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reasons to be cheerful, part 3. still a weirdo.

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve thankfully stayed free of any One Battle After Another spoilers before seeing the movie tonight, but whatever it’s about, I’m glad it’s going to give me a well-needed break from the problems of this country and any issues at hand. Anyway, me and my big popcorn are going into the theater

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 4d

'one battle after another' was excellent, as p.t. does, and never in the nearly 3 hours did it feel slow. casting was *chef's kiss.* and there's a tiny bit of eureka included, though the setting is perfectly chaotic & fluid. gooooo.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 12d

shared with hairdresser that my costume this year is e.t. in drag. they shared a story wherein their older sister used to play an e.t. VHS on repeat whenever she didn't want them in the room because they were terrified by it. mom bought an e.t. doll for exposure therapy, which failed miserably.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 12d

cooper hoffman & david jonsson were pretty excellent in "the long walk." go see it, but be prepared to be shell-shocked & to probably close your eyes 30% of the time. definitely moving & interesting as a stephen king thing. youtu.be/3Q5L9bwyrSA?...

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maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 17d

my posts are getting older & grumpier with each go. this is me morphing into a goblin golden girl.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 17d

this band is beloved in my family as is this song.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 17d

the few times i've seen clockwork orange, i was too tired or blurry to take it in. i saw it tonight. jfc. i mean i know that's the point but the shining and 2001 are still in top place for me.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 17d

and am proud (?) to have made myself equally as mortified in public as my dude was for being called out for having resting bitch face. it was an experience. no doubt we are a couple of fucking weirdos.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 17d

he becomes confused and thrown off, thinking we might be related, and i clarify that nonono, my mom and dad were at a party at *his* dad's house (comedian would've been in his early teens at that point) and had sex in his bed. anyway, i'm now doing the thing where i rethink every second of that...

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 17d

so then i blurt out, to change the subject in front of a few hundred people, that, reportedly, i was concieved in the comedian's dad's bed. which is 100% true. he cracks up and says "my dad was a whore!" and i nod, because he talks about his dad often in his shows.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 17d

saw a comedian last night and ended up in the very front row, like, 4 feet away from him. husband is stoic af, so comedian stops at one point and says "you need to lighten up. you ok?" it gets really awkward, with comedian offering therapy and egging him to talk. i'm aware husband is very anxious.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 26d

too old for that shit. but the band sounds great. as was night heron.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 26d

at a new constellations show but I swear every other couple here has a guy behind a lady basically dry humping from the back and it's super fucking awkward and uncomfortable because i'm distracted by what i'm literally now seeing as actual dogs getting all up in that.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · 27d

when in public waiting spaces & that one person is staring at you like "addicted to your phone huh?" and you're like "no, just extremely antisocial & having a crap day take the hint" and they just keep staring and now it's just a battle of me staring more intently at my phone to spite them.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 8

the cost & surprise of everything relating to car maintenance can suck it. grrrrrrrr.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 8

same but with enlarged nostrils for boogers.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 8

i'm doing this thing where i go to sleep and wake up at relatively reasonable hours and i'm not sure how to feel about it. this has not been the case in, oh, 40 years.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 8

i'm getting "is that a sign on our neighbor's back roof? why wtf would they have a sign there? what does it say? i'm getting my binoculars" old.

tween intercepted to explain that it's just a solar panel and i'm losing it.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 8

there was something so special about discovering a new band (college radio, libraries, small record stores) and sound that parents weren't familiar with and therefore may not have been open to. i feel like pop culture is much more of a shared experience now than it used to be for sure.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 8

we didn't have easy internet access to *anything* like we do now so at the beginning, that was all i had.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 8

the kid and i literally just listened to music together yesterday, sharing songs & swapping playlists. i also think it's a generational thing where parents are more likely to engage more fully than ours did wrt interests.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 6

please confirm this *actually* happened.

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 3

sobbing kinder who just wants to go home looks through a chainlink fence in vain for his dad's truck that won't arrive for 2 hours: "his truck is brown. it has a big american flag waving in the back. and another big black flag that waves. and it has a bullet on it but it doesn't shoot up."

maude @maudeandhertree.bsky.social · Sep 3

jfc, dude. heard about your ankle but not the vampire bite. i hope you're finally home safe and away from whatever evil entity was haunting you.

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Xavier Horatio Xinicit 🎉 @xinicit.bsky.social · Aug 5

Kiss me I am full of existential dread