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Likes: Pastries, yarn, glitter, math, and the Carolina Hurricanes.

Finally having my ska phase.

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reposting this one CAUSE ONCE AGAIN VERY RELEVANT
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror

Not a full length movie (but it is CINEMA *chef's kiss*), so I'll call it a bonus!

There was a little splash on social media when this came out, but I wanted to include it in the roundup so I held off on posting.

But...what??!

October Movie BONUS:
Fruithead
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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#31DaysOfHorror

We had time for another movie after FD5, but went for a palate cleanser.

I've liked everything I've seen from Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, Okja, and Parasite), and I love water monsters, so this has been on the list for a while.

October Movie #14:
The Host (2006)
November 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror

Hey, good for me! This is the most I've watched in a horror franchise!

It has to be better than 4, right?

October Movie #13:
Final Destination 5
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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#31DaysOfHorror

Somehow, I saw FD3 in college, without having seen any of the others.

So a few years ago, we started at the beginning, and made it through 3.

We kept hearing how good Bloodlines is, so...you know. Time to catch up.

October Movie #12:
The Final Destination (FD4)
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror

lol, okay, okay. This one is definitely not horror. Except maybe that one scene.

J does an online movie night with friends every week, so I was on my own.

What's a movie that I love, but he will definitely not be sad about missing?

October Movie #11:
The Phantom
November 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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#31DaysOfHorror

J has one of those jobs that sometimes makes his brain turn to mush.

So when we were looking at the challenge lists, he said, "Oooh! Vatican horror!"

I thought that was oddly specific, so I checked the list.

It said Vacation Horror.
🤷🏼

October Movie #10:
Stigmata
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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#31DaysOfHorror

J had seen this before, but every time it popped up as a recommendation somewhere, he'd say:

"I really liked that movie. I should rewatch it."

And eventually that became:
"I actually think you'd really like it, too...?"

So here we are.

October Movie #9:
Life
November 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror

Not exactly horror, but dinosaurs count as movie monsters, and sometimes gory?

The original probably counts as a horror movie.

And J is a Jurassic Park nerd, and we've seen all the others, so why not?

October Movie #8:
Jurassic World: Rebirth
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror

We looked over some Movie Challenge lists for inspiration - the ones that have a different theme for every day of October?

One had "Teenagers in Trouble", and one had "Schoolhouse screams".

Me: Oh hey! You know what I've never seen...?

October Movie #7:
The Craft
November 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Happy Halloween, y'all!
🎃👻☠️👽🤖🦄🧜‍♀️🧟‍♂️

I know it's late, but I hope it was weird and wonderful and spooky and magical.

And I hope you got to eat a bunch of your favorite treats, whatever they are.

Thanks for hanging out with me this October! 🧡
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror

Whoops! This was actually #5, I misread my list.

It's important to mention bc, yes, sometimes I get Bruce Campbell.

But! Sometimes J finds a movie with Joey Lawrence in it, and watches it with me!

And that part was first!

October Movie #6:
Pulse (1988)
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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#31DaysOfHorror

Remember how I said sometimes October Movies just happen?

Sometimes they happen because a movie pops up in the recommendations.

And sometimes it's because J has had a few drinks and literally can not resist Bruce Campbell.

October Movie #5:
My Name is Bruce
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#OctoberMovies, for real October edition!
#31DaysOfHorror

J got me to watch this for a few years ago.

You can imagine his delight when I said, "We should put that zombie movie on the list. The one with the punk kids and the morgue...?"

October Movie #4:
The Return of the Living Dead
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Okay, here we go!

So, with all that said...

We actually kind of killed it this year!

The last few years #OctoberMovies have gotten derailed by Covid, a tooth infection, and too many hockey games.

This year, we've been healthy, I'm resisting hockey for the cause, AND we started a little early.
I have a weather change headache (not too bad, mostly just kind of annoying) and some time to kill, so I'm going to try to get some of our #OctoberMovies up.

Let's see if I can remember what I thought like 3 weeks ago. 😅
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I have a weather change headache (not too bad, mostly just kind of annoying) and some time to kill, so I'm going to try to get some of our #OctoberMovies up.

Let's see if I can remember what I thought like 3 weeks ago. 😅
October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Happy Halloween week, everyone!
🎃👻🍭

We're deep into our #OctoberMovies run, but not finished yet.

There's still a few days left, plus a bonus weekend.
Maybe you can help us fill in the rest of our list?

What's your go-to Halloween watch? Your "It's not Halloween until I've watched _____" pick?
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Happy Halloween week, everyone!
🎃👻🍭

We're deep into our #OctoberMovies run, but not finished yet.

There's still a few days left, plus a bonus weekend.
Maybe you can help us fill in the rest of our list?

What's your go-to Halloween watch? Your "It's not Halloween until I've watched _____" pick?
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Finally got around to getting a flu shot this afternoon, and it's kicking my butt a little?

Which isn't an abnormal side effect, but usually I do pretty well. Sometimes my arm gets a fever, which is silly and makes me laugh, but that's about it.

But this time I want to curl up and sleeeeeep. 🤷🏼
October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think I'm supposed to tag @chelles116.bsky.social in this kind of stuff, right?
🌭🥔
October 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Y'all.

This is sooo good so far.

@chefericfeltman.bsky.social is one of my favorite folks to follow here, and has dropped some really awesome writing on top of all the beautiful food photos and recipes.

Please go check it out!
October 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Please tell me @13thgravegypt.bsky.social has been tagged in on this like, 100 times already? ♥️

I tried to look, but someone must have beaten me to it...right?
A perfect photo of Eugenio Suárez. No notes.

📸 Steph Chambers/Getty Images
October 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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NEW JUKEBOX THE GHOST ALBUM we will endure Friday, comrades.
October 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Incredible work everyone!
October 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM