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A Tale of Two Fyre Fest Docs
Unless you’ve been living on a deserted island in the Bahamas, in a former FEMA tent, subsisting on cheese sandwiches, you’re aware — aware that there are TWO competing documentaries about Fyre Festival for you to enjoy. Some news outlets will pit the two against each other. Some will debate the merits of…
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My Favorite True Crime Documentaries
True Crime Documentaries are all the rage! I don’t need to tell you that the genre has become increasingly popular, but not all true crime documentaries are created equal. I’ve watched COUNTLESS documentaries (all for you!) and I’ve determined that the best true crime documentaries are those that keep feeding you a steady stream of shocking details,…
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My Little Problem With The Big Sick
So the other day, I watched the romantic comedy The Big Sick! I’d been wanting to see this movie for a long time, basically since it first came out and was immediately heralded by critics. Now, if you know anything about the movie, you know that it’s the true story of the early days of comedian Kumail Nanjiani…
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Currently… in April 2018
FEELING: Deep in the throes of PMS + Mercury retrograde + depression, FUN. Fun fun fun. It’s really messed me up, and the endlessly cold and grey weather doesn’t help. I’m struggling to see a light at the end of the tunnel or any hope that things will change as I feel like life keeps beating me…
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GOOD NEWS! Congrats to the WINNER of ALL STARS 3!!!
Hello hello hello!!! I am *not* revealing (Ru-vealing?) any spoilers, I am just going to say that I was VERY PLEASED with the outcome of All Stars 3, even if I had to pause the episode four minutes and fourteen seconds before the end to take an Anxiety Shit before resuming the episode to watch…
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GOOD NEWS! Life Is Back To Abnormal!
This was taken at DragCon last weekend (or the weekend before that? Gosh, time is flying) which is why there’s a pink carpet behind me. Duh! So like I said, this week is flying by! I’ve been helping out at the studio, despite catching a milder version of my boyfriend’s cold. This weekend is…
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Watch Cold War Documentaries (See What I Did There?)
How are we doing this week? Rough? I hear ya. My Thanksgiving was bittersweet: calm and (mostly) relaxed, overcast and cozy — just how I like it! Now that the weekend is here, it’s back to work, but I thought I’d share my secret to getting through the “holiday of thanks” (lol yeah right…
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Carrie’s Side
Mom: “Hi Carrie, how was school today?” Carrie: “Fine. We drew pictures of our families…but I’m worried about my friend Cindy.” Mom: Oh? Why is that? Carrie: “Well, it was Tyler’s birthday today, so his dad brought in cupcakes, but Cindy couldn’t have any. She had to sit in the nurse’s office until after we…
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Field Guide to Female Friendships
Women! Who can begin to understand them? Male philosophers, psychoanalysts and stand-up comedians have tried to comprehend and explain the way the female brain works. If these men of science have such difficulty understanding women, what hope is there for mere women? The resulting paradox is that many women have difficulty making friends with…
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Dear Santa…
Dear Santa: I don’t ask for much in the way of gifts and presents, because what I really want can’t sit under the tree with a shiny red bow on top. Santa, if you think (as I do) that I’ve been good this year, I will be even better next year if you bring me…
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QUIZ! Which #Squad Should You Hang With?
1. What types of activities do your #squad typically enjoy doing? A. We get into all sorts of trouble. Like, literal trouble. B. Dishing about our sex lives! C. Something courageous and selfless, aww. D. Dishing about our sex lives…or should I say, lack thereof. 2. What food do you serve your #squad besties? A. …
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Background
So, I posted here that a couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to perform as “background” on a pilot that was shooting in NYC! Here’s what I learned: CONGRATULATIONS! You’ve been cast as WOMAN AT BAR in the exciting pilot production of UNTITLED PILOT TBA !!! You’ve got a call time just after dawn,…
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5 Fandom Friday: Apocalypse NO
The apocalypse is no fun, people. Shit goes down, you gotta have a seriously good crew. This week, we have the opportunity to assemble our apocalypse-proof posse to help us through these trying times. 1. Buffy Summers has survived how many apocalypses now? She’s basically a pro at this. I would have Buffy as my…
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5 Fandom Friday: You Said It
This week’s 5 Fandom Friday is inspired by la langue de geek, it’s those geeky phrases by which we all identify each other and converse by droppin catchphrases yo! 1. “It’s in the frackin’ ship!” oh man, this more than probably any is my favourite to whip out during parties. Squint one eye shut, grasp…
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How I Want To Spend My Summer Vacation
What a ride the past nine months have been! It felt so much longer. I got incredibly drunk (one – ONE frozen mojito!) after school with my coworkers on Tuesday to put the year behind me and look forward to this summer. Of course, I’m looking for a new job – but I’m also going…
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5 Fandom Friday: Not Of This World…
This week’s 5 Fandom Friday features our Five Favourite Aliens! Kick it up to Warp Speed and join me, The Nerdy Girlie, and Super Space Chick and hashtag #5FANDOMFRIDAY and #FANDOM5 with your 5 favourite aliens – self included! 1. THE DOCTOR in all his various incarnations. I think my favourite has to be Tom…
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5 Fandom Friday: On The BIG Screen!
Sooo, Hollywood is all about making movies of things. And TV series. And that’s terrible. ART IS ART! Okay? Comics are a medium unto themselves. Who ever suggested making a pilot of the Mona Lisa, or turning Starry Night into a blockbuster? I can’t even wrap my head around how terribly stupid it would be…
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5 Fandom Friday: OH MAMA!
In honor of Mother’s Day (probably?) let’s dish on favourite moms! Kinda weird, but okay… 1. Joyce Summers was the coolest of the cool teenage vampire slayers’ moms. Sure, Buffy and her’s relationship wasn’t always perfect, but she stuck up for her daughter and was pretty badass in her own right – esp. with Giles…
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5 Fandom Friday: Comfort Films
I am so excited for this week because as soon as I saw the prompt, I knew exactly which films I was going to write about. So does this mean “comfort films” are a thing? Because I definitely have some movies I’ve watched over and over again to the point of madness: 1. Earth Girls…
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5 Fandom Friday: FBFF’s
Like, if these people actually existed, we’d totally be best friends in real life because how could we not? 1. & 2. Willow & Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer are the coolest people in the whole of the world forever and ever amen. If you don’t get along with these two, you’re probably deficient…