I 100% agree, crunching a bowl of dry cereal at night calms my nervous system better than anything. And I have been so curious about LASIK for decades but I can't see myself ever doing it and risking dry eye FORVEVER.
there should be more smoking in movies. not in public places where the smoke will irritate my delicate constitution, but i should be able to walk into any movie theater on earth and watch impossibly beautiful people smoke cigarettes together because it looks cool as hell
Agree, it is unfortunately very, very cool looking. I heard George Clooney was smoking fake cigarettes during the run of Goodnight and Good Luck and it was awesome.
Ha. It's amusing how, since certain innovative movies are copied into lesser versions, seeing the original classic can feel less special if you've seen the mid ones first.
I'm Thinking of how many movies copied Pulp Fiction, The Matrix, and Magnolia, for example. I saw Magnolia after the copycats and had a much more muted reaction to it than my friends, who told me I HAD to see it when they learned I had not. Oops.
yes! When I taught screenwriting to undergrads at Northwestern and showed them the originals their favs had ripped off, they often thought they were boring or cliche.
This is great, thank you! For me, strong feelings come after noticing a pattern (and repeated exposure). A few years ago it felt like every bathroom I entered had replaced their door with a sliding barn door. I was unsettled the first time, but by the third or fourth time I was losing my mind at the disrespect. And I was able to channel that fury into a humor piece!
I love that piece!! And the pattern piece is great to call out, we talk about noticing absurdities like this, like why are we are so into people being able to hear us in the bathroom all of a sudden??
Birth order (I'm an oldest daughter!) is the only kind of personality test I believe in. Once I realized that even though two of my stepsisters are technically older, I'm still the oldest daughter, it changed my ability to navigate that part of my family tremendously. Just gotta be bossy! Can't wait for my self-absorbed oldest sisters to do it for me!
3. Seasonal beverages are for specific times of the year, and August is too early for Pumpkin Spice Lattes. I honestly don't even really like Pumpkin Spice Lattes, but I like other seasonal drinks and feel very strongly about things being Seasonally Appropriate.
I didn't think it was possible for me to find a Boston accent attractive until I saw Boston Rob calming Ciara down during the bug challenge in The Traitors. *Yeowza.*
Topiaries are an affront to God, and we should stop doing research in the deep sea because the creatures that live down there are absolutely heinous.
1. this is a stunning piece of media 2. i co-sign all of these 3. i need more people to be real about their botox. you wanna subscribe to regular degular white supremacist beauty practises, it's the same as saying you love pole dancing for the exercise. BE TRUTHFUL 4. amen
Yeah do what you want with your body etc etc but I think Botox has become ground zero for "choice feminism" aka anything a woman chooses to do is feminism by default...no, babe, feminism is a liberation movement!
I didn't find much to disagree with in your opinions! My strongest and most anti-social opinion is that we should continue to allow and even encourage smoking (verbally), but that getting your smoke on anyone without their consent or littering a cigarette butt should become felonies.
“Adaptogen” is not a synonym for “botanical.” Most “functional drinks” aren’t “Functional” because most herbs need to be consumed for 30 days to experience effects. Stop the misinformation in the beverage industry!!!
Dust jackets are more trouble than they’re worth
Being really into Halloween is not equivalent to having an identity
Cereal is better at night (and dessert is better in the morning)
No matter what the data shows, getting LASIK seems like too big of a risk
Never trust a person who doesn’t watch TV
I 100% agree, crunching a bowl of dry cereal at night calms my nervous system better than anything. And I have been so curious about LASIK for decades but I can't see myself ever doing it and risking dry eye FORVEVER.
*nods* I feel every one of these (possibly too) deeply.
there should be more smoking in movies. not in public places where the smoke will irritate my delicate constitution, but i should be able to walk into any movie theater on earth and watch impossibly beautiful people smoke cigarettes together because it looks cool as hell
Agree, it is unfortunately very, very cool looking. I heard George Clooney was smoking fake cigarettes during the run of Goodnight and Good Luck and it was awesome.
1) Alien 3 undercuts Ripley's whole emotional arc in the first 5 minutes and is an abomination due to this.
2) Once you move past that, the film is fine and gets too much hate.
3) When I travel, and the hotel TV does not have a Sleep Function available, I am enraged.
4) Law and Order/CSI are part of a marketing campaign to make it look like cops solve way more crimes than they do.*
5) I've seen what people wear to seem cool. At 46, I wear graphic t-shirts because I'm not trying to be cool anymore.
*Not saying it in a conspiracy way. But, part of how copaganda can be both intentional and unintentional.
Side note, I've been working my way through all the Steven King books since Mr. Mercedes as a starting point. I thought you'd approve. :)
It will probably upset you to know that I saw Aliens 3 FIRST in the whole franchise as a teen...I had a lot of unlearning to do later on!
I VERY MUCH APPROVE OF YOUR SK JOURNEY! I could do 20 opinions just on him but I forced myself to branch out.
Ha. It's amusing how, since certain innovative movies are copied into lesser versions, seeing the original classic can feel less special if you've seen the mid ones first.
I'm Thinking of how many movies copied Pulp Fiction, The Matrix, and Magnolia, for example. I saw Magnolia after the copycats and had a much more muted reaction to it than my friends, who told me I HAD to see it when they learned I had not. Oops.
yes! When I taught screenwriting to undergrads at Northwestern and showed them the originals their favs had ripped off, they often thought they were boring or cliche.
Liked this because I completely agree with your assessment of Alien 3! Especially the Assembly Cut!
You can pry botox from my cold, dead hands.
You do you!!!
This is great, thank you! For me, strong feelings come after noticing a pattern (and repeated exposure). A few years ago it felt like every bathroom I entered had replaced their door with a sliding barn door. I was unsettled the first time, but by the third or fourth time I was losing my mind at the disrespect. And I was able to channel that fury into a humor piece!
I love that piece!! And the pattern piece is great to call out, we talk about noticing absurdities like this, like why are we are so into people being able to hear us in the bathroom all of a sudden??
Birth order (I'm an oldest daughter!) is the only kind of personality test I believe in. Once I realized that even though two of my stepsisters are technically older, I'm still the oldest daughter, it changed my ability to navigate that part of my family tremendously. Just gotta be bossy! Can't wait for my self-absorbed oldest sisters to do it for me!
I'm also an eldest daughter, we have strong feelings!!
Dog shit left behind should be taken to the owner’s house and …. Get creative.
This would start a much-needed revolution in NY
Listen, I think you're right about most things but Moo Deng? My heart.
Haha this is the one I use when I teach because it upsets people so much!
20 opinions a day is exactly one per cigarette in a pack. Coincidence ?
lol this is an excellent point I did not consider!
1. Cerulean or nothing!
2, All hotels should have free breakfast.
3. Seasonal beverages are for specific times of the year, and August is too early for Pumpkin Spice Lattes. I honestly don't even really like Pumpkin Spice Lattes, but I like other seasonal drinks and feel very strongly about things being Seasonally Appropriate.
Cerulean is a strong blue opinion, I'll allow it!
Caitlin the perfection of points 14 & 15 in that order is poetry.
I didn't think it was possible for me to find a Boston accent attractive until I saw Boston Rob calming Ciara down during the bug challenge in The Traitors. *Yeowza.*
Topiaries are an affront to God, and we should stop doing research in the deep sea because the creatures that live down there are absolutely heinous.
right?? I will never forget the BTDQ accusation at the roundtable, either. He just understands how to use the camera!
Omg YES. THE DRAMA!! Love him so much.
1. this is a stunning piece of media 2. i co-sign all of these 3. i need more people to be real about their botox. you wanna subscribe to regular degular white supremacist beauty practises, it's the same as saying you love pole dancing for the exercise. BE TRUTHFUL 4. amen
Yeah do what you want with your body etc etc but I think Botox has become ground zero for "choice feminism" aka anything a woman chooses to do is feminism by default...no, babe, feminism is a liberation movement!
I just know you meant me as a best mind of our generation so I say thank you <3
I ABSOLUTELY DID, and I very much believe you could catch the Zodiac Killer if you wanted to <3
I didn't find much to disagree with in your opinions! My strongest and most anti-social opinion is that we should continue to allow and even encourage smoking (verbally), but that getting your smoke on anyone without their consent or littering a cigarette butt should become felonies.
I love a strong pivot in an opinion, was not expecting felonies at the end!
“Adaptogen” is not a synonym for “botanical.” Most “functional drinks” aren’t “Functional” because most herbs need to be consumed for 30 days to experience effects. Stop the misinformation in the beverage industry!!!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
It's unfortunate that "Thank you for your attention to this matter" is one of the funniest ways to end a piece of writing.
Right! Also, I have “have 20 opinions a day - Caitlin Kunkel” written on a sticky note by my desk. Thanks for all you do!