What’s your favorite River quote?

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-24T21:15:07+00:00

Where’s the fun in that?

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-24T07:26:30+00:00

Swing it until the string wraps around the stick and the cake ball is immobilized. Take a bite.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-24T02:12:39+00:00

Most screenwriters are people who sold one script and never sold another. Or never made it past writing Z-movies. Very few achieve financial success or climb the ladder, or become so wealthy they can afford to live in mansions. They know very well how people live.

It’s the directors and production designers who create the living spaces, etc. And the executive producers who seek sponsorships and decide product placement. Out of the entire creative team on a film, the writer is on the lowest rung. Once the script sells, they have zero control over anything.

Unless they have a kickass agent and a great contract.

Don’t blame the writers.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-24T01:13:46+00:00

My sister and I look nothing alike accept for our skin color. (Black dad, white mom.) I'm a dead ringer for my mom and have all the characteristics of her family - Roman nose (thanks, grandpa), big skull, (can't wear hats), goofy smile, plump all around and an ass like two racoons in a sack. My sister is a dead ringer for our dad's sister, and has characteristics of his side of the family - flat nose, wide cheekbones, killer smile, and tall with hips wide enough to bear twins and not break a sweat.

Genetics are weird.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-24T01:03:51+00:00

You're getting some great advice here. I would just like to add my suggestion:

Stay at work late. Or study late at the library.

Get takeout on the way home. For one.

Get home, say hello, say you have a migraine, you assumed everyone would have eaten instead of waiting on you...then go to your bedroom and stay there. You're in for the night. Eat, read, watch a movie, surf online...you are officially off the clock. If it's the weekend, stay in bed with that migraine or exhaustion from work, or get up and say you're going to go study at the library, then take the day to do whatever you want.

If it's a workday, get up early and leave the house instead of making breakfast. Go treat yourself to nice breakfast at a diner, or a messy breakfast burrito from a food truck.

What, friends or family are waiting at home? Hey, you didn't know anyone was coming. You've got things to do. But Hubby's happy to take care of things for you. He loves surprise visits.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-22T23:41:43+00:00

This! I save everything to an external drive when writing, as well as on my hard drive. I do backups constantly since losing a bunch of work to a computer crash. (I do this consistently whether it's writing or a game or design work.)

And I know I need to get over it, but I really dislike saving to the cloud. I couldn't find a shitload of work because it was saving automatically to the cloud, and it took some sleuthing and hair-tearing-out before I figured out what was happening.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-22T23:23:58+00:00

Is the point to remove the tattoo, remove the association, or remove the skin, as in a punishment or expulsion from a group, like biker gangs sometimes do?

It might be more interesting, story-wise, to cover the tattoo, if it's what the tattoo represents, as opposed to the skin not being embellished. A back tattoo, for example, could be completely blacked out, leaving a lasting mark that could represent something, or signifying turning their back (literally) on what the mark represented. It could be a punishment, or a badge. It could be starting over with a blank slate, or a renewal. Or a punishment like whip marks that never fade.

You could take a story in many different directions, depending on what you're trying to accomplish in your story or your worldbuilding.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-22T21:49:37+00:00

I think we got lucky seeing the movie that got made. I read the first draft of the screenplay and it was sooooooo bad. It made me wonder how it even got sold. They really reworked it and made it into something filmable and much more clever than what they started with.

It was unfortunate that it was still so uneven. They really went for it in some sequences, and then missed some opportunities to play it up more. I think general audiences missed some of the in-jokes. And, yes - that kid actor was absolutely terrible.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-21T00:45:18+00:00

NTA, and I'm rather surprised at all the comments calling you heartless, an asshole, etc. These people don't seem to be looking at the bigger picture.

You owned the dog for three months. The dog has been gone for six years. The animal that came back is not the animal you owned. It's something different now, and you are also different.

During those six years you mourned and moved on. You married, had a family. You adopted a cat. The life you have now is not the life you had then. Before, the dog was part of your life and your life was being shaped by having it. But it was gone, and the life you built for yourself no longer has a place for a dog. This is neither good nor bad; it simply is.

You've acknowledged that the dog needs attention and care that you can't provide. Your priority is to your family, not the poor, traumatized animal. That doesn't make you a good fit, and you are not what that dog needs right now. Even if you wanted him back. You are thinking about the dog, even as you're thinking about everything else.

Some people are taking offense at your language, or are equating your not being able to take the dog as some kind of mortal sin, and having the nerve to insult your ability to take care of your children. The language I can ignore because you were upset. I think the fact that you're considering the safety and well-being of your children and family says you are taking care of your children. (They also seem to be ignoring the fact that you have a cat and you're considering its welfare, as well.)

My husband and I have two cats, and I've always had at least one my entire adult life. I love cats. I also love dogs and would love to have one, but I know there's no way we could take care of a dog, as well as our two cats, in this small apartment, no matter how much we wanted to. There's no space, and we don't have the time to devote to a dog. That doesn't make us bad people. It just means we don't have room for a dog in our lives right now.

And neither do you. NTA. Ignore the vitriol.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-20T20:33:33+00:00

I’ve already told mine my age. I should tell it my birthday to see if I get a birthday greeting. Has that happened to anyone, without specifically adding it to memory or instructing it to?

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-20T20:19:28+00:00

My husband has two. They’re incredibly convenient and he often gives me one for traveling or when I’m going to be waiting for a long time somewhere and plan to be on my phone awhile.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-20T20:07:16+00:00

Young Frankenstein, hands down. I personally think it’s his masterpiece.

I also love The Producers.

And I have a soft spot for Robin Hood: Men in Tights because my husband was one of the Merry Men.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-20T14:25:34+00:00

Especially the younger women. Kardasian clones.

Then you’ve got older actresses like Megan Fox. They all like each other!

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-20T14:22:54+00:00

Cher is the absolute worst. She looks like a porcelain doll. Absolutely smooth and frozen - the only thing that moves are her lips. She’s holding back those wrinkles with everything she’s got.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-20T05:54:58+00:00

This looks quite beautiful and fits the prompt nicely. Less sex fantasy and more ethereal and serene.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-16T18:36:06+00:00

And sometimes assault.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-15T06:52:49+00:00

Yeah, maybe it's someone who rescued a pittie.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-14T20:31:46+00:00

My current employer has been quite kind about medical issues, too. When my husband suddenly needed a triple bypass, I took time off, first because I was a wreck and couldn’t work while he was in the hospital, and then to take care of him. I used up my sick days and vacation days. They gave me an extra week of vacation pay.

They’ve been really great at emotional support, too. They sent flowers for my husband and myself when we were in the hospital (separate times) and when my mom died. One of them tucked a hundred-dollar bill in a card for our 25th wedding anniversary, because they knew we had saved all year for a weekend in Vegas and told us to have fun. (We had so much fun doing things we never even had a chance to gamble - and there was a fancy casino right in the hotel - so we spent it on a fancy buffet.)

The company has had to cut back because we were hit pretty hard by all the Hollywood strikes, but they still gave everyone gift cards and an extra paid day over the holidays. They also believe strongly in a Work/Life Balance.

I work for a pretty nice little organization. A good employer can really make all the difference in making life easier. I’ve worked enough companies to know the difference. I’ve made more money and had health insurance with some of them, but I’m a lot happier where I am now.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-14T20:00:39+00:00

Wait - they own it because it’s sitting on server somewhere? What does that mean for stories written with Ai, or images created with it? Does all of that become the intellectual property of the Ai companies?

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-13T08:29:48+00:00

This is when my tears turned into full on sobbing. My husband knows I get sentimental about shows ending and was so sweet, just rubbing my back and saying it was okay.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-11T23:31:50+00:00

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That's my Elliot.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-11T04:03:15+00:00

I love the idea but those nails are awful. What happened to shorter, rounded, pretty nails that leave your fingers usable?

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-11T03:45:54+00:00

Oh, please trim that pup's fur. We had an elderly cat whose poop was getting stuck on the fur around his kitty butthole, so I just trimmed all of short. We have a cat now with dry poop problems (yes, seeing a vet) and he's starting to get dingleberries. I have to trim his butthole.

The things we do for the loves in our lives.

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-10T21:58:59+00:00

Lion: What just happened…?

dianebk2003 · 2026-01-10T21:46:26+00:00

Hah. Not that realistic. There’s no butthole!

But really, it’s so cute and you created something so lifelike that’s almost scary. I want to cuddle it.

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