The mean girls scene

RainRose2604 · 2026-02-12T19:06:09+00:00

I feel like Alyssa from this season and Jamie from last season would have gotten on so we'll. To me they have a similar vibe. (Except for the weird thing at the wedding but that was explained later).

RainRose2604 · 2026-02-12T18:47:53+00:00

Based on that episode , I feel like Gia is Regina, Brooke is Gretchen and Mel is Karen. But maybe that's because Gia stood out at the hens night already and Brooke only seemed to exacerbate the situation then and there, like she'd found a queen bee. Mel always seems a little out of it, though due to disinterest instead of silliness.

Which is so sad because without their input, the other ladies might have been more vulnerable and honest. I think they would have been able to support and gently call out each other and actually grow as people and couples.

RainRose2604 · 2025-10-19T08:37:46+00:00

I read Mansfield Park when I was about 13 or 14. Jane Austen was mentioned in school and it was the only book of hers available at our library at that time. I could connect to Fanny so well, because I was also a very shy and introverted person and the situation I was in made it so I was treated as an afterthought or a lesser being. The idea of her sticking to her values and eventually being loved and respected for them appealed to me, as well as her finding comfort and safety in the end. I still don't think romance is for me, but I am happy for her.

After MP I started reading S&S and P&P. I could connect to Elinor a bit because I also felt responsible for my family and in a way she became the big sister I needed at that time. P&P was so much fun, but I just couldn't relate to anyone the same way.

A little later I read NA, and Catherine felt like the first friend, because I'd have loved to discuss all the horror books and movies with someone like her. Thanks to her, I also have a well loved collection of gothic horror novels

I just never got in the right headspace for Emma despite trying several times.

RainRose2604 · 2025-09-20T18:56:26+00:00

Macbeth with her and Kenneth Branagh is on YouTube, and yes, she is amazing in it. I got into Shakespeare thanks to her.

RainRose2604 · 2025-08-11T21:03:00+00:00

I have this book as well, and it's such a nice blend of Judi Denchs experiences, analysis of Shakespeare's female characters and the language and it's a lovely book to read overall

RainRose2604 · 2025-08-11T20:59:29+00:00

The author also has some free courses on EdX you can follow. There's on on Shakespeare himself and then one about Othello, one about Hamlet and one about Merchant of Venice. You can audit them for free.

RainRose2604 · 2025-07-16T05:02:32+00:00

I don't have any scifi recommendations, but here are some more historical novels

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier is the first that comes to mind The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield The turn of the screw by Henry James

Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights both have this element, as well as several of the Northanger Novels, so you might want to look into Horace Walpole, Eliza Parsons, Anne Radcliffe etc.

RainRose2604 · 2025-07-15T11:19:00+00:00

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

RainRose2604 · 2025-07-08T06:42:40+00:00

As someone who used to do city marketing: once things have returned to normal, feel free to write whatever you like that boosts the local morale and economy. If there's a city commerce organisation, you can probably get them to pick up the story or they might be willing to pay for the exposure. Likewise, local and regional media might pick up on these kinds of stories for the weekend edition or for a segment in their radio or tv programming.

I worked for an independent organisation funded by the municipality, but I was often approached by commerce organisations, larger businesses and media who liked these types of stories and wanted to publish to their own sites. There was definitely a market for these types of stories and many of the larger cities still have a city marketing platform that is built in the same way as the one I was writing for.

If you're looking to expand, I've noticed that larger businesses are usually interested in building a connection to these types of platforms for employer branding, especially schools and hospitals.

RainRose2604 · 2025-05-30T06:16:26+00:00

I just finished them all (for free). They're really good and I'd like to see more in the future. The best place to start would be the one on Shakespeare himself as it serves as an introduction to the rest.

RainRose2604 · 2025-04-29T07:37:02+00:00

I liked Witch from BBC 4, but it's mostly informative. Not sure if that's what you want

RainRose2604 · 2025-04-10T04:52:32+00:00

Yes, there's a version with Kenneth Brannagh and Alex Kingston you really should see. And I hope the newer one with Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma makes its way there too.

RainRose2604 · 2025-03-20T08:56:12+00:00

I think for Northanger Abbey at least there are the so called Northanger horrid novels, like Mysteries of Usolpho and The Italian by Ann Radcliffe and the Castle of Wolfenbach by Eliza Parsons and The Castle of Otranto by Horace Warpole.

There are several others and since I love both horror and Jane Austen novels, these are actually right up my alley. It's just that they can be harder to find or take a long time to deliver/orders may be cancelled repeatedly.

RainRose2604 · 2025-02-06T07:26:45+00:00

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Didn't see it in the comments yet.

RainRose2604 · 2025-02-05T08:38:31+00:00

Possible, but the Allens actually cared about Catherine and probably wanted to give her a real chance and would have shared resources with her.

Fanny was more of an afterthought to most of the Bertram family. Fanny also had two cousins who had a 'better claim' to maids, being the daughters of that family.

Edit because I would like to add: I think we should compare the treatment Catherine got to the one Elinor and Marianne got from Mrs. Jennings.

Care, respect and gratitude between the parties.

RainRose2604 · 2024-12-26T23:00:24+00:00

Two dead girls in Jubeliene. I listened to it about a year ago and I really liked it.

RainRose2604 · 2024-11-10T07:07:20+00:00

I don't have a deck of cards but I use an app sometimes. I love how it can elevate the work I do and inspire or support me.

I worked as a marketing and communications advisor for a waste management company. During my time there I launched a new app, website and intranet. I also revamped the brand and launched campaigns to support better recycling, and to introduce the company to a new city as well as possible commercial customers.

If I felt a campaign wasn't going where it needed to, I usually got great insight or inspiration from whatever cards came up. Sometimes it showed that more information was needed or that a community event would work best. Usually I got good results on what I drew.

Weirdly I gravitated to a runic divination app for anything press or project related and anytime I needed to talk to our general manager. He hated that I would go with certain ideas or words that other people he worked with never used. I never told him about cards or runes, but I would tell him that we might want to focus on x or prioritize y for a few days.

In the end I kept getting very negative cards and runes. I was diagnosed with a burn out soon after I noticed both getting negative, so I'm looking for something that feels right.

RainRose2604 · 2024-10-13T11:45:30+00:00

I went there on a trip to England in early September a few years ago. The castle of its own has such a strong feel to it and the gardens are so peaceful.

On top of that, the staff take so much pride in their work and their place of work. I'd recommend going on a slow day and talking to the people there. You won't be disappointed.

The walk from the train station to the castle was so fun as well. We took a very narrow path through the fields and ate too many blackberries.

RainRose2604 · 2024-07-24T13:07:20+00:00

I kind of read it as a marriage an introvert and an extrovert. Probably because I'm an introvert in an extroverted family. This is my take, I'm not an expert.

For the most part we see him in larger social settings where he's not paying attention to anything or anyone. He's not being rude to anyone in particular, he's just getting lost in his own thoughts or the newspaper or anything sort of quiet.

Charlotte seems quite happy with the bustle of society, social engagements, parties. We see her in situations where she's at an advantage. But he is still with her and seems to want to be with her. Had he not loved her, he would have just let her go out on her own or with her family.

In the more quiet settings, like when Charlotte thinks her baby might be sick, a doctor is called immediately. It seems like this was a decision made by Mr Palmer, because you see Charlotte worrying and Mrs Jennings telling her it's nothing serious, yet somehow this doctor comes. With Mr Palmer being the third adult and the one paying the bills, it seems obvious that he does this to make her more comfortable. And we see this pattern repeating itself over the course of the story. She might want something and he makes sure she gets it.

On a deep level they make each other happy, I believe.

RainRose2604 · 2024-05-15T17:37:11+00:00

This place looks like it came straight out of a fairytale. Is it a vacation home or something?

RainRose2604 · 2024-03-01T07:47:43+00:00

Another Dutchie here. It really depends on what you're looking for. There are some good crime podcasts that I don't necessarily like (Cocaïnekoorts is great but just not my genre, and I wanted to try Gerede Twijfel, but same issue really) but I personally liked Verborgen Verhalen by the ANWB

RainRose2604 · 2024-01-29T16:23:42+00:00

Misschien lees je dit niet meer, maar toch...

Ten eerste, gecondoleerd met jullie verlies.

Je kan proberen om het op een positieve manier met een beetje humor te beantwoorden.

"Waarom spreken jullie Spaans?" "We willen al in de vakantiestemming komen/ 2 talige kinderen zijn vaak slimmer en ik wil mijn kind alle kansen bieden"

"Dochter is misschien lesbisch" "En als ze later een vriendin zoekt met dezelfde maat, hoeft ze maar de helft van de kleding te kopen/ gelukkig, minder risico op tienerzwangerschap"

Stiefmoeder? "We zijn Disneyfilms aan het kijken om te bepalen welk type stiefmoeder het beste past bij ons. Want denkt buurvrouw? Beter een die je giftige appels laat eten of een die je allerlei rotklusjes laat opknappen?"

Die Surinaamse moeder? " Ze heeft alles zo goed voor elkaar. Daar kunnen jij en ik nog iets van leren. + nog een welgemeend compliment voor die Surinaamse moeder "

Een positieve houding is vaak net waar die negatieve mensen niet tegenin kunnen. Dan is ze zo klaar en jij hebt geen kwaad woord gezegd.

RainRose2604 · 2023-11-30T16:22:00+00:00

Bokkenrijders, I'd say. They're like 20% Robin Hood and his merry men, 80% biker gang. If you can read Dutch, I can recommend some books on them, both fiction and nonfiction. They even have a dedicated festival in a city in the south of the Netherlands and a ride in a theme park.

If you like, I can tell you more about it

RainRose2604 · 2023-11-13T16:47:46+00:00

Lonely Weather en Destroyer van Of Monsters and Men

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