I can’t do scary movies, but I’m always SO intrigued by them so I wait til someone’s written a really detailed snyposis on Wikipedia so I can know what happens. I really really want to see this one so I’m torn between spoiling it for myself and reading what happens, or just sucking it up (as a grown woman ought to be…

(I normally hate “ooh I’m going to explain the joke!!!” people but this one makes me really happy, so I want other people to get it, too)

In the weirdest turn of events, it was the election that’s made me finally think “yes. I want to have a baby.” I’m trying to consider these feelings from every possible angle, but I always end up with this feeling deep deep down, that I’ve never felt before, that I need to try to bring new life into the world. Believe…

I think unless it’s your dream of dreams to own a home, hold off. If you’re happy where you are and don’t hate renting and have a good place to be, do it. That said, I think owning property can be valuable. But yeah, being responsible for the the air…

It’s mom and dad, guaraneffingtee it. I admit, I’m one of those really really fortunate ones, and I recognize it. My dad made one smart investment that paid off a couple of years ago, and he said he wanted to give us money as a down payment on a house, which of course was so amazing and my husband and I just kinda…

Questions: Where did the matching Jeeps come from? How are they all dressed alike? How many of these car-top funerals have these girls worked? Are they in higher demand because they’re really really good at balancing on moving cars? Are the cars moving? How did they all learn the dance? Where is the music coming from?

Everyone should check out Timothy Egan’s ‘The Worst Hard Time’ about the Dust Bowl. It’s a piece of history that I’m not sure gets as much coverage on the coasts as here in the heartland, but it is a huge part of our country’s past and one of those “doomed to repeat” if we’re not careful. Plus it’s just a great read.

Everyone should check out Timothy Egan’s ‘The Worst Hard Time’ about the Dust Bowl. It’s a piece of history that I’m…

I re-read the book just before the movie made it to HBO, then I sat down and watched it through two times back to back. Never in my life have I done that with any movie!

Stories of Your Life blew my mind. Definitely putting Dark Forest on hold because anyone who recommends both is someone I want recommendations from!

I have read close to 70 books this year and Mr. Splitfoot is probably one of my top 5 favorites from this year. I want to own it and buy a million copies and share with all the women in my life.

That ring looks like a turtle fell into a bowl of gemstones and they stuck to its shell.....and I don’t hate it.

I went to the first show of her North American tour back in July, and she talked about having her kid like, 20 million times throughout it. She said so many times “being a mother is the only thing that matters to me now. It’s the most important thing in the whole world.” As the show went on, I started to feel bad for…

I had my first moment this weekend of “shit...maybe we should have a kid. If we don’t, we’ll never see our friends anymore, and I’ll never meet new people and our old friends will have new parents friends...” and it turned into a sneaky sad spiral that’s kind of keeping me down. How the fuck am I supposed to make this…

Do you have any recommendations for new thrillers/ghost stories that have come out in the last couple of years? I’ve been striking out!

This is my favorite part of the internet, every year. Great entries this year!!! I want any of these people to write a whole book, or short stories. I’ve been very disappointed in the thrillers I’ve picked up lately.

I wait for two things every year - first, for the scary story contest. Second, for someone to post this GIF in response to a scary story. Thank you!!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL YEAR

I can’t even think about singing You Are My Sunshine, to my dog or anyone else, without tearing up. I’m crying right now at work.

I do NOT do well with most scary movies (Scream fucked me up for like, decades) but for whatever reason, I could watch The Ring (and Ringu). Granted, I did it on a Sunday afternoon in the summer with all the shades open and my family in the house and I turned down the sound a lot of the time, but that one I could…

One of the local radio stations had a version of MHWGO that cut in dialogue from the film and it was SO DRAMATIC AND EMOTIONAL. I lived for hearing that come on the radio and realizing it wasn’t just the regular version.