I’m nearly crying from relief.

Remember the Witches of Eastwick tv show

My only beef with the movie is that I find Jack Nicholson absolutely repellent and creepy in a bad way, not a sexy devil way.

“ooooh, listen to me, didn’t i just write a clever line there!”

Agreed. I can control my behavior (mask up, wash hands and keep those hands away from my face, 6' distance) but I can’t control other people’s behavior and that’s where there’s risk. And eating in a restaurant is a stupid risk, not a noble risk (like dashing into a burning building to save a puppy).

Best movie going experience

I saw the ‘86 production, as well—I lived in Philly at the time and I drove up to New York for the day (which was a production in and of itself). What an unforgettable experience. And you’re right about Fanny Squeers/Miss Snevillicci! The other “blink and you’ll miss it” dual-casting choice that I loved was Edward…

I watch NicNic every Christmas Day and Peck’s Mulberry Hawk/John Browdie double shot is one of my top-three favorite performances in 8.5 hours of brilliant performances. And of course, David Threlfall as Smike makes me cry like a tired toddler every time. Every. Fucking. Time.

Take your star, you magnificent bastard.

When MommyFatale was still with us, she and I made jam all through the summer as fruits ripened. It was fun, easy, delicious, and my GOD were those jars of jam beautiful. She used to say they looked like jewels, and she was right. Make your own jam, call it artisanal if you must. Even the best store-bought preserves…

That’s awesome! I’m not sure if you’ve seen Hell House LLC (also free on Prime right now), but that’s another one that got to me. I think part of the reason for that is I watched it while vacationing at an isolated cabin in the mountains. I didn’t sleep that night, but again, I think if I had been home it wouldn’t…

I also liked Savageland, which is available on Prime. It’s a strange film—the horror is implied through photos developed from a single role of black and white film. But it BOTHERS me. I view horror films through the lens of “What would I do if I were in this situation?” (answer: die horribly, most of the time). The…

And the fact that Bruno’s antipathy towards trains stems from a toy train running over his tail when he was a pup just delights me. 

Shirley Jackson’s gift for imbuing her stories with nameless dread is just so damned effective. The Lottery, The Renegade, The Summer People—all short stories that start out prosaic and end in horrors (some that are spelled out, some that you have to imagine). It’s been years since I’ve read any of those stories and…

Fuck you. You are not the boss of me. I’m choosing three and I will fight you over it.

Same here, and I also live alone, so yes—DEEPLY introverted. And I have a lot of extroverted friends who are slowly losing their minds. Knowing that they are suffering (to varying degrees) is oppressive as hell, especially knowing that there’s not too much I can do to help (I can only make so many phone calls a night…

Hey there, thanks for this! Nauti Spirits in Cape May NJ is another distillery to add to the list:

My gym is practically empty and everyone is keeping away from everyone else. And it’s also practically silent (in terms of chit chat, anyway), which is kind of eerie.

A friend of mine told me (with grave certainty) that a friend of his said that a doctor said if you can take a deep breath and hold it for 10 seconds you don’t have COVID-19. Yeah, about that:

That is rock-solid advice. Cheers to your mom--she sounds awesome!