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So how 'bout that Elio vore scene, eh?

I haven't watched the movie and don't plan to. Apparently that's the opinion most people have about it. But I do wonder, as does my wife, did the people making the movie know what they were doing when they made THAT SCENE? You know which one I mean. The one at the end of the trailer. The one where the slug thing eats Elio and he's all like "It's kind of cozy in here" and he curls up wistfully as though he's returned to the womb.

They knew what they were doing. They had to know. There's no way they didn't. That scene and its icky implications both on and off screen still keep me awake at night in a state of dread. Why did you do this, Pixar? What did we ever do to you to deserve alien worm vore on the big screen when all we wanted to do was watch Porky Pig and Daffy Duck? Shame on you, Pixar. Shame on you.

But perhaps I'm being too cruel. At least you didn't make Sneaks.

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Horrible atrocities and regrettable former friendships aside, I will never let the world forget about Bongespob Ersatz. Sometimes the world's greatest treasures can come from bad places.

I work as a character layout artist on Spongebob Squarepants Movie 2. I have to do a lot of careful on-model character drawing, so every now and then I draw Bongespob. Bongespob is a very strange toy I found at a thrift shop. My theory is that a carnival or crane machine toy company made him out of spare parts. I’ve been trying (and largely failing) to make him into the production mascot.

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And you're surprised by this? I was more shocked that they were making a new Animal Farm movie at all!

They are 1984ing the Animal Farm movie

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There's nothing I like more than being given a long list of completely arbitrary rules and being told that I won't be given more work if I can't follow them perfectly.

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By which do you mean they're censoring the story like something out of 1984 or they're making the story of Animal Farm similar to 1984?

They are 1984ing the Animal Farm movie

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Might be a dumb suggestion but how about you try a job fair? I heard they’ll assess your skills and what you want to attempt to find a balance and suggest something for you in the area if where you live even has those

That's the problem. I live in the middle of nowhere, so we don't have the benefit of things like that. It would make things a LOT easier.

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Filled out applications for Wendy's and Winn-Dixie with zero expectations of being hired. Got an interview scheduled, too. Looking forward to being told "thanks for coming in, but we're not hiring" on Wednesday.

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I just want to earn an honest living, for crying out loud.

A total of EIGHT HOURS of work over TWO WEEKS. Great. Same old situation. I'm asking everyone else to pray for me to find work because whenever I pray, I get the same old schizophrenic bullcrap that makes me think God wants me to actually do something productive with my life and we all know that's not true. So, yeah. Work. Wage slavery. Pray I get it because I legitimately have no idea where I'm going to find what I need anymore.

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i don't want to feel worthless anymore

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looking for work again because no job can ever give me the measly 20 hours a week i need to pay my bills. pray or whatever. i don't know. i'm so tired. i don't know how many more times i can go through this before i just break down once and for all.

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Today I Learned...

...that Disney reunited the entire Kids in the Hall comedy troupe to play Pleakley's family in an episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series. The second I heard Scott Thompson's voice, I had to pause and do a double take. When I heard Marc McKinney, I died. And then it continued from there.

Long story short, the live-action remake is trash, but this episode of the cartoon show was a religious experience for me.

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I actually used to have a book when I was a kid about the bicycle and swamp scenes, but I had no idea how they did the driving bit. That's awesome!

A drawing showing how Jim Henson Performed Kermit in The Muppet Movie’s swamp scene.

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There's a frustrating bittersweetness to everything I like lately and I'm getting tired of it.

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Unpopular Opinion Ahoy!

As a fan of the original 1964 Addams Family sitcom, I'm always disturbed, horrified, confused, and disgusted that Wednesday Addams... THIS CHARACTER:

becomes more and more of a sexual icon for people with every revival of the series.

You people are sick. There. I said it and I'm glad.

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When the internet suddenly becomes obsessed with a character who's practically identical to one you've been drawing for over a decade:

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Wait just a ding-dang minute. Does this mean I'm now one of the very few Americans to understand the dwarf bread joke in Discworld?

a single andes chocolate mint from the olive garden can fully nourish an adult human for up to 96 hours

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Hoping I Can Finally Breathe Now

I would appreciate prayer for peace of mind, please. Yes, I've found a new job and I'm very grateful for that, but there's a strong sense of unrest right now. I recall several marriage counselors during my prior divorce saying they believed I had PTSD and, knowing my psychological patterns, I'm willing to believe it. I'm hoping for some stability now so that, hopefully, I won't have more emotional breakdowns for a while. I've had too many of them. I'm ready to, hopefully, be at peace for a little bit and finally get some things accomplished for a change.