Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

Something my therapist recommended recently is putting the questions I wish I could've asked my dad on a page (any page), so here goes.  Who were your friends and why did I never meet them? You were very smart. What did that add to (or take away from) your life? What made you know that you wanted to marry mom?  What made you know that it was time to end the marriage? Did you ever even consider taking me on a trip? If you did, why didn't we go? If you didn't, how come you took my brother on one? Did you have fun with us when we were kids? What did you enjoy doing with us? You once told me that having kids was the best decision you ever made. Was that the truth? What were your wishes and hopes for me? Did you even have them? You wrote that your drinking made my brother and me worry. Do you think that's all it did to us? Do you think we didn't love you and thus suffered watching you suffer? Why didn't you show your family members support when they needed it most? I...

Time for part 1 of the tell all!  Mido, you're gonna get hit by a taxi Wait, Mido, do you want to be on Broadway now? You do know that's a different thing than being in Hollywood, yes? What is up with Josh's hat? Mallorie and Rasit seem cute, but I've heard some internet scuttlebutt Thomas, let Paula get ONE miniature thing Is Maxwell shirtless in bed on this video chat? Aw Edward seems genuinely excited to meet Josh Anabelle looks so good Wow I actually agree with Catie on one thing (Mido sucks) Catie, Josh is more attractive than Mido Ashia, did you (again) pick a dress you can't sit comfortably in? Ahhh now we know how to properly pronounce Rasit's name I thought Rasit and Brandon had become bros? Mallorie, Catie agreeing with you isn't the best sign Catie...I hate to break it to ya, but your castmates were talking to you about as gently as they could about your documented and admitted behavior Ashia, loosen the corset so you can actually sit Yeah of cour...

While I already posted "15 group costume ideas for Halloween 2026" , those had specific costume recommendations. For this post, I'm going to recommend a theme for a group costume and everyone can pick a costume that is within the theme, but that suits them best (e.g. the theme could be superheroes and folks can be Batman or Wonder Woman or Elastigirl) Historical musicals (e.g.  1776 , Hamilton , and Oh Mary! ) Famous fictional hired help (e.g. Alfred Pennyworth from Batman , Mary Poppins from Mary Poppins , and Mrs. White from the board game Clue/do ) Greek gods and goddesses (e.g. Hera, Ares, and Persephone) Lights in the sky (e.g. the sun, the moon, and Polaris/the North Star) Iconic aliens (e.g. Spock from Star Trek , Wicket from Star Wars , and the Alien from Alien ) Sport projectiles (e.g. a birdie, a golf ball, and a football) Well-known fictional dinosaurs (e.g. Blue the velociraptor from Jurassic World , Old Lace the genetically engineered deinonychus from Ma...

Here are some short pieces based on things that have happened in my life recently.  The Gifts are...Somewhere? I hate moving so much that towards the end of the process, I just threw things into bags or boxes as they fit, which room they'd come from or which room they'd go to be damned. However, this means that some things are still to be uncovered. And I don't know if this is the case for you, but I have about one billion loved ones with September birthdays (okay, 11 but that IS a lot!). So, I have quite a few birthday presents that I know I've bought (not only do I remember buying them, but I have a spreadsheet recording what I've bought), but have not retrieved from the various piles yet. I don't have a ton more boxes and bags to go through, so I'm confident I can find them tomorrow morning or afternoon (before I head to a joint birthday party in the evening) and then wrap and label them. Moving forward, I hope to get more organized under-bed storage to k...

Sometimes group costumes are just more fun!  The Powerpuff Girls (3), possibly with Professor Utonium (making it a group of 4) Scooby-Doo  characters (5 if you include Scooby, 6 if you also include the Mystery Machine) The Sanderson sisters (3) Rock, paper, scissors (3) The Sailor Scouts (up to 9) Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion (3), but you can also add more characters from The Wizard of Oz if you have more folks in your group The three little pigs (3), but you could add the big bad wolf (making it a group of 4) Parker, Hardison, and Eliot from Leverage  (3), but you can also add Sophie, Nate, Breanna, and/or Harry (making it a group of 4 to 8) if you have more folks in your group Steve, Terry, Bindi, and Robert Irwin (4), possibly adding in Bindi's husband Chandler Powell and/or Bindi's daughter Grace Warrior Irwin Powell (making it a group of 5 or 6)--you could additionally add in crocodiles or Australian wildlife if you have more folks in your group L...

Time for a trip to Bath!  Rebecca, I get that you have trust issues (from what you've shared about your past, you've come by them fair and square), but you cannot put that all on Zied Rebecca...you are looking to find something Rebecca, I do firmly believe partners are still allowed some privacy So, I know Kara is saying she "planned" this tea, but did she? I kinda assume the producers do all of the planning Shekinah, I feel like you're weirder than I initially thought Wait, the men and women are traveling together? I kinda enjoy how there is no facade of a man planning the men's day out in Bath It is genuinely nice to see Paola and Russ just joking around and enjoying being with each other I did not know Bath was the site of Roman baths! Okay, definitely the producers had to AT LEAST clear this place for filming Kara is right that the men will be talking about them Wait, Guillermo, is Venezuela not known for spicy food? Or is it just a different level than In...