Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

Happy Halloween! For those of you that don't know, I'm a big fan of Halloween. I'm not sure if I've always been a big fan of Halloween or if it's a love that developed later. I remember that as a kid I liked dressing up as a black cat, pig, or witch. I think I alternated between those costumes for a few years. One notable year, my dad helped me make a real chicken bone necklace to wear with my witch's costume. I got lots of compliments on how realistic it looked to which I would (probably creepily) reply, "It IS real." I also remember decorating our front yard area with my brother and having a good time doing that. Even as a teen, I would get dressed up and go trick-or-treating with friends. We also developed strategies for this. Like many neighborhoods, mine has a block that goes HARD for Halloween and has EPIC decorations. No joke, one year I remember there being like part of a pirate ship in the street and there were wrestlers. However, this fantast...

Just finished today! SPOILERS ABOUND! I started out rooting for some couples, but stopped rooting for any long before the altar The bachelor/ette parties were so boring The basketball at the reunion was so boring, pointless, and, at times, uncomfy While I didn't think any couple SHOULD get married, it was still a bummer that 0 couples got married I found it interesting that, once it came to the altar breakups, it was the women who said no Joe's reunion mustache was terrible The ghostings were wild And the producers were dicks about it Some of them at least seemed genuinely apologetic at the reunion I'm glad that we didn't see Luca on camera The chicken smoothie thing is one of the worst parts of the season I was hoping both of the ghosters would be at the reunion in a meaningful way Overall, not the best season Admittedly, I only half paid attention while watching the show I wonder if the show is going to continue (Prompt by me) Love is Blind , Netflix Promotional image...

Time for some family-related drama? Lol have we seen this shot of Manon and Anthony in berets before? Okay, Anthony is trying, Manon So, Chloe, why is this Keyner's fault? Wow Chloe is admitting pretty quickly to the spying What are micronutrients, Dylan? Okay, you should discuss kids with your partner, Greta Ho boy are Pattiya and Dylan's mom uncomfy Well...Chloe and Jonathan should break up Next time Madelein is still hearing Luke out??? Next time Chloe's mom comes to visit Next time Chloe's mom judges and cuts Chloe off Next time Manon confronts her aunt Next time Manon wants to go back to LA Next time looks interesting Can't wait! (Prompt by me) 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way , TLC  Promotional image source

Just a fun list (in no particular order). South Side Pie Challenge Halloween Christmas My Favorite Murder  live Looking for a condo A friend visiting me in November More D&D Padma Lakshmi at the Chicago Humanities Festival Angst and Alibis New Year's Eve Winter Recess My birthday My friend secret gift giving C2E2 2026 (in March!) Hopefully practicing driving (Prompt by me)

Time for adventures! Matt, stop calling your baby "it" Matt is not the wisest I mean, yes, Gino, you should get a divorce So, Gino, why did you divorce your first wife again? (He then explains that they just grew apart, but forgive me if I don't believe that) Gino, you know she's pregnant and you still want her deported? Aha Julia and Brandon seem to be having fun on their adventures I hope the order that they show the countries Julia and Brandon visited is not the actual order they went to countries in because that'd be wild Wait, why didn't they sell Julia's apartment? What is this robe Brandon is wearing? Loren, it does say "Do Not Disturb" Matt seems to be getting more aware? Yikes Darcey and Georgi are toxic af I'm actually glad that I know that Julia and Brandon have had their baby otherwise I would've been a lot more tense during this part of the season Wait, has Matt told his family about Jasmine and the baby yet? Or is Jasmine go...

I saw this about a week ago, but I think it's not too late to write about! Overall, a hilariously good time After the audience member took one of the shots randomly, I do think that the actor took at least three shots at the beginning of the show Some solid local jokes I thought one audience member was a plant by the troupe because he kept getting up to propose to one of the actors, but I did see someone come over to him eventually and tell him to not get up again I thought it was a good mix of silly and direct quotes from Dracula I'm not sure how much of it was improvised (e.g. the Dracula actor would call "Point of Order!" to introduce a new rule), but, ultimately, it was fun, so who cares? The venue had the best Halloweeny vibes The costumes, while not overly elaborate, were effective I regret not trying a drink from the bar I was glad we got a discount from Hot Tix for our tickets as otherwise I think the price might've been too much for a 90ish minute show Al...