantations, directed us through a chilling séance that included a mirror that reflected nothing but darkness and a burning black candle, the three of us sat in a row, joined hands, eyes closed. When the black candle was flickering at its last, the first eerie scratches heard prompted our eyes to open prematurely, we saw a command appear on the island, written by invisible hand and pen, in blood-red script, urging us to find the next "succeeder" before our lease on otherworldly disturbances could be terminated.
With bated breath, we agreed, and as if by magic, our signatures materialized on the countertop, then faded as the candle sputtered out. We tore off the black cardboard taped on the windows at dawn, the sunrise revealed a final message etched into the surface: "Debt cleared." As the daylight grew, the ominous inscription dissolved into nothingness, signalling the end of our spectral saga.
The ordeal, now officially behind us, left us enjoying a semblance of normalcy: life in 606 returned to its mundane rhythm, with dinners and movie nights back on our social calendar. Though not without its scars—literal and figurative.
It’s been two years since then, Jaz, in the throes of romantic bliss, is now gearing up for a new chapter waiting to be written alongside her soon-to-be spouse; Kath, her career finally taking a lucrative turn, was poised to upgrade her living situation, she secured a lease on a lavish serviced apartment in the city center—a place that matched her newfound financial swagger.
I’m not without my own leaps forward. With a modest boost from my parents, I took the plunge into homeownership, snagging a property within the city’s vibrant confines. The process was a whirlwind of paperwork and decorating decisions, culminating in a space I could truly call my own.
As we are packing up now, my last act is to type out our story, at the infamous island, and of course, I left a note in the fridge for the next tenants:
"Welcome to 606. We had a wonderful time here, especially at the kitchen island, filled with joy and unforgettable moments. We hope you find as much happiness as we did. Use the isle well. Warm wishes, the previous tenants."
2024.05.14 14:30 Important-Chapter986 Freaky Friday episodes have tanked
Look I love sinisterhood. LLOOOOVVE them. But the freaky Friday episodes are so weak now it’s basically stories that I could tell about any day that has happened in my 20s like ok A guy hit on you who was a creep. That’s happened to all of us. Yes some have turned out to be predators, etc. It’s another basic story of something that has happened to every girl I know myself included. Or some story about how a guy can be stalked too and trying to be over the top about it dragging on and on about how it can happen to men. Like duh. I’m starting to not want to listen to FF anymore because it’s so eye roll boring. I almost feel like the people who are writing this in are from an older generation that just don’t understand that this is normal life. But then again I don’t believe that either because my mom and great aunts all have stories like this too.
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2024.05.14 13:24 adulting4kids Befriend The Blank Page Part Three
Writer's Block? Befriend the Beast: Pro Tips to Turn Blockades into Bestsellers (With Prompts So Crazy They Might Work)
Ah, writer's block. That ever-present nemesis, the blank page's evil twin, the creativity-sucking gremlin that haunts every writer's dreams (or lack thereof). But what if I told you writer's block isn't your enemy, but a misunderstood ally? A twisted muse, a forced sabbatical from the mundane, a chance to shake things up and unleash your inner writing gremlin in the most productive way possible?Befriending the Block:
Professional authors know the struggle is real. Here's what they say about turning blockades into stepping stones:
- Embrace the Pause: Jodi Picoult: "Writer's block is a sign that something isn't working. Step away, recharge, and come back with fresh eyes."
- Declutter Your Mind: Neil Gaiman: "Sometimes you have to let go of an idea to make space for a better one."
- Experiment, Even If It's Weird: Haruki Murakami: "Don't be afraid to try something strange. The most original ideas often come from unexpected places."
1. Genre Blender: Combine two wildly different genres. Write a historical romance with zombies, a cyberpunk detective novel set in ancient Rome, or a space opera with a grumpy cat detective as the protagonist.
2. Alternate Reality: Imagine your story taking place in a world obsessed with something ridiculous. Think "everyone communicates only through emojis" or "unicorns are the primary mode of transportation."
3. Flash Forward, Way Forward: Skip to the very end of your story. Write the final scene, then work your way back, filling in the gaps with the most outrageous plot twists imaginable.
4. Dream Weaver: Describe a bizarre dream in excruciating detail. Then, analyze it like a cryptic message from your subconscious, using it as the foundation for your story.
5. Character Chaos: Write a scene where your characters are forced to switch bodies (think Freaky Friday, but with your characters). How does it change their perspectives? What hilarious misunderstandings ensue?
6. Found Object Frenzy: Grab the weirdest thing you can find (rusty spork, deflated balloon animal, taxidermied squirrel) and write a story centered around it. Bonus points for incorporating its bizarre history.
7. Unsolved Mystery: Choose a real-life unsolved mystery (Jack the Ripper, the Bermuda Triangle) and write a fictional account from the perspective of the perpetrator or a hidden witness.
8. Headline Hijinks: Rip a random headline from the news and turn it into the most outlandish story you can imagine. Aliens behind the stock market crash? Sentient self-driving cars waging war on pigeons? Go wild!
9. Animal Antics: Write your story entirely from the perspective of an animal character. A grumpy cat narrates a love triangle, a wise old owl dispenses philosophical advice, a hyperactive squirrel chronicles a daring heist.
10. Time Travel Tango: Send your characters on a time travel adventure with a twist. They can't change the past, but their actions have unforeseen consequences in the present. Think butterfly effect on steroids.
Remember, these prompts are just springboards. Let your imagination run wild, embrace the absurd, and don't be afraid to delve into the depths of your weirdness. You never know what hidden gem you might unearth from the rubble of writer's block. So, unleash your inner gremlin, write with abandon, and remember: sometimes, the best stories are born from the most unexpected places. Now get writing, you beautiful block-busting wordsmiths!
2024.05.13 15:09 manymelvins_ Am I waiting too long to submit?
My agent sent me an audition Friday at 7pm that was due on Monday at 9am. The audition consisted of a very long monologue that they want 2 takes of. I already had an action-packed weekend planned and getting this at this time was less than ideal. The time frame is reasonable but not this particular weekend.
I wrote to my agent and they said I could turn it in as late as 2pm, but the sooner I turned it in the better as casting had requested me. I know agents will give you a deadline that’s well before the actual time casting needs to receive the tape.
This interaction got me thinking though. I usually wait until the deadline my agent gives me to submit. It’s not procrastination, I try to give myself as much time as possible to make sure I’m putting together the best tape I can.
Am I shooting myself in the foot by not getting tapes in earlier? Does it look lazy or slapdash to get it in at the buzzer? I know this probably varies from CD to CD. I think my instinct to make the best tape possible is probably right. But with CDs getting so many submissions I’m wondering if it might be better to just get it in early, even if it’s not word-perfect with strong choices made throughout. Would love to hear some other perspectives on this.
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I wrote to my agent and they said I could turn it in as late as 2pm, but the sooner I turned it in the better as casting had requested me. I know agents will give you a deadline that’s well before the actual time casting needs to receive the tape.
This interaction got me thinking though. I usually wait until the deadline my agent gives me to submit. It’s not procrastination, I try to give myself as much time as possible to make sure I’m putting together the best tape I can.
Am I shooting myself in the foot by not getting tapes in earlier? Does it look lazy or slapdash to get it in at the buzzer? I know this probably varies from CD to CD. I think my instinct to make the best tape possible is probably right. But with CDs getting so many submissions I’m wondering if it might be better to just get it in early, even if it’s not word-perfect with strong choices made throughout. Would love to hear some other perspectives on this.
2024.05.13 07:24 CreeperSteal Recent Pickups
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2024.05.12 05:34 ParticularAgitated59 Pre Mother's Day pop-in
Right up there with birthdays is mother's day! Oh boy, this was a doozy. As I'm sure there will be no shortage of posts on this topic the next few days here I'll go ahead put this at the top tl:dr Ndad and emom (or whatever the hell she is) popped in with mother's day flowers. In a true Freaky Friday experience, emom left in tears and ndad was reasonable and understanding to talk to. I'm on the other side not feeling all that bad which makes me feel awful.
Some background. Narc dad (antagonist, cerebral) obvious, controlling, a abusive since the dawn of time. Emom seemed like perfect mother( caring, understanding, patient) excecpt that she would not stand up to ndad. Over the past few years my mom has changed drastically, pushy, always doing ndads bidding. Used to not tell ndad things unless she was given the ok. She really started to change about 5 years ago and keeps getting worse. Like everyone here I've had many rounds of them showing up out of the blue. I have told them in the past that they need to text or call. This lead to 'Just on our way from X, stopping by to...' it got really bad around my birthday in March. They could sense they went too far and backed off for a bit. I was pop-in free for all of 2 months, 2 glorious months! During that time I did see them 3 scheduled times, but nothing unplanned.
Today my husband, daughter(5) and I got up very early and went to a big plant sale about an hour away. After being outside and on our feet all day my daughter still wanted to play outside when we got home. I finally got her to agree to go inside at 3:30 because the dog was getting bit by gnats. In the middle of changing out of my sweaty clothes, the dog starts to bark.
Thats right, POP-IN! My phone dings "Just leaving town. We have some stuff to drop off"
I lock the door with my phone.
My husband is outside! and has no where to hide. He has trouble being 'rude' to my parents (it's a whole problem of it's own). He starts talking to them and let's them in the house (again, I know this is an issue, he was also raised by narc/BPD and has his own people pleasing problem)
My emom hands me grocery store flowers and says happy mother's day. Ndad makes it to the kitchen, handed me a card and immediately goes back to talking to my husband about he current health problem and working in something he needs my husband to do for him.
I'm getting annoyed at everyone at this point and continue doing dishes like they are not there. At some point my ndad mentions to my mom that they are only staying 10 min. My daughter wants to go back outside with Grandma. My mom tells her "you have to ask your mom" (they can never be the bad guy, makes it so it's always 'sorry, your mom said no')
We don't leave my daughter alone with either of my parents, so I go change clothes and go back outside. My husband leads my ndad back outside too.
I had to leave to dog inside because of the bugs, but she is having separation anxiety so I step back inside to calm her down.
I write my mom a text I plan to send later. As I'm writing and editing the text my mom walks back into my house. The straight forward text I'm attempting to write flies out of my mouth at her in a angry tone
"It's not okay for you guys to just decide to stop in at my house when you're on your way back from somewhere. You need to message me and I need to say yes before you guys come to my house"
Emom "But you never get back to us and just ignore us"
Rage! "So the solution to just force yourselves in"
She starts crying, turns around it starts towards the door. She murmurs something about them leaving. I tried to say something apologetic then half laugh at the manipulation.
I felt sick, I texted my husband "seriously going to puke"
I was still sitting on the floor 5 min later when my ndad walks in.
I had the most reasonable conversation of my life with him. He came in calm. Asked me how I was doing. Things came out of his mouth like "it isn't going to get better if we don't talk about it" "there are so many ways that someone else might see a situation". Of course he still manages to throw blame on my mom for some of his actions and some teary eyed "we just miss you and Daughter" But over all oddly productive.
I go back outside to give my mom a hug. She's sitting on the car with her seatbelt on and the door open. When she sees me, she shuts the car door. I walk over and say I'm sorry through the open window.
She starts just bawling and says "you shouldn't to talk to me that way".
It's was so bizarre. I really don't remember exactly what I said to her but I remember saying with a humourous tone "I talked to dad some and it was like the most reasonable conversation I've ever had with him" and laughed. Because if anyone should know how crazy it was to have that conversation with him, it's her.
Nothing from her. She launches into "We just miss you guys so much. We like spending time with you" Finally she got back out of the car and gave me a hug when my daughter came out to show her a shirt with a fuzzy cat on it. Then they left.
It was the weirdest experience. It's like the two of them switched bodies! Ndad being, dare I say, supportive. And emom throwing every blame, guilt, crying, manipulative tactic at me.
With the help of this group, thankfully I am not currently racked with guilt about ruining mother's day for my mom. I do wish I wouldn't have losty temper. I er all I actually feel very little. But that has caused me to second guess myself and now I feel bad about not feeling bad. It's like I have over come the guilt that they are intentionally trying to inflict, only to feel guilty about not feeling it.
Plus the confusion of what my mom actually is and grieving that who she used to be is truly gone.
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Some background. Narc dad (antagonist, cerebral) obvious, controlling, a abusive since the dawn of time. Emom seemed like perfect mother( caring, understanding, patient) excecpt that she would not stand up to ndad. Over the past few years my mom has changed drastically, pushy, always doing ndads bidding. Used to not tell ndad things unless she was given the ok. She really started to change about 5 years ago and keeps getting worse. Like everyone here I've had many rounds of them showing up out of the blue. I have told them in the past that they need to text or call. This lead to 'Just on our way from X, stopping by to...' it got really bad around my birthday in March. They could sense they went too far and backed off for a bit. I was pop-in free for all of 2 months, 2 glorious months! During that time I did see them 3 scheduled times, but nothing unplanned.
Today my husband, daughter(5) and I got up very early and went to a big plant sale about an hour away. After being outside and on our feet all day my daughter still wanted to play outside when we got home. I finally got her to agree to go inside at 3:30 because the dog was getting bit by gnats. In the middle of changing out of my sweaty clothes, the dog starts to bark.
Thats right, POP-IN! My phone dings "Just leaving town. We have some stuff to drop off"
I lock the door with my phone.
My husband is outside! and has no where to hide. He has trouble being 'rude' to my parents (it's a whole problem of it's own). He starts talking to them and let's them in the house (again, I know this is an issue, he was also raised by narc/BPD and has his own people pleasing problem)
My emom hands me grocery store flowers and says happy mother's day. Ndad makes it to the kitchen, handed me a card and immediately goes back to talking to my husband about he current health problem and working in something he needs my husband to do for him.
I'm getting annoyed at everyone at this point and continue doing dishes like they are not there. At some point my ndad mentions to my mom that they are only staying 10 min. My daughter wants to go back outside with Grandma. My mom tells her "you have to ask your mom" (they can never be the bad guy, makes it so it's always 'sorry, your mom said no')
We don't leave my daughter alone with either of my parents, so I go change clothes and go back outside. My husband leads my ndad back outside too.
I had to leave to dog inside because of the bugs, but she is having separation anxiety so I step back inside to calm her down.
I write my mom a text I plan to send later. As I'm writing and editing the text my mom walks back into my house. The straight forward text I'm attempting to write flies out of my mouth at her in a angry tone
"It's not okay for you guys to just decide to stop in at my house when you're on your way back from somewhere. You need to message me and I need to say yes before you guys come to my house"
Emom "But you never get back to us and just ignore us"
Rage! "So the solution to just force yourselves in"
She starts crying, turns around it starts towards the door. She murmurs something about them leaving. I tried to say something apologetic then half laugh at the manipulation.
I felt sick, I texted my husband "seriously going to puke"
I was still sitting on the floor 5 min later when my ndad walks in.
I had the most reasonable conversation of my life with him. He came in calm. Asked me how I was doing. Things came out of his mouth like "it isn't going to get better if we don't talk about it" "there are so many ways that someone else might see a situation". Of course he still manages to throw blame on my mom for some of his actions and some teary eyed "we just miss you and Daughter" But over all oddly productive.
I go back outside to give my mom a hug. She's sitting on the car with her seatbelt on and the door open. When she sees me, she shuts the car door. I walk over and say I'm sorry through the open window.
She starts just bawling and says "you shouldn't to talk to me that way".
It's was so bizarre. I really don't remember exactly what I said to her but I remember saying with a humourous tone "I talked to dad some and it was like the most reasonable conversation I've ever had with him" and laughed. Because if anyone should know how crazy it was to have that conversation with him, it's her.
Nothing from her. She launches into "We just miss you guys so much. We like spending time with you" Finally she got back out of the car and gave me a hug when my daughter came out to show her a shirt with a fuzzy cat on it. Then they left.
It was the weirdest experience. It's like the two of them switched bodies! Ndad being, dare I say, supportive. And emom throwing every blame, guilt, crying, manipulative tactic at me.
With the help of this group, thankfully I am not currently racked with guilt about ruining mother's day for my mom. I do wish I wouldn't have losty temper. I er all I actually feel very little. But that has caused me to second guess myself and now I feel bad about not feeling bad. It's like I have over come the guilt that they are intentionally trying to inflict, only to feel guilty about not feeling it.
Plus the confusion of what my mom actually is and grieving that who she used to be is truly gone.
2024.05.12 05:09 diiarghii If they threw a couple mill (3) worth of coins on it I could buy 10 keys no problem…🤌🏿
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2024.05.11 21:22 Possums_r_people_too Update on my “I matched with twins” from a few weeks ago
Original: So, about a month ago, I was using another app (feeld) and I(f30) matched with Jose(m33). We talked for a few days on and off and exchanged instagrams.
At the same time, I also was using bumble and saw Jose on there as well, but with a different name, Carlos, but same age, same style, hair, clothes, JOB, everything… and he super swiped me. I thought huh, that’s strange, but I have a few friends that go by different names so I didn’t think that much of it at first but went to Jose’s instagram and noticed that in a lot of pictures he put up he tagged them as Carlos.
Yeah, it still wasn’t clicking yet… I thought, “oh, he must have a work/business instagram as well.”
Clicked on that instagram account and there I finally saw pictures of the two of them. Identical twins. Like, same clothing style, hair style, accessories, and even poses. They run a company together too.
I never messaged Carlos on bumble so the match expired, but I messaged Jose that I was sorry I matched with his twin but we didn’t talk or anything. He said it’s was okay and that it happened all the time, no big deal.
SO. Jose goes on vacation and we don’t talk for a week until he returns two Fridays ago. We made plans for the weekend but he canceled the day of because he was tired and I haven’t heard from him since. No big deal.
Today, I looked at my bumble again and BAM! Carlos has super swiped me again 😂😂😂!!!
I don’t know if they are fucking with me, if Carlos had no idea Jose matched with me, Jose is passing me off to his brother or they’re into some freaky shit(I am open but not THAT open jfc) but this was just the funniest thing to me, so yeah I matched with Carlos again 😅
Update: So I told Carlos that I had previously spoken to Jose and it sort of faded and Carlos said he didn’t care, and that it happens to them all the time!
We continued talking for a while and had our first date last week and it was AWESOME and I like him so much. We hung out yesterday again and I stayed the night. The only thing is… he LIVES with his brother hahahaha… luckily Jose was out of town this weekend but still feels awkward. Carlos told me Jose is in an open relationship which is why he was on feeld, but Carlos is single which is why he was using bumble.
Anyways, seeing Carlos again this week. We are both ENM and not looking for anything too serious (neither of us have partners) but I like him sosososo much, we have great chemistry (even with a language barrier) and so far I’m very happy with the outcome of this very weird story hahaha
Wish us luck :)
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At the same time, I also was using bumble and saw Jose on there as well, but with a different name, Carlos, but same age, same style, hair, clothes, JOB, everything… and he super swiped me. I thought huh, that’s strange, but I have a few friends that go by different names so I didn’t think that much of it at first but went to Jose’s instagram and noticed that in a lot of pictures he put up he tagged them as Carlos.
Yeah, it still wasn’t clicking yet… I thought, “oh, he must have a work/business instagram as well.”
Clicked on that instagram account and there I finally saw pictures of the two of them. Identical twins. Like, same clothing style, hair style, accessories, and even poses. They run a company together too.
I never messaged Carlos on bumble so the match expired, but I messaged Jose that I was sorry I matched with his twin but we didn’t talk or anything. He said it’s was okay and that it happened all the time, no big deal.
SO. Jose goes on vacation and we don’t talk for a week until he returns two Fridays ago. We made plans for the weekend but he canceled the day of because he was tired and I haven’t heard from him since. No big deal.
Today, I looked at my bumble again and BAM! Carlos has super swiped me again 😂😂😂!!!
I don’t know if they are fucking with me, if Carlos had no idea Jose matched with me, Jose is passing me off to his brother or they’re into some freaky shit(I am open but not THAT open jfc) but this was just the funniest thing to me, so yeah I matched with Carlos again 😅
Update: So I told Carlos that I had previously spoken to Jose and it sort of faded and Carlos said he didn’t care, and that it happens to them all the time!
We continued talking for a while and had our first date last week and it was AWESOME and I like him so much. We hung out yesterday again and I stayed the night. The only thing is… he LIVES with his brother hahahaha… luckily Jose was out of town this weekend but still feels awkward. Carlos told me Jose is in an open relationship which is why he was on feeld, but Carlos is single which is why he was using bumble.
Anyways, seeing Carlos again this week. We are both ENM and not looking for anything too serious (neither of us have partners) but I like him sosososo much, we have great chemistry (even with a language barrier) and so far I’m very happy with the outcome of this very weird story hahaha
Wish us luck :)
2024.05.10 21:36 RustyNDull Miranda Cosgrove and Brooke Shields
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2024.05.10 11:30 Dmin147 I'm reflecting on a past relationship and why it fell apart and something is rattling around in my brain that doesn't feel right and I can't put my finger on why
TL;DR my relationship fell apart because of bad communication on my part, but now I'm thinking of something slightly similar that was done to me and it's bugging me and I'm wondering if I'm right to feel this way
Buckle up coz this is going to be really long and winding because I need to be clear and transparent about everything that happened that got me to this point and will not settle for only giving half the story.
I (36m) recently went through a breakup with my (28f) partner. The cause? A combination of miscommunication and then sealing the deal with a lie due to panic that came out in the wash during the same conversation when I confessed.
Yeah, I know it was a shitty thing to do and I am an asshole for that; but at the Time when put on the spot with the threat of your relationship being over already being thrown at you and freaking out because of the words that are being used, sometimes you do stupid shit because of the fear of losing someone or something.
For context, we had been together since 2022 and started off casual and quickly became romantically involved. when we first met I was in something of a hierarchical structure with a mono partner which I eventually learned was not working for me, as well as having one other partner.
Over the Time we were together, the other two relationships fell apart for different reasons and we were our only relationships that we had.
When it was just us in the last quarter of 2023, we spent a lot of Time talking about how we wanted to practice things in our relationship and discussions about communication and boundaries were had and for all intents and purposes it seemed like we were on a similar wavelength. Neither of us had any dates or hook ups or anything like that for the rest of the year while we were doing this and this year we were going to start trying to put things into practice based on what was talked about.
One of the things we talked about was keeping each other informed of when we were catching up with people. Seems easy enough, right?
I'll be the first to admit that I stumbled and tripped on my own shoelaces right out the gate in the first week of 2024 after we gave each other the green light; when I caught up with an ex-meta during my own private Time and we ended up hooking up. At the Time it happened, I thought nothing of it because it was during my own private Time and failed to remember that part of our discussions had been to keep each other informed of when we were catching up with people, regardless of if it was actually a hook up or not.
Ironically enough, the following day I was informed by her of what would end up being a very similar scenario. Brain still didn't click (The AuDHD was strong to say the least)
It wasn't until a couple weeks later when having a self check in voice journal session that I realised "oh shit!”
Now, once upon a Time I would have kept my mouth shut and never let it see the light of day and no one would have been any the wiser; but I wasn't that person anymore. I needed to take accountability and knew there was every possibility that it could end my relationship and was ready to deal with that consequence.
So I told her. Needless to say there was a lot of hurt and was told I was a cheater because of it. The decision was made, though, to try and work on rebuilding that trust and do better.
Weeks went on and it became apparent and was even verbalised that trying to get past it was hard for her and had even admitted that there had been a couple Times since that admission that she'd check our life360 connection to see if I was actually at my home or wherever I was meant to be at the Time.
I expressed how I was not ok with that, but at the Time the response effectively summed up to "you broke my trust and did this, so yeah, it's made it hard for me to trust you when you say things"
After that discussion, though, it stopped but there was occasions where in the future topics that should have been focused on in a vacuum would have this situation be bled back into the discussion and not by me.
Fast forward a couple months and my partner meets someone new (30m) who they start to go on dates with and the emotional whiplash for me of how unstable things are in our relationship while the start of NRE comes into play. Jealousy isn't something that comes up a lot for me overall (I am normally a very compersion based person) so in the context of where we were at, it kinda hit in unexpected ways.
I was assured however that as long as my partner and I communicate she would do her best to work with me through things because it was a new experience for her to being the hinge partner for the first Time.
Being vulnerable about how I was feeling at different points, however, didn't end up being as well supported as one may have hoped. I know to a certain extent that if I had built up a better support network first to filter some of my feelings through first and then brought them to her, in theory there may have been more space for them but I didn't have that kind of support network and I was being very raw with her on some stuff but I never did it in an attempt to make it her problem. I even recognised then that a lot of it was up to me. There were just certain affirmations or reassurances or signs of affection that I would ask for that would be met with resistance.
Part of the reasoning being given amounting to "it's hard to do those things sometimes because of how I'm still feeling about how you hurt me. There's actually a really small part of me that hates you"
To abbreviate an already long story I eventually met my meta and we got on fine at a birthday party I put on for our partner and it was all good. I did hit an overstimulation wall though near the end of the night that I tried to break through but just couldn't and I was then accused of ruining her party by both her and her mother and the idea that I was trying to make it all about me, which was so far from the truth because I knew how important this birthday was for her and even said at one point that all I want is for her to have a good Time and that I would be ok and not to worry about me too much.
Anyway, I meet an interesting new person at a poly social gathering the next day that we were at (my partner was extremely emotionally numb due to the fallout of the night before, but my meta made it to the same social event and helped bring her back to an emotionally happier place that I knew I couldn't since I was the one she was upset with) and myself and this person get to flirting and talking and I mention to my partner as part of our communication arrangements that we were going to meet up for a date.
Turns out this person was actually a friend of my meta and they, along with my partner, took me aside and talked to me about them and tried to inform me about this person's situation and everything. I appreciated it, though it felt more like a warning or disclaimer at the Time and we moved on since I like to make my own judgements about people on my own terms (considering how some of my meta's friends tried to pass judgement on our partner before they started dating and warn him away from her and he chose to judge for himself, I figured that would have at least been recognised in kind).
Following week: Friday night my partner is meant to be having date night with my meta. Earlier that day we were talking about communication again and specifically about trying to keep each other informed. I also very deliberately ask, because I'm so afraid of messing up again, for her to explicitly tell me what she needs to not have something come up as a breach of trust. I'm on a mission to try and prove to myself and to her that I can do this right.
There's resistance to this idea because as she put it this would just give me a way to stand right at the edge of her boundaries without breaking them and make her intentionally make her uncomfortable; Almost like an "I'm not touching you" thing around her boundaries.
The conversation is shelved because she's about to start her date night and so I let her be and send her off with a "have a good Time I'll see you tomorrow" that gets left on read with no reactions or anything which is not a common practice for her.
Now as part of the adjustment period before the birthday, I did have room to text still even when they were together in what was called the "teething" phase. After the birthday I mentioned I was 100% ok with things now and to me that also meant that I could be comfortable with doing full radio silence during dates out of respect for their relationship.
Later that evening I'm talking to the person from the social event and they're stuck with train delays. Our first proper date isn't for another few days, but I offer them a ride back to where they left their car since I have the Time and means to do so.
We do this, but we end up hanging out a little longer than just me dropping them off and we get to talking and hanging out and that eventually leads to making out and a little heavy petting. After we finally parted ways, even though for me I was trying to be respectful of my partner and metas relationship by being radio silent to not interrupt their Time together I couldn't shake this feeling that this was somehow another fuck up against my name and even said so to myself.
The next day, turns out that was the case. The person I saw had sent a message to my meta about how they really liked me before I'd even sent a good morning message and so when I did I got "do you have something you need to tell me?" And I said that yes, I saw them and gave them a lift home. I didn't plan on hiding it at all and just tried to respect her date night.
Turns out that the keep each other informed bit was meant to be no matter what: no matter who she was with, what she was doing, if she was on a date night or not, send a message so it was at least there....the kind of explicit information I was asking for so that it at least existed.
We meet up later that evening and once she finally settles in and we start talking one of the first things asked/said was "so did anything happen? Coz if it did then that's just the nail in the coffin and we're done"
I panic. Say it was nothing more than a kiss, that's it (dumb I know, like REALLY FUCKING DUMB) but eventually as we're talking I come clean about the heavy petting part and just like that it's over. There's intense discussion, crying, anger, all of it and like that it's done.
That's my story.
If you're still here you're probably wondering what the thing is that's getting to me.
So a few weeks prior my ex and my meta were spending their first full weekend together which was freaky for me for a while because it really was a sign that things were getting serious and things were still very limbo like. Anyway, that goes off fine.
Remember that life 360 app? Well I never had made any modifications to any of the notifications, primarily because I never was actively using it as such: it was just there; so I would get notifications about whenever my ex had gotten to work safely or to wherever and it was just a thing that would crop up.
On the Monday after the weekend they'd had together, I'm running a D&D campaign with friends and my phone mentions my ex had just completed a long drive and I was a little confused. So I, stupidly curious, looked and it turned out that she had gone back to her metas place. So I asked her about it. Last minute dinner plans she was invited to. No heads up before hand and likely if I kept messaging over the night I'd have either been told midway through or told the following day or something.
Ironically enough, on review, I ended up being the one that in the moment of being a little cut by the experience mentioned the idea of being more informative about last minute plans and then completely forgot I'd ever said it.
But yeah, that's what's tickling my brain. Would what she did at the Time still count as "not keeping the other person informed ahead of Time no matter what" which was the standard I was being held to and so, by that definition have counted as being cheated on?
Is that why I'm feeling funny about it even if it was my actions that I accept ended our relationship?
(I'm REALLY sorry about the goddamned novel I've written out here, but I was not going to let myself pretend that I didn't make mistakes and do shitty things, too and not paint a whole picture. Thanks if you made it to the end though)
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Buckle up coz this is going to be really long and winding because I need to be clear and transparent about everything that happened that got me to this point and will not settle for only giving half the story.
I (36m) recently went through a breakup with my (28f) partner. The cause? A combination of miscommunication and then sealing the deal with a lie due to panic that came out in the wash during the same conversation when I confessed.
Yeah, I know it was a shitty thing to do and I am an asshole for that; but at the Time when put on the spot with the threat of your relationship being over already being thrown at you and freaking out because of the words that are being used, sometimes you do stupid shit because of the fear of losing someone or something.
For context, we had been together since 2022 and started off casual and quickly became romantically involved. when we first met I was in something of a hierarchical structure with a mono partner which I eventually learned was not working for me, as well as having one other partner.
Over the Time we were together, the other two relationships fell apart for different reasons and we were our only relationships that we had.
When it was just us in the last quarter of 2023, we spent a lot of Time talking about how we wanted to practice things in our relationship and discussions about communication and boundaries were had and for all intents and purposes it seemed like we were on a similar wavelength. Neither of us had any dates or hook ups or anything like that for the rest of the year while we were doing this and this year we were going to start trying to put things into practice based on what was talked about.
One of the things we talked about was keeping each other informed of when we were catching up with people. Seems easy enough, right?
I'll be the first to admit that I stumbled and tripped on my own shoelaces right out the gate in the first week of 2024 after we gave each other the green light; when I caught up with an ex-meta during my own private Time and we ended up hooking up. At the Time it happened, I thought nothing of it because it was during my own private Time and failed to remember that part of our discussions had been to keep each other informed of when we were catching up with people, regardless of if it was actually a hook up or not.
Ironically enough, the following day I was informed by her of what would end up being a very similar scenario. Brain still didn't click (The AuDHD was strong to say the least)
It wasn't until a couple weeks later when having a self check in voice journal session that I realised "oh shit!”
Now, once upon a Time I would have kept my mouth shut and never let it see the light of day and no one would have been any the wiser; but I wasn't that person anymore. I needed to take accountability and knew there was every possibility that it could end my relationship and was ready to deal with that consequence.
So I told her. Needless to say there was a lot of hurt and was told I was a cheater because of it. The decision was made, though, to try and work on rebuilding that trust and do better.
Weeks went on and it became apparent and was even verbalised that trying to get past it was hard for her and had even admitted that there had been a couple Times since that admission that she'd check our life360 connection to see if I was actually at my home or wherever I was meant to be at the Time.
I expressed how I was not ok with that, but at the Time the response effectively summed up to "you broke my trust and did this, so yeah, it's made it hard for me to trust you when you say things"
After that discussion, though, it stopped but there was occasions where in the future topics that should have been focused on in a vacuum would have this situation be bled back into the discussion and not by me.
Fast forward a couple months and my partner meets someone new (30m) who they start to go on dates with and the emotional whiplash for me of how unstable things are in our relationship while the start of NRE comes into play. Jealousy isn't something that comes up a lot for me overall (I am normally a very compersion based person) so in the context of where we were at, it kinda hit in unexpected ways.
I was assured however that as long as my partner and I communicate she would do her best to work with me through things because it was a new experience for her to being the hinge partner for the first Time.
Being vulnerable about how I was feeling at different points, however, didn't end up being as well supported as one may have hoped. I know to a certain extent that if I had built up a better support network first to filter some of my feelings through first and then brought them to her, in theory there may have been more space for them but I didn't have that kind of support network and I was being very raw with her on some stuff but I never did it in an attempt to make it her problem. I even recognised then that a lot of it was up to me. There were just certain affirmations or reassurances or signs of affection that I would ask for that would be met with resistance.
Part of the reasoning being given amounting to "it's hard to do those things sometimes because of how I'm still feeling about how you hurt me. There's actually a really small part of me that hates you"
To abbreviate an already long story I eventually met my meta and we got on fine at a birthday party I put on for our partner and it was all good. I did hit an overstimulation wall though near the end of the night that I tried to break through but just couldn't and I was then accused of ruining her party by both her and her mother and the idea that I was trying to make it all about me, which was so far from the truth because I knew how important this birthday was for her and even said at one point that all I want is for her to have a good Time and that I would be ok and not to worry about me too much.
Anyway, I meet an interesting new person at a poly social gathering the next day that we were at (my partner was extremely emotionally numb due to the fallout of the night before, but my meta made it to the same social event and helped bring her back to an emotionally happier place that I knew I couldn't since I was the one she was upset with) and myself and this person get to flirting and talking and I mention to my partner as part of our communication arrangements that we were going to meet up for a date.
Turns out this person was actually a friend of my meta and they, along with my partner, took me aside and talked to me about them and tried to inform me about this person's situation and everything. I appreciated it, though it felt more like a warning or disclaimer at the Time and we moved on since I like to make my own judgements about people on my own terms (considering how some of my meta's friends tried to pass judgement on our partner before they started dating and warn him away from her and he chose to judge for himself, I figured that would have at least been recognised in kind).
Following week: Friday night my partner is meant to be having date night with my meta. Earlier that day we were talking about communication again and specifically about trying to keep each other informed. I also very deliberately ask, because I'm so afraid of messing up again, for her to explicitly tell me what she needs to not have something come up as a breach of trust. I'm on a mission to try and prove to myself and to her that I can do this right.
There's resistance to this idea because as she put it this would just give me a way to stand right at the edge of her boundaries without breaking them and make her intentionally make her uncomfortable; Almost like an "I'm not touching you" thing around her boundaries.
The conversation is shelved because she's about to start her date night and so I let her be and send her off with a "have a good Time I'll see you tomorrow" that gets left on read with no reactions or anything which is not a common practice for her.
Now as part of the adjustment period before the birthday, I did have room to text still even when they were together in what was called the "teething" phase. After the birthday I mentioned I was 100% ok with things now and to me that also meant that I could be comfortable with doing full radio silence during dates out of respect for their relationship.
Later that evening I'm talking to the person from the social event and they're stuck with train delays. Our first proper date isn't for another few days, but I offer them a ride back to where they left their car since I have the Time and means to do so.
We do this, but we end up hanging out a little longer than just me dropping them off and we get to talking and hanging out and that eventually leads to making out and a little heavy petting. After we finally parted ways, even though for me I was trying to be respectful of my partner and metas relationship by being radio silent to not interrupt their Time together I couldn't shake this feeling that this was somehow another fuck up against my name and even said so to myself.
The next day, turns out that was the case. The person I saw had sent a message to my meta about how they really liked me before I'd even sent a good morning message and so when I did I got "do you have something you need to tell me?" And I said that yes, I saw them and gave them a lift home. I didn't plan on hiding it at all and just tried to respect her date night.
Turns out that the keep each other informed bit was meant to be no matter what: no matter who she was with, what she was doing, if she was on a date night or not, send a message so it was at least there....the kind of explicit information I was asking for so that it at least existed.
We meet up later that evening and once she finally settles in and we start talking one of the first things asked/said was "so did anything happen? Coz if it did then that's just the nail in the coffin and we're done"
I panic. Say it was nothing more than a kiss, that's it (dumb I know, like REALLY FUCKING DUMB) but eventually as we're talking I come clean about the heavy petting part and just like that it's over. There's intense discussion, crying, anger, all of it and like that it's done.
That's my story.
If you're still here you're probably wondering what the thing is that's getting to me.
So a few weeks prior my ex and my meta were spending their first full weekend together which was freaky for me for a while because it really was a sign that things were getting serious and things were still very limbo like. Anyway, that goes off fine.
Remember that life 360 app? Well I never had made any modifications to any of the notifications, primarily because I never was actively using it as such: it was just there; so I would get notifications about whenever my ex had gotten to work safely or to wherever and it was just a thing that would crop up.
On the Monday after the weekend they'd had together, I'm running a D&D campaign with friends and my phone mentions my ex had just completed a long drive and I was a little confused. So I, stupidly curious, looked and it turned out that she had gone back to her metas place. So I asked her about it. Last minute dinner plans she was invited to. No heads up before hand and likely if I kept messaging over the night I'd have either been told midway through or told the following day or something.
Ironically enough, on review, I ended up being the one that in the moment of being a little cut by the experience mentioned the idea of being more informative about last minute plans and then completely forgot I'd ever said it.
But yeah, that's what's tickling my brain. Would what she did at the Time still count as "not keeping the other person informed ahead of Time no matter what" which was the standard I was being held to and so, by that definition have counted as being cheated on?
Is that why I'm feeling funny about it even if it was my actions that I accept ended our relationship?
(I'm REALLY sorry about the goddamned novel I've written out here, but I was not going to let myself pretend that I didn't make mistakes and do shitty things, too and not paint a whole picture. Thanks if you made it to the end though)
2024.05.10 11:00 AutoModerator Frisky Friday!
Not to be confused with Freaky Friday 😬
That Friday feeling, what're the plans frisky people? Share with us, so we can judge from our couches!
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That Friday feeling, what're the plans frisky people? Share with us, so we can judge from our couches!
2024.05.09 20:17 Writerguy49009 On Hiatus This Week (see below.)
Due to the combination of the Mother's Day holiday and the ongoing efforts to safely clear areas in and around Portage, it seems prudent to take a hiatus this week. If you are planning on seeing a show, feel free to share the movie and showtime below if you'd like to see if other group members can join you.
Meanwhile here's a list of some AI suggested Mother's day related film options for home.
Steel Magnolias
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Meanwhile here's a list of some AI suggested Mother's day related film options for home.
Steel Magnolias
- Summary: A drama about a group of Southern women who share a close bond of friendship.
- Streaming: Free with ads on Pluto TV; rent or purchase on Apple TV, Amazon Video.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
- Lady Bird
- Summary: A mother and daughter navigate their tumultuous relationship during the daughter's senior year of high school.
- Streaming: Netflix; rent or purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 99%
- The Joy Luck Club
- Summary: Explores the relationships between Chinese-American women and their immigrant mothers.
- Streaming: Disney+; rent or purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
- Room
- Summary: A woman and her son strive to regain their freedom after years of captivity.
- Streaming: Netflix; rent or purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
- Mother
- Summary: A comedy about a man trying to resolve his personal issues by moving back in with his mother.
- Streaming: Rent or purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
- Freaky Friday
- Summary: A mother and daughter magically swap bodies, learning more about each other's lives.
- Streaming: Disney+; rent or purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
- Little Women
- Summary: Follows the lives of the March sisters in 19th century Massachusetts.
- Streaming: Netflix; rent or purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
- Brave
- Summary: A princess defies tradition and seeks to carve her own path in life.
- Streaming: Disney+; rent or purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
- Terms of Endearment
- Summary: Chronicles the relationship between a mother and her daughter over 30 years.
- Streaming: Paramount+; rent or purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
- Bad Moms
- Summary: Three overworked and under-appreciated mothers decide to break free from their conventional responsibilities.
- Streaming: Netflix; rent or purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes.
- Rotten Tomatoes: 58%
2024.05.08 15:39 son_ches am I ready for Nightmare parallel realms?
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2024.05.08 09:23 ItsGotThatBang What was the best year this century for pop music? An empirical analysis
It’s common to hear that X year was a particularly good or bad year for pop music, but what if these statements were tested empirically?
2000 (96 songs): 2.91
Best song: Better Off Alone (3.88)
Worst song: Girl on TV (1.91)
2001 (92 songs): 2.95
Best song: Ms. Jackson (4.16)
Worst song: Oochie Wally (1.73)
2002 (94 songs): 3.04
Best song: Can’t Get You Out of My Head (4.03)
Worst song: Good Morning Beautiful (1.75)
2003 (97 songs): 2.89
Best song: Clocks (3.8)
Worst song: Have You Forgotten? (0.92)
2004 (91 songs): 2.98
Best song: Through the Wire (4.24)
Worst song: Fuck It (I Don’t Want You Back) (1.41)
2005 (94 songs): 2.84
Best song: Feel Good Inc. (4.17)
Worst song: My Humps (1.63)
2006 (89 songs): 2.8
Best song: Stay Fly (3.99)
Worst song: Lips of an Angel (1.36)
2007 (91 songs): 2.86
Best song: Say It Right (4.01)
Worst song: Rockstar (1.57)
2008 (90 songs): 2.8
Best song: Paper Planes (4.26)
Worst song: All Summer Long (1.26)
2009 (88 songs): 2.71
Best song: Untouched (3.88)
Worst song: I Love College (1.41)
2010 (86 songs): 2.6
Best song: Bad Romance (3.69)
Worst song: Hey, Soul Sister (1.3)
2011 (90 songs): 2.62
Best song: All of the Lights (4.03)
Worst song: Tonight (I’m Fuckin’ You) (1.38)
2012 (92 songs): 2.57
Best song: Lights (3.91)
Worst song: Whistle (1.46)
2013 (89 songs): 2.59
Best song: Swimming Pools (Drank) (4.06)
Worst song: That’s My Kind of Night (1.47)
2014 (89 songs): 2.53
Best song: Ain't It Fun (3.77)
Worst song: Best Day of My Life (1.28)
2015 (92 songs): 2.56
Best song: Style (3.87)
Worst song: Marvin Gaye (0.91)
2016 (86 songs): 2.58
Best song: Into You (3.85)
Worst songs: 7 Years & Treat You Better (1.19)
2017 (91 songs): 2.61
Best song: DNA. (4.1)*
Worst song: Thunder (1.06)
*Extrapolated from the music video as no rating’s available for the single
2018 (86 songs): 2.67
Best song: Ric Flair Drip (4.16)
Worst song: Freaky Friday (0.93)
2019 (89 songs): 2.6
Best song: A Lot (4.15)*
Worst song: Baby Shark (1.24)
*Extrapolated from the music video as no rating’s available for the single
2020 (90 songs): 2.72
Best song: Blinding Lights (3.88)
Worst song: Dance Monkey (0.96)
2021 (91 songs): 2.75
Best song: Good Days (4.12)
Worst song: Fancy Like (0.99)
2022 (83 songs): 2.84
Best song: Running Up That Hill (4.42); otherwise Smokin Out the Window (4)
Worst song: ABCDEFU (1.16)
2023 (85 songs): 2.8
Best song: Going, Going, Gone (4.15)*
Worst song: Try That in a Small Town (0.8)
*Extrapolated from the music video as no rating’s available for the single
The first’s that the charts themselves have less turnover than they did at the start of the millennium (e.g. 2003 only saw three repeats). Presumably this is partially due to the relatively recent prevalence of long-lasting hits (10 of the 11 songs to spend at least 68 weeks on the Hot 100 are from 2008 or later) & partially due to the 2020s trend of Christmas & other older songs re-charting (e.g. Sure Thing, which is excluded from the 2023 number as it’s already included in 2011).
The second’s that the 2010s as a whole rank lower than the 2000s & the 2020s (so far). Were the 2010s actually that bad or is it a Nostalgia Filter effect that’s just now starting to dissipate? I don’t know & I’d like to hear your thoughts.
The third trend, correlated with the second, is that these numbers often contradict what we’d intuitively assume to be the case. For example, 2012’s often held up as an exemplary year for pop music in this sub & other music forums, but it scores near the bottom here. I wonder which is closer to the general public’s view (to the extent that the general public ponders this question). Are we biased? Is RYM’s user base biased? Are both biased?
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The analysis
For this analysis, I’ve looked up the Rate Your Music scores for songs that made the Billboard Hot 100 year-end list for every year since 2000 (while 2000’s technically part of the 20th century, I follow common usage in considering it part of the 21st century) & calculated the average (out of a possible 5). If a song appeared on more than one year-end list, only the earlier one was used; unfortunately, this means that Smooth & Amazed, which topped the Hot 100 in 2000, are excluded from the analysis altogether as both were on the 1999 list. Christmas songs are of course also excluded from consideration. Finally, I also list the best & worst song from each year.2000 (96 songs): 2.91
Best song: Better Off Alone (3.88)
Worst song: Girl on TV (1.91)
2001 (92 songs): 2.95
Best song: Ms. Jackson (4.16)
Worst song: Oochie Wally (1.73)
2002 (94 songs): 3.04
Best song: Can’t Get You Out of My Head (4.03)
Worst song: Good Morning Beautiful (1.75)
2003 (97 songs): 2.89
Best song: Clocks (3.8)
Worst song: Have You Forgotten? (0.92)
2004 (91 songs): 2.98
Best song: Through the Wire (4.24)
Worst song: Fuck It (I Don’t Want You Back) (1.41)
2005 (94 songs): 2.84
Best song: Feel Good Inc. (4.17)
Worst song: My Humps (1.63)
2006 (89 songs): 2.8
Best song: Stay Fly (3.99)
Worst song: Lips of an Angel (1.36)
2007 (91 songs): 2.86
Best song: Say It Right (4.01)
Worst song: Rockstar (1.57)
2008 (90 songs): 2.8
Best song: Paper Planes (4.26)
Worst song: All Summer Long (1.26)
2009 (88 songs): 2.71
Best song: Untouched (3.88)
Worst song: I Love College (1.41)
2010 (86 songs): 2.6
Best song: Bad Romance (3.69)
Worst song: Hey, Soul Sister (1.3)
2011 (90 songs): 2.62
Best song: All of the Lights (4.03)
Worst song: Tonight (I’m Fuckin’ You) (1.38)
2012 (92 songs): 2.57
Best song: Lights (3.91)
Worst song: Whistle (1.46)
2013 (89 songs): 2.59
Best song: Swimming Pools (Drank) (4.06)
Worst song: That’s My Kind of Night (1.47)
2014 (89 songs): 2.53
Best song: Ain't It Fun (3.77)
Worst song: Best Day of My Life (1.28)
2015 (92 songs): 2.56
Best song: Style (3.87)
Worst song: Marvin Gaye (0.91)
2016 (86 songs): 2.58
Best song: Into You (3.85)
Worst songs: 7 Years & Treat You Better (1.19)
2017 (91 songs): 2.61
Best song: DNA. (4.1)*
Worst song: Thunder (1.06)
*Extrapolated from the music video as no rating’s available for the single
2018 (86 songs): 2.67
Best song: Ric Flair Drip (4.16)
Worst song: Freaky Friday (0.93)
2019 (89 songs): 2.6
Best song: A Lot (4.15)*
Worst song: Baby Shark (1.24)
*Extrapolated from the music video as no rating’s available for the single
2020 (90 songs): 2.72
Best song: Blinding Lights (3.88)
Worst song: Dance Monkey (0.96)
2021 (91 songs): 2.75
Best song: Good Days (4.12)
Worst song: Fancy Like (0.99)
2022 (83 songs): 2.84
Best song: Running Up That Hill (4.42); otherwise Smokin Out the Window (4)
Worst song: ABCDEFU (1.16)
2023 (85 songs): 2.8
Best song: Going, Going, Gone (4.15)*
Worst song: Try That in a Small Town (0.8)
*Extrapolated from the music video as no rating’s available for the single
The final ranking
- 2002 (3.04)
- 2004 (2.98)
- 2001 (2.95)
- 2000 (2.91)
- 2003 (2.89)
- 2007 (2.86)
- 2022 (2.84)
- 2005 (2.84)
- 2008 (2.8)
- 2023 (2.8)
- 2006 (2.8)
- 2021 (2.75)
- 2020 (2.72)
- 2009 (2.71)
- 2018 (2.67)
- 2011 (2.62)
- 2017 (2.61)
- 2019 (2.6)
- 2010 (2.6)
- 2013 (2.59)
- 2016 (2.58)
- 2012 (2.57)
- 2015 (2.56)
- 2014 (2.53)
What does it mean?
Three trends immediately stand out to me.The first’s that the charts themselves have less turnover than they did at the start of the millennium (e.g. 2003 only saw three repeats). Presumably this is partially due to the relatively recent prevalence of long-lasting hits (10 of the 11 songs to spend at least 68 weeks on the Hot 100 are from 2008 or later) & partially due to the 2020s trend of Christmas & other older songs re-charting (e.g. Sure Thing, which is excluded from the 2023 number as it’s already included in 2011).
The second’s that the 2010s as a whole rank lower than the 2000s & the 2020s (so far). Were the 2010s actually that bad or is it a Nostalgia Filter effect that’s just now starting to dissipate? I don’t know & I’d like to hear your thoughts.
The third trend, correlated with the second, is that these numbers often contradict what we’d intuitively assume to be the case. For example, 2012’s often held up as an exemplary year for pop music in this sub & other music forums, but it scores near the bottom here. I wonder which is closer to the general public’s view (to the extent that the general public ponders this question). Are we biased? Is RYM’s user base biased? Are both biased?
2024.05.07 13:24 adulting4kids Befriend The Blank Page Part Three
Writer's Block? Befriend the Beast: Pro Tips to Turn Blockades into Bestsellers (With Prompts So Crazy They Might Work)
Ah, writer's block. That ever-present nemesis, the blank page's evil twin, the creativity-sucking gremlin that haunts every writer's dreams (or lack thereof). But what if I told you writer's block isn't your enemy, but a misunderstood ally? A twisted muse, a forced sabbatical from the mundane, a chance to shake things up and unleash your inner writing gremlin in the most productive way possible?Befriending the Block:
Professional authors know the struggle is real. Here's what they say about turning blockades into stepping stones:
- Embrace the Pause: Jodi Picoult: "Writer's block is a sign that something isn't working. Step away, recharge, and come back with fresh eyes."
- Declutter Your Mind: Neil Gaiman: "Sometimes you have to let go of an idea to make space for a better one."
- Experiment, Even If It's Weird: Haruki Murakami: "Don't be afraid to try something strange. The most original ideas often come from unexpected places."
1. Genre Blender: Combine two wildly different genres. Write a historical romance with zombies, a cyberpunk detective novel set in ancient Rome, or a space opera with a grumpy cat detective as the protagonist.
2. Alternate Reality: Imagine your story taking place in a world obsessed with something ridiculous. Think "everyone communicates only through emojis" or "unicorns are the primary mode of transportation."
3. Flash Forward, Way Forward: Skip to the very end of your story. Write the final scene, then work your way back, filling in the gaps with the most outrageous plot twists imaginable.
4. Dream Weaver: Describe a bizarre dream in excruciating detail. Then, analyze it like a cryptic message from your subconscious, using it as the foundation for your story.
5. Character Chaos: Write a scene where your characters are forced to switch bodies (think Freaky Friday, but with your characters). How does it change their perspectives? What hilarious misunderstandings ensue?
6. Found Object Frenzy: Grab the weirdest thing you can find (rusty spork, deflated balloon animal, taxidermied squirrel) and write a story centered around it. Bonus points for incorporating its bizarre history.
7. Unsolved Mystery: Choose a real-life unsolved mystery (Jack the Ripper, the Bermuda Triangle) and write a fictional account from the perspective of the perpetrator or a hidden witness.
8. Headline Hijinks: Rip a random headline from the news and turn it into the most outlandish story you can imagine. Aliens behind the stock market crash? Sentient self-driving cars waging war on pigeons? Go wild!
9. Animal Antics: Write your story entirely from the perspective of an animal character. A grumpy cat narrates a love triangle, a wise old owl dispenses philosophical advice, a hyperactive squirrel chronicles a daring heist.
10. Time Travel Tango: Send your characters on a time travel adventure with a twist. They can't change the past, but their actions have unforeseen consequences in the present. Think butterfly effect on steroids.
Remember, these prompts are just springboards. Let your imagination run wild, embrace the absurd, and don't be afraid to delve into the depths of your weirdness. You never know what hidden gem you might unearth from the rubble of writer's block. So, unleash your inner gremlin, write with abandon, and remember: sometimes, the best stories are born from the most unexpected places. Now get writing, you beautiful block-busting wordsmiths!
2024.05.06 22:41 DiscoverDurham Things to do in Durham this week!
If you’d like to add an event to our calendar, submit an event here. Please check with the event organizers to see if events change due to weather. Have a great week!
See the full weekly calendar on our website.
Arts & Drafts at Fullsteam Brewery
6 p.m.
Disc Golf Putting League at The Glass Jug in RTP
6:30 p.m.
Trivia Night at Ponysaurus Brewing Company
7 p.m.
Singles Night at Durty Bull Brewing Brewing Company
Community Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery
8 p.m.
Blondshell at Motorco Music Hall (sold out)
All Black Masquerade Party at Rubies on Five Points
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
12 p.m.
Native Plant Solutions: Clay Soils (Online) at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
5:45 p.m.
Community Fitness Classes with YMCA at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in Downtown Durham
6 p.m.
Queer Bachata at Arcana
Women on the Wall at Triangle Rock Club - Durham
6:30 p.m.
Trivia at Durham Food Hall
7 p.m.
Trivia at Beer Study Durham
Live Piano Karaoke at Congress Social Bar
Not Rocket Science Trivia at DSSOLVR Durham
TBS 1st Tuesday Blues Jam at The Blue Note Grill
7:30 p.m.
Sip & Strum Ukulele Class at Bull City Solera and Taproom
8 p.m.
Jeremy 'Bean' Clemons Trio at Kingfisher
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets at Motorco Music Hall
Tommy Emmanuel, CGP at The Carolina Theatre
Open Stage at The Pinhook
Durham Farmers’ Market at Durham Central Park
4 p.m.
Whiskey Wednesdays at Alley Twenty Six
5 p.m.
Free Wednesday Wine Tasting at Beer Study Durham
5:30 p.m.
Wined Down Wednesday: Alcohol Ink Coasters at Guglhupf
6 p.m.
Figure Drawing and Tarot with Devon at Arcana
Witches Brew at Fullsteam Brewery
6:30 p.m.
Eric Hirsh Solo Piano at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Trivia Night with Pickle at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in RTP
6:35 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7 p.m.
Universus TCG: Local Championship at Atomic Empire
Hammered Trivia at Hi-Wire Brewing
Karaoke Night at Mavericks Smokehouse
Music Bingo at Ponysaurus Brewing Company
Brett Chambers Open Mic at The Blue Note Grill
7:30 p.m.
Stand-Up with Rhizome Comedy at The Durham Hotel
8 p.m.
Air Hockey Tournament at Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Trivia Night at Bull McCabe's
Karaoke at Moon Dog Meadery
Pachyman / Combo Chimbita at Motorco Music Hall
Cindy Lee / Freak Heat Waves at The Pinhook (sold out)
Taking Back Thursday: Mysti Mayhem at Boxyard RTP
1 p.m.
Meet the Keepers at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
3 p.m.
Guided Museum Tour at 21c Museum Hotels Durham
5 p.m.
Thirsty Thursdays at Dashi
5:30 p.m.
Walking Club with Bull City Strollers at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in Downtown Durham
6 p.m.
Keegan Heron and Tarot with Virginia at Arcana
Vinyl Night with DJ Deckades at Gizmo Brew Works
6:15 p.m.
Pony Run at Ponysaurus Brewing Company
6:30 p.m.
Colorful Flower Arranging Class at DSSOLVR
Line Dance Classes at Mystic Farm and Distillery
Boulders & Brews Meetup at Triangle Rock Club - Durham
6:35 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7 p.m.
Trivia Night at Beer Tooth Taproom
Bring Your Own Vinyl Night at Congress Social Bar
Candlelight: A Tribute to Whitney Houston at Hayti Heritage Center
Summer Jazz Jam (Curated by Al Strong) at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Community Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery
Jazz Jam Sessions at Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen
7:30 p.m.
Trivia Night with Big Slow Tom at Clouds Brewing Brightleaf Square
The DPAC Rising Star Awards at DPAC
Katie Basden with Emily Musolino at The Blue Note Grill
Praying in Bronze: A Handbell Concert at Trinity United Methodist Church
8 p.m.
Weekly Single Mingle at Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Trivia at Fullsteam Brewery
Ben Beal w/ Delivery Boys at The Pinhook
9:30 p.m.
Karaoke Night at The Tavern
Forest Bathing Walk at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
10 a.m.
Tasting at Ten at Counter Culture Coffee
12 p.m.
Co-Working Social at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in Downtown Durham
5:30 p.m.
Friday Night Live: Bull Dirtys at Boxyard RTP
Kids Night Out at Museum of Life and Science
6 p.m.
DJ Marrs and Tarot with Joy at Arcana
Friday Night Makes at Durham Arts Council
The Duke Street Dogs at The Blue Note Grill
Cocktails & Cheeseperience Design at The Blue Ridge Room inside Frontier RTP
6:30 p.m.
Keyon Harrold Presents "Foreverland" Presented by WUNC Music at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
SUB: Terranean at The Fruit
6:35 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7 p.m.
Magic: Standard Showdown at Atomic Empire
Live Vinyl Spinning by PhDJ at Beer Study Durham
Freedom Friday w/ DJ Mayor at Congress Social Bar
7:30 p.m.
Film Screening: Shorts Night at Shadowbox Studio
Jake Hart & John Hart Trio at Sharp 9 Gallery
Leonid & Friends – A Tribute to the Music of Chicago at The Carolina Theatre
8 p.m.
KEM at DPAC
Stereo Reveries at DSSOLVR Durham
9 p.m.
Keyon Harrold Presents "Foreverland" Presented by WUNC Music at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Mk.Gee at Motorco Music Hall (sold out)
¡Tumbao! / Cinematheque / Ancestor Piratas at The Pinhook
Durham Farmers' Market at Durham Central Park
parkrun Durham at Southern Boundaries Park
9 a.m.
South Durham Farmers' Market at Greenwood Commons Shopping Center
9:30 a.m.
Guide Supported Canoeing, Kayaking, and Standup Paddleboarding at Eno River
10 a.m.
Dig into Compost at Museum of Life and Science
Roots and Soul: Walking with Pauli Murray at Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice
10:30 a.m.
Mother's Day Brunch at The Durham Hotel
12 p.m.
Crafternoons at Gizmo Brew Works
Sylvan Esso 10 year Anniversary Release at Psychic Hotline Pop-up
1 p.m.
Documentary Screening: Puerto Rican Hibiscus at The Fruit
2 p.m.
Mother Daughter Self Defense seminar Women Empowered at Gracie Durham
6 p.m.
Trio Factual Jazz and Tarot with Kathleen at Arcana
6:30 p.m.
Keyon Harrold Presents "Foreverland" Presented by WUNC Music at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Weymouth / North By North / Plastic Giants at The Pinhook
6:35 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7 p.m.
ADF Showings at Scripps: Tony C. Johnson at ADF's Samuel H. Scripps Studios
Prints-4-Prince Art Show at PS37
Dexter Moses Trio with Lillian Park at Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen
7:30 p.m.
Ghost Town Blues Band at The Blue Note Grill
8 p.m.
The Decemberists at DPAC
8:15 p.m.
Let's Chat About the Stars Paddle at Falls Lake Durham
9 p.m.
Keyon Harrold Presents "Foreverland" Presented by WUNC Music at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Women's Kayaking 101 at Falls Lake
10 a.m.
Jazz Brunch at Lula & Sadie's
10:30 a.m.
Al Strong Presents Jazz Brunch at Alley Twenty Six
Yoga on Tap at Fullsteam Brewery
Mother's Day Brunch at The Durham Hotel
11:30 a.m.
Pokémon TCG: Twilight Masquerade Prerelease Tournament at Atomic Empire
12 p.m.
Sunday Dollar Bin Sale for Charity at Rumors Durham
Farmers Market at ZincHouse Winery & Brewery
12:15 p.m.
Public Tour at Duke Chapel
1:05 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
2 p.m.
Hammered Trivia with Casey at Durty Bull Brewing Company
Hillandale Golf Beginner Clinic at Hillandale Golf Course
Feel Good, Do Good: FREE Circl Mobility Group Exercise Class at Jewish for Good
Mother's Day Flower Arranging Class at Weldon Mills Distillery
3 p.m.
Lore, Yore, and the In Between at The Carolina Theatre
6 p.m.
DJ Parkside and Tarot with Virginia at Arcana
6:30 p.m.
Open Mic Night at Moon Dog Meadery
7:30 p.m.
Somesurprises at The Pinhook
8:30 p.m.
Cloud Nothings at Motorco Music Hall
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See the full weekly calendar on our website.
Noteworthy Events
Beats N Bars Festival 2024 at American Tobacco Campus- Get ready to vibe to the scene of hip hop culture and enjoy food while mingling with fellow music lovers. Don't miss out on this epic event that promises to be a music festival & conference to remember.
- Fri, May 10 at 6 p.m.
- Sat, May 11 at 12 p.m.
- $150 for both days
- The Duke community is excited to celebrate the Class of 2024 with a commencement ceremony held in Wallace Wade on Sun, May 12 2024.
- Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be the commencement speaker.
- Fri, May 10 - Sun, May 12
- Tue, May 7 - Sun, May 12
- $10+
- Drop your little ones off for a kids-only evening of hands-on fun. They’ll eat pizza, play games, explore exhibits, and work together on science experiments.
- Fri, May 10
- 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- $40+
- Internationally renowned R&B singesongwriter KEM brings his tour to DPAC. Capable of connecting romantic joy with spiritual renewal, KEM has a unique place in musical culture. Five albums and three million sales later, he has established himself as a prominent voice articulating critical matters of the heart and soul.
- Fri, May 10
- 8 p.m.
- $59.50+
Multi-Day Events
ACC Softball Tournament at Duke Softball Stadium- Wed, May 8 - Sat, May 11
- All Day
- Celebrate Mother’s Day this year in the most relaxing way possible: by enjoying drinks and throwing axes! Your booking includes 1 drink per-person and 1-on-1 coaching to get everyone throwing safety and comfortably.
- Fri, May 10 - Sun, May 12
- To toast the grads, the Restaurant will feature special dinner and brunch menus during Graduation Weekend. Enjoy a three-course prix fixed dinner.
- Fri, May 10 - Sun, May 12
- $45+
- Enjoy a look inside the historic McCown-Mangum House, Photography Museum, and Mill.
- Sat, May 11 and Sun, May 12
- 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Free admission
- This mouthwatering event promises to tantalize taste buds while supporting a meaningful cause, with all proceeds benefiting Jewish for Good's Food Pantry.
- Mon, May 6 - Sun, May 12
- $5+
Monday, May 6
5 p.m.Arts & Drafts at Fullsteam Brewery
6 p.m.
Disc Golf Putting League at The Glass Jug in RTP
6:30 p.m.
Trivia Night at Ponysaurus Brewing Company
7 p.m.
Singles Night at Durty Bull Brewing Brewing Company
Community Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery
8 p.m.
Blondshell at Motorco Music Hall (sold out)
All Black Masquerade Party at Rubies on Five Points
Tuesday, May 7
Events at Boxyard RTP- 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Boxyard Run Club
- 6-8 p.m. - Trivia Night
- 12-8 p.m. - Food Truck: Mike's Vegan Cookout
- 7-9 p.m. - Bull City Beer Runners Run Club
- 6 p.m. - Bring Your Own Vinyl with Jaffar
- 8 p.m. - Night! Night!
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
12 p.m.
Native Plant Solutions: Clay Soils (Online) at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
5:45 p.m.
Community Fitness Classes with YMCA at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in Downtown Durham
6 p.m.
Queer Bachata at Arcana
Women on the Wall at Triangle Rock Club - Durham
6:30 p.m.
Trivia at Durham Food Hall
7 p.m.
Trivia at Beer Study Durham
Live Piano Karaoke at Congress Social Bar
Not Rocket Science Trivia at DSSOLVR Durham
TBS 1st Tuesday Blues Jam at The Blue Note Grill
7:30 p.m.
Sip & Strum Ukulele Class at Bull City Solera and Taproom
8 p.m.
Jeremy 'Bean' Clemons Trio at Kingfisher
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets at Motorco Music Hall
Tommy Emmanuel, CGP at The Carolina Theatre
Open Stage at The Pinhook
Wednesday, May 8
Events at Boxyard RTP- 12-2 p.m. - Hear & There: Daniel Delorenzo
- 5:30-8:30 p.m. - Game Night
- 7-8 p.m. - Signature Wine Tasting
- 7-8:30 p.m. - Laughs Comedy Night
Durham Farmers’ Market at Durham Central Park
4 p.m.
Whiskey Wednesdays at Alley Twenty Six
5 p.m.
Free Wednesday Wine Tasting at Beer Study Durham
5:30 p.m.
Wined Down Wednesday: Alcohol Ink Coasters at Guglhupf
6 p.m.
Figure Drawing and Tarot with Devon at Arcana
Witches Brew at Fullsteam Brewery
6:30 p.m.
Eric Hirsh Solo Piano at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Trivia Night with Pickle at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in RTP
6:35 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7 p.m.
Universus TCG: Local Championship at Atomic Empire
Hammered Trivia at Hi-Wire Brewing
Karaoke Night at Mavericks Smokehouse
Music Bingo at Ponysaurus Brewing Company
Brett Chambers Open Mic at The Blue Note Grill
7:30 p.m.
Stand-Up with Rhizome Comedy at The Durham Hotel
8 p.m.
Air Hockey Tournament at Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Trivia Night at Bull McCabe's
Karaoke at Moon Dog Meadery
Pachyman / Combo Chimbita at Motorco Music Hall
Cindy Lee / Freak Heat Waves at The Pinhook (sold out)
Thursday, May 9
Events at Durty Bull Brewing Brewing Company- 12-8 p.m. -Food Truck: Mike's Vegan Cookout
- 7-9 p.m. - Thursday Trivia with Nick
Taking Back Thursday: Mysti Mayhem at Boxyard RTP
1 p.m.
Meet the Keepers at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
3 p.m.
Guided Museum Tour at 21c Museum Hotels Durham
5 p.m.
Thirsty Thursdays at Dashi
5:30 p.m.
Walking Club with Bull City Strollers at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in Downtown Durham
6 p.m.
Keegan Heron and Tarot with Virginia at Arcana
Vinyl Night with DJ Deckades at Gizmo Brew Works
6:15 p.m.
Pony Run at Ponysaurus Brewing Company
6:30 p.m.
Colorful Flower Arranging Class at DSSOLVR
Line Dance Classes at Mystic Farm and Distillery
Boulders & Brews Meetup at Triangle Rock Club - Durham
6:35 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7 p.m.
Trivia Night at Beer Tooth Taproom
Bring Your Own Vinyl Night at Congress Social Bar
Candlelight: A Tribute to Whitney Houston at Hayti Heritage Center
Summer Jazz Jam (Curated by Al Strong) at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Community Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery
Jazz Jam Sessions at Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen
7:30 p.m.
Trivia Night with Big Slow Tom at Clouds Brewing Brightleaf Square
The DPAC Rising Star Awards at DPAC
Katie Basden with Emily Musolino at The Blue Note Grill
Praying in Bronze: A Handbell Concert at Trinity United Methodist Church
8 p.m.
Weekly Single Mingle at Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Trivia at Fullsteam Brewery
Ben Beal w/ Delivery Boys at The Pinhook
9:30 p.m.
Karaoke Night at The Tavern
Friday, May 10
Events at Durty Bull Brewing Company- 5-9 p.m. - Food Truck: Tacos Paraiso #1
- 8-11 p.m. - Open Mic Stand-up Comedy
- 9-10 p.m. - Well Seasoned
- 9-10 p.m. - Hush Hush
- 7:30 p.m. - Blues Lesson + Dance
- 8 p.m. - 19 Miles From Davis
- 5-8 p.m. - Food Truck Friday
- 6-8 p.m. - Mel Melton & the Wicked Wojos
Forest Bathing Walk at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
10 a.m.
Tasting at Ten at Counter Culture Coffee
12 p.m.
Co-Working Social at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in Downtown Durham
5:30 p.m.
Friday Night Live: Bull Dirtys at Boxyard RTP
Kids Night Out at Museum of Life and Science
6 p.m.
DJ Marrs and Tarot with Joy at Arcana
Friday Night Makes at Durham Arts Council
The Duke Street Dogs at The Blue Note Grill
Cocktails & Cheeseperience Design at The Blue Ridge Room inside Frontier RTP
6:30 p.m.
Keyon Harrold Presents "Foreverland" Presented by WUNC Music at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
SUB: Terranean at The Fruit
6:35 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7 p.m.
Magic: Standard Showdown at Atomic Empire
Live Vinyl Spinning by PhDJ at Beer Study Durham
Freedom Friday w/ DJ Mayor at Congress Social Bar
7:30 p.m.
Film Screening: Shorts Night at Shadowbox Studio
Jake Hart & John Hart Trio at Sharp 9 Gallery
Leonid & Friends – A Tribute to the Music of Chicago at The Carolina Theatre
8 p.m.
KEM at DPAC
Stereo Reveries at DSSOLVR Durham
9 p.m.
Keyon Harrold Presents "Foreverland" Presented by WUNC Music at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Mk.Gee at Motorco Music Hall (sold out)
¡Tumbao! / Cinematheque / Ancestor Piratas at The Pinhook
Saturday, May 11
Events at Atomic Empire- 11 a.m. - Magic: Store Championship
- 11:30 a.m. - Pokémon TCG: Twilight Masquerade Prerelease Tournament
- 11:30 a.m. - Marvel: Crisis Protocol
- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Bark & Bond Social: National Dog Mom Day Festival
- 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Saturdaze: DJ k.ward
- 12-7 p.m. - Gold Clover Company: Mother’s Day Blooms
- 4-5 p.m. - SoapBox: Improv
- 2-9 p.m. - Food Truck: Copperhead's Burgers
- 4-6 p.m. - Live Music: Taxicab Preachers
- 7-10 p.m. - Beer Pong Tournament
- Every Saturday, 10-10:30 a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m.
- 8-9 p.m. - Golden Age
- 9-10:30 p.m. - Secret Society Showcase
- 3-5 p.m. - Irish Music Jam
- 8-11 p.m. - A Metal Show: GLASS, Hemlock Theory, Hermaeus Mora
- 7 p.m. - Adulting: An Early Dance Party
- 10 p.m. - Shallow Cuts Presents: Pinque Saturday
- 11 a.m. - Bailes Afro Latinos
- 7 p.m. - Joe Bob Briggs Indoor Drive-In Geek-Out
- 2 p.m. - Downtown Durham Walking Tour
- 4 p.m. - Durham African American History Tour
- 6 p.m. - Downtown Durham True Crime Tour
Durham Farmers' Market at Durham Central Park
parkrun Durham at Southern Boundaries Park
9 a.m.
South Durham Farmers' Market at Greenwood Commons Shopping Center
9:30 a.m.
Guide Supported Canoeing, Kayaking, and Standup Paddleboarding at Eno River
10 a.m.
Dig into Compost at Museum of Life and Science
Roots and Soul: Walking with Pauli Murray at Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice
10:30 a.m.
Mother's Day Brunch at The Durham Hotel
12 p.m.
Crafternoons at Gizmo Brew Works
Sylvan Esso 10 year Anniversary Release at Psychic Hotline Pop-up
1 p.m.
Documentary Screening: Puerto Rican Hibiscus at The Fruit
2 p.m.
Mother Daughter Self Defense seminar Women Empowered at Gracie Durham
6 p.m.
Trio Factual Jazz and Tarot with Kathleen at Arcana
6:30 p.m.
Keyon Harrold Presents "Foreverland" Presented by WUNC Music at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Weymouth / North By North / Plastic Giants at The Pinhook
6:35 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7 p.m.
ADF Showings at Scripps: Tony C. Johnson at ADF's Samuel H. Scripps Studios
Prints-4-Prince Art Show at PS37
Dexter Moses Trio with Lillian Park at Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen
7:30 p.m.
Ghost Town Blues Band at The Blue Note Grill
8 p.m.
The Decemberists at DPAC
8:15 p.m.
Let's Chat About the Stars Paddle at Falls Lake Durham
9 p.m.
Keyon Harrold Presents "Foreverland" Presented by WUNC Music at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Sunday, May 12
9:30 a.m.Women's Kayaking 101 at Falls Lake
10 a.m.
Jazz Brunch at Lula & Sadie's
10:30 a.m.
Al Strong Presents Jazz Brunch at Alley Twenty Six
Yoga on Tap at Fullsteam Brewery
Mother's Day Brunch at The Durham Hotel
11:30 a.m.
Pokémon TCG: Twilight Masquerade Prerelease Tournament at Atomic Empire
12 p.m.
Sunday Dollar Bin Sale for Charity at Rumors Durham
Farmers Market at ZincHouse Winery & Brewery
12:15 p.m.
Public Tour at Duke Chapel
1:05 p.m.
Durham Bulls vs Nashville at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
2 p.m.
Hammered Trivia with Casey at Durty Bull Brewing Company
Hillandale Golf Beginner Clinic at Hillandale Golf Course
Feel Good, Do Good: FREE Circl Mobility Group Exercise Class at Jewish for Good
Mother's Day Flower Arranging Class at Weldon Mills Distillery
3 p.m.
Lore, Yore, and the In Between at The Carolina Theatre
6 p.m.
DJ Parkside and Tarot with Virginia at Arcana
6:30 p.m.
Open Mic Night at Moon Dog Meadery
7:30 p.m.
Somesurprises at The Pinhook
8:30 p.m.
Cloud Nothings at Motorco Music Hall
Running Art Exhibits
Jenny Blazing: Scapes - 5 Points Gallery Featured Artist Exhibition at 5 Points Gallery- Jenny’s acrylic and collage paintings are her response to the diverse landscapes surrounding us. Each stroke of color, each layer of texture, is a tribute to the breathtaking natural panorama of our state—from our rolling hills and sundrenched fields to our skies bursting with drama.
- Fri, Apr 19 - Sat, May 11
- Fri, 5-9 p.m. and Sat, 1-9 p.m.
- Free admission
- This project examines the changing landscape of our city through a series of forty mixed media pieces the artist has created since 2014.
- Third Friday openings on Apr 19 and May 17, 6-9 p.m.
- Drop-in by appointment and Wednesdays 4-7 p.m.
- Free admission
- Each piece begins as a photograph, which is then printed on acrylic and worked with a variety of paints and compounds to create a unique surface.
- Sat, May 4 - Sat, May 18
- Free admission
- Sacred Geometry is an ancient field of physics whose equations are expressed through shape. Shape is a way to explore the universal fabric of our existence.
- Sat, May 4 - Sat, June 1
- Free admission
- It Ain’t All Black and White is a photography exhibition that encourages us to consider emotions such as serenity, apprehension, yearning, and more.
- Captured by 11 dynamic photographers dedicated to documenting the fullness and complexity of Black life, this exhibition offers each of us an opportunity to see ourselves with renewed attention.
- Thu, Apr 25 - Sun, June 2
- María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold is a monographic exhibition of a visionary voice in photography, immersive installation, painting and performance.
- Thu, Feb 15 - Sun, Jun 9
- Every week, Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 12-5 p.m.
- Free admission
- Counterpoints is a curated showcase of local AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) artists, delving into the convergence of AAPI identity and mental health. Inspired by the intricate layers of musical counterpoint, its purpose is to weave together diverse narratives and confront the stigma surrounding mental health within our communities.
- Wed, May 1 - Sun, June 16
- Mon - Fri, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- The Divine Nine Legacy Memoir delves deep into the history of the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC) or "Divine Nine," a collective of nine Greek Letter organizations founded on May 10th, 1930.
- These organizations were born out of the necessity to provide a voice for Black American students within the collegiate space. United by principles of service, community, brotherhood, and sisterhood, the Divine Nine work collectively to uplift society through acts of service to underserved areas across the nation.
- Fri, Apr 19 - Sat, June 1
- Free admission
2024.05.06 14:34 dipperssvariantt [US] [Selling] Blu-rays & 4K lot!
![[US] [Selling] Blu-rays & 4K lot!](https://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/mtYEp0n7JIrzN7nqFzT2hj_AsfWRQLKnm1tAx5hArN8.jpg "[US] [Selling] Blu-rays & 4K lot!") | read caption to understand why the date is a week ago, i made this post previously but they took it down due to this being a new account! submitted by dipperssvariantt to MediaSwap [link] [comments] Hello everyone! I did a post on this subreddit under the name “dippersvariant_” about two months ago and I sold A LOT! I did many transactions with you guys. I unfortunately accidentally deleted my account thinking it would only deactivate it for a temporary amount of time, which is my bad lmao. I wanted a social media break andddd that was dumb lol. Anyways, back to getting rid of these asap! Please message me with any questions. As you can tell, I took away my VHS tapes and other certain blu-rays. Thank you all! Slipcovers vary from mildly damaged to perfect condition (you can totally ask what specific slipcover is damaged or not and I can send you pictures!) Buyer pays shipping, price will be discussed once you tell me what films you would like! $30 minimum! Payment through PayPal. No digital codes included (comes with the paper but is expired/used) Please PM me with any questions! Prices: Halloween Ends 4K Best Buy Steel book - $10 The Exorcist: Believer 4K Best Buy Steel book - $10 Saw X w/ slip - $10 Five Nights at Freddy's - $10 Insidious: The Red Door - $10 No Hard Feelings - $10 The Flash 4k - $10 Spiral 4K Best Buy exclusive steel book w/ slip - $20 The Great Gatsby 4K - $15 Split 4K - $10 Psycho 4K - $15 San Andreas 4K - $10 The Invisible Man 4K - $10 The Purge: Anarchy 4K - $20 The Nun 4K - $15 Wonder 4K - $10 The Purge 4K - $15 The Hunger Games 4-Movie Collection - $15 Violent Night - $5 Zack Snyder's Justice League 4K - $15 Knock at the Cabin 4K - $10 Barbie - $10 Saw (Standard) - $5 Scream 4 - $5 American Psycho - $5 The Cabin in the Woods - $5 Despicable Me 2 - $5 Avatar - $5 It - $5 Unsane - $5 Twister - $5 SpongeBob Movie 2 - $5 Searching - $5 Scream 3 - $5 Orphan - $5 Noah - $5 The Nightmare Before Christmas - $5 Monster House - $5 Lights Out - $5 Insidious: The Last Key - $5 Insidious: Chapter 3 - $5 Insidious: Chapter 2 - $5 Insidious - $5 Hotel Transylvania 3-Film Collection - $10 Home Alone 2 - $5 RZ's Halloween 1 & 2 Canadian Exclusives - $10 Freaky - $5 Don't Breathe - $5 The Conjuring 2 - $5 The Black Phone - $5 Avatar: The Way of Water 3D - $10 Annabelle Comes Home - $5 Annabelle 2-film Collection - $5 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Steel book - $10 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010 Steel book - $25 Friday the 13th Steel book - $10 The Conjuring Steel book - $25 Annabelle Steelbook - $15 Spider-Man: No Way Home 4K - $15 Shazam! 4K - $10 Saw 4K - $10 A Quiet Place 4K - $15 The Purge: Election Year 4K - $15 Jurassic World: Dominion 4K - $10 Jurassic World: 5-Film Collection 4K - $35 Home Alone 4K - $15 Ghostbusters: Afterlife 4K - $10 Despicable Me 2 4K - $10 The Conjuring 3 4K - $10 Avengers: Infinity War 4K w/ slip - $15 Avengers: Endgame 4K w/ slip - $15 |