Author’s note: This is a discussion of how I personally did not thrive in my position, not a diatribe against the company I worked for. I’m just not a good fit for sales, y’all. I’ve written in the past about my library job, which I have since left to try my hand at selling insurance.Continue reading “5 Ways Selling Health Insurance Reminds Me of Horror Movies”
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My 10 Favorite Horror Game Music Videos by The Stupendium
The Stupendium is an enby British YouTuber whose main platform is performing songs about video games, in character. I love their clever wordplay and puns, puns, puns. They’re also massively talented at inhabiting different kinds of roles, imitating various accents (their American is nigh-flawless), and being super hot. “Why Did I Say Okie Doki” TheContinue reading “My 10 Favorite Horror Game Music Videos by The Stupendium”
Book Quote of the Day
[A group of parents are dealing with the fact that their four-year-olds are voraciously craving blood, and they seem to prefer their mothers’.] “The wonderful thing about breastfeeding is that it’s free, she had read. But was it? Did it cost her nothing? Because if so, her time and energy and mental health must beContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
5 Creepy Music Videos by Marina and the Diamonds
If you’re a TikTok enthusiast, you probably know a couple of songs by M and the D, whether or not you know you know it. My daughter introduced me to them, and I was hooked. They aren’t a horror-themed band in any sense of the word, but I’ve seen all of their videos, and aContinue reading “5 Creepy Music Videos by Marina and the Diamonds”
Book Quote of the Day
“Now, I know what it means to stand here on the Pomerol plateau, on the right bank of the Gironde estuary. I know about its pockets of rare blue clay, and that when my boots crunch through the crumbly marl, a million little merlot babies drink from the dense earth beneath, ripening navy and opulentlyContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“It used to be that a handshake was all you needed. It was how a conversation began and ended, how children were conceived, how milk was delivered. But we now live in more casual times. Ours is an age in which you can’t check your coat without some fellow trying to spoon with you. PeopleContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
5 Times Cartoons Made Surprisingly Profound Observations in a Few Seconds
As a millennial, I’m all about nostalgia, and I love me some cartoons. Especially adult cartoons, because they’re often full of references to the truly outrageous old cartoons I’m nostalgic about. Thundercats, hooo-oooo!!!!! Aside from being funny and entertaining, they also come at you sometimes with an unexpected thought-provoking moment. Here are five of myContinue reading “5 Times Cartoons Made Surprisingly Profound Observations in a Few Seconds”
Book Quote of the Day
[Daisy has magical powers that involve being able to kill bad dudes with her baked goods] ” […] if there’s one thing that shouldn’t be rushed, it’s murder pies.” –Misha Popp, The Last to Pie
Book Quote of the Day
[Art historians Caroline and Patrick are unraveling the mystery behind the death of an artist with a twisted background and upbringing] Patrick: “Jesus, that family loves blackmail.” –Ellery Lloyd, The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby.
Book Quote of the Day
[A group of five friends have established a ritual of holding funerals for each other while they’re still alive to witness them] ‘I was eighteen,’ Marielle corrected, and Jordan gritted his teeth. There was a reason funeral honorees were supposed to be dead. ‘She entered our lives before we were twenty, when the whole worldContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
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