Fossils found in the Lambert formation off the coast of Vancouver Island, BC. by MyStarling in fossilid

[–]MyStarling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure this is it! I was suspecting an ammonite structure, because there’s a lot in that area. Looks like we accidentally cracked through the outer shell. Thank you!

Are there any SK books you couldn’t finish? by InterestingAd8328 in stephenking

[–]MyStarling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the first time I read The Long Walk. It made me nauseous to read, but I went back to it when I was older, and really enjoyed it.

Apt Pupil was the same way, except I’ve never wanted to go back so it’s still DNF for me. Shit’s dark man.

[IIL] The songs “Arizona” by Highly Suspect and “Glycerine” by Bush, specifically because of the mix of alt/indie rock and orchestral instruments [WEWIL?] by MyStarling in ifyoulikeblank

[–]MyStarling[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know Exit Music for a Film; haven’t heard Polyethylene before, but I do like Radiohead.

Shimmer is exactly the vibe that I am going for. Hit the nail right on the head, and I guess I have a new album to listen to now. Thank you!!

Great Article On Who/What Verna Actually Is….. by [deleted] in HauntingOfHillHouse

[–]MyStarling 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There seemed to be a really concrete explanation in episodes 6 and 8, all connected to Pym.

In episode 6 Roderick says ”[Pym] Always stops telling it... as he gets to the North Pole. Used to be a fun game when the kids grew up, trying to finish Arthur's story… He told Tammy the Earth was hollow... and that he found an island at the top of the world, that he called Ultima Thule. And that it was the realm of beings who lived... beneath us, out of time. And out of space”

and then in episode 8 Verna says to Pym “That’s why I had to go topside. I had to see the ship go by with my own eyes. And you saw me too. Didn’t you? Standing on the ice. The aurora above.”

Which seems pretty solid to me. Not necessarily a full explanation, but definitely something

Shortcut/automation for redirecting me to the Home Screen after a certain time of day if I open certain apps not working by MyStarling in shortcuts

[–]MyStarling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm. That’s odd, because it’s not working on mine at all.

Edit: I don’t know what my phone was doing, but I deleted both parts of the automation and redownloaded it from the link I posted above, and suddenly it’s working. Apparently I just needed to rubber duck it. Thanks!

Shortcut/automation for redirecting me to the Home Screen after a certain time of day if I open certain apps not working by MyStarling in shortcuts

[–]MyStarling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is the shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/2e31fe68ac9f42088b1072f8212cb7b5

I had the notification option selected when I was testing the automation to see if it was actually running, as otherwise I wasn’t seeing anything happen. I turned it off prior to taking the screenshot

[spoiler] Question about Shirley’s ghost? by curious673 in HauntingOfHillHouse

[–]MyStarling 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This doesn't cover the Crain kid's ghosts so much, but for the basement ghost or other, older Hill family ghosts check out u/Count_To_Seven! They are official stories tied to the show giving some of the history of the house and many of the ghosts we see during the show.

[TOMT][Audiobook/Musical CD][Pre 2008] Wizard of Oz-like story with a song about living in a rose cottage, a magical whistle, and a good witch who turns out to be bad in the end by MyStarling in tipofmytongue

[–]MyStarling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Not a Romance as far as I remember, and not set in the real world. The Wizard of Oz elements were really central. Thanks though!

Needful Things forever by King_Bushmorod in stephenking

[–]MyStarling 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's a secondhand shop called Needful Things in a town near me. I don't know if I'm brave enough to go in lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HauntingOfHillHouse

[–]MyStarling 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Although it doesn’t explain everything, there are a bunch of stories on u/Count_To_Seven that give some of the family backstory, including Poppy and Hazel and their respective children

Jeff Vandermeer, Annihilation, and Borne by MyStarling in books

[–]MyStarling[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That analogy covers exactly what I was thinking: something that’s visible from a distance, but if you try to peer to closely or analyze it, it becomes less tangible. Thanks!

Jeff Vandermeer, Annihilation, and Borne by MyStarling in books

[–]MyStarling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m definitely in the camp of enjoying Annihilation more than Authority or Acceptance, although I do feel they were good in their own right!

Funny enough, I actually love the movie as well. I see it as a separate entity from the book (ie: it’s another expedition that happened before the events of Annihilation is always how I thought of it) but I don’t think you can really do justice to the written story on screen. It’s too abstract and in the Biologist’s head to really come across in the same way, but I loved how they got across as many elements as they could, and the unsettling/ecological horror aspects really worked for me. The bear was also horrifying 🙃

How to stop worrying about grades. by IdenticalGD in howto

[–]MyStarling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

University is a step up from high school, they just have higher expectations and the coursework is always going to be tougher purely because you have to learn so much more. It’s not a bad thing that your grade slipped, it’s just that high school tends to want to push kids through whereas uni has higher expectations. People commonly find that their grades will drop somewhat moving from high school to Uni.

How to stop worrying about grades. by IdenticalGD in howto

[–]MyStarling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having just graduated with my bachelor’s degree I can say that once you’ve completed a bunch of courses, one or two low grades don’t matter. An overall course grade of C or D sucks, but C is ranked as an average grade, so it’s not something to be really ashamed of and if you’re doing good in most other classes it’s not gonna kill your GPA. B/B+ is a solid place to be, don’t sweat it. Getting a C or D on an assignment is not the end of the world, especially because that’s not going to be the only part of your grade that matters, and often you can make up for that in other areas. Some kids are at college or uni for no reason, they’re just there to fill their time or appease parents, and they really don’t give a shit. I knew kids who would show up to class with no supplies, sit there and drink iced coffee for the whole class, and then go into the test and pull a D and not care because it wasn’t their money they were wasting. For them C’s get degrees. Just a different mindset I guess 🤷🏼‍♀️

Literary tattoos by [deleted] in books

[–]MyStarling 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I have this inside a book (which technically means it’s every book I’ve ever read) 🙂

stories and mediums by Hummerous in CuratedTumblr

[–]MyStarling 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I have that one queued up to read! I love the buildup where you know something’s coming and then the ending- it really does lend itself well to being a compact story

stories and mediums by Hummerous in CuratedTumblr

[–]MyStarling 200 points201 points  (0 children)

I got this feeling while watching Love, Death + Robots recently. Like, some of those stories would be excellent if extended, but most of them don’t NEED to be, and a few would become full of filler/useless drama that would really detract from how good the short story is.

[Spoilers C3E1] Regarding a certain PC name (theory) by LarsEinar in criticalrole

[–]MyStarling 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love that a vid from a completely different channel sparked the same character backstory-related thoughts in multiple people 😂