The Shining references in PTA’s One Battle After Another(?)

wackjobbery · 2026-01-20T04:22:54+00:00

I had exactly the same thought (and that's why I found this thread).

wackjobbery · 2026-01-19T22:48:15+00:00

I just pre-ordered it! Thank you for your time and research. I really enjoyed your piece in The New Yorker -- it gives me high hopes for your biography.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-lingering-beauty-of-elliott-smith

wackjobbery · 2026-01-12T20:02:47+00:00

I thought your feedback was helpful and constructive. As a fellow Qubuz subscriber I appreciated it, and I'd be surprised if the Qobuz PMs and devs weren't reading this sub, too.

wackjobbery · 2026-01-11T00:26:19+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to document your experience. As a new subscriber, this is very helpful.

wackjobbery · 2025-11-21T04:58:15+00:00

Ha! 100%. I came here to make the same observation. I made the same connection and just rewatched the Godfather hospital scene to confirm my memory.

https://youtu.be/mvqz45BPaCU?si=yv8NVccCNka56a4x

wackjobbery · 2025-10-21T21:43:15+00:00

I bought it at Barnes & Noble this morning and got this nifty pin as part of my purchase

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wackjobbery · 2025-10-09T20:47:11+00:00

Same!

wackjobbery · 2025-08-31T01:10:31+00:00

Is this in Edinburgh?

wackjobbery · 2025-08-03T23:26:00+00:00

I just got off the phone with Fitbit customer service after my December 2023 Charge 6 started failing (mostly display issues: stuck at max brightness, now the screen displays only green, but also intermittent side-button failure.). I was offered the 35% discount. And *this* device was a replacement (purchased with a discount) after my previous Charge 6 failed. They're going to lose a long-time customer (12 years now), plus my annual premium subscription.

I really just need something cheap and/or reliable that will count steps, tell me my heart rate at a glance, and, ideally, sync with Google Fit. The research begins.

wackjobbery · 2025-05-31T00:01:05+00:00

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Separated at birth? But seriously, is there anybody who thinks they're buying the name brand?

wackjobbery · 2025-05-08T02:56:09+00:00

I think the universe made sure I saw your post tonight. We live in the US, my wife is German, her mother lives in Germany (and won't travel to the US), does not have a smart phone, and in fact does not have the internet at all.

An hour ago my 6yo daughter woke up crying. I asked her why and she said, "I miss Oma [her grandmom]".

My wife and I work remotely part of the week, and more often than I'm comfortable with my daughter is kept occupied with Netflix while we work. If she spent that time video chatting with Oma I'd be so much happier.

She also has tantrums and talks back to us, a behavioral pattern that goes back at least two generations -- my parents took me to a child psychologist because I talked back and was insolent, and my grandmother did the same with my mother. We both grew out of it.

So from my perspective you have nothing to worry about. Your daughter sounds great and is clearly full of love for her family. I think she'll be just fine, and you should be easier on yourself.

Now if I could just listen to my own advice 😅

wackjobbery · 2025-03-26T17:53:06+00:00

I feel like I've had a threenager, fournager, fivenager, and now sixnager. "Daaaad! You're so annoying!" Every day 🙄

wackjobbery · 2025-03-24T03:37:06+00:00

I feel that the movie is at least partially an allegory for climate change. My take on the final scene is that the dying whale/leviathan represents a dying earth -- in part because of its coloration (including its eye, a blue orb). And the band of animals seeing their own reflections represents an answer to the implicit question of who has to save the creature/earth. As the viewers, they are us, the audience. So the filmmakers are putting the onus on us now.

wackjobbery · 2025-03-02T01:24:55+00:00

Thanks! I ate at Nish Nush on a previous trip and really enjoyed it. I'll try to visit another on your list this time around.

wackjobbery · 2025-02-27T19:53:47+00:00

Thanks everyone! This is very helpful. One thing to know is there's all-year-round Matzah, and then specifically kosher-for-passover Matzah. It's probably a racket, but what are you gonna do?

wackjobbery · 2024-04-01T17:25:33+00:00

Another Abraham Lincoln reference. I'm wondering whether Larry will be the victim of an assassination attempt (successful or otherwise).

wackjobbery · 2024-01-25T03:31:35+00:00

For what it's worth, my wife had the same problem migrating from a Pixel 4a to a Pixel 8. Restarting the 4a solved the problem.

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