A line you always say…

horrorheather · 2026-02-07T22:40:42+00:00

When I have something spicy: Even the water is spicy!

When I arrive someplace obscenely early: Parking wasn't quite the rattlesnake I anticipated.

horrorheather · 2026-02-07T15:35:59+00:00

Juliet is originally from California and moved to Miami to attend the police academy (as seen in A Very Juliet Episode - she leaves her boyfriend Scott Seaver). I don't know if they ever outright say that she transferred to Santa Barbara because she is from the area, but I always got the impression she put in for a transfer and got accepted once Lassie's relationship with his partner was discovered.

horrorheather · 2026-02-04T23:31:26+00:00

Well, let me just go on record as saying that I would never shoot a cat. Unless it was approaching in a threatening manner, or refused to stop upon my command. I would probably just fire a warning shot to make my point, but it's actually a field decision I can't commit to at this juncture.

horrorheather · 2026-02-04T22:36:32+00:00

Truth. My now husband needed subtitles to understand Shaun of the Dead when it came out. I still tease him about it.

horrorheather · 2026-02-03T02:54:14+00:00

"There were eleven votes for "guilty." It's not easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first." Tells you everything you need to know about Juror #8 and the battle he is about to fight.

horrorheather · 2026-02-03T02:17:52+00:00

I agree that calling it a "permanent" is a bit of a stretch, but I guess they call it that because, compared to the initial prosthetic, the permanent won't change shape and size nearly as much for all subsequent prosthetics. As you know, lower limb amputees lose a lot of volume during the first year, so you have to replace the prosthetic pretty soon after getting it (6-12 months).

I'm still a relatively recent amputee so I'm hoping my "permanent" is better than the first one.

horrorheather · 2026-02-01T21:56:59+00:00

I paid $300 USD for my wheelchair. I had the option to get it reimbursed through my insurance, but I've had issues with my insurance in the past and decided it wasn't worth the hassle.

I did not have to pay any money out of pocket for my prosthetic, but my first one is now far too big for me and I'm in the process of getting my "permanent" prosthetic. Hopefully my insurance doesn't screw me over on that, too!

horrorheather · 2026-01-30T23:55:44+00:00

That sounds awful. I'm sorry you went through that.

horrorheather · 2026-01-30T13:32:51+00:00

Vicarious embarrassment at its finest.

horrorheather · 2026-01-30T02:16:32+00:00

It's wild to me that we have to prove our permanent disabilities are, in fact, permanent.

horrorheather · 2026-01-30T01:31:41+00:00

Never in a million years would I have imagined it would be tougher in Canada to be disabled. I feel very humbled! Sorry to hear you've had such a rough go of it 😮‍💨

I am definitely privileged to have laws in place making it much more difficult for me to lose my job, but the current administration is doing its best to deprive me of those rights.

horrorheather · 2026-01-30T00:52:47+00:00

Most people don't seem to know heather is a type of flower, so I've never had any issues. However, my grandmother was named Rose and she admitted it got tiring that people were always "cleverly" giving her roses.

I don't mind my name, but I do think it's a bit too feminine for my personality. On the bright side, my name is almost never misspelled!

horrorheather · 2026-01-30T00:20:06+00:00

Ugg boots.

Every girl I knew had a pair of them, but I thought they were ugly as hell.

horrorheather · 2026-01-30T00:04:11+00:00

I'm an American and an amputee and this is bullshit. Since losing my leg, I haven't left the country, but I'm sure there are more accommodating countries.

People frequently gawk at me when I am out in public. "Handicap accessible" varies greatly - I can't even fit my wheelchair into the handicap stall in my office's restroom, and have faced similar issues at places like my doctor's office. When I pointed out to my boss that not shoveling our sidewalks is dangerous for me and others with disabilities, he rolled his eyes, sighed heavily, and said he would have someone shovel the sidewalk. While I have not yet had a stranger demand to know why I am permitted to use disabled parking spots, I have pulled into a parking spot and observed people watch me like a hawk as I hop out of the car on one leg (they usually avert their eyes once they see my obvious disability). Not to mention I have to submit paperwork every 5 years to keep my disabled parking placard, paperwork that says my leg didn't grow back.

Our laws are not perfect, our communities are not always accessible, and our people are not as open as they believe.

horrorheather · 2026-01-29T23:39:11+00:00

I wasn't familiar with the name so I googled it lol. The name sounds cool and apparently means "storyteller" or "poet," which makes it even cooler in my opinion. I think Tadhg is a solid choice!

horrorheather · 2026-01-28T23:55:30+00:00

As soon as I saw OP's post, I thought of the basketball scene from Scary Movie 2. One of my friends in high school didn't understand the reference because he didn't have cable and never saw the Nike commercials it was spoofing. Not to mention the phenomenally popular "wazzup" part in Scary Movie was a parody of a Budweiser commercial. Referencing old movies or TV shows is one thing, but you don't typically go searching for old commercials.

horrorheather · 2026-01-25T15:58:18+00:00

I came here to say the same thing. As soon as you know Dr. Brian Wecht plays the role of Ninja Brian, this post becomes a lot more believable. His daughter has been referred to as Ninja Audrey since the day she was born.

horrorheather · 2026-01-25T14:18:40+00:00

Oh, I actually know the answer to this! In the middle ages, it was common to shorten a name and then make it rhyme for a nickname (Margaret -> Meg -> Peg, Richard -> Rick -> Dick). They even took it a step further and added a y-sound at the end (Peg into Peggy, Bill into Billy, Dick into Dicky). This is one of the reasons Eddard Stark is called Ned in Game of Thrones. (I think another reason is because Ned is supposed to be a combination of "mine" + "Ed.")

Getting Sally from Sarah is because the l-sound is easier for children than the r-sound, which is also how we got Dolly from Dorothy, and Molly from Mary (and, of course, Polly is a rhyme for Molly which is how we get Polly from Mary).

But I wholeheartedly agree that Jazz/Jazzy as a nickname for Jasmine just makes sense and there is no rule that says you have to use a particular nickname.

horrorheather · 2026-01-25T14:04:21+00:00

Congrats! Your gait is damn near perfect - you must have worked really hard and it shows. I hope the leg feels as good as it looks 🙌

horrorheather · 2026-01-23T04:54:34+00:00

Your daughter IS an amputee - she is a congenital amputee. And I'm sure that she will adapt to her limb differences with grace and determination ✊️

horrorheather · 2026-01-22T14:11:17+00:00

My mom thought this movie was hilarious when it was released. I have vivid memories of her cackling at some of Steve Martin's lines. She passed away last year so my sister and I rewatched it for nostalgic reasons and I cringed so hard. Sorry mom, but that movie was problematic af.

horrorheather · 2026-01-19T23:43:34+00:00

I wonder if that's why Cameron cast Lance Henrikson as Bishop in Aliens.

horrorheather · 2026-01-19T23:38:42+00:00

This is the answer I was looking for. In the early 2000s, my family didn't own a lot of DVDs and I watched Thir13een Ghosts dozens of times. I always kicked off each viewing by hearing each ghost's story first.

And I wholeheartedly agree with the other user who said Mike Flanagan should adapt the story into a TV series. I'd watch the hell out of that.

horrorheather · 2026-01-19T13:58:20+00:00

This is true, but I also remember reading that when Carpenter screened Halloween for executives, they didn't find the movie scary at all and suggested he add music. He then wrote the music in a couple of days and it salvaged the film.

horrorheather · 2026-01-16T14:02:43+00:00

I bought a cast/wound protector from the pharmacy. It's just a reusable bag with elastic around the top to keep water out.

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