Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 14hIt’s like, the most bougie thing to order! Along with oysters. Which are also easy to do at home (I gotta remember $1 oyster Fridays at WF one of these weeks) Do keep an eye out for cheap, lean beef, and I’d love to walk you through my recipe! 000
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 14hThank you!! 🥰 I would totally make you some if I could! I make it whenever petite sirloin goes on sale for $5-6/lb. It’s soooo easy to make; I can never order in a restaurant again, lol  110
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 14hDinner and #DrinkCheck! I always need to make a Martini when I go retro with steak tartare for dinner. Couldn’t decide on a flavor profile, so I did a split base with juniper-heavy and citrus-forward gins. 140
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 12/10/2026*gals = gaps Oy. Enjoying it so far (needed a comfort break intermission). Always love a fresh take on zombies. 000
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Catching up on my gals in modern classics this year, it seems. Tonight’s horror: Train to Busan 210
Reposted by MaraNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center? 675260305525
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Coming back around on this, have you watched it? I tried, but I HATED the format. I appreciate a new approach, but this one wasn't for me. Probably good for people with ADHD, but the staticky channel change every 7 seconds was too much for me. 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I love camp! Again, something horror excels at, esp with the throwbacks -- Lisa Frankenstein, Final Girls, etc. I haven't seen any of the V/H/S series, but I don't generally enjoy found footage*. Worth a shot? *Host was interesting--and only an hour, because it was actually filmed on Zoom in 2020 000
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I only know minuscule bits about it from people complaining on reddit, and I do not care to know more. I should have quit the movies at "sawing a woman in half, starting with her genitals" and I wouldn't have missed anything. 010
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Was gonna watch Mandy last night, but it's 2 hours long, and it was already after 10, so inadvertently picked a different 2 hour movie (House of Wax (2005)). Oops. Practical effects in it were great -- another thing I love about horror. They do love their practical effects! 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Also, I'm impressed you made it through those Terrifiers! I noped out at the interminable and impossible bedroom scene in 2. I've heard nothing but criticism for #3, and its overt sexist sadism. 200
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This was less of a commentary about horror movies, than about long movies in general. Longer isn’t necessarily better. Trim the fat and give us a nice tight story. That said, the substance should’ve been an hour shorter.  010
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Lights Out was an enjoyably tense 80 minutes. I love how short and tight so many horror movies keep their story. 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Freezer Manhattan #DrinkCheck in my “new“ thrifted Stuart Crystal goblets that are really Nick and Noras in disguise  120
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Ha! Probably also doesn’t hurt that I don’t celebrate Christmas. I like you too! 110
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It dropped below 80° today and we got four teensy weensy raindrops, so I’m pretending like it’s Real Fall. Cinnamon apple tea and everything!  000
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Which is why I can’t stand Elf, lmao. The gifs and clips I see are already Too Much for me. If you’ve never seen Stranger Than Fiction, and want a good dramedy, watch it. It’s got Emma Thompson! 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026That’s one more than me! I adore Stranger Than Fiction, where he plays completely against the type in pretty much all his other movies. 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I feel that way about Will Ferrell, so I get it. VV can be hit or miss for me depending on the role (yes to this; no to everything about Wedding Crashers) 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Vince Vaughn plays a deranged serial killer, and the two of them switch bodies. So you have Kathryn Newton playing as a middle-aged male serial killer, and Vince Vaughn playing as a 16 year-old high school girl. 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026You’ve seen Freaky, yes? If not, I would put that ahead of Lisa Frankenstein in the list. 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It was cute. Very PG-13. But Kathryn Newton is always a horror delight! Love her in Freaky -- oh, which I also caught on TV this week.static.klipy.comBodyswap FreakyALT: Bodyswap Freaky 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Doesn't surprise me; I found most of them on a list somewhere. Influencer and its sequel made for a fun double-feature, if a bit low on the scare-o-meter. Hereditary left me with a giant WTF at the end; not sure how I felt about it. I've got Lights Out in the DVD player for tonight. 200
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This week, I remember I watched Influencer, Influencers, Lisa Frankenstein, Host, and Hereditary, all new to me. Old ones were Nightmare on Elm St, plus a few in whole or part that have been on TV--Thirteen Ghosts, and bits of a few others. 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Classic slashers are my jam. Halloween is in my rotation! Also Nightmare on Elm Street, and usually Friday the 13th. Usually some classic 90s horror revival, too -- Scream and The Craft. The heatwave here threw me off my game; feeling behind, but intentionally trying to watch more new-to-me movies. 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026There are probably 10 movies in regular annual Halloween rotation, and this was added before I’d even finished the movie the first time I watched lol. So enjoyable. 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Thank you so much! Feedback and support like this are so critical to me to help silence that horrible inner voice. I don’t have a local support system, so I have to turn to the pocket friends, and am grateful for you and your friendship. I wish we could hang out so I could buy us a round of beers! 000
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I just did a second round, including the spots around the faucets that never scrub clean, and those worked like a charm! The corner is probably a bit deeper (so trickier?) but a second round lightened them even more. Bottle was only $3 at Dollar Tree, and I’m gonna call it money well spent. 110
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026After saying that, I figured now is as good a time as any to try it! Directions say to spray, leave for one minute, then rinse. Results not perfect, but visibly shows improvement given how absolutely no effort was put in—not even a wipe down. 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I haven’t tried it yet, but the nice lady at the store said she uses this in the Airbnbs she cleans and swears by it! And Zep is generally is known to make great products  200
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Was rewarded for going to the grocery store early on a Saturday! 000
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Just watched Hereditary for the first time, and have just one question: what the fuck did I just watch?! 000
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I was expecting a cheesecake base, which I love. This is normal ice cream base (but y’know, pumpkin) with cheesecake chunks in it. And miraculously, the cheesecake is still moist and creamy instead of hard and grainy. These $3 store brand pints punch WAY above their weight. So good. 110
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ahhh, she's a cosplay kitty! She just needs a jaunty little costume to accept the harness. 110
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 09/10/2026For some reason, I thought you'd leashed her before for walks. Was that Alice? Can you take Bear on walks?? 100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 08/10/2026My circle is practically a pinpoint these days for that reason. It sucks, and it gets lonely, but I have to remind myself that at least I’m not being treated like shit.  100
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Thank you ♥️ It's tricky, though -- healed enough to recognize behavior and not tolerate it, but the body still reacts in full trigger mode. My adrenaline went through the roof receiving that barrage of insulting messages. It's so internalized, and instills self-doubt b/c it's an ongoing pattern. 110
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Apparently I’m “cruel” and “not a good person” because I called someone out on our one-sided “friendship,” and wouldn’t accept them gaslighting me about it. Neat. What is it about October that that’s when my friendships implode? Happened w/ a few people last Oct, too. Maybe I am just a bad person. 210
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 08/10/2026...do I admit that the free trial worked on me, and I've been subscribed ever since? I get super annoyed when I have to listen to normal radio now! But 2 things of note: 1. I don't like/use Spotify or Apple music; it's all Sirius or Pandora 2. I threaten to cancel every year, so it's only $6/month 110
Mara @sb67.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Who could forget! static.klipy.comPepperidge Farm Remembers MemeALT: Pepperidge Farm Remembers Meme 010