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Halloween and science fiction is a match made in heaven. Halloween is all about transformation-- taking ordinary things and making them seem mystical or supernatural. A pumpkin becomes a Jack O Lantern, a human becomes a skeleton, and a dog becomes a pumpkin. Science fiction is all about making the impossible seem possible. A Delorean becomes a time travel device. A boy becomes a Jedi. A robot becomes the destruction of all civilization. Transformation occurs at all levels on Halloween. So this…

There are a few types of people in this world, and one of them is the keeper of the memes. There are folks who casually enjoy memes, who chuckle when their friends send them something on Instagram. There are people who avoid these things entirely, who would have no idea that “demure and mindful” was anything besides adjectives. And then there are the keepers of the memes . Us meme keepers have extensive libraries of reaction images. We collect gifs like rich men collect rare vintage wines. We k…

There's a reason that the 'evil stepmother' trope has been so prevalent in pop culture

For some time

He's not listening

Good things are coming, YOU CANNOT STOP THEM.

It's nice to do favors for your family now and again . It's what they're for. We all need each other in order to survive, and we have to come through for each other. For example, if your beloved sister just gave birth, you might offer to come over to her house and help clean, or take care of the baby while she goes and gets a massage. We do this because we love each other, and because we hope they would do it for us in return. But, as with anything, there is a line . It shouldn't interfere with…

Birthday parties should be all about the birthday haver. It's their day to do whatever they feel like doing. They get to choose what food they eat, what activities they do, and who is around them for it. It's the one day of the year when you get to be utterly selfish . But, you'd expect, that your wife is one person that you'd like to include in that selfishness. Not that you can't enjoy time with friends as well (you should), but it's probably not a sign of a healthy relationship if you want t…

It's okay, you were just excited, the rotten-pumpkin look is spookier anyway!

Shut up and take my memes

Life's not easy as the 'easy child'

Never enough candles

Cinderella story

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Sometimes things happen that you can't explain . Some might call these paranormal experiences. You see something move in the middle of the night that's not supposed to move. You see a shadowy figure slink across the room that you can't identify. You see a light in the sky that doesn't quite seem like an airplane. These incidents occupy our minds and we have no way to fit them into our logical conception of the world. They just have to exist on the margins of your memory, not sure if they're rea…