This was almost the worst time I could have picked to watch "Poor Things" Too hard not to identify. But if I'd gone to the theater, it could have been like the flip side of watching "Ice Castles" with the girls from eighth grade chorus. Not quite as bad as watching that sad-tutor Brendan Fraser movie after the trump re-elect, though. ETA: What was one viewing experience that something in your life...made more awkward than it should be?
Yes. Lucky for you, people may be in danger.
Buffy ,'Him'
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erikaj - Jun 14, 2026 11:35:01 am PDT #3584 of 3592
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
erikaj - Jun 29, 2026 2:04:30 pm PDT #3585 of 3592
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
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Jessica - Jul 19, 2026 6:07:18 pm PDT #3586 of 3592
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So I spent the weekend at a tiny little film festival where Ethan was a panelist, and one of the other panelists used to run marketing for New Line. In his panel he talked about the challenges of marketing LotR and stated as a fact "the only people who knew those books were nerdy men in their 50s" and that no women wanted to see the film "until we showed them Legolas"
So I went up to him afterwards and said "listen, on behalf of nerdy 50 year old women, may I just say, HEY" and he gave me a condescending little laugh and said "yeah there were 7 of you" to which I replied "uh huh we have a group chat" and he *did not realize it was a joke*.
Reader, I let him live, but it was a near thing.
Laura - Jul 19, 2026 6:13:24 pm PDT #3587 of 3592
Our wings are not tired.
Grrrrr. Good on you calling him out.
-t - Jul 20, 2026 9:44:14 am PDT #3588 of 3592
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, Jess. Good job restraining yourself. Jeesh
DebetEsse - Jul 21, 2026 10:21:49 pm PDT #3589 of 3592
Woe to the fucking wicked.
My *MOTHER* is the one of my parents who read the Simarilion before I was born. She is the reason I rented the animated Hobbit on VHS *repeatedly* as a child.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 23, 2026 3:28:06 pm PDT #3590 of 3592
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
Maybe it was just the authors I was in the 80s and 90s, but I had the impression that Tolkein fandom was pretty gender balanced back in the day.
dcp - Jul 23, 2026 7:53:12 pm PDT #3591 of 3592
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
When I started 10th grade, the first time I walked into the English classroom I was delighted to see a bunch of The Lord of the Rings posters up on the walls. The English teacher (I regret I do not remember her name -- I was only in that school for three weeks before we went back overseas), was equally delighted that someone recognized them, had actually read the books, and enjoyed talking about them with her.
My classmates thought less of me for that. I noticed, but I was past caring.
Jessica - Jul 28, 2026 7:47:13 am PDT #3592 of 3592
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I haven't seen The Odyssey, but I am enjoying watching Nolan bros crashing out over Emily Wilson's review, having clearly forgotten that the thing she's famous for is explaining to men why they're wrong about The Odyssey.