What kind of shows do you like to watch? Are there any common elements that suck you in? Look for stories with those incorporated in them.
I adore reading, but every time I take a longer break from it, it always helps to start again with reading something small, around 250 pages or less. A smart way to build up endurance and check out an author is picking up a collection of short stories. Also, if you're a graphic novel person, those are great books to get you started (Junji Ito for horror manga is awesome)!
Here are 5 short reads I loved:
1. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, Fredrik Backman (97 pages--ONLY if you want to sob)
2. Stories of Your Life and Others, Ted Chiang (281 pages--short SciFi stories)
3. Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut (179 pages--someone else suggested Kurt Vonnegut, and I can't agree enough)
4. Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino (165 pages--my favorite book ever; the imagery is breathtaking)
5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (216 pages--just fucking fun)
Feb 7, 2024
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What I love about nyc is the infinite amount of screenings there are for all types of movies — I think of it as an event more than anything! Feels way more fulfilling than just catching a film that just came out at an amc or whatever. The theaters r so much more intimate! And then you’ll watch happy together 1997 and the colors will be so beautiful n bright and you’ll cry and feel the same way someone did after seeing it 20+ years ago!
Feb 18, 2024
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the amc a-list is well-known gem, but it is really one of the best deals available, especially after the recent change they made to it. four movies a week! what! However I get sometimes you just have to go to the cinema on a budget, tickets can be expensive. STILL, support your local independent theater if you can!! at least around me there are multiple rep theaters (shoutout the coolidge theater in Boston and the Brattle in Cambridge) that constantly show old films and introduce classics to a new audience. I will die for these theaters, and I try to find a balance between using my a-list for new movies and seeing rep screenings at the indies! you can do both! I LOVE MOVIES!!!!
Feb 17, 2025
Ok like very few people maybe just one recommended this and I liked it maybe more than the motion picture museum it’s very funny and there’s so much packed into it and good stuff!!
Plus they have costumes and stuff too and a Hannibal lecter prison cell recreation and a lot of mannequins with paper cut out heads and displays for movies that are ??? (Van helsing, transformers, quill??)
Mar 2, 2024
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There are some bitchin' chicken soup with rice, beef stew, and Irish lamb stew recipes I've personalized over the years. Let me know if these count, and I'll share the details.
When my sister got an immersion blender, she became the soup queen. If you'd like some of her tips/tricks and recipes for future reference, I can grab those too.
Feb 7, 2024
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After my sister killed herself I continued texting her cell for about a year. I'd send her pictures, memes, and updates on my life. I'd tell her how much I missed her, and how lost I was without her. Oh, and jokes--I sent lots of jokes! (They recycle numbers kinda quickly though, so writing letters may be better if you can't pay their phone bill for long)
Also, ketamine assisted psychotherapy was an absolute godsend in my grieving process. I recommend it to anyone and everyone who has lost a loved one.
Mar 2, 2025
Found it in the wild while trying to get help on a grad project.
Feb 7, 2024