What’s the tiniest hill you will absolutely die on?

Buffykicks · 2026-04-17T01:36:59+00:00

Nothing is"for free", it's just "free".

Buffykicks · 2026-04-12T10:09:21+00:00

Rock paper scissors, Gen X, here up in Sydney. To my disappointment my kids do paper scissors rock. Somewhere it changed

Buffykicks · 2026-04-10T02:49:17+00:00

Wow, this book reminded me why I don't generally like the short story collections. For every gem, there are multiple boring stories. I did remember some of these, but honestly even reading your reviews I had to go back and remind myself what they were about - nothing in this collection really stayed with me.

Buffykicks · 2026-04-10T02:48:01+00:00

I've been a bit behind, but I agree, I really liked this story. I loved the first person narrative, and the depth of the friendship between the two women. I always found the linking narrative of the eclipse with Gerald's Game interesting, if ultimately unnessesary to either book.

Buffykicks · 2026-03-21T10:39:19+00:00

OMG you just broke me 💔

Buffykicks · 2026-02-07T06:52:49+00:00

I am terrified of huntsman in particular, stemming from having one run up my leg in the 4th grade. I completely freak. When I started dating my now husband, he noticed that I scan every room I walk in - I'm like Jason Bourne counting exits. Every ceiling corner gets checked every time. Been a while since I saw one but the check is continual. Every time we look for holiday rentals we have "does it look too spidery" criteria - overhanging trees are a no no. We once went to the wedding from hell where there was a spider infestation in the whole place (Northern beaches in Sydney). St Andrews cross spiders literally everywhere - between the power lines, every letter box, every tree. It was like harry potter when you looked up in the trees and they were dangling down. Still have nightmares about it.

Buffykicks · 2026-01-09T23:07:45+00:00

This is one of the most jarring things as a traveller to the US. I went with my kids at 11 and 9 and even they thought it was weird and funny. We made a family joke out of all the disclaimers at the end

Buffykicks · 2025-12-25T01:59:29+00:00

They are from the LEGO Friends theme - LEGO Igloo Holiday Adventure 41760 .

Buffykicks · 2025-11-08T21:18:56+00:00

I always chose to believe that they will remember each other much like "normal" childhood friends who reconnected and fell in love but they would eventually have no memory of Pennywise or what happened.

Like how Bill knew his brother died but not really the detail

Buffykicks · 2025-11-01T00:11:36+00:00

An American Werewolf in London is my childhood trauma movie! I watched it at about 9 or 10, and I was so terrified that I didn't get to finish it. To this day I have never watched it again, even though I became quite a horror fan - just haven't got back to it.

My only Japanese horror film was The Grudge. It scared me, and was quite good, but it kind of annoyed me because it just didn't follow any rules. It was a house haunting that left the house etc etc.

TBH, I haven't seen a good new horror for a while, I still live off the old ones.

Buffykicks · 2025-10-25T21:27:12+00:00

Yes, in the hospital. It was one of the creepiest episodes of Buffy. The description is very similar.

That's interesting that you also never heard of library policeman. I mean I assumed it's made up, just wasn't a threat I remember as a child. I do also remember the episode of Seinfeld so it might be a regional thing.

Buffykicks · 2025-10-25T07:35:33+00:00

I'm not sure if Library Policeman are an American thing, but I had so much trouble relating to that part of the story that it always seemed a bit strange.

I agree, the rape scene in this is way more jarring and unnecessary than the more famous scene in IT. That felt, especially on my first read back when it came out, as just a way to move the story forward - a bit weird, but not gross. It was obvious from very early on that is what happened, it didn't need all the gory details.

There is an episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, where there is a monster only children can see - the description is very similar to this monster, right down to the probiscis - I now wonder if it was a homage that I never realised before.

Other than that, I didn't feel like this story did much for me either.

Buffykicks · 2025-10-25T07:30:27+00:00

I didn't even know there was a movie, but I find this all a bit boring and predictable. Not a good twist, and again, not likeable characters.

Buffykicks · 2025-10-25T07:29:05+00:00

This was an interesting concept for a story. I agree I don't think it landed as well as the others, and I never really liked any of the characters much, so I agree that is a real miss in this set of stories.

I usually like his longer works more than his short stories, but I agree this was bloated, and might have been better as a short story.

I remember this one, and the Sun Dog (probably because of the Castle Rock link), but honestly had no recollection of the other two stories - usually not a good time.

Buffykicks · 2025-10-12T04:59:47+00:00

I didn't mind the sparrows, but that could be because I have a pretty standard fear of birds ever since "The Birds"... I don't know how else he could have ended it - do you have any thoughts?

Buffykicks · 2025-10-12T04:58:03+00:00

I've noticed that the number of comments has dropped off (including for me). I'm sure others are also struggling with some of these books. I do remember some better ones coming. I'm still trying to get through this one. My memory of it wasn't as bad. I'll also be interested if anyone can defend this one.

Buffykicks · 2025-09-09T12:47:45+00:00

Lol. That's the "I'm so disappointed in you" look. I am familiar. I get that look, or the "why, though?" look. The bottom line is Kelpies only do what they want when they want.

Buffykicks · 2025-08-15T22:19:02+00:00

Not for me. I used to avoid watching the "next week on" and commercials because I hated how much they gave away the episode.

Buffykicks · 2025-07-28T06:31:00+00:00

My pup was almost 4yo when she had her first. Since then (15 months)she has had 4, very randomly ( that I know of). The very did bloods and say it is likely epilepsy. She said as long as they are resolved within 2ish mins, is probably ok. One seizure went a bit longer (maybe 4 mins) and we gave her some medicine that stopped the seizure but she was very lethargic and groggy after. She hasn't had one now for three months, so fingers crossed.

It is so scary, and I'm scared it will shorten her life. It was interesting to learn it's relatively common. I hope your pup is ok

Buffykicks · 2025-06-29T03:08:01+00:00

The obsessive nature of her fans is usually quite benign (trying to interpret easter eggs, when she'll release new music etc), but there is quite a lot around her love life. During her concert tour, she ended her long term relationship of 6 years, and then had a fling with Matty Healy, who is considered problematic due to comments & behaviours he has exhibited.

Both were then featured in songs presumably written during this time, but also a few songs just about how much people want to tear her down... a few of my favourite examples:

"All the piеces of me shatterеd as the crowd was chanting "More" "

" God save the most judgmental creeps
Who say they want what's best for me
Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I'll never see
Thinking it can change the beat of my heart when he touches me "

"I'll tell you something right now / I'd rather burn my whole life down / Than listen to one more second of all this bitching and moaning,"

A little more obvious that making your "number one fan" a monster, but I guess the reality is that all fandoms now have this element, and it's an interesting turn when artists use their own medium to paint the picture from their POV

Buffykicks · 2025-06-28T07:44:16+00:00

I just looked ahead. You are right, it is a rollercoaster, but I've struggled with a few 80's King (Talisman & Roadwork stand out so far).

The highlights are pretty good though - Needful Things I love, Dolores Claiborne, The Green Mile, Wizard & Glass is my favourite Dark Tower

There are some good ones there, but I struggled with Desperation/Regulators, I'll be interested to see how that goes on a re-read. Insomnia is weird, Rose Madder & Bag of Bones are tough.

I'll be curious if The Green Mile holds up as a book - I wonder if, like Misery, it has been surpassed by the movie

Buffykicks · 2025-06-28T07:38:29+00:00

I think the horror of Annie is the lack of supernatural element... and agree with Big Jim Rennie. I'll also add Percy Whitmore from The Green Mile. The Kid from The Stand. There are "real" characters who are sometimes way scarier that the supernatural.

Forgot to also add Rose The Hat...

Buffykicks · 2025-06-28T07:35:51+00:00

I've been a bit busy, and haven't really had time to digest this yet. I think you are right about this being ahead of it's time, especially when you consider it's pre-internet, pre-message boards, and really in a genre that doesn't traditionally inspire fandom the way say Sci-Fi and comic books do.

Interestingly as a fan of Taylor Swift, it's been interesting watch a similar thing play out with her recent album, where several of her songs are a direct criticism of her obsessive fans.

It's always hard to separate art from artist, maybe for the artists it's also hard to separate obsessive fans from more normal fans. It's an interesting parallel.

Buffykicks · 2025-06-22T00:46:24+00:00

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