"We're all going to die, Lise."
"I meant soon."
"So did I."

Native Cincinnatians have the uncanny ability to delude themselves with total Orwellian conviction. It's their super power. They use it to cope with life in Cincinnati, and to eat (possibly literal) shit, and sincerely enjoy it.

I know right! The themes about complacency and willing sacrifice for the sake of prosperity really resonated with me. I feel like there's a great novel in there, kinda weighed down by other material (like the children's sewer gangbang).

A lot of the narrative around catching up with each member of the losers club, their life since they were kids and what they're doing now was - honestly - what really bugged me. It just kind of took me out of everything, and it was set up in such a way that it blew the pacing for me.

Rereading the book recently, after a long time, I'm kind of excited for a fresh take. The book was a slog (1000+ pages if I'm not mistaken) and it definitely had its flaws. But the mythology of IT and Derry, and their relationship, the way the whole community collectively looked the other way was really interesting.…

Looks like the bathtub lady from The Shining.

"As I must therefore conclude that you are not serious in your rejection of me, I shall choose to attribute it to your wish of increasing my love by suspense, according to the usual practice of elegant females."

"Yyyup. Or should I say, 'yada yada yada'? Hank, should I??"

Every two child did, I will.

"Uh Mitchell, honey could you maybe get aroused a little bit?"

"Ohhhh he is VICIOUS! Going for the throat, trying to evicerate me?!"

Buckle up, Sean. It's gonna get a lot worse. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But soon, and for the rest of your life.

It's lunchtime in America…

There's a bit of a body high that makes the sensation most pleasurable. The introspection is something of a mixed blessing. It can help because it's not such a straightforward a to b thing and ee can take our time and just enjoy the experience. But on the other hand it is sometimes distracting.

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The Picard!

I gotta say, they really departed from their trademark subtlety with that one.

AGREED - The first time my wife and I got stoned together we hadn't smoked since college, and that was kinda meh, so weren't ready for how high it got us. Holy. Shit. I freaked out, had a blood pressure spike, drop, passed out while walking into the kitchen, fell on the kitchen table, smashed a box of light bulbs,…

My wife and I get high pretty much exclusively for the improved sex, but I'd still hesitate to recommend it to others. Especially someone who is not used to the effects.

Reminds me of that scene in The 'Burbs where Rick Ducommun comes to Tom Hanks' house to chat and finishes his plate of pancakes, then goes rooting around in the fridge coming back with chips, and armload of fruit and a whole rack of BBQ ribs.