thoughtcatalog--2020-10-14--30 Fun Ways To Spend Time With Your Person (Other Than Having Sex)

1 .
We both like bonfires , especially around this time of year .
Some days we will just come home from work , sit out back by the bonfire , and just be .
2 .
Showering together .
It isn ’ t even sexual in nature ( most of the time ) , we just enjoy being together , conversing , helping each other wash .
It is an intimate experience .
3 .
We really love painting .
We have a wall dedicated to our paintings that ’ s slowly growing .
4 .
Rock climbing is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You need a partner to do it no matter what , and it ’ s fun to be able to belay them and have them belay you while going up these rock faces and spending time outside .
5 .
We like marathoning Netflix together .
Our favorite to watch is Lucifer .
We actually set season release days aside and make a day of it .
6 .
We like to draw together .
I usually do line art and she will color it in .
7 .
We like to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past , now we work out at home and share weights ) , not necessarily doing the same workout , just working out at the same time in the same place .
Same for yoga .
8 .
We do each other ’ s beauty treatments .
I wax his ass , he does my lip injections .
I ’ ll do his pedicures , he colors my roots , I ’ ll pluck his brows , he spraytans me , I ’ ll do his chemical peels , he gives me lymphatic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mutually enjoy and are good at and I love that we can share in rituals usually reserved as self-care .
Also , we save a lot of money doing the services to each other rather than going to salons or spas .
9 .
Cooking .
Put on some good vinyl , cook a meal together , eat together , and do the dishes together .
10 .
We love gardening and working on our landscaping around the house .
Planning on what to do for the upcoming seasons , maintaining everything , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I are Open House junkies .
Love to get ideas for our own place , and belittle things about places we don ’ t like .
12 .
We play Xbox .
We have run through the Halo campaign start to finish multiple times together , but because Halo 5 is an awful piece of shit with no couch co-op , we started finding new games .
We are currently 90 % of the way through the first Borderlands game and loving it .
13 .
Running races .
I complete ( not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple of years ago , my wife decided to do a 5k to try it out .
She got HOOKED !
There ’ s a lot of races in my area ( not this year ) that have a 5k/10k the day before the “ Big ” race .
I reign back so we can be together the whole time , since she ’ s slower than my own slow .
14 .
We have recently been doing the Hunt A Killer monthly subscription thing and really enjoy it .
15 .
DIY @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inspiration , I piece together the steps and work needed to make it happen .
16 .
Dancing !
Dance classes and clubs are closed , but we ’ re always practicing new stuff via Youtube tutorials .
Mostly cumbia and bachata .
17 .
We help each other self-care .
I regularly give him foot rubs , back scratches , and hand rubs , he gives me back rubs and draws me baths when I ’ m stressed .
18 .
We enjoy making charcuterie/cheese boards together and enjoying them with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We both love museums and art galleries , our first date we went to two museums which we both enjoyed .
20 .
We like to play Scrabble together , but that can be a dangerous game haha .
We are both SUPER competitive and it can get cutthroat !
21 .
We buy dollar store arts/crafts and do them together after work while drinking wine .
It ’ s nothing serious and sometimes we don ’ t even bother doing separate pieces , just pass the one craft back and forth between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relaxing and enjoyable without much thought .
And we have something to show for it at the end .
Right now we have a simple painted butterfly wind chime tied to our blinds cord .
22 .
Camping .
We bought about $ 350 of gear and my SUV can carry a small house ’ s worth of gear .
Big tent and a decent air mattress .
23 .
Reading in hammocks .
Hours in a day , multiple days in a row .
24 .
Casual gaming – Mario Kart , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s cheap and fun on the Switch .
25 .
We like to go Geocaching .
26 .
When we talk about childhood stuff ( we were pretty similar ) we buy some stuff we loved in our back then and play with it .
For example dig boxes with dinosaur skeletons .
27 .
We like date weekends where we stay the night in a fancy hotel and spend an obscene amount of money on food and wine .
We ’ re usually too stuffed when we get back to the room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ save that for morning 28 .
Talking our dog to the dog park .
29 .
I know it sounds lame , but during long car rides we will play the “ I like about you ” game where we just take turns saying things about each other that we admire .
30 .
I just enjoy existing in the same room .
It ’ s nice to always have someone to bother with your random ass thoughts .

A few couples from Ask Reddit have date night suggestions!
1. We both like bonfires, especially around this time of year. Some days we will just come home from work, sit out back by the bonfire, and just be.
2. Showering together. It isn’t even sexual in nature (most of the time), we just enjoy being together, conversing, helping each other wash. It is an intimate experience.
3. We really love painting. We have a wall dedicated to our paintings that’s slowly growing.
4. Rock climbing is a great couple’s sport! You need a partner to do it no matter what, and it’s fun to be able to belay them and have them belay you while going up these rock faces and spending time outside.
5. We like marathoning Netflix together. Our favorite to watch is Lucifer. We actually set season release days aside and make a day of it.
6. We like to draw together. I usually do line art and she will color it in.
7. We like to go to the gym together (in the past, now we work out at home and share weights), not necessarily doing the same workout, just working out at the same time in the same place. Same for yoga.
8. We do each other’s beauty treatments. I wax his ass, he does my lip injections. I’ll do his pedicures, he colors my roots, I’ll pluck his brows, he spraytans me, I’ll do his chemical peels, he gives me lymphatic massages. It’s something we mutually enjoy and are good at and I love that we can share in rituals usually reserved as self-care. Also, we save a lot of money doing the services to each other rather than going to salons or spas.
9. Cooking. Put on some good vinyl, cook a meal together, eat together, and do the dishes together.
10. We love gardening and working on our landscaping around the house. Planning on what to do for the upcoming seasons, maintaining everything, and improving.
11. Wife and I are Open House junkies. Love to get ideas for our own place, and belittle things about places we don’t like.
12. We play Xbox. We have run through the Halo campaign start to finish multiple times together, but because Halo 5 is an awful piece of shit with no couch co-op, we started finding new games. We are currently 90% of the way through the first Borderlands game and loving it.
13. Running races. I complete (not very fast) marathons, and a couple of years ago, my wife decided to do a 5k to try it out. She got HOOKED! There’s a lot of races in my area (not this year) that have a 5k/10k the day before the “Big” race. I reign back so we can be together the whole time, since she’s slower than my own slow.
14. We have recently been doing the Hunt A Killer monthly subscription thing and really enjoy it.
15. DIY projects around the house. She finds the inspiration, I piece together the steps and work needed to make it happen.
16. Dancing! Dance classes and clubs are closed, but we’re always practicing new stuff via Youtube tutorials. Mostly cumbia and bachata.
17. We help each other self-care. I regularly give him foot rubs, back scratches, and hand rubs, he gives me back rubs and draws me baths when I’m stressed.
18. We enjoy making charcuterie/cheese boards together and enjoying them with a bottle of wine.
19. We both love museums and art galleries, our first date we went to two museums which we both enjoyed.
20. We like to play Scrabble together, but that can be a dangerous game haha. We are both SUPER competitive and it can get cutthroat!
21. We buy dollar store arts/crafts and do them together after work while drinking wine. It’s nothing serious and sometimes we don’t even bother doing separate pieces, just pass the one craft back and forth between each other, but it’s relaxing and enjoyable without much thought. And we have something to show for it at the end. Right now we have a simple painted butterfly wind chime tied to our blinds cord.
22. Camping. We bought about $350 of gear and my SUV can carry a small house’s worth of gear. Big tent and a decent air mattress.
23. Reading in hammocks. Hours in a day, multiple days in a row.
24. Casual gaming – Mario Kart, Katamari, and anything else that’s cheap and fun on the Switch.
25. We like to go Geocaching.
26. When we talk about childhood stuff (we were pretty similar) we buy some stuff we loved in our back then and play with it. For example dig boxes with dinosaur skeletons.
27. We like date weekends where we stay the night in a fancy hotel and spend an obscene amount of money on food and wine. We’re usually too stuffed when we get back to the room for any sexual activity, so we save that for morning
28. Talking our dog to the dog park.
29. I know it sounds lame, but during long car rides we will play the “I like about you” game where we just take turns saying things about each other that we admire.
30. I just enjoy existing in the same room. It’s nice to always have someone to bother with your random ass thoughts.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-14--Why Each Zodiac Can’t Stand One Night Stands

You ’ re greedy .
One night isn ’ t enough , even if you aren ’ t crazy about the person .
You want so much more .
You need to feel comfortable with someone before sleeping with them .
Having sex with a stranger is way too awkward for you to handle .
You get attached too easily .
You fall for everyone you kiss .
You need an emotional connection in order to sleep with someone .
Physical attraction isn ’ t good enough for you .
Sex is rarely good the first time , so you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sleeping with someone who doesn ’ t know how to touch your body properly .
You don ’ t want to hurt someone on accident .
You don ’ t want them to assume the sex meant something when it didn ’ t .
You don ’ t love the idea of sleeping with strangers — and you don ’ t want to make any of your friendships weird .
You are searching for something permanent .
You aren ’ t going to settle for temporary flings because they won ’ t satisfy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the moment , but you always feel weird about them the next day .
You always regret them .
It ’ s rare for you to fall for someone .
When you do , you want a real relationship , not just sex .
You prefer sex to feel meaningful .
You prefer to get naked with someone you trust .
You aren ’ t great at flirting .
You don ’ t know how you would even initiate a one night stand .

Aries
You’re greedy. One night isn’t enough, even if you aren’t crazy about the person. You want so much more.
Taurus
You need to feel comfortable with someone before sleeping with them. Having sex with a stranger is way too awkward for you to handle.
Gemini
You get attached too easily. You fall for everyone you kiss.
Cancer
You need an emotional connection in order to sleep with someone. Physical attraction isn’t good enough for you.
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Leo
Sex is rarely good the first time, so you don’t see the point in sleeping with someone who doesn’t know how to touch your body properly.
Virgo
You don’t want to hurt someone on accident. You don’t want them to assume the sex meant something when it didn’t.
Libra
You don’t love the idea of sleeping with strangers — and you don’t want to make any of your friendships weird.
Scorpio
You are searching for something permanent. You aren’t going to settle for temporary flings because they won’t satisfy you.
Sagittarius
One night stands are fun in the moment, but you always feel weird about them the next day. You always regret them.
Capricorn
It’s rare for you to fall for someone. When you do, you want a real relationship, not just sex.
Aquarius
You prefer sex to feel meaningful. You prefer to get naked with someone you trust.
Pisces
You aren’t great at flirting. You don’t know how you would even initiate a one night stand.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-15--Sidney Should Die In ‘Scream 5’

Sidney Should Die In ‘Scream 5’

Earlier this year it was announced that Scream 5 would be happening .
One by one the OGs signed on and horror fans can now look forward to seeing original cast members Neve Campbell , Courtney Cox , and David Arquette returning to our screens in January 2022 .
While I am a big fan of the franchise and can ’ t wait to see Scream 5 , 6 , 7 — I will welcome every single movie in this series — I have to say something that might be controversial .
If Scream 5 is going to live up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imperative that Sidney is killed off .
The origin of Scream is that it is a referential horror movie .
It a horror movie about characters who know the rules of horror movies .
The trailer featured young Sidney Prescott describing the standard horror movie bimbo “ running up the stairs when she should be going out the front door ” only to act out that very trope later in the scene : This theme continues into Scream 2 as it opens with the beginning of the Stab movie franchise within a movie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Scream 3 is all about Hollywood and horror movies .
Scream 4 is so meta the characters spend most of the movie talking about how meta it is .
Each movie builds off the last to make the audience think about our preconceptions of horror and what makes someone a villain or victim .
Because of this , Sidney really needs to die .
One of the biggest tropes of horror movies is that the final girl never dies .
Jamie Lee Curtis is simultaneously starring in Activia commercials and still slaying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movie .
We know she lives .
There ’ s really no suspense .
This is the very trope the original Scream flipped on its head when they cast the movie ’ s biggest star , Drew Barrymore , as a character who was killed off in the cold open .
If Scream 5 is going to be good , it needs to show us that it ’ s not going to be another endless franchise horror movie where the heroine never dies .
Going a step further , I think it would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opening sequence like Casey Becker in Scream .
This would give viewers the opportunity to root for a new final girl and a new generation of cast members .
This could create storylines for the next few movies .
We know Dewey ( David Arquette ) and Gale ( Courtney Cox ) will be back for Scream 5 .
Marley Shelton will also reprise her role as Deputy Judy Hicks .
Dewey and Gale have kind of completed their journey .
They didn ’ t have a lot to do in Scream 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a dead end .
Either these characters should also be killed off , or something drastic should happen that alters their role in future movies .
One person who could emerge as the “ new ” heroine ?
Hayden Panettiere as Kirby Reed .
Hayden famously stated that she was moving at the end of her final scene in Scream 4 , intentionally leaving room for her character to return if Scream 5 was ever made .
Her horror movie loving character was fun to watch and feels like the right kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its roots as a modern slasher movie .
Whatever happens , we won ’ t find out until January 2022 .
That ’ s if production doesn ’ t get further delayed by Covid .
Hopefully this means the script-writing won ’ t be rushed and horror fans will be happy with this 5th adventure into the world of Scream .

Earlier this year it was announced that Scream 5 would be happening. One by one the OGs signed on and horror fans can now look forward to seeing original cast members Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette returning to our screens in January 2022. While I am a big fan of the franchise and can’t wait to see Scream 5, 6, 7 — I will welcome every single movie in this series — I have to say something that might be controversial. If Scream 5 is going to live up to its name, it is absolutely imperative that Sidney is killed off.
The origin of Scream is that it is a referential horror movie. It a horror movie about characters who know the rules of horror movies. The trailer featured young Sidney Prescott describing the standard horror movie bimbo “running up the stairs when she should be going out the front door” only to act out that very trope later in the scene:
This theme continues into Scream 2 as it opens with the beginning of the Stab movie franchise within a movie franchise being shown in a crowded theater. Scream 3 is all about Hollywood and horror movies. Scream 4 is so meta the characters spend most of the movie talking about how meta it is. Each movie builds off the last to make the audience think about our preconceptions of horror and what makes someone a villain or victim.
Because of this, Sidney really needs to die.
One of the biggest tropes of horror movies is that the final girl never dies. Jamie Lee Curtis is simultaneously starring in Activia commercials and still slaying Michael Myers at the end of the movie. We know she lives. There’s really no suspense. This is the very trope the original Scream flipped on its head when they cast the movie’s biggest star, Drew Barrymore, as a character who was killed off in the cold open.
If Scream 5 is going to be good, it needs to show us that it’s not going to be another endless franchise horror movie where the heroine never dies.
Going a step further, I think it would be cool if Sid died in the opening sequence like Casey Becker in Scream. This would give viewers the opportunity to root for a new final girl and a new generation of cast members. This could create storylines for the next few movies.
We know Dewey (David Arquette) and Gale (Courtney Cox) will be back for Scream 5. Marley Shelton will also reprise her role as Deputy Judy Hicks. Dewey and Gale have kind of completed their journey. They didn’t have a lot to do in Scream 4 and it feels like they are trapped in a dead end. Either these characters should also be killed off, or something drastic should happen that alters their role in future movies.
One person who could emerge as the “new” heroine? Hayden Panettiere as Kirby Reed. Hayden famously stated that she was moving at the end of her final scene in Scream 4, intentionally leaving room for her character to return if Scream 5 was ever made. Her horror movie loving character was fun to watch and feels like the right kind of twist to keep Scream true to its roots as a modern slasher movie.
Whatever happens, we won’t find out until January 2022. That’s if production doesn’t get further delayed by Covid. Hopefully this means the script-writing won’t be rushed and horror fans will be happy with this 5th adventure into the world of Scream.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-15--What Each Zodiac Wants During Sex

What Each Zodiac Wants During Sex

They want to take the lead .
They want to act as the dominant one .
They want to do things their way .
They want to form an emotional connection .
They want to maintain eye contact .
They want to feel like the act means something .
They want to be kept on their toes .
They want the sex to be unpredictable .
They don ’ t want to do the same things twice .
They want to sit back and relax .
They want their partner to do the work .
They want their partner to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel hot .
They want to be told how sexy they look .
They want to be treated like a queen .
They want to move slowly .
They want plenty of foreplay .
They want the moment to last instead of rushing through it .
They want to hear their partner dirty talk .
They want to hear their partner moan .
They want to talk as much as they touch .
They want to be on top .
They want to give oral .
They want to please their partner .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to use toys .
They want to spice things up .
They want to receive as much as they give .
They want their work to be reciprocated .
They want to finish , too .
They want to be on the bottom .
They want to let their partner take the lead .
They want to relax and enjoy the moment .
They want to try new things .
They want to explore their kinks .
They want their partner to stay open-minded .

Aries
They want to take the lead. They want to act as the dominant one. They want to do things their way.
Taurus
They want to form an emotional connection. They want to maintain eye contact. They want to feel like the act means something.
Gemini
They want to be kept on their toes. They want the sex to be unpredictable. They don’t want to do the same things twice.
Cancer
They want to sit back and relax. They want their partner to do the work. They want their partner to make the decisions.
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Leo
They want to feel hot. They want to be told how sexy they look. They want to be treated like a queen.
Virgo
They want to move slowly. They want plenty of foreplay. They want the moment to last instead of rushing through it.
Libra
They want to hear their partner dirty talk. They want to hear their partner moan. They want to talk as much as they touch.
Scorpio
They want to be on top. They want to give oral. They want to please their partner.
Sagittarius
They want to wear lingerie. They want to use toys. They want to spice things up.
Capricorn
They want to receive as much as they give. They want their work to be reciprocated. They want to finish, too.
Aquarius
They want to be on the bottom. They want to let their partner take the lead. They want to relax and enjoy the moment.
Pisces
They want to try new things. They want to explore their kinks. They want their partner to stay open-minded.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-15--Can We Talk About How The ‘American Murder’ Case Was Basically Solved By Karens?

Everyone who watched American Murder : The Family Next Door knows the two heroes of this case are Shanann ’ s best friend who reported her missing and the Watt ’ s neighbor who inserted himself into the investigation to show police footage of Chris Watts loading something into his truck the morning Shanann “ disappeared ” .
They put the pressure on Chris Watts in front of a police officer ( who happened to be recording via body cam ) and kept it on while he started to crack .
This all started only hours after Shanann went missing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are typically reported missing .
This gave Chris Watts zero time to get his story straight or think of an excuse as to why his neighbor saw him loading bodies into his truck .
In case you ’ re unfamiliar , here ’ s how it all went down : 1:48am — Shanann ’ s best friend , Nickole Utoft Atkinson , dropped Shannan off at her home following a work trip .
Chris and the girls were at home when she arrived .
5:15am — Chris Watts leaves the house for work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ house and that he saw his daughters sleeping on a baby monitor before he left .
12:10pm — Nickole Utoft Atkinson arrives back at the Watts home after Shanann missed an OBGYN appointment and did not return her texts .
No one answers the door but Nickole sees Shanann ’ s shoes inside the door and suspects something is wrong .
Nickole then contacts both Chris and the local police department to alert them that something appears to be wrong .
1:40pm — A police officer arrives at the Watts home to conduct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shanann goes missing , because Nickole knows her friend and won ’ t back down .
Chris arrives home and talks with the officer .
While the police officer is talking to Chris , a neighbor , Nate Trinastich , arrives with incriminating footage from his Ring camera and pushes the officer to take it seriously .
He tells the officer , “ he ’ s not acting right.
” Trinastich knew that something was off with Watt ’ s behavior , and he didn ’ t let it go .
He told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it for a second then go back to his phone or look at it for a second and then look away and if my family was missing , I would be glued to that TV 100 percent to see if I could see absolutely anything.
” Chris Watts appears on the news , pretending to be distraught , and asking for his family to return safely home .
He says , “ Shanann , Bella , Celeste , if you ’ re out there , just come back , like if somebody has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I need to see everybody , I need to see everybody , again , this house is not complete without anybody here .
Please bring them back.
” After failing a polygraph , Chris Watts confesses to murdering his family .
Police locate the three bodies at Chris Watt ’ s employer ’ s ( Anadarko Petroleum ) property .
Shanann was buried in a shallow grave and the girls were found in oil tanks .
All along with this case I have been thinking about Karens .
I have been thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same coin .
So many cases exactly like Shanann and her daughter ’ s go unsolved .
What happened here is that people in Shanann ’ s life were able to immediately recognize that something was wrong , and advocate for the police to investigate Chris .
With the pressure mounting , Chris reaches his limit and confesses .
The case is able to be closed , bodies are found , and justice is achieved ( Chris Watts is incarcerated in Wisconsin , and has been told he will “ never ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear that these two people who stuck their necks out for Shanann were instrumental in getting justice for her and her children .
This is how a community should work .
People look out for each other .
They notice when something is off .
It ’ s so easy to see how these people ’ s actions could have been taken if nothing was amiss .
They might be accused of being creepy , or caring too much , or not giving the family enough privacy .
But because they trusted their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limb for their friend and neighbor , the case was solved and the killer is behind bars forever .
When George Zimmerman gunned down Trayvon Martin for being “ suspicious ” while in his neighborhood , he committed murder .
One person ’ s invasive ( and racist ) desire for “ safety ” doesn ’ t override another person ’ s right to life .
We saw this when Amy Cooper called 911 on a bird-watching black man who asked her to follow the law and leash her dog .
Immoral people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their actions , and pretending to just be a concerned citizen is an easy out .
But in this case , we can see the core functionality of a Karen ( not minding your own business , calling the cops ) used in a helpful and neighborly way .
Nickole and Nates ’ s concern for Shannan and insistence on justice is what propelled this case forward .
“ Karens ” are a perversion of neighborly concern , but that doesn ’ t make neighborly concern inherently bad .
It doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is when it ’ s out of character for her to go radio silent .
If Nickole had suppressed her intuition and told herself that it wasn ’ t her business or that she was just being a busybody , Chris Watts may have had more time to cool off after annihilating his family .
Maybe he would have been a better liar or had a better story at the ready .
The problem doesn ’ t seem to be this kind of noticing what other people are doing or worrying about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that when racism permeates every aspect of our society , there is potential for harm everywhere .
The problem is that “ concern ” can be used as a catalyst for good or an excuse for evil .
I hope the stories of Nickole and Nate inspire people to look out for their friends , family , and community members .
I hope that when your gut tells you something is off , you listen to it and act on it .
I hope that we can reform our communities enough where people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to report troubling information , worried that police may respond to innocent ( or not innocent ) concern with murder .
I think this case shows us what it can look like when that all goes right .

Everyone who watched American Murder: The Family Next Door knows the two heroes of this case are Shanann’s best friend who reported her missing and the Watt’s neighbor who inserted himself into the investigation to show police footage of Chris Watts loading something into his truck the morning Shanann “disappeared”.
They put the pressure on Chris Watts in front of a police officer (who happened to be recording via body cam) and kept it on while he started to crack. This all started only hours after Shanann went missing, much, much sooner than people are typically reported missing. This gave Chris Watts zero time to get his story straight or think of an excuse as to why his neighbor saw him loading bodies into his truck.
In case you’re unfamiliar, here’s how it all went down:
August 13, 2018
1:48am — Shanann’s best friend, Nickole Utoft Atkinson, dropped Shannan off at her home following a work trip. Chris and the girls were at home when she arrived.
5:15am — Chris Watts leaves the house for work. He claims Shannan was at the house and that he saw his daughters sleeping on a baby monitor before he left.
12:10pm — Nickole Utoft Atkinson arrives back at the Watts home after Shanann missed an OBGYN appointment and did not return her texts. No one answers the door but Nickole sees Shanann’s shoes inside the door and suspects something is wrong. Nickole then contacts both Chris and the local police department to alert them that something appears to be wrong.
1:40pm — A police officer arrives at the Watts home to conduct a wellness check, only hours after Shanann goes missing, because Nickole knows her friend and won’t back down. Chris arrives home and talks with the officer.
While the police officer is talking to Chris, a neighbor, Nate Trinastich, arrives with incriminating footage from his Ring camera and pushes the officer to take it seriously. He tells the officer, “he’s not acting right.”
Trinastich knew that something was off with Watt’s behavior, and he didn’t let it go. He told Dr. Oz “He would look at it for a second then go back to his phone or look at it for a second and then look away and if my family was missing, I would be glued to that TV 100 percent to see if I could see absolutely anything.”
August 14, 2018
Chris Watts appears on the news, pretending to be distraught, and asking for his family to return safely home.
He says, “Shanann, Bella, Celeste, if you’re out there, just come back, like if somebody has her, just please bring her back, I need to see everybody, I need to see everybody, again, this house is not complete without anybody here. Please bring them back.”
August 15, 2018
After failing a polygraph, Chris Watts confesses to murdering his family.
August 16, 2018
Police locate the three bodies at Chris Watt’s employer’s (Anadarko Petroleum) property. Shanann was buried in a shallow grave and the girls were found in oil tanks.
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All along with this case I have been thinking about Karens. I have been thinking about how this is two sides of the same coin.
So many cases exactly like Shanann and her daughter’s go unsolved. What happened here is that people in Shanann’s life were able to immediately recognize that something was wrong, and advocate for the police to investigate Chris. With the pressure mounting, Chris reaches his limit and confesses. The case is able to be closed, bodies are found, and justice is achieved (Chris Watts is incarcerated in Wisconsin, and has been told he will “never” leave prison).
It’s clear that these two people who stuck their necks out for Shanann were instrumental in getting justice for her and her children.
This is how a community should work. People look out for each other. They notice when something is off. It’s so easy to see how these people’s actions could have been taken if nothing was amiss. They might be accused of being creepy, or caring too much, or not giving the family enough privacy. But because they trusted their gut instinct and went out on a limb for their friend and neighbor, the case was solved and the killer is behind bars forever.
When George Zimmerman gunned down Trayvon Martin for being “suspicious” while in his neighborhood, he committed murder. One person’s invasive (and racist) desire for “safety” doesn’t override another person’s right to life. We saw this when Amy Cooper called 911 on a bird-watching black man who asked her to follow the law and leash her dog. Immoral people will always find a way to justify their actions, and pretending to just be a concerned citizen is an easy out. But in this case, we can see the core functionality of a Karen (not minding your own business, calling the cops) used in a helpful and neighborly way. Nickole and Nates’s concern for Shannan and insistence on justice is what propelled this case forward.
“Karens” are a perversion of neighborly concern, but that doesn’t make neighborly concern inherently bad. It doesn’t seem wrong to wonder where your friend is when it’s out of character for her to go radio silent. If Nickole had suppressed her intuition and told herself that it wasn’t her business or that she was just being a busybody, Chris Watts may have had more time to cool off after annihilating his family. Maybe he would have been a better liar or had a better story at the ready.
The problem doesn’t seem to be this kind of noticing what other people are doing or worrying about the welfare of others. The problem is that when racism permeates every aspect of our society, there is potential for harm everywhere. The problem is that “concern” can be used as a catalyst for good or an excuse for evil.
I hope the stories of Nickole and Nate inspire people to look out for their friends, family, and community members. I hope that when your gut tells you something is off, you listen to it and act on it. I hope that we can reform our communities enough where people don’t have to be afraid to report troubling information, worried that police may respond to innocent (or not innocent) concern with murder. I think this case shows us what it can look like when that all goes right.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-15--6 Signs You Should Stay And Try To Make The Relationship Work

1 .
You ’ re both able to admit where you went wrong and apologize .
If you ’ re not self-aware , if you ’ re unable to own up to your mistakes and say you ’ re sorry to your partner , then the relationship is never going to last .
You need to take responsibility for the mistakes you ’ ve made without placing the blame on friends or family or exes or any other outside factors .
You need to recognize you ’ re imperfect and need to make some changes .
2 .
You ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort to make things work .
Apologizing to each other is a great first step , but it shouldn ’ t be the only step .
You shouldn ’ t return to engaging in bad behavior as soon as the argument cools down and you ’ re on good terms again .
You need to put effort into bettering yourself .
You need to make the choice to change , to work on your bad habits , to become a more attentive , loving partner .
If you ’ re not willing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then you ’ re going to keep having the same problems .
You ’ re going to keep repeating the same arguments .
3 .
You ’ re both picturing the same type of future .
If you want the same things , if you ’ re imagining the same type of life , then it might be worth fighting for this person .
However , if you aren ’ t in sync with each other , if your morals are too different or your plans for the future are too different , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your energy trying to work things out .
You ’ re going to break up somewhere down the line anyway .
4 .
Neither of you have crossed an unforgivable line .
Some mistakes can be forgiven .
Others are unacceptable .
You need to figure out which type of mistake was made because there are some betrayals that you won ’ t be able to come back from .
Remember , you need to trust each other and respect each other in order to make a relationship work .
If one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can ’ t picture it ever returning , then you ’ re better off walking away .
However , if you can truly forgive each other and move past what happened without holding onto bitterness or resentment , then you can try to make it work .
5 .
You feel like this person fits you well .
Love isn ’ t enough to create a long-lasting relationship .
You don ’ t want to stay , simply because you have feelings for this person .
Ask yourself whether you make a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happy ?
Do they support you ?
Are they worth your hard work ?
6 .
You feel like you could bounce back from this stronger .
You don ’ t want to settle .
You don ’ t want to stay with this person , simply because it would be too much trouble to leave .
If this person hurt you , you should only stay with them if you genuinely believe you ’ re going to be able to work out your problems , come to a fair compromise , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you think your relationship is only going to decline , that it can never be the same again , that you ’ re done with this person , then leave .

1. You’re both able to admit where you went wrong and apologize. If you’re not self-aware, if you’re unable to own up to your mistakes and say you’re sorry to your partner, then the relationship is never going to last. You need to take responsibility for the mistakes you’ve made without placing the blame on friends or family or exes or any other outside factors. You need to recognize you’re imperfect and need to make some changes.
2. You’re both willing to put in the effort to make things work. Apologizing to each other is a great first step, but it shouldn’t be the only step. You shouldn’t return to engaging in bad behavior as soon as the argument cools down and you’re on good terms again. You need to put effort into bettering yourself. You need to make the choice to change, to work on your bad habits, to become a more attentive, loving partner. If you’re not willing to put in the effort to grow, then you’re going to keep having the same problems. You’re going to keep repeating the same arguments.
3. You’re both picturing the same type of future. If you want the same things, if you’re imagining the same type of life, then it might be worth fighting for this person. However, if you aren’t in sync with each other, if your morals are too different or your plans for the future are too different, there’s no point in wasting your energy trying to work things out. You’re going to break up somewhere down the line anyway.
4. Neither of you have crossed an unforgivable line. Some mistakes can be forgiven. Others are unacceptable. You need to figure out which type of mistake was made because there are some betrayals that you won’t be able to come back from. Remember, you need to trust each other and respect each other in order to make a relationship work. If one of those elements is missing now, and you can’t picture it ever returning, then you’re better off walking away. However, if you can truly forgive each other and move past what happened without holding onto bitterness or resentment, then you can try to make it work.
5. You feel like this person fits you well. Love isn’t enough to create a long-lasting relationship. You don’t want to stay, simply because you have feelings for this person. Ask yourself whether you make a good match. Do they make you happy? Do they support you? Are they worth your hard work?
6. You feel like you could bounce back from this stronger. You don’t want to settle. You don’t want to stay with this person, simply because it would be too much trouble to leave. If this person hurt you, you should only stay with them if you genuinely believe you’re going to be able to work out your problems, come to a fair compromise, and come out stronger than before. If you think your relationship is only going to decline, that it can never be the same again, that you’re done with this person, then leave.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-15--30 Stupid Little Things That Are Going To Turn Your World Upside Down

1 .
That the glob of toothpaste you put on a toothbrush has a name .
It ’ s called a nurdle .
2 .
T-Rexes were born with proportional size arms !
Some time during adolescence , their arms just stopped growing .
3 .
Betty White is older than the queen .
4 .
The King of Siam tried to give Abraham Lincoln War Elephants to handle the Confederates .
5 .
Pistachios are closely related to Mangoes !
And a non-dried pistachio kind of looks and vaguely tastes like a mini mango .
6 .
I recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nephew and how 3 out of 4 of his kids are still living and they made a pact to never have kids .
Was mostly about the nephew .
Very interesting and gave interesting perspective that people don ’ t learn about .
For those wondering the documentary is The Pact on Netflix .
7 .
Neanderthals are called Neanderthals because the first Neanderthal skeleton was found in a valley called Neandertal valley .
8 .
Huge ghostlike lightning strikes called red sprites appear thousands of feet above massive thunderstorms .
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long .
9 .
The 10th president that was in office in 1841 ( he was born 1790 ) his grandson died this week .
His grandson !
10 .
In that iconic line , “ Honey , where ’ s my super suit , ” from The Incredibles , Honey isn ’ t a pet name .
Honey is Frozone ’ s wife ’ s actual name .
11 .
Leap years fall on election years .
I have told a few people this recently and they said they never noticed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it ’ s a fun fact to know .
12 .
A pound cake is called a pound cake because the recipe calls for a pound of each of the four main ingredients .
13 .
Applying lotion while still wet from the shower and then air drying locks in moisture much better and is better for your skin .
14 .
The island of Tuvalu owns the domain of .TV .
A percentage of their economy comes from that domain .
Right now the most popular .TV website is Twitch.tv .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ money off of that website right now .
15 .
The teeth of marine animals called limpets might be the strongest natural material yet documented—even stronger than spider silk , the previous record holder .
16 .
When you play just the black notes on a keyboard , you get a pentatonic scale !
I ’ ve been playing the piano for 8 years and I never realized that .
18 .
Apparently when you ’ re cremated your “ ashes ” aren ’ t from your body like many might think , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bones ground up that are left over after your body has been totally disintegrated by the 1600+ degree oven .
19 .
I learned that large fires , like the ones across the west coast , have their own weather system .
If the fires get large enough they can cause the weather to change and ever cause fire tornadoes .
20 .
There ’ s a whole network of underground tunnels in Downtown Dallas meant for pedestrian traffic to get around the city without having to be out in the sun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to several major landmarks in the city .
21 .
St. Jude ’ s Hospital for Children costs $ 2.6M a day to run .
No one pays a dime for care there and they are responsible for increasing the survivability of one type of leukemia from 4 % to 94 % .
That ’ s a legacy… 22 .
US submarines that never returned are listed as ‘ still on patrol ’ and a message is sent out to them every Christmas to let those lost know they ’ re not forgotten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live in hives .
They nest underground in holes .
24 .
We experience the “ falling effect ” when we go to sleep sometimes because your heart slows down a bit too quickly for your brain ’ s liking .
It panics not knowing if your dying or sleeping , so it gives you a boost of adrenaline !
That ’ s why you jolt !
Then you can fall asleep after it because your brain knows you were just sleeping .
25 .
Emergency services in the US can track smartphones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lock it out so no one can hang up the call or turn off the phone .
26 .
When you are cutting metal ( or anything really ) with a router , there is a speed you need to be in , no more , no less .
One could think that the slower the better , and would be deadly wrong .
27 .
The herpes simplex virus ( cold sores ) live in a facial nerve .
It lives in your face .
28 .
Alaska is the westernmost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also the easternmost state in the US .
29 .
Edith Wilson , wife of Woodrow Wilson , could be considered the first female US President .
After then-President Woodrow Wilson had suffered a stroke , his wife had stepped in to unofficially be the ‘ acting President ’ , all while misleading the public and the President ’ s administration .
She would go on to serve 17 months in this position , until the end of Wilson ’ s presidency .
30 .
Some owls sleep on their bellies and it @ @ @

These tidbits from Ask Reddit are going to blow your mind.
1. That the glob of toothpaste you put on a toothbrush has a name. It’s called a nurdle.
2. T-Rexes were born with proportional size arms! Some time during adolescence, their arms just stopped growing.
3. Betty White is older than the queen.
4. The King of Siam tried to give Abraham Lincoln War Elephants to handle the Confederates.
5. Pistachios are closely related to Mangoes! And a non-dried pistachio kind of looks and vaguely tastes like a mini mango.
6. I recently watched a documentary on Hitler’s nephew and how 3 out of 4 of his kids are still living and they made a pact to never have kids. Was mostly about the nephew. Very interesting and gave interesting perspective that people don’t learn about. For those wondering the documentary is The Pact on Netflix.
7. Neanderthals are called Neanderthals because the first Neanderthal skeleton was found in a valley called Neandertal valley.
8. Huge ghostlike lightning strikes called red sprites appear thousands of feet above massive thunderstorms. They are almost as tall as Manhattan NY is long.
9. The 10th president that was in office in 1841 (he was born 1790) his grandson died this week. His grandson!
10. In that iconic line, “Honey, where’s my super suit,” from The Incredibles, Honey isn’t a pet name. Honey is Frozone’s wife’s actual name.
11. Leap years fall on election years. I have told a few people this recently and they said they never noticed the correlation. Not super in-depth or anything but it’s a fun fact to know.
12. A pound cake is called a pound cake because the recipe calls for a pound of each of the four main ingredients.
13. Applying lotion while still wet from the shower and then air drying locks in moisture much better and is better for your skin.
14. The island of Tuvalu owns the domain of .TV. A percentage of their economy comes from that domain. Right now the most popular .TV website is Twitch.tv. They’re making a ton of money off of that website right now.
15. The teeth of marine animals called limpets might be the strongest natural material yet documented—even stronger than spider silk, the previous record holder.
16. When you play just the black notes on a keyboard, you get a pentatonic scale! I’ve been playing the piano for 8 years and I never realized that.
17. Europeans ate mummies for a real long time.
18. Apparently when you’re cremated your “ashes” aren’t from your body like many might think, it’s literally just your teeth and bones ground up that are left over after your body has been totally disintegrated by the 1600+ degree oven.
19. I learned that large fires, like the ones across the west coast, have their own weather system. If the fires get large enough they can cause the weather to change and ever cause fire tornadoes.
20. There’s a whole network of underground tunnels in Downtown Dallas meant for pedestrian traffic to get around the city without having to be out in the sun. Apparently, they’re connected to several major landmarks in the city.
21. St. Jude’s Hospital for Children costs $2.6M a day to run. No one pays a dime for care there and they are responsible for increasing the survivability of one type of leukemia from 4% to 94%. That’s a legacy…
22. US submarines that never returned are listed as ‘still on patrol’ and a message is sent out to them every Christmas to let those lost know they’re not forgotten.
23. Bumblebees don’t live in hives. They nest underground in holes.
24. We experience the “falling effect” when we go to sleep sometimes because your heart slows down a bit too quickly for your brain’s liking. It panics not knowing if your dying or sleeping, so it gives you a boost of adrenaline! That’s why you jolt! Then you can fall asleep after it because your brain knows you were just sleeping.
25. Emergency services in the US can track smartphones really easily and can call the phone and lock it out so no one can hang up the call or turn off the phone.
26. When you are cutting metal (or anything really) with a router, there is a speed you need to be in, no more, no less. One could think that the slower the better, and would be deadly wrong.
27. The herpes simplex virus (cold sores) live in a facial nerve. It lives in your face.
28. Alaska is the westernmost state in the US. It is also the easternmost state in the US.
29. Edith Wilson, wife of Woodrow Wilson, could be considered the first female US President. After then-President Woodrow Wilson had suffered a stroke, his wife had stepped in to unofficially be the ‘acting President’, all while misleading the public and the President’s administration. She would go on to serve 17 months in this position, until the end of Wilson’s presidency.
30. Some owls sleep on their bellies and it looks hilarious.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-15--30 Movies Critics (Wrongly) Hated That Are Actually Worth Watching

1 .
Wild Wild West ( 1999 ) with Will Smith .
The two leads have great chemistry , and the fantastical steampunk setting is glorious to behold .
I don ’ t understand how nobody else liked it .
It ’ s basically the prototypical Marvel movie , a superhero action comedy with sci-fi elements , except it ’ s got secret agents instead of superheroes .
2 .
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World .
The ending of that movie made me cry so hard .
3 .
George of the Jungle .
Brendan Fraser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I crushed on him hard after watching it .
4 .
The majority of romantic comedies .
I really don ’ t care , the world is so full of bad things , and terrible endings , that a predictable romantic comedy is soothing at this point .
Bride Wars tops my list .
It ’ s terrible and wrapped up in the thought that all women dream about is being married but the rom-com part of it is two best friends .
5 .
Hook .
I still don ’ t understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do well with critics .
6 .
Speed Racer .
It is a wonderful family film and stays true to the cartoon .
Way ahead of its time .
7 .
Chappie is massively underrated because it doesn ’ t have any Hollywood stars but it ’ s one of those movies that left an indelible imprint because of how humanized Chappie was .
8 .
Event Horizon by a MILE .
One of my favorite sci-fi horror flicks .
Fuck that 28 % RT score .
9 .
Treasure Planet .
Did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now has a cult following because , in my opinion , it ’ s one of the best Disney movies .
10 .
Repo Men , starring Jude Law .
Sure I know it might be too violent for some and the ending has issues , but I don ’ t think it deserved the harsh reviews it got .
The acting was still great , the movie was surprisingly funny at times , and it had a cool premise .
11 .
The Chronicles of Riddick .
I think people can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has always loved being unapologetically shlocky .
But with the world-building it has and just the pure sense of scale , it ’ s one of my favorite films .
You just have to get on board with it .
12 .
Mega Mind .
Legit Will Ferrell ’ s best role and I won ’ t be convinced otherwise .
13 .
Meet the Robinsons , it ’ s the one movie that absolutely tugs at my heart .
I still kinda cry to this day when I watch it .
Maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How The Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey .
It only has a 50 % on Rotten Tomatoes and I have no idea why .
I think the costumes are great , and Jim Carrey is entertaining as the Grinch .
We watch it every year at Christmas .
17 .
What Dreams May Come .
It has a lot of mixed reviews and some people seem to just really hate it for some reason , but I thought it was a really interesting concept .
I think some people only wanted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but there was so much more to him .
And it was really beautiful visually .
18 .
Mystery Men .
This movie was so far ahead of its time .
It didn ’ t quite land with audiences but ten years later there were a whole bunch of movies trying to do what they succeeded at .
20 .
The Postman .
Post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner accidentally rebuilds civilization by pretending to be a mailman .
21 .
The new Power Rangers movie that came out in 2017 .
I think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tomatoes but I think it ’ s great .
It has some of the best teenage characters in a movie , they ’ re complicated and relatable .
The plot goes into detail about the mythos of the Power Rangers and what their powers entail .
It ’ s also fun with some darker moments .
It gets cheesy at the end but it ’ s still for a younger audience after all .
I think more people should check it out .
22 .
Constantine is always one of my go-to examples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great movie .
23 .
The Exam ( 2009 ) .
8 candidates vie for a corporate job through an exam that has one question 24 .
Joe vs The Volcano .
It ’ s an old movie that had absolutely horrendous reviews , but I love it .
In fact , now I have to go see if I can stream it anywhere .
25 .
Empire Records .
Just watched it and am surprised critics said it was just a fluffed up soundtrack .
It ’ s over one day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
26 .
50 First Dates .
Adam Sandler should only make movies with Drew Barrymore .
27 .
Flipped .
It ’ s a nice , sweet story about a romance that led into teenagehood and also showed how quickly people can judge things based on what they see .
I was genuinely surprised when I found out it wasn ’ t well-received .
28 .
Joe Dirt .
Don ’ t try and church it up , son .
29 .
Tremors .
It never got to the level of say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popular creature features .
It wasn ’ t until I was older that I was able to appreciate how well produced it is .
Plus , I think the guy that plays Earl is smoking hot .
30 .
Troy ( 2004 ) was hated by a lot of people , but I found it more enjoyable than most films I ’ ve watched .
It looks good , the battle scenes are great , there are lots of veteran British character actors expertly hamming it up , and Sean Bean actually survives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it need ?

Here are some movie suggestions from Ask Reddit. You might want to trust them over the critics!
1. Wild Wild West (1999) with Will Smith. The two leads have great chemistry, and the fantastical steampunk setting is glorious to behold. I don’t understand how nobody else liked it. It’s basically the prototypical Marvel movie, a superhero action comedy with sci-fi elements, except it’s got secret agents instead of superheroes.
2. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. The ending of that movie made me cry so hard.
3. George of the Jungle. Brendan Fraser was sooooooooo tasty in that movie, I crushed on him hard after watching it.
4. The majority of romantic comedies. I really don’t care, the world is so full of bad things, and terrible endings, that a predictable romantic comedy is soothing at this point. Bride Wars tops my list. It’s terrible and wrapped up in the thought that all women dream about is being married but the rom-com part of it is two best friends.
5. Hook. I still don’t understand how this amazing movie didn’t do well with critics.
6. Speed Racer. It is a wonderful family film and stays true to the cartoon. Way ahead of its time.
7. Chappie is massively underrated because it doesn’t have any Hollywood stars but it’s one of those movies that left an indelible imprint because of how humanized Chappie was.
8. Event Horizon by a MILE. One of my favorite sci-fi horror flicks. Fuck that 28% RT score.
9. Treasure Planet. Did terribly by critics and in theaters but now has a cult following because, in my opinion, it’s one of the best Disney movies.
10. Repo Men, starring Jude Law. Sure I know it might be too violent for some and the ending has issues, but I don’t think it deserved the harsh reviews it got. The acting was still great, the movie was surprisingly funny at times, and it had a cool premise.
11. The Chronicles of Riddick. I think people can’t get past the campiness. Diesel has always loved being unapologetically shlocky. But with the world-building it has and just the pure sense of scale, it’s one of my favorite films. You just have to get on board with it.
12. Mega Mind. Legit Will Ferrell’s best role and I won’t be convinced otherwise.
13. Meet the Robinsons, it’s the one movie that absolutely tugs at my heart. I still kinda cry to this day when I watch it. Maybe I have daddy issues.
14. Eurotrip. Scotty doesn’t know! So underrated.
15. How The Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey. It only has a 50% on Rotten Tomatoes and I have no idea why. I think the costumes are great, and Jim Carrey is entertaining as the Grinch. We watch it every year at Christmas.
16. Murder Mystery with Adam Sandler. It’s just stupid, dumb fun.
17. What Dreams May Come. It has a lot of mixed reviews and some people seem to just really hate it for some reason, but I thought it was a really interesting concept. I think some people only wanted the funny side of Robin Williams, too, but there was so much more to him. And it was really beautiful visually.
18. Mystery Men. This movie was so far ahead of its time. It didn’t quite land with audiences but ten years later there were a whole bunch of movies trying to do what they succeeded at.
19. Van Helsing. Can’t go wrong with Hugh Jackman.
20. The Postman. Post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner accidentally rebuilds civilization by pretending to be a mailman.
21. The new Power Rangers movie that came out in 2017. I think it has around a 49% on Rotten Tomatoes but I think it’s great. It has some of the best teenage characters in a movie, they’re complicated and relatable. The plot goes into detail about the mythos of the Power Rangers and what their powers entail. It’s also fun with some darker moments. It gets cheesy at the end but it’s still for a younger audience after all. I think more people should check it out.
22. Constantine is always one of my go-to examples for a bad adaptation, but a great movie.
23. The Exam (2009). 8 candidates vie for a corporate job through an exam that has one question
24. Joe vs The Volcano. It’s an old movie that had absolutely horrendous reviews, but I love it. In fact, now I have to go see if I can stream it anywhere.
25. Empire Records. Just watched it and am surprised critics said it was just a fluffed up soundtrack. It’s over one day, and intended to be a moment-in-time piece.
26. 50 First Dates. Adam Sandler should only make movies with Drew Barrymore.
27. Flipped. It’s a nice, sweet story about a romance that led into teenagehood and also showed how quickly people can judge things based on what they see. I was genuinely surprised when I found out it wasn’t well-received.
28. Joe Dirt. Don’t try and church it up, son.
29. Tremors. It never got to the level of say Jaws or Jurassic Park as far as popular creature features. It wasn’t until I was older that I was able to appreciate how well produced it is. Plus, I think the guy that plays Earl is smoking hot.
30. Troy (2004) was hated by a lot of people, but I found it more enjoyable than most films I’ve watched. It looks good, the battle scenes are great, there are lots of veteran British character actors expertly hamming it up, and Sean Bean actually survives till the end. What more does it need?


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-15--30 Surprisingly Fascinating Space Facts To Impress Your Friends And First Dates

1 .
You could survive 90 seconds unprotected in space .
But a chimpanzee can last up to 3 minutes .
2 .
Neutron stars are so dense that a teaspoon of material from one would weigh around 10 million tons .
3 .
Most of the visible stars in the night sky are binary stars , two stars orbiting each other .
4 .
Neptune was discovered using math .
A man named Alexis Bouvard made some predictions on Uranus ’ s future position using Newton ’ s laws of gravity , but when it was later observed it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Urbain Le Verrier found that if he assumed there was another planet further out , the discrepancy would be explained and used math to predict where it could be found .
Finally , a man named Johann Galle looked in the spot Le Verrier specified , and lo and behold , there was Neptune .
5 .
After traveling since 1977 , Voyager 1 has now reached about 20 Light-HOURS distance from the Sun .
Vast does not begin to describe the Universe .
6 .
There are two confirmed oceans in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one on Saturn ’ s moon Titan .
The biggest difference is Titan is about -180 C. The ocean is liquid methane .
It even has waves that get as high as ( wait for it ) a couple of centimeters !
7 .
Jupiter has over 70 moons ( and well on the way to 80 as of today ! )
8 .
Venus spins backward .
Whatever the direction of the other planets is when they are rotating , Venus rotates the exact opposite way .
9 .
If there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to travel through , at the sun ’ s surface it would emit a deafening 290 db ( which is so ‘ loud ’ that it pretty much transcends sound and just turns into a pressure wave ) .
But at the earth ’ s surface , it would be about 120 db which is about as loud as standing a couple of meters away from an active jackhammer .
Where it gets spooky though , is that if the sun were to suddenly disappear , not only would it take a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lack of sunshine or gravity , but because the speed of sound is so comparatively slow , we would still hear the sun for another 13.8 years .
10 .
Being able to see a total solar eclipse is a sheer coincidence of timing .
The moon is just large enough and just far enough away from Earth to appear to be the exact size of the sun during a total eclipse ( when it covers the entire disc of the sun ) .
Since the moon is slowly moving away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer appear large enough to fully cover the sun and there will be no more total eclipses .
This won ’ t happen for 600 million years though , so don ’ t panic .
11 .
Space welding .
In a vacuum , you don ’ t need welding materials to get two metals to fuse – they will do it on their own if you place them close enough .
12 .
Even though there is no air , space “ stinks.
” Various astronauts have described it as metallic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , walnuts , and gunpowder .
13 .
Objects in orbit are not in zero gravity , but in a controlled freefall .
14 .
Most elements were formed inside the burning furnace of stars , everything that exists , you , me , ants , bananas , rocket ships , are literally made of remnants of exploding stars .
15 .
Pluto didn ’ t make a full revolution around the sun ( which takes ~248 years ) between being discovered ( 1930 ) and questioning of its planetary status ( ~25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( ~30 % – 2006 ) .
16 .
If the sun dies , it ’ ll take 8 minutes for us to realize .
17 .
The age of the universe is not a single number .
Since gravity affects the flow of time , in parts of the universe with more mass than average , the universe is younger than in areas with less mass than average .
18 .
Saturn ’ s tiny moon Enceladus has volcanoes that spew ice particles at speeds faster than the escape velocity .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pulled into Saturn ’ s ring system forming the E ring !
19 .
You could fit all the planets in the solar system in the space between Earth and the Moon .
20 .
The Sun loses about 5.5 million tonnes of mass every second , or about 174 trillion tonnes of mass every year .
21 .
Saturn ’ s density allows for it to float on water , if you happened to have a not so small bathtub .
22 .
There are clouds of alcohol floating in space .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the universe down so that the sun was the size of the period at the end of this sentence , the nearest star would be 4 miles away .
24 .
So far , only 3 people have actually died in space .
Russian cosmonauts who had technical difficulties disconnecting from the space station Salyut 1 , opening the airlock of their shuttle ( Soyuz 11 ) , exposing them all to the vacuum of space .
25 .
Due to gravitational time dilation , from the perspective of a black hole ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ created it only happened moments prior .
But from our perspective , black holes are some of the oldest , and longest-living objects in the universe .
And because a singularity is believed to be a point of infinite density , time is infinitely dilated at that point .
So from the perspective of the singularity , it exists at only one , infinitely small amount of time .
With this in mind , a black hole would not be an object , it would be an event .
More specifically , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a high energy density that it warped the space and time around it , and slowed it down from our perspective .
26 .
There is verifiable evidence that at least three astronauts survived the initial explosion of the Challenger in 1986 .
Each astronaut was equipped with a personal emergency air pack , and when the shuttle cabin was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean , at least three of these air packs were manually activated .
27 .
About 6.63 quadrillion Earths can fit in the largest ( discovered ) star .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ called the Boötes Void .
It ’ s a gargantuan region of space with not a whole lot of stuff inside of it , right in the middle of an ocean of galaxies .
It ’ s kind of scary , in an existential way .
29 .
The universe is still in its very infancy .
In fact , according to some studies , despite an almost infinite number of planets , 92 % of all planets there will ever be have not even been formed yet .
The universe is in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that several types of stars have not even had enough time to exist yet .
Blue Dwarfs : Red dwarfs that have started spending the last of its hydrogen .
The first of this kind of star is not expected to exist until a trillion years in the future .
Considering our universe is only around 13 billion years , It is going to take some time until we spot the first blue Dwarf , The blue dwarf will eventually turn into a white dwarf .
Black Dwarfs : A white dwarf can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we have observed a lot of them .
But , when a white dwarf star cools down , it starts the process of becoming a black dwarf .
This process can theoretically take “ as little ” as a quadrillion years , or as much as 37 quadrillion years .
This is the ultimate fate of our sun , and the process is going to take thousands of times longer than the universe has even existed so far .
30 .
That there are 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least double as Hubble goes further and observes more of the universe .
It ’ s insane to think that we live on a mere speck within the Milky Way galaxy , and that there are possibly 199,999,999,999 other galaxies out there , each separated by millions of light years .
The enormity of the universe is mind-boggling .

These space facts from Ask Reddit are out of this world.
1. You could survive 90 seconds unprotected in space. But a chimpanzee can last up to 3 minutes.
2. Neutron stars are so dense that a teaspoon of material from one would weigh around 10 million tons.
3. Most of the visible stars in the night sky are binary stars, two stars orbiting each other.
4. Neptune was discovered using math. A man named Alexis Bouvard made some predictions on Uranus’s future position using Newton’s laws of gravity, but when it was later observed it was found to be slightly off. Urbain Le Verrier found that if he assumed there was another planet further out, the discrepancy would be explained and used math to predict where it could be found. Finally, a man named Johann Galle looked in the spot Le Verrier specified, and lo and behold, there was Neptune.
5. After traveling since 1977, Voyager 1 has now reached about 20 Light-HOURS distance from the Sun. Vast does not begin to describe the Universe.
6. There are two confirmed oceans in the solar system. One on Earth, and one on Saturn’s moon Titan. The biggest difference is Titan is about -180 C. The ocean is liquid methane. It even has waves that get as high as (wait for it) a couple of centimeters!
7. Jupiter has over 70 moons (and well on the way to 80 as of today!)
8. Venus spins backward. Whatever the direction of the other planets is when they are rotating, Venus rotates the exact opposite way.
9. If there was air in space that sound was able to travel through, at the sun’s surface it would emit a deafening 290 db (which is so ‘loud’ that it pretty much transcends sound and just turns into a pressure wave).
But at the earth’s surface, it would be about 120 db which is about as loud as standing a couple of meters away from an active jackhammer.
Where it gets spooky though, is that if the sun were to suddenly disappear, not only would it take a full 8 minutes for us to notice the lack of sunshine or gravity, but because the speed of sound is so comparatively slow, we would still hear the sun for another 13.8 years.
10. Being able to see a total solar eclipse is a sheer coincidence of timing. The moon is just large enough and just far enough away from Earth to appear to be the exact size of the sun during a total eclipse (when it covers the entire disc of the sun). Since the moon is slowly moving away from Earth, one day it will no longer appear large enough to fully cover the sun and there will be no more total eclipses. This won’t happen for 600 million years though, so don’t panic.
11. Space welding. In a vacuum, you don’t need welding materials to get two metals to fuse – they will do it on their own if you place them close enough.
12. Even though there is no air, space “stinks.” Various astronauts have described it as metallic, sweet welding fumes, burnt brake pads, walnuts, and gunpowder.
13. Objects in orbit are not in zero gravity, but in a controlled freefall.
14. Most elements were formed inside the burning furnace of stars, everything that exists, you, me, ants, bananas, rocket ships, are literally made of remnants of exploding stars.
15. Pluto didn’t make a full revolution around the sun (which takes ~248 years) between being discovered (1930) and questioning of its planetary status (~25% – 1992) or official de-listing (~30% – 2006).
16. If the sun dies, it’ll take 8 minutes for us to realize.
17. The age of the universe is not a single number. Since gravity affects the flow of time, in parts of the universe with more mass than average, the universe is younger than in areas with less mass than average.
18. Saturn’s tiny moon Enceladus has volcanoes that spew ice particles at speeds faster than the escape velocity. The particles leave Enceladus’ atmosphere and get pulled into Saturn’s ring system forming the E ring!
19. You could fit all the planets in the solar system in the space between Earth and the Moon.
20. The Sun loses about 5.5 million tonnes of mass every second, or about 174 trillion tonnes of mass every year.
21. Saturn’s density allows for it to float on water, if you happened to have a not so small bathtub.
22. There are clouds of alcohol floating in space.
23. If you were to scale the universe down so that the sun was the size of the period at the end of this sentence, the nearest star would be 4 miles away.
24. So far, only 3 people have actually died in space. Russian cosmonauts who had technical difficulties disconnecting from the space station Salyut 1, opening the airlock of their shuttle (Soyuz 11), exposing them all to the vacuum of space.
25. Due to gravitational time dilation, from the perspective of a black hole’s event horizon, the event that created it only happened moments prior.
But from our perspective, black holes are some of the oldest, and longest-living objects in the universe.
And because a singularity is believed to be a point of infinite density, time is infinitely dilated at that point. So from the perspective of the singularity, it exists at only one, infinitely small amount of time.
With this in mind, a black hole would not be an object, it would be an event. More specifically, it’d be an explosion with such a high energy density that it warped the space and time around it, and slowed it down from our perspective.
26. There is verifiable evidence that at least three astronauts survived the initial explosion of the Challenger in 1986. Each astronaut was equipped with a personal emergency air pack, and when the shuttle cabin was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, at least three of these air packs were manually activated.
27. About 6.63 quadrillion Earths can fit in the largest (discovered) star.
28. There’s an anomaly called the Boötes Void. It’s a gargantuan region of space with not a whole lot of stuff inside of it, right in the middle of an ocean of galaxies. It’s kind of scary, in an existential way.
29. The universe is still in its very infancy. In fact, according to some studies, despite an almost infinite number of planets, 92% of all planets there will ever be have not even been formed yet. The universe is in fact so young, relatively speaking, that several types of stars have not even had enough time to exist yet.
Blue Dwarfs: Red dwarfs that have started spending the last of its hydrogen. The first of this kind of star is not expected to exist until a trillion years in the future. Considering our universe is only around 13 billion years, It is going to take some time until we spot the first blue Dwarf, The blue dwarf will eventually turn into a white dwarf.
Black Dwarfs: A white dwarf can be formed any number of ways, and we have observed a lot of them. But, when a white dwarf star cools down, it starts the process of becoming a black dwarf. This process can theoretically take “as little” as a quadrillion years, or as much as 37 quadrillion years. This is the ultimate fate of our sun, and the process is going to take thousands of times longer than the universe has even existed so far.
30. That there are 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe, and that number is likely to at least double as Hubble goes further and observes more of the universe.
It’s insane to think that we live on a mere speck within the Milky Way galaxy, and that there are possibly 199,999,999,999 other galaxies out there, each separated by millions of light years. The enormity of the universe is mind-boggling.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-15--5 Relationship Problems That Might Be Your Fault, Not Your Partner’s Fault

1 .
Feeling insecure .
You don ’ t want to date someone who compares you to other women .
Or who makes backhanded compliments about your appearance .
Or suggests ways you should change yourself .
However , if your partner only has eyes for you , and always treats you with respect , and calls you beautiful every single day , then the problem isn ’ t the relationship .
You need to do some soul searching yourself .
You need to put energy into learning how to love yourself .
You need to recognize that your flaws @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel and your strengths are even greater than you know .
2 .
Assuming they ’ re going to cheat .
If your partner has dating apps on their phone or keeps in touch with exes who still have feelings for them or stares at every woman who passes him , then your worries are coming from a reasonable place .
However , if you ’ re concerned about a partner who has never given you any reason to worry , if you ’ re freaking out because you were cheated on by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then you need to put effort into working on your baggage .
There ’ s nothing wrong with being afraid to let someone into your heart .
However , you have to overcome those fears on your own .
3 .
Getting into silly little fights .
Your partner should take your emotions seriously .
They should consider your opinion valid .
However , if you ’ re always fighting with them over the silliest things , you have to take a step back and ask yourself whether you ’ re getting angry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re searching for reasons to be mad at your person .
You might be trying to sabotage the relationship without realizing it .
You might be trying to push them away from you because you don ’ t belive you are worthy of their love .
If that ’ s the case , then you need to remind yourself you have value .
Remind yourself they are with you for a reason .
They love you .
They don ’ t want anyone else .
4 .
Feeling pressured to behave ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If your partner loves the real you , if they tell you how beautiful you look in sweatpants , if they are just as attracted to you when you roll out of bed in the morning as they are when you spend hours doing your hair and makeup , then you shouldn ’ t feel like putting in so much work every single day is necessary .
Even though you might feel like they won ’ t love you if you stop dressing up , it might mean you don ’ t love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You need to learn to recognize how beautiful you are , inside and out .
You have to stop being so hard on yourself .
5 .
You never enjoy yourself in the bedroom .
If your partner asks what you want , spends time on your pleasure , and puts effort into making you moan , then they are doing their job .
You might have to do some work on your end .
You might have to take some time to discover what makes you feel good .
After all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partner what you like until you learn what you like .

1. Feeling insecure. You don’t want to date someone who compares you to other women. Or who makes backhanded compliments about your appearance. Or suggests ways you should change yourself. However, if your partner only has eyes for you, and always treats you with respect, and calls you beautiful every single day, then the problem isn’t the relationship. You need to do some soul searching yourself. You need to put energy into learning how to love yourself. You need to recognize that your flaws aren’t as bad as you feel and your strengths are even greater than you know.
2. Assuming they’re going to cheat. If your partner has dating apps on their phone or keeps in touch with exes who still have feelings for them or stares at every woman who passes him, then your worries are coming from a reasonable place. However, if you’re concerned about a partner who has never given you any reason to worry, if you’re freaking out because you were cheated on by someone else and have trust issues, then you need to put effort into working on your baggage. There’s nothing wrong with being afraid to let someone into your heart. However, you have to overcome those fears on your own.
3. Getting into silly little fights. Your partner should take your emotions seriously. They should consider your opinion valid. However, if you’re always fighting with them over the silliest things, you have to take a step back and ask yourself whether you’re getting angry for a good reason or whether you’re searching for reasons to be mad at your person. You might be trying to sabotage the relationship without realizing it. You might be trying to push them away from you because you don’t belive you are worthy of their love. If that’s the case, then you need to remind yourself you have value. Remind yourself they are with you for a reason. They love you. They don’t want anyone else.
4. Feeling pressured to behave (or look) a certain way. If your partner loves the real you, if they tell you how beautiful you look in sweatpants, if they are just as attracted to you when you roll out of bed in the morning as they are when you spend hours doing your hair and makeup, then you shouldn’t feel like putting in so much work every single day is necessary. Even though you might feel like they won’t love you if you stop dressing up, it might mean you don’t love you unless you are all dressed up. You need to learn to recognize how beautiful you are, inside and out. You have to stop being so hard on yourself.
5. You never enjoy yourself in the bedroom. If your partner asks what you want, spends time on your pleasure, and puts effort into making you moan, then they are doing their job. You might have to do some work on your end. You might have to take some time to discover what makes you feel good. After all, you can’t teach your partner what you like until you learn what you like.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-15--What Each Zodiac Hates About Working From Home

You hate dealing with spotty internet and having your whole day thrown off when your electronics give you trouble .
You hate the constant interruptions by your pets and your loved ones .
You hate how much time you spend in the same place .
You never have a reason to leave your home anymore .
You hate how lazy you ’ ve gotten .
You don ’ t have a reason to get dressed so you stay in your pajamas .
You hate all of the distractions — the temptation to check your texts , the news , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get working alone , and how bored you feel without anyone to keep you company .
You hate feeling like the workday is never officially over and you always have more to do .
You hate sitting in the exact same place all week without the chance to drive around or walk around throughout the day .
You hate feeling like you ’ re being unproductive — even when you ’ re doing the same amount you always do .
You hate virtual meetings where other people can see inside your home and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You hate that you have such a hard time separating your home life from your work life now .
You hate the fact you aren ’ t able to see people in person and have fun little conversations while you ’ re working .

Aries
You hate dealing with spotty internet and having your whole day thrown off when your electronics give you trouble.
Taurus
You hate the constant interruptions by your pets and your loved ones.
Gemini
You hate how much time you spend in the same place. You never have a reason to leave your home anymore.
Cancer
You hate how lazy you’ve gotten. You don’t have a reason to get dressed so you stay in your pajamas.
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Leo
You hate all of the distractions — the temptation to check your texts, the news, the television.
Virgo
You hate how lonely you get working alone, and how bored you feel without anyone to keep you company.
Libra
You hate feeling like the workday is never officially over and you always have more to do.
Scorpio
You hate sitting in the exact same place all week without the chance to drive around or walk around throughout the day.
Sagittarius
You hate feeling like you’re being unproductive — even when you’re doing the same amount you always do.
Capricorn
You hate virtual meetings where other people can see inside your home and spend an hour staring at you.
Aquarius
You hate that you have such a hard time separating your home life from your work life now.
Pisces
You hate the fact you aren’t able to see people in person and have fun little conversations while you’re working.


thoughtcatalog--2020-10-16--The Reminder That Will Give Each Zodiac Strength At The End Of 2020

You don ’ t have to forgive someone in order to achieve peace .
Sometimes leaving them behind is better .
You aren ’ t going to reach your dreams without a few setbacks in between .
You can ’ t let failure dissuade you from continuing on your journey .
Your worst moments are snapshots in time .
They ’ re temporary .
They ’ re survivable .
It ’ s impossible to make everyone around you happy , which is why you need to focus on the opinion that matters most , your own , and disregard the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human .
You don ’ t have all the answers , but you ’ re looking for them .
You ’ re learning .
You ’ re growing .
That ’ s all that matters .
Success is an illusion .
You ’ re always going to want more .
You ’ re always going to come up with a new goal to reach .
That ’ s why you need to appreciate how far you ’ ve come instead of focusing on how far you have left to go .
You don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sorrow .
You don ’ t have to push it aside .
You ’ re allowed to feel your feelings .
You ’ re allowed to experience emotions other than content .
Just because you ’ re settling for something right now doesn ’ t mean you have to accept it forever .
You can make a change at any time .
You have the power to alter the course of your future .
You ’ ve gotten through your toughest moments .
You can get through this , too .
You can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Think small .
Take baby steps .
Your patience is going to pay off .
Keep working hard .
Keep putting in the effort .
You might not see results yet , but they are on their way .
You ’ re allowed to quit when you feel unfulfilled .
You ’ re allowed to decide something you thought would bring you joy is actually bringing you down .
You ’ re not the same person you once were , but you ’ re stronger now .
You ’ ve been through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Aries
You don’t have to forgive someone in order to achieve peace. Sometimes leaving them behind is better.
Taurus
You aren’t going to reach your dreams without a few setbacks in between. You can’t let failure dissuade you from continuing on your journey.
Gemini
Your worst moments are snapshots in time. They’re temporary. They’re survivable.
Cancer
It’s impossible to make everyone around you happy, which is why you need to focus on the opinion that matters most, your own, and disregard the rest.
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Leo
Uncertainty is what makes you human. You don’t have all the answers, but you’re looking for them. You’re learning. You’re growing. That’s all that matters.
Virgo
Success is an illusion. You’re always going to want more. You’re always going to come up with a new goal to reach. That’s why you need to appreciate how far you’ve come instead of focusing on how far you have left to go.
Libra
You don’t have to run from your sorrow. You don’t have to push it aside. You’re allowed to feel your feelings. You’re allowed to experience emotions other than content.
Scorpio
Just because you’re settling for something right now doesn’t mean you have to accept it forever. You can make a change at any time. You have the power to alter the course of your future.
Sagittarius
You’ve gotten through your toughest moments. You can get through this, too. You can make it through today and then tomorrow. Think small. Take baby steps.
Capricorn
Your patience is going to pay off. Keep working hard. Keep putting in the effort. You might not see results yet, but they are on their way.
Aquarius
You’re allowed to quit when you feel unfulfilled. You’re allowed to decide something you thought would bring you joy is actually bringing you down.
Pisces
You’re not the same person you once were, but you’re stronger now. You’ve been through more. You’ve conquered more.