#i saw coraline in theaters today!!!!

[mojonder]

happy hang in there thurssssday people of thuesdayland!!

here is your weekly scheduled (yummy) hangku (hang in there haiku for the newborns)

What a joyous day.

Four days have already gone

Oh, Thursday is here...

#tursdaymood

[mangoposts]

please tell us ur interactions w each triplets in detail omggg

This was allll over the phone yall so if u have any questions about what they’re like in person I HAVE NO CLUE

I’ve had Nick and Chris call me pretty and that’s the only thing that stands out to me 😀 I never really talked to Matt or Nick i kinda just said hi and talked to Chris bc he stole the phone and was extremely talkative. He asked me how old I was and when i told him 2003 he was like “Are you older than me??!???” And i was like No😭

when he grabbed the phone he panned it out to show Nick and Matt and they waved and his first words were “You’re pretty” (He was laughing while saying it so i didn’t realize right away) and Nick was in the back talking to my friend but he stopped and said “Yeah you’re really pretty by the way” But i heard it faintly so that’s when i realized Chris said it. After was when he asked how old I was. We were on the phone for awhile because they were waiting for one of their friends outside the theater bc they were at the movies (Chris said that) And he said he had time to kill anyway

He talked about the movie they saw (Coraline) and gave me a rating on it Lmfaooo and he just talked about his day. When he gave the phone back to my friend he said “Call ya later” And laughed 😭 He actually laughed sooooo much and i was laughing so much LIKE I LAUGHED WITH CHRIS anyways this is the sole reason on why im a Chris lady today that’s all there’s probably more but i blacked out

Yes this happened at almost 2am and i looked like a crackhead from the woods

[bluestarjay]

I saw coraline in theaters in 3d today, and holy shit- she must be so traumatized cause I was traumatized just watching it. I can't imagine being in her perspective, yk? Do you think she goes into the garden and sees a beetle and gets flashbacks? Do you think she sees a spider in the corner of her bedroom and screams and cries for one of her parents to kill it? To be honest, she's very brave and bitter about the situation as it happens, so she seems more like she would get angry and whack it a hundred times for payback. But in those moments of vulnerability, after a long day and she doesn't have it in her to do it. Do you think she sees little girls with those American Girl dolls that are supposed to look like them and freaks out because what if she's back? Do you think she sees buttons and flinches? Do you think she ever wakes up in the middle of the night after a nightmare and checks the door just to make sure it's closed? What if she got rid of the stuffed animals and toys and things she had in her room because they reminded her of the other world? Do you think she hates Halloween because there's so much spider, eyeball, and ghost stuff? Do you think she gets triggered when she hears her mother's voice without being able to see her, especially when she uses that particular tone? Do you think she's claustrophobic bc she was locked in the room with the ghost children? Do you think she becomes a spiritual person and constantly has a means of protection on her, like a crystal or something? What if she had a nightmare of her (other) fathers death, or just her parents being gone in general, and she crawled into bed with them, just to make sure they were safe.

[mp3stargrl]

I saw Coraline in theaters today and it was so fun !

[ccelestialfox]

went to see Coraline in theaters today and holy shit, best movie. ever. I loved it. I saw it in 3D as well and oh my god it was beautiful eaidheaofiheaalkdajdea the jumping mice circus scene was amazing to see in theaters UEFHOAUEFDO

[thedailyimagines]

Coraline Au: Supernatural (Part Three)

Part three of the Coraline Au Supernatural series! Search the blog for parts one and two!

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The imagines for this series is based more off the book Coraline rather than the movie, but it borrows from both. It’s a good book, and the graphic novel is pretty cool too!

I always felt so sad for the ghost children, we never knew if they saw their families again after Coraline saved them. I like to think they did.

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Sam and Dean weren’t back from their case, and neither had sent word back to y/n if they would be home soon or not. So y/n took a trip to the store and bought himself some apples for lunch.

There was still no word from his brothers.

Later that night, y/n was woken up by a paw batting his face. He sat up in his bed to discover the black cat sitting on the covers.

“How did you get in here?” The cat blinked at him. Y/n reached out and rubbed its head. “I don’t suppose you know where my brothers are, do you?” The cat jumped off the bed and ran down the hall, y/n following behind him.

The cat stopped in front of a full length mirror Sam had added to the bunker. Y/n looked inside to see not his reflection, but-

“Sam! Dean!” Inside were his brothers, covered in snow. Sam leaned towards the mirror and breathed on the glass, fogging it up. In the fog he wrote two words:

‘Help Us’

The mirror image faded, leaving only the reflection of a boy, barely out of his childhood, looking terribly alone and scared.

“I suppose we have to go get them.” The cat blinked again at him. Y/n returned to his room and got dressed. Walking into the armory with his backpack, he grabbed a knife and a stone with a hole in it. Rowena has given it to his older brothers, saying it was good for bad things or something like that. Y/n didn’t know if it was true, but it couldn’t hurt to have it with him.

He then went to the kitchen, opening up the junk drawer as fishing out a flashlight. He was ready to go back. The cat was gone for now, but y/n had a feeling he would see it soon.

<—>

He once again didn’t find anyone until he was almost to the door leading out, where he found the Other Sam tap, tap, tapping away at a computer.

“Where’s Other Dean?” Other Sam didn’t even turn to look at him. He just kept typing away.

“He’s out setting traps.” Was it just y/n, or did his other brother seem...waxy?

“For the rats?” The older shook his head.

“No, the rats are our friends. He’s setting traps for the large black pest that came in today.” Large black-wait, was he talking about the...?

“Was it a cat?”

“That’s the one.” He waited for the button eyed man to speak again. Upon receiving no answer, y/n decided to go outside.

“I’m going exploring.” Other Sam shook his head again. He did look rather waxy and pale in this light.

“Nothing out there to explore. I suppose you could go see the cottage theater again, but otherwise there’s nothing.” Y/n was already walking out towards the door.

“I’ll be exploring nothing then.” And with that, he left the bunker.

Outside seemed less real than when he had last gone out. The trees and plants all looked more like drawings, and everything was much more faded. Y/n walked deeper into the woods, determined to find something. What it was he didn’t know, but he would find it.

“What are you doing this far out?” Startled for a moment, y/n looked down to discover the cat walking beside him.

“I’m looking for something to help me find my brothers.” The cat shook its head. The world around them had faded to vague misty shapes.

“You won’t find it here. He hasn’t bothered building out this far.” Y/n adjusted his backpack.

“Why?”

“A web only need be big enough for the spider to catch the prey.” The two walked in silence for a while until y/n noticed a dark spot ahead of them.

“You were wrong. There is something here.” The two kept walking towards the dark splotch, only to discover it was the house. “But...we walked away from it. How are we back?”

“Walk around the world.”

“Small world.” The cat froze, then ran off in the direction of the underbrush. Y/n wished he had stayed, it was fairly lonely without the cat.

He rentered the bunker, but it was empty. Walking back to the office (which was now full of strange furniture) y/n walked back to the door. It was locked. How had it been locked? The key was...where had he put the key?

“You know, they always say you should keep a close eye on the important things.” Y/n whirled around, coming face to face with Other Dean. But it barely resembled his oldest brother. The skin was too pale, the teeth too sharp, and its fingers kept twitching and playing around with-

-with the key to the door. Placing the key on the table, Other Dean picked up a paper bag. He held it out towards y/n.

“Want a snack? Cocoa beetles, they’re delicious.” Y/n shook his head. Other Dean popped a few into his mouth, crunching down on them. “They say even the strongest spirit can be broken with love.” Y/n shook his head.

“I don’t love you. I just want my real brothers back.” The other brother frowned, a beetle leg hanging out from the corner of his mouth.

“That isn’t any walk to talk to your brother.”

“You aren’t my brother.” Other Dean sat up stiffly, glaring at y/n with the black button eyes.

“Apologize, now.” Y/n crossed his arms and refused to speak.

“One. Two.” Y/n didn’t blink, didn’t move.

“Three!” Grabbing y/n by the hair, the other brother dragged him to the hall, towards the mirror.

“Ow! Let go of me! Get off!” Taking a small silver key out of his pocket, Other Dean stuck it in the mirror and opened it. He tossed y/n inside like he didn’t weigh a thing.

“You can come out when you’ve learned how to act like a proper brother.” And with that, he shut y/n up in the room behind the mirror. Y/n pushed against the wall, but it didn’t budge.

A faint glow caught his attention, and he turned around to catch sight of a blanket with a light underneath on the bed. There was the sound of sighs and quiet sobs emitting from it. Y/n carefully pulled the blanket away to reveal three children. They were transparent, and their clothes were odd, but they made no move towards y/n. It was the little boy in sailor clothes who spoke first.

“Hush, shush! He might be listening!” The girl with wings spoke next.

“Art thou...living?” She reached out a hand and brushed it against y/n’s cheek.

“Yes. Who are you?” The pioneer girl held her face in her hands.

“We’ve lost our names, he took them with the rest of our lives.” The boy spoke up again.

“He spied on our lives with the little doll eyes and saw that we weren’t happy. So he offered us games and toys. And when he offered, we let him sew the buttons in our eyes. He said it was because he loved us.” The winged girl chimed in.

“But it was a lie. He left us here in the dark, to fade until only a shadow was left.” The pioneer girl spoke once more.

“You must flee! Flee while there is life in your heart!”

“I can’t. Not without my real brothers.” Then y/n had an idea. “Why don’t you come out when he opens the door?”

“We cannot. In the light, we would die completely. It is the cost of losing a soul.”

“Did he hide them?”

“Aye. Without them, we could not move on when we died. He kept us here and fed on us.” It was the sailor boy who spoke next.

“Perhaps if you could win your brothers from him, you could find our secret hearts.”

“Maybe. But that won’t happen until he lets me out.” Y/n laid down on the bed. Soon he fell asleep, a voice whispering in his ear.

“Look through the stone.”

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I don’t own the above gif, all credits go to the owner.

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Images taken by me from my copy of the Coraline graphic novel by P. Craig Russel. The art is awesome in it guys, go check it out!

[thegothicviking]

Oh ahahahah...You think a silly animation of this is terrifyng?? Oh you summer children. I SAW the Coraline PUPPET THEATER!! ON STAGE! (Norwegian version though) With half live actors and half HUGE CREEPY puppets!! I WAS LIKE 8 YEARS OLD. I was forced as our acting troup wanted inspiration and sent us all to see the play. I still remember it even today. The puppet show was of course based on the book as the movie didn't exist yet. And yes let me tell you; it scarred me so much that I still remember bits of it and I still try to understand what the hell I saw on that stage, And you know what!? @neil-gaiman I am gonna build up courage again and read the actual book (yes I still want to read the book despite seeing that terror of a play because I guess I love misery?!

Oh and the reason why I never dared to read the book as a child was because the cover of the edition from my childhood looked like this;

I think that speaks for itself!

this movie is so fucking creepy jesus fuck

[trickormemes]

Elijah & Christine sentence starters

195 starters feel free to change gender pronouns content warning: alcohol mention, cussing, drug mention, sexual themes, violence

"I'll fucking kill you, you hear me?! I'll fucking kill you!"

"I just woke up and realized that I got fucking bit by a brown fucking recluse spider, which is my literal biggest fear."

"I actually feel like I'm on the set of Glee right now."

"You're gonna get bullied. Or do the bullying, I don't know..."

"Someone's gonna jerk off to this."

"No, we have to go. No. Come on."

"I don't have a tongue."

"Yeah, I'm pretty gay."

"What if someone's window was down at a stop sign and I screamed at the top of my lungs "Help! Help me, they're trying to kill me!"? What would they do? How would they react?"

"I got my test results back! I'm gay!"

"I peed my pants at the movie theater when we saw the last Lord of the Rings movie because I drank an extra large Mr. Pibb, and it was like a four hour movie, and I didn't wanna miss it so I just peed my pants and I was literally, like... I was like ten years old."

"This should not be on the internet."

"That is a furry butt plug."

"Do you know where vaginas are?"

"Just eat the lube."

"We're not making a fucking sex tape."

"He just called me ugly."

"You are gonna have the cock of a life time."

"I went to the bathroom because I had to poop, but I was pooping so hard I started sweating and I had to get my makeup redone."

"I broke it."

"What is that on your shirt?"

"I feel like Hannah Montana in the beginning of the Hannah Montana Movie where she has to drive the golf cart into the backstage of the stadium to get to hair and makeup on time."

"Finger me with those!"

"_____! Wake the fuck up, you're at a party!"

"Honey, I'm going to fucking Willy Wonka's goddamn chocolate factory!"

"See, bitch? What the fuck I tell you? Willy goddamn Wonka."

"Tell me why it's five o'clock in the morning and you have a fucking tomato on your bed."

"Why do you have hot dogs in your fucking backpack?"

"Look at that little mannequin. Why is he standing like that?"

"I got this pretty sick disappearing act. You wanna see it?"

"What's your social security number?"

"That's not an air horn, that's hair spray."

"Listen, I was told to be a YouTuber all I needed was some fucking Orbeez and a hot knife."

"I post new videos every day because I have no goddamn life."

"You're fucking cleaning these up!"

"I'm gonna throw up my slushie."

"I always knew since the day I was born I was meant to be a goblin."

"A small child just kicked my leg. Not even joking."

"You look like you might get kicked out of a Christian Halloween party."

"I like my women like I like my forks. In my mouth."

"You lost already."

"You walked a whole block and didn't fall over. Good job."

"Eat the booty like groceries."

"You need to go because you don't fucking live here."

"I hope you both fucking fall."

"I'M LEAKIIIINNGG!!!"

"You look like you're fucking dying."

"I got your beef and broccoli right here, baby."

"I feel like I'm in clay-mation. I feel my whole life is in stop-motion. I'm Coraline."

"Yeah, and by 'yeah' I mean 'fuck no.'"

"Get your witch fingers off me."

"You look like Kesha in 2009."

"Nobody here fucking knows you."

"I know in my heart that it isn't true, but it still hurts my feelings."

"_____ just got a Nintendo Switch, uh, so she just... hasn't said a word for the past 48 hours."

"This is some complicated Lego action. There's two fucking booklets."

"Would you fuck like a real—like a life-size Lego person?"

"I would fuck Lego Chris Pratt. I would fuck human Chris Pratt. I would fuck Chris Pratt's horse. I said horse, I meant corpse."

"Not everything is gay fanfiction, _____."

"It's spicy. It got in my eye."

"Oh my god, it's a Valentine's Day card from my grandpa... And he gave me ten dollars!"

"Get up. We're going out to dinner."

"_____, you are the most disgusting person I know, and I just wanna spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"

*rapping* "Rain drop, drop top, he just proposed with a Ring Pop."

"Okay, can you not be... so cute?"

"Why are you smoking weed on the fucking toilet?"

"Bitch, you know this isn't your house, right?"

"I wanna bake fucking weed brownies in an EZ Bake oven, so we're going into Walmart to get an EZ Bake oven."

"A solid substance is definitely not a good substitute for liquid."

"I don't know how to park this fucking car."

"How do you smell like Home Town Pride? What would my— My hometown would smell like stale beer and, like, Cheetos."

"Look, they make personalized candles. Smells like divorce."

"Even I don't know why I did that."

"_____, I'm literally gonna shit myself."

"I know you can't drink anymore. You've had too many shots."

"Oh, I fucking hate you! You bitch! Fuck you!"

"This is so easy. Why do you complain about it? It's not a hard job."

"God is a woman."

"Which side are you trying to fucking get on? Which one?"

"Why the fuck would we smoke weed out of a watermelon?"

"I just made a fucking Pringle bong, bitch."

"I feel like I'm being probed by aliens."

"Do whatever you want to me."

"Make it ten dollars next time, bitch."

"I am shooketh."

"I licked it. I got a little taste."

"It's a fucking cake. Stop calling it brownies."

"Honey, my life's Hell on Earth."

"It's not that fucking deep, it's a video game."

"Why the fuck do you look like a Miami coke-dealer dad right now?"

"Man, I feel like I'm in, like, Sex and the City right now. Like an episode of Girls right now. Like I'm in an episode of, like, Broad City."

"I'm giving _____ 'fuck me' eyes."

"Don't change the song, you're not the fucking DJ. What are you putting on?"

"Why do you know the whole dance?"

"If I croak, you can have my eye balls."

"I'm drunk as shit."

"It's been two hours of this shit. Can you guys just fucking stop?"

"We said we weren't gonna drink tonight, and now we're drunk on these stairs."

"YOU'RE FUCKING TOASTING PIZZA?!"

"You get points on the creativity, but you fucking lost on the execution, BITCH!"

"Get in the fucking car."

"_____, we've been driving for six fucking hours. Where are we going?"

"Quit being such a little bitch."

"I'm filming this. This is a horrible film."

"My drag name is Goblin Breath."

"I bit my swimming instructor in the face."

"Why would I have to be drunk to do that?"

"I feel like three-years-old is a little too old to be biting people in the face."

"That is the most 'you' sentence I have ever heard come out of your mouth."

"COME ON, DRINK UP, BITCH!"

"You're ten shots in already? This is gonna be a fucking disaster."

"I full-on peed my pants."

"_____, the smile you got when you thought you answered that right was pretty amazing."

"How my ass taste, bitch?"

"_____, I don't think you can put a dildo on top of Christmas tree. It's really weird."

"Okay, I'm not sure if it's historically accurate, but I'm pretty sure Jesus would puke too."

"If you fuck this up, I will JFK you."

"Why am I fucking trusting you to do this?"

"I'm still drunk, but today's another day, you know?"

"Can you hold it together for two fucking minutes?"

"I can't hold it together for three fucking seconds."

"Sorry you're low-key ugly."

"Hey, baby girl, you high as fuck."

"Someone's gonna Photoshop a dick in your mouth. And now I just solidified that by saying it."

"This looks like the beginning of a CSI episode where, like, a crazy cat lady gets murdered."

"Didn't I tell you you're not allowed to talk on our vlogs unless your shirt's off?"

"I'll fuck your belly button."

"Why are you still here? You have your own house."

"Honestly, these little dick candies aren't that fucking bad."

"My mom is disappointed in me."

"I got a gingerbread house."

"Aggressive, max. size twelve-inch—sounds good!"

"Your math probably isn't off, but like, your morals are."

"Oh look, another sad kid in a black hoodie."

"I built a little ball pit to smoke weed in."

"I'm the Rachel Ray of alien egg-laying dildos."

"Are you using a marker to stir it? There's literally spoons over there."

"Let's keep it PG, please."

"If you spit in my mouth I will murder your family. I will murder your entire family. I will gut you and feed you to the birds."

"Okay, the three things I hate: heights, small spaces, and you."

"Why are you the adult Honey Boo Boo child?"

"Do I need this? No. Do I want it? ...Also no."

"You better stop it, you're gonna give me a little chub."

"This is why people think we're dating all the time."

"This is supposed to be bottomless mimosas. I can clearly... I can cleary see the bottom."

"If I don't get married in the next five minutes I will riot."

"This is the most action I've gotten in years."

"Already spilled... literally ten seconds into my meal. Awesome."

"I don't even know what I said. I don't know what I'm saying right now."

"That ruined my life."

"The taste is good, the texture is like eating your grandpa's ballsack."

"The world would be a better place if everybody just pissed their pants."

"I'm not even gonna try because I know the answer's no."

"I mean, I'm seeing it right now and I'm underwhelmed."

"You're a walking fucking disaster."

"Take a bite. Get ready to have your world rocked."

"I HOPE YOU BREAK UP!"

"You look like a fucking glazed donut, honey."

"Ew, ew, oh my god, there's children, ew!" *gags*

"Not the first time I've ruined a party because I was naked and screaming."

"That used to be a [insert restaurant name] and I almost fought a girl in the parking lot once. But she didn't show up."

"Oh my god, that's dark. Why did you laugh?"

"This show's not for free, honey."

"Why is your brain full of so much useless information?"

"Why did you just call Mr. Krabs by his first name?"

"It tastes like a Starbust for your dick."

"No one wants to fuck you. Sorry."

“Like the most basic law of human nature. Everyone knows that... bagels are straight.”

“Recreate the Friends intro right now.”

“GO! YES! BITCH! GET IT!”

“I got this soda from a gas station-truck stop, and apparently it’s soda that makes you horny.”

“I need two pasties for one nipple because my nipples are so big. Like, this big. They’re, like, not pepperonis, they’re like salamis.”

“I’m, like, livid. I cannot believe you don’t have a phone case right now. What is wrong with you?”

“The horny soda! I’m horny now!”

“I feel like I’m in a romantic comedy.”

“We’re gonna fucking die out here. It’s like The Hills Have Eyes.”

“We’re stranded in the desert... Well, at least we’re together.”

“At least friendship doesn’t overheat.”

“My conditioner opened in my backpack and now it looks like there’s cum on all my clothes.”

“Trying to get laid is so fucking annoying.”

“See, if you get an Audi and you drive it off the lot, it depreciates immediately. Chanel doesn’t depreciate. I can sell this in ten years.”

“I’m having a quarter-life crisis.”

“Why am I out of breath?”

“How do you fit two penises in one hole?”

“You were just crawling naked on the ground. Why would you do that?”

“It’s 7:30 in the fucking morning. Go back to sleep.”

“Does it hurt for water to become ice? You’re changing your molecular composition. Like... you’re probably gonna experience some discomfort.”

“Are you gonna cry now? What is going on?”

“I have not looked this shitty in so long.”

“I feel like I got hit by a fucking bus.”

“Run ‘em over.”

“Why are there ghosts in my fucking apartment?”

“If I wanna sit on the grass and feel the uneasy presence of ghosts, I would just go to my grandma’s house.”

“I’m like a surprisingly good cook for somebody whose method of cooking is just putting everything in a pan and hoping for the best, but it works out, like, nine out of ten times.”

“I flake on people, I’m sorry. I’m also a bad texter.”

[shelbymadden14]

1-200

200: My crush’s name is: chanel 💚

199: I was born in: joplin mo

198: I am really: gay

197: My cellphone company is: verizon

196: My eye color is: hazel

195: My shoe size is: 9....in men’s

194: My ring size is: depends on the finger but 8 on my ring finger

193: My height is: 5.7

192: I am allergic to: cats & mildew

191: My 1st car was: 94 camaro

190: My 1st job was: at the hit zone

189: Last book you read: love her wild

188: My bed is: big af

187: My pet: my boom baby

186: My best friend: boom baby duh

185: My favorite shampoo is: pantene

184: Xbox or ps3: ps4

183: Piggy banks are: not in my vocabulary because i’m broke

182: In my pockets: boxers on sooo no pockets

181: On my calendar: lots of appointments & hopefully a date 😏

180: Marriage is: beautiful!

179: Spongebob can: get dis

178: My mom: is a beautiful soul

177: The last three songs I bought were? upset-lauren sanderson, billies album, jocelyn flores-XXX

176: Last YouTube video watched: jeffree star 😅

175: How many cousins do you have? too many to count

174: Do you have any siblings? yes 2

173: Are your parents divorced? nope

172: Are you taller than your mom? yes

171: Do you play an instrument? drums

170: What did you do yesterday? laundry & watched true blood

[ I Believe In ]

169: Love at first sight: yes

168: Luck: yes

167: Fate: yes

166: Yourself: depends on the day

165: Aliens: yes

164: Heaven: yes

163: Hell: yes

162: God: yes

161: Horoscopes: yes

160: Soul mates: duh

159: Ghosts: oh yeah

158: Gay Marriage: nope

157: War: ehh no

156: Orbs: yesh

155: Magic: living & breathing & the way the body works is magic so yes

[ This or That ]

154: Hugs or Kisses: kisses

153: Drunk or High: high

152: Phone or Online: phone

151: Red heads or Black haired: red heads i mean cmon

150: Blondes or Brunettes: recently changed to blondes & for good reason

149: Hot or cold: hot

148: Summer or winter: summer

147: Autumn or Spring: autumn

146: Chocolate or vanilla: chocolate

145: Night or Day: day

144: Oranges or Apples: apples

143: Curly or Straight hair: curly

142: McDonalds or Burger King: mcdanks

141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: milk chocolate baby

140: Mac or PC: mac

139: Flip flops or high heals: neither

138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: sweet & poor

137: Coke or Pepsi: pepsi

136: Hillary or Obama: obama

135: Burried or cremated: both?

134: Singing or Dancing: dancing

133: Coach or Chanel: chanel 😅😂😏💚

132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: no

131: Small town or Big city: big city

130: Wal-Mart or Target: walmart

129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: adam

128: Manicure or Pedicure: pedicure

127: East Coast or West Coast: east

126: Your Birthday or Christmas: birthday

125: Chocolate or Flowers: flowers

124: Disney or Six Flags: six flags

123: Yankees or Red Sox: cardinals

[ Here’s What I Think About ]

122: War: no

121: George Bush: who is he? jk.

120: Gay Marriage: i think it’s gay

119: The presidential election: also gay

118: Abortion: pro choice

117: MySpace: middle school

116: Reality TV: dumb

115: Parents: they are good folk

114: Back stabbers: they stab backs. hoes.

113: Ebay: i sold a bat on here once & it was so much work

112: Facebook: slowly becoming obsolete in my life

111: Work: necessary

110: My Neighbors: the one who called the cops on me? she bad

109: Gas Prices: low thank the lord. knock on wood.

108: Designer Clothes: who cares

107: College: also necessary

106: Sports: i only really care about softball

105: My family: the madden’s are wild man

104: The future: looks pretty good 😏

[ Last time I ]

103: Hugged someone: uhmmm like the end of october ;(

102: Last time you ate: at 7

101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: uhm on ft with a bud the other day

100: Cried in front of someone: in my kitchen with my momma

99: Went to a movie theater: when chanel & i went to see hustlers

98: Took a vacation: junior year of hs

97: Swam in a pool: TOO long ago ;(

96: Changed a diaper: over a year ago

95: Got my nails done: never

94: Went to a wedding: probably like 2 years ago

93: Broke a bone: 6th grade

92: Got a peircing: 3 years ago

91: Broke the law: uh i was speeding ;(

90: Texted: just a minute ago

[ MISC ]

89: Who makes you laugh the most: that’s a toss up. i surround myself with laughter

88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: my boom boy

87: The last movie I saw: do i have to watch it to count it? coraline

86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: seeing my lil baby

85: The thing im not looking forward to: chelsey moving out ;(

84: People call me: shelby, shelb, shlub, bub, sheldon

83: The most difficult thing to do is: not overthink

82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: like 2 times 😅

81: My zodiac sign is: aquarius

80: The first person i talked to today was: my favorite girl, chanel.

79: First time you had a crush: uhmmm 6th grade? who knows.

78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: i would say chanel. she’s like a human lie detector.

77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: chanel & i do this shit all the time it’s freaky.

76: Right now I am talking to: like having a conversation with someone? everyone is asleep i believe

75: What are you going to do when you grow up: wait i’m not grown? crap.

74: I have/will get a job: i am a sub but i’d like to venture out a little

73: Tomorrow: i’m going to work out

72: Today: i’m about to crash

71: Next Summer: i’d like to be in a pool or in the sun a lot

70: Next Weekend: i couldn’t tell ya.

69: I have these pets: boomer & xeno

68: The worst sound in the world: my alarm

67: The person that makes me cry the most is: my dad

66: People that make you happy: my family, my baby & my friends

65: Last time I cried: uhhh couple days ago

64: My friends are: savannah, meg, aleigh, shelby, alex & lots more

63: My computer is: non existent

62: My School: nada at the moment

61: My Car: little dented 😂

60: I lose all respect for people who: beat on people mentally or physically

59: The movie I cried at was: oh shoot. i don’t do sad movies so i couldn’t tell you. but anytime an old person is sad i cry

58: Your hair color is: strawberry blonde

57: TV shows you watch: way too many to name but i’m on true blood right now

56: Favorite web site: pornhub

55: Your dream vacation: i want to go to italy

54: The worst pain I was ever in was: uhmmm i guess shoulder surgery? it wasn’t too awful

53: How do you like your steak cooked: medium rare

52: My room is: clean & gray

51: My favorite celebrity is: emma stone or jennifer lawrence 😏

50: Where would you like to be: anywhere with you 😏💚

49: Do you want children: yes!

48: Ever been in love: i am sooo yes

47: Who’s your best friend: i have three. savannah, meg & aleigh.

46: More guy friends or girl friends: girl friends

45: One thing that makes you feel great is: when boom cuddles me

44: One person that you wish you could see right now: hmmm my nanny wheeler 💕

43: Do you have a 5 year plan: yes! don’t die.

42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: ope. no but i should

41: Have you pre-named your children: yes

40: Last person I got mad at: uhmmm i hardly get mad but probably a sibling

39: I would like to move to: springfield

38: I wish I was a professional: softball player

[ My Favorites ]

37: Candy: orbit gun

36: Vehicle: nissan xterra

35: President: i could give a shit less

34: State visited: florida

33: Cellphone provider: verizon at the moment

32: Athlete: does lauren chamberlain count even though she’s retired?

31: Actor:ryan reynolds

30: Actress: his wife 😏

29: Singer: billie duh

28: Band: oh boy. uhm. coldplay

27: Clothing store: nike outlet or ross 😂

26: Grocery store: one with groceries

25: TV show: all time favorite? probably PLL

24: Movie: matilda

23: Website: again, pornhub. jk i couldn’t tell you.

22: Animal: elephant

21: Theme park: haven’t been to many soooo idk

20: Holiday: christmas or halloween

19: Sport to watch: softball

18: Sport to play: softball

17: Magazine: i don’t read them

16: Book: favorite book would be love her wild

15: Day of the week: friday

14: Beach: cancun mexico

13: Concert attended: ive been to shitty ones so negative

12: Thing to cook: pasta

11: Food: pasta

10: Restaurant: jap steak

9: Radio station: spotify 😂

8: Yankee candle scent: linen 😂

7: Perfume: cologne/chrome azarro

6: Flower: lillies

5: Color: purple

4: Talk show host: jimmy fallon

3: Comedian: ellen

2: Dog breed: yorkie but boom is my favorite

1: Did you answer all these truthfully? yes

[my-insanity-is-irrelevant]

The same to you - all of them 🎃

200: My crush’s name is: Ryan, Eli, Claire, several others I cant name for complicated reasons 

199: I was born in: 1997/a hospital 

198: I am really: Intense weather in my calmness or excitement 

197: My cellphone company is: T-Mobile

196: My eye color is: Light green

195: My shoe size is: 9 1/2 wide (i usually have to do like a 11 for high heals)

194: My ring size is: ??????? probably big I have chubby fingers

193: My height is: 5′ 6″

192: I am allergic to: nothing unless you count idiocy 

191: My 1st car was: A blue 2007 Ford Focus and I LOVED her

190: My 1st job was: A server for Cheddar’s Casual Cafe 

189: Last book you read: How to Ruin Everything by George Watsky 10/10

188: My bed is: A king with lots o’ pillows and blankets and is very comfy

187: My pet: 2 cats, 5 kittens, 6 dogs, 2 snakes, 1 bearded dragon, 1 leopard gecko, 4 turtles, 1 bullfrog tadpole, and bunches of fish

186: My best friend: is a boy i met a month ago because i have intimacy issues

185: My favorite shampoo is: Dead Sea’s Argon oil shampoo is so good to my poor dry curls

184: Xbox or ps3: I use an Xbox to watch Netflix but I don’t play video games

183: Piggy banks are: Cute decorations but go unused

182: In my pockets: $2, some lint, a rubber band, and something weird i took out of my dog’s mouth earlier

181: On my calendar: I have nothing written in it but it has cool pictures of bears

180: Marriage is: Cool because of the financial benefits but other than that unnecessary to prove one’s love. I want a wedding though because I want a pretty dress

179: Spongebob can: Make me hate my life a 3am

178: My mom: Died of breast cancer and smoked a lot of pot

177: The last three songs I bought were? I can’t remember ever paying for music but the last three i listened to are: Cherry Wine by Hozier, Strong As An Oak by Watsky, and San Cristobal by Mal Blum

176: Last YouTube video watched: A slam poem by Neil Hilborn called Liminality

175: How many cousins do you have? I have no clue? At least 10 on each side, but i’m sure there’s way more than that

174: Do you have any siblings? 2 older brothers, 2 older sisters, ans one younger sister 

173: Are your parents divorced? They were never married

172: Are you taller than your mom? Nope! She was like 5′10′

171: Do you play an instrument? I can play hot cross buns on the recorder and thats the best i can do

170: What did you do yesterday? I slept and ate beef jerky[ I Believe In ]169: Love at first sight: No, but i do believe in lust and infatuation at first site. I think  love takes time to grow.

168: Luck: Yes like, as in karma

167: Fate: Catch me in the right mood and i do

166: Yourself: NOOOOOPE

165: Aliens: Yes

164: Heaven: No

163: Hell: Yes, it’s called Texas

162: God: Naaaaah

161: Horoscopes: I think they’re accurate generalizations

160: Soul mates: Yeah but not like the traditional; kind of way, i think we have lots of people we’re meant to be with in various ways

159: Ghosts: Yes and No i go back and forth

158: Gay Marriage: 100%

157: War:0%

156: Orbs: Idk what this is talking about but sure, ill root for them

155: Magic: No, Im a science gal[ This or That ]154: Hugs or Kisses: Hugs

153: Drunk or High: High, drinking gives me a tummy ache

152: Phone or Online: Online

151: Red heads or Black haired: Red heads

150: Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes

149: Hot or cold: Cold

148: Summer or winter: Winter

147: Autumn or Spring: Autumn

146: Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla

145: Night or Day: Night

144: Oranges or Apples: Apples

143: Curly or Straight hair: Curly

142: McDonalds or Burger King: Mcdonald’s

141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: White Chocolate is the key to my heart

140: Mac or PC: PC

139: Flip flops or high heels: HIgh heels even though i cant walk in them

138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: Sweet and poor

137: Coke or Pepsi: Coke

136: Hillary or Obama: Obama

135: Burried or cremated: Cremated, the idea of rotting creeps me out

134: Singing or Dancing: Dancing but im bad at both

133: Coach or Chanel: Idgaf

132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: ??????

131: Small town or Big city: Big city

130: Wal-Mart or Target: Wal-Mart

129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: I hate Adam Sandler

128: Manicure or Pedicure: Manicure

127: East Coast or West Coast: West Coast

126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Christmas all the waaaaaay

125: Chocolate or Flowers: Flowers, preferably potted

124: Disney or Six Flags: Disney i’m scared of roller coasters

123: Yankees or Red Sox: I dont sports[ Here’s What I Think About ]122: War: Its stupid and bad and i hate violence 

121: George W. Bush: Okay, looook, i dig his paintings, okay???

120: Gay Marriage: gimme that shit i want that shit

119: The presidential election: I could be down for violence against trump

118: Abortion: everyone should have safe access to abortions, they save lives

117: MySpace: I never had one? Does it still exist? I may make one for fun? 

116: Reality TV: i dont ever watch it, i avoid it like the plauge

115: Parents: Mine were grade A shit

114: Back stabbers: What goes around comes around

113: Ebay: I use Amazon

112: Facebook: Its filled with my racist family, i avoid it 

111: Work: I watch my niece and nephew (twins) and i love it

110: My Neighbors: I don’t interact with them ever

109: Gas Prices: why so expensive pls give me break

108: Designer Clothes: catch me in wal-mart clothes i bough 4 years ago

107: College: I want but cant afford halp

106: Sports: no

105: My family: I love them but they fkn annoy the shit out of me with their political views

104: The future: stop.[ Last time I ]103: Hugged someone: My niece yesterday

102: Last time you ate: I am eating a bowl of mac n’ cheese right now

101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: I saw my sister’s in-laws last week and i loooooove them! I made slime with the kids

100: Cried in front of someone: When i found out my ex was cheating on me like two months ago

99: Went to a movie theater: Went on a date with a cute boi like a month ago and w saw Baby Driver it was so good

98: Took a vacation: The only vacation ive ever took in my life was with my ex and his family to Florida last summer

97: Swam in a pool: Less than a week ago

96: Changed a diaper: Yesterday, i change them for a living

95: Got my nails done:last summer

94: Went to a wedding: My oldest sister got married last week!

93: Broke a bone: when i was like 3????

92: Got a peircing: two weeks ago i got my nipples done

91: Broke the law: this morning when i got high

90: Texted: Im texting cute bbs  right now[ MISC ]89: Who makes you laugh the most: My boi Ryan who is a fkn idiot i love him

88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: I already left home and only miss having someone else cook and clean because my roomates are hopeless

87: The last movie I saw: The Last Five Years

86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: When i can move far north and start a loving and respectful communist sex cult

85: The thing im not looking forward to: Getting up for work at 5 in the morning

84: People call me: lame

83: The most difficult thing to do is: exist

82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: i sure haven’t i’m Safe

81: My zodiac sign is: Libra

80: The first person i talked to today was: Ryan

79: First time you had a crush: i liked a boy named Antonio in second grade

78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: no one? 

77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: Ryan last night when we said a stupid Ricks and Morty quote at the same time

76: Right now I am talking to: my cat Beatrice 

75: What are you going to do when you grow up: probably cry a lot

74: I have/will get a job: working with kids!

73: Tomorrow: I will be very tired

72: Today: I am very tired

71: Next Summer: I will be very hot

70: Next Weekend: Im going to tie ppl up with rope

69: I have these pets: see 187

68: The worst sound in the world: A baby crying because they’re hurt or sad

67: The person that makes me cry the most is: my ex inbox me for his url so you can tell him hes a meanie

66: People that make you happy: My nieces and nephews and also my bff

65: Last time I cried: last night because the damn dog was so cute

64: My friends are: amazing and deserve the world

63: My computer is: slow and bad but i still love her

62: My School: was down the road from a prison, which my mom was in years ago

61: My Car: is old and smells like my mom’s cigarettes 

60: I lose all respect for people who: are racist, homophobic, sexist, trans-phobic, Islamophobic, anti-semetic, ect. 

59: The movie I cried at was: the beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy

58: Your hair color is: Auburn

57: TV shows you watch: Game of Thrones, Criminal Minds, Sense 8

56: Favorite web site: tumblr.com

55: Your dream vacation: stargazing in Alaska 

54: The worst pain I was ever in was: when i fucked up my siatic nerve in a car wreck in January 

53: How do you like your steak cooked: medium-well

52: My room is: cold and messy and covered in kittens

51: My favorite celebrity is: Harry Styles

50: Where would you like to be: on a beach in Iceland with a person playing a ukulele 

49: Do you want children: Only if i have more than one long term partner living with me 

48: Ever been in love: Yes 

47: Who’s your best friend: see 186 its Ryan

46: More guy friends or girl friends: no

45: One thing that makes you feel great is: when my cat comes to me and just lays where shes barely touching me 

44: One person that you wish you could see right now: My best friend from high school who committed suicide 

43: Do you have a 5 year plan: no

42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: no

41: Have you pre-named your children: I want to name my kid Coraline but id also like to do something not defined by a single gender?

40: Last person I got mad at: My sister because she left the dogs inside all day while i was at work even though shes a stay at home mom and so the poor things had accidents and no one was happy

39: I would like to move to: Canada

38: I wish I was a professional: mom[ My Favorites ]37: Candy: white chocolate truffles 

36: Vehicle: vintage beatles 

35: President: Alexander Hamilton

34: State visited: Florida

33: Cellphone provider: ?????

32: Athlete: ?????

31: Actor: Nat Wolf

30: Actress: Maise willams

29: Singer: Radical Face/Hozier

28: Band: Bad Books

27: Clothing store: Wal-mart

26: Grocery store: Joe-V’s Smart Shop

25: TV show: Game of Thrones

24: Movie: Swiss Army Man

23: Website: see 56

22: Animal:  Monitors 

21: Theme park: i dont do theme parks

20: Holiday: Halloween

19: Sport to watch: does Yuri on Ice count?

18: Sport to play: no

17: Magazine: i don’t read magazines but i heard Teen Vogue is doing wonders

16: Book: The Kite Runner

15: Day of the week: Wednesday’s Child is Full of Woe

14: Beach: wherever i was in Florida 

13: Concert attended: Warped Tour 2015 there was a band called Onwards ect. it was so good

12: Thing to cook: homemade flour tortillas 

11: Food: Cheese enchiladas

10: Restaurant: This cute little place named Marianne’s thats down the road from my house she makes the best tamales 

9: Radio station: 94.5 The Buzz

8: Yankee candle scent: Clean Linen 

7: Perfume: i dont

6: Flower: Lilies 

5: Color: pink

4: Talk show host: Steve Harvey

3: Comedian: John Mulaney

2: Dog breed: Pit Bulls

1: Did you answer all these truthfully? 100%

[rubykgrant]

Because I like making lists and sharing info about stuff I like, I decided to share a small group of a few of my favorite books; specifically, ones that are SPOOKY somehow (some are about magic, some are about more sci-fi stuff, but all still a bit spooky). These are all books that I own, so this isn’t like a “top 50 best spooky books ever” kind of thing, just what I have on my shelf in no particular order. Also, these are all children and young adult books, I’ll save the grown-up horror books for a different list (these books vary in levels of spooky, from mild to hard-core, but are still generally safe for most people to read)

If you like to read and have some time to hunt these down, you might enjoy them. If you are into spooky stories, these might inspire you and provide ref for writing ideas-

BUNNICULA by Deborah and James Howe

NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE by Betty Brock

STONEWORDS A GHOST STORY by Pam Conrad

THE HALLOWEEN TREE by Ray Bradbury

MALICE by Chris Wooding (also, the sequel HAVOC)

CORALINE by Neil Gaiman

HECK: WHERE THE BAD KIDS GO by Dale E Basye (seven books total in the series)

HOW TO DRIVE YOUR FAMILY CRAZY… ON HALLOWEEN by Dean Marney (originally titled “The Jack-O-Lantern that Ate my Brother)

SKULLDUGGERY PLEASANT by Derek Landy (nine books total)

THE HAUNTING OF DEREK STONE by Tony Abbot (four books total)

SCORPION SHARDS by Neal Shusterman (part of the star chronicle series)

WELL WITCHED by Frances Hardinge

(some descriptions of the books under the cut)

BUNNICULA by Deborah and James Howe

Told from the perspective of Harold the dog, we are introduced to a new family pet; a cute little bunny found in a box at the theater (that was showing Dracula). After the important task of naming the little fluff-ball Bunnicula is over, the family is content to have their new pet. Though, he is a little odd… he sleeps all day, and they never see him eat. The family cat Chester, Harold’s dear friend, is suspicious that this bunny isn’t all that he seems. Clues of what Bunnicula truly is begin to pile up, literally, when other members of the family discover vegetables that have been completely drained. Chester is convinced that when it comes to Bunnicula today it might only be vegtables, but tomorrow it could be the world! Harold isn’t quite so sure the “vampire rabbit” is dangerous, and Bunnicula might be the one who needs help.

NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE by Betty Brock

A mysterious child has come to live with a very rich woman, in her very big house, and brings with her a very tiny dog; Gloria, a talking dog and Annabel’s guardian, is looking after her. Annabel doesn’t think Gloria is strange. To her, this is a normal life, and she loves everything in the house… except the strange, tiny cat that appeared and started telling Annabel secrets. Annabel learns she is actually very strange, because she isn’t an ordinary little girl, she is half-fairy and can even fly! This isn’t all good news though. Annabel has to choose between different parts of who she is, and whatever she decides can change her life forever

STONEWORDS A GHOST STORY by Pam Conrad

Zoe’s mother brought her to live with her grandparents when she was very little, and on her first night at her new house, she could feel another little hand holding hers even though nobody else could see her “imaginary friend”. Zoe Louise and Zoe spend every day together, they play, they talk, they grow up together… well, Zoe grows, but Zoe Louise stays the same. Sometimes, Zoe Louise disappears up the door of the back stairs, and Zoe is afraid to follow her. As Zoe gets older, she finally takes a trip into her friend’s world, and realizes her friend needs her help, but she needed it a long time ago. When Zoe visits a cemetery and sees her name, her friend’s name, on a grave stone, she finally has the courage to go through the door and into the past, hopefully to change a terrible tragedy

THE HALLOWEEN TREE by Ray Bradbury

On Halloween night a group a friends meet to go trick-or-treating… but someone is missing. Pip, the best of them all, is supposed to be in the hospital for appendicitis, but his friends are sure they saw him run toward a creepy house, so they follow him. This is where they meet Mr. Moundshroud, and where they see a tree full of pumpkins on every branch, carved faces that range from looking almost human to ghoulish, candles glowing within them. Mr Moundshroud tells the kids that Pip has stolen a pumpkin from this tree, and has fled not just to another place but another time. In order to save their friend from a mysterious fate, the kids go on a journey to different eras around the world, where they learn meanings behind different traditions about life and death   

MALICE by Chris Wooding (also, the sequel HAVOC)

Part illustration and part language, this book blends comics with the novel, as well as fantasy and reality. You see, there is a mysterious comic book, hard to find, and even if you get one the pages go blank after time passes… it depicts a strange and horrifying world called MALICE, full of monsters, and also children who have been transported there from the real world. An urban legend says if you gather the right ingredients and say the right words, Tall Jake will come and take you away. It turns out to be very real, and soon two kids begin a search and rescue mission to find their friend. The thing is, not everybody survives being the star of the comic, and you might only make it into one issue

CORALINE by Neil Gaiman

Coraline is an explorer; she has explored the garden, she has explored her room, she has explored the hallways, she has explored everywhere in her new house… except whatever room is behind the strange locked door. Once Coraline finds the key, she goes down a dark corridor and comes out in… the same room. The same, but different. This is the same house, but it is another house. She also has an Other Mother, with black button eyes, who promises that Coraline will find this world much more interesting. She does, but Coraline still wants to go back to her real home with her real parents. The Other Mother doesn’t like that; she wants Coraline to stay with her forever and always, she wants Coraline to love her, and all Coraline has to do is let her sew the buttons… to save her life, the ghosts of children who came before her, and her parents, Coraline stands up to the Other Mother with some unexpected help from her crazy neighbors and a Cat that doesn’t need a name 

HECK: WHERE THE BAD KIDS GO by Dale E Basye (seven books total in the series)

Bad kids get punished, even if they aren’t alive anymore. Milton and Marlo Fauster find this out the hard way. Down in Heck, there are many different types of “punishment”; like Wise Acres for the sassy kids, or Snivel for the whiny kids. There are seven circles of Heck, so you’ll fit in somewhere. Full of demons and puns, Heck isn’t just a place for bad kids, it is a very bad place for kids. Some of the punishments don’t really seem fair, and some kids never learn a lesson. Could there be a way for Milton and Marlow to go up, to heaven or at least back to the land of the living? Or will they just keep going down

HOW TO DRIVE YOUR FAMILY CRAZY… ON HALLOWEEN by Dean Marney (originally titled “The Jack-O-Lantern that Ate my Brother)

Lizzie is annoyed that her parents never listen to her, she’s annoyed that she’s getting teased about her name (getting called “Lizzie Borden”), but most of all she is annoyed by her little brother. She wishes she could just enjoy Halloween all by herself, but her parents are making her take him around the neighborhood. Lizzie tries to look out for him, especially when a woman dressed as witch offers him some shifty candy. Lizzie told him not to touch it, but do little brothers listen? Now Lizzie is being put to the test by the witch, who is in fact, an actual witch. She has to rescue her little brother from a haunted house, full of everything Lizzie is afraid of

SKULLDUGGERY PLEASANT by Derek Landy (nine books total)

Stephanie’s uncle left her a mansion full of his possessions after he passed away, and she also seems to have inherited a few problems; strangers demanding she give them the “key” and attacking her. She is saved by a skeleton, held together by magic, with the ability to conjure fire balls. If that doesn’t work against his enemies, he does also have a gun. Stephanie becomes part of this secret world full of sorcerers after meeting the magical detective Skullduggery Pleasant, deciding to help him solve the mystery of her uncle’s death and locating the key. She learns a lot about magic, the power of names, meets many other magic-users, and uncovers a sinister plot that could destroy the world

THE HAUNTING OF DEREK STONE by Tony Abbot (four books total)

14-year-old Derek thought he was the only survivor in his family after the train accident… but eventually, his older brother turns up. His brother doesn’t seem quite right though. He doesn’t remember much about his life, but does talk a lot about things he does remember. To Derek, it sounds like the life of somebody else. Eventually, Derek figures out that the person in his brother is someone who died many years ago, in another train crash in the same place. The dead are coming back, and some of them are very dangerous. Derek’s new life dealing with the dead takes him all over New Orleans, through the bayou, and to some places he’d rather not go

SCORPION SHARDS by Neal Shusterman (part of the star chronicle series)

Six young people who have never met have something in common; they aren’t normal. They have odd abilities, strange powers, and unfortunate afflictions that cause them pain, fear, and suffering. Slowly, they begin to meet each other, and figure out what is happening to them… and what they really are. It isn’t just their bodies that are hurting, it is their souls; they are all pieces of a star that went supernova long ago, and within their large star-sized souls are parasites that are killing them. They have to learn to work together, overcome their fears, battle their demons, and find the courage to save themselves

WELL WITCHED by Frances Hardinge

At some point, almost everybody has tossed a coin into a well and made a wish. Nobody really expects the wish to come true. You just have to find the right well… or the wrong well. To pay for the bus, three kids stole some coins from an old wishing well, and become responsible for the wishes connected to the coins. If they resist their duty, they are visited by the spirit of the well; she might be a witch, or she might be an old forgotten goddess. Either way, she torments the kids until they do what she wants. You see, she has a hard time understanding some of the complicated things people wish for in the modern world, but the kids do. She even gives them special abilities to complete the tasks. It is almost like doing good deeds… but once certain things are set in motion, they don’t stop. There is an ebb and flow to wish-granting, give and take, and coins are only part of the price

[mermaidquartzz]

Another Tag Game

abby somewhat tagged me in this so hey thx babe (twitchingrobot)

Rules: Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

Relationship status: nothing, fucking nothing

Favorite color: i’m learning i love everything but rn i really dig olive green, forest green and dark purple, maroon, and ofc black

Lipstick or chapstick: i fucking love lipstick 

Last song I listened to: Not Today by BTS 

Last movie I watched: i dont even remember honestly. i think it was Coraline, and the last movie I saw in theaters was Split? 

Top 3 tv shows: Lost, Buffy, and The Office

Top 3 characters: uh I just did this but tbh, jill, chris and rebecca (resident evil) or the golden trio (harry potter)

Top 3 ships: literally valenfield and then my own shitty resident evil knockoff characters , me +alistair from dragon age ayeee

Books im currently reading: City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare, and some Christian books about illness and stuff that I can’t remember for the life of me

I’ma tag everyone I tagged before, woo : dirk-dreamer , bluedelphi , clvireredfield , brickbyboringbrick

if anyone else wants to do it, tag me i’m interested in learnin’ bout ya’ll 

[hueman-blog]

Answering Personal Questions

I made a user I follow, @razzledazzlefoshazzle , answer all of these on his blog. I’m feeling guilty so I’m gonna do it too. I know none of you asked but HERE GOES MY PERSONAL INFO!!!

200: My crush’s name is: Averi 
199: I was born in: Place? Lancaster, PA, USA. Year? 1999 
198: I am really: Bored and unmotivated 
197: My cellphone company is: Apple 
196: My eye color is: Brown 
195: My shoe size is: 8-9 Women’s US 
194: My ring size is: Idk, something little 
193: My height is: 5'4" I’m little 
192: I am allergic to: Stupid people 
191: My 1st car was: Never had one 
190: My 1st job was: Cashier at California Tortilla (a fast food Mexican franchise around D.C.) 
189: Last book you read: Cradle and All 188: My bed is: My safest place, my true home, and also too empty 
187: My pet: Doesn’t do much 
186: My best friend: Is my girlfriend 
185: My favorite shampoo is: Shamu 
184: Xbox or ps3: Deck of cards 
183: Piggy banks are: Cute decoration, inefficient coin collector 
182: In my pockets: I’m in pajamas 
181: On my calendar: Work, as that’s the only thing in my life scheduled. Also a haircut within a few days 
180: Marriage is: Great for legal benefits, stupid for expensive ceremonies 
179: Spongebob can: Please end soon it turned idiotic long ago 
178: My mom: Is abusive (sorry to bring the mood down) 
177: The last three songs I bought were? Who buys songs anymore?? 
176: Last YouTube video watched: History of the World 
175: How many cousins do you have? On my dad’s side, 8. On my mom’s side, no idea 
174: Do you have any siblings? An older brother 
173: Are your parents divorced? Nope 
172: Are you taller than your mom? Probably not 
171: Do you play an instrument? Nope 
170: What did you do yesterday? Absolutely nothing just like every day

[ I Believe In ] 
169: Love at first sight: Nope 
168: Luck: Yes 
167: Fate: Nope 
166: Yourself: Not really 
165: Aliens: Yeah there’s gotta be some life out there 
164: Heaven: No 
163: Hell: No 
162: God: The Flying Spaghetti Monster? Hell yes. Be boiled for your sins 
161: Horoscopes: Nope and frankly if you do I find you uneducated 
160: Soul mates: No 
159: Ghosts: Nah 
158: Gay Marriage: Believing??? In love,??? And commitment??????? Between two people???????? Obviously! 
157: War: Never 
156: Orbs: I believe in Orbeez 
155: Magic: No it’s just science we can’t explain, or illusions we can’t see the entirety of

[ This or That ] 
154: Hugs or Kisses: Kisses 
153: Drunk or High: Music 
152: Phone or Online: Online on my phone 
151: Red heads or Black haired: Black haired 
150: Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes 
149: Hot or cold: Hot 
148: Summer or winter: Summer 
147: Autumn or Spring: Autumn 
146: Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate 
145: Night or Day: Night 
144: Oranges or Apples: Apples 
143: Curly or Straight hair: Straight 
142: McDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds 
141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: Milk Chocolate 
140: Mac or PC: Mac!! 
139: Flip flops or high heels: Flip Flops 
138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: ugly and sweet are opposites now?? I guess sweet and poor 
137: Coke or Pepsi: Fruit Punch 
136: Hillary or Obama: Obama 
135: Burried or cremated: Cremated 
134: Singing or Dancing: Singing 
133: Coach or Chanel: Money to spend on actual useful things 
132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: Who??? 
131: Small town or Big city: Big City 
130: Wal-Mart or Target: Target 
129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: Both suck, but I’d choose Stiller 
128: Manicure or Pedicure: Manicure. My feet are too ticklish 
127: East Coast or West Coast: West Coast USA 
126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Christmas, I don’t like being the center of attention 
125: Chocolate or Flowers: Chocolate 
124: Disney or Six Flags: Disney 
123: Yankees or Red Sox: What is a sport? How do??

[ Here’s What I Think About ] 
122: War: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing 
121: George Bush: “Mr. President, what are your thoughts on Katrina?” “We’re gonna find her. And we’re gonna bring her to justice.“ 
120: Gay Marriage: Its a marriage between two people in love. Celebrate, but don’t go broke in one day 
119: The presidential election: Media and rich people control it basically, and I’d rather it be an actual democratic popular vote. Trump is a clown and should have never won 
118: Abortion: Its a woman’s right to choose. Personally I think the world is overpopulated anyway and more people should adopt rather than try to conceive 
117: MySpace: Never had one 
116: Reality TV: Scripted, not reality 
115: Parents: Good or bad, they influence your whole life because they were there at the start. Mine went bad and ruined me 
114: Back stabbers: Oh I love them- what?? They suck. No one should be betrayed like that 
113: Ebay: Never used it but it got the ball rolling for Amazon 
112: Facebook: I only use it to message/call my friends, and to see unlimited amounts of dogs 
111: Work: It’s a necessary evil 
110: My Neighbors: Quiet, the only one I met was a total bitch though 
109: Gas Prices: I don’t drive 
108: Designer Clothes: C'mon people there are way better uses for your money 
107: College: Shouldn’t be expected of teenagers 
106: Sports: Boring, overhyped, the players overpaid 
105: My family: Worthless, judgmental pricks 
104: The future: Uncertain

[ Last time I ] 
103: Hugged someone: Sunday (3 days ago), when my friend picked me up from work 
102: Last time you ate: Italian ice about 1.5 hours ago (8:15pm) 
101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: A month ago 
100: Cried in front of someone: A month ago maybe?? 
99: Went to a movie theater: Many many months ago 
98: Took a vacation: A year ago 
97: Swam in a pool: Two years ago? 
96: Changed a diaper: Never 
95: Got my nails done: My 16th birthday I think (almost two years ago) 
94: Went to a wedding: Eight years ago? 
93: Broke a bone: Never 
92: Got a peircing: I was 14 and got my ears pierced (almost 4 years ago) 
91: Broke the law: Never 
90: Texted: A minute ago

[ MISC ] 
89: Who makes you laugh the most: My friend Brad. He’s so inappropriate but his jokes I cannot stop laughing at 
88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: Not paying bills other than Internet 
87: The last movie I saw: Coraline 
86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: Moving to California 
85: The thing im not looking forward to: Paying for rent in California 
84: People call me: To friends: Lys. To family: Alyssa. To my girlfriend: Lyssy. To everyone else: annoying 
83: The most difficult thing to do is: Get up out of bed every day 
82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: Nope I do not drive 
81: My zodiac sign is: Cancer 
80: The first person i talked to today was: My friend Jessica 
79: First time you had a crush: Preschool, this boy in my class Marshall 
78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: Myself 
77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: Yesterday, idk? 
76: Right now I am talking to: My phone in the way of typing 
75: What are you going to do when you grow up: Survive hopefully. I also wanna be a flight attendant 
74: I have/will get a job: Have a job as assistant manager of an arcade 
73: Tomorrow: I’m going food shopping and seeing my annoying cousin Barbara (she has two boyfriends and they both treat her like shit. It’s not poly it’s just cheating) 
72: Today: I actually made a meal that was nice 
71: Next Summer: I’ll be living in California 
70: Next Weekend: I have to face my parents for the first time since February. I hate it 
69: I have these pets: A ball of moss named Mo 
68: The worst sound in the world: My girlfriend crying 
67: The person that makes me cry the most is: My father 
66: People that make you happy: My girlfriend Averi 
65: Last time I cried: A few weeks ago?? 
64: My friends are: Averi, Raven, Jessica 
63: My computer is: My phone 
62: My School: Is nonexistent 
61: My Car: Is also nonexistent 
60: I lose all respect for people who: Hate on others for no reason 
59: The movie I cried at was: Toy Story 3 
58: Your hair color is: Black 
57: TV shows you watch: None 
56: Favorite web site: Tumblr usually 
55: Your dream vacation: California 
54: The worst pain I was ever in was: Once I got constipated a few months ago for 48 hours. I screamed 
53: How do you like your steak cooked: Medium 
52: My room is: Either super messy or super clean. Right now messy 
51: My favorite celebrity is: Jacksepticeye 
50: Where would you like to be: In my girlfriend’s arms on a beach 
49: Do you want children: Right now I don’t think I ever would but if I ever did I’d adopt 
48: Ever been in love: Yes I am now 
47: Who’s your best friend: My girl 
46: More guy friends or girl friends: Girl friends 
45: One thing that makes you feel great is: Sleeping 
44: One person that you wish you could see right now: AVERI 
43: Do you have a 5 year plan: Stalin did 
42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: Nope 
41: Have you pre-named your children: I did with my ex. Never again 
40: Last person I got mad at: My grandmother 
39: I would like to move to: California 
38: I wish I was a professional: Sleeper [ My Favorites ] 
37: Candy: Swedish Fish or Nerds 
36: Vehicle: Volkswagen Beetle 
35: President: Biden 
34: State visited: California 
33: Cellphone provider: Cricket 
32: Athlete: Me, running from my responsibilities 
31: Actor: Eddie Redmayne 
30: Actress: Anna Kendrick 
29: Singer: Laura Jane Grace 
28: Band: Against Me! 
27: Clothing store: Thrift shops 
26: Grocery store: Safeway 
25: TV show: Adventure Time 
24: Movie: Wall-E 
23: Website: Pornhu- I mean Tumblr 
22: Animal: Red Panda 
21: Theme park: Disney World 
20: Holiday: Christmas 
19: Sport to watch: Extreme Chess Mega X 
18: Sport to play: How Late Can I Get Up Before Concerning My Family 
17: Magazine: :enizagaM 
16: Book: The Underneath 
15: Day of the week: Saturday 
14: Beach: Any beach 
13: Concert attended: Fall Out Boy x Paramore 
12: Thing to cook: Pasta with alfredo sauce 
11: Food: Bacon egg & cheese on a bagel 
10: Restaurant: TGI Fridays 
9: Radio station: Night Vale Community Radio 
8: Yankee candle scent: Ass 
7: Perfume: Averi’s 
6: Flower: Averi 
5: Color: Orange - the color of Averi’s voice 
4: Talk show host: John Oliver 
3: Comedian: Bo Burnham 
2: Dog breed: Corgi 
1: Did you answer all these truthfully? Hell yeah I wouldn’t lie to you

[damianimated]

I saw Coraline in theaters today 8 years ago. 🗝️🚪

[popcornblotter]

Kubo and the Two Strings Review

I hadn’t intended to write a review today, but I saw this movie on Netflix, and thought to make some work out of it.

So Kubo and the Two Strings is the latest film from stop motion animation studio, Laika. They’re other films consist of Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Box Trolls, which I’ve enjoyed, but comparing the previous three to Kubo, this is the worst they’ve put out. I was curious about the films that this studio releases, because it’s the only one doing something different. But this film really didn’t do much of anything for me. I could appreciate Coraline because it delved into the horror genre, but was still okay for kids to watch. ParaNorman made me openly cry like a child with the themes of dealing with death and how you have to cope with it. And Box Trolls was a wonderful, witty comedy about family that had some great humor that might have gone over kid’s heads. This film just left me with nothing.

Honestly, the only positives I can draw from this film are that a few of the location shots are beautifully photographed and that the production design was very imaginative, as it is with most Laika films.

As being a writer and storyteller, the writing was by far the worst part of this film. It was exposition a glow for this film, it did the one rule of thumb in film that you learn even from high school film classes, show, don’t tell. Hearing about something interesting that happened is far less exciting than seeing what transpired come about. The writing was sloppy, the humor was base line infantile, and the themes were so inconsistent I didn’t know exactly what this film is supposed to be about. For most of it, you think it’s about this typical hero’s quest to gather all of the magic items, but then at the end, it pulls up this inspirational quote about remembering the dead family, and having them live through memory. It was all over the place, and was confusing as shit. If you want it to be a fun adventure quest, then have it be that. But if you’re wanting to perpetuate a theme of remembrance for those who’ve passed on, why bother? ParaNorman did that so much better by an exorbitant distance, it’s not even funny.

There were several points in this film where they decided to go for the main character blacks out, or whites out in this films case, then the hero wakes up and a bunch of random shit happens that’s so confusing, you don’t know how we got to this point. It would be like having the Alphabet go AGUREXHSLONMQB. It made no sense.

Then we come to the performances in the film. I have so much respect for voice actors and how they’re able to manipulate their voices to create different characters. That’s why it boggles that Hollywood decides to get big names for animated films, especially when they don’t have any experience in voice acting. And obviously I know the reason is to bring in money with familiar names, but in cases like this, it ends up so badly. First, we have the title character voiced by Art Parkinson, and if you're not familiar with his name, he’s the kid who played Rickon Stark in Game of Thrones who had maybe five lines through six seasons. I don’t want to rag on him too much because he’s only a teen now, which means he was probably still a kid when he recorded his lines. But he’s from Ireland, but he uses an American accent, and it comes off so forced, that it’s apparent he’s unable to connect to the emotion of the scenes. Then we have Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey, who play Monkey and Beetle. As I said earlier, when you have people who’re inexperienced with voice acting it doesn’t produce a good product. Because most on screen actors rely on their facial expressions to convey the emotion along with the dialogue. Both McConaughey’s and Theron’s performances come as stale and boring. The only performance I thought was worthwhile was Ralph Fiennes who’s character only shows up in the last ten minutes of the film and had more emotion than McConaughey did through the entirety of Dallas Buyer’s Club.

As you can obviously tell, I didn’t care for this film. It’s not something I’d ever watch again, and really wouldn’t recommend to anyone. Aside if you have kids that you want to keep quiet for an hour and a half.

On an unrelated note, I’ve started to kick start my work on this blog, and give myself a project. Alongside reviewing new films that come out in theaters, I’ve decided I’m going to review my film collection, one film at a time. Now this may be a reason to help give a space for when something of merit doesn’t release for the specific week, or if I just feel like writing about a film I own. Some I’ve already done, and you can look through those below, but I believe I have compiled a list of 165 films I’ll be reviewing. And if I feel like it I may review some I find on Netflix or TV shows. Thanks for reading!

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Princess and the Frog-A Think Piece

Someone once asked why Princess and the Frog didn’t do as well as say Tangled or Frozen when it comes to popularity. I thought this was an interesting question due to the wide variety of reasons that seem to entangle themselves into this question. While I believe part of the lack of popularity may come from an obvious reason, I want to dig a little deeper and do some critical thinking on this topic.  Perhaps my perspective as a Disney lover and a female will bring us to another side of the argument.  Before I begin, let me just say that I don’t think there is one clear-cut answer and, by all means, I don’t propose that my theory is better than others.  This is just to make you think about this issue from another point of view.  

Let’s start with some background to the time period that surrounded the world at the time that this movie premiered.  The country had just been through a period where everyone was suspicious of one another, travel was a nightmare, and financials were a mess. The country also made a decision to back change and a positive attitude (mostly) though there were some dissenting voices. Overall, 2009 had more of a positive feel than many years previously.  Despite that, and I believe the most recent time can attest to the heart of the people, there is that underlying issue that may have played a part in why people didn’t run to the theater for this movie. Yet, looking at numbers, this film didn’t do so terribly.  It was the 5th highest grossing animated movie in 2009 (keeping in mind this year also brought us Up, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, A Christmas Carol, The Secret of Kells, and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs-besides the many smaller animated and direct to video releases).  It grossed $104 million in the US and Canada, but earned $267 million worldwide.  It was nominated for 3 Academy Awards, but lost to Up and Crazy Heart, which are wonderful movies in their own right.  

The thing about Princess and the Frog is what it did more for Disney animation than anything else. This was the first traditionally animated film since Home on the Range, one I have not seen yet, and was the first “princess” movie since Pocahontas and Mulan (which may be argued wasn’t a “princess” movie at all).  The animation department at Disney had not been firing on all cylinders with putting out stories that did not hit with the masses as Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast once had.  This was also the first film to bring back the Broadway-style music that captured the attention of audiences like those films in the 1990s.  With all these firsts, it would seem someone finally realized people wanted more than just bland animated stories quickly pumped out on the computer, and it’s clear that Disney forgot that one of the main factors in its major films is the music.  Bringing all these factors together really makes this film hit for me, as so many others who gave it a whirl.  

So, why the disconnect? Where did this movie lose people. Many purport that it’s a race thing, which may be accurate. To put some numbers in perspective, Pocahontas made $346 million worldwide ($141 million by Jan 1996) and Mulan brought in $304 worldwide ($120 million in the US and Canada).  Could these numbers be because of the previous films that were already tops, so another Disney film just brought people to the theater? Maybe.  Could it be people were more willing to watch a movie set farther back in history than say the 1920s? That may also be a thing.  Could it be the internet wasn’t such a big thing and the only way to get a review of a movie was to either read a critic’s write up or just go and hope for the best? Definitely something to consider.  Or is the fact that Tiana was loudly and proudly proclaimed as the first African American princess and hyped up long before the release of the movie, with the election of our first African American President rubbing some people the wrong way, causing many people to do what has now become the “thing” to do and hate something just for the sake of hating it? Super possible.  

What other perspective is there that I could possibly show that would make that last option not the main one to go with?  Well, the fact may lie in the history of other Disney princesses.  As we know, many of the typical Disney stories were fairy tales taken from very early times and set long before the 1800s.  That being the case, many of the roles we once held as “typical” princess/female lead were no longer being portrayed in a story from the 1920s.  We sort of saw this change with the character of Princess Ariel, who rebelled against her father and tried to do her own thing; Princess Jasmine, who, while wanting to rebel, didn’t really go that far as she got married anyway and she had a much kinder father than Ariel; and even Belle and Pocahontas who were far more stronger female leads than say Snow White or Aurora, but were still motivated mostly by love/romance.  Yet, the idea of a woman, no matter her skin color, wanting to do something such as own her own business and be independent is not something that, even today, is very popular.  There are many places and careers that hinder the escalation of women into top roles and some even actively prevent a woman from truly being at the top- even in the 21st century!  So setting this movie in a time when women were not very independent, and adding on top of that the traditional Disney princess mold being broken, it makes the traditionalist in many give it pause.  

Now, what do I mean by the traditional Disney princess mold- it’s not her race if that’s what you’re thinking.  It’s the fact that many of the “traditional” princesses were modeled after the meek woman whose only real drive in life is to find that one true love and get married.  Tiana doesn’t need any of that. She wants to do her own thing since this is where her true happiness is found.  At the end, she realizes that having others around her also can make her happy, she isn’t defined by her significant other or the role she plays in his life.  In fact, he is the one that seems to have lost everything and is only made better through his association with her.  It’s not typical for the woman to be the one that completes the relationship- it was typically the strong, handsome man that “fixed” all the girl’s problems.  This is a bold stance for the story to take, and one that was seemingly repeated, though a little softer in Tangled. While Flynn is the one that gets her out of the tower and shows her the city, Rapunzel was seemingly on her way there- she just needed a push.  And Flynn’s redemption comes via his sacrifice for Rapunzel rather than her making the decision to cut her own hair to spite Mother Gothel’s plan.  Rapunzel leaned a bit more to this traditional princess idea of sacrificing for the guy and finding her happiness in him (as well as reuniting with her family). But the fact that there was a short put out not long after that film about their wedding just goes to prove that people want that “happily ever after” ending.  It wasn’t until Frozen that the typical mold was truly broken and everyone could see that a princess (or queen) didn’t need a man to find her true love and her self worth wasn’t dependent on a man’s acceptance of her.  And word of mouth was really where Frozen shone, so if people aren’t recommending Princess and the Frog, this gem remains somewhat undiscovered.  

Tiana was the first to really test that traditional mold and fight back against the idea of a woman needing a man to complete her story- she completed his in fact.  However, another issue with this movie comes up when we discuss the word of mouth scenario.  We have mentioned many times that marketing for movies has not been a strong point lately for Disney, particularly in regards to their animated movies.  I thought Frozen was going to be a buddy-cop type movie with a snowman and reindeer; Zootopia was just talking animals one of which was snarky and one was a goody-two-shoes.  So, while there was a lot of talk before Princess and the Frog regarding the first African American Disney princess, talk of the movie and proper promotion was somewhat lacking.  Most egregious, though, must be the lack of park presence.  While Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee was a delightful surprise in the parks, this only ran from October 2009 through January 2010 in Walt Disney World and from November 2009 through January 2010 in Disneyland.  In Disneyland, this movie got more love from 2011 through 2013 when Tiana’s Mardi Gras Celebration, which initially ran from January through October 2010, again ran for the “Limited Time Magic” promotion.  Yet, considering that the Move It, Shake It parade is still floating down Main Street, I find the lack of park presence to be aggravating at best, particularly with New Orleans Square in Disneyland and the riverboat in Walt Disney World as the perfect settings for these characters (probably more so in Disneyland, hence the extended Mardi Gras celebration). Though, it does seem some justice is being done with the incorporation of Dr. Facilier in the Halloween party and Tiana is finally representing up on the stage show at Magic Kingdom in Mickey’s Friendship Faire.  But, as someone who has been to the parks since age 3, and who has many friends taking young children, I feel that additional park presence would allow for additional exposure to these characters and perhaps a new found favorite for those children not typically exposed to these movies at home.  The music is surely catchy enough to warrant repeated plays in the car and the colors of the movie are truly captivating.  Plus, there’s a talking alligator who loves to play the trumpet and a cajun firefly- I mean honestly now!  

So, while the very easy answer to the question of the obscurity of this movie may be to blame it on racism, I truly feel there’s more at work here.  I do feel the non-traditional woman role is interesting to tackle, but also the seeming lack of faith parks and resorts have in hiding these characters from park guests.  What do you think?  Could the answer be so basic or is there something more at work here?  Do you love this movie- make sure to recommend it to your friends and get them to recommend it also!  The more love we can garner the better!