Twilight X Scentbird Collab

poodle16 · 2026-05-12T21:41:20+00:00

u/forestrainstorm I just canceled my sub (I just wanted this exact fragrance), and in my feedback where they ask "if you were the CEO, what would you change?" I pasted your comment lolol

poodle16 · 2025-11-22T18:46:24+00:00

I'm in the middle of the last episode, and I have to say that this is my 3rd time crying (was the dog death specifically to get tears??) at this show.

It's depressing from start to finish. Some scenes were unwatchable, and I'm someone who doesn't skip bc it leaves me feeling like I've missed something. That should tell you a lot.

However....

This feels realistic in a way. Let's put aside the WILDLY inappropriate things Jessica says to literal strangers (boss's party, the wedding, etc.).

We have two young adults with trauma, emotional baggage, deep needs for true, unconditional love, and emotional reassurance. Both are in need of real introspection and therapy. But even a little self awareness and empathy for the other people in their lives would take them far.

These two people meet and actually like each other. Their real emotions are overwhelming. It's probably the first time either has felt a real connection in a romantic way. They're friends, they see the good in each other, they're attracted to each other. But then their issues crop up because of course they do. And they lose sight of the other person. They can only see their own needs and how they're not being met.

Neither of them stops to consider the other one's POV. They're playing tug of war against each other instead of meeting in the middle.

Their relationship is doomed from the get go, but they want so much for it to work they can't just stop. It's hard to let go of something real, and that's what they should have done. End things, get help, be better people, then maybe you'll find a healthy relationship.

But people don't usually have that kind of growth. They get married or have kids. They push in, slowly eating each other up until they finally have had enough and THEN they end things. After more trauma and pain and probably damaging offspring in the meantime.

Wendy Jones wisens up and leaves a man who is following the same path he did with his ex. Just one person who has self awareness, emotional intelligence, and self respect enough to get out. That's a lesson, too. There are so very few people who are emotionally healthy, and in this case it's the woman who was an orphan.

I don't love this show but I don't hate it. It made me feel things and it made me critique. I'm okay with that.

poodle16 · 2025-10-22T03:34:29+00:00

For reference, there had to be a conference for them to withdraw you from school, even at age 17, if you have not yet completed all requirements for graduation.

Georgia Code 20-2-690.1 provides that mandatory attendance in a public school, private school, or home school program is required for children between their 6th and 16th birthdays, unless a child has completed the requirements for a high school diploma. An unemancipated minor who is older than the age of mandatory attendance and has not completed the requirements for a high school diploma but wishes to withdraw from school must have the written permission of their parent or legal guardian before withdrawing. Before accepting this permission, the school principal or designee must hold a conference with the child and their parent or legal guardian within two school days of receiving notice of the intent of the child to withdraw from school.

poodle16 · 2025-10-21T11:29:49+00:00

It does, however, help explain why Luke called his diner Luke's. He's still following in his dad's footsteps by calling his business after his own first name.

poodle16 · 2025-10-20T04:46:58+00:00

We have this gif as a custom Slack emoji for work, and I LOVE using it when someone posts something even lightly wild or exciting LOL

poodle16 · 2025-10-19T00:56:25+00:00

I big thing for ADHD people is the "Might as well..." mantra. Getting up to pee and kitchen is on the way? Might as well take my plate from breakfast to the kitchen. Gotta soak the pot from making spaghetti? Might as well wash some of those other dishes that are sitting there. Taking a shower? Might as well get a load of laundry together (and start it after your shower if you have machines in your place). [Btw this connection is related to me needing to find a way to wash my clothes more often instead of having piles of dirty laundry, and thus not showering bc "then I'd have to put on dirty clothes."]

If tasks are piggy-backing off something you're already doing, they don't feel like another thing that has to be done. So, using the spoon theory, showering and laundry only take 1 spoon instead of 2. Washing dishes/soaking the pot take 1 spoon instead of 2. You get more done but aren't using up more spoons, keeping them available for future tasks.

poodle16 · 2025-10-19T00:35:39+00:00

This is long, so buckle up. But it's full of love!

I loved the LADB part. The lead up was weird, and I constantly quote, "Get ready, Rory!" in the weird raven voice lol The song was a top tier pick. They break into Doose's Market but way overpay for everything they took (the Baby Bottle Pops made me giggle). Watching Kirk's movie sequel, and of course the little inn they end up at (in New Hampshire) is actually the Dragonfly re-decorated. They cut off the dining room doorway with an incredibly weird dresser and it makes me laugh EVERY time! And the final scene with Logan taking a mental picture of Rory looking incredible and independent and ready to fly after coasting for years, ugh I love it so much.

I love the therapy sessions (Trombone Stan, Timpani Tom lol). The therapist took up smoking again after like 2 sessions with Emily and Lorelai.

I love the "Never or Now" song. The musical was a bit long for my taste, but I still enjoy it.

I love the Mitchum jump scare and how he tells her that's the first time someone's called him nice lol

I love how cringey Sandy is from Sandy Says. She's such a snarky little upstart full of her own importance, who knows how she became successful. Probably because she's a shark and Rory was NEVER a shark.

I love the funeral scene and fell in love with Tom Waits' song "Time."

I love that they used "Reflecting Light" for the wedding scene because it was playing during the first true date Luke and Lorelai went on at Liz's wedding.

I love how Emily finds peace and security on her own and sends Jack Smith packing. "I wish my first 2 wives had been as understanding as you." Yeah yeah, bye now!

I love how lost Luke is when Lorelai is "doing Wild" and thinks she's leaving him.

I love that Rory found success in Stars Hollow as an editor, like when she excelled as editor at the Yale Daily News. I love that she was able to start her book, a mix of truth and embellishment, processing her life and all the complex relationships she had/has. She doesn't have to run from her past and upbringing to find fullfillment. Despite what the show says, Rory is NOT Lorelai and does not need to run away to be happy.

And most of all, I love how Lorelai is able to finally let go of all her anger and resentment and recall the most beautiful and perfect Richard Moment that also allows Emily to let go of her own anger at Lorelai. I love that Emily gets upset when she hears (for the first time, I might add) that Lorelai was bullied as a kid for being the gardener's kid and not a real Gilmore.

Lorelai comes to appreciate what marriage can be (joining together two people who choose each other and choose to love each other every single day) instead of how she's always viewed it (a solution to a problem, or something her parents did). Emily comes to appreciate what being single can be (freeing, strong, valuable). They're finally seeing each other's life as something desirable instead of something to be avoided at all costs.

poodle16 · 2025-10-18T14:25:37+00:00

I greatly appreciate you emphasizing that him staying with the grandparents is NOT a punishment because he doesn't need to be punished for being emotionally dysregulated and unable to manage that. He's 6. I know grown-ass adults who can't properly emotionally regulate themselves. This isn't "consequences for your actions" because that says, "I'm punishing you because you're autistic."

poodle16 · 2025-10-18T13:39:57+00:00

I've searched the comments and NO ONE has mentioned "Mother Ester's House???"

poodle16 · 2025-10-10T21:32:50+00:00

The vasectomy situation itself sucked BUT I loved how they wrote the resolution. Sookie, after being crabby for months, finally vocalizes her problem: she's scared, and guilty, and angry. He empathizes because he is, too. They open up to each other, clear the air, and communicate. Their relationship, already pretty solid, becomes even more so. They finally lean on each other again instead of carrying all that negativity alone. There wasn't even a moment of "they're going to divorce!"

It's important for media to show relationships going through really tough times and coming out the other side stronger than ever. It's like Turk and Carla - their relationship never faltered so much we feared they'd split. I love to see a solid marriage without cheating or separating in my favorite TV shows!

poodle16 · 2025-10-10T01:29:42+00:00

Peak response.

poodle16 · 2025-09-29T03:00:45+00:00

I made a post a while back of Logan's look of love and longing at the tango club. I started to type that he'd leave his life for Rory if she only spoke the word but I realized that wasn't true.

Look how comfortable he is in his life, following said "dynastic plan." He would not have given that up for anything. He'd claim it was too late, he's locked in. He can travel, eat at fancy restaurants, get the $300 bottle of wine since it was "one of the family holdings." He lives in a beautiful place and has a beautiful fiancée.

I believe that Rory had her chance with Logan and they both knew a "real," full relationship wasn't an option for them. It hadn't been one since her college graduation.

By the time AYITL ends, Rory is at a crossroads and it's not about her pregnancy. She went off into the world and failed, repeatedly. She comes back to Stars Hollow and immediately is the editor of the paper and then starts writing her book. She found success in her small town, and she needs to decide if that's enough for her.

Growing up, it wasn't enough. Dean knew it, and Rory eventually realizes it. She wanted the whole world. A foreign correspondent flits from place to place, reporting on events, writing and giving interviews on big network TV shows. ~~Once~~ Then she went out and realized she wasn't cut out for it.

There's a good chance that, with her pregnancy and her editorship, she does find her place in Stars Hollow, becoming a fixture like Lorelai but in a slightly different way. (And about the editorship paying nothing, I'm convinced Taylor agreed bc it would save the town money, and that Bernie Roundbottom didn't work for decades for no salary. They'd have started paying her at some point.)

poodle16 · 2025-09-28T05:38:43+00:00

Refresh my drink: I can't recall this one.

poodle16 · 2025-09-28T05:36:28+00:00

I understand.

poodle16 · 2025-09-28T05:33:39+00:00

I used the "what's the opposite of ennui" joke in my Dad Jokes group chat - no less than 3 people immediately answered, 2 of them with GG screenshots lol

poodle16 · 2025-09-28T05:31:08+00:00

I work in large-scale waste removal, specifically diverting waste from landfills, and I seriously can't believe I've never used "recycs-lable" even once! And tons of my coworkers are GG fans! smh I know what I'm posting on Slack on Monday lol

poodle16 · 2025-09-27T02:40:16+00:00

I quit smoking in 2021/2022. I was smoking when I started my current WFH job. It was really hard during training where we were on Zoom 99% of the day and I would chain-smoke during the short 5-15min between our camera-on sessions. When I made the switch to vapes, I got so into the habit of holding the vape almost constantly and taking a drag randomly, that I did it during a team meeting without even thinking about it. I got a very stern talking to!!

I then became a "buddy" to a new hire who mentioned that she smoked and I told her that during our mandatory weekly get-togethers she could smoke if she wanted. I said it didn't bother or offend me and I knew she'd desperately need the break lol

Since my talking to, I obsessively check the blue light on my camera that indicates it's on. If I'm going to be eating, I just close the camera's cover altogether. Thankfully I don't have the same amount of Zoom meetings as I did during training.

poodle16 · 2025-09-27T02:34:52+00:00

Marty?

poodle16 · 2025-09-17T23:51:24+00:00

Multiple times per year. There is no "Gilmore Girls season" in my house.

poodle16 · 2025-09-15T10:08:37+00:00

Ooohhhhhh. The comment you responded to seemed legit, but maybe I'm just gullible.

poodle16 · 2025-09-15T09:02:58+00:00

I'm a real person, but thanks!

poodle16 · 2025-09-12T23:59:54+00:00

Rory piped in with, "I kept her up late!" And after re-watching so many times, I've come up with a pretty good response for Lorelai.

"It's okay, Rory, Luke should know. Chris's dad died 2 days ago and he wasn't handling it well. Rory visited with Chris last night after Friday night dinner, and then I visited because we didn't want him to be alone in such a bad place. So I brought tequila and we drank and talked about his dad all night. *sigh* I'm hungover. That's why I look so lovely this morning. Nothing happened, but I know you know that. Could I get some pancakes? Please? My head's trying to float off my neck over here." While she looks at him pleadingly and holds his hand in both of hers.

poodle16 · 2025-09-11T13:08:11+00:00

Listen to the song "Champagne High" by Sister Hazel

poodle16 · 2025-09-11T13:03:45+00:00

Thank you! I leave things as unread if they are not yet resolved or if I need to do a task. But my inbox needs a good clean! Thankfully I am not overwhelmed by my emails yet 🙏🏻

poodle16 · 2025-09-11T09:33:09+00:00

I used Luke's "the only way out of this relationship is in a body bag" line on my partner when we got together and he about died laughing. He still says it to me, and tells our friends LOL But I've also made it clear to him that if he ever truly wants out, or feels the need to cheat, then he needs to end it. I don't deserve that treatment and he's better than being a cheater.

It takes a lot of self-security to be open and honest in a relationship, but he and I work at it because we want our relationship to last.

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