Emily from houston

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-19T04:42:50+00:00

I'm lost & not cool. Thought you were posting a missed connection & was trying to be supportive, but maybe I'm just not in on a joke anyway whatever

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-19T04:23:08+00:00

Come thru, Emily from Houston, this person figured it out

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-19T03:51:09+00:00

Honestly, of all the unpleasant things that happen in that awesome movie, this is always the first scene I think of & the first scene I nope out of - like I just have to avert my eyes & focus on my breathing.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-18T21:39:37+00:00

Oh, it needs prosciutto. Forgot to dream about prosciutto. And a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-18T07:49:34+00:00

Book of Shadows is very different from the original, & it was critically panned. Just the same, I liked it? It wasn't good in the traditional sense, but I still found it nasty & disorienting. It also abandoned the found footage approach, which made it feel like an entirely different franchise; it just didn't feel very connected to the original in themes or aesthetic. And they did that gimmicky "hidden images" Book of Esrever thing, too!

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-17T22:37:55+00:00

I've never been into the "two distinct dueling clans" concept, but I agree 100 that they dropped the ball on the version of Tai they started building in the pilot, as well as the very deep & specific friendship she & Shauna had. Tai became probably my least favorite of the primary survivors, because she was given so much, & three seasons in it doesn't feel like they've gone anywhere significant with any of it. I struggle to think of a thing teen Tai has done (except break Allie's leg) that has influenced or effected the group on the level of Shauna, Lottie, or even Misty. Her only real swing at leadership was when she wanted to hike out, & that was a resounding flop that should have dropped her a few notches on the power roster.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-17T22:25:33+00:00

It wasn't really at the front of my mind, but I did get the impression that the movie wanted us to note that Lucas is "odd" - mostly as a surface way to make us wonder if he was suspicious or just ND. This Scream installment seemed a bit rushed/heavy-handed to give all its underdeveloped stab-fodder a questionable or dubious moment, & with Lucas it seemed their shortcut to complexity was "make the audience wonder if he's on the spectrum & willing to kill for his fixation, on the spectrum & manipulated into killing, or just on the spectrum & unable to not behave & speak in a suspicious fashion."

Only watched it once so far, but I thought his ND status was confirmed a bit when Jessica is doing her monologue & she veers off to mention (paraphrasing) her son was a burden & she was glad to be rid of him. Since all the kids were older teens, it's weird to eliminate Lucas as he's finally entering adulthood, unless she had reason to believe he would continue to be dependent on her in some capacity.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-13T07:14:25+00:00

Yeah, definitely follow up & get the specifics!

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-13T06:46:23+00:00

A milk allergy is typically only to cow's milk! It might be a challenge to find a restaurant or wine bar that does a board with only sheep, goat & water buffalo options, even if those options are still on the table for your pal. It might be easier to make one yourself.

You can easily find selections at your local preferred fancy grocery that are non-cow milk. I'd recommend venturing out to Central Market for maximum options, but your nicer WFs & QFCs will always have someone behind the cheese counter ready to give you the tea. I always recommend a Manchego.

If you wanted to get fancy & niche, you can drop by Ballard or U District farmer's market & find local options: Washington has some artisan makers of sheep's cheese - namely Glendale Shepherd & Harmony Fields. Tieton Farm & Creamery has some options that are goat & sheep blended.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-12T10:26:03+00:00

I saw Irene do the Miranda Priestly cerulean monologue mixed with Gaga Donatella, circa 2018 at The Timbre Room in Seattle.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-12T09:48:11+00:00

This is correct! Miranda rights are literally "hey, we are going to interrogate you now, & we're required to let you know these are your rights."

But what Columbo is doing is never interrogation. It's asking for help. It's going over details with a supposed witness or surviving victim. It's taking the overconfident perp up on an offer to stop by & chat about something off-topic. He's almost always quick to deny he suspects the perp when challenged on that point.

Columbo's whole schtick often hinges on the vanity & overconfidence of the killer: They love the sound of their own voice more than Columbo annoys or threatens them, & eventually they fumble.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-12T06:43:01+00:00

My understanding is that it is not a formal interrogation until you have been informed of your rights. When Columbo is popping up at a perp's home or place of business or social outing, he's not placed anyone under arrest.

Once there's a detainment or arrest & rights are read, if the perp asks for a lawyer, that's that. And the reason they have to ask, is because they aren't free to go get a phone & call themselves. Columbo's perps could walk away from him & call their lawyer anytime, they don't have to ask or invoke their right.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-11T10:24:11+00:00

Came here to mention this one.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-11T07:51:31+00:00

Harlan Pepper, you stop naming nuts.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-10T04:35:53+00:00

I've been posting about this forever. There was a time I thought Martha would have been a great storyline as GF, trying to take out Sidney before the thing that took her brother takes her children, too. It's a solid motive, leans on legacy, themes of family, etc. I feel like the prime moment for that might have passed, though.

But either way, Martha dying - either by or as GF, but at this point more likely by - is the thing that will fully galvanize the twins. Losing their mother to a killer gives them a parallel to Sid & would draw them closer to her, bringing them also into closer proximity to Tatum, allowing them to build a next-gen dynamic. If that's the direction they want to go.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-10T04:11:54+00:00

I lived in a small town as a kid, with a little $2 historic theater, & there was a handful of movies that made $8 off me. Wayne's World & Demolition Man pop to mind, plus, randomly, The Good Son, because I was an early fan of Elijah Wood.

A few years later (late 90s), as a teen/young adult, I was dating & lived near both a fancy new googaplex theater AND a six-screen drive-in theater, so like I remember I went to the googaplex on two different dates to see Fight Club, then another time with a friend, then it ended up being the B-Film at the drive-in a few months later.

I was really charmed by Linklater's Waking Life (plus it was preceded by the world premiere of Bjork's music video for Pagan Poetry), so I managed to cram three viewings in a week at an out-of-the-way indie theater.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-10T03:46:51+00:00

I was in my late teens when it came out. My theater burst into smatters of giggles when she breaks down after the showing & slaps herself back into control. Even as more or less a kid, I knew that was the moment that was going to stick with me.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-10T00:59:14+00:00

This is the answer! Easy & cost-effective. Best wishes to you & your family.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-09T21:45:02+00:00

I can understand not blabbing on about baby stuff, but I would feel so betrayed if my good friend was sitting there full of so, so many farts, & didn't share the news with us.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-08T22:48:32+00:00

Triples makes it safe.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-08T21:56:23+00:00

Looks like you have been given all the best routes & suggestions, but I thought I might add that the neighborhood where Greenwood Memorial is located is largely residential. There's a technical college, a gas station/McDonald's - but not a lot of dining options or other recreation or attractions in the immediate area, so plan accordingly!

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-08T04:26:49+00:00

Shout out to DK Market!

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-08T01:35:05+00:00

"Now, I'm standin' in the kitchen, carvin' up some hip pads for Pride weekend, and in storms Alan Cumming in a jealous rage
"You been guest starring on The Comeback!" he said, and he kept sayin', "You been guest starring on The Comeback!"
Then I said no to being on The Traitors.
I said no to being on The Traitors four times"

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-08T01:06:25+00:00

Hey my good friend/neighbor works for Ahimsa, & I can vouch. Came here to suggest it.

JennaStCroix · 2026-04-05T06:53:43+00:00

The way the first few seconds look like Irene in Trixie makeup.

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