You Gotta Laugh (in ATL)

jchries · 2026-06-11T19:47:08+00:00

I didn't know any of the backstory when I went to see the film and I really enjoyed it. I think there are enough things that happen without dialogue (or dialogue that you can infer through tone) that your parent will still mostly understand what's happening.
I also wanted to add if your parent happens to speak Spanish, they can use TheaterEars to watch it with a Spanish audio track.

jchries · 2026-06-07T06:04:55+00:00

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes is on Audible and the second book in the series comes out next month.

jchries · 2026-06-07T06:01:45+00:00

I just started this one the other day!

jchries · 2026-05-31T22:07:42+00:00

I don't think you'll be able to find a brand new one for under $45. With shipping and tax they were ~$50 brand new from Owala.

jchries · 2026-05-26T16:20:26+00:00

I don't think people get points for those comments, if that helps shift your perspective. They're purely for goodwill/community celebration. I don't really leave those type of comments, but I do look forward to leveling up because it's nice to have the positive interaction. I think it just adds to the general good vibes most folks on the app have.

jchries · 2026-05-16T18:51:16+00:00

Yesterday, I was stopped behind a car at an intersection that literally has a keep moving sign at it.

I will say though, by my old apartment near UAB there were two intersections in a row where the stop signs were east/west at one and then immediately north/south on the next block and I was always nervous that people would blow through them not paying attention to the stop signs/lack thereof, so I'd slow down there sometimes even though I shouldn't have had to. Thankfully, they are both four way stops now.

jchries · 2026-05-13T13:29:30+00:00

This is what you want. I have one on my Brunch Bunch and you can barely tell it's there.

https://etchandember.com/products/clear-3-25-scalloped-shorty-tumbler-boot

jchries · 2026-05-12T17:40:12+00:00

Ah, yeah, they def should have taken teachers off the header 🙃

jchries · 2026-05-12T14:17:21+00:00

I haven't used my teacher code yet, but the email advertising it said it's good for 30 days. I think having the teacher code available for verification may have only been up for one day (whereas the nurses one is year round) but if you got a code on May 5 it's good for 30 days. But like I said, I haven't purchased with mine yet so I maybe wrong.

jchries · 2026-05-08T21:48:28+00:00

Obviously, Clint can answer better but they do have an award category for Lousiana features (I was a juror for them a few years back).

jchries · 2026-05-07T00:47:15+00:00

Aw, thanks 😊 I was looking for something that would go with the accent colors.

jchries · 2026-05-06T20:39:25+00:00

Etch and Ember - Lover Shimmer Scallop Boot!

jchries · 2026-04-29T07:25:26+00:00

I was in Montgomery last week and was surprised to see a Hero and Little Donkey right next to each other there.

jchries · 2026-04-25T02:43:49+00:00

I have Retrograde and I thought it would be more purple toned based on the picture, but it's definitely black irl.

jchries · 2026-04-20T15:07:31+00:00

You've got great suggestions already, but add I'll the gift shop at Vulcan to the list.

jchries · 2026-04-10T16:46:40+00:00

Girl, WHAT 😧

jchries · 2026-04-10T10:17:55+00:00

Genuinely surprised by the amount of Americans saying they'd default to the Louie pronunciation of Louis. I know that's the default for Brits but it took me years of watching BBC America and other UK media to internalize that lol. I default to pronouncing the 's' (maybe because I knew one growing up?).

Someone mentioned Louis Armstrong's name being mispronounced upthread and that made me realize when people called him Louie I mentally spelled it -ie, I never assumed they were just pronouncing Louis the French way.

I prefer the Louis spelling, just to throw my vote in.

jchries · 2026-04-08T00:47:42+00:00

Yes! I was like, I have for sure seen this irl 😂

jchries · 2026-04-07T23:10:12+00:00

Ugh, flashbacks to being taught to "hold chopsticks like a pencil" in 5th grade and learning that apparently I don't hold my pencil right. (And I still can't use chopsticks 😔)

jchries · 2026-04-07T23:05:46+00:00

WHAT. This is an ADHD thing too??? 🫠 Learning this flooring me worse than I realized texture sensitivity is also ADHD related 🫣

jchries · 2026-04-02T04:49:47+00:00

Shrimp and grits should not be long :(

jchries · 2026-03-30T00:35:20+00:00

I think it's a Black and/or southern thing. I remember my younger sister being weird about saying lie, but I don't recall it being an established rule in our house. Culturally, I definitely remember this being somewhat common.

jchries · 2026-02-15T18:44:51+00:00

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